Buscar recursos académicos

ABSTRACT Background and Aim Undernutrition is gradually declining worldwide except in sub‐Saharan Africa and parts of South Asia. Prevalence is almost stagnant in low‐and middle‐income countries (LIMCs), contributi...

The research aims to highlight how traditional practices and norms, often ingrained in customary laws, contribute to systematic abuses and human rights violations. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, this study combi...

The mobility of factors of production from the very beginnings of the theory of the optimal currency area (OCA) stands out as one of the primary mechanisms for achieving a balance of payments, i.e. sustainability of th...

There is strong evidence that socio-cultural factors largelydetermine what is seen as competent behaviour. Within westernhigh income countries, driven by the values of utilitarianindividualism, the construct of intellect...

Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine; Science: Microbiology

Breast cancer has not been sufficiently integrated into broader efforts either on maternal and child, or reproductive health and this presents an opportunity to strengthen early detection. The analysis is based on global...

Abstract Public agricultural interventions in developing countries have long sought to foster youth entrepreneurship. Yet, expected outcomes such as income generation, poverty reduction, and food security remain limited,...

Scabies mite infection in the developing countries was globally recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the WHO in 2012. The morbidity worldwide persists at a permanent level of 300 million infections per year. Tha...

Supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to disruptions such as geopolitical conflicts, natural disasters, and cyberattacks, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing economies particularly affected d...

The cervical cancer screening programs (CCSP) have not beenvery efficient in the developing countries. This explains the needto foster changes on policies, standards, quality control mechanisms,evaluation and integration...

During 2020–2024, developing countries faced global financial turbulence caused by a cascade of exogenous shocks (COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical crises, inflationary pressure), leading to a significant deterioration i...

The main objective of this Campbell systematic review was to provide a systematic review of the evidence on the effects of microcredit on women's control over household spending in developing countries. More specifically...

This paper studies the effect of welfare programs on work incentives and the labor supply of adults in developing countries. The document builds on the experimental evaluations of three programs implemented in rural area...

Several interdisciplinary studies highlight imperfect information as a possible explanation of skill mismatches, which in turn has implications for unemployment and informality rates. Despite information failures and the...

Materias / palabras clave: Brasil; Relaciones exteriores; Siglo XXI; Países Emergentes; Chile; Venezuela; South America; Foreign relations; Developing countries; Países en desarrollo; Cooperación internacional

Materias / palabras clave: Feminismo; Países en desarrollo; Descolonización; Postcolonialismo; Mujeres; Condiciones sociales; Mujeres indias; Feminism; Developing countries; Decolonization; Postcolonialism; Women; Social conditions; Indian women

One of the most politically sensitive development issues in all countries today is related to how to best proceed to comply with international agreements made to effectively and fairly address global warming issues. The ...

Materias / palabras clave: Paises en desarrollo; Comercio internacional; Crecimiento económico; Developing countries; Economic conditions; International trade; Globalization

Materias / palabras clave: immunology, microbiology, epidemiology, developing countries; Medicine: Internal medicine; Science: Microbiology

Multilateral liberalisation of international trade started at the second half of the 20th century. Many, especially developing countries, benefited from trade liberalisation increasing their share of trade in global trad...

Abstract Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a vector-borne parasitic disease that is being targeted for elimination through mass drug administration (MDA). The co-distribution of Loa loa in Central Africa poses a si...