The role of the occupational environment in the occurrence of cancer of the pancreas was analysed in a case-control study of 171 cases of pancreatic cancer and 317 controls matched for age at interview, sex, hospital, and interviewer. The study was conducted in France between 1982 and 1985 and covered 15 important industries and various other occupations. The results are given for the whole pop...

BACKGROUND Political instability and the civil war in Southern Sudan have resulted in numerous atrocities, mass violence, and forced migration for vast parts of the civilian population in the West Nile region. High exposure to traumatic experiences has been particularly prominent in the Ugandan and Sudanese of the West Nile Region, representing an indication of the psychological strain posed by...

of a thesis at the University of Miami. Thesis supervised by Professor Richard J. Grant. No. of pages in text. (132) In the absence of coherent and evenly implemented spatial planning in post-apartheid Johannesburg, foreign nationals are perceived to have contributed to the spatial fragmentation of the city and exacerbated social distance through enclave formation and discourses of separation f...

BACKGROUND Hypertension, notably untreated or uncontrolled, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) morbidity and mortality. In countries in transition, little is known about the epidemiology of hypertension, and its biochemical correlates. This study was carried out in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, to characterize self-reported (SR) normotensives and hypertensives in terms of ...

In 2005 Ghana introduced copyright legislation that protects folklore against unregulated use by Ghanaian nationals. effect, this means any national wishing to engage with their own cultural heritage in order develop a new commercial work must register intent and pay an undetermined fee the Copyright Office or National Folklore Board prior use. This is particularly problematic for Ghana’s indus...

We describe three waves of COVID-19 infections in Manila. First, imported cases among Chinese nationals; second, amongst Filipinos residing less densely populated areas; and third, high-density areas. highlight this using admissions data from the National Infectious Diseases hospital

article 963 of the civil code considers the personal and financial relations of spouses who are not the nationals of the same government as subject to the concerned government of husband. in the first glance, primitive emergence of this article also includes an iranian woman who has married a foreign man and considers her as subject to the law of the concerned government of her foreign husband....

Abstract Much prior research has focused on understanding how host nationals’ negative opinions of the impact migration and arriving communities affect their attitudes towards newcomers. Yet, role positive remained largely underinvestigated. The present study aims to move beyond intergroup paradigm contribute literature by examining whether refugees’ society are related behavioural intentions t...

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to study how humans allocate scarce resources in times of hardship. We public preferences regarding who should get access government aid for the self-employed, bed intensive care unit, and permission cross border using original conjoint survey experiments administered an incentivised online panel Switzerland during first second waves ...

Research on the interplay between inclusive norms and intergroup contact improving orientations has yielded conflicting results, suggesting either that an experience of personal is necessary to have a positive effect or such not always necessary. To clarify this issue, across four studies ( N = 835), we investigated influence as function experiences contact. Study 1 demonstrated are more strong...