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Workshops Without Walls: Broadening Access to Science around the World
Arslan, Betul K; Boyd, Eric S; Dolci, Wendy W; Dodson, … - eSocialSciences - 2011
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astrobiology Institute (NAI) conducted two “Workshops Without Walls†during 2010 that enabled global scientific exchange—with no travel required. The second of these was on the topic “Molecular Paleontology and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319345
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The Dynamics of Health and Return Migration
Davies, Anita A; Borland, Rosilyne M; Blake, Carolyn; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
Return migration and health has received little attention in policy and research. This article will focus on the risk factors and social determinants of health during all phases of migration that can impact the health of returnees. It will highlight the diversity of returning migrants and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321507
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Mapping Exercise of Home Based Workers in Maharashtra
Gartenberg, Indira - eSocialSciences - 2012
Home-based work has a much wider scope of activity than the singular task of an individual working from his/her home … working from home has some of the most crucial tasks to perform before the goods make their way to the consumer through shops …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945255
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Child Work and Schooling in Rural North India: What do Time Use Data Say about Tradeoffs and Drivers of Human Capital Investment?
Narayanan, Sudha; Dhanraj, Sowmya - eSocialSciences - 2013
rural north India to understand the tradeoffs between time spent in school, time spent at work, time spent on home study and …
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VIllage Economics and the Structure of Extended Family Networks
Angelucci, Manuela; Giorgi, Giacomo de; Rangel, Marcos A; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper documents how the structure of extended family networks in rural Mexico relates to the poverty and inequality of the village of residence. Using the Hispanic naming convention, within-village extended family networks in 504 poor rural villages are constructed. Family networks are...
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From Income to Urban Contest in Global Settings: Chronic Poverty in Bangalore
Benjamin, Solomon - eSocialSciences - 2009
research 8 to 10 families, who had been intervened several years ago were re-interviewed to identify and explore the processes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512435
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Start With a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health
Levine, Ruth; Temin, Miriam - eSocialSciences - 2009
girls and the prospects for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health prospects for millions …
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The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2011
land and other affected families and provide just and fair compensation to the affected families whose land has been …
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National Policy for Farmers
eSocialSciences - 2011
the income of farm families, not only to meet their consumption requirements but also to enhance their capacity to invest …
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Book Review: Dowry: A Way of Enforcing Women’s Subordinate Status
Kodoth, Praveena - eSocialSciences - 2011
Broken Mirrors: The Dowry Problem in India by Robin Wyatt and Nazia Masood,Sage, Publications, 2010, 244 pages and costs 350/-
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