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The patterns and causes of social exclusion in Luxembourg [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper investigates the forms and determinants of social exclusion in Luxembourg and addresses both conceptual and empirical issues. We therefore examine the following issues: what definition of social exclusion is more appropriate for Luxembourg, if ...
Raileanu Szeles, Monica
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The pelvis doesn't walk by itself: Wider pelves reduce the cost of walking over unstable surfaces

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Walking over variable and/or unstable terrain is a key aspect of daily life and was crucial to the evolution of bipedalism. The ability to find gait solutions that maintained stability over uneven terrain for the least increase in metabolic cost was likely a hallmark of locomotor effectiveness in early humans, in particular acting as an ...
Cara Wall‐Scheffler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Fuzzy Boundaries between Public and Private in Health Care Organization and Funding Systems [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper proposes a survey of health care organization and funding systems in order to underline and discuss, in this specific field of social assistance, the combination public versus private provision and production of services.
Alessandro Petretto
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Nontobacco Nicotine Dependence Is Associated With Perioperative Complications and Repeat Surgery After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

open access: yesArthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To compare perioperative complications and revision surgery rates between following primary rotator cuff repair among patients with nontobacco nicotine dependence (NTND), no nicotine dependence, and traditional tobacco‐related nicotine dependence.
Samuel A. Florentino   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Talent Management on Competitiveness of Insurances Firms in Kenya: A Case of Britam-Kenya

open access: yes, 2018
The purpose of the study was to investigate influence of talent management on competitiveness of insurances firms in Kenya:  A Case of Britam-Kenya.   This study used descriptive survey method to collect both quantitative and qualitative ...
Were, Dr. Susan, Munoko, Saul Wanjusi
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Systemic Hormonal Contraceptive Use Is Associated With Greater Odds of Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Instability, Dislocation, and Other Shoulder Pathologies: A Propensity Matched Epidemiological Study

open access: yesArthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate whether systemic estrogen‐only, progestin‐only, or combined hormonal contraceptives (HCs) are associated with increased risk of shoulder pathologies in reproductive‐age females. Methods A retrospective cohort study of female patients presenting to clinic from 2013 to 2020 and aged 13‐50 with 5 years of follow‐up was conducted using ...
Argen Omurzakov   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of Social Insurance on mortalityamong the elderly in Taiwan:A comparisonbefore and after Implementation of NationalHealth Insurance

open access: yes, 2012
[[abstract]]Objective:National Health Insurance is the first health insurance system including all citizens in Taiwan. Research showed the positive effects of the health insurance on shortening the unequal access to health in Taiwan.Nevertheless, there ...
Huang, Guoshiou
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Prophylactic Enoxaparin Reduces Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism Compared With No Chemoprophylaxis Within 95 Days After Knee Arthroscopy

open access: yesArthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To investigate whether prophylactic use of low‐molecular‐weight heparin (enoxaparin) after knee arthroscopy reduces the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with no postoperative pharmacological prophylaxis. Methods We conducted a population‐based cohort study using linked national insurance and hospital data from ...
Aylin Albrecht   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Misuse of rights provided by social insurances

open access: yes
Bu çalışma, sosyal sigortalardan sağlanan haklarda dürüstlük ilkesi ve hakkın kötüye kullanılması yasağının rolünü, etki ve sonuçlarını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Kızılova, Arif Türker
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Behavioral Incentives for Exercise and Intra‐Articular Glucocorticoids for Knee Osteoarthritis: Results From a Factorially Designed Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the benefit of a behaviorally designed incentive program and glucocorticoid injections in reducing symptoms and promoting physical activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods This was a pragmatic, multisite, factorially designed, blinded, randomized clinical trial.
Joshua F. Baker   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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