Essays about: "Age-specific"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Age-specific.

  1. 1. Forecasting Mortality Rates using the Weighted Hyndman-Ullah Method

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Anthony Kojo Ramos; [2021]
    Keywords : Mortality modelling; mortality forecasting; Lee–Carter method; singular value decomposition; functional demographic models; functional principal components analysis; mean forecast errors; ARIMA.;

    Abstract : The performance of three methods of mortality modelling and forecasting are compared. These include the basic Lee–Carter and two functional demographic models; the basic Hyndman–Ullah and the weighted Hyndman–Ullah. READ MORE

  3. 2. Drug abuse among young female adolescents (15-25) in Maryland U.S: Causes behind the drug abuse and the role of social work organisations in its prevention.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Hasnain Ali; Johvianney Okpala; [2020]
    Keywords : Drug Abuse;

    Abstract : The abuse of any form of illicit substance is referred as drug abuse. Excessive use of addictive (legal or illegal) substances is defined as utilizing them to the point that their effects become hazardous to the user's health. READ MORE

  4. 3. The complex relationship between education and sex-specific life expectancy in Costa Rica. An analysis at the district level for 1984, 2000 and 2011

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marcos Castillo Bastos; [2019]
    Keywords : Life expectancy; education; SES; smoking; mortality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper explores associations between education and life expectancy by sex at the district level in Costa Rica for the Census years 1984, 2000 and 2011. Previous research on the topic have shown mixed results on the gradient between SES and health outcomes for Costa Rica. READ MORE

  5. 4. Breeding dynamics of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) population in the boreal forest of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Eirini - Lamprini Daouti; [2017]
    Keywords : Golden eagle; population ecology; breeding; survival; Aquila chrysaetos;

    Abstract : Successful conservation and management of Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) requires an in-depth understanding of its’ demographic parameters. The species in Sweden is listed as Near Threatened and threats include increasing demands for renewable energy, collisions with railways, illegal persecution, and lead poisoning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Business Cycles and Mortality Rates - Aggregate Data for the EU-15 Countries 1990-2012

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Nilsson; Anette Brose Olsen; [2015]
    Keywords : Mortality; Business Cycles; Unemployment; Fixed-effects; EU-15; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The relationship between business cycles and mortality has been a highly debated subject in the field of economics. The majority of previous studies, using the unemployment rate as the main proxy for macroeconomic conditions, have found ambiguous effects largely depending on how the effect is estimated. READ MORE