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Despite public approval from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen), farmers have proven reluctant to accept wastewater sludge as a source of fertilizer. They are in fact still being paid for accepting it. Based on interviews with key stakeholders, a review of the...
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, where violence is endemic and are particularly pronounced among children of poorly educated mothers, implying that violence … compounds the disadvantage that these children already suffer as a result of their households' lower socioeconomic status. Our …
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This study explores the impact of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes. The study focuses on the effect of breathable particulate matter with diameter of 10 micrometers or less (PM10) on the likelihood of premature birth and low birth weight (LBW). The study exploits the fact that in 2011 the...
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children's environment and may play a significant role in shaping early childhood developmental and health outcomes. Using data … to improved garbage collection services and the rates of stunting and underweight among children under five. Our findings …, alongside considerations of household wealth and caregiver's stimulation activities. Similarly, the economic relevance of the …
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for themselves and the children. The main implementation challenges reported were staff workload and managing groups. The … (through groups in clinics or home visits) into health services has the potential to reach a large number of children with …
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This paper evaluates the short- and medium-term health impacts of offering families with children under 5 universal … these centres during early childhood increases the probability of hospitalisation for infants in the local area. As children … practices and home environments, and improved emotional and behavioural development among children. …
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This paper investigates impacts, mechanisms and selection effects of prenatal exposure to multiple shocks, by exploiting the unique natural experiment of the Dutch Hunger Winter. At the end of World War II, a famine occurred abruptly in the Western Netherlands (November 1944 - May 1945),...
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Early Childhood Interventions (ECI) offering disadvantaged children preschool and family support services in the US … show long-lasting health impacts. Can these benefits hold when these programs are offered to all children in contexts with …-eligible children increases hospitalizations by 10% at age 1, but reduces them by 8-9% across ages 11-15. Impacts are concentrated in …
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Poorly maintained public infrastructure is common in low- and middle-income countries, with consequences for service delivery and public health. By experimentally identifying the impact of incentives for local maintenance for both providers and potential users, this paper provides one of the...
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This study analyses the environmental and financial sustainability of solid waste management in Indian cities. It presents an assessment of the rapidly rising volume of municipal solid waste, its changing composition, the continuing practice of mixing biodegradable (wet) waste with dry waste at...
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