scholarly journals The Neolithic

1995 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Holm
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
Social Differences ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Time Period ◽  
South Sweden ◽  
Cultural Structures

Publications from the time period 1986-1990 concerning the Neolithic are characterized by variation. This is seen in the different approaches and regional differences based on various archaeological conditions. Studies of settlements and economic/social aspects of the societies are in majority together with an emphasis on neolithisation processes. Some studies concern theoretical approaches and methods and applications. South Sweden, with Scania in focus, is the most well-documented region, with regional variations in the archaeological record interpreted as cultural and social differences. In central Sweden comparatively few contributions discuss problems of settlements and social and cultural structures. In Norrland, finally, differences in the archaeological record between and within coastal and inland regions are evident, signifying various Neolithic groups.

SEASONAL AND REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE UNSATURATED ACIDS OF ALBERTA BUTTERFAT

1957 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. W. Wood ◽  
W. Haab
Keyword(s):  
Oleic Acid ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Seasonal Fluctuations ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Grazing Season ◽  
Polyunsaturated Acids ◽  
Iodine Values ◽  
Summer Minimum

Monthly samples of butterfat taken during 1953–54 from creameries at Edmonton and Lethbridge showed regional and seasonal fluctuations of iodine values and content of monoenoic and conjugated and non-conjugated dienoic, trienoic and tetraenoic acids. The total unsaturated acids content, as measured by iodine values, was higher in the Edmonton butterfats and reached a maximum in September at the end of the grazing season, while the lower Lethbridge maximum occurred in May with but slightly declining values throughout the summer. Minimum values were recorded during November and December for both regions. Maximum oleic acid occurrence did not coincide with the peak of the grazing season. Most of the polyunsaturated acids varied seasonally but marked regional differences were not observed. In general the latter constituents occurred in amounts comparable to those reported elsewhere. With the exception of the non-conjugated dienoic acids, summer values were high and winter values low. Conjugated tetraenoic acids were found in all butterfats but in trace amounts only.

scholarly journals Economical and Social Dimensions of Unionization in Turkish Textile and Clothing Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seher Kanat ◽  
Turan Atılgan ◽  
Pelin Ofluoğlu Küçük
Keyword(s):  
Gross National Product ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Production Potential ◽  
Social Differences ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Research Structure

AbstractTextile and clothing sector possesses a significant place in Turkish manufacturing industry as well as in exports, investments, gross national product and employment; also maintains its locomotive sector position in development for a long time with its established production potential and labor force. However, there are serious issues about the unionization of workers in the sector. On one hand, this situation causes an increment in social and economical issues of workers and enterprises and on the other hand, it damages democracy within the enterprise. In this context, this study aims to suggest tangible solutions by revealing the economical and social differences between unionization and non-unionization in the sector. Besides, the study differs from other studies and contributes to the literature due to its two-sided research structure (workers and employers) and analysis of unionization in textile and clothing sector in terms of economical and social aspects. In accordance with the aim of the research, two separate surveys are conducted for textile and clothing enterprises, which operate throughout Turkey, and for unionized and non-unionized blue-collar workers of these enterprises. The obtained data are analyzed by using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and independent samples t-test. As stated by the research results, the perspectives of unionized and non-unionized participants differ with regard to positive and negative aspects (both economical and social aspects) of being a union member.

scholarly journals Assessing volumetric change distributions and scaling relations of retrogressive thaw slumps across the Arctic

2022 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Philipp Bernhard ◽  
Simon Zwieback ◽  
Nora Bergner ◽  
Irena Hajnsek
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Scaling Laws ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Scaling Relations ◽  
Volumetric Change ◽  
Inverse Gamma ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Study Sites

Abstract. Arctic ice-rich permafrost is becoming increasingly vulnerable to terrain-altering thermokarst, and among the most rapid and dramatic of these changes are retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs). They initiate when ice-rich soils are exposed and thaw, leading to the formation of a steep headwall which retreats during the summer months. The impacts and the distribution and scaling laws governing RTS changes within and between regions are unknown. Using TanDEM-X-derived digital elevation models, we estimated RTS volume and area changes over a 5-year time period from winter 2011/12 to winter 2016/17 and used for the first time probability density functions to describe their distributions. We found that over this time period all 1853 RTSs mobilized a combined volume of 17×106 m3 yr−1, corresponding to a volumetric change density of 77 m3 yr−1 km−2. Our remote sensing data reveal inter-regional differences in mobilized volumes, scaling laws, and terrain controls. The distributions of RTS area and volumetric change rates follow an inverse gamma function with a distinct peak and an exponential decrease for the largest RTSs. We found that the distributions in the high Arctic are shifted towards larger values than at other study sites We observed that the area-to-volume scaling was well described by a power law with an exponent of 1.15 across all study sites; however the individual sites had scaling exponents ranging from 1.05 to 1.37, indicating that regional characteristics need to be taken into account when estimating RTS volumetric changes from area changes. Among the terrain controls on RTS distributions that we examined, which included slope, adjacency to waterbodies, and aspect, the latter showed the greatest but regionally variable association with RTS occurrence. Accounting for the observed regional differences in volumetric change distributions, scaling relations, and terrain controls may enhance the modelling and monitoring of Arctic carbon, nutrient, and sediment cycles.

