Eleanor Hutchinson, Nahitun Naher, Pallavi Roy, Martin McKee et al.
In 2008, Vian reported an increasing interest in understanding how corruption affects healthcare outcomes and asked what could be done to combat corruption in the health sector. Eleven years later, corruption is seen as a heterogeneous mix of activity, extensive and expensive in terms of loss of pro...
Mushtaq Khan, Pallavi Roy, Imran Matin, Mehnaz Rabbani et al.
In the absence of an efficacious and affordable vaccine, the current crisis of COVID-19 is likely to be a long drawn one for many developing countries. In Bangladesh, where the entire population is susceptible and strict lockdown has been relaxed (as of May 31st 2020) due to concerns over saving liv...
Nahitun Naher, Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee, Mushtaq Khan et al.
Despite considerable investment by the Bangladesh government in measures to strengthen accountability and transparency, absenteeism among doctors remains a barrier to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage. Recent innovations in anti-corruption theory point to the importance of acting on the s...
Anumalla Mahender, Apurva Khanna, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos et al.
Developing high-yielding, flood-tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties is essential for enhancing productivity and livelihoods in flood-prone ecologies. We explored genetic avenues beyond the well-known SUB1A gene to improve flood resilience in rice. We screened a collection of 6274 elite genotyp...
Ripon Kumar Roy, Gopal Misra, Shaina Sharma, Bandana Pahi et al.
Rice cultivation is critical for global food security. The largely practiced method of rice cultivation by transplantation under flooded fields contributes significantly to methane (CH 4 ) emissions, posing challenges to climate-smart agriculture. This study uses a multi-parent advanced generation i...
Anumalla Mahender, Apurva Khanna, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos et al.
Abstract Developing high-yielding, flood-tolerant rice varieties is essential for enhancing productivity and livelihoods in flood-prone ecologies. We explored genetic avenues beyond the well-known SUB1A gene to improve flood resilience in rice. We screened a collection of 6,274 elite genotypes from ...
Ulrich Volz, Pallavi Roy, Mushtaq Khan
The causes of sovereign debt crises are complex and varied, from structural inequities in the global financial system to volatile external shocks. Yet a recurring and often decisive feature of these crises lies in domestic governance failures – the ways in which powerful local constituencies, in col...
Abdillah Abdillah, Addri Attoza, Mondal Avijit, Roshan Baa et al.