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Journal articles on the topic "Pace of life"

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Long, Janet C., Chiara Pomare, Louise A. Ellis, Kate Churruca, and Jeffrey Braithwaite. "The pace of hospital life: A mixed methods study." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (August 18, 2021): e0255775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255775.

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The pace-of-life hypothesis is a socio-psychological theory postulating that citizens of different cities transact the business of life at varying paces, and this pace is associated with a number of population level variables. Here we apply the pace-of-life hypothesis to a hospital context to empirically test the association between pace and patient and staff outcomes. As pressure on hospitals grow and pace increases to keep up with demand, is there empirical evidence of a trade-off between a rapid pace and poorer outcomes? We collected data from four large Australian hospitals, inviting all staff (clinical and non-clinical) to complete a survey, and conducted a series of observations of hospital staff’s walking pace and transactional pace. From these data we constructed three measures of pace: staff perception of pace, transactional pace, and walking pace. Outcome measures included: hospital culture, perceived patient safety, and staff well-being outcomes of job satisfaction and burnout. Overall, participants reported experiencing a “fast-paced” “hurried” and “rapid” pace-of-life working in the Australian hospital sector. We found a significant difference in perceived pace across four hospital sites, similar to trends observed for transactional pace. This provides support that the pace-of-life hypothesis may apply to the hospital context. We tested associations between faster perceived pace, hospital culture, staff well-being and patient safety. Results revealed perceived faster pace significantly predicted negative perceptions of organizational culture, greater burnout and lower job satisfaction. However, perceived pace did not predict perceptions of patient safety. Different perceptions of hospital pace-of-life were found between different clinical settings and the type of care delivered; staff working in emergency departments reported significantly “faster-paced” work environments than staff working in palliative, aged care, or rehabilitation wards.
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Darveau, C. "THE PACE OF LIFE." Journal of Experimental Biology 211, no. 3 (February 1, 2008): v. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.011361.

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Buechel, Séverine Denise, and Paul Schmid-Hempel. "Colony pace: a life-history trait affecting social insect epidemiology." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283, no. 1822 (January 13, 2016): 20151919. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1919.

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Among colonies of social insects, the worker turnover rate (colony ‘pace’) typically shows considerable variation. This has epidemiological consequences for parasites, because in ‘fast-paced’ colonies, with short-lived workers, the time of parasite residence in a given host will be reduced, and further transmission may thus get less likely. Here, we test this idea and ask whether pace is a life-history strategy against infectious parasites. We infected bumblebees ( Bombus terrestris ) with the infectious gut parasite Crithidia bombi , and experimentally manipulated birth and death rates to mimic slow and fast pace. We found that fewer workers and, importantly, fewer last-generation workers that are responsible for rearing sexuals were infected in colonies with faster pace. This translates into increased fitness in fast-paced colonies, as daughter queens exposed to fewer infected workers in the nest are less likely to become infected themselves, and have a higher chance of founding their own colonies in the next year. High worker turnover rate can thus act as a strategy of defence against a spreading infection in social insect colonies.
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Lester, David. "Pace of Life and Suicide." Perceptual and Motor Skills 88, no. 3_suppl (June 1999): 1094. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1999.88.3c.1094.

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Lester, David. "The Pace of Life and Suicide." Perceptual and Motor Skills 91, no. 3 (December 2000): 748. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.2000.91.3.748.

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Moschilla, Joe A., Joseph L. Tomkins, and Leigh W. Simmons. "Sex-specific pace-of-life syndromes." Behavioral Ecology 30, no. 4 (April 25, 2019): 1096–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz055.

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Abstract The pace-of-life syndrome (POLS) hypothesis considers an animal’s behavior, physiology, and life history as nonindependent components of a single integrated phenotype. However, frequent deviations from the expected correlations between POLS traits suggest that these relationships may be context, and potentially, sex dependent. To determine whether the sexes express distinct POLS trait covariance structures, we observed the behavior (mobility, latency to emerge from a shelter), physiology (mass-specific metabolic rate), and life history (life span, development time) of male and female Australian field crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus). Path analysis modeling suggested that POLS trait covariation differed between the sexes. Although neither sex displayed the complete integration of traits predicted by the POLS hypothesis, females did display greater overall integration with a significant negative correlation between metabolic rate and risk-taking behavior but with life-history traits varying independently. In males, however, there was no clear association between traits. These results suggest that T. oceanicus do indeed display sex-specific trait covariance structures, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging sex in assessments of POLS.
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Tallis, J. H., and K. D. Bennett. "Evolution and Ecology: The Pace of Life." Journal of Ecology 85, no. 4 (August 1997): 557. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2960591.

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Elias, Scott A. "Evolution and ecology: The pace of life." Trends in Ecology & Evolution 12, no. 11 (November 1997): 451–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0169-5347(97)85756-4.

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Levine, Robert V., and Ara Norenzayan. "The Pace of Life in 31 Countries." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 30, no. 2 (March 1999): 178–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022199030002003.

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Cronin, Thomas M. "Evolution and ecology: The pace of life." Endeavour 21, no. 4 (January 1997): 175–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0160-9327(97)85661-x.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Pace of life"

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Polverino, Giovanni. "Personality and pace-of-life syndrome in fishes: New perspectives." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/18569.

