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Is there more than one linkage between Social Network and Inequality? [PDF]
The paper aims to analyse how income inequality affects social networks strength in fourteen European Countries. We introduce some new evidences by using the ECHP for testing the networks-inequality nexus and being able to construct directly inequality ...
D'Angelo, Emanuela, Lilla, Marco
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Inequality, Social Respectability, Political Power and Environmental Devastation [PDF]
Although healthy societies may require a degree of material inequality, higher levels of inequality have been linked to negative social consequences ranging from poorer health to lessened democracy.
Jon D. Wisman
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“Challenging behavior” in dementia care: ethical complications of a well-intentioned concept
Frontiers in PsychiatryUncommon behaviours such as aggression, apathy or restlessness are described as challenging behaviours in dementia care. On the one hand, this concept describes a practical problem faced by care staff and, at the same time, defines normatively how care ...
Jonas Barth, Jonas Barth
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Inequality and Poverty under Latin America's New Left Regimes [PDF]
Inequality and poverty fell sharply in many Latin American countries during a decade in which voters in ten countries chose left-leaning leaders. Are these developments related?
Darryl McLeod, Nora Lustig
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BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Nursing home residents frequently utilize medical care, but there lacks a complete picture of their acute medical care utilization. We quantified hospitalizations, emergency medical care utilization, and contacts with the regional on-call ...
Paula Lienesch +5 more
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MusicSwarm: Biologically Inspired Intelligence for Music Composition
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Biologically inspired swarms of frozen foundation models self‐organize to compose complex music without fine‐tuning. By coordinating through stigmergic signals, decentralized agents dynamically evolve specialized roles and adapt to solve complex tasks.
Markus J. Buehler
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Social Spending Generosity and Income Inequality: A Dynamic Panel Approach [PDF]
This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects.
Judith Niehues
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AI &Innovation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly advanced the field of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring, enabling real‐time, remote, and patient‐centric cardiac care. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of AI assisted IoT‐based ECG monitoring systems, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies such as ...
Amrita Choudhury +2 more
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Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences
AI &Innovation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
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