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Die zahnchirurgische Instrumentensammlung des Juliusspitals zu Würzburg: die Professionalisierung der Zahnheilkunde, insbesondere der Zahnchirurgie, im 19. Jahrhundert im Raum Würzburg und Unterfranken / Bayern. VIRUS - Beiträge zur Sozialgeschichte der Medizin|VIRUS. Beiträge zur Sozialgeschichte der Medizin Band 19. Schwerpunkt: Objekte als Quellen der Medizingeschichte|
Research with a special focus on the historical dental surgical instruments of the Juliusspital inWürzburg does not yet exist. This is a desideratum, as the objects preserved in the HistoricalCollections of the University of Würzburg can contribute to a deeper understanding of theprofessionalisation of dentistry in the 19th century. Only their analysis, together with that of thewritten sources, provides a complete picture of this process. The aim of this research project isto investigate the professionalisation and academisation of dentistry, especially dental surgery,in Würzburg and Lower Franconia in the 19th century using the historical dental surgical instrumentsof the Juliusspital as a material source for medical history
Africa’s Prospects for Enjoying a Demographic Dividend
We assess Africa’s prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates anddependency ratios in Africa remain high, they have started to decline. According to UnitedNations projections, they will fall further in the coming decades such that by the mid-21st centurythe ratio of the working-age to dependent population will be greater than in Asia, Europe, andNorthern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy ademographic dividend. Whether and when it actually materializes, and also its magnitude,hinges on policies and institutions in key realms that include macroeconomic management,human capital, trade, governance, and labour and capital markets. Given strongcomplementarities among these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective ingenerating the momentum needed to pull Africa’s economies out of a development trap