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Unnatural Wills: Inheritance Disputes and Inequality

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within the conceptual frame of relational economic sociology, inheritance disputes are a canonical form of relational mismatch. But the social patterning of relational mismatches, and their various ties to inequality, remain murky. In this paper, I examine all known inheritance disputes in Dallas from 1895–1945 within their social context to ...
Shay O'Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the urban-rural disparity in HIV and poverty nexus: the case of Kenya [PDF]

, 2016
Background The relationship between HIV and poverty is complex and recent studies reveal an urban-rural divide that is not well understood. This paper examines the urban-rural disparity in the relationship between poverty and HIV infection in Kenya, with
Magadi, Monica A.
core   +2 more sources

Affordances, dread, and online fraud: Exploring and advancing social learning theory in online contexts

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigate how the affordances of an online context shape the processes of social learning. Using a dataset of more than 11,000 posts from the fraud subdread on the dark web forum Dread, we examine how affordances of platform governance, connectivity, anonymity, invisibility, asynchronicity, and limited oversight influence the components ...
Fangzhou Wang, Timothy Dickinson
wiley   +1 more source

Rural land rental markets in developing countries: Can survey design innovations improve land market participation statistics?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often‐observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters‐in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters‐out) in survey data. If this discrepancy derives from systematic biases in survey data responses on rental market participation, then the existing body
Gashaw T. Abate, Kibrom A. Abay, Jordan Chamberlin, Samuel Sebsibie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computerized Clinical Decision Support to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism among Hospitalized Patients: Proximal Outcomes from a Multiyear Quality Improvement Project

Journal for Healthcare Quality, EarlyView., 2014
Abstract Despite venous thromboembolism (VTE) policy initiatives, gaps exist between guidelines and practice. In response, hospitals implement clinical decision support (CDS) systems to improve VTE prophylaxis. To assess the impact of a VTE CDS on reducing incidence of VTE, this study used a pretest/posttest, longitudinal, cohort design incorporating ...
Robert C. Amland, Bonnie B. Dean, Hsing‐Ting Yu, Hugh Ryan, Timothy Orsund, Jeffrey L. Hackman, Shauna R. Roberts   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’illustration de la continuité des rapports sociaux de sexe dans les sexualités transactionnelles des migrantes haïtiennes en Martinique

Revue Internationale des Études du Développement, 2019
Analyzing the life stories of three Haitian women who have migrated to Martinique (French West Indies) and used transactional sex, helps to understand the role of sexuality in the strategies of administrative and social normalization among women of the ...
Mylenn Zobda Zebina, Myriam Thirot, Sylvie Merle   +2 more
doaj  

The institutional paradox of a substantivist conception of the economy in public policy: Insights from public procurement for solidarity economy in Ecuador

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecuador's 2008 Constitution advanced an ambitious substantive economic vision through Buen Vivir (Good Living), recognizing a plural economy which encompasses private, public and solidarity economy (SE) sectors. This paper aims to analyze public procurement programs in Ecuador, one of the flagship Buen Vivir policies for SE promotion.
Maria‐José Ruiz‐Rivera, Andreia Lemaître   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the family situation impact academic achievement differently in students with versus without neurodevelopmental disorders?

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Youth with neurodevelopmental disorders are at risk for school failure, but little is known about the contextual factors influencing academic achievement. Aims Drawing on a bioecological system framework, we examined how ADHD and autism, parental educational attainment and aspects of the parent–child relationship influence ...
Jakob Åsberg Johnels, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, Henrik Larsson, Zheng Chang, Isabel Brikell, Sebastian Lundström   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prostate cancer electronic health (eHealth) literacy instrument: a tool for eHealth design and patient communication

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To describe the development and validation of the Prostate Cancer Electronic Health (eHealth) Literacy Instrument (P‐CeHLI). This is in response to: (i) a lack of clear and validated eHealth literacy measurement for men with prostate cancer; (ii) the unique information processing, decision making, and digital communication experience of men ...
Stuart Robert Jackson, Paul Yu, Steven Sowter, Stefano Occhipinti, Suzanne Chambers, Scott Leslie, Manish I. Patel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transactional sex: A client's perspective from Peru

, 2013
Sex work is an increasingly popular form of employment for many men and women around the world. Many countries have implemented punitive practices to reduce the prevalence of sex work, while others like Peru, have taken proactive steps to decriminalize sex work through government regulations and elective sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevention
Davtyan, Mariam, Munoz, Karen, Urada, Lianne, Brown, Brandon   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source