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The Equation of Life in the East India Company Armies: Statistical Arguments for the provision of Private Pensions
Talbot, Philip - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 1 (2013) 2, pp. 230-241
The basis for mortality tables that underpin life insurance plans are based on the statistics at each age of mortality … Great Britain (Baca?r: 2011). However, the first mortality statistics to be used by insurance companies did not appear until … companies in and outside of Great Britain (Rothschild, 2009). In 1847 a further unique contribution to mortality tables was …
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The Relationship of Age to Level of Performance and Independence Associated with Rehabilitative Interventions Provided to Older Adults Who Are Blind
Brooks, Michael; Stephens, Barry C. - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 28-39
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between rehabilitative interventions and older adults with visual impairments. This study employed an ex post facto, quasi-experimental design which analyzed changes that occurred based on composite pretest and posttest scores...
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An Analysis on Public Policies in Universities¡¯ Obligation of Ensuring Students¡¯ Safety
Zhen, Zeng - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 96-99
It is claimed in Britain and U.S¡¯s tort laws that obligation and special relationship is by nature a manifestation of public policies. Therefore, when analyzing universities¡¯ obligation of ensuring students¡¯ safety, the court takes public policy into consideration: predictability, the...
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The Role of Culture and Belief Systems in Shaping Customary Land Reform
Austine Ng¡¯ombe; Mushinge, Anthony - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 123-134
In their quest for economic development through increased private investment, many developing countries are reformulating land policies to pave way for the transformation of communal land rights into private property. However, these customary land reform efforts have often been frustrated by...
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Living Arrangements and Aging in Mexico: Changes in Households, Poverty and Regions, 1992-2009
Ver¨®nica Montes de Oca; Garay, Sagrario; Rico, Brittany - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 61-74
This paper analyzes diverse socio-demographic variables in living arrangements among older people at national and regional levels in Mexico. Using the National Survey of Demographic Dynamics for 1992, 1997, 2006 and 2009, we develop two levels of analysis, household and individual, in order to...
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Comparing Traditional Body Mass Index and Joslin Diabetes Center¡¯s Asian Body Mass Index in Predicting Self-Report Type 2 Diabetes
Tran, Thanh V; Nguyen, Tam H.; Wang, Kaipeng; Phan, Phu - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 55-60
This study examined the predictability of traditional Body Mass Index standards and the Joslin Diabetes Center¡¯s recommended BMI standards for Asian Americans. A sample of 2973 adult Asian Americans aged 45 and older from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) was used. This...
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A Dynamic Study of Racial Inequality in Home Equity during the Housing Bubble
Dai, Wenqian; Yang, Ying - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 40-54
From 2001 to 2005 the American housing market witnessed a housing bubble with rising housing prices and home ownership rates. Home equity that constitutes a large share of net worth for most families increases also during this housing bubble. This paper examines the degree to which the overall...
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Egypt¡¯s Exchange Rate Regime Policy after the Float
Massoud, Ali A.; Willett, Thomas D. - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 1-16
The major purpose of this paper is to analyze the actual exchange rate policies followed by Egypt since the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced its adoption of a floating ER regime in January 2003. Based on our analytical and empirical approaches to analyzing the actual degree of flexibility...
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To wait for the Law to Change or not to Wait, That is the Question: A Guide for Same-Gender Couples and Clergy on the Necessity of Using Private Law to Protect the Rights of Same-S...
Gross-Schaefer, Arthur; Gala, Sona - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 100-112
Due to the serious issues same-gendered couples living in states that do not legally recognize their relationships face, this article examines the very real need for same-sex couples to use private law, in the form of specific legal documents, to protect their rights. Moreover, the authors take...
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Factors Influencing Occupational Segregation by Gender in Malaysia
Bakar, Noor Rahamah Abu - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (2014) 4, pp. 75-81
In many developing countries, occupational segregation by gender is a topic that is much discussed but very few researches had been carried out. In Malaysia, secondary sources of data, such as the Population and Housing Census reports and Social Statistics Bulletins of the Malaysian Statistics...
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