Despite the large number of studies that draw on Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) microdata in their analyses of the determinants of educational outcomes, no more than a few consider the relevance of geographical location. In going some way to rectify this, our paper examines the differences in educational outcomes between students attending schools in rural areas and those...

Little consensus exists in the literature as to the impact of casino gambling on regional economic development. This paper uses a propensity score matching estimator to assess the bottom line impact of casino gambling on the welfare of local residents. It extends the literature in two important ways. First, the traditional matching estimation model is extended to consider a kernel weighting for...

This paper examines regional differences in the effect of user fee removal in rural areas of Zambia on the use of health institutions for delivery. The analysis uses quarterly longitudinal data covering 2003q1-2008q4. When unobserved heterogeneity, spatial dependence and quantitative supply-side factors are incorporated in the Interrupted Time Series (ITS) design, user fee removal is found to i...

Abstract. This paper summarizes the arguments and counter-arguments in scholarly debates on transformations healthcare budgeting that should consider differentiated regional vulnerability responding to pandemic. The primary purpose of study is identify priorities for local health development programs. urgency solving this problem pandemic has revealed unprecedented unpreparedness care system re...

technological developments in various sectors and considering the speed and accuracy as an integral part of the decision-making process in the age of knowledge economy, has caused the disaster economy an important role in risk assessment and management in national and regional planning. the development of models used in this area, resulted in considering indirect consequences of disasters on th...

Determining the network of residues that transmit allosteric signals is crucial to understanding the function of biological nanomachines. During the course of a reaction cycle, biological machines in general, and Escherichia coli chaperonin GroEL in particular, undergo large-scale conformational changes in response to ligand binding. Normal mode analyses, based on structure-based coarse-grained...

International Trade and its Effects on Economic Growth in China International trade, as a major factor of openness, has made an increasingly significant contribution to economic growth. Chinese international trade has experienced rapid expansion together with its dramatic economic growth which has made the country to target the world as its market. This research discusses the role of internatio...

Williams DB, Wan Z, Frier BC, Bell RC, Field CJ, Wright DC. Dietary supplementation with vitamin E and C attenuates dexamethasone-induced glucose intolerance in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 302: R49–R58, 2012. First published October 26, 2011; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00304.2011.—Glucocorticoid excess induces marked insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. A recent study has shown...

Bealer, Steven L., David L. Lipschitz, Gina Ramoz, and William R. Crowley. Oxytocin receptor binding in the hypothalamus during gestation in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 291: R53–R58, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00766.2005.—Central oxytocin receptors (OTR) may be involved in adaptations of the brain oxytocin (OT) system during gestation, which are critical for systemic release of ...