Data structure designs for breeding value estimation of performance-tested boars using mixed-model methodology were compared. Computer models were based on estimates of parameters from the literature and from results of a survey of test station managers. Results were compared using accuracy (the correlation of true and estimated breeding values) and prediction error variance (PEV). The single-t...

This paper explores the impact of trust and reciprocal expectations on the choice of childcare when mothers decide to work in two different types of Zimbabwean villages. One type of villages are traditional communal villages with a tight social structures through family ties throughout the village. The second type of villages originates from land reallocation in the 1980s to selected families.

The transition to adulthood is a process that brings childhood an end and turns the individual into young adult. This characterised by acquisition of new roles for people, linked development personal autonomy culminate in their emotional functional independence. aim this study was ascertain how people with family ties youths without support perceive understand emancipation process. also sought ...

AIM To examine the association of social ties and income with self reported health, in order to investigate if social ties have a greater impact on the health of people on low incomes compared to those financially better off. METHODS A nationally representative cross-sectional study of 5205 French adults using data from questionnaires which asked about health, income and relationships with fa...

This is a companion volume to "The Child and the Family," consisting of a collection of Dr. Winnicott's articles and broadcasts dealing with the child as his relationships begin to spread outside the family. The section on evacuated children is of lasting value as it highlights the nature of family ties, then seen under stress, and still has lessons (particularly on residential treatment) which...

An analysis of 60 ethnographic interviews with family caregivers for frail community-based elderly persons has suggested that ethical dilemmas are an important organizing framework for family caregiving. The present paper explores this conjecture as it relates to the practice of occupational therapy with older clients and their families. Major themes of ethical dilemmas in family caregiving, as...

OBJECTIVES In this article, we explore within-family differences in the closeness of sibling ties in adulthood. Specifically, we consider the sibship as a network and investigate the ways in which perceptions of mothers' differential treatment play a role in within-family variations in sibling closeness in midlife. METHOD Data were analyzed from 2,067 adult sibling dyads nested within 216 lat...