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Taxation of public pensions in European Union countries
The 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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A feasibility analysis of reverse mortgages in Brazil
In this study, we examine the feasibility of reverse mortgages in Brazil from the perspectives of both policyholders and insurers. Reverse mortgage is a financial product where the property's ownership is transferred to an insurance company in exchange ...
João Vinícius de França Carvalho +1 more
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We present a theory of the high-spin generalization of topological insulators and their doped superconducting states. The higher-spin topological insulators involve a pair of J=3/2 bands with opposite parity and are characterized by their band inversion.
Takuto Kawakami +3 more
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Burden of Nasal Polyps in the United States
Objective To investigate the clinical and health care burden of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in the United States. Study Design Retrospective, cross-sectional design with analyses of patient visits from 2 databases.
Elisabeth H. Ference MD, MPH +5 more
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The National Site Licensing of Electronic Resources: An Institutional Perspective [PDF]
While academic libraries in most countries are struggling to negotiate with publishers and vendors individually or collaboratively via consortia, a few countries have experimented with a different model, national site licensing (NSL).
Xiaohua Zhu
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Fifteen strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated from artisanal Cocido Mexican cheese were evaluated for their probiotic potential and capacity to modulate the immune system. The results revealed that the strains J20, J23, J24, J25, J27, J28, J32 and J37
Lourdes Santiago-López +4 more
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The entrepreneurship literature has long recognized the importance of education in fostering successful self-employment, yet a significant gap exists in our understanding of how the political economy of vocational education systems influences the ...
Pankaj C. Patel, Pejvak Oghazi
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Information Sharing of the Virtual Community [PDF]
Information sharing is a natural and common behavior, which happens when a person passes on information he/she finds to others and/or exchanges information with others.
Chih-Hsin Tsai , Ling-Ling Lai
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In Italy, the ageing of the population is leading to an increase of the pension expenditures. Before Dini reform in 1995, the earning-related contributory system was financed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Francesco Marchionne
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Reduction of Rescue Treatment With Dupilumab for Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps in Japan
This observational study examined the impact of add‐on dupilumab treatment on the use of rescue therapy in Japanese individuals with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs) using data from a large hospital‐based administrative claims database.
Mamoru Yoshikawa +5 more
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