Female Education and Child Marriage
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan +1 more
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Physical model test on the effect of geosynthetic reinforcement on embankment constructed with modified lateritic soil under wetting-vibration. [PDF]
Han X, Gong J, He H, Yang G.
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Coronavirus Detection in Bats Captured on the Deforestation Arc of Mato Grosso, Brazil
ABSTRACT Coronaviruses (CoV) are RNA viruses associated with enteric and respiratory diseases and known for their emergence potential in humans and other mammals. CoVs originate from zoonotic transmission, in which bats are natural reservoirs. Previous studies suggest that CoV diversity is positively correlated with bat diversity, whereas anthropogenic
Matheus Augusto Calvano Cosentino +5 more
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Hypertension control applying the HEARTS in the Americas protocol in Trinidad: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Mendoza Z +3 more
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Establishing a postgraduate programme in orthodontics in the Caribbean: governance, collaborations and challenges, at the University of the West Indies. [PDF]
Hoyte T.
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Diversity of Ticks in the Caribbean Region and Detection of Their Pathogens Using BioMark Technology. [PDF]
Charles RA +13 more
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Correlation between Humphrey Field Analyser perimetric outcomes and macular thickness in diabetic retinopathy patients, diabetic individuals without retinopathy, and control subjects in Trinidad and Tobago. [PDF]
Ekemiri K +7 more
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A Diagnostic Pitfall: Lupus Mastitis Presenting Before Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. [PDF]
Mohammed SR +3 more
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