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Turbulent times: Effects of turbulence and violence exposure in adolescence on high school completion, health risk behavior, and mental health in young adulthood

Boynton-Jarrett, Renée; Hair, Elizabeth; Zuckerman, Barry - In: Social Science & Medicine 95 (2013) C, pp. 77-86

Turbulent social environments are associated with health and developmental risk, yet mechanisms have been understudied. Guided by a life course framework and stress theory, this study examined the association between turbulent life transitions (including frequent residential mobility, school...

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“Listening for his breath:” The significance of gender and partner reporting on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

Henry, Doug; Rosenthal, Leon - In: Social Science & Medicine 79 (2013) C, pp. 48-56

-methods study from the Dallas metropolitan area, USA, was done in 2006 to illuminate the significance of gender and partner …

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Medical ideology as a double-edged sword: The politics of cure and care in the making of Alzheimer’s disease

Chaufan, Claudia; Hollister, Brooke; Nazareno, Jennifer; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 5, pp. 788-795

This paper builds on our prior work concerning the emergence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as a major social and health concern. Our study was conducted in two phases (1985–1987 and 2009–2011). We examined the historical evolution of the concept of AD and the emergence of the AD social...

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Racial and ethnic disparities in hospital care resulting from air pollution in excess of federal standards

Hackbarth, Andrew D.; Romley, John A.; Goldman, Dana P. - In: Social Science & Medicine 73 (2011) 8, pp. 1163-1168

This study investigates racial and ethnic disparities in hospital admission and emergency room visit rates resulting from exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter levels in excess of federal standards (“excess attributable risk”). We generate zip code-level ambient pollution exposures...

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The Asian model: a crisis foretold

Singh, Ajit; Weisse, Bruce - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998

Abstract The East Asian countries achieved extraordinarily fast economic growth during the last four decades. Indeed, it would be no exaggeration to say that they represented the most successful case of rapid industrialisation and sustained economic growth in the history of mankind. This paper...

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A two-year revision: cross comparison and modeling of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Franklin Resources

Kitov, Ivan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

Approximately two years ago we presented results of price modeling and extensive statistical analysis for share prices of five banks: Bank of America (BAC), Franklin Resources (BEN), Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Morgan Stanley (MS). Using monthly closing prices (adjusted for...

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Trade Protectionism and Intra-industry Trade: A USA - EU Comparison

Ferreira-Lopes, Alexandra; Sousa, Cândida; Carvalho, Helena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …

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EU and US security policy from the cold war era to the 21st century: the institutional evolution of cfsp and the factors that determine the American military supremacy

Economou, Emmanouel; Marios; Lazaros; Metaxas, Theodore - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

European allies. The study also raises questions about the possible dangers the USA might face through their attempts to …

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The MERCOSUR and the Creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Marcel, Vaillant; Fernando, Lorenzo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003

The objective of the project that gives rise to the present book is to analyze the economic incentives, on the social and on the private level, of the different alternatives for trade liberalization. That is to say, information is processed to deeply understand the different negotiation...

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Cross comparison and modelling of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Franklin Resources

Kitov, Ivan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

We have studied statistical characteristics of five share price time series. For each stock price, we estimated a best fit quantitative model for the monthly closing price as based on the decomposition into two defining consumer price indices selected from a large set of CPIs. It was found that...

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