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Basic methodology for the recalculation of intercensal population estimates
No full textThe main objective of the methodology for recalculation of the population is to provide better estimates of the national annual population figures during the intercensal period, based on the new population figures available through the most recent census. This study was commissioned by the EFTA secretariat and Eurostat from Mr. Michel Poulain (GéDAP- Université catholique de Louvain) and Mrs. Anne Herm (Statistical Office of Estonia)
The Blue Zones: areas of exceptional longevity around the world
No full textThe aim of this study was to compare the level of population longevity and
the characteristics of four geographic areas where unusually high proportions of
long-lived individuals have been observed. For these areas (Ogliastra in Sardinia,
Okinawa in Japan, the Nicoya peninsula in Costa Rica and the island of Ikaria
in Greece). The term of ‘blue zone’ (BZ) given to these areas is defined as a
limited region where the population shares a common lifestyle and environment
and whose exceptional longevity has been accurately verified. This paper discusses
the use of different indexes to measure the longevity of a population. As a
preliminary result of our investigations we confirm the exceptional level of
male longevity in the Sardinian BZ and both male and female longevity in
Okinawa. Considering possible explanations, we observed that BZ populations
are geographically and/or historically isolated (islands and mountainous regions).
These populations succeeded in maintaining a traditional lifestyle implying an
intense physical activity that extends beyond the age of 80, a reduced level of
stress and intensive family and community support for their oldest olds as well
as the consumption of locally produced food. This is likely to have facilitated the
accumulation of ideal conditions capable of limiting the factors that negatively
impact on health in most Western populations. These people experienced the
epidemiological transition—and its implications—in relative recent times, and their
remarkably good health status during ageing could be the result of a delicate balance
between the benefits of the traditional lifestyle and those of modernity (increased
wealth, better medical care). All these factors could have promoted an ideal milieu
for the emergence of long-lived phenotypes at the population level
Anne as Pagan, Anne as Queer
No full text‘Anne as Pagan, Anne as Queer’ is a critical and creative answer to the question: How do we construct Anne Shirley, and what does she mean to us? This creative research submission is a work of fanfiction, specifically a mash up based on Anne of the Island, L.M.M. Montgomery’s sequel to Anne of Green Gables. In this short work of fiction (under 4 thousand words) Anne is revealed as a changeling, one of the Faerie Folk, and also a being not strictly male or female; sometimes neither, sometimes both. The mash up is based on the last two chapters of Anne of the Island, the scenes in which Gilbert Blythe is seriously ill and Anne realises she loves him. This realisation causes Anne, in this version, to reveal to Gilbert that she is both non-human and not a girl, and to use Faerie magic to save Gilbert’s life. Anne’s revelation causes Gilbert a great relief, as he has been keeping a secret also - that he too is queer. The piece has an accompanying research statement and reflection, that reflects on the ways the contributor/author interprets Anne, as a being troubled by gender, and not strictly gender conforming. The much-loved scene from Anne of Green Gables in which Anne realises she is not wanted by the Cuthberts because she is not a boy is inserted into the mash up (as a memory) as this scene is the principal cause for the contributor’s identification with Anne as a gender non-conforming figure who resists gender expectations. Overall, this creative and critical work and reflection queers both Anne as a character and the Anne of the Island novel.Book chapter - work of fiction with a critical reflective essa
Fertility history and post-reproductive survival: Villagrande (1830-2013)
No full textWe have analyzed the relationship between the fertility of mothers who survived age 50 (n=522) and their overall lifespan. We found that, adjusting for potential confounders (year of mothers’ birth, survival of spouse), delayed childbirth is associated with a reduced mortality risk (HR: 0.969), in particular, a 3-year delay in the average age at delivery is associated with a 10% reduction in mortality. These findings support the hypothesis that a delay in childbearing is favorable to a mother's survival. We also found that a higher proportion of male children decreases the mortality risk of the mother and that the survival of mothers whose average age at the birth of sons is > 35 is consistently better (p=0.005; log-rank test). Such results are in disagreement with other recent findings and we suggest further investigations of the impact of the socio-cultural characteristics
Extreme Longevity in the Past: Validation of Centenarians Who Died before WWI