scholarly journals China's “New Regionalism”: Subnational Analysis in Chinese Political Economy

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meg E. Rithmire
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Comparative Politics ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Causal Power ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
New Regionalism ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Political Economies ◽  
Endogenous Change ◽  
Subnational Analysis

The study of Chinese political economy has experienced a sea change since the late 1990s; instead of debating the origins and direction of national reform, scholars have turned to examining the origins of local economic variation. This article reviews recent work in the regional political economy of contemporary China. In keeping with a movement in comparative politics toward analyzing subnational politics, the “new regionalists” seek to identify and explain meaningful heterogeneity in the Chinese polity and economy. Yet they go further than simply using subnational cases to generate or test theories about Chinese politics. Instead, they propose that subnational political economies in China are a function of endogenous change rather than a reaction to national priorities. After identifying differences between the “new regionalism” and previous studies of decentralization in China, the author discusses this work according to the theoretical approaches (institutional, ideational, and sociohistorical) used to explain the origins of regional differences. She concludes by examining the limitations of the new regionalist agenda in comparative and historical context and suggesting that scholars move past unconditional acceptance of the causal power of “socialist legacies” and instead attend to the importance of changes in the post-Mao administrative hierarchy.

scholarly journals Regional Variations in Chronic Rhinosinusitis, 2003–2006

2009 ◽  
Vol 141 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy M. Smith ◽  
Terence M. Davidson ◽  
Claire Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Chronic Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Care Survey ◽  
Ambulatory Medical Care

OBJECTIVES: 1. Characterize patient visits for chronic rhinosinusitis on the basis of age, gender, race, diagnostic services, and medication use. 2. Evaluate regional differences in patient visits for chronic rhinosinusitis. STUDY DESIGN: Analysis of cross-sectional survey data from two national databases of ambulatory medical encounters. SETTING: Not applicable. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Four years (2003–2006) of data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were analyzed. Visits involving chronic rhinosinusitis were identified by using reported diagnostic codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision. They were weighted to provide national estimates of care. Data were analyzed with the Pearson χ2 test using the SPSS 16.2 Complex Samples Module, taking into account the complex survey design and multiple time periods. RESULTS: A total of 4617 patient visits for chronic rhinosinusitis were identified, accounting for 1.95 percent of all visits. With the application of weights to this sample, these visits represent 91.2 million national visits. A significantly higher proportion of visits in the South involved African Americans (Pearson χ2 = 69.5, F = 6.7, df = 2.8, 2118, P < 0.01). Significantly fewer diagnostic services were provided or ordered in the Northeast (Pearson χ2 = 64.8, F = 4.0, df = 4.3, 3247, P < 0.01). Providers in the Northeast were also significantly less likely to order or renew more than three medications at the visit (Pearson χ2 = 54.0, F = 3.1, df = 2.6, 1930, P < 0.05). No regional differences were seen for age, gender, or setting type. CONCLUSION: Significant regional variations exist for chronic rhinosinusitis in patient demographics, diagnosis, and management. Continuing research is needed to refine physician awareness, evaluation, and treatment of this disorder.

The last year of life in Europe: regional variations in functional status and sources of support

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1041-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
KARSTEN HANK ◽  
HENDRIK JÜRGES
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Dying At Home ◽  
To Receive

ABSTRACTThis article aims to provide an initial account of the life circumstances of older people in 11 continental European countries during the year prior to their deaths. It focuses on regional variations in functional limitations and sources of support. Using logistic regression we analyse data from 523 end-of-life interviews in 2006–07, collected for the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (Wave 2) about the respondents who had died since the baseline data collection in 2004–05. The prevalence of functional limitations was found to be fairly consistent across Northern, Central and Southern Europe. Significant regional differences existed, however, with regard to the deceased respondents' main sources of support and the locations of their deaths. Northern Europeans were the least likely to receive help from their family only and the most likely to be supported by non-kin. They also exhibited the highest risk of dying in a nursing home. In Mediterranean countries, a pattern of exclusive family support and dying at home prevailed. The findings support the notion of a ‘mixed responsibility’ of families and welfare states as providers of support for older people in the last year of life.

