Atlas of cancer mortality in the United Arab Emirates aided by application of geographic information system methods

The aim of this study was to determine cancer mortality rates for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to create an atlas of cancer mortality for the UAE. This atlas is the first of its kind in the Gulf country and the Middle East. Death certificates were reviewed for a period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1999 and cancer deaths were identified. Cancer mortality cases were verified by comparing with medical records. Age-adjusted cancer mortality rates were calculated by gender, emirate/medical district and nationality (UAE nationals and overall UAE population). Individual rates for each emirate were compared to the overall rate of the corresponding population for the same cancer site and gender. Age-adjusted rates were mapped using MapInfo software. High rates for liver, lung and stomach cancer were observed in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the northern emirates, respectively. Rates for UAE nationals were greater compared to the overall UAE population. Several factors were suggested that may account for high rates of specific cancers observed in certain emirates. It is hoped that this atlas will provide leads that will guide further epidemiologic and public health activities aimed at preventing cancer. ^

A New Economic Analysis of the American Revolution

We offer an analysis of the American Revolution in which actors are modeled as choosing the sovereign organization that maximizes their net expected benefits. Benefits of secession derive from satisfaction of greed and settlement of grievance. Costs derive from the cost of civil war and lost benefit of Empire membership. When expected net benefits are positive for both secessionists and the Empire civil war ensues, otherwise it is settled or never begins in the first place. The novelty of our discussion is to show how diverse economic and non-economic factors (such as pamphleteering by Thomas Paine and the morale of the Revolutionary forces) can be integrated into a single economic model.

Gay Parenthood and the Revolution of the Modern Family: An Examination of the Unique Barriers Confronting Gay Adoptive Parents

Abstract: In recent decades, the structure of the American family has been revolutionized to incorporate families of diverse and unconventional compositions. Gay and lesbian couples have undoubtedly played a crucial role in this revolution by establishing families through the tool of adoption. Eleven adoptive parents from the state of Connecticut were interviewed to better conceptualize the unique barriers gay couples encounter in the process adoption. Both the scholarly research and the interview data illustrate that although gay couples face enormous legal barriers, the majority of their hardship comes through social interactions. As a result, the cultural myths and legal restrictions that create social hardships for gay adoptive parents forge a vicious and discriminatory cycle of marginalization that American legal history illustrates is best remedied through judicial intervention at the Supreme Court level. While judicial intervention, alone, cannot change the reality of gay parenthood, I argue that past judicial precedent illustrates that such change can serve as a tool of individual, political, and legal validation for the gay community for obtaining equal rights.

Ein vergessener Rabbiner aus der Zeit der französischen Revolution

Meir Kayserling

Die Revolution in Rußland und die Judenfrage

Franz Oppenheimer

Die Judenfrage als eine russische Frage : [Aus: Mereschkowskij "Vom Krieg zur Revolution"]

Dmitri S. Merezkovskij

Die Revolution

M. R.

Die sozialen Lehren der deutschen Revolution für den Neuaufbau Palästinas

Fritz Sternberg

Revolution und Sündenbock

Elisabeth Reich

Die Revolution und wir

Martin Buber

Zum Untergang der abendländischen Revolution

Eugen Höflich

Die Freiheitsbewegung in der Türkei - Die türkische Revolution und ihre Aussichten [Rezension]

N. W.

Zur Statistik der Wohnungsfrage in den Judenvierteln Österreichs vor der Revolution

Max Rosenbusch

Die moralische Revolution

J. de Haas

Abraham Bar Samuel Ha-Levi Ibn Chisdai Ha-Nasi : sein Leben und seine Schriften, insbesondere das Sēfer ben ham-melek we-han-nāzîr, Vergleichung des hebr., arab. u. griech. Textes

München, Univ., Diss., 1889