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The end of secularization in Europe? A socio-demographic perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Much of the current debate over secularization in Europe focuses only on the direction of religious change, and pays exclusive attention to social causes.
A. Goujon   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Genomic Insights into the Origin, High Fecundity and Environmental Adaptation of Hu Sheep

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
The Hu sheep diverged from the Small‐tailed Han sheep ≈1330 years ago, and subsequently migrated from northern to warm and humid southern regions. The genes BMPR1B, UNC5C, and GRID2 play a synergistic role in the superior reproductive traits of Hu sheep.
Zexuan Liu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability Assessment in Manufacturing for Effectiveness: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2022
Manufacturing organizations continuously improve their energy, environmental, and economic performance at different manufacturing levels (products, processes, enterprise, etc.) using various assessment methodologies for visibility and a competitive ...
Manish Kumar, Monto Mani
doaj   +1 more source

Searching for demography's missing link: Momentum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper is both more theoretical and highly applied; both methodological and policy-oriented. Empirically until recently there has been little work on momentum effects.
Pool, Ian
core  

From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: Urbanization and the Future of Biodiversity Conservation

open access: yesBioScience, 2018
For the first time in the Anthropocene, the global demographic and economic trends that have resulted in unprecedented destruction of the environment are now creating the necessary conditions for a possible renaissance of nature.
E. Sanderson   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence Is Stereotypically Linked More with Socially Dominant Groups in Natural Language

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
AI is not seen through an unbiased lens. People tend to stereotype AI as competent and link it with socially advantaged groups—such as men, the wealthy, the young, and prestigious occupations—raising concerns that such perceptions may deepen existing social divides rather than bridge them.
Zixi Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Labor force participation of women in Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The article analysis the women labor force participation in Malaysia. The rapid absorption of women into the labor market has been influenced by several factors.
Abdullah, Norehan, Abu Bakar, Nor'Aznin
core  

A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxes and the macro economy [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu, 2019
My research with Furman (2018) assessed the 2017 U.S. tax reform and concluded that economic growth would be boosted by about 1 percent per year for 2018-19 and to a lesser extent for the following eight years.
Robert J. Barro
doaj   +1 more source

The Nature of Demography

open access: yes, 2008
In The Nature of Demography, the eminent French demographer Herve Le Bras presents an imaginative and compelling vision of what demography might become if it were to take seriously the scientific task of theory building and codification. Ranging across a
T. K. Burch
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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