Measuring ageing and the need for longer working lives in the EU. CEPS Working Document No. 417/February 2016 Wednesday, 24 February 2016

This study considers different ways of measuring the ageing of societies and their implications for public policy. The first part characterises the ongoing ageing of the population in the EU28 by relating it to past and future longer-term demographic trends for broad groups of countries. It goes beyond traditional chronological measures to include recently suggested prospective measures of ageing. The second part of the study is concerned with economic dependency ratios; a more relevant measure for summarising the economic challenges related to ageing. Three main findings emerge: first, prospective indicators of ageing reveal the challenge of population ageing to be less onerous than traditional chronological measures would suggest. Their relevance, however, will depend on the degree to which policy changes can respond to the changing age structure of the population. Second, substantial increases in the length of working lives are necessary to maintain current economic dependency ratios. Taking a year-2000 perspective view of the economic challenges of ageing shows that substantial progress has been made. Third, looking towards 2050, education will have limited direct impact on the scale of the ageing challenge.

Cuidados de enfermagem preventivos em aves, em contexto zoológico:

Tanto o enriquecimento ambiental, como o treino pelo método do condicionamento operante por reforço positivo, são bastante relevantes no desempenho bem-sucedido de medidas de saúde preventivas em animais de cativeiro. A prevenção apresenta-se como de extrema importância no bem-estar das aves em contexto zoológico. Um maneio e enriquecimento apropriados, bem como programas de treino que incluam comportamentos médicos, podem não só diminuir a ocorrência de patologias, muitas vezes antropogénicas, mas também permitir o correto diagnóstico precoce das mesmas e controlo da saúde animal. Desta forma, contribui-se para o melhoramento do dia-a-dia dos animais e consequentemente da sua vida.

The utilitarian and hedonic outcomes of music information seeking in everyday life

This qualitative study focuses on what contributes to making a music information-seeking experience satisfying in the context of everyday life. Data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted with 15 younger adults (18 to 29 years old). The analysis revealed that satisfaction could depend on both hedonic (i.e., experiencing pleasure) and utilitarian outcomes. It was found that two types of utilitarian outcomes contributed to satisfaction: (1) the acquisition of music, and (2) the acquisition of information about music. Information about music was gathered to (1) enrich the listening experience, (2) increase one's music knowledge, and/or (3) optimize future acquisition. This study contributes to a better understanding of music information-seeking behavior in recreational contexts. It also has implications for music information retrieval systems design: results suggest that these systems should be engaging, include a wealth of extra-musical information, allow users to navigate among music items, and encourage serendipitous encountering of music.

A history of everyday things in England, 1066-1799 /

Mode of access: Internet.

.08 BAC limit saves lives: why every state needs a .08 BAC law.

Mode of access: Internet.

Portraits of illustrious personages of Great Britain : engraved from authentic pictures in the galleries of His Majesty, the nobility, and the public collections : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions /

On cover: Portraits and memoirs of the most illustrious personage s of British history...Fourth edition. With an entirely new set of plates, and sixty additional subjects, completing the work to the present period.

The history of the lives of Abeillard and Heloisa : comprising a period of eighty-four years from 1079 to 1163 : with their genuine letters from the collection of Amboise /

The letters (v.2, p. [233]-368) are in English and Latin.

The lives of the deans of Canterbury, 1541 to 1900 /

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How the Jewish people lives today /

Cover: Department of Synagogue and School Extension of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Cincinnati, 1935.

Lives of seventy of the most eminent painters, sculptors and architects,

Translated by Mrs. Jonathan Foster.

The Democratic text-book : containing the lives of Pierce and King, with illustrations of the Whig and Democratic principles and candidates.

Cover title.

Plutarch's Lives : translated from the Greek with notes, critical and historical and a life of Plutarch /

Includes index.