Greater body mass, relatively shorter limbs, a wider body, proportionally shorter distal limb segments and a more rounded cranial vault reduce heat loss in cold environments by decreasing the surface area to volume ratio5,25, and suggest the impact of natural selection on human body form. ...
1283). Thus, current reforms to retirement policy—in this example, retaining aging workers in the workforce—mean a company is expected to pay a wage “greater than VMP.” The 2009 ASPA (Activating Senior Potential in Ageing Europe) survey, in the Netherlands, revealed that 75% of employers...
one which applied a projected share of national population (shift-share), and the other a constant share of national population growth. The forecasts covered the period 1995–2025. Over the long run both methods were found to suffer problems, such as negative populations...
In the population of Que´ bec City, the frequency of the PPARa V162 rare allele (frequency=0.097) was greater than those found in the German population (frequency=0.05; P<0.0001) (Evans et al. 2001) or the American population from the Framingham Offspring Study (frequency=0.069; P<...
category 1 disc criteria); (3) those with optic disc margin hemorrhages; (4) those with an IOP of 22 mm Hg or greater; and (5) those with an occludable drainage angle (defined as one in which the pigmented/posterior trabecular meshwork could be seen for <90° of the angle ...
A retrospective review was carried out to study children, not more than 16 years old, with a confirmed diagnosis of medulloblastoma, who were residents of the Province of Ontario at the time of diagnosis between 1977 and 1987 inclusive. The provincial tumour registry provided the population data...
Ontario, as the most populous province of Canada and with Asian origin accounting for 23% of the total population [16], provides a unique opportunity to investigate variations in adverse perinatal outcomes between Asians and Caucasians. We therefore conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine ...
For some gamblers, offshore gambling sites might seem tempting as they may provide greater variance of different products, payouts, and gambling experiences. Moreover, the restrictions the onshore sites must use might be frustrating for some compared to offshore sites (Costes et al., 2016; Gains...
of error for each location, which could increase if we relied solely on triangulation from a greater distance. A positioning measurement was recorded at each radio location using a handheld GPS. We monitored each radio-collared rabbit until its death or until the end of the battery life of ...
The province’s population is projected to grow 30 per cent by 2041; the Greater Toronto Area’s, by 52 per cent. Recommended from Editorial Randall Denley: Fixing supply just one part of solving Ontario housing crunch GTA needs 30% more new housing units per year: report Th...