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Is retirement beneficial or harmful to mental health?

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2012
Work careers have been extended in many countries by lifting up the statutory old-age retirement age. Since it has been estimated that only about half of the workforce maintain work ability on a moderate level after some 63–65 years (1, 2) the discussion
Mikko Härmä
doaj   +1 more source

An Attempt to Identify Factors Influencing Retirement Decisions in Poland

open access: yesActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, 2018
Discussions on how to prevent negative economic consequences of ageing of societies have resulted in the reforms that should prolong labour market participation and postpone retirement of longer living generations.
Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska
doaj   +1 more source

The life and legacy of Dr. Carlton G. Smith

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Carlton George Smith, M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., R.C.N.V.R. (1905–2003) was a Canadian anatomist and professor at the University of Toronto. He was highly regarded as an outstanding teacher, cutting‐edge neuroscience researcher, and accomplished author. Dr. Smith became a member of the AAA in 1938 and joined the prestigious Cajal Club in 1950.
Mikaela L. Stiver, Anne M. R. Agur
wiley   +1 more source

Migration as interacting transitions: Rethinking information behavior during migration

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Migration is commonly understood as a major life transition, yet it often involves multiple concurrent transitions unfolding across different areas of everyday life. While research in information behavior has examined how migration reshapes people's information needs, sources, and practices, less attention has been paid to how concurrent ...
Silvia Adler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient preferences for medicines information in cardiovascular disease and the influence of unmet needs on medication adherence: A cross‐sectional study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
A survey of 313 Australians with cardiovascular disease found strong preferences for digitally delivered medicine information. Half of participants reported unmet information needs related to their medicines, which were associated with lower medication adherence.
Lachlan L. Dalli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
wiley   +1 more source

Biographies, ontological security and the socio‐spatial politics shaping teachers' mobility in remote Australia

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The global teacher shortage continues to intensify, with disparate impacts across geographic and socio‐economic communities. In Queensland, Australia, where this study originates, post‐COVID teacher shortages have intensified workforce pressures, leaving several regional, rural and remote schools as some of the ‘hardest‐to‐staff’ in the ...
Matthew Readette   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing the Retirement Age: Policy Effects and Underlying Mechanisms

open access: yesAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy
We study the effects of increasing the statutory retirement age (SRA) in the Netherlands, using regression discontinuity design and administrative data on the universe of the population. We find clear and large employment effects of the reform. A simple model in which individuals stay longer in their pre-SRA labor market state predicts the treatment ...
Rabaté, S., Jongen, E.L.W., Atav, T.
openaire   +3 more sources

The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source

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