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Genus, 2020 This paper examines astrology, a concept that is considered unscientific by broad segments of the population in the western world. Despite this, astrology remains for some an important source for advice regarding choices in a range of different matters ...
Jonas Helgertz, Kirk Scott
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Demographic Research, 2019 Objective: This study seeks to determine whether the likelihood of first-marriage divorce among a cohort of women who have been adults during the years of the US 'divorce plateau' matches the level implied by period rates of first-marriage divorce during
Lowell Hargens
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Tumor Biology, 2019 The use of zebrafish in cancer xenograft models has grown rapidly in recent years. This is primarily due to the fact that this model takes advantage of the ease of in vivo imaging and the high-throughput screening capabilities that zebrafish have to ...
Stephen Dockins +3 more
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Demographic Research, 2019 Background: The current demographic changes with a shift toward older ages contribute to more cancer cases in the next decades in Western countries. Thus, forecasting the demand for expected healthcare services and expenditures is relevant for planning ...
Johannes Klotz +4 more
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Demographic Research, 2019 Background: Mortality estimates from various sources suggest that Costa Ricans experience record-high life expectancy at birth in Latin America and higher longevity than the populations of many high-income countries, although there is some uncertainty as
Dana Glei +2 more
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Impact of delayed effects on human old-age mortality
Demographic Research, 2019 Background: There is growing empirical evidence supporting theories of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD). However, the implications of DOHaD conjectures for aggregate population patterns of human disease, disability, mortality, and ...
Andrea Verhulst +2 more
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Living separately but living close: Coresidence of adult children and parents in urban China
Demographic Research, 2020 Background: Studies in previous decades have shown that patterns of intergenerational coresidence in China have been diminishing. However, few studies have documented the level of intergenerational coresidence for a wide range of ages.
Yiqing Gan, Eric Fong
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Genus, 2020 Parental involvement in sex education and the quality of parent-child communication about romantic feelings appear to have a protective effect on adolescent sexual behaviours.
Marta Pasqualini, Alessandra De Rose
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Genus, 2018 Book details Letizia Mencarini e Daniele Vignoli, Genitori cercasi. L’Italia nella trappola demografica [Parents Wanted. Italy in the Demographic Trap], Milano: Egea; 2018.
Massimo Livi-Bacci
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Demographic Research, 2017 Background: Demographic transition theory was shattered dramatically as a result of the research carried out in the course of the Princeton European Fertility Project.
Jesús Sánchez-Barricarte
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