P1-251: Prevalence of dementia in the city of Kolkata, India - through random sample survey

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. S169-S170
Author(s):  
Trishit Roy ◽  
S.K. Das ◽  
Atanu Biswas ◽  
T.K. Banerjee ◽  
Aparna Dutt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Random Sample ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
The City ◽  
Prevalence Of Dementia

scholarly journals Conspiracy Theories and Their Societal Effects During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 194855062110002
Author(s):  
Lotte Pummerer ◽  
Robert Böhm ◽  
Lau Lilleholt ◽  
Kevin Winter ◽  
Ingo Zettler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Conspiracy Theory ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Behavior

During COVID-19, conspiracy theories were intensely discussed in the media. Generally, both believing in conspiracy theories (i.e., explanations for events based on powerholders’ secret arrangements) and being confronted with a conspiracy theory have been found to predict cognition and behavior with negative societal effects, such as low institutional trust. Accordingly, believing in conspiracy theories around COVID-19 should reduce institutional trust, support of governmental regulations and their adoption, and social engagement (e.g., helping members of risk groups). We tested these predictions in a national random sample survey, an experiment, and a longitudinal study ( N total = 1,213; all studies were preregistered). Indeed, believing in and being confronted with a COVID-19 conspiracy theory decreased institutional trust, support of governmental regulations, adoption of physical distancing, and—to some extent—social engagement. Findings underscore the severe societal effects of conspiracy theories in the context of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Fear and floods in Serbia: Citizens preparedness for responding to natural disaster

2016 ◽  
pp. 303-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Cvetkovic
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Safety Procedures

The consequences of the floods that had affected the area of Serbia in 2014 indicated a very low level of preparedness of population to respond to natural disasters. Therefore, the aim of quantitative research is to examine the impact of fear on the willingness of citizens to respond to a natural disaster caused by the flood in the Republic of Serbia. Bearing in mind all local communities in Serbia where floods occurred or there is a high risk of flooding, there was selected a random sample consisting of 19 out of 150 municipalities and 23 towns and the city of Belgrade. In the selected communities, a research was undertaken in those areas that had been most affected in relation to the amount of water or potential risk of flooding. The survey used strategy of testing in households with the use of a multi- stage random sample. The research results indicate that the citizens who have a fear of floods are familiar with safety procedures to a greater extent in relation to citizens who do not have the fear; they have taken the preventive measures; they point out that they still are not ready to respond, but plan to do so in the next 6 months; they would evacuate to the upper floor of the house; they point out that someone in the family has educated them about the flood. In contrast to that, citizens who do not have the fear are not doing anything to prepare themselves to react in such situations, they are confident in their own abilities to cope with the consequences of floods, etc. The originality of the research lies in the fact that in Serbia there has never been conducted a research to examine the state of preparedness of citizens to respond. Bearing in mind that the research is based on the territory of Serbia, conclusions can be generalized to the entire population. The research results can be used when creating a strategy for improving the level of preparedness of citizens to respond.

scholarly journals Association of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) with polymorphous alleles of HLA-DR and DQ genes in two Russian populations of Moscow and Vologda regions

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Tamara Leonidovna Kuraeva ◽  
M N Kashenin ◽  
M N Boldyreva, ◽  
N M Tsitlidze ◽  
A N Nikitin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Local Population ◽  
New Associations ◽  
Hla Dr ◽  
Successive Generations ◽  
The City

