Using book translations as a measure of the flow of ideas across countries, we test the effect of the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe on the international transmission of ideas. We find that translations of Western European titles into former Communist countries increased by a factor of five with the fall of Communism, while translations between Communist countries decreased by a factor...

Although not shown in trials, high performance skill seems to be even more important in super-agers than in younger patients because of increased risks in terms of extension of procedural duration and the consequences of severe adverse events. Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancerrelated mortality worldwide. The incidence is lower in most of the Western countries, like the Unite...

This article reviews the position of the population of the Netherlands in the context of the demographic characteristics of the other seventeen major Western European countries. It attempts to show the ways in which the population of the Netherlands is part of the European mainstream and where it diverges in various interesting ways. Where possible, a (partial) explanation for this divergence w...

Centered around the social status of and policy related to disabled people in China, this paper aims analyze unfair treatment China face. The research shows that because bias against lack facilities for them, do not have equal human rights. To improve situation, developing countries like should only promote rights but also rehabilitate people’s self-esteem. government eradicate negative stereot...