A species of Galápagos tortoise endemic to Española Island was reduced to just 12 females and three males that have been bred in captivity since 1971 and have produced over 1700 offspring now repatriated to the island. Our molecular genetic analyses of juveniles repatriated to and surviving on the island indicate that none of the tortoises sampled in 1994 had hatched on the island versus 3% in ...

BACKGROUND Complementary health insurance is increasingly used to remedy the limitations and shortcomings of the basic health insurance benefit packages. Hence, it is essential to gather reliable information about the amount of Willingness to Pay (WTP) for health insurance. We assessed the WTP for health insurance in Iran in order to suggest an affordable complementary health insurance. METHO...

When Australian soldiers returned from World War I they were of ered the chance to settle on ‘land i t for heroes’. Promotional material painted a picture of prosperous farms and contented families, appealing to returned servicepeople and their families hoping for a fresh start. Yet just 20 years after the inception of these soldier settlement schemes, fewer than half of the settlers remained o...

In the context of changes in migration process taking place world, support compatriots, protection their rights and freedoms are becoming one key priorities Kazakhstan's foreign policy. The purpose study is to legal aspects supporting compatriots accordance with legislation such countries as Russian Federation, Federal Republic Germany Korea, determine main directions development relevant Kazak...

The importance and the essential role of social worker who works in Intervention Service Situations Trafficking, Migration, Repatriation, Exploitation Street Assistance are highlighted this article. protection promotion children's rights Romania is carried out both at local level communities, but mainly through specialised services each county country. Assessing worker, a member multidisciplina...