Disease burden of biliary tract cancer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: A comprehensive demographic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xuheng Sun, Jiangmei Liu, Wei Zhang, Yijun Wang, Yan Jiang, Lijun Wang, Yixin Zou, Yuxuan Xiao, Yongbing Xiang, Maolan Li, Maigeng Zhou, Yingbin Liu, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…Analysis of the Human Development Index along with disease burden estimates of BTCs also suggests that the burden of the disease is related to the level of comprehensive development of the society. …”
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Global esophageal cancer epidemiology in 2022 and predictions for 2050: A comprehensive analysis and projections based on GLOBOCAN data by Ling Qi, Mengfei Sun, Weixin Liu, Xuefeng Zhang, Yongjun Yu, Ziqiang Tian, Zhiyu Ni, Rongshou Zheng, Yong Li, Xiangxiang Pan

“…Age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) and mortality rates (ASMR) per 100,000 person-years were calculated by stratifying by Human Development Index (HDI) levels and regions. Considering changes in population size and age structure, we assumed that the risks of incidence and mortality remain constant at the levels of 2022 to forecast the number of new cases and deaths from esophageal cancer globally by 2050. …”
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Worldwide patterns and trends in ovarian cancer incidence by histological subtype: a population-based analysis from 1988 to 2017Research in context by Yi-Fan Wei, Li Ning, Yi-Lin Xu, Jing Ma, Dong-Run Li, Zan-Fei Feng, Fang-Hua Liu, Yi-Zi Li, He-Li Xu, Peng Li, Yong-Pei Yu, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Song Gao, Chun-Qing Lin, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu, Jing-He Lang

“…Findings: The incidence of OC displayed marked disparities across regions and Human Development Index (HDI), with the highest ASRs in Eastern and Central Europe and very high HDI regions, and the lowest in Africa, Asia, and medium HDI regions. …”
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Designing a professional development model for technical teachers in order to teach entrepreneurship in technical schools by hosein hasankhani, Niloufar Mortazanejad, maryam sameri

“…The improvement of the human development index represents the empowerment of people to achieve the goal of improving their living standards, which is achieved through the use of human capabilities (Montazeri & Renani, 2022). …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“… It is always very interesting to read the German history, which sheds light on a nation which has been built in less than two centuries and hit almost the top of Human Development Index. The origins of its economic and political dominance can be traced back to the beginning of the German Empire’s formation. …”
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Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and mod... by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…Our analysis also identified associations between DUD mortality rates and several log-transformed parameters, including Human Development Index (β, 14.92; p < 0.0001), Socio-demographic Index (β, 11.80; p < 0.0001), reverse Gender Gap Index (β, −12.02; p < 0.0001), and Gini coefficient (β, −1.84; p < 0.0001). …”
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Designing and explaining the improvement model of women's employability capacity with emphasis on the 7th development plan by Mahsa Vahidpour, Akbar Etebarian Khorasgani, Mehrban Hadi Peykani, Saeed Daei-Karimzadeh

“…One of the most important criteria for measuring the degree of development of a country is the importance and prestige that women have in that country. The human development index for women in developed countries is 80%, in underdeveloped countries it is 60% for men, and in Iran, the index is 61% for men. …”
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Impactos socioambientais da certificação fairtrade nas cooperativas de produtores familiares de café e manga no Brasil by Guilherme José Ferreira de Araújo, Daniel Magalhães, Edvânia Tôrres Aguiar Gomes

“…These regions were chosen due to its peripheral localization, high socioeconomic dependence on agricultural activities, regional relevance of family farming and low income per capita and human development indexes. The qualitative analysis is based on interviews conducted with experts, cooperatives managers, technical assistants, producers and rural worker syndicates, FLO regional consultant and visits to producers and cooperatives’ facilities.…”
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