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VIE Project: Cultural values and socioeconomic factors as determinants of entrepreneurial intentions [PDF]

, 2009
This paper describes a research project currently being developed by the authors. It aims to analyse the role played by psychosocial, cultural and socioeconomic factors in shaping the entrepreneurial intention. Survey methods will be used on a population
Fernández Serrano, José, Liñán, Francisco, Moriano, Juan A., Romero Luna, Isidoro, Rueda, Samuel, Tejada González, Pilar   +5 more
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Influence of Socioeconomic Factors, Gender and Indigenous Status on Smoking in Taiwan. [PDF]

, 2016
The indigenous Austronesian minority of Taiwan is heavily affected by health disparities which may include suffering from a greater burden of the tobacco epidemic.
Hwang, Chiou-Wei, Keller, Joseph Jordan, Lin, Ching-Feng, Lo, Feng-En, Lo, Wen-Min, Lyu, Shu-Yu, Morisky, Donald E, Tsai, Liang-Ting, Yang, Chih-Chien   +8 more
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What matters for agricultural trade? Assessing the role of trade deal provisions using machine learning

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper employs machine learning to determine which preferential trade agreement (PTA) provisions are relevant to agricultural trade patterns and the factors that may influence their adoption. Utilizing the three‐way gravity model, we apply plug‐in Lasso regularized regression to pinpoint predictive PTA provisions for agricultural trade ...
Stepan Gordeev, Jeremy Jelliffe, Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach   +3 more
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Life-course socioeconomic position and the gut microbiome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Gut Microbes
Socioeconomic position (SEP) in childhood and beyond may influence the gut microbiome, with implications for disease risk. Studies evaluating the relationship between life-course SEP and the gut microbiome are sparse, particularly among Hispanic/Latino ...
Monica A. Batalha, Madison N. LeCroy, Juan Lin, Brandilyn A. Peters, Qibin Qi, Zheng Wang, Tao Wang, Linda C. Gallo, Gregory A. Talavera, Amanda C. McClain, Bharat Thyagarajan, Martha L. Daviglus, Lifang Hou, Maria Llabre, Jianwen Cai, Robert C. Kaplan, Carmen R. Isasi   +16 more
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Measuring specialty crop grower willingness to pay for genetic modification and genetic editing

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract In contrast to the widespread adoption of agricultural commodities modified using biotechnology, the adoption rate of bioengineered specialty crops by growers remains low. The use of bioengineered crops has been controversial since their introduction in the 1990s due to concerns about their potentially harmful effects to human health, the ...
Marie Abbey, Alan G. Smith, Chengyan Yue, Corissa Marson, Yufeng Lai, Carrie Stowers   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiologia da cólera em Moçambique no período de 1973-1992

Revista de Saúde Pública
São descritos os resultados de estudo epidemiológico da evolução da cólera em Moçambique no período de 1973 a 1992, com o objetivo de analisar a influência dos fatores socioeconômicos e ecológicos, de um país em guerra, na propagação da doença.
Miguel Aragón, Avertino Barreto, Philippe Tabbard, Jonas Chambule, Clara Santos, António Noya   +5 more
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Evaluation of socioeconomic factors in injured children at Mousavi and Valiasr hospitals of Zanjan

Salāmat-i ijtimā̒ī, 2016
Background and Objective: Injury is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality that deprives the injured individuals of a normal life but also imposes high emotional and financial costs for the patients and their family. This study was done in order to
Maryam Hasaniha, Mahdieh Khodabandeloo, Fatemeh Eskandari, Saeideh Mazloomzadeh   +3 more
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The relationship between socioeconomic factors and incidence of skin cancer in Iran

Social Determinants of Health, 2017
Background: The global burden of cancer due to population growth and aging, and various environmental factors is increasing. Skin cancer is the most common cancer among Iranians and among men, is more common. There is strong evidence from Industrialized
Mehdi Jafari, Parvane Heydari, Payam Mahmoudian, Ali Nemati, Saeed Mohammad-Pour, Seyede-Elahe Hosseini   +5 more
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Mexican consumers' attitudes toward irradiated and imported apples

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study centers on analyzing Mexican consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for imported US fresh apples subjected to irradiation, contrasting it with the more prevalent postharvest chemical treatments. We collect data using a survey tool in Qualtrics designed to explore the impact of information dissemination through two distinct narrative ...
André D. Murray, Rosa K. Gallardo, Anuradha Prakash   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of Human Scabies in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region/ Iraq

Science Journal of University of Zakho, 2014
This study was conducted in Duhok city to evaluate the incidence of scabies among outpatients from both sexes and different ages from one year to over 60 years visited the dermatology clinic in Azadi Teaching Hospital from September 2012 to April 2013 ...
Wijdan M.S. Mero, Haliz Kh. Hassan
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