The effect of health on labour supply in nine former Soviet Union countries.

This paper examines for the first time the consequences of ill health on labour supply for a sample of nine countries from the former Soviet Union (FSU), using a unique multicountry household survey specifically designed for this region. We control for a wide range of individual, household, and community factors, using both standard regression techniques and instrumental variable estimation to address potential endogeneity. Specifically, we find in our baseline ordinary least squares specification that poor health is associated with a decrease in the probability of working of about 13 %. Controlling for community-level unobserved variables slightly increases the magnitude of this effect, to about 14 %. Controlling for endogeneity with the instrumental variable approach further supports this finding, with the magnitude of the effect ranging from 12 to 35 %. Taken together, our findings confirm the cost that the still considerable adult health burden in the FSU is imposing on its population, not only in terms of the disease burden itself, but also in terms of individuals' labour market participation, as well as potentially in terms of increased poverty risk. Other things being equal, this would increase the expected "return on investment" to be had from interventions aimed at improving health in this region

#BlackWorkersMatter

Asserting that Black lives matter also means that the quality of those lives matters, and economic opportunity is inextricably linked to quality of life. Decades after the Civil Rights Movement and the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, structural barriers still hold back African Americans in the workplace.The authors of this report provide some broader context on the black jobs crisis, including its origins and effects; the particular impact of the crisis on African American women; the declining state of black workers and their organizations, particularly within the labor movement; and the implications of the twin crises of joblessness and poverty-level wages for organizing. This report also features examples of how black worker organizations are combining strategic research, services, policy advocacy, and organizing to help black workers weather the economic storms and improve the quality of jobs that are open to African Americans over the long term

Le décor comme objet dans l’esthétique théâtrale irrégulière du XVIIe siècle

Le Mémoire de Laurent Mahelot (v. 1620-1640), avec les dessins de Georges Buffequin (v. 1586-1641) et les listes d’accessoires des pièces qui accompagnent ces esquisses, propose une vision originale de l’esthétique théâtrale irrégulière et de son utilisation des objets. Cette esthétique de la variété confère aux décors et aux objets une dimension particulière, performative, que l’on ne retrouve pas dans l’écriture régulière dite classique. Au delà de ces “décors-objets”, ce théâtre déploie également des objets que l’on pourrait qualifier d’“immatériels-réels”, une catégorie singulière où l’aspect solide propre à l’objet est remis en question

Das dynamische Sein bei Nicolaus Cusanus

Esse est movere - to be is to move. Contrary to our static notions of medieval philosophy, Nicolaus Cusanus in the 15th century sketches a dynamic view of the world in which creatures are independent and self-acting beings. For the elaboration of this dynamic ontology, the study offers a concept-historical analysis of dynamics: the dynamis of the Aristotelian doctrine of movement leads via the Neoplatonic 'force' and the 'divine omnipotence' of the patristic period to the medieval potentia. The philosophical starting point is contemporary process philosophy, for which Cusanus' dynamic approach certainly represents an opportunity

Das dynamische Sein bei Nicolaus Cusanus

Esse est movere - to be is to move. Contrary to our static notions of medieval philosophy, Nicolaus Cusanus in the 15th century sketches a dynamic view of the world in which creatures are independent and self-acting beings. For the elaboration of this dynamic ontology, the study offers a concept-historical analysis of dynamics: the dynamis of the Aristotelian doctrine of movement leads via the Neoplatonic 'force' and the 'divine omnipotence' of the patristic period to the medieval potentia. The philosophical starting point is contemporary process philosophy, for which Cusanus' dynamic approach certainly represents an opportunity

Audio time compansion for studio and performance synchronization

Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.Bibliography: leaves 46-47.by Marc Bayard LoCascio.M.S.V.S

Fruit and vegetable consumption in the former Soviet Union: the role of individual- and community-level factors.

OBJECTIVE: To explain patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption in nine former Soviet Union countries by exploring the influence of a range of individual- and community-level determinants. DESIGN: Cross-sectional nationally representative surveys and area profiles were undertaken in 2010 in nine countries of the former Soviet Union as part of the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) study. Individual- and area-level determinants were analysed, taking into account potential confounding at the individual and area level. SETTING: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. SUBJECTS: Adult survey respondents (n 17 998) aged 18-95 years. RESULTS: Being male, increasing age, lack of education and lack of financial resources were associated with lower probability of consuming adequate amounts of fruit or vegetables. Daily fruit or vegetable consumption was positively correlated with the number of shops selling fruit and vegetables (for women) and with the number of convenience stores (for men). Billboard advertising of snacks and sweet drinks was negatively related to daily fruit or vegetable consumption, although the reverse was true for billboards advertising soft drinks. Men living near a fast-food outlet had a lower probability of fruit or vegetable consumption, while the opposite was true for the number of local food restaurants. CONCLUSIONS: Overall fruit and vegetable consumption in the former Soviet Union is inadequate, particularly among lower socio-economic groups. Both individual- and community-level factors play a role in explaining inadequate nutrition and thus provide potential entry points for policy interventions, while the nuanced influence of community factors informs the agenda for future research.Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to all members of the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) Project study teams who participated in the coordination and organization of data collection for this paper. Financial support: The HITT Project was funded by the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme (project HEALTH-F2- 2009-223344). The European Commission cannot accept any responsibility for any information provided or views expressed. The contributions of Y.G. and M.S. were partly funded by the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence. Funding from the British Heart Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, is gratefully acknowledged. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. Conflicts of interest: None. Authors’ contributions: Y.G. conducted the analyses and drafted the initial manuscript, as well as subsequent revisions. B.R., M.S., L.R. and M.M helped interpret the results, revised the drafts and approved the final manuscript. Ethics of human subject participation: The research was approved by the ethics committee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. All persons gave informed consent.This is the final version of the article. It first appeared from Cambridge University Press via http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S136898001500010

Arts en cour. Les Garde-Meubles en Europe (XVIe-XXIe siècles)

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In Support of a Patient-Driven Initiative and Petition to Lower the High Price of Cancer Drugs

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