Solving the modern marriage puzzle : the problems of creating value in marriage by Ang, Claudia Hui Lin

“…Second, the distribution of exclusive rewards to married couples breeds an environment of stigmatization and discrimination against the non-married demographic. I argue that while incentivizing marriage solves the modern marriage puzzle, it promotes irrational and morally problematic marriage decisions that threaten the well-being of not just the marrying agents themselves, but also the general non-married population peripheral to their marriages.…”
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The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021: harmonised level estimates and their changes over time by Alkire, S, Kanagaratnam, U, Suppa, N

“…The estimates are based on 196 individual survey datasets, mostly the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). …”

An undue emphasis on rural older adults in the Chief Medical Officer's annual report 2023? by Cheetham, NJ, Dhesi, J, Hopper, A, Dowd, JB, Steves, CJ

“…Policy-makers need to consider both absolute and relative demographic trends as well as making use of direct measures of health when planning how healthcare services for older adults are distributed geographically in England.…”

Profiling the dynamics of trust & distrust in social media: A survey study by Zhang, Yixuan, Wang, Yimeng, Yongsatianchot, Nutchanon, Gaggiano, Joseph D., Nurul Mubinah, Suhaimi, Okrah, Anne, Kim, Miso, Griffin, Jacqueline A., Parker, Andrea Grimes

“…Furthermore, participants exhibited varying patterns of trust and distrust across demographic characteristics and platforms. Our results also show that current misinformation interventions helped heighten awareness of misinformation and bolstered trust in social media, but did not alleviate underlying distrust. …”
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Modelling the impact of testing, contact tracing and household quarantine on second waves of COVID-19 by Aleta, Alberto, Martín-Corral, David, Pastore y Piontti, Ana, Ajelli, Marco, Litvinova, Maria, Chinazzi, Matteo, Dean, Natalie E., Halloran, M. Elizabeth, Longini Jr, Ira M., Merler, Stefano, Pentland, Alex, Vespignani, Alessandro, Moro, Esteban, Moreno, Yamir

“…Here we integrate anonymized, geolocalized mobility data with census and demographic data to build a detailed agent-based model of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in the Boston metropolitan area. …”
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Teenagers and videoconference fatigue: a preliminary analysis from an affordance-based approach by Lee, Chei Sian, Li, Benjamin Junting, Wu, Qian

“…Specifically, the objectives are to examine if (a) VC affordances (visibility, information, and availability), and (b) demographic profiles (age and gender) have effects on VCF among teenagers. …”
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An interdisciplinary perspective on social and physical determinants of seismic risk by Lin, K.-H. E., Chang, Y.-C., Liu, G.-Y., Lin, T.-H., Yeh, C.-H., Chan, Chung-Han

“…In the context of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan, this study constructs three statistical models to test different determinants that affect disaster fatality at the village level, including seismic hazard, exposure of population and fragile buildings, and demographic and socioeconomic vulnerability. The Poisson regression model is used to estimate the impact of these factors on fatalities. …”
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The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022: harmonised level estimates and their changes over time by Alkire, S, Kanagaratnam, U, Suppa, N

“…The estimates are based on 205 individual survey datasets, mostly the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). …”

China's expectations for university students' employment outlook: A qualitative analysis based on employment policy documents by Zhang, Ziran, Hasan, Ahmad

“…-China trade war, COVID-19, and demographic shifts, graduates in China face growing employment pressures. …”
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Examining the quality of life of elders in Singapore by Chee, Wai Ern

“…With Singapore's rapidly ageing population, the well-being of this demographic has become increasingly pertinent. This study aims to evaluate the quality of life of elders in Singapore based on Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that access to housing, medical care, food, clothing and social services is a fundamental human right. …”
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Factors associated with body weight status and internet addiction among malaysian university students in Penang: mixed method study before and during covid-19 pandemic by Isaac, Nesamalar

“…In addition, there is a significant contribution of demographic factors, internet addiction, and sleep quality to the body mass index of Malaysian university/college students in Penang.…”
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What does sounding Singaporean mean? by Tan, Charmaine Li Min

“…This paper aims to investigate which vocalic features mark Singaporean speech, and if the phonetic patterns follow demographic trends of education levels and ethnicity. …”
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Banking behaviour of expatriate lecturers in Singapore. by Goh, Amy., Phua, Nai Hsin., Poh, Siok Peng.

“…The study of the influences of certain demographic factors are also carried out for some of the above analysis. …”
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The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: harmonised level estimates and their changes over time by Alkire, S, Kanagaratnam, U, Suppa, N

“…The estimates are based on 233 individual survey datasets, mostly the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). …”

Fast and accurate detection of Identical-By-Descent segment sharing in large genomic datasets by Saada, J

“…<p>Identical-By-Descent (IBD) segments are a fundamental measure of ge- netic relatedness and IBD detection is of great interest in many applica- tions, including demographic inference and haplotype-based association. …”

The social atlas of Europe by Ballas, D, Dorling, D, Hennig, B

“…It utilizes the latest available demographic, social, and economic data through state-of-the-art geographical information systems and new cartography techniques. …”

Personalized prescription of ACEI/ARBs for hypertensive COVID-19 patients by Bertsimas, D, Borenstein, A, Mingardi, L, Nohadani, O, Orfanoudaki, A, Stellato, B, Wiberg, H, Sarin, P, Varelmann, DJ, Estrada, V, Macaya, C, Gil, IJN

“…Our approach leverages clinical and demographic information to identify hospitalized individuals whose probability of mortality or morbidity can decrease by prescribing this class of drugs. …”

Fine-scale genetic structure and natural selection signatures of southwestern Hans inferred from patterns of genome-wide allele, haplotype, and haplogroup lineages by Wang, Mengge, Yuan, Didi, Zou, Xing, Wang, Zheng, Yeh, Hui-Yuan, Liu, Jing, Wei, Lan-Hai, Wang, Chuan-Chao, Zhu, Bofeng, Liu, Chao, He, Guanglin

“…Generally, we provided a case and ideal strategy to reconstruct the detailed demographic evolutionary history of Guizhou Hans, which provided new insights into the fine-scale genomic formation of one ethnolinguistically specific targeted population from the comprehensive perspectives of the shared unlinked alleles, linked haplotypes, and paternal and maternal lineages.…”
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Towards a translation policy in Singapore : illuminations by community translation & interpretation by Li, Xulin

“…It takes on a macro perspective of national competitiveness via formulation of a translation policy to grow the linguistic and translation assets of the nation. In surveying the demographic composition and trend, local linguistic resources and education, the paper proposes recommendations in pushing forward CTI as part of the strategy for growth. …”
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Thick thrills: because life's too short for skinny taste by Mehta Shivani

“…By employing qualitative methods, including personal observations and interviews with petite women aged 18 to 30, this research aims to foster understanding and empathy towards this demographic. The study delves into various aspects of the petite experience and the psychological impact of backhanded compliments and derogatory remarks, which often exacerbate feelings of insecurity. …”
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