Transition from socialist to capitalist economy led to enormous changes in earnings and employment. In our study a long-horizon descriptive analysis is presented about the major trends, including the last fifteen years of socialism. Education, gender, calendar time, age and vintage effects are separately analyzed. Aggregate (quasi-) panel analysis is used to assess the role of labor demand and ...

This letter deals with the problem of fluctuating target detection in heavy-tailed -distributed clutter over a number of independent coherent intervals, e.g., in the case of a long observation interval (“stare mode”), or that of independent (range) resolution cells as per the track before detect techniques. The generalized likelihood ratio test for the problem at hand is derived, as well as an ...

The development of in vitro fertilization in the 1970s has revolutionized the treatment of infertility. In the US, 126 procedures are performed per million people each year. The ability to culture embryos in vitro has allowed the development of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). PGD is similar to the prenatal diagnosis used to screen for various genetic diseases before birth, but its adva...

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, social psychologists diagnosed their field as suffering a state of disciplinary crisis. The crisis was a multifaceted one, but issues of methodology, social relevance, and disciplinary, philosophical, and theoretical orientation were the primary areas of concern. Given that these issues have been prominent ones throughout the history of the social and behavioral ...

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are anthropogenic compounds that ubiquitous in most manufactured goods. Few legacy BFRs have been recognised as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and prohibited since the 2000s. However, continue to be used despite growing concerns regarding their toxicity; they often referred novel (nBFRs). While environmental contamination due chlorinated POPs has extensi...

The administrator of the district, Mr John Colman, first employed me as a translator assisting the late Mr Muriso Warebu. I assisted him and in particular worked with the Gimi people and the people of Moraei. Then I was selected to be trained as an aid post orderly. After completing the course, I was sent back to Purosa to set up an aid post. With the help of the village people, the building wa...

The UN Preparatory Committee for the Second United Nations Development Decade entrusted to CESI, which is associated with the Office of Public Information, the preparation of a report on the measures undertaken and envisaged « with a view to mobilizing public opinion in regard to the objectives of the Second Development Decade ». The Report is also to be considered a response to similar request...

INTRODUCTION The Sixth Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) designated Sir Robert Jackson as Commissioner to undertake a study of the capacity of the United Nations system to handle the resources made available by the UNDP first, at their present level, and second, if doubled over the next five years. The « Jackson Report » is the result of a study...