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IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN SOUTHERN PUNJAB PAKISTAN

Abstract Microfinance has been adopted by several developing nations to raise their inhabitants' standards of living. It also contributes to their improved economic growth. Pakistan is now implementing this idea and seeing positive results from microfinance. In Pakistan, Khushhali Bank is a notable player in the microfinance industry.
RAJAB HUSSAIN, Dr. ROOHI AHMED
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How Institutions Shape the Effects of Agricultural Cooperatives on Their Members

Kyklos, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives represent a promising way of improving the quality of life of half a billion smallholders, who account for the vast majority of the world's food production. Yet, little is known about the institutional factors that explain the potential benefits of being a member of a cooperative.
Simon Cornée, Madeg Le Guernic, Damien Rousselière   +2 more
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Women's Dietary Diversity and Child Feeding Practices Amidst COVID19 in India: Findings From National Family Health Surveys, 2016–2021

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic caused a crisis that jeopardized food consumption and dietary diversity. This study aimed to: (1) investigate relationship between COVID‐19 and women's and children's diets in India; (2) examine how this varies by socioeconomic status and mothers' vegetarianism; and (3) assess whether mobility restrictions during India's ...
Anjali Pant, Suman Chakrabarti, Derek Headey, Nishmeet Singh, Phuong Hong Nguyen   +4 more
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A Repertoire of Major Genes From Crop Wild Relatives for Breeding Disease‐Resistant Wheat, Rice, Maize, Soybean and Cotton Crops

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global food demand is predicted to rise anywhere from 59% to 98% by 2050 because of increasing population. However, the continued depletion of natural resources and increasing biotic and abiotic stresses will continue to pose significant threats to global food security in coming years.
Memoona Khalid, Hafiz Mamoon Rehman, Tsz‐Yan Cheung, Shakeel Ahmed, Ting Fung Chan, Hon‐Ming Lam   +5 more
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Pipe Water, Employment and Health: A Gendered Analysis in India

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of indoor piped drinking water (IPDW) on gender disparities in employment and health in India, using panel data from the India Human Development Survey (2005–2012). Employing a differences‐in‐differences (DID) model with heterogeneous treatment effects, the analysis reveals that IPDW access increases rural women ...
Ashish K. Sedai
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DESIGN OF TEEN EXPLOITATION IN THE DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

, 2019
Background: Teen exploitation is very significant social issue all over universe also in our country too, but then again inappropriately actual slight research work had been completed in our country on the current theme. In Southern Punjab condition is immensely inferior.
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Multilingualism, socioeconomic status, urbanicity, and cognitive functioning over time among older Indian adults

Alzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Multilingualism has been associated with cognitive benefits in aging, but effects may depend on socioeconomic and environmental contexts. We examined whether life course socioeconomic status (SES) and urbanicity influence associations between multilingualism and cognitive trajectories.
Iris M. Strangmann, Emma Nichols, Erik Meijer, Pranali Khobragade, Madeleine Snider, Shrikanth Narayanan, Jinkook Lee, Miguel Arce Rentería   +7 more
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“An obedient wife never says “no” to her virtual god.” High fertility conceptions and barriers to contraceptive use among mothers of Southern Pakistan: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health
Issue Biomedical approaches want to change locals’ behaviors without understanding the sociocultural rationales and contextualizing the cultural and structural backdrop of women’s agency.
Farooq Ahmed, Najma Iqbal Malik, Shamshad Bashir, Nazia Noureen, Shahid Ullah, Jam Bilal Ahmed, Taskeen Mansoor, Kun Tang   +7 more
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis in Sheep in Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2010
The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Blood samples were collected from 518 sheep of nine localities of three districts (Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan and Khanewal). The samples were tested by using latex agglutination test (LAT) and commercial ELISA method.
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Building dementia‐friendly futures: A qualitative exploration of an immersive event's impact on early‐ and mid‐career professionals

Alzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Early‐ and mid‐career professionals (EMCPs) face gaps in professional development and engagement with lived experience. Walking the Talk for Dementia (WTD), an immersive global program, aims to combat stigma, increase awareness, and foster inclusion.
Belen Custodio, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Valeria Macias‐Aguinaga, Sherril Gelmon, Walter D. Dawson, Meron Abey, Florencia Altschuler, Juan Pablo Barbosa‐Carvajal, Lenisa Brandao, Maria Florencia Clarens, Jayashree Dasgupta, Madalena Liougas, Joaquin Migeot, Daniel Quesada Astorga, Prabha Shrestha, Sridhar Vaitheswaran, Sara Laureen Bartels   +16 more
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