Num contexto histórico, a frequência de gestações trigemelares atingiu o seu auge nos finais do século XX e diminuiu significativamente a partir de então, registando-se atualmente uma frequência de 0,2 por 1000 grávidas. Atualmente, os grandes fatores etiológicos que estão na or…
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Fertility rates showed a marked decline in Western Europe from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century. The causes of this decline have been studied extensively, but no complete explanation to the observed patterns during this 'First Demographie T…
Drawing on research from the fields sociology and demography, this dissertation endeavors to deconstruct the declines in Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) around the world by assessing the power of international institutions to create and enforce global norms across a wide…
The last two centuries have seen dramatic shifts in labor and demography: a precipitous drop in fertility rates, a dramatic increase in human capital, and the economic empowerment of women. Economic theorists often hypothesize that these transformations played a vital role in th…
This dissertation examines discussions of male bodies and male embodiment in early modern medical, pharmacological, and medico-legal texts from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Premodern medical texts described and constructed the physical quality of “maleness” in ways t…
Seaweeds have been receiving increased interest from the fisheries and aquaculture industries in recent years, with red algae continuing to be one of the more important components of seaweed aquaculture representing 54% of the harvested biomass (around US 6.3 billion). These sea…
Studies of modern Palestine and Israel usually highlight the struggle of European powers for control and the formation of Jewish and Palestinian nationalisms. This dissertation does otherwise. With a thesis centered on the physical "making of a Holy Land," this work combines the…
Nazirites are a well-documented phenomenon within the context of the Hebrew Bible. The bulk of research has focused mainly on the role of Samson as a lifelong Nazirite, but little has been done concerning the role of women within the context of the Nazirite Vow. The goal of this…
This study seeks to understand how socioeconomic variables have an influence on women`s perception of family size in Turkey. Turkey is an interesting case to investigate because it shows an intensive change in demographic trends starting from the beginning of the 1960s. It is ob…
This dissertation consists of three independent papers. The first paper analyzes the impact of work-life policies on representation of female faculty in economics department of U.S. doctoral granting institutions. In particular, this paper studies the relationship between work-l…
Empirical evidence suggests women’s empowerment, defined variously, and fertility mutually influence one another. Research on this relationship is most abundant in classic patriarchies; historically in these settings proof of fertility and the birth of sons have been critical fo…
Female education is believed to affect health through its influence on health behaviors. However, the effect of female education may be estimated incorrectly when female education is correlated with unobserved variables at the community and individual levels that also influence …
Education is an important factor in reducing poverty, improving child health, and empowering women, which are key indicators of economic development and are supported by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. While education is positively associated with these developm…
Introduction . Improving women's ability to meet their fertility goals is an important step in promoting women's reproductive rights worldwide. Fertility is a complex phenomenon involving both biological influences and individual decisions, which are influenced by socioeconomic …
Fertility levels in most urban areas of Ethiopia have declined substantially in the face of low level of socio-economic development. In contrast, rural fertility remains at high levels. This study examines people's orientations towards reproduction, including the perceived benef…
The experiments herein examine the behavioral and physiological responses involved in the metabolic control of reproduction using Syrian hamsters ( Mesocricetus auratus) and sheep (Ovis aries) as animal models. The hamster reproductive cycle is sensitive to energy availability, …
What happens when bodies are the territory through which geopolitical strategies play out? In the Leh district of India's contested Jammu and Kashmir State, religious identity has become politicized and Buddhist/Muslim conflict is being articulated at the site of the body. This …
O ponto fulcral da sociedade, independentemente da época ou país, é o tempo de vida. Antigamente, atingir os 60 anos era motivo de celebração especial. Agora, no século XXI, é comum atingir os 65 anos. O paradigma do ciclo de vida tem mudado bruscamente e encontramos numa situaç…
Fertility preference is an important indicator of general attitudes towards childbearing and the possible courses of future fertility trends. Demographic research shows that, as the schooling of women increases, their desire to have a large number of children decreases. However,…