Evidence Regarding Persistence in the Gender Unemployment Gap Based on the Ratio of Female to Male Unemployment Rate

We examine the level of persistence in the gender unemployment gap in eight OECD countries: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States. We use a new measure for the gender unemployment gap, namely, the ratio of the female to male unemployment rate. Our empirical evidence shows that the gender unemployment gap is not persistent given that we reject the unit root null hypothesis for all countries in our sample except Australia.

Further Evidence on the Dynamics of Unemployment by Gender

We present empirical evidence regarding differences in unemployment dynamics across gender for a group of twenty-three OECD countries. Our results indicate that there are substantial differences in the unemployment persistence for men and women across countries. Further, the female unemployment rates are relatively more persistent compared to the male unemployment rates.Unemployment Rate, Gender Gap, Persistence, Unit Root

Carbohydrate-Based Amphiphiles: Resource for Bio-based Surfactants

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Conformational and docking studies of acyl homoserine lactones as a robust method to investigate bioactive conformations

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Further Evidence on the Dynamics of Unemployment by Gender

We present empirical evidence regarding differences in unemployment dynamics across gender for a group of twenty-three OECD countries. Our results indicate that there are substantial differences in the unemployment persistence for men and women across countries. Further, the female unemployment rates are relatively more persistent compared to the male unemployment rates

Le comitat impérial : des dona militaria au consulat iterum

Sous les Antonins et les Sévères, la fonction de comes Augusti se complexifie. Cet article présente les comites impériaux qui ont reçu les dona militaria et / ou bénéficié d’un consulat bis. L’analyse et le croisement de ces deux critères permettent d’apprécier l’incidence de cette fonction dans la carrière de ces sénateurs et de souligner leur participation active au gouvernement de l’Empire romain en raison de leurs compétences militaires et politiques.Under the Antonines and the Severans, the office of comes Augusti became more and more complex. This article introduces the imperial comites who received the dona militaria and / or benefited from a second consulate. The analysis and comparative study of these two criteria allow us to assess the effect of this office upon the senators’ careers and to foreground their active contribution in the government of the Roman Empire on account of their military and political skills

024 Validation with thallium 201 of a new cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) cardiac camera

BackgroundNovel dedicated ultrafast cardiac cameras had recently be introduced to improve myocardial perfusion imaging.ObjectivesWe report the first validation study with thallium-201 and the new GE Discovery NM 530c CZT cardiac camera.MethodsWe prospectively studied with thallium-201 153 consecutive patients referred for myocardial perfusion imaging at exercise (111 to 148MBq) then redistribution (with a 37MBq reinjection).We performed sequential acquisitions, first with conventional dual head tomographic Anger camera (CC) in 11 to 16mn, then with CZT camera (CZT) in 5mn, in prone then in supine position.Results– we excluded 7 patients: 1 for mispositionning, 1 for camera failure, 1 for too late acquisition after exercise, 1 for non acceptation of redistribution by the patient, 1 for motion of the patient.– acquisition was more comfortable with CZT for all patients.– counts rate was 3 times more with CZT than with CC (3.5 to 5KCts/s vs 1 to 1.5).– myocardial counts rate was 6 to 8 times more with CZT than with CC.– comparison between CZT and CC: quality of CZT images was considered as better in 38%, equal in 59% and worse in 3% of cases; diagnostic conclusions were the same in 137 of 146 cases (94%); discordances were 2 artifacts with CC, 1 artifact with CZT, 4 early redistributions and 2 discordances about reversibility of thallium defect.– comparison between prone and supine with CZT: quality of prone images was considered as better in 41%, equal in 34% and worse in 25%; there were 2 times more artifacts in supine (14%) than in prone (7%) (p=0.05).ConclusionsWith thallium-201, the GE Discovery NM 530c CZT cardiac camera allows 5 minutes acquisitions with an increased image quality and a reliable diagnosis quality, both in prone and in supine positions

Litteraturens grundlag

Som et eksempel bringer vi Raymond Queneaus “Litteraturens grundlag”, der med direkte inspiration i matematikeren Hilberts banebrydende værk Geometriens Grundlag opstiller en række litterære aksiomer ved at udskifte forskellige geometriske termer med grammatiske begreber