This paper presents an analysis of the effects of public old-age support on individuals’ fertility decisions and on the long-term equilibrium in an o
Over the past 50 years, China’s population has grown by >600 million with dramatic shifts in age structure. In 1970, 51·7% of the Chinese population was <20 years old and only 3·7% was >65 years old (Table1). China and India had a similar old-age dependency ratio (OADR, 0·0...
According to a notice from the Shaoyang Intermediate People’s Court, the man surnamed Zhou was convicted in October 2024 for sexually assaulting an underage girl in Shaoyang County in 2022. However, the local jail declined...
Kevin Barry was 18 years old when he was caught by British troops during the Irish War of Independence and hanged. This is the story of the Black and Tans in 1920. They were officially called the Royal Irish Constabulary Special Reserve. It was a terrib
b In 26 Typical Likelihood infants, greater right anterior insula connectivity with anterior cingulate cortex and right lateral orbitofrontal cortex was associated with greater increases in attention to faces from 3-to12-months of age. c Parameter estimates of connectivity from clusters shown in b ...
Article20 March 2023 Main Even though mare basalt covers only roughly 17% of the surface of the Moon8, its protracted formation record spans more of the lunar magmatic history than any other geological unit. Radioisotope age studies of basaltic samples returned by the Apollo and Luna missions an...
2024 presidential election Considering that Joe Biden, who is already theoldest sitting presidentever in the United States, will turn 82 in November and his designated challenger Donald Trump just turned 78, age was always going to be an issue in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. ...
MediaMay 23, 2023 Stan Grant farewells ABC’s Q+A, delivers powerful speech “Sometimes we just need to take time out, sometimes our souls are hurting, and so it is for me,” Grant said, as tears welled in his eyes. “I’m not walking away for a while because of racism – we ...
Article Open access 29 November 2023 Introduction During coordinated group movements certain individuals can consistently arise as “leaders” with a regular influence over group decisions, with high dominance rank1, bold temperament2 and greater age (often associated with enhanced knowledge or experience...
Brian is a 67-year-old recently retired heavy duty mechanic. He was told he had a “heart murmur” as a child but has suffered no other serious illness or operations in the past. He recently noticed breathlessness when walking his dog, initially only up hills, but now on the flat. Bria...