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Office of Population Research
About: Office of Population Research is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Family planning. The organization has 267 authors who have published 951 publications receiving 60086 citations. The organization is also known as: OPR & Princeton University Office of Population Research.
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TL;DR: This review provides an update of previous estimates of first-year probabilities of contraceptive failure for all methods of contraception available in the United States and reflects new research on contraceptive failure both during perfect use and during typical use.
1,441 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effects of academic self-efficacy and stress on the academic performance of 107 nontraditional, largely immigrant and minority, college freshmen at a large urban commuter institution.
Abstract: This paper investigates the joint effects of academic self-efficacy and stress on the academic performance of 107 nontraditional, largely immigrant and minority, college freshmen at a large urban commuter institution. We developed a survey instrument to measure the level of academic self-efficacy and perceived stress associated with 27 college-related tasks. Both scales have high reliability, and they are moderately negatively correlated. We estimated structural equation models to assess the relative importance of stress and self-efficacy in predicting three academic performance outcomes: first-year college GPA, the number of accumulated credits, and college retention after the first year. The results suggest that academic self-efficacy is a more robust and consistent predictor than stress of academic success.
900 citations
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TL;DR: Preliminary findings on a sample of ageing women showed that those with higher levels of eudaimonic well-being had lower levels of daily salivary cortisol, pro-inflammatory cytokines, cardiovascular risk, and longer duration REM sleep compared with those showing lower levels that showed minimal linkage to biomarker assessments.
Abstract: Two key types of well-being, eudaimonic and hedonic, are reviewed. The first addresses ideas of self-development, personal growth and purposeful engagement, while the second is concerned with positive feelings such as happiness and contentment. How well-being varies by age and socio-economic standing is briefly summarized, followed by examination of its biological correlates (neuroendocrine, immune, cardiovascular, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep). Preliminary findings on a sample of ageing women showed that those with higher levels of eudaimonic well-being had lower levels of daily salivary cortisol, pro-inflammatory cytokines, cardiovascular risk, and longer duration REM sleep compared with those showing lower levels of eudaimonic well-being. Hedonic well-being, however, showed minimal linkage to biomarker assessments. Future research directions building on these initial findings are discussed.
822 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present results from efforts to map the global distribution of urban land use at 500 m spatial resolution using remotely sensed data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
Abstract: Although only a small percentage of global land cover, urban areas significantly alter climate, biogeochemistry, and hydrology at local, regional, and global scales. To understand the impact of urban areas on these processes, high quality, regularly updated information on the urban environment—including maps that monitor location and extent—is essential. Here we present results from efforts to map the global distribution of urban land use at 500 m spatial resolution using remotely sensed data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Our approach uses a supervised decision tree classification algorithm that we process using region-specific parameters. An accuracy assessment based on sites from a stratified random sample of 140 cities shows that the new map has an overall accuracy of 93% (k = 0.65) at the pixel level and a high level of agreement at the city scale (R 2 = 0.90). Our results (available at http://sage.wisc.edu/urbanenvironment.html) also reveal that the land footprint of cities occupies less than 0.5% of the Earth’s total land area.
743 citations
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TL;DR: The authors argue that family structure has become an important mechanism for the reproduction of class, race, and gender inequalities over the past four decades, and they discuss how increases in income inequality may lead to increases in single motherhood, particularly among less educated women.
Abstract: Over the past four decades, income inequality has increased and family structures have diversified. We argue that family structure has become an important mechanism for the reproduction of class, race, and gender inequalities. We review studies of income inequality and family structure changes and find a wide range of estimates of the correlation. We discuss how increases in income inequality may lead to increases in single motherhood, particularly among less educated women. Single motherhood in turn decreases intergenerational economic mobility by affecting children's material resources and the parenting they experience. Because of the unequal distribution of family structure by race and the negative effects of single motherhood, family structure changes exacerbate racial inequalities. Gender inequalities also increase as mothers incur more child-related costs and fewer fathers experience family life with children.
738 citations
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Elaine Holmes | 119 | 560 | 58975 |
Douglas S. Massey | 113 | 386 | 55101 |
Marcel Tanner | 103 | 745 | 57907 |
Bryan T. Grenfell | 97 | 425 | 40215 |
Jürg Utzinger | 96 | 699 | 37691 |
Burton H. Singer | 87 | 291 | 33943 |
David E. Bloom | 83 | 575 | 33536 |
Tyler J. VanderWeele | 79 | 461 | 25660 |
James Trussell | 79 | 420 | 21275 |
Lyle J. Micheli | 78 | 360 | 19400 |
Sara McLanahan | 73 | 260 | 24502 |
Christian Lengeler | 64 | 166 | 14352 |
Penelope Vounatsou | 63 | 242 | 11944 |
Noreen Goldman | 60 | 231 | 11710 |
Yulan Wang | 58 | 186 | 10765 |