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EconomicandEnvironmentalImpactsofClimateChange and SocioeconomicScenarios: A Case Study on a SemisubsistenceAgricultural Production System

TL;DR: In this article, a spatially integrated assessment model (TOA) was used to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of climate change and socio-economic conditions in a case study of the semi-subsistence agricultural production systems of Machakos, Kenya.

Estimation and evaluation of the hydrological status of ponds in Peruvemba Panchayat, Palakkad District, Kerala.

TL;DR: In this paper, a study regarding the condition of ponds in Peruvemb Panchayat in Palakkad focussed three major areas, classification of ponds based on "filled" "semi dried" and "dried".
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Coat color mutations and the monoamine content in the brain of the farm-bred mink ( Neovison vison )

TL;DR: The effects of mutations affecting the coat color on the dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin contents of the hypothalamus and brainstem of the farm-bred mink have been studied and it is found that monorecessive and double recessive minks differ from each other in the serotonin content of the midbrain and medulla.
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Impact Evaluation of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program: The Nicaraguan Red de Proteccion Social

TL;DR: The impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program was performed by the Nicaraguan Red de Proteccion Social (RPS) as discussed by the authors, which evaluated the effectiveness of the program.
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The Case for Randomized Field Trials in Economic and Policy Research

TL;DR: The advantages and disadvantages of experiments in comparison with other research techniques are examined and the circumstances where randomized trials should be preferred over other methods are described.
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An evaluation of the impact of progresa on pre-school child height

TL;DR: One of the major components of the PROGRESA program has been directed toward improving the nutritional status of small children in poor rural communities in Mexico as mentioned in this paper, which has been shown to have a substantial effect on lifetime productivities and earnings of currently small children.
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Progressing through progresa: an impact assessment of a school subsidy experiment

TL;DR: The authors used a Markov schooling transition model applied to the experimental data to assess the impact of the educational subsidy program along several dimensions, including effects on initial ages of school entry, dropout rates, grade repetition rates, and school reentry rates.
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A New Approach to Social Assistance: Latin America’s Experience with Conditional Cash Transfer Programs

TL;DR: Conditional cash transfer as discussed by the authors is a departure from more traditional approaches to social assistance, that represents an innovative, and increasingly popular channel for the delivery of social services that represents a demand-side complement to the supply of health, and education services.
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