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Doomsday Prepping During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Smith, Nina, Thomas, Susan Jennifer

“…"Doomsday prepping" is a phenomenon which involves preparing for feared societal collapse by stockpiling resources and readying for self-sufficiency. While…”
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The short-term effects of school consolidation on student achievement: Evidence of disruption? by Beuchert, Louise, Humlum, Maria Knoth, Nielsen, Helena Skyt, Smith, Nina

“…We exploit variation stemming from school consolidations in Denmark from 2010 to 2011 to analyze the impact on student achievement as measured by test scores…”
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Critical roles for the phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase isoforms p110β and p110γ in thrombopoietin-mediated priming of platelet function by Moore, Samantha F., Smith, Nina R., Blair, Thomas A., Durrant, Tom N., Hers, Ingeborg

“…Thrombopoietin (TPO) enhances platelet activation through activation of the tyrosine kinase; JAK2 and the lipid kinase phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)…”
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The Good, the Bad, and Recovery: Adolescents Describe the Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Peer Groups by Smith, Nina ZY, Vasquez, Pablo J, Emelogu, Nnenna A, Hayes, Alexis E, Engebretson, Joan, Nash, Angela J

“…In 2017, approximately 1.5 million American adolescents had a substance use disorder (SUD). Adolescents with SUD risk hindering their neurological development,…”
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Mining HPV Vaccine Knowledge Structures of Young Adults From Reddit Using Distributional Semantics and Pathfinder Networks by Amith, Muhammad, Cohen, Trevor, Cunningham, Rachel, Savas, Lara S., Smith, Nina, Cuccaro, Paula, Gabay, Efrat, Boom, Julie, Schvaneveldt, Roger, Tao, Cui

“…The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects adolescents and young adults from 9 high-risk HPV virus types that cause 90% of cervical and anal cancers and…”
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Perspective article: the impact of Nordic countries' family friendly policies on employment, wages, and children by Gupta, Nabanita Datta, Smith, Nina, Verner, Mette

“…The Nordic countries at the same time exhibit a remarkably high participation rate of mothers and a more moderate decline in fertility rates compared to other…”
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Development of a web-based toolkit to support improvement of care coordination in primary care by Ganz, David A, Barnard, Jenny M, Smith, Nina Z Y, Miake-Lye, Isomi M, Delevan, Deborah M, Simon, Alissa, Rose, Danielle E, Stockdale, Susan E, Chang, Evelyn T, Noël, Polly H, Finley, Erin P, Lee, Martin L, Zulman, Donna M, Cordasco, Kristina M, Rubenstein, Lisa V

“…Abstract Promising practices for the coordination of chronic care exist, but how to select and share these practices to support quality improvement within a…”
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Why so Few Women on Boards of Directors? Empirical Evidence from Danish Companies in 1998-2010 by Smith, Nina, Parrotta, Pierpaolo

“…This paper analyzes the determinants of women's representation on boards of directors based on a panel of all privately owned or listed Danish firms with at…”
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Children and Career Interruptions: The Family Gap in Denmark by Gupta, Nabanita Datta, Smith, Nina

“…An analysis of the effect of children and career interruptions on the family gap is based on Danish longitudinal data covering the years 1980-95. The estimated…”
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The effect of marriage on education of immigrants: Evidence from a policy reform restricting marriage migration by Nielsen, Helena Skyt, Smith, Nina, Çelikaksoy, Aycan

“…We investigate the effect of immigrants' marriage behavior on dropout from education. To identify the causal effect, we exploit a recent Danish policy reform…”
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Swimming Upstream, Floating Downstream: Comparing Women's Relative Wage Progress in the United States and Denmark by Gupta, Nabanita Datta, Oaxaca, Ronald L., Smith, Nina

“…Applying a new decomposition method to U.S. PSID and Danish Longitudinal Sample data, the authors compare how U.S. and Danish gender wage gaps developed…”
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The gender pay gap in top corporate jobs in Denmark by Smith, Nina, Smith, Valdemar, Verne, Mette

“…Purpose - This study aims to analyse the gender pay gap among CEOs, VPs and potential top executives. The authors seek to analyse how much of the gap is…”
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Inequalities in Educational Outcomes: How Important Is the Family? by Bredtmann, Julia, Smith, Nina

“…Using rich administrative and longitudinal survey data for Denmark, we investigate sibling correlations in educational outcomes, which serve as a broad measure…”
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Helpful, Unnecessary, or Harmful: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use on Opioid Prescriptions by Smith, Nina Z. Y., Thornton, J. Douglas, Fenton, Susan H., Simmons, Debora, Champagne-Langabeer, Tiffany

“…Prescription drug misuse is a global problem, especially in the United States (US). Clinician involvement is necessary in this crisis, and prescription drug…”
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Theater as a tool to educate African Americans about breast cancer by Livingston, Jonathan N., Smith, Nina P., Mills, Catherine, Singleton, Dorothy M., Dacons-Brock, Karen, Richardson, Ricardo, Grant, Delores, Craft, Howard, Harewood, Ken

“…Background . The current study examines the effectiveness of theater in educating African American women about breast cancer. Methods . Four hundred and…”
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Do women in top management affect firm performance?A panel study of 2,500 Danish firms by Smith, Nina, Smith, Valdemar, Verner, Mette

“…Purpose - This paper aims to examine the relationship between management diversity and firm performance in the case of women in top executive jobs and on…”
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Ready or not? Teachers’ perceptions of young children’s school readiness by Smith, Nina, Glass, Wykeshia

“…Using a nationally representative dataset of young children in the United States (the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Birth Cohort), the purpose of this…”
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Through Their Cultural Lens: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Mexican Immigrant Families’ Experiences with the Transition to School by Beasley, Jennifer, Smith, Nina, Scott-Little, Catherine

“…The transition to kindergarten is a critical developmental marker for young children. While the early childhood literature includes several established best…”
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What makes entrepreneurship counter-cyclical? Evidence from a shutdown of start-up subsidies in Denmark by Marino, Marianna, Melillo, Francesca, Parrotta, Pierpaolo, Smith, Nina

“…This paper examines how the presence of startup subsidies to the unemployed influences the relationship between business cycle and entrepreneurial activity,…”
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A Case for University Teaching and Engagement: A Culturally Relevant Intervention to Educate Young African-American Women about Breast Cancer by Livingston, Jonathan N., Smith, Nina P., Hamilton, Natia S., Bowles, Tuere A., Martin, Pamela P., Leach, Monica T., Causey, Shakiera, Dacons-Brock, Karen, Eaton, Sherry, Cannon, Crystal W., Franklin, Desanbra A.

“…According to The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) there is a new, more aggressive form of breast cancer among young African‐American women…”
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