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Individuelle Verhaltensunterschiede (sog. „Animal personality“) werden oft als konsistent über die Zeit und situationsunabhängig angenommen. Vielfach werden solche Persönlichkeitsunterschiede zwischen Tieren einer Art durch individuelle Unterschiede im Energiehaushalt sowie Lebenszyklusvariablen (sog. ‚state variables‘, dt. Zustandsgrößen) erklärt. Dies ist in der „pace-of-life“ Hypothese zusammengefasst. In neueren Arbeiten wurde jedoch die Konsistenz von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen über den Lebensverlauf und deren strikte Abhängigkeit von Zustandsgrößen in Frage gestellt. Die vorliegende Dissertation soll neue Einblicke in die Mechanismen, die zur Entstehung von Persönlichkeitsunterschieden im Verlauf des Lebens von Fischen, deren Situationsabhängigkeit sowie ihre Verbindung zu individuellen Unterschieden in Zustandsgrößen liefern. In einer Abfolge von fünf unabhängigen Studien untersuchte ich die genannten Annahmen und fand, dass (1) Persönlichkeitsunterschiede sich im Laufe des Lebens von Tieren vergrößern; (2) Persönlichkeitsabschätzungen bei jungen Tieren oft stärker vom experimentellen Aufbau beeinflusst werden als bei Erwachsenen; (3) der Energiehaushalt und Lebenszyklusvariablen Persönlichkeitsunterschiede sowohl unter Laborbedingungen als auch im Freiland nicht hinreichend erklären können; (4) Beziehungen zwischen Persönlichkeitsunterschieden und Unterschieden im Energiehaushalt und in Lebenszyklusvariablen fanden sich nur bei Fischen einer Population mit langsamer Lebenszyklusstrategie nicht jedoch in einer Population mit schnellem Lebenszyklus. Die vorliegende Arbeit suggeriert daher, dass sich erst im Verlauf des Lebens eines Tieres Persönlichkeitsunterschiede unvermeidbar entwickeln. Dies stellt Persönlichkeitsmessungen bei juvenilen Tieren grundsätzlich in Frage. Weiterhin scheinen Persönlichkeitsunterschiede und Zustandsgrößen unter bestimmten Umweltbedingungen und evolutiven Szenarien voneinander unabhängig zu sein.
Among-individual differences in behavior (i.e., animal personality) are assumed to be consistent over time and contexts. In theory, they are often explained by individual variations in energy costs of self-maintenance as well as life history among animals (i.e., state variables), commonly expressed as the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis. Yet, recent theories have disputed the consistency of personality types over lifetime and their rigid state-dependency. This thesis aims to offer novel insights on the mechanisms behind the emergence and development of personality over lifetime of fishes, its context dependency, and its link to individual variation in state variables. In a sequence of five independent yet interconnected studies, I tested the assumptions above and observed that (1) personality differences increased during lifetime as a function of consistent declines in the behavioral plasticity with increasing age of animals; (2) personality estimates in young animals were weaker and thus more vulnerable to experimental biases compared to adults; (3) personality variation did not depend upon individual differences in energy costs of self-maintenance and life-history traits among individuals, under both laboratory and natural settings; and (4) the relationship between behavioral, metabolic, and life-history traits was manifested only in fish populations with slow rather than fast life-history strategies. This thesis suggests that personality variation in animals might be the inevitable outcome of development, raising questions about the reliability of personality estimates in juvenile individuals. Furthermore, individual variation in personality and “states” may act independently (i.e., phenotypes are uncorrelated) under environmental conditions and evolutionary contexts that mask or select against their trade-offs.
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Velasque, Borges Mariana. "Personality, life-history traits and pace of life in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/10223.

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Consistent between-individual differences in behaviour (termed “animal personality”) may be driven by adaptive differences in behavioural and physiological life-history traits. The Pace of Life Syndrome (POLS) hypothesis predicts a suit of correlations between those life-history traits along a fast-slow continuum. Therefore, according to the POLS, individuals that are fast-paced would be bolder, more explorative, show high growth-rates, lower immunity and a higher metabolic rate. A mechanistic link between such traits could also explain variation in cognitive traits, where bold individuals are faster at a given task but pay less attention to external cues and therefore make decisions less accurately. Here, I tested the POLS hypothesis focusing on between and within-individual variance in boldness, metabolic rate (MR), cognitive performance (as decision-making performance) and exploration in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus. In addition, I also investigated the potential role of anthropogenic disturbances (constant light exposure) as a driver of between and within-individual variation in boldness. Hermit crabs demonstrated consistent between-individual differences in boldness and exploration, providing evidence for the presence of animal personality. However, variation between individuals in boldness, exploration and cognitive performance were not underpinned by variation in MR. Although there were no between-individual correlations among MR and behaviour, MR did co-vary with within-individual variance in boldness. My results indicate that less predictable hermit crabs, on average, have a higher MR during startle responses compared with those that are relatively consistent in their behaviour. Boldness was positively correlated with exploration rate, indicating that more explorative were also bolder, as well as cognitive performance, as bold individuals had a better performance than shy. Finally, constant light exposure is likely to modify hermit crab personality and physiology. Hermit crabs kept under a constant light regime were less bold and had a higher metabolic rate, than when kept under standard light and dark regime, indicating possible effects light pollution in this species. These results only partially support the POLS hypothesis.
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Gökçe, Bor Ayşe. "Space by slowground : A critical look on our pace in work life." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-110636.

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The increase in the pace of life is becoming very tangible yet it is not visible to us in a qualitative way. Technological advancements offer us a life without friction where we can go full speed, but with this change we lose our windows for reflection and slowing down. Our pace is mostly determined by people or machines around us and we rarely have a chance to listen to our own rhythm, users and designers alike. With this project, the sustainability of the human being was questioned, particularly in the work life, where our pace is the highest. An exploratory and partially critical approach was engaged in the process and different methodologies have been explored. The result, a system of objects, aim to visualize one’s pace while criticizing the frictionless environments we create as designers.
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Araujo, Alessandra M. "STRESS RESPONSES AND PACE OF LIFE PHENOTYPES PREDICT DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND HOST EPIZOOTIC POTENTIAL." OpenSIUC, 2015. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1773.

