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Recent legislative changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) have significantly altered eligibility requirements for disability pensions. A CPP medical adviser explains how the changes affect physicians and examines the federal government's definition of "disability."

II a été souvent avancé, mais sans preuve empirique suffisante, que le processus de modernisation peut s'accompagner, à son stade initial, d'une augmentation du taux de fécondité, notamment grâce au relâchement des contraintes traditionnelles qui affectent la procréation. Les données d'une enquête auprès des Indiens de la Baie James semblent corroborer la théorie. En effet, elles révèlent que les intervalles intergénésiques diminuent au fur et à mesure qu'on passe des générations plus anciennes aux générations plus récentes des méres indiennes. Trois facteurs, reliés au processus de modernisation, semblent avoir contribuéà ce phénomène: (1) changement dans les habitudes d'allaitement dans le sens d'une réduction de la période ou même d'un abandon de l'allaitement naturel; (2) réduction des accidents puerpéraux, intervenue à la suite des progrès médicaux et du passage du nomadisme à un mode de vie plus stable de la société indienne dans cette région; (3) diminution des incidences des séparations prolongées des époux dans la mesure où s'améliorent les communications entre les villages et la société indienne tend à devenir sédentaire.The theory that modernization at its initial stage may result in an increase in fertility through the relaxation of restrictive customs governing procreative behaviours of premