Fertility in Namibia. Changes in fertility levels in North-Central Namibia 1960-2001, including an assessment of the impact of HIV

The aim of this study was to estimate the development of fertility in North-Central Namibia, former Ovamboland, from 1960 to 2001.Special attention was given to the onset of fertility decline and to the impact of the HIV epidemic on fertility.An additional aim was to introduce parish registers as a source of data for fertility research in Africa.Da

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Certification of Prefixed Tableau Proofs for Modal Logic

Different theorem provers tend to intra-trac3 produce proof objects in different formats and this is especially the case for modal logics, where several deductive formalisms (and provers based on them) have been presented.This work falls within the general project of establishing a common specification language in order to certify proofs given in a

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Tools to Overcome Internal Socio-Economic Inequality

Introduction.Dynamic economic growth and improvement of the quality of life of the population throughout the country are the keracare twist and define cream priorities of the state policies in modern Russia.Differences in natural and climatic conditions, sectoral specialization of the economy, and infrastructural constraints have caused the differe

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Instability and fingering of interfaces in growing tissue

Interfaces in tissues are ubiquitous, both between tissue and environment as well as between populations of different cell types.The propagation of an interface can be driven mechanically.Computer simulations of growing tissues are employed to study the stability of the interface between two tissues on a substrate.From a mechanical perspective, the

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Zinc pyrithione exposure compromises oocyte maturation through involving in spindle assembly and zinc accumulation

Zinc Pyrithione (ZPT), a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved chemical, is widely used for topical antimicrobials and cosmetic consumer products, including anti-dandruff shampoos.ZPT and its degraded byproducts have detected in large quantities in the environment, and identified to pose healthy risks on aquatic organisms and human.However, s

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