Both organization theory and practical experience tell us that organizations mired in conflict have a more difficult time in accomplishing their goals than organizations that are not. Among other considerations, the transaction costs associated with conflict—money, staff time, lost opportunities—consume resources that otherwise could contribute to pursuing primary organizational goals. Given th...

This study investigates the gap in dietary diversity and thereby quantifies this into its main drivers between rural urban households. The statistical analysis based on data from Household Integrated Expenditures Survey 2018-19 for Pakistan shows that there is a significant mean difference household across rural-urban regions. To quantify regions, multivariate nonlinear Oaxaca-Blinder decomposi...

I provide a simple introduction to the use of propensity score reweighting to assess the effect of changes in covariates on the distribution of an outcome (such as wages). I relate this to the literature on estimating “average treatment effects” and Blinder/Oaxaca decompositions as well as discuss some of the limitations and uses of reweighting.

A novel rabies virus was identified after death in a man who had immigrated from Oaxaca, Mexico, to California, USA. Despite the patient's history of exposure to domestic and wild carnivores, molecular and phylogenetic characterizations suggested that the virus originated from insectivorous bats. Enhanced surveillance is needed to elucidate likely reservoirs.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the differences in death after receiving emergency services in traffic accidents between urban and rural regions, and decompose factors of the gap in Langerood, Northern Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Langrood, Northern Iran during a 1-year period from 2013 to 2014. The hospital data of traffic crashes were used. Data contained those patien...