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Der Tod macht alle Menschen gleich, dennoch sind nicht alle gleichmäßig betroffen. Unterschiede in der Sterblichkeit …. Eine Analyse der allgemeinen Sterblichkeit von Deutschen Bürgern im Alter von 20 bis 49 im Jahre 2004 wurde durchgeführt … die Sterblichkeit in Deutschland stärker einem Nord\Ost-Sued\West-Trend als einem einem Ost-West-Trend. Das Pro …
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censuses and demographic surveys particularly the World Fertility Survey to ascertain trends in fertility and mortality. The … that fertility has increased in some countries--Kenya and Cameroon; has remained almost stable in Benin, Ivory Coast and ….e. breastfeeding and post-partum abstinence; and a reduction in the level of sterility. As far as trends in mortality are concerned …
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This paper develops a theory of optimal fertility behavior under mortality shocks. In an OLG model, young adults … determine their optimal fertility, labor supply and life-cycle consumption with both exogenous child and adult mortality risks …. We show that a rise in adult mortality exerts an ambiguous effect on both net and total fertility in a general …
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ICTs are vital technologies for the development of agricultural sector in Nigeria. Its usage has created wealth to many, both in developed and developing countries. The study evaluated the usage of ICT in agricultural practices and determined factors influencing its usage among farmers in Esan...
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El envejecimiento de la población es un proceso imparable que continúa suponiendo un reto para la sostenibilidad del sistema de reparto de pensiones en la mayoría de los países desarrollados, incluida España. Gran parte de estos países necesitan llevar a cabo reformas en sus sistemas de...
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Die Dissertation untersucht die regionalen Fertilitätsunterschiede zwischen den politischen Bezirken Österreichs für das Jahr 2001 und 2007. Hierbei stellt sich u.a. die Frage, ob diese Unterschiede sich eher durch regionale Besonderheiten oder durch individuelle Merkmale ergeben. Auf...
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Genetic selection is an important breeding tool that can be used for improving the animal's coping capability to modern production environments or for increasing economic benefits. However, over the past five decades, commercial breeding programmes have primarily concentrated on traits directly...
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used the costs and returns data to calculate the associated income lost from each mortality, and predicted the increase in … income that would result from reduced preweaning mortality in each herd size and region. Weprovide estimation methods that …'benefit analysis of intervention strategies intended to reduce preweaning mortality. …
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early effects address four causes of mortality and nine categories of morbidity. The models for early effects are based upon … analysis of both morbidity and mortality. The new models for genetic effects allow prediction of genetic risks in each of the …
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