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Taxation of public pensions in European Union countries
Economics and Business ReviewThe aging of society is one of the most important trends shaping the social, economic and political life of the 21st century. However, with the increasing number of people of retirement age, the problem of ensuring adequate conditions for a longer life ...
Cieślukowski Maciej
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Rural pension policy in Brazil: performance, challenges, and reform proposals [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Political EconomyThis article analyzes the differential treatment provided by Brazil’s pension policy to rural workers, an issue heightened by the recent pension reforms.
Fabio Giambiagi +2 more
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Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures, 2020 C14H10N10O2, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 9.6366(19) Å, b = 9.5098(19) Å, c = 16.095(3) Å, β = 103.59(3)°, V = 1433.7(5) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0579, wRref(F2) = 0.1309, T = 153(2) K.
Jiaping Zhu, Gang Wang, Dang Wu
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Reform of the bridging pension system – new rights and their economic consequences
Studia Ekonomiczne i RegionalneThis research aims to determine the economic consequences of making bridging pensions permanent. We predict that this will increase the number of beneficiaries and the overall cost of the program.
Kolek Antoni Jerzy
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Crop Science, Volume 66, Issue 1, January/February 2026.Abstract Six sets of 48 maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines, and their 96 single crosses generated using the North Carolina Mating Design II system, were evaluated for resistance to gray leaf spot (GLS). The aim of the study was to assess the implications of combining ability, heterotic effects, and potence ratio in breeding for GLS resistance in maize ...
James O. Nyanapah +4 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023 This study compares the protective effectiveness of Social Safety Nets (SSNs) provided by government and NGOs in rural Pakistan, using quasi-experimental methodology on PRPHS (2011–12) data.
Samina Naveed +2 more
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Journal of Diabetes Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Mitochondrial DNA m.3243A>G variant causes maternally inherited diabetes with deafness. We developed a droplet digital PCR (dPCR) assay to quantify m.3243A>G heteroplasmy and investigated its prevalence in Chinese Han early‐onset diabetes patients.
Xiaomu Kong +14 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 As China experiences rapid aging, the mental health of older rural adults has become a major public health concern. Among other social insurance programs, the New Rural Social Pension (NRSP) scheme was established to replace part of the income for old ...
Guochen Pan +4 more
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One or More Species of Pacific Tree Frogs? Insights From Vocal Sexual Signals
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.We investigated patterns of geographic variation in mating calls and how they relate to genetic and environmental distances among nine populations of Pacific tree frogs. We show that variation in the mating calls is better explained by mitochondrial lineage than by geographic or environmental distances among populations.
Alejandro Vélez, Colleen M. Ingram
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The life-cycle hypothesis, fiscal policy and social security
PSL Quarterly Review, 2012 The paper reviews some of the most important results of the Life Cycle Hypothesis (LCH) for understanding individual and aggregate saving behaviour.
Tullio Jappelli
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