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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from the H. Kempner Firm to Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie discussing requested information about Cecile Kempner's gift tax and income tax returns
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie to Edward R. Thompson, Jr. requesting information about some of Cecile Kempner's previous gift tax returns
The Effects of Social and Labour Market Policies of EU-countries on the Socio-Economic Integration of First and Second Generation Immigrants from Different Countries of Origin
Full text linkIn this article, we analyse four different dimensions of socio-economic integration of 1st and 2nd generation immigrants into the labour markets of 13 EU countries and we assess, taking into account a number of individual characteristics, the effects of the countries of origin and the countries of destination on this integration. We find that participation in the labour market, unemployment, occupational status and the chances of reaching the upper middle-class are different, although inter-related, dimensions of the socio-economic integration of immigrants and they work differently for men and women. In the countries of destination, the level of employment protection legislation and the conservative welfare regime affect this integration negatively. Most indicators of national policies aimed at the integration of immigrants have no effects on the socio-economic integration of immigrants. Furthermore, we find a number of origin effects which continue to have an impact on 2nd generation immigrants. Political stability and political freedom in origin countries have positive and negative effects on socio-economic integration. The emigration rate of the origin countries has a negative effect. The higher levels of socio-economic integration amongst immigrants from other EU-countries demonstrates the functioning of the European Union as an integrated labour market .Controlling for individual religious affiliation turns out to be very useful, since we find a number of negative effects of being a Muslim, among both men and women. While individual education is an important predictor of immigrants' labour market outcomes, our findings indicate lower returns on this education in terms of occupational status, indicating a ceiling effect for highly-educated 2nd generation immigrants who cannot translate their qualifications into high-status jobs to the same extent as their native peers.welfare state; employment policy; social policy; immigration policy
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr., on behalf of H. Kempner, to Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie replying with details related to the Cecile Kempner trust finances. Included is a table of data related to Miss Kempner's purchase and sale of the Reinsurance Investment Corporation
The Effects of Social and Labour Market Policies of EU-countries on the Socio-Economic Integration of First and Second Generation Immigrants from Different Countries of Origin
Full text linkIn this article, we analyse four different dimensions of socio-economic integration of 1st and 2nd generation immigrants into the labour markets of 13 EU countries and we assess, taking into account a number of individual characteristics, the effects of the countries of origin and the countries of destination on this integration. We find that participation in the labour market, unemployment, occupational status and the chances of reaching the upper middle-class are different, although inter-related, dimensions of the socio-economic integration of immigrants and they work differently for men and women. In the countries of destination, the level of employment protection legislation and the conservative welfare regime affect this integration negatively. Most indicators of national policies aimed at the integration of immigrants have no effects on the socio-economic integration of immigrants. Furthermore, we find a number of origin effects which continue to have an impact on 2nd generation immigrants. Political stability and political freedom in origin countries have positive and negative effects on socio-economic integration. The emigration rate of the origin countries has a negative effect. The higher levels of socio-economic integration amongst immigrants from other EU-countries demonstrates the functioning of the European Union as an integrated labour market .Controlling for individual religious affiliation turns out to be very useful, since we find a number of negative effects of being a Muslim, among both men and women. While individual education is an important predictor of immigrants' labour market outcomes, our findings indicate lower returns on this education in terms of occupational status, indicating a ceiling effect for highly-educated 2nd generation immigrants who cannot translate their qualifications into high-status jobs to the same extent as their native peers.immigration, integration, labour market, European Union, social policy
Carnivorous leaves from Baltic amber
No full textSadowski E-M, Seyfullah LJ, Friederike S, Fleischmann A, Behling H, Schmidt AR. Carnivorous leaves from Baltic amber. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2015;112(1):190-195.The fossil record of carnivorous plants is very scarce and macro-fossil evidence has been restricted to seeds of the extant aquatic genus Aldrovanda of the Droseraceae family. No case of carnivorous plant traps has so far been reported from the fossil record. Here, we present two angiosperm leaves enclosed in a piece of Eocene Baltic amber that share relevant morphological features with extant Roridulaceae, a carnivorous plant family that is today endemic to the Cape flora of South Africa. Modern Roridula species are unique among carnivorous plants as they digest prey in a complex mutualistic association in which the prey-derived nutrient uptake depends on heteropteran insects. As in extant Roridula, the fossil leaves possess two types of plant trichomes, including unicellular hairs and five size classes of multicellular stalked glands (or tentacles) with an apical pore. The apices of the narrow and perfectly tapered fossil leaves end in a single tentacle, as in both modern Roridula species. The glandular hairs of the fossils are restricted to the leaf margins and to the abaxial lamina, as in extant Roridula gorgonias. Our discovery supports current molecular age estimates for Roridulaceae and suggests a wide Eocene distribution of roridulid plants
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
In vivo myelosuppression by combination interferon treatment: antagonism of MuIFN-gamma and MuIFN-beta myelosuppressive effects
No full textInterferon treatment has been shown to cause myelosuppression in man and in a mouse model. Combinations of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) with either interferon-alpha (IFN-α) or interferon-beta (IFN-β) cause the synergistic enhancement of interferons' antiviral, antiproliferative, antitumor, and immunoregulatory activities. Thus, combinations of MuIFN-β and either natural or recombinant DNA-derived MuIFN-γ were evaluated for their ability to cause the synergistic enhancement of interferon's myelosuppressive activity. The combinations of interferons were evaluated in vitro in bone-marrow colony-stimulating assays. They were seen to potentiate the in vitro myelo-suppressive effect of the interferons. The combinations were evaluated for their in vivo myelosuppressive effect in mice. Treatment with the separate interferons caused a significant reduction in the number of circulating leukocytes, suggesting a potent myelosuppressive effect. However, treatment with the interferons in combination caused an antagonism and led to a myelosuppressive effect which was no greater than that of the interferons alone. The combinations of interferons were employed at concentrations which have been shown to provide substantial potentiation of the antitumor action of the interferons against B-16 melanoma. Thus, the data suggest that combination interferon therapy employing IFN-γ together with either IFN-α or IFN-β provide a potentiated antitumor activity without increasing the myelosuppressive side effect of the therapy. © 1987 Raven Press, Ltd., New York
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
Full text linkBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
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