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Microsimulation as a tool for evaluating redistribution policies [PDF]

open access: yes
During the last twenty years, microsimulation models have been increasingly applied in qualitative and quantitative analysis of public policies. This paper provides a discussion on microsimulation techniques and their theoretical background as a tool for
Amadéo Spadaro, François Bourguignon
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Efficient social policies with higher expenditure: an analysis for European countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Based on the construction of two indicators to assess the relative effectiveness and efficiency of European welfare policies, we show that the variability of efficiency cannot be explained only by the amount of resources devoted to social policies but
Antonelli, MARIA ALESSANDRA   +1 more
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Combining Three Peripheral Blood Biomarkers to Stratify Rheumatoid Arthritis‐Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Risk

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective The purpose was to evaluate a biomarker score consisting of MUC5B rs35705950 promoter variant, plasma matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‐7, and serum anti‐malondialdehyde‐acetaldehyde (anti‐MAA) antibody for RA‐associated interstitial lung disease risk stratification. Methods Using a multicenter cohort of US veterans with RA, we performed a cross‐
Kelsey Coziahr   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public policies, environmental health, sustainability and social inclusion in developed countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The paper discusses the range of public policies, concerned with environment health, sustainability and social inclusion, recently introduced by governments in developed ...
Lethbridge, Jane
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign Direct Investment, Tax Competition and Social Expenditure [PDF]

open access: yes
The aim of this paper is to make a first step towards studying the role of social expenditure and its interaction with corporate taxation in determining the destination of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows.
Catia Montagna   +2 more
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International Policies and the Social Work Response: The Example of NAFTA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The policies made in the United States can have an important impact on the rest of the world and policy makers must consider the effect of U.S. policies not only on the citizens of the United States, but the global community as well.
Adamski, Lindsay
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Russian Democrats’ Stance on the LGBT Community: An Attitudinal Shift [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Positive social trends around LGBT in Russia has converted into positive political trends, but support for LGBT policies is necessary for a democratic ...
Patalakh, Artem
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MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL TREATMENT REDUCES THE RISK OF TREATMENT ESCALATION DUE TO VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN LIMITED CUTANEOUS SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: EMULATION OF A TARGET TRIAL FROM ITALIAN RHEUMATOLOGY SOCIETY SPRING REGISTRY

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon due to the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of the vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis   +77 more
wiley   +1 more source

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