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UNINA9910968255603321 |
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Titolo |
Studies in the economics of aging / / edited by David A. Wise |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1994 |
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9786611224103 |
9781281224101 |
1281224103 |
9780226903316 |
0226903311 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (472 p.) |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research project report |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Aging - Economic aspects |
Old age - Economic aspects |
Retirement - Economic aspects |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Papers presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on the Economics of Aging in May 1992, held at St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending -- 2. Methods for Projecting the Future Size and Health Status of the U.S. Elderly Population -- 3. Longer Life Expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of Reductions in Mortality Rates at Advanced Ages -- 4. 401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving -- 5. Some Thoughts on Savings -- 6. Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men and Women, Medicare, and Models -- 7. Demographics, the Housing Market, and the Welfare of the Elderly -- 8. Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons -- 9. Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan -- 10. Forecasting Nursing Home Utilization of Elderly Americans -- 11. Policy Options for Long-Term Care -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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Studies in the Economics of Aging is the fourth book in a series from the National Bureau of Economic Research that addresses economic issues in aging and retirement. Building on the research in The |
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Economics of Aging (1989), Issues in the Economics of Aging (1990), and Topics in the Economics of Aging (1992), this volume examines elderly population growth and government spending, life expectancy and health, saving for retirement and housing values, aging in Germany and Taiwan, and the utilization of nursing home and other long-term care. |
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UNINA9911020443303321 |
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Autore |
Gosling E. M |
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Bivalve molluscs : biology, ecology, and culture / / Elizabeth Gosling |
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Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Fishing News Books, 2003 |
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9786610212941 |
9781280212949 |
1280212942 |
9780470792766 |
0470792760 |
9780470995532 |
047099553X |
9781405147576 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (456 p.) |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Bivalve Molluscs Biology, Ecology and Culture; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 An Introduction to Bivalves; References; 2 Morphology of Bivalves; Introduction; The shell; Mantle; Gills; The foot; Labial palps and alimentary canal; Gonads; Heart and haemolymph vessels; Excretory organs; Nerves and sensory receptors; References; 3 Ecology of Bivalves; Introduction; Global and local distribution patterns; |
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Factors affecting distribution and abundance; References; 4 How Bivalves Feed; Introduction; Filtration rate; Particle processing on the gills |
Labial palps and pseudofaeces production and transportIngestion volume regulation; Pre-ingestive particle selection; The alimentary canal and digestive process; Food; Absorption efficiency; References; 5 Reproduction, Settlement and Recruitment; Introduction; Differentiation of sexes; Gametogenesis; Reproductive cycles; Factors controlling reproduction; Annual storage cycle; Reproductive effort and fecundity; Deleterious effects on the reproductive cycle; Fertilisation; Larval development; Factors affecting larval growth; Larval dispersal; Settlement and metamorphosis; References |
6 Bivalve GrowthIntroduction; Methods of measuring absolute growth; Allometric growth; Growth curves; Scope for growth; Factors affecting growth; References; 7 Circulation, Respiration, Excretion and Osmoregulation; Circulation; Respiration; Excretion and osmoregulation; References; 8 Fisheries and Management of Natural Populations; Introduction; Population dynamics; Fisheries assessment and management; Scallop fisheries; Oyster fisheries; Mussel fisheries; Clam fisheries; References; 9 Bivalve Culture; Introduction; Fundamentals of bivalve culture; Mussel culture; Oyster culture |
Scallop cultureClam culture; Bivalve culture and the environment; References; 10 Genetics in Aquaculture; Introduction; Quantitative genetics; Selective breeding; Protein and DNA markers; Chromosomal genetics and ploidy manipulation; Benefits of ploidy manipulation; Transgenics; References; 11 Diseases and Parasites; Introduction; Viruses; Bacteria; Fungi; Protozoa; Porifera; Helminths; Annelids; Crustaceans; Neoplasia; Defence mechanisms; Further research; References; 12 Public Health; Introduction; Bacterial infections; Viral infections; Biotoxins; Industrial pollutants |
Decontamination proceduresMonitoring and quality control; The HAACP system; References; Subject Index; Species Index |
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Bivalve Molluscs is an extremely comprehensive book covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. Elizabeth Gosling who has a huge wealth of research, teaching and hands on experience working with bivalves, has written a landmark book that will stand for many years as the standard work on the subject. Chapters in Bivalve Molluscs co |
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