Compensating wages, value of a statistical life, and inter-industry differentials

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Hazardous work compensation for different industries are statistically evaluated to assess the inter-industry differentials hypothesis. To this end, the death rates of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety were integrated into three national probability samples. The results, which supports the hypothesis, revealed the inadequacy of existing methods for estimating statistical life.

Research, Compensation and benefits, Surveys, Labor market, Wages, Wages and salaries, Hazardous occupations

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GPS is a fast growing technology that is useful in such diverse fields as ecology, demographics, meteorology, archaeology, agriculture, and even the military. However, although the innovation's initial aim is to make all types of navigation extremely easy, the technology is defined and actually limited by a vast amount of hard, complex work and ingenuity.

Usage, Innovations, Aids to navigation, Navigation aids, Global Positioning System (Navigational aid)

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Are your reactions to traumatic events normal?

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People witnessing or even hearing about disasters may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is much more pervasive and disabling than simple compassion for the disaster victims. This and other PTSD symptoms are discussed, as well as care and treatment.

Care and treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder

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