The life-cycle model of household behavior forms the basis for most economic analysis of Social Security, private pensions, and retirement. This project seeks to extend the usefulness of the lifecycle model by considering the role of middle-class inheritances and bequests. We use HRS data. Prior work by the authors identifies key information in the HRS on the sources of private intergenerationa...

PURPOSE To analyze the dose rate influence in hyper-radiosensitivity (HRS) of human melanoma cells to very low doses of fast neutrons and to compare to the behaviour of normal human skin fibroblasts. MATERIALS AND METHODS We explored different neutron dose rates as well as possible implication of DNA double-strand breaks (DSB), apoptosis, and energy-provider adenosine-triphosphate (ATP) level...

Mutations in the neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) gene with the resultant loss of expression of the NF2 tumor suppressor schwannomin are one of the most common causes of benign human brain tumors, including schwannomas and meningiomas. Previously we demonstrated that the hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (HRS) strongly interacts with schwannomin. HRS is a powerful regulator ...

Two problems confront the spinal anaesthetist when he makes his injection :i. Which are the spinal nerve roots carrying the pain impulses from the operation area. This problem will not be further considered. It involves basic anatomical knowledge with which the anaesthetist must make himself familiar. 2. How is the local anaesthetic, deposited in the lumbar region, to be brought into contact wi...

Purpose Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with the risk of ischemic stroke, regardless of the administration of appropriate antithrombotic prophylaxis. This study investigated whether influenza vaccination is associated with the risk of ischemic stroke, to determine a solution to reduce this risk in patients with AF. Methods We used data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research...

background and objectives: high performance research activity in the health domain is crucial to overcoming ever-growing health-related problems. despite availability of data sources, only a limited number of researchers use these data to derive health-related information. thus, the present study aimed at exploring the barriers to research promotion as perceived by the university health researc...

education. today, a qualitative movement toward efficient trainings ineducational systems is necessary, since one of the important factors in the development and progress of any society is necessarily resources, manpower and their education.considering education as a basic system in growing human resources, the present article tries to address this matter, due to the fact that we are in a situ...

introduction: medical tourism as one of the dimensions of tourism is helping in sustainable development and dynamics of the economy. considering the low cost and high income of the industry and its role on strengthening country health structures, many developing countries focused their attention on the industrial sector and planning for it. the purpose of this research was to investigate effect...