Results 61 to 70 of about 14,415 (263)

“Welcome to France.” Can mandatory integration contracts foster immigrant integration?

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract European governments, struggling with incorporating diverse immigrant populations, introduced integration contracts. Through language training and compulsory civics courses, these contracts aim to induce new migrants to adopt the host society's culture, respect its values, and improve their labor market outcomes.
Mathilde Emeriau, Jens Hainmueller, Dominik Hangartner, David D. Laitin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Histórico genético e populacional do rebanho Nelore Puro de Origem no Sertão Nordestino Genetic and populational background of Pure Nelore cattle breed in Brazilian Northeastern Sertão

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2009
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o histórico do rebanho Nelore Puro de Origem no Sertão Nordestino por meio da determinação de sua estrutura populacional e da quantificação do progresso genético, fenotípico e ambiental ocorrido em características de
Carlos Henrique Mendes Malhado, Paulo Luiz Souza Carneiro, Raimundo Martins Filho, Danielle Maria Machado Ribeiro Azevedo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exogamy versus endogamy [PDF]

Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1990
Exogamy and endogamy are considered in terms of kinship and the selection mechanism underlying mate selection. It is argued that the contact-promoting behaviors, which are precopulatory, act as criteria for the selection of an optimum breeding partner.
openaire   +1 more source

Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
wiley   +1 more source

Europe and Generational Replacement in Fishing: Analysis of the Scarcity of Studies and Proposals for Future Lines of Research

Fish and Fisheries, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fishing sector is facing a major crisis, usually addressed from an economic and/or environmental perspective. However, at least in developed countries, the ageing of fishers and the lack of generational replacement is one of the main challenges to its survival. Although the sector has been calling for this problem to be addressed, there is
Andrea Márquez‐Escamilla, Meritxell Maimi‐Checa, Paloma Herrera‐Racionero, Lluís Miret‐Pastor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ACMG/AMP‐Based Variant Classification of a Novel HBA2 Variant (HBA2: C.297del, Hb Taiping) in Compound Heterozygosity With Hb Adana (HBA2:C.179G>A) Causing Non‐Deletional Hb H Disease

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accurate classification of novel globin gene variants is critical for the diagnosis and management of thalassaemia. The adaptation of ACMG/AMP guidelines for globin genes represents an important step toward standardising variant interpretation and enhancing clinical utility in the field.
Norafiza Mohd Yasin, Suguna Somasundram, Syahzuwan Hassan, Nur Aisyah Aziz, Faidatul Syazlin Abdul Hamid, Ezzanie Suffya Zulkefli, Nor Nazuha Mohamad, Chin Ming Lee, Mohd Nazif Darawi, Thessalia Papasavva, Coralea Stephanou, Petros Kountouris, Sandra J. G. Arkesteijn, Tamara Koopman, Cornelis L. Harteveld   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of congenital pathology in populations with different genetic and demographic structure

Біологічні студії, 2018
The article presents the results of studing the dynamics of some genetic and demographic indicators of the regional populations of the Kherson region (the level of interethnic and homolocal mono-ethnic Ukrainian marriages, the endogamy index) during the ...
E. G. Lanovenko
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic diversity of mocù cotton (Gossypium hirsutum race marie galante) from the North-East of Brazil: implications for conservation. [PDF]

, 2010
Mocu cotton (Gossypium hirsutum race marie galante) is a potential source of valuable alleles for breeding programs, mainly due to its great adaptability to semi arid conditions.
Giband, Marc, Hoffmann, Lucia Vieira, Pinto de Menezes, Ivandilson Pessoa, Silva Lucena, Valeska, Vianna Barroso, Paulo Augusto   +4 more
core  

Who Remains Single? Educational Gradients in Long‐Term Singlehood Across Ethnic Groups

Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the prevalence of long‐term singlehood and its educational gradient . Background Educational gradients in singlehood vary with countries' prevalent gender roles, and European societies increasingly include ethnic minorities originating from countries with more traditional gender roles.
Kasimir Dederichs, Evelina Akimova, Nan Dirk de Graaf   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fertility among descendants of immigrants in Belgium: The role of the partner

Demographic Research, 2017
Background: Research on the fertility behavior of descendants of immigrants has focused on female characteristics and has largely neglected those of the male partner.
Lisa Van Landschoot, Helga A.G. De Valk, Jan Van Bavel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source