The Impacts of Social Protection Policies and Programs on Suicide: A Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chungah Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Social ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
Study Setting

Despite vigorous interest in showing the association between economic determinants and suicide, not many studies have focused on the social protection that can moderate the detrimental impact of the economic environment on suicide. This article is the first to review the relationship between suicide and social protection. In this article, I summarize the empirical findings and theoretical approaches in published papers on the relationship between suicide and social protection, and I identify knowledge gaps for future studies. The review included all quantitative and qualitative articles published in peer-reviewed journals, regardless of study setting, language, and time period. Among 19 papers meeting the inclusion criteria, 16 studies reported at least one negative association, 2 studies failed to prove a statistical association, and 1 study showed ambiguous results. However, due to the heterogeneity of contexts, the diversity of indicators of social protection, and the paucity of theoretical mechanisms for interpreting the results, further research is required in this area.

scholarly journals Remapping Bangladesh: A Palimpsestic Approach to Tehmima Anam’s Bengal Trilogy

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Hafiza Habiba Ikram ◽  
Amara Khan
Keyword(s):  
Golden Age ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Time Period ◽  
History Of

I here apply the Palimpsestic approach to the major events and characters in Tehmima Anam’s Bengal Trilogy, A Golden Age (2007), The Good Muslim (2011) and The Bones of Grace (2016). I have explored how Anam remaps particular places in her trilogy by adding a unique narrative in the history of Bangladesh. This research identifies the reactions of some of the major characters when they are placed in a particular time period which eventually changes their perception of the particular situation. I have analyzed three major female characters and a couple of minor male characters to find out what makes them distinctive and challenging in the light of the selected theoretical approaches. The major aspects of the Palimpsest approach such as superimposed structures, overwriting and rewriting of certain events, re-inscription of certain ideas, remapping of particular places, and the special role of memory or recalling of an event highlight the trilogy as a palimpsest text.

scholarly journals Regional variations of amenable mortality rate in Latvia

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Skrule ◽  
J Lepiksone
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
National Level ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Reduce Health Inequality ◽  
Amenable Mortality ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Time Period

Abstract Background Death can be considered as amenable if all or most deaths from that cause (at certain age group if appropriate) could be avoided through optimal quality of health care. Amenable mortality is one of indicators to use for assessing health system performance and outcome. Methods For amenable death causes using list of diseases and conditions from Office for National Statistics of United Kingdom (used by Eurostat). Calculation of amenable death rate (per 100000 population) for ages 0 to 74 years at regional level (six statistical regions) for time period 2015-2017, direct age-standardization to the overall national population. Results accompanied by confidence intervals (95%). Results There is a slight decline in amenable mortality of Latvia at national level over the period 2015-2017. Amenable death rate of Latvia in 2017 was 309 per 100 000 (95% CI, 308.95 - 309.05). Death rates at regional level varies from 274.34 (274.23 - 274.44) in Pieriga region to 375.49 (375.37 - 375.62) per 100 000 in Latgale region. There are no significant changes in ranking of regions for three years period. Conclusions Results shows that there are differences of amenable mortality rates between regions of Latvia. There are health inequalities between regions: Pieriga region show the best health care services performance, while Latgale displays the worst performance. There is field for deeper analysis and find better interventions for improvements at national level and reducing variability between regions. Key messages There are regional variations of amenable mortality in Latvia. Regional variations show places to reduce health inequality.

scholarly journals Territorial polarisation of the economy and population distribution in post-Soviet Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (46) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Gennady Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Social Differences ◽  
Regional Budget ◽  
Regional Specificity ◽  
Soviet Russia

AbstractScientists, experts, and politicians have differing views on polarisation and levelling in the development of regions. Many researchers consider polarisation to be an objective process that benefits the country and the region because labour productivity is higher in larger centres. As for social differences, many states (and the European Union as an organisation) redistribute part of their revenue from more prosperous regions to poorer ones using regional budget policies. The article provides useful data on the regional specificity of polarisation and levelling in Russia at macro-, meso-, and microregional levels based on statistical, economic and cartographic analysis. The article shows that in Russia the polarisation of the economy and population distribution strongly prevails over the levelling of regional differences.

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