Residential surrounding greenspace and age at menopause: A 20-year European study (ECRHS)

Background: Menopause is associated with a number of adverse health effects and its timing has been reported to be influenced by several lifestyle factors. Whether greenspace exposure is associated with age at menopause has not yet been investigated. Objective: To investigate whether residential surrounding greenspace is associated with age at menopause and thus reproductive aging. Methods: This longitudinal study was based on the 20-year follow-up of 1955 aging women from a large, population-based European cohort (ECRHS). Residential surrounding greenspace was abstracted as the average of satellite-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) across a circular buffer of 300m around the residential addresses of each participant during the course of the study. We applied mixed effects Cox models with centre as random effect, menopause as the survival object, age as time indicator and residential surrounding greenspace as time-varying predictor. All models were adjusted for smoking habit, body mass index, parity, age at menarche, ever-use of contraception and age at completed full-time education as socio-economic proxy. Results: An increase of one interquartile range of residential surrounding greenspace was associated with a 13% lower risk of being menopausal (Hazard Ratio: 0.87, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.79-0.95). Correspondingly the predicted median age at menopause was 1.4 years older in the highest compared to the lowest NDVI quartile. Results remained stable after additional adjustment for air pollution and traffic related noise amongst others. Conclusions: Living in greener neighbourhoods is associated with older age at menopause and might slow reproductive aging. These are novel findings with broad implications. Further studies are needed to see whether our findings can be replicated in different populations and to explore the potential mechanisms underlying this association

Coalitional Approaches to Collusive Agreements in Oligopoly

In this paper we review a number of coalitional solution concepts for the analysis of cartel and merger stability in oligopoly. We show that, although so far the industrial organization and the cooperative game theoretic literature have proceeded somehow independently on this topic, the two approaches are highly inter-connected. We show that different assumptions on the behaviour and on the timing of the coalitions of firms yield very different results on the associations of firms which are stable. We conclude by reviewing some recent extensions of the coalitional analysis to oligopolistic markets with heterogeneous firms and incomplete information. © 2014 The University of Manchester and John Wiley & Sons Ltd

What Would The Doctor Do (WWTDD)? : Dialogues with Feminist Whovians: Exploring Feminist Inspirational Potential in Doctor Who

What Would The Doctor Do?  This is a question at the heart of the famous BBC science-fiction show Doctor Who led by the eponym character: the Doctor. As a fan of the show myself, a Whovian, this question matters to me as I look up to the Doctor, this hero who is described as an alien ethical guide for their human companions. Inviting other Feminist Whovians on this journey of reflection about the Whoniverse, we have attempted to unveil if this inspirational motto is shared by the feminist fandom. Concretely, we wondered in what ways can Doctor Who inspire feminist fans. Together, we have explored the feminist inspirational potential of Doctor Who, investigating how we make sense of the show as feminists. We have focused on the reboot and the last evolutions of the show, introducing a woman in the leading role after 60 years of white males. Juggling with fan theory, feminist methodology and phenomenological frameworks analyzing emotions, this study therefore explores the agency of the feminist fandom regarding the political and inspirational potential of Doctor Who. To collect the voices of other Feminist Whovians, I have experimented with the method of chat-discussions, providing an intimist space to share reflections and interpretations of the show. Collectively, we painted a three-dimensional feminist inspirational potential, connecting feminist emotions, feminist values and feminist role models. Doctor Who seems to trigger strong emotions in feminist fans which opens a bridge where values can be shared, and heroes can be admired.    This study shows that reading feminist inspirational potential into the show is rendered possible by the agency held by Feminist Whovians. The feminist fandom indeed adapts the messages of the show towards feminist interpretations, while having a critical understanding of the issues displayed on screen. Choosing specific moments and assigning them powerful meanings, Feminist Whovians are therefore both receivers and modelers of the feminist inspirational potential of Doctor Who.    Navigating this emotional journey uncovering inspirational values and relatable heroes, I have attempted to grasp the concrete influence of the show on the lives of feminist fans, immerging myself with them, with us, into our common love for Doctor Who. Together, we shaped a critical vision of what Doctor Who is and what it can mean for Feminist Whovians.   Fancy a trip

Développements complémentaires d'un avant-projet de chemin de fer par le Simplon

par Charles Jaquemi

MASSOSUDLUX - State of the underground water watermasses from the suoth of the Luxembourg province (M91, M92, R92, M93 ET M94)

Etude comportant des données géologiques, des données quantitatives, bilans, prélèvements, des données hydrodynamiques et des données qualitatives sur les masses d'eau souterraines de la bordure secondaire du massif ardennais au sud de la Région wallonn

Ciencia, humanismo y comunicacion

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LES ATELIERS MONETAIRES DE PTOLEMAIS-'AKKO ET D'ASCALON SOUS LA DOMINATION SELEUCIDE

STRASBOURG-B.N.U.S. (674821001) / SudocSTRASBOURG-MISHA (674822141) / SudocSudocFranceF