Prosocial behavior in convicted offenders: A scoping review by Liliana HUREZAN, Sara Maria JUGANARU, Ioana-Anastasia GORAN, Elena Emanuela VELICEA, Laura VISU-PETRA

“…Of the 248 articles initially found, only 12 were included in the scoping review after eligibility screening. The included studies reported on prosocial behavior as measured by self-report questionnaires or experimental tasks/economic games and were conducted with incarcerated offenders. …”
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Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth in Uganda A case study of selected districts in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Gilbert, Uwonda, Fabian, Mwosi, Godfrey, Barigye, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The study was conducted to examine the role of financial inclusion in economic growth basing on selected districts from western Uganda. …”
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A systematic review of outcomes reported in studies to optimise the medication use of patients at hospital discharge by Joke Wuyts, Veerle Foulon, Samuel Sebastian Allemann, Fabienne Boeni

“…Outcomes were summarised into unique outcome terms and categorised using an adapted version of the OMERACT filter 2.0. Results The review included 75 quantitative and 20 qualitative studies. …”
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Exploring special economic zone governance: a comparative study of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Kyrgyzstan by N. Saulius, A. Konysbek

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The Economic Analysis of the Overlooked Recurrent Low Back Pain: Three Years Retrospective Observational Study by Szyszka J, Matuska J, Szyszka BG, Walkowiak D, Skorupska E

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A systematic review exploring the factors that contribute to increased primary care physician turnover in socio-economically deprived areas. by Jasmine Lee, Evangelos Kontopantelis

“…The references were screened, the studies selected, the data extracted, and the risk of bias assessed using the ROBINS-I tool, with both reviewers in agreement.…”
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A Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology, Health-Related Quality of Life Impact, and Economic Burden of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Christina Soeun Kwon, Patrick Daniele, Anna Forsythe, Christopher Ngai

“…**Introduction:** This systematic literature review analyzed published evidence on IgA nephropathy (IgAN), focusing on US epidemiology, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and economic burden of illness. …”
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Health and economic impact of caregiving on informal caregivers of people with chronic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. by Ephraim Kisangala, Etheldreda Leinyuy Mbivnjo, Edward J D Webb, Barbara Barrett, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Eve Namisango, Margaret Heslin

“…With a disproportionate burden of chronic diseases and severe shortage of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa, the region implicitly relies on informal caregivers (ICGs) to support the patients both within and outside the health facilities. The aim of this review is to systematically summarise evidence on the health and economic impact of caregiving on informal caregivers of patients with chronic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: A systematic scoping review. by Sarah Elshahat, Paul Cockwell, Alexander P Maxwell, Matthew Griffin, Timothy O'Brien, Ciaran O'Neill

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FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: NEW EVIDENCE FROM TUNISIA by Zaïbi Oussama, Ahmed Hachicha, Fatma Hachicha

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FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: NEW EVIDENCE FROM TUNISIA by Zaïbi Oussama, Ahmed Hachicha, Fatma Hachicha

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A Review of Some of the Challenges and Obstacles to Implementation of General Principles of Article 44 of the Constitution: A Case Study of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distri... by Nader Mirzadeh Kohshahi, Mohmmad Rahman Gaeeni

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Understanding Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa: A Systematic Literature Review by Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu

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Methodological considerations for estimating indirect costs in children and adolescents with chronic conditions: a scoping review by Anne Kitschen, Lulseged M. Asegu, Dirk Sauerland

“…Discussion In conclusion, various methodologies were used to consider indirect costs for chronic diseases in children and adolescents, underlining the need for standardization. This scoping review presents methodologies for incorporating indirect costs in COIs and other types of economic evaluations, which focus on children and adolescents and adopt a societal perspective. …”
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A review of studies assessing the benefits of clean air and climate mitigation policies for child and adult health by Frederica Perera, Kathleen Lau

“…Methods: We have built on and updated a prior review by Picetti et al. [1] of 16 peer-reviewed studies that focused primarily on child and adolescent health outcomes related to climate mitigation policies. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for surgical site infection in spinal surgery patients and study of direct economic losses by Qiuxia Zuo, Kexin Zhao, Baoji Dong, Yuan Zhou, Xiao Wang, Adila Maimaiti, Ping Tian

“…Abstract Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication of spine surgery, leading to prolonged hospital stays, re-operations, and economic losses. The aim of the study was to explore the types and quantities of pathogenic bacteria involved, the incidence of SSI, and to identify the independent risk factors and direct economic impact on patients with postoperative SSI in spine surgery. …”
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Pro-Poor Growth: A Book Review by Seyedhossein Mirjalili

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Protocol for a systematic review of economic evaluations considering costs and health outcomes of weather and climate-related extreme events in humans by Collins Iwuji, Saeideh Babashahi, Kingsley Orievulu, Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon, Dominic Kniveton

“…Two reviewers will independently assess each study for inclusion. …”
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The Impact of Gender-based Violence on the South African Economy: A Literature Review by Mandlenkosi Richard Mphatheni

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Patient experience and burden of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn: a systematic review by P. Maurice, J. McCallion, M. Fitzgibbon, J. N. Barthelmes, W. Karmous, E. J. Hardy, S. A. Mitchell, C. R. Mitchell, J. Lee, W. Noel, Andras Borsi, J. M. Jouannic

“…Conclusions The current SR provides a clear summary of the available evidence for the patient experience and economic burden of HDFN. While the limited evidence indicates that HDFN does confer a significant burden on patients, the review identifies the need for further well-powered and representative observational studies using well-defined outcome measures to aid a greater understanding of the burden and experience of HDFN. …”
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