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On the effects of changing mortality patterns on investment, labour and consumption under uncertainty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In this paper we extend the consumption-investment life cycle model for an uncertain-lived agent, proposed by Richard (1974), to allow for exible labor supply.
Ewald, Christian-Oliver, Zhang, Aihua
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Tasas de deserción en la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica / Drop-outs from the Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica

open access: yesActualidades Investigativas en Educación, 2008
La pretensión fundamental del presente trabajo es contribuir al conocimiento de la deserción estudiantil en la UNED; si bien es cierto, la deserción afecta directamente al estudiante, también es un síntoma de fallos en el sistema. El cambio que conlleva
Mario Castillo Sánchez
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of the demographic parameters and survival of two phenotypes of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2015
This paper reports the results of a comparative study of the demographic parameters of two phenotypes of Harmonia axyridis Pallas, reared on the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli at 25 ± 1°C, 65 ± 2% RH and a photoperiod of 16L : 8D.
Eleni ZEKI   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mexican mortality 1990‒2016: Comparison of unadjusted and adjusted estimates

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2021
Background: Vital statistics registration and census counts for Mexico may be incomplete, resulting in unreliable mortality indicators. Objective: We evaluate unadjusted mortality estimates for Mexico during 1990‒2016 and compare them with other ...
Dana Glei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longevity in Slovenia: Past and potential gains in life expectancy by age and causes of death

open access: yesSlovenian Journal of Public Health, 2017
In Slovenia, longevity is increasing rapidly. From 1997 to 2014, life expectancy at birth increased by 7 and 5 years for men and women, respectively. This paper explores how this gain in life expectancy at birth can be attributed to reduced mortality ...
Lotrič Dolinar Aleša   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Death of the Magnate: Life Expectancy of the Magnatery in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Versus the Demography of the Western European Elites in the Early Modern Age

open access: yesPrzeszłość Demograficzna Polski, 2019
The aim of the article is to present life expectancy calculations for magnates, the elite of the nobility (but not an exact equivalent of European aristocracy) from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th–18th centuries (life tables for women and ...
Marzena Liedke
doaj   +1 more source

Life Products of Stars [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
We attempt to document complete energetic transactions of stars in their life. We calculate photon and neutrino energies that are produced from stars in their each phase of evolution from 1 to 8 M_sun, using the state-of-the-art stellar evolution code ...
Aldo M. Serenelli   +13 more
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Increment-Decrement Life Tables: A Comment [PDF]

open access: yes, 1975
In a recent paper, R. Schoen poses the problem of constructing a set of k interrelated increment-decrement life tables but presents explicit solutions only for two-table and three-table models.
Ledent, J., Rogers, A.
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lee Carter mortality forecasting: application to the Italian population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In this paper we investigate the feasibility of using the Lee-Carter methodology to construct mortality forecasts for the Italian population. We fit the model to the matrix of Italian death rates for each gender from 1950 to 2000. A time-varying index of
Haberman, S., Russolillo, M.
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