No full textThe validation of the ages of alleged centenarians is essential for scientific research in demography, genetics, epidemiology, and medicine. Age inaccuracy was often observed in past populations, and is still commonly observed today in populations without efficient civil registration. Most of alleged centenarians born before the XIX century cannot be validated and moreover B. Jeune concluded that no centenarian died before 1800. In this contribution we reconsider the point with a scrupulous investigation of all alleged centenarians in Belgium and we extended the period to include all those who died before WWI. We also consider Sardinian centenarians from the same period. Based on 400 validated centenarians we characterise the survival above 100 years of age of these early centenarians. Our contribution will demonstrate that there were numerous centenarians born in the XVIII century and that their survival above 100 years was similar to the one of centenarians today
Fertility History, Children's Gender, and Post-Reproductive Survival in a Longevous Population
No full textThe question of whether mothers' fertility history influences their post-reproductive survival has been addressed frequently in the scientific literature. Using data from Villagrande Strisaili, Sardinia, where longevity is higher than anywhere else in Europe, we analyzed the relationship between the fertility pattern of mothers who survived past age 50 (n = 539) and their post-reproductive lifespan. We find that, after adjustment for potential confounders (mothers' birth cohort, survival of spouse), the mothers who on average delivered their children later displayed a reduced mortality risk (‒2.9 percent for each additional year), supporting previously reported findings. We also find that a male-skewed offspring ratio was associated with decreased mortality risk of mothers, with longer survival of mothers who delivered their sons above age 35 (p = 0.005), a result not found for daughters. So far, no biological explanation has been suggested for the positive effect of delivering sons later in life. We conjecture that in our dataset stronger nonbiological factors such as gender-specific sociocultural and economic factors may have masked the negative effect reported in other populations, for which a biological explanation was proposed
Interview with Anne Russell
No full textInterview with Anne Russell, playwright and author of several books on local history, including Wilmington: A Pictoral History
A sojourn in Paris 1824-25: sex and sociability in the manuscript writings of Anne Lister (1791-1840)
Get PDFThis thesis examines the day to day practices that constituted Anne Lister's (1791-1840) sexuality and sociability within the range of her writings, as well as her society. Anne's writings were a detailed account, spanning her lifetime, of her own love and relationships with the 'fairer sex' (Whitbread 1988, 145). Anne's sociality, seen in her correspondence and plain handwritten journal entries, has been explored by Muriel Green in Miss Lister of Shibden Hall and Jill Liddington in Female Fortune and Nature's Domain (Green 1992; Liddington 1998; 2003). As a gentlewoman of adequate means, Anne has garnered some attention from women's historians interested in her agency within an early nineteenth century social and historical context. Anne's sexual identity has been extensively analysed over the past nearly twenty years by lesbian feminists, queer theorists, women's historians and historians of sexuality concerned with the history and development of modern Western female homosexuality and gender. The source for theorising Anne's sexuality has been the edited selections of the crypted journal entries, published by Helena Whitbread in I Know My Own Heart and No Priest but Love (Whitbread 1988; 1992). However, many analyses deal either with the theorisation of Anne's sexuality or her sociality; the theoretical difficulty with reconciling these categories has troubled the analysis of her complex subjectivity. Drawing upon the archival materials, I have used an interdisciplinary feminist approach to analyse the sexual and social processes of Anne's everyday interactions in her writings. Taking the seven month period of the sojourn to Paris in 1824-25, I have focused upon Anne's textual practices within her journal volume and letters during her residence in Paris, her social practices with the other guests at the guesthouse 24 Place Vendome and her sexual practices with her lover, the widow Mrs. Maria Barlow. The journal volumes and correspondence are a valuable historical record of one gentlewoman's engagement with early nineteenth century British culture
Editor's inscription in Valentine Duval : an autobiography of the last century
No full textEditor Anne Manning's gift inscription to author William Stebbing (1832–1926), "To William Stebbing from his affectionate friend the editor Nov. 2, 1860".Manning, Anne, 1807-1879
Dr. Anne Koch
No full textDr. Anne Koch, author of the book It Never Goes Away: Gender Transition at a Mature Age, meets with students Kolby Nelson after a speech at PCOM.https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/pa_2020_photos/1065/thumbnail.jp
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