The death of death : the scientific possibility of physical immortality and its moral defense / / by José Cordeiro, David Wood |
Autore | Cordeiro José |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
Disciplina | 128.5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WoodDavid |
Collana | Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World |
Soggetto topico |
Biomedical engineering
Mortality Longevity Philosophy and social sciences Medical and Health Technologies Mortality and Longevity Philosophy of the Social Sciences |
ISBN | 3-031-28927-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The greatest and oldest dream of humanity -- Chapter 1: Life appeared to live -- Chapter 2: What is aging? -- Chapter 3: The biggest industry in the world has been born -- Chapter 4: From the linear to the exponential world -- Chapter 5: How much does it cost? -- Chapter 6: The terror of death -- Chapter 7: Paradigms: good, bad and “experts" -- Chapter 8: Plan B: human cryopreservation -- Chapter 9: The future depends upon us -- Conclusion: The moment has come -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Chronology of life on Earth. |
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Cordeiro José | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Era of Longevity : Transformation of Aging, Health and Wealth / / by Dongsheng Chen |
Autore | Chen Dongsheng |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXVII, 207 p. 37 illus., 4 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 338.7095 |
Soggetto topico |
Business
Mortality Longevity Age distribution (Demography) Strategic planning Leadership Asian Business Mortality and Longevity Aging Population Business Strategy and Leadership |
ISBN | 981-19-6784-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Longevity Era Centennial Life -- Chapter 2. Healthy Era, Healthier Longevity -- Chapter 3. Wealth era rich life -- Chapter 4. Pioneer of the age of longevity - Japan -- Chapter 5. longevity economy -- Chapter 6. The Road to Corporate Innovation for the Age of Longevity (6 and 7 Merger) -- Chapter 7. Taikang's solution makes the era of longevity better -- Chapter 8. Building a Harmonious Longevity Society. |
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Chen Dongsheng | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Modeling Shifting Mortality, and Its Applications / / by Futoshi Ishii |
Autore | Ishii Futoshi |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 pages) |
Disciplina | 304.640952 |
Collana | Population Studies of Japan |
Soggetto topico |
Demography
Population Mortality Longevity Applied Demography Population and Demography Mortality and Longevity |
ISBN | 981-9925-09-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Mortality Trends and Projection Models in Japan -- Data and Methods -- Linear Difference Model -- Tangent Vector Field Approach to Mortality Projection -- Application to Analysis of the Trends of Modal Age at Death -- Summary and Conclusion. |
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Ishii Futoshi | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Population Studies in the Western Balkans / / edited by Konstantinos N. Zafeiris, Byron Kotzamanis, Christos Skiadas |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 pages) |
Disciplina | 304.609497 |
Collana | European Studies of Population |
Soggetto topico |
Demography
Population Life cycle, Human Emigration and immigration Age distribution (Demography) Mortality Longevity Fertility, Human Population and Demography Life Course Human Migration Aging Population Mortality and Longevity Fertility |
ISBN | 3-031-53088-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The demographic future of Western Balkans: between depopulation and immigration -- Chapter 3. Population ageing process and depopulation context in Western Balkans -- Chapter 4. Temporary migration and policy challenges in the Western Balkan countries - Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia perspectives -- Chapter 5. The evolution of family related behaviours in the Western Balkans and their impact on present and future family and population structures: an analysis concerning the period 1945-2050 -- Chapter 6. Mortality and health developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro -- Chapter 7. Serbia: Policy response to demographic challenges -- Chapter 8. Spatial distribution of human capital in Serbia: empirical analysis with special reference to education -- Chapter 9. Challenges in getting old in Croatia -- Chapter 10. Albanian return migration in times of economic hardship -- Chapter 11. A spatial approach of migration and poverty in Albania: an inevitable correlation? -- Chapter 12. Nationals and foreigners fertility in a crisis environment, the case of Greece (2009-2020) -- Chapter 13. Is a Future Upward Trend in Births a Realistic Policy Goal? -- Chapter 14. The impact of highly skilled returning emigrants on the origin country’s innovation performance: Evidence from Greece -- Chapter 15. Culture versus political and ecclesiastic legislation. A study on how Eastern Orthodox Easter customs and individual agency affect people’s health in Greece -- Chapter 16. Attitudes towards reproduction and creating a family among Albanian women – the case of Arachinovo municipality, North Macedonia. |
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Quantitative Demography and Health Estimates : Healthy Life Expectancy, Templates for Direct Estimates from Life Tables and other Applications / / edited by Christos H Skiadas, Charilaos Skiadas |
Autore | Skiadas Christos H |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 pages) |
Disciplina | 304.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SkiadasCharilaos |
Collana | The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis |
Soggetto topico |
Demography
Population Statistics Public health Age distribution (Demography) Mortality Longevity Population and Demography Applied Demography Public Health Aging Population Mortality and Longevity |
ISBN | 3-031-28697-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: Healthy Life Expectancy Estimates -- Chapter 1. The Direct Healthy Life Expectancy Estimates from Life Tables to Support HALE Measures done by the World Health Organization. A New Tool for a Standard Measure -- Chapter 2. Expanding the Life Tables for Companion Dogs in UK and Japan to include the Healthy Life Expectancy -- Chapter 3. Direct Healthy Life Expectancy Estimates from Life Tables with a Sullivan Extension: The case of Brazil 2003 -- Chapter 4. Assessment of the CASP-12 scale among people aged 50+ in Europe: An analysis using SHARE data -- Chapter 5. Possibilities of creating new health indicators -- Chapter 6. Expanding the Life Tables to Include the Healthy Life Expectancy -- Part II: Health – Covid-19 -- Chapter 7. Reaction to COVID-19 Pandemic: An Evaluation of Pandemic Management Around the World -- Chapter 8. A Stochastic Characterization of Omicron Variant of SARS-COV 2 Virus -- Chapter 9. Factors associated with direct and indirect aspects of loneliness among Europeans aged 50 or higher -- Chapter 10. Neuropsychological Normed Measures for the Tinker Toy Test (TTT). Exploring Latent Structures -- Chapter 11. A Tool for Measuring Alcohol Policy Scoring in Czechia and EU: The Innovative Alcohol Policy Indicator -- Part III: Mortality -- Chapter 12. Epidemic models with several levels of immunity -- Chapter 13. Preventable deaths and maternal and newborn factors in a region of Brazil: panel data modeling -- Chapter 14. Comparing the mortality regimes in the once called “western world.” -- Chapter 15. Kane Tanaka’s 119 birthday and the Supercentenarians’ age estimation. Further remarks on the oldest old record of 122 years by Jeanne Calment -- Chapter 16. Recent changes in Human mortality: The case study of Greece -- Part IV: Data Analysis -- Chapter 17. Exploring cross-national comparability of unidimensional constructs -- Chapter 18. Measuring transition smoothness into European labour market(s) -- Chapter 19. Could the idea of equitable normal pension age stabilize the pension system? -- Chapter 20. The use of Artificial Intelligence in medical imaging. Scientific Research and opinions of doctors and radiologists towards the use of artificial intelligence in radiology -- Part V: Demography And Society -- Chapter 21. Semantic integration of data: from theory to social research practice -- Chapter 22. To read on not to read? Examining the relation between students’ well-being and their attitude towards reading -- Chapter 23. The demographic, social and regional “profile” of peoples’ perceptions of their social class: Evidence from the 7th wave of the World Values Survey, 2017-2020. |
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Skiadas Christos H | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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