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This thesis represents two lines of investigation that as a whole integrate physiology and ecology of infectious diseases. While each chapter is a distinct body of work, these studies are linked in that both focus on extrinsic or intrinsic factors influencing hosts’ susceptibility to infection, as well as hosts’ potential to transmit disease. In chapter one, I used a meta-analysis as a tool to review what is known about the stress-linked susceptibility hypothesis, which poses that persistent activation of the stress axis might result in increased disease susceptibility in wild animals, mainly as a result of allostatic overload and the immunosuppressive actions of stress hormones. My goal in evaluating the strength of association between distinct stressors and health indices in wildlife populations was manifold. First, I wanted to investigate which specific stressors are more likely to increase disease susceptibility in wild animals. Second, I was interested in the reliability of stress biomarkers as indicators of stress-induced immunosuppression or disease susceptibility. Finally, I used this chapter as a bridge for my second chapter by addressing how “fast-paced” and “slow-paced” phenotypes within wild populations cope differently with stressors, thus also differentially altering epizootic risk. My meta-analysis indicated that the highly variable outcomes of ecological studies can be attributed to several factors, ranging from possible erroneous classification of stimuli as physiological stressors to a lack of consensus on the endocrine profiles of stressed animals. The second chapter of this work consists of an empirical investigation of the pace-of-life (POL) hypothesis in the context of host disease susceptibility and transmissibility. Individuals with a fast-paced life history often exhibit relatively high metabolic rates and investment in growth, development, and reproduction. To support these faster rates, they often exhibit decreased investment in immunity, as well as associated bold behaviors for increased foraging and competiveness to ensure access to resources. These associated functional physiological and behavioral traits likely also influence exposure and susceptibility to pathogens, and infectiousness; factors central to disease dynamics. Through transmission trials using ranavirus and larval amphibians as a model system, I found that repeatable latency-to-food profiles of larval hosts, which characterize a POL axis associated with development and metabolic rates, were predictive of individual susceptibility and infectiousness. Faster-paced larval amphibians had greater exposure to pathogens (contacts), higher risk of infection (susceptibility), and shed greater pathogen populations when infected. Through these findings, I argue that The POL framework can allow for a priori identification of individual hosts that are more likely to spread infectious disease and may provide insight into understanding and potentially managing disease outbreaks that threaten wildlife and humans alike.
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Sakai, Osamu. "Personality of a clonal gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris: developmental mechanism and relation to microhabitat use." Kyoto University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/242641.

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Colognori, Daniela. "Individual differences in Time Insensitivity: Examining links to emotions and cognitive performance on time pressure tasks." Thesis, Boston College, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/387.

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Thesis advisor: Lisa Feldman Barrett
The aim of the present study was to examine whether individual differences in Time Insensitivity are related to subjective experiences of emotion and cognitive performance. Sixty-five undergraduates (52% female) completed self-report measures of cognitive flexibility and provided subjective self-reports of emotions following two time pressured cognitive tasks. As predicted, Time Insensitivity was related to self-reported cognitive flexibility, better cognitive performance during a time pressured task, as well as less negative subjective experience in response to these tasks. The results of the present study suggest that Time Insensitivity may have some beneficial outcomes. Limitations and implications for future directions are discussed
Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2004
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Psychology
Discipline: College Honors Program
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Polverino, Giovanni [Verfasser], Jens [Gutachter] Krause, Thomas [Gutachter] Mehner, Barbara [Gutachter] Taborsky, and Max [Gutachter] Wolf. "Personality and pace-of-life syndrome in fishes: New perspectives / Giovanni Polverino ; Gutachter: Jens Krause, Thomas Mehner, Barbara Taborsky, Max Wolf." Berlin : Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1189428059/34.

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Dunbar, Elizabeth S. "Life at 6 Miles Per Hour: Running at My Own Pace for Mind, Body and Spirit and its Applications for Advising in Higher Education." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2016. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/546.

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Growing up, I never considered myself an athlete. I did not participate in sports or compete on a track, field or slope. However, as an adult, I have chosen to step outside my comfort zone, exploring challenges that push me physically and mentally to grow as a person. In this way, I found running. Running, for me, is not a mere mundane exercise routine, nor a competitive sport by which to be judged. Instead, running at my own pace has been a physical and emotional journey that eases my mind, nourishes my body and replenishes my spirit. Like an old friend, it is always there, year round, anywhere, anytime, to get me outside, pick me up when I feel blue, keep me company while I make new discoveries and introduce me to new friends. Moreover, my body benefits as my heart gets stronger, my bones denser, my risk for disease decreases, my stress disappears and I burn a ton of calories. Above all, the skills I develop from running, including confidence, perseverance, perspective, resiliency, connection to others, setting goals, the bliss of solitude, taking notice and living in the present, transfer to all areas of my life. In fact, my experience with running has helped me not only be a better person and enjoy life more, it has given me new tools to use professionally, as an academic advisor in higher education. It is my hope that my story, and the supporting research, will inspire others to explore running as an option for physical, emotional, social and, perhaps, spiritual presence in their lives. I share my story to all educators because the inclusion of exercise and mindfulness, for professional and student, can be a source of stress reduction, balance, cognitive focus and overall health. As a result of my own experiences with these activities, I think I understand their benefits and am able to impart the necessary encouragement to students to explore their options. In my opinion, the interesting relationship between writing and running, which I discovered and touched upon in this process, warrants further exploration.
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Campos-Candela, Andrea. "Linking individual behaviour and life history: bioenergetic mechanisms, eco-evolutionary outcomes and management implications." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/89047.

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Animal behaviour is a state variable of the individual that deserves special attention given its determinant role in eco-evolutionary processes (Wolf et al. 2007 in Nature). The decomposition of the behavioural variation in between- and within-individual variability has revealed the existence of consistent between-individual differences referred to as personality or behavioural types (Dall et al. 2004 in Ecology Letters). Five axes of personality are usually recognized (exploration, aggressiveness, activity, sociability and boldness), and individual specificities along them tend to be correlated leading to what is known as behavioural syndromes. Recently, these patterns of covariation have been enlarged to accommodate movement behaviour within a personality-dependent spatial ecology theory (Spiegel et al. 2017 in Ecology Letters). Most animals tend to forage, reproduce and develop any activity within specific bounded space, which leads to the formation of home range (HR) areas (i.e., HR behaviour, Börger et al. 2008 in Ecology Letters). The increasing development of animal tracking technology is providing a huge amount of movement data revealing that HR behaviour is widespread among taxa and shows a large consistent variability, both at within- and between-individual level, which allows to define the existence of well-contrasted spatial behavioural types (SBTs). SBTs, as other personality traits, play an important role in selective processes as those impelled by harvesting activities. The Pace-of-Life-Syndrome (POLS) theory (Réale et al. 2010 in Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci), hypothesises on how personality traits are expected to be correlated with life history (LH) traits along the fast-slow continuum (Stearns 1992 in Oxford Univ. Press) in the broadest sense. Accordingly, patterns of covariation between specific SBTs, physiology-related features and LHs would be expected to exist whenever they maximize the animal performance in a given environment. However, the way in which behavioural variation at the within-species level is translated to the wide range of LH traits remains a fundamental yet unresolved question, mainly due to the lack of a proper theoretical framework (Mathot & Frankenhuis, March 2018 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology). Thus, unrevealing the mechanisms behind is certainly scientifically very exciting but also socially relevant. In such a context, this PhD thesis aimed to address from conceptual, empirical and theoretical perspectives cornerstone questions in behavioural ecology: what are the feasible mechanisms underpinning the establishment of HR areas and within-species variation, what are their consequences for animal functioning and performance (i.e., in. LH traits) at the individual and eco-evolutionary levels, or what are the implications for the assessment and conservation of wildlife of the existence of SBTs. The PhD thesis focusses in a fish heavily exploited by recreational fishers but it aims to provide general reasoning applicable to a wide range of wild animals. First, the PhD thesis proposes a mechanistic theory of personality-dependent movement behaviour based on dynamic energy budget models (i.e., a behavioural-bioenergetics theoretical model). Second, integrated in the field of animal personality (i.e., decomposition of behavioural variability into within- and between-individual’s components), it addresses empirically the study of behavioural variability in the main axis of personality for a marine fish species and looked for evidences of whether personality-mediated differences in energy acquisition may exist. Aiming to support empirically the possible connections between personality traits and space-use behaviour, the thesis provides some insights on the application of a novel-tracking algorithm to analyse the movement of individual fish submitted to different experimental conditions. Third, it provides two examples of how applying HR-related theoretical concepts may improve the management of natural resources: attending the properties of HR may facilitate the assessment of wildlife using fixed monitoring sampling stations, and considering SBTs may influence the assessment of the status of wild fish stocks. Finally, the adaptive value of the proposed behavioural-bioenergetics theory is explored by means of dynamic optimization to understand the eco-evolutionary consequences related with HR variability. In summary, this PhD thesis makes an important contribution to behavioural ecology by developing a unifying theory to test the generality and adaptive value of POLS based on dynamic energy budgets. This behavioural-bioenergetics model connects (1) personality traits (2) HR behaviour, (3) physiology and (4) LH traits through an interwoven of mass/energy fluxes, within which they interact and feedback with the ecological context. Overall, from an eco-evolutionary perspective, the proposed framework constitutes a powerful tool for exploring the ecological role of HR behaviour and predicting what combination of behavioural traits would be evolutionally favoured in a given ecological context. Moving forward to including managerial scenarios, this unifying theory provides scientifically founded knowledge that would promote to improve natural resource management by attending the behavioural component of animal populations.
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White, Stephen John. "The evolutionary genetics of behavioural variation : multivariate perspectives on personality in the Trinidadian guppy." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/30848.

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Animal personality is found in a wide range of taxa, yet our knowledge of what maintains consistent among-individual variation in behaviour is still incomplete. Many personality traits are associated with fitness, leading to the expectation that, under selection, genetic (and among-individual) variation will be eroded over time. Several adaptive models have been developed in order to explain this maintenance of variation. These include state-dependence, state-behaviour feedback loops, life-history and behavioural coadaptation and the Pace of Life syndrome. These models represent good starting points for thinking about what drives and maintains among-individual variation in behaviour, and while empirical support for these models is mixed, one thing they do have in common is the assumption of a significant genetic basis underpinning personality traits. Significant heritability is required for an evolutionary response to selection and for among-individual variation to be adaptive. The univariate estimates of heritability for personality traits that are growing in the literature, while useful, are likely insufficient to predict how personality traits will respond to selection. This thesis uses the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata, and other species to explore patterns of among-individual and genetic variation in personality traits, advocating the benefits of using multivariate perspectives throughout. Firstly, the among-individual covariance structure between measures of boldness, growth and metabolic rate are estimated in a test of the Pace of Life syndrome. Secondly, an appraisal of the relative strength of maternal and genetic effects on offspring personality and how it changes over ontogeny. Next, a comprehensive treatment of sexual dimorphism in behaviour and size followed by analysis of genotype-by-sex interactions using both univariate and multivariate methods. Finally, a comparative analysis of personality in 7 species of small fish, identifying the main axis of among-individual variation from a single assay in each and quantifying the phylogenetic signal.
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Books on the topic "Pace of life"

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Peck, M. Scott. Vivere di pace. [Milano]: Frassinelli, 1988.

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Snelling, Lauraine. Setting the pace. Minneapolis, Minn: Bethany House Publishers, 1996.

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Bennett, K. D. Evolution and ecology: The pace of life. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

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Rizzi, Francesco. Medjugorje il nuovo mondo della pace. Milano: Ares, 2008.

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Rizzi, Francesco. Medjugorje il nuovo mondo della pace. Milano: Ares, 2008.

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Managing stress: Learning to pace your chase through life. Milwaukee, Wis: JODA Communications, 1993.

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At nature's pace: Farming and the American dream. New York: Pantheon Books, 1994.

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Popov, Linda Kavelin. A pace of grace: The virtues of a sustainable life. New York: Plume, 2004.

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Logsdon, Gene. Living at nature's pace: Farming and the American dream. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 2000.

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Goisis, Giuseppe. Eiréne: Lo spirito europeo e le sorgenti della pace. S. Pietro in Cariano, Verona: Segno dei Gabrielli, 2000.

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Book chapters on the topic "Pace of life"

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Mayer, Heike, and Paul L. Knox. "Pace of Life and Quality of Life: The Slow City Charter." In Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases III, 21–40. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2257-8_2.

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Di Maggio, Ilaria, Maria Cristina Ginevra, Sara Santilli, Laura Nota, and Salvatore Soresi. "Life Design for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future." In The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education, 251–70. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64537-3_10.

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AbstractSocieties today are highly complex and often impacted by uncertainty, rapid change, globalization, and inequality, all of which have significant impact on the wellbeing of people. These changes make it more difficult not only for a great part of the population to live in the present, but also for succeeding generations to aspire to and imagine a possible future. Considering this, career guidance needs a change of pace that can only be associated with investments in inclusion and sustainability. In this chapter we provide a brief historical excursion through the social role that career guidance has played through the years, and then outline possible actions that career guidance professionals could take so as to embrace, sustain, and foster the creation of a better future for everyone and to contribute to the creation of inclusive and sustainable societies.
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Liew, Kian Heng, and Lee Wai Weng Sandra. "Minimum Level of Learning for Life: In Digitally Advancing Space and Pace." In Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 1–7. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_95-1.

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Liew, Kian Heng, and Lee Wai Weng Sandra. "Minimum Level of Learning for Life: In Digitally Advancing Space and Pace." In Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 555–62. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95870-5_95.

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Kinnison, Michael T., and Andrew P. Hendry. "The pace of modern life II: From rates of contemporary microevolution to pattern and process." In Microevolution Rate, Pattern, Process, 145–64. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0585-2_10.

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Gooch, Jan W. "Pack Life." In Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers, 515. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_8359.

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Frank, J. Howard, J. Howard Frank, Michael C. Thomas, Allan A. Yousten, F. William Howard, Robin M. Giblin-davis, John B. Heppner, et al. "Pale Lice." In Encyclopedia of Entomology, 2720. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_2730.

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"Pace of Life." In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 5673. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3_303613.

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"The Changing Pace of Life." In The Culture of Western Europe, edited by George L. Mosse, 11–28. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429492891-2.

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"Life in slow motion—the therapeutic pace." In Rehabilitation for the Unwanted, 81–99. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315128290-6.

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Conference papers on the topic "Pace of life"

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Ma, Haodong, Rui Li, Kai Luo, and Hongzheng Fang. "Research on Life Prediction Method for Gyroscope Based on PACE." In 2012 National Conference on Information Technology and Computer Science. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/citcs.2012.241.

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Santarius, Tilman, and Jens Bergener. "Does the Use of ICT speed up the Pace of Life?" In ICT4S2020: 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3401335.3401642.

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Frydrychova, Zuzana. "Perception Of Life Pace In The City And Countryside Among Older People." In 6th icCSBs October 2017 The Annual International Conference on Cognitive - Social, and Behavioural Sciences. Cognitive-Crcs, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2017.11.12.

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Sharma, Suman Kumar. "Correlation of Global Warming Potential and Atmospheric Life Times of Halocarbons." In ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ht2009-88024.

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Sustainability of life form on the earth is a major concern of every nation, which stems from the continued global warming trend, which has become a major policy, political, and economic issue. Global warming is the most important challenge thrown by the human activities largely due to rapid pace of industrialization in the twenty first century. The impact is likely to extend to next few centuries and unless controlled there would be irrevocable damage to the life form on this planet. Human made halocarbons have a high global warming potential, and some still have the potential to cause damage to the ozone layer as well if released to the atmosphere. The implications of global warming have far-reaching effects beyond the imagination of common person. Rise in global temperature, rise in sea level, food shortages, large scale spread of diseases & infections, catastrophic economic consequences and colossal loss of bio-diversity are some of the major implications of global warming trend. Although many methods are in vogue for comparison of impact of global warming of different compounds, yet the concept of Global warming potential with reference to Carbon dioxide is the simplest one and is widely used. An endeavor has been made in this paper to correlate and develop empirical relations of global warming potential and atmospheric lifetimes of Halocarbons. A new parameter Glife has been evolved for this purpose.
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Hirschfeldt, Clemente Marcelo, Fernando Flores Avila, and Jaime Granados Cáliz. "Artificial Lift Management: Recommendations for Unconventional Oilfields." In ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2012-84124.

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This paper presents concepts and recommendations regarding Artificial Lift Systems (ALS’s) management during productive life of oil fields, envisioning: selection, acquisition, installation, monitoring and evaluation criteria, as well as subsequent inspection thereof, and highlighting the more important that applies particularly to unconventional oil fields. Issues analyzed herein involve definitions of roles, functions and competencies related to operator as well as service companies and sectors involved or required to live up to the challenges posed by these systems. Two scenarios that represent Latin American region real cases are presented and illustrated with the analysis of these ALS’s management topics; one of them, the oldest productive basin in Argentina, as an example of conventional oilfields with experience in Artificial Lift Management and the other, an unconventional field recently re-activated with an accelerated development pace, being exploited in Mexico. Conclusions are presented in terms of that ALS’s Integral management should be taken with strategic and integrated vision, in accordance with current level of development, future plans, and complexity of the field; not only focused on maximum oil production, but also on optimizing production costs; and contemplate all parts commitment that add value to the whole process.
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Lattanzio, Susan, Linda Newnes, Marcelle McManus, and Derrick Dunkley. "Life Cycle Decision Support Tools: The Use of Quality Management Techniques in Combating Decision Tool “Performance Decay”." In ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2016-59888.

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Ensuring that global infrastructure keeps pace with the demands of economic growth and human wellbeing is anticipated to result in spend of US$57 trillion (2013–30). Specific to the UK power sector, redesigning the electrical transmission network to support decarbonisation of the economy will result in an estimated spend in the region of US$50 billion (2010–20). The challenge within the infrastructure sector is in ensuring that investment productivity is maximized and the appropriate assets are built. One approach being used are decision support tools (DSTs) aimed at assisting the optimum asset choice, by considering a range of costs across the life of the asset. However, there is a gap in ensuring the sustainability of these tools: that is, ensuring that after adoption they continue to offer the same value. The research presented in this paper considers ‘performance decay’ of DSTs and proposes an approach to ensure they remain ‘fit for purpose’. Our research proposes that adopting a quality management system approach will combat performance decay, and move current DSTs from ‘static’ to ‘live’ and evolving states. Within this paper a review of literature is provided. Scenarios are used to explore possible changes in performance, and an industry exemplar used to demonstrate the plausibility of performance decay. An approach to address performance decay by embedding quality management systems techniques is then introduced.
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Madison, Mike, Ben Snow, Perry Allison, and Wayne Schweikhard. "Feasibility Study of the Modernization and Upgrade of a Combined Cycle Power Plant." In 1988 Joint Power Generation Conference: GT Papers. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/88-jpgc/gt-4.

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The 220MW Public Service of Oklahoma Comanche Station PACE (Power at Combined Efficiency) combined cycle power plant located in Lawton, Oklahoma underwent a major upgrade and life extension during 1985–1986. Prior to committing the project, an extensive study was performed to quantify and evaluate the effects of the project on the PSO system and its impact on PSO’s long-term goal of providing quality, economical service to its customers. This paper presents techniques used to assess these effects (generically) on a utility system and determine the benefits to both consumers and investors. This information is presented in such a form that it may be used as a guide to perform similar studies of plant upgrades and modernizations.
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M. W. Ng, Eugenia. "The Flipped Classroom: Two Learning Modes that Foster Two Learning Outcomes." In InSITE 2016: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Lithuania. Informing Science Institute, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3463.

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[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] The study involved student teachers enrolled in early childhood teaching at a teacher training institute in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Seventy-four students participated in flipped classroom activities during their first semester of study. Students were told to learn from online videos related to using image editing software in their own time and pace prior to the next class. When they met in class, they were asked to apply their recently acquired editing knowledge to edit an image of their own choice related to the theme of their group project. At the end of the activity, students were asked to complete an online questionnaire. It was found that students had rated all five questions relating to generic skills highly, with self-study skills rated the highest. They particularly enjoyed the flexibility of learning on their own time and pace as a benefit of the flipped classroom. Data collected from students’ project pages show they had used average of 3.22 editing features for the theme images for their project. Most groups had inserted text fol-lowed by using the filter function. It is possible that these two functions are more noticeable than other editing functions. In conclusion, students were able to apply their self-learnt knowledge in a real-life situation and they had also developed their generic skills via the flipped classroom pedagogy.
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Sungur, Zerrin. "Women Entrepreneurship in Slow Cities of Turkey from a Sociological Perspective." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c04.00786.

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Cittàslow movement was established in Italy in 1999. The Slow City movement incorporates a philosophy and a commitment to maintain the cultural heritage and quality of life of their membership towns. A slow city aims to improve the quality of life of its citizens and its visitors. Member towns are obliged to pursue local projects protecting local cultures, contributing to a relaxed pace of life, creating conviviality and hospitality and promoting a unique sense of place and local distinctiveness. There are nine slow cities in Turkey in 2013. This study examines the women entrepreneurship in slow cities of Turkey from a sociological perspective. Slow cities offer many opportunities in the meaning of local development especially for women in Turkey. They can engage with small business, hand-crafts, and organic farming in slow cities. But training of women, certification of the quality of artisan products and awareness of the citizens of slow cities are the critical issues in the sustainable local development process. Therefore, it is possible to increase income level of women living in slow cities in Turkey and also to preserve local tastes.
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Chao-Hsuan, Chen, and Lai We-Hsiang. "Critical Success Factors of the Intelligentization in Precision Machinery Industry." In Japan International Business and Management Research Conference. RSF Press & RESEARCH SYNERGY FOUNDATION, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31098/jibm.v1i1.212.

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Various industries related to daily life are related to the precision machinery industry (PMI). With the pace of Industry 4.0, PMI is one of the industries with great development potential. Renewal progress has not only caused changes in life but also revealed a significant impact on occupations. In recent years, the rise of Industry 4.0 has increased the output value of various industries. The launch of Industry 4.0 has led to global manufacturing initiatives to improve production efficiency and to reduce its burden. In order to increase its industrial benefit as the goal, it is important to discuss the problems and challenges that people face. Therefore, this study uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to focus on the objectives of the research on the critical success factors of intelligentization in PMI. This study not only expects to provide the existing machinery manufacturing industry and the management policies for the future investment in PMI manufacturer reference value but also expects to serve as an academic reference for government policy considerations and scholars in the machinery manufacturing industry.
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Reports on the topic "Pace of life"

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Spicer, Daniel, and Stanley Preuett. M112 Demolition Block Pack-Out Line Modernization. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, March 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada516409.

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Danesh, Mike H., and John R. Oxford. PAC-3 Missile 30-Year Life Cycle and Streamlining. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, September 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada370790.

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Smith, Kandler. Battery Pack Life Estimation through Cell Degradation Data and Pack Thermal Modeling for BAS+ Li-Ion Batteries. Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-12-489. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1245128.

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Martin, Kathi, Nick Jushchyshyn, and Claire King. James Galanos, Silk Chiffon Afternoon Dress c. Fall 1976. Drexel Digital Museum, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.17918/q3g5-n257.

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The URL links to a website page in the Drexel Digital Museum (DDM) fashion image archive containing a 3D interactive panorama of an evening suit by American fashion designer James Galanos with related text. This afternoon dress is from Galanos' Fall 1976 collection. It is made from pale pink silk chiffon and finished with hand stitching on the hems and edges of this dress, The dress was gifted to Drexel University as part of The James G. Galanos Archive at Drexel University in 2016. After it was imaged the gown was deemed too fragile to exhibit. By imaging it using high resolution GigaPan technology we are able to create an archival quality digital record of the dress and exhibit it virtually at life size in 3D panorama. The panorama is an HTML5 formatted version of an ultra-high resolution ObjectVR created from stitched tiles captured with GigaPan technology. It is representative the ongoing research of the DDM, an international, interdisciplinary group of researchers focused on production, conservation and dissemination of new media for exhibition of historic fashion.
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Suska, Marta Laura. Recommendations for two violence-reducing policing programs in Brazil: the Pacification Police Unit in Rio de Janeiro and the Pact for Life in Recife. E-papers Servicos Editoriais Ltda, May 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.48207/23181818/pb0507.

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Kuiken, Todd, and Jennifer Kuzma. Genome Editing in Latin America: Regional Regulatory Overview. Inter-American Development Bank, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003410.

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The power and promise of genome editing, CRISPR specifically, was first realized with the discovery of CRISPR loci in the 1980s.3 Since that time, CRISPR-Cas systems have been further developed enabling genome editing in virtually all organisms across the tree of life.3 In the last few years, we have seen the development of a diverse set of CRISPR-based technologies that has revolutionized genome manipulation.4 Enabling a more diverse set of actors than has been seen with other emerging technologies to redefine research and development for biotechnology products encompassing food, agriculture, and medicine.4 Currently, the CRISPR community encompasses over 40,000 authors at 20,000 institutions that have documented their research in over 20,000 published and peer-reviewed studies.5 These CRISPR-based genome editing tools have promised tremendous opportunities in agriculture for the breeding of crops and livestock across the food supply chain. Potentially addressing issues associated with a growing global population, sustainability concerns, and possibly help address the effects of climate change.4 These promises however, come along-side concerns of environmental and socio-economic risks associated with CRISPR-based genome editing, and concerns that governance systems are not keeping pace with the technological development and are ill-equipped, or not well suited, to evaluate these risks. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched an initiative in 2020 to understand the complexities of these new tools, their potential impacts on the LAC region, and how IDB may best invest in its potential adoption and governance strategies. This first series of discussion documents: “Genome Editing in Latin America: Regulatory Overview,” and “CRISPR Patent and Licensing Policy” are part of this larger initiative to examine the regulatory and institutional frameworks surrounding gene editing via CRISPR-based technologies in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) regions. Focusing on Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, they set the stage for a deeper analysis of the issues they present which will be studied over the course of the next year through expert solicitations in the region, the development of a series of crop-specific case studies, and a final comprehensive regional analysis of the issues discovered.
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Ama Pokuaa, Fenny, Aba Obrumah Crentsil, Christian Kwaku Osei, and Felix Ankomah Asante. Fiscal and Public Health Impact of a Change in Tobacco Excise Taxes in Ghana. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ictd.2020.003.

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This working paper predicts the fiscal and public health outcomes from a change in the excise tax structure for cigarettes in Ghana. More than 5,000 people are killed by diseases caused by tobacco every year in Ghana (Tobacco Atlas 2018). Currently the country has a unitary tax administration approach, with a uniform ad valorem tax structure on all excisable products, including tobacco. However, the ECOWAS directive on tobacco control, in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO 2003), recommends a simple tax structure – using a mixed excise system with a minimum specific tax floor to overcome the limitations of an ad valorem system on tobacco products, especially cigarettes. The study therefore simulates mixed tax policy interventions, and assesses their effect on government revenue and public health relative to the current ad valorem tax system. Primary data collection of tobacco prices in three geographical zones of the country was conducted in February 2020, across both rural and urban localities. This was supported with secondary data from national and international databases. Based on the assumption that Ghana adopts a mixed tax structure, the simulation shows that, if the government imposes a specific excise tax of GH₵4.00 (US$0.80) per pack in addition to the current ad valorem rate of 175 per cent of the CIF value, the average retail price of a cigarette pack would increase by 128 per cent, cigarette consumption decrease by 27 per cent, tobacco excise tax revenue increase by 627 per cent, and overall tobacco-related government tax revenue increase by 201 per cent.1 Additionally, there would be significant declines in smoking prevalence (3.3%), smoking intensity (1,448 cigarettes per year), and 3,526 premature smoking-related deaths would be avoided. The paper advocates for a strong tax administration and technical capacity, with continuous commitment by the government to adjust the tax rate in line with the rate of inflation and per capita income growth.
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Bobashev, Georgiy, John Holloway, Eric Solano, and Boris Gutkin. A Control Theory Model of Smoking. RTI Press, June 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2017.op.0040.1706.

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We present a heuristic control theory model that describes smoking under restricted and unrestricted access to cigarettes. The model is based on the allostasis theory and uses a formal representation of a multiscale opponent process. The model simulates smoking behavior of an individual and produces both short-term (“loading up” after not smoking for a while) and long-term smoking patterns (e.g., gradual transition from a few cigarettes to one pack a day). By introducing a formal representation of withdrawal- and craving-like processes, the model produces gradual increases over time in withdrawal- and craving-like signals associated with abstinence and shows that after 3 months of abstinence, craving disappears. The model was programmed as a computer application allowing users to select simulation scenarios. The application links images of brain regions that are activated during the binge/intoxication, withdrawal, or craving with corresponding simulated states. The model was calibrated to represent smoking patterns described in peer-reviewed literature; however, it is generic enough to be adapted to other drugs, including cocaine and opioids. Although the model does not mechanistically describe specific neurobiological processes, it can be useful in prevention and treatment practices as an illustration of drug-using behaviors and expected dynamics of withdrawal and craving during abstinence.
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Rosato-Scott, Claire, Dani J. Barrington, Amita Bhakta, Sarah J. House, Islay Mactaggart, and Jane Wilbur. How to Talk About Incontinence: A Checklist. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/slh.2020.006.

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Incontinence is the medical term used to describe the involuntary loss of urine or faeces. Women, men, girls, boys and people of all genders, at any age, can experience incontinence. A person with incontinence can experience leakage occasionally, regularly or constantly; and leakage can happen at any time, day or night. A person may also experience leakage of urinary or faecal matter due to not being able to get to the toilet in time or not wanting to use the toilet facilities available. This is known as social, or functional, incontinence. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) understanding of incontinence is still in its early stages: the term ‘incontinence’ may not be known, knowledge of the condition is rare, and the provision of support is lacking. Those who experience incontinence may face stigma due to having the condition, and this may affect their willingness or confidence to talk about it. There is a need to better understand incontinence in LMICs, and how best to support people living with the condition to improve their quality of life. This requires having conversations with individuals that experience the condition, and with individuals who care for those who do: they will have the lived experiences of what it means to live with incontinence practically, emotionally and socially for them and their families. Living with incontinence can have a range of impacts on the people living with it and their carers. These include increased stress and distress; additional needs for water and soap; and restricted ability to join in community activities, school or work. Living with incontinence can also lead to a range of protection issues. The potential challenges that people face may be quite diverse and may vary between people and households. The checklist below, and corresponding page references to ‘Incontinence: We Need to Talk About Leaks’ can be used to increase your understanding of incontinence and the options available to support people living with the condition; and provide guidance on how to have conversations to understand how best to support people living with incontinence in your area.
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Rosato-Scott, Claire, Dani J. Barrington, Amita Bhakta, Sarah J. House, Islay Mactaggart, and Wilbur Jane. How to Talk About Incontinence: A Checklist. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/slh.2020.012.

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Incontinence is the medical term used to describe the involuntary loss of urine or faeces. Women, men, girls, boys and people of all genders, at any age, can experience incontinence. A person with incontinence can experience leakage occasionally, regularly or constantly; and leakage can happen at any time, day or night. A person may also experience leakage of urinary or faecal matter due to not being able to get to the toilet in time or not wanting to use the toilet facilities available. This is known as social, or functional, incontinence. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) understanding of incontinence is still in its early stages: the term ‘incontinence’ may not be known, knowledge of the condition is rare, and the provision of support is lacking. Those who experience incontinence may face stigma due to having the condition, and this may affect their willingness or confidence to talk about it. There is a need to better understand incontinence in LMICs, and how best to support people living with the condition to improve their quality of life. This requires having conversations with individuals that experience the condition, and with individuals who care for those who do: they will have the lived experiences of what it means to live with incontinence practically, emotionally and socially for them and their families. Living with incontinence can have a range of impacts on the people living with it and their carers. These include increased stress and distress; additional needs for water and soap; and restricted ability to join in community activities, school or work. Living with incontinence can also lead to a range of protection issues. The potential challenges that people face may be quite diverse and may vary between people and households. The checklist below, and corresponding page references to ‘Incontinence: We Need to Talk About Leaks’ can be used to increase your understanding of incontinence and the options available to support people living with the condition; and provide guidance on how to have conversations to understand how best to support people living with incontinence in your area.
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