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Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China by Chen, Xi, Zhang, Xiaobo, Zhang, Xin

“…While there is a large body of literature on the negative health effects of air pollution, there is much less written about its effects on cognitive performance for the whole population. This paper studies the effects of contemporaneous and cumulative exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance based on a nationally representative survey in China. …”
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The relationship between preterm and small for gestational age on child cognition during school-age years by Nguyen, Phuong Thi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan M., Khuong, Long K., Nguyen, Son V., Young, Melissa F., DiGirolamo, Ann, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Objectives: Children born preterm and/or small for gestational age (SGA) have a high susceptibility to neurological impairments that may affect cognitive and learning outcomes during school age and beyond. …”
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Sins of the fathers: The intergenerational legacy of the 1959-1961 Great Chinese Famine on children's cognitive development by Tan, Chih Ming, Tan, Zhibo, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…The intergenerational effect of fetal exposure to malnutrition on cognitive ability has rarely been studied for human beings in large part due to lack of data. …”
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Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills: Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia by Berhane, Guush, Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…Using child-level panel data from rural areas of Ethiopia, this paper analyzes effects of both economic and non-economic shocks on child cognition skills measured after the early childhood age window.…”
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What determines adult cognitive skills?: Influences of pre-schooling, schooling, and post-schooling experience by Behrman, Jere R., Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John A., Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, Behrman, Emily L., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Stein, Aryeh D.

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What determines adult cognitive skills?: Impacts of preschooling, schooling, and post-schooling experiences in Guatemala by Behrman, Jere R., Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John, Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, Behrman, Emily L., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Stein, Aryeh D.

“…Most investigations into the importance and determinants of adult cognitive skills assume that (1) they are produced primarily by schooling, and (2) schooling is statistically predetermined or exogenous. …”
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Fuzzy cognitive mapping for systems change: Workshop on systems thinking to build capacity of local stakeholders by Babu, Harish, Kandikuppa, Sandeep, Yanamandram, Koushik, Narielwalla, Rhea, Zhang, Wei, Kumar, Praveen

“…Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) is a powerful approach for engendering systems change. …”
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TH2.4: Project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture: results from cognitive testing in Myanmar by Lambrecht, Isabel B.

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Application of Mental Modeling (Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping) approach to analyze human behavior in social-ecological systems by Kumar, Praveen

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Asymmetric information on non-cognitive skills in the Indian labor market: An experiment using an online job portal by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Nomura, Shinsaku, Imaizumi, Saori, Areias, Ana C, Chowdhury, Afra R

“…This paper examines the impact of non-cognitive (socio-emotional) skills on job market outcomes using a randomized control trial implemented in an online job portal in India. …”
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Air pollution casts a shadow over development: Damage to cognition and happiness add to the physical toll by Zhang, Xiaobo

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It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development by Tan, Chih Ming, Wang, Xiao, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…The importance of (early) parental investments in children’s cognitive and noncognitive outcomes is a question of deep policy significance. …”
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Synopsis, Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills: Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia by Berhane, Guush, Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…We identify that drought, in particular, reduces child cognitive skills markedly. Food price inflation during the study period and divorce also have significant adverse effects on cognition. …”
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What determines adult cognitive skills?: Influences of pre-school, school, and post-school experiences in Guatemala by Behrman, Jere R., Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John A., Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, Behrman, Emily L., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Stein, Aryeh D.

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Using Stakeholder Cognitive Maps to Inform the Implementation of IRRI’s HER+ West Bengal Livestock Learning Lab by Goswami, R., Singh, K., Mukhopadhyay, P., Chadha, D., Puskur, Ranjitha, Gartaula, H.N.

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Comparative analysis of morphological and farmers' cognitive diversity in yams landraces (Dioscorea spp.) from southern Ethiopia by Tamiru, M., Becker, H.C., Maass, Brigitte L.

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Relation between retinal morphology, visual pathway integrity and plasmatic amyloid beta 42 peptide in old and young beagles by Miranda Peluso, Emilia

Subjects: “…cognitive dysfunction syndrome…”

Nutrition, cognition, and social emotion among preschoolers in poor, rural areas of South Central China: Status and correlates by Chen, Kevin Z., Liu, Chengfang, Liu, Xinghua, Wang, Zimeiyi, Luo, Renfu, Li, Shaoping, Yu, Yanying, Alderman, Harold

“…After controlling for socioeconomic status, we observed that both anemia and stunting were negatively associated with children’s cognitive performance; however, they were not associated with socio-emotional performance. …”
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Using cognitive interviewing to improve the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey instruments: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda by Malapit, Hazel J., Sproule, Kathryn, Kovarik, Chiara

“…The purpose of cognitive interviewing is to systematically identify and analyze sources of response error in surveys, and to use that information to improve the quality and accuracy of survey instruments. …”
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Using cognitive interviewing to improve the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey instruments: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda by Malapit, Hazel J., Sproule, Kathryn, Kovarik, Chiara

“…This paper describes the cognitive interviews undertaken in Bangladesh and Uganda in 2014 as part of the second round of pilots intended to refine the original version of the Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Index (WEAI). …”
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