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- Still a way to go for Arab human rights on the internet
- ( A. A-A. Hamada;G. Eid;M. Hakem / The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet , 2007)
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Censorship in the Arab world is still rife, extending to all forms of media including print, television, radio and internet. However, the internet has also become a tool used to get around this cen...
- The importance of working with the the poor's perception of poverty
- ( A. Witteveen;E. Ludi;G. Felber / www.poverty-wellbeing.net , 2008)
- This document is the second of a series addressing issues surrounding poverty and poverty reduction. It explains perceptions of poverty of the poor, well off and development practitioners to give a mo...
- How to construct compost-producing toilets
- ( P. Morgan / Commission on Sustainable Development, United Nations [UN] , 2007)
- Most of the rural population of Africa does not have access to safe and reliable toilets. A good toilet, together with a safe reliable water supply and the practice of good personal hygiene can do muc...
- Will the Olympic games be a turning point for China’s economy?
- ( C.H. Kwan / Japan Center for Economic Research , 2008)
- This Brief examines some challenges that China may face after the Beijing Olympics in August. The Games could represent a turning point for its economic, political and social life. In order to keep i...
- Looking at how we understand poverty
- ( E. Ludi;K. Bird / , 2008)
- The brief on ‘Understanding Poverty’ gives an overview of various definitional and measurement issues related to poverty that has emerged in the research field over time. It deals with the...
- Interacting with tsunami warning centres and end-to-end tsunami warning systems
- ( US Agency for International Development , 2007)
- In the aftermath of the Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004, countries of the Indian Ocean basin formed an Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the develop...
- Trends in rich country retirement behaviour
- ( G. Burtless / Center for Retirement Research, Boston College , 2008)
- This paper examines recent trends in retirement behaviour in 21 rich countries. It proposes three measures of labour-force exit, and estimates labour-force exit rates using a variety of labour supply ...
- Calls to prioritise mental health care for the elderly in India
- ( Indian Journal of Psychiatry , 2007)
- Special healthcare needs of the aged will have to be addressed by healthcare systems across the world. For older people, mental health conditions are an important cause of morbidity and premature mort...
- Is dementia in developing countries more widespread than previously thought?
- ( J.J. Llibre Rodriguez;C.P. Ferri;D. Acosta / The Lancet , 2008)
- Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. This paper investigates the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and midd...
- How an ageing HIV population is growing
- ( S.E. Karpiak;R.A. Shippy;M.H. Cantor / AIDS Community Research Initiative of America , 2008)
- Almost 27% of all people living with AIDS in the United States are aged over 50. Heterosexual sex is emerging as the current dominant mode of transmission. One decade after the introduction of highly ...
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