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Di Bao : a guaranteed minimum income in urban China? [PDF]
Concerns about incentives and targeting naturally arise when cash transfers are used to fight poverty. The authors address these concerns in the context of China's Di Bao program, which uses means-tested transfers to try to assure that no registered ...
Chen, Shaohua +2 more
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Study protocol for developing an urban deprivation index in Nepal: Data review, measurement, visualization and real-world application in urban poverty alleviation. [PDF]
PLoS OneKakchapati S +9 more
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract The issue of inequality caused by algorithms, termed ‘algorithmic inequality’, has recently attracted scholarly attention in many disciplines due to its profound implications for society. While the body of literature on algorithmic inequality has grown, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of its nature, drivers, and impact ...
Shiwei Jia, Jia Tina Du, Hui Yan
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Algorithmic platforms are reshaping how people work and how human activity is rendered intelligible within data‐intensive systems. This paper argues that Heidegger's philosophy of technology, specifically Ge‐stell (enframing) and Poiesis (bringing‐forth), offers information science a conceptual vocabulary for understanding both algorithmic ...
Fred Fonseca
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Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transition to sustainable lactic acid (LA) biomanufacturing necessitates a shift from first‐generation feedstocks toward residual biomass and low‐pH fermentation, eliminating the costly, waste‐intensive salt purification and acidification steps. This study presents a novel, two‐yeast strategy designed to valorize inulin, a fructose polymer
Riccardo Milanesi +4 more
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The Face of Urban Poverty Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries [PDF]
One of the most visible and enduring manifestations of urban poverty in developing countries is the formation and proliferation of slums. While attention has focused on the rapid pace of urbanization as the sole or major factor explaining the ...
Arimah, C. Ben
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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract Energy scarcity remains a persistent challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where limited access to reliable, affordable, and clean energy constrains socioeconomic development. Biomass resources, including agricultural residues, forest waste, and waste from other biological sources, are widely available, but their use for modern energy ...
Joseph O. Dirisu +2 more
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Trade Liberalisation and Poverty in Bangladesh: A General Equilibrium Approach [PDF]
This paper uses a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to investigate the impact on poverty of trade liberalisation in Bangladesh. The simulation results show that the complete removal of tariffs favours export oriented sectors in the economy. With
Siriwardana, Mahinda, Nahar, Bodrun
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Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova +5 more
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REGIONAL POVERTY IN MICHIGAN: RURAL AND URBAN DIFFERENCE [PDF]
This paper examines the relationship between the quality of local labor force and variation in regional poverty outcomes among Michigan areas. A regional poverty model is derived from the household production model for that purpose.
Schmid, A. Allan, Nizalov, Denys
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