There is now fairly substantial evidence of a socioeconomic gradient in low birth weight for developed countries. The standard summary statistic for this gradient is the concentration index. Using data from the recently published Growing Up in Ireland survey, this paper calculates this index for low birth weight arising from preterm and intrauterine growth retardation. It also carries out a dec...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of birth weight and linear growth retardation (stunting) in early childhood on blood pressure at age 11-12 years. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Kingston, Jamaica. PARTICIPANTS 112 stunted children (height for age < -2 SD of the NCHS references) and 189 non-stunted children (height for age > -1 SD), identified at age 9-24 months by a surv...

Due to the importance of the government size impact on economic growth, the current study investigates the impact of government size on economic growth in economies of the developed and developing countries by using a panel data approach over the period 1990-2010. The results indicate that government size has positive effect on economic growth and negative effect on per capita production growth...

to study the effects of nitrogen on tomato plant growth and the possibility of reducing nitrogen in drainage water, two nutrient solutions (complete nutrient solution (n+) and nutrient solution with a 30% decrease in n concentration (n-)) along with and three culture media (perlite, a mixture of perlite and nh4- enriched zeolite and finally a mixture of perlite and raw zeolite) were employed fo...

This study aims to identify critical success factors for reducing income inequality in Indonesia by analysing the country's 2045 vision. employs a qualitative research design that utilises secondary data sources. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis is used as primary analytical tool examine influence Indonesia's economic growth achieving its The reveals faces numerous ...

High strength steel in marine environments suffers from severe corrosion susceptibility and the presence of bacteria can exacerbate effect, accelerating degradation via microbiologically influenced (MIC). Here we propose a novel approach to MIC inhibition by designing system capable limiting effects both bacterial growth corrosion. The combination newly synthesised compound, cetrimonium 4-hydro...