Aim. To consider association of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) with polymorphous alleles of HLA-DRB1 HLA-DQB1, and DQA1 genes in two Russian populations of Moscow (MP) and Vologda (VP) regions. Materials and methods. Identification of alleles of HLA-DRB1 HLA-DQB1, and DQA1 genes in 138 patients with type 1 diabetes and a random sample of 242 subjects from the local population (residents in at least three successive generations) of the Vologda region, 204 patients and a random sample of 300 subjects from the city of Moscow and Moscow region. Results. MP and VP exhibited identical predisposing alleles. The occurrence of DRB1*4 (RR=5.96 and 3.93 in MP and VP respectively), DRB1*17 (RR=4.33 and 4.23), DQA1*0301 (RR=5.70 and 3.66), DQB1*0201, (RR=2.06 and 1.77), DQB1* 0302 (RR=7.10 and 3.95), DQB1* 0304 (RR=8.94 and 19.98) alleles was significantly higher in DM1 patients. The following protective alleles were identified in MP and VP respectively: DRB1*7 (RR=0.37 and 0.18), DRB1*11 (RR=0.12 and 0.21), DRB1*13 (RR=0.09 and 0.26), DRB1*15 (RR=0.23 and 0.04), DQA1*0102 (RR=0.29 and 0.23), DQA1*0103 (RR=0.13 and 0.23), DQA1*0201 (RR=0.37 and 0.17), DQb1*0301 (RR=0.16 and 0.24), and DQB1*0602/8 (RR=0.10 and 0.13). Conclusion. ?New? associations unknown in other populations (e.g. DQB1*0304) were revealed, besides the majority of classical predisposing and protective alleles characteristic of European populations. DQB1*0304 proved the strongest predisposing allele in MP and especially in VP. These data suggest different contribution of predisposing alleles to the development of DM1 in individual populations.

Methods of milk production: some results of a survey in four areas of England and wales

1955 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. B. Leech ◽  
J. W. Egdell ◽  
P. Heskin ◽  
S. B. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Random Sample ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
England And Wales

1. Methods, buildings and equipment used for milk production in Caernarvonshire, Hertfordshire, Pembrokeshire and Wiltshire have been ascertained by a random sample survey carried out in 1948–9.2. The results showed marked differences between counties in practically every respect which are summarized in thirty-two tables.3. The value of this survey and some points in its planning and execution are critically discussed.

China-Bound for Jobs? The Influences of Social Connections and Ethnic Politics in Taiwan

2010 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 639-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Chang Tsai ◽  
Chin-fen Chang
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Social Connections

AbstractTaiwan has long been recognized as a labour-absorbing society, but today approximately 3 per cent of its population is working in China, an increasingly important destination for regional immigration. In this article we go beyond conventional immigration economics to examine how social connections and ethnic politics affect Taiwanese motivations to move to China for employment. Results from a national random-sample survey conducted in 2005 are used to analyse the willingness and potentiality of Taiwanese to work in China. The findings indicate that besides human capital factors, social networks and political/ethnic identity offer insights to understanding migrations among Taiwanese, as well as why the vast majority have so little interest in going China-bound.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Living Wage: Identifying Pathways Out of In-Work Poverty

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Swaffield ◽  
Carolyn Snell ◽  
Becky Tunstall ◽  
Jonathan Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Important Determinant ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Living Wage ◽  
Wage Rates ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The City

This article reports the results of a case study on the introduction of the living wage. Three employers in the City of York became living wage employers. Using data derived from a sample survey of their employees and qualitative interviews, this article explores what impact the receipt of the living wage had on poverty and deprivation. It found that not all living wage employees were income poor or deprived, although those on living wage rates were more likely to be poor and deprived than those on even higher wages. The more important determinant of the employees’ living standards was the household they lived in, and there were a high proportion of living wage employees living in multi-unit households. Also important were the number of earners in the household and the hours worked by the living wage employee. Lone parent families and single people appeared to be most vulnerable to poverty and deprivation. In addition, whether the employee took up their entitlement to in-work benefits was critical and, using benefit checks by welfare rights experts, it was found that some were not.

The prevalence of dementia among elderly people living in Zaragoza and Liverpool

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Lobo ◽  
Michael Dewey ◽  
John Copeland ◽  
José-Luis Día ◽  
Pedro Saz
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Standardized Interview ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Expected Increase ◽  
Prevalence Of Dementia

SYNOPSISThe prevalence of dementia in elderly people living in the community was compared using data from Zaragoza (Spain) and Liverpool (UK). A standardized interview, the Geriatric Mental State (GMS), was administered to a random sample of 1070 persons in Liverpool and 1080 in Zaragoza. Using diagnoses derived from the GMS-AGECAT package we found no significant difference between the prevalence of dementia in Zaragoza (7·4%) and Liverpool (5·0%). The expected increase in prevalence with age was found, but the two cities did not appear to differ in the relationship between age and prevalence. No sex difference was apparent, and the two cities do not differ in the relationship between sex and prevalence.

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