In December 1939, as benefit claims were beginning to be filed, the Social Security Board adopted a set of basic provisions to underlie a system for the hearing and review of claims involving adjudications that had been unfavorable to claimants. To implement this system the Board established an Office of Appeals Council, wholly independent of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. The p...

background esophageal cancer is highly prevalent among the turkman people in northeastern iran. in order to evaluate its etiology, there is an on-going prospective cohort study in this area involving approximately 50000 subjects over the age of 40 years. the majority of these subjects are illiterate, thus obtaining inâ­formed consent is very important and difficult. methods initially, we explai...

researchers demonstrate that individuals in different levels of physical activity have different motivations for sport activity. this study was designed to examine how motivations can discriminate three physical activity levels (inactive, active, sustained maintainers) according to self-determination theory. 159 zanjan university staff (mean age: 33 years old) completed exercise motivation inve...

this study examined the factors that affect loneliness of older people and their relationship with quality of life.data in this cross-sectional study were collected through survey form, ucla loneliness scale and quality of life (qol) short form (sf-36) scale. the total number of elderly people over the age of 65 yr from whom the study population was chosen was 4,170. the study population was de...

The 1950 amendments to the Social Security Act made substantial changes in old-age and survivors insurance coverage and benefits. Of the new provisions that were effective September 1950, one—the increase in current insurance benefits—had an almost immediate effect on public assistance caseloads and expenditures, as reported in the following pages. A later article will summarize the impact on t...