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Motivated by the fact that economists mainly focus on income per capita in their analyses of standards of living, but that states across the United States differ along many other dimensions, they build a measure of living standards (à la Jones and Klenow 2016 [60]) that accounts for cross-state variations in mortality, consumption, education ...
Example Composition Metabolism, growth, reproduction Co-operation Virus: Tobacco mosaic virus: Nucleic acid, protein: No: No metabolism, so not living, not an organism, say many biologists; [7] but they evolve, their genes collaborating to manipulate the host [18] Unicellular organism: Paramecium: One cell, with organelles e.g. cilia for ...
The economic impact of illegal immigrants in the United States is challenging to measure and politically contentious. Research shows that illegal immigrants increase the size of the U.S. economy/contribute to economic growth, enhance the welfare of natives, contribute more in tax revenue than they collect, reduce American firms' incentives to offshore jobs and import foreign-produced goods ...
HIV-related stigma, and resulting discrimination, can negatively impact the mental health of people living with HIV. [7] Stigma towards people living with HIV is widespread. In 35 percent of countries with available data, UNAIDS reports 50 percent of people admitted to having discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV.
In amniotes, the clitoris (/ ˈ k l ɪ t ər ɪ s / ⓘ KLIT-ər-iss or / k l ɪ ˈ t ɔːr ɪ s / ⓘ klih-TOR-iss; pl.: clitorises or clitorides) is a female sex organ. [1] In humans, it is the vulva's most erogenous area and generally the primary anatomical source of female sexual pleasure. [2]
For example, in lichens, which consist of fungal and photosynthetic symbionts, the fungal partners cannot live on their own. [ 11 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The algal or cyanobacterial symbionts in lichens, such as Trentepohlia , can generally live independently, and their part of the relationship is therefore described as facultative (optional ...
Stop-loss was created by the United States Congress after the Vietnam War. Its use is founded on Title 10, United States Code, Section 12305(a) which states in part: "... the President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the armed forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United ...
Generation Z (or Gen Z for short), colloquially known as Zoomers, [1] [2] is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. [3]Members of Generation Z, were born between the mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2010s, with the generation typically being defined as those born from 1997 to 2012.