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Training Needs of Clinical and Research Professionals to Optimize Minority Recruitment and Retention in Cancer Clinical Trials
(Springer, 2017-08-03)The study of disparities in minority recruitment to cancer clinical trials has focused primarily on inquiries among minority patient populations. However, clinical trial recruitment is complex and requires a broader ... -
Brazil, BITs and FDI: A Synthetic Control Approach
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2019-02-11)The explosion in bilateral investment treaties (BITs) signed between countries in the 1990s and the concurrent surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows draw substantial attention in the literature. This article tackles ... -
Housing First and Single-Site Housing
(MDPI AG, 2019-04-24)In 2002, the United States embraced the Housing First approach, which led to the widespread adoption of this approach in cities across the nation. This resulted in programmatic variations of Housing First and calls for ... -
The Possibilities of Community Redevelopment with Islamic Finance
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2019-03-04)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of a profit and loss sharing approach to tax increment financing (TIF) districts in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: A survey based on this approach was ... -
The Determinants of Military Expenditure in Asia and Oceania, 1992-2016: A Dynamic Panel Analysis
Using a dynamic panel approach, this article examines the determinants of military expenditures for 29 Asian and Oceanian countries during 1992-2016. A two-step difference-GMM estimator is applied. Both the impact of Chinese ... -
Overlapping Geographic Clusters of Food Security and Health: Where do Social Determinants and Health Outcomes Converge in the U.S.?
We identified overlapping geographic clusters of food insecurity and health across U.S. counties to identify potential shared mechanisms for geographic disparities in health and food insecurity. By analyzing health variables ... -
Regional-Level Carbon Emissions Modelling and Scenario Analysis: A STIRPAT Case Study in Henan Province, China
(MDPI AG, 2018-11-05)Global warming has brought increased attention to the relationship between carbon emissions and economic development. Research on the driving factors of carbon emissions from energy consumption can provide a scientific ... -
The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Crime: Evidence from State Panel Data, 1990-2006
(Public Library of Science, 2014-03)Background: Debate has surrounded the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes for decades. Some have argued medical marijuana legalization (MML) poses a threat to public health and safety, perhaps also affecting ... -
Individual and group IQ predict inmate violence
(Elsevier, Inc., 2012)There is a long tradition of theoretical and empirical research linking intelligence to criminal activity. At the same time, the extant literature has been slow to examine this relationship in other settings. One such ...