SHIFTING FROM FRAGMENTATION TO INTEGRATION: A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICIES IN CHINA

Shifting from Fragmentation to Integration: A Systematic Analysis of Long-Term Care Insurance Policies in China

Introduction: Long-term care is an effective intervention that help older people cope with significant declines in capacity.The growing demand Oyster for long-term care signals a new social risk and has been given a higher political priority in China.In 2016, 15 local authorities have been selected to pilot the long-term care insurance programme.Ho

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Rockfall hazard in the Imja Glacial Lake, eastern Nepal

Abstract In Nepal, rockfall related studies are rarely conducted and are limited to the landslide study along with few case studies on rockfall events.Rockfall problems in Nepal are more frequent in the Higher Himalayan region than Midland and Lesser Himalayan regions.In the glaciated valley and glacial lakes, rockfall and associated tsunami like h

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Preferential transport of water and 131Iodide in a clay loam assessed with TDR-techniques and boundary-layer flow theory

Rapid soil moisture variations were measured with TDR equipment at five depths ranging from 0.1 to 0.9 m during five consecutive infiltration experiments under ponding.Each time, 27 mm of water were applied.The water of the second experiment was spiked with 200 mbq of K131I-tracer.Its activity was recorded as functions of depth and time with Geiger

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