one determinant of peace is the role of women in society. some studies suggest that a young age structure, also known as a “youth bulge” can facilitate conflict. population growth and age structure are factors amenable to change in a human rights context. we propose that policies which favor voluntary family planning and the education of women can ameliorate the global burden of disease associa...

We report the first abundance analysis of 14 M giant stars in the Galactic bulge, based on R = 25, 000 infrared spectroscopy (1.5−1.8 μm) using NIRSPEC at the Keck telescope. Because some of the bulge M giants reach high luminosities and have very late spectral type, it has been suggested that they are the progeny of only the most metal rich bulge stars, or possibly members of a younger bulge p...

background: transplants of multipotent stem cells have been shown to have a neuroprotective effect after central nervous system injury. the bulge region of the hair follicle has been reported as a putative source of hair follicle stem cells (hfsc) for many years; however, few studies have documented the properties of bulge derived cells in vitro until now. this study was conducted to isolate an...

Over the past decade numerous government and non-government actors have used the well-worn refrain that “young people represent a country’s future” to rally both political and financial support for investments in programs benefitting older children, adolescents and youth. Such advocacy efforts have generally focused on two broad lines of reasoning. On the one hand, the case is made for how not ...

The youth have long represented an important constituency for electoral mobilization in Africa. Today, as the region faces a growing ‘youth bulge’ that is disproportionately burdened by unand underemployment, capturing the votes of this demographic is becoming more important than ever before. Yet, despite their numerical importance and the historical relevance of generational identities within ...

In this paper, I present additional information for policy-makers and researchers to consider in response to the view proposed by Potts et al that "the pill is mightier than the sword." I identify states with both high rates of terrorism and a youth bulge and discuss correlates of both these societal characteristics. The research examined supports the view that factors other than access to fami...

One determinant of peace is the role of women in society. Some studies suggest that a young age structure, also known as a "youth bulge" can facilitate conflict. Population growth and age structure are factors amenable to change in a human rights context. We propose that policies which favor voluntary family planning and the education of women can ameliorate the global burden of disease associa...