The public health literature in recent years has focused extensively on documenting and quantifying health disparities in the US. Race, ethnicity, and poverty are frequently considered the greatest predictors of inequality in health, and these factors are often inextricably tied to one another. Many studies have examined health disparities among those who live in relatively small geographical a...

A decade ago, DNA barcoding was proposed as a standardised method for identifying existing species and speeding the discovery of new species. Yet, despite its numerous successes across a range of taxa, its frequent failures have brought into question its accuracy as a short-cut taxonomic method. We use a retrospective approach, applying the method to the classification of New Zealand skinks as ...

The study of peer victimization has drawn together researchers, parents, teachers, and health professionals around the world in an effort to make change. Research attention has focused on the question of whether peer victimization in childhood and adolescence leads to lasting and serious negative ramifications in the lives of young people. We consider the wealth of information documenting the t...

Interest rate shocks have a large impact on economic activities in emerging markets. This paper argues that this finding can be associated with credit market imperfections affecting principally non-tradable activities. Using a new database on sectoral output and credit markets in emerging economies, I present novel evidence documenting that tradable and non-tradable sectors respond asymmetrical...

Monitoring the outcomes of CGIAR research was part of the Performance Measurement System (PMS) that was experimented with in the CGIAR between 2005-2010. An outcome indicator was designed to (i) encourage Centers to invest in monitoring and documenting outcomes across their entire research portfolio; and (ii) characterize annually a limited number of outcomes resulting from Center research. In ...

We are witnessing a growing gap separating primary research data from derived data products presented as knowledge in publications. Although journals today more often require the underlying data products used to derive the results as a prerequisite for a publication, the important link to the primary data is lost. However, documenting the postprocessing steps of data linking, the primary data w...

The ePortfolio is emerging as the latest tool in professional development, for documenting in-service achievements, career management and seeking employment. Considerable portfolio development has occurred in the field of education and the arts, and other disciplines are increasingly applying the portfolio as a professional tool. An ePortfolio for Leisure Sciences students will enhance the exis...