article 905 & 949 of iran civil code says that: if there is no inheritor other than husband, he takes all inheritance; but according to article 949: if a wife is sole heir, she takes her portion, that is one fourth, and the reminder will be regarded heirless and encountered according to article 866. this discrimination between wife and husband is based on the famous opinion of shiite jurisprude...

This paper theoretically studies and empirically estimates (1) how spousal labor supply affects bargaining between the husband and wife over their private consumption, and (2) the impact of this intrahousehold bargaining on their reservation wage and unemployment duration. We consider a model of household job search in which the outcomes of bargaining are determined by the sharing rule of Chiap...

Spousal correlations are known to have a number of physical and mental characteristics, among which general mental ability is one of the strongest. IQ tests have ordinarily been used in studies of assortative mating, but in neurocognitive tests, less frequently. In this study, we examined spousal correlations in 76 husband-wife pairs using a computerized neuropsychological test battery. Signifi...

Husbands and wives constitute genetically unrelated individuals living together, often sharing a common diet, and subjected to similar environmental stresses. Examination of resemblances in the dental caries experience (DMFT) in spouse pairs can contribute to an understanding of dental caries epidemiology in the adult (KLEIN, JADA 33: 735-743, 1946). In this study, individual husband and wife D...

These are beautiful books that explore and celebrate different cultural ways that will be foreign to most 21st century readers who are living in a city with an urban lifestyle. Interestingly, they both depict their characters celebrating life and death. Alicia Potter’s title appropriately foreshadows the main character’s scattering of her husband’s ashes, while Nivola’s title suggests the impor...

An English multipara, aged 31 years, first attended the Special Clinic at St. Thomas' Hospital on April 13, 1961, with excessive vaginal discharge. She admitted only marital sexual intercourse. Urethral and cervical smears and cultures were negative and no trichomonads or monilia were found. A repeat examination on April 20, 1961, showed urethral and cervical smears still negative, but Trichomo...

The possible transmission of Strongyloides stercoralis from men who had been infected for many years to their wives was investigated. None of the 24 wives was infected, as indicated by the absence of anti-Strongyloides antibodies in their serum. Thus, the risk of transmission from husband to wife seems small, although the likelihood among homosexuals is greater.

This study aimed to examine differences in subjective psychological well-being between husband and wife caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease in comparison to the psychological states of noncaregiver husbands and wives similar in age and ethnicity. The principal comparison of interest was whether differences between husband and wife caregivers were greater than those between comparison...