We use Wisconsin Longitudinal Study data (n = 2,678) to assess the effects of religious denomination and ideology on end-of-life treatment preferences in two hypothetical terminal illness scenarios: physical pain and severe cognitive impairment. We found no statistically significant differences when comparing traditionally defined religious denominational groups (i.e., conservative, moderate an...

Despite the centrality of religion and fertility to life in rural Africa, the relationship between the two remains poorly understood. The study presented here uses unique integrated individual and congregational level data from rural Malawi to examine religious influences on contraceptive use. In this religiously diverse population, we find evidence that the particular characteristics of a cong...

In recent years, Polish society has observed an intensification of changes in socio-religious conditions. a special way, they have become the ‘hallmark’ young Poles, who already exist uniquely between ‘religious denomination’ and ‘social diversity.’ The current form Religious Education (school catechesis) is therefore becoming less compatible with daily life youth will thus undoubtedly be diffi...

Mormons are particularly concerned about missionary work, putting much effort into converting non-Mormons their faith. The proposed text attempts to focus on the goals of activity this quasi-Christian new religious movement, explain processes by which formed view conversion and how achieve them in daily life during work at early stages history denomination. An analysis idea mission teaching pra...

This paper compares the macroeconomic and welfare performances of currency union against those from independent managed floating regime using a two open-country DSGE model with foreign denomination private debt. The is calibrated on average data five founding members ASEAN performance regimes assessed under effects supply demand shocks. We find that economies are comparable to union. explained ...

E. Constance Jones (1848–1922) was one of the first women to study philosophy at University Cambridge. This paper focuses on her claim from major work, Elements Logic as a Science Propositions (published 1890), that each thing has unique existence. Jones’s follows claims about tropes and haecceities; but, I suggest, it’s not haecceities lead accept it. Rather, what she calls denomination names ...

Abstract This paper summarizes and compares several main types of coin sorting devices. Through different processes principles, the coins 1 jiao, 5 yuan are classified collected separately. Because structural characteristics coins, they have advantages multiple circulation, wear resistance, easy recovery, so on. Coins play an important role in small denomination currency. These devices can real...