Ageing population –any resolutions? According to the World Health Organization ‚ a country or a city is defined as an ageing society if the number of elders who aged 65 or above exceed 7% of the whole population. With 14% of elders in population‚ the country would be considered as an aged society. Worse still‚ if the amount of elders still keep on increasing and reach 20% of the population‚ the country would be classified as an hyper-aged society. Recently‚ the ageing population has been under the
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Rhetorical Analysis: Pharmaceutical Innovation In Joel Lexchin’s article “Pharmaceutical innovation: Can we live forever? A commentary on Schnittker and Karandinos” he addresses the article made by Schnittker and Karandinos about the progression of pharmaceuticals and whether or not we have advanced enough to significantly increase our life expectancy. Lexchin uses a plethora of rhetoric to persuade the reader into believing his argument‚ mostly relying upon logos‚ chiefly facts‚ to appeal to
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Introduction The Catholic Church has emphasized that the rejection of the RH bill is not about a Roman Catholic verdict but a reflection of the “fundamental ideals and aspirations of the Filipino people” (Sison 2011). The Church’s position is anchored on her disagreement with the proposal ’s anti-life stance and problematic attitudes towards issues that affect religious expression. Christianity insists that artificial birth control methods are offensive to life because these tend to suppress
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The Urbanization of the Human Population Urbanization is the concentration of people in towns and cities‚ this marks a fundamental step in mans social evolution. Cities first appeared some 5‚500 years ago they were both small and overcrowded. Today the biggest cities in the world accommodate most people due to urban agglomeration (e.g. 7% of the American nations land accommodated 70% of the nation in 1960). This saw a high degree of social complexity and interactment as never imagined before
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As a student‚ a teen and a follower of the church‚ I do not agree in the passing of the Reproductive Health Bill in our country. It is because I think the Reproductive Health Bill indirectly decreases the morality of people. It also teaches us how to use condoms or pills for safe sexual intercourse or for family planning. Even though we all know that it does not work 100%‚ there are still some who use it. For me it promotes abortion because they are preventing the development of a child‚ indirectly
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1. If an endangered species such as the Santa River Woolly Star were to become extinct‚ what effects might this have on other species? The community of organisms will be greatly affected if the Santa River Woolly Star were to become extinct. The Woolly Star is an interwoven strand in a crossing of organisms that are all dependent upon one another for survival. The Woolly Star also stabilizes the sand after flooding which has a [positive effect on other organisms. 2. What do the J- and S- shaped
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HEALTH INDICATORS OF JAMMU & KASHMIR The Total Fertility Rate of the State is 2.2. The Infant Mortality Rate is 49 and Maternal Mortality Ratio is NA (SRS 2004 - 2006). The Sex Ratio in the State is 892 (as compared to 933 for the country). Comparative figures of major health and demographic indicators are as follows : Table I: Demographic‚ Socio-economic and Health profile of Jammu & Kashmir State as compared to India figures S. No. | Item | J&K | India | 1 | Total population
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Unemployment in India http://www.indiaonestop.com/unemployment.htm India’s employment perspective Overview of unemployment Sector-wise absorption of labour Trends in Labour Force Participation Labour Force Projections by Age Groups Projections of work opportunities Home Underemployment Age structure of population: 1997-2002 Participation in labour force by age & sex Population & Labour Force: 1997-2012 Population‚ Labour Force & Employment Google.com/places Ads by Google Overview
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CONSUMER LIFESTYLES IN INDIA (NOVEMBER 2004) 1. INTRODUCTION This report analyses consumer lifestyles in India and forms part of a 52-country series that complements the Euro monitor Consumer Lifestyles Database. Each country profile is structured under the following sub-headings: • Population • Consumer segmentation • Regional development • Home ownership • Household profiles • Labour • Income • Consumer and family expenditure • Health • Education • Eating habits • Drinking habits
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A critical analysis of the Malthusian and alternative principles underlying one scientific article’s model of population capacity as controlled by biophysical limitations. Abstract With natural resource depletion and the human population at all time highs‚ both economists and ecologists alike are asking‚ “How much further can our population continue to grow.” At a historical glance‚ this question has been gone unscaved‚ as mans thirst for growth has always been regulated by high mortality
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