Over the period 1974-85 the range of mean annual new attendance rates at Accident and Emergency departments among English health districts was 36-673 per 1000 residents. The socio-economic diversity of these districts explained only one-third of the variation. The rates rose significantly (p less than 0.05) in 89 per cent of districts over the twelve years. Again, socio-economic variation only ...

The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 projects demographic and economic trends over the next four decades, using joint modelling by the OECD and the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. It assesses the impacts of these trends on the environment if we do not introduce more ambitious policies to better manage natural assets. It then examines some of the policies that could change tha...

The Rise in Obesity across the Atlantic: An Economic Perspective We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency considerations, which are organized around three categories of market failures: productive i...

AND ACTIONS CONTENTS Page 1. BACKGROUND TO THE COUNTRY STUDY 1.1 Contextual framework I 1.2 General considerations 1 1.3 Human population 3 1.4 Infrastructure development 5 1.5 Theurban environment 6 1.6 Land tenure, property rights and general land use systems 6 1.7 Macroeconomic structureandpolicies 7 1.8 Social andcultural issues 8 1.9 Environmental education/awareness 8 1.10 Political facto...

OBJECTIVES To investigate trends in Russian mortality for 1991-2001 with particular reference to trends since the Russian economic crisis in 1998 and to geographical differences within Russia. DESIGN Analysis of data obtained from the Russian State statistics committee for 1991-2001. All cause mortality was compared between seven federal regions. Comparison of cause specific rates was conduct...

We analyze the euro area business cycle in a medium scale DSGE model where we assume two stochastic trends: one on total factor productivity and one on the in ation target of the central bank. To justify our choice of integrated trends, we test alternative speci cations for both of them. We do so, estimating trends together with the model's structural parameters, to prevent estimation biases. I...

This study was carried out with groups of extractivists of mangrove oysters in the estuary of Cananéia, São Paulo State, Brazil, between the years 1999 and 2007 with the objective to evaluate and compare trends in the sustainability of this activity, in a multidimensional and integrated way, in social, economic, ecological, technological and ethical dimensions, using the method RAPFISH. The dif...

As applications grow in capability, they also grow in complexity. This complexity in turn gets pushed into modules and libraries. In addition, hardware configurations become increasingly elaborate, too. These two trends make understanding, debugging and analyzing the performance of applications more and more difficult. To enable detailed insight into library usage of applications, we present an...

As medical information becomes increasingly available and individuals take a more active role in managing their personal health, it is essential for scholars to better understand the general public's information-seeking behavior. The study reported here explores the use of the World Wide Web to seek health information in a contemporary information-media environment. Drawing from uses and gratif...

OBJECTIVES There is growing interest in engaging patients in healthcare research, which raises important questions about the factors that may promote such engagement. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between patient characteristics and three aspects of patient engagement in the medical research process: awareness, interest, and actual participation. METHODS Cross-secti...