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The global burden, trends, and inequalities of HIV/AIDS: a multicountry observational analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Inequality is a consistent issue throughout the process of HIV/AIDS prevention and control. There is currently a lack of quantitative research on cross-country inequalities in HIV/AIDS. Methods This study quantified the burden and inequalities
Huiqing Cheng, Zhuang Tong, RuiZheng Han, Guoer Yang, Ming Gao, Fangfang Cui, Ruixia Yuan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic inequality in life satisfaction and self-perceived health in Iranian children and adolescents: The CASPIAN IV study

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess socioeconomic status (SES) inequality in life satisfaction (LS) and good self-perceived health (SPH) in Iranian children and adolescents. Methods: This nationwide study was conducted as part of a fourth
Armita Mahdavi Gorabi, Ramin Heshmat, Malihe Farid, Nazgol Motamed-Gorji, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Neda Hani-Tabaei Zavareh, Shirin Djalalinia, Ali Sheidaei, Hamid Asayesh, Zahra Madadi, Mostafa Qorbani, Roya Kelishadi   +11 more
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Sport, Agency and Pigeon Snaring in the Ancient Tongan Chiefdom

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pigeon snaring was an élite sport in the traditional Tongan chiefdom, undertaken on purpose‐built mounds known as sia heu lupe. LiDAR imagery combined with field survey and mound documentation on the island of Tongatapu has identified a comprehensive corpus of these sites.
David V. Burley, Shane Egan, Wendy Pond, Peter Locher   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequality Adjustment Criteria for the Human Development Index [PDF]

Our goal is to analyse the inequality aspects of Human Development Index and to propose a new aggregation function that can adjust it by considering inequality penalisation.
Enrico Casadio Tarabusi, Giulio Guarini
core  

Performance improvement of discrete‐time linear‐quadratic regulators applied to uncertain linear systems using the Tikhonov regularization method

Asian Journal of Control, EarlyView.
Abstract The linear‐quadratic regulator (LQR) problem of optimal control of an uncertain discrete‐time linear system (DTLS) is revisited in this paper from the perspective of Tikhonov regularization. We show that an optimally chosen regularization parameter reduces, compared to the classical LQR, the values of a scalar error function, as well as the ...
Fernando Pazos, Amit Bhaya
wiley   +1 more source

Urban–Rural Disparity for Socioeconomic Inequality Regarding PM2.5 Exposure

Aerosol and Air Quality Research
Background Socioeconomic inequality in air pollution exposure poses a significant public health challenge, yet little is known about how such disparities vary across levels of urbanization. This study aims to examine the association between socioeconomic
Ping-Yi Lin, Ying-Ying Lo, Wen-Yu Lin, Chih-Da Wu, Wen-Miin Liang, Hsien-Wen Kuo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Practice‐level variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing in middle‐aged adults: A repeated cross‐sectional study in South London general practice

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim To quantify between‐practice variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) among middle‐aged adults (45–64 years) in UK general practice, and to identify patient‐ and practice‐level characteristics associated with PIP. Methods Repeated cross‐sectional study using linked data from the Lambeth DataNet and Quality Outcomes Framework across ...
Ryan Jayesinghe, Amandeep Khatter, Stevo Durbaba, Mark Ashworth, Benjamin Jacob, Frank Moriarty, Patrick Redmond   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health inequality measures (with 95% confidence intervals) for the association of social class with three indicators of tooth loss for 20126 adults and 12206 dentate adults in the UK, by period.

, 2014
aSII: Slope Index of Inequality; RII(mean): Relative Index of Inequality for the mean; and RII(ratio): Relative Index of Inequality for the ratio.
Eduardo Bernabé (612039), Aubrey Sheiham (612040)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Breaking point: Identifying the factors that predict suspension from school

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School suspensions are associated with adverse educational and psychosocial outcomes, yet little is known about how structural disadvantage, relational factors, health behaviours, well‐being indicators and school‐level factors jointly predict suspension risk in England.
Stephanie Cahill, Roberto Vagnetti, Christopher Knowles, Emma Thornton, Qiqi Cheng, Neil Humphrey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How curriculum modifications shape educational pathways: Evidence from linked administrative data in Switzerland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The increasing heterogeneity of learning needs and preconditions in inclusive mainstream classrooms entails that not all learners are equally able to meet the regular learning objectives. In response, various integrative measures have been implemented to tailor instruction to students' individual needs.
Robin Benz, Caroline Sahli Lozano, Esperanza Marx   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source