Asset Building in Low-income Communities of Color, Part 2

Examines practices and policies in states not ranked highly for promoting asset building in large communities of color. Compares factors viewed as supportive of asset accumulation as well as promising practices with those in states ranked highly

Asset Building in Low-Income Communities of Color, Part 1

Examines practices and policies in states rated high on the Corporation for Enterprise Development's scorecard for asset building in poor communities of color. Analyzes socioeconomic, legislative, and other factors believed to support asset building

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight

Examines the prevalence of low birthweight among African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and white children born in 1997-2006 and whether insurance status or type, region, family type, or parents' education, marital status, employment, or poverty are factors

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Activity Limitation

Compares rates of basic activity limitation due to a physical, mental, or emotional health problem among African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and white children. Considers sociodemographic factors such as region, family type, income, and insurance status

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Asthma

Compares the lifetime prevalence of asthma diagnoses and of severe outcomes among African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and white children. Considers possible socioeconomic and demographic factors behind the rise in asthma among low-income children of color

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Black-White Disparities

Analyzes disparities in health indicators of African-American and white children, including low birthweight, unmet dental care needs, asthma, and learning disabilities. Explores sociodemographic factors such as parents' education, poverty, and insurance

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diagnoses of ADHD/ADD and of Learning Disability

Analyzes rates of diagnoses of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder/attention deficit disorder and learning disability among African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and white children and the role of sociodemographic factors in racial/ethnic disparities

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Hispanic-White Disparities

Compares health indicators of Latino and white children, including low birthweight, unmet dental care needs, asthma, and learning disabilities. Explores the influence of sociodemographic factors such as immigration, parents' education, and insurance

The contribution of the major planet search surveys to EChO target selection

The EChO core science will be based on a three tier survey, each with increasing sensitivity, in order to study the population of exo-planets from super-Earths to Jupiter-like planets, in the very hot to temperate zones (temperatures of 300 K - 3000 K) of F to M-type host stars. To achieve a meaningful outcome an accurate selection of the target sample is needed. In this paper we analyse the targets, suitable for EChO observations, expected to result from a sample of present and forthcoming detection surveys. Exoplanets currently known are already sufficient to provide a large and diverse sample. However we expect the results from these surveys to increase the sample of smaller planets that will allow us to optimize the EChO sample selection.Comment: Submitted to Experimental Astronom