Parental leave system design impacts on its gendered use: Paternity leave introduction in Spain
, 2023 Special Issue:The Science of Families: Nurturing Hope, Happiness, and HealthObjective The article evaluates the 2007 introduction of nontransferable and fully paid paternity leave in Spain.
Cristina Castellanos‐Serrano +5 more
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Parental leave policies and continued childbearing in Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
Demographic Research, 2019 Background: Demographic theories maintain that family policies that support gender equality may lead to higher fertility levels in postindustrial societies. This phenomenon is often exemplified by the situation in the Nordic countries.
Ann-Zofie Duvander +5 more
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A Depolarizing Leak in Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1 Causes Brain Edema
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives SLC4A4 encodes electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1, prominently expressed in kidney and brain. Recessive loss‐of‐function variants in SLC4A4 cause proximal renal tubular acidosis, no brain edema. In the brain, NBCe1 is expressed by astrocytes, where it regulates pH and mediates astrocyte volume changes.
Quinty Bisseling +16 more
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Parental Leave in Sweden: The Effects of the Second Daddy Month [PDF]
In 2002 the number of months reserved for fathers in the Swedish parental leave system increased from one to two. This coincided with an increase of total time of parental leave from 12 to 13 months.
Eriksson, Rickard
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The Impact of Paternity Leave on Long-term Father Involvement [PDF]
Using Norwegian registry data we investigate how paternity leave affects fathers’ long-term earnings. In 1993 Norway introduced a paternity quota of the paid parental leave.
Mari Rege, Ingeborg F. Solli
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CSF Monoamine Metabolites and Cognitive Trajectory in Early Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Imaging and postmortem studies indicate that abnormalities in monoaminergic neurotransmission contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it remains uncertain if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites can serve as biomarkers of cognitive decline in early PD.
Jing‐Yu Shao +7 more
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Swedish parental leave and gender equality - Achievements and reform challenges in a European perspective [PDF]
Sweden was the first country to introduce paid parental leave also to fathers in 1974, and this legislation has since then continuously been reformed in order to bring about a more equal parenthood.
Thalberg, Sara +2 more
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Temporary work absence for parental leave: a qualitative study of New Zealand general practitioners’ parental leave experiences [PDF]
Journal of Primary Health CareIntroductionAotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has a significant general practitioner (GP) workforce shortage, which will increase with the large number of GPs retiring shortly.
Rachel Roskvist +4 more
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Elevated Connectivity During Language Processing Is Associated With Cognitive Performance in SeLECTS
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Self‐Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (SeLECTS) is associated with language impairments despite seizures originating in the motor cortex, suggesting aberrant cross‐network interactions. Here we tested whether functional connectivity in SeLECTS during language tasks predicts language performance.
Wendy Qi +8 more
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Paid parental leave and the possibility of structural change [PDF]
, 2013 [Extract] Tony Abbott's proposed paid parental leave scheme has been widely debated. Kate Galloway analyses the arguments that are being made for and against it and argues that the scheme is only one part of a much bigger ...
Galloway, Kate
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