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Populační vývoj Česka v roce 2023
DemografieThe article describes demographic development in Czechia during 2023 and sets it in the context of the previous five years. It focuses on both population stock and the main demographic processes, namely fertility, mortality, nuptiality, the divorce rate,
Jana Koukalová
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully understood. We review key hypotheses for SC and explore how female‐initiated SC has driven the evolution of various male counter‐adaptations to mitigate its ...
Simona Kralj‐Fišer +3 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We combined microscopic screening and molecular phylogenetic analyses to characterize blood parasites infecting Gallotia intermedia from the coastal cliffs of Montaña de Guaza and to place these infections in a broader biogeographic context. We detected apicomplexan parasites of the genus Karyolysus infecting 53.6% of G.
Rodrigo Megía‐Palma +8 more
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DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BAĆINA PARISH (1870. – 1880.) [PDF]
Hum, 2013 Both components of the natural movement of the population are on the transition from high to low. The average annual birth rate ranges at the level of 29.60 ‰ and thus found itself at the beginning of the demographic transition, fertility, and the ...
Žarko Dugandžić
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Predictably Unstable?: Precarious Work and Precarious Relationships in the U.S.
Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examines the association between workers' experience of unpredictable and unstable work schedules and their risk of marital or cohabitation dissolution and whether these associations vary by gender. Background Employment and earnings are well‐established predictors of relationship dissolution, with many studies ...
Kristen Harknett +2 more
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Marital Dissolution, Repartnering, and the Realization of Fertility Desires in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract Women who experience union disruption in sub‐Saharan Africa tend to have lower fertility than those in stable unions. It remains unclear, however, whether this pattern reflects lower fertility desires, constrained opportunities to achieve desired fertility, or both.
Ben Malinga John, Sara Yeatman
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Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract Several theories have been proposed to explain the family changes that have occurred in Europe since the mid‐1960s. It is often assumed that as these changes occurred simultaneously; they have a common origin and represent the same demographic shift.
Adrita Banerjee +4 more
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The Fertility Effects of Reducing Implicit Childcare Subsidies: The Case of School Schedules
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 45, Issue 4, Fall 2026.ABSTRACT Despite governments’ efforts to raise fertility through family‐support policies, birth rates continue to decline in high‐ and middle‐income countries. Some policies designed for other purposes, however, may function as implicit childcare subsidies.
Álvaro Muñiz‐Fernández
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Quality of demographic data in GGS Wave 1
Demographic Research, 2015 Background: A key feature of the Generations & Gender Programme (GGP) is that longitudinal micro-data from the Generations and Gender Surveys (GGS) can be combined with indicators from the Contextual Database (CDB) that provide information on the macro ...
Jorik Vergauwen +3 more
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Historical Life Course Studies, 2022 The Historical Population Database of Transylvania (HPDT) is a research tool for population studies developed since 2014 at the Centre for Population Studies in Cluj-Napoca, financed by an SEE-Norway Grant.
Luminița Dumănescu +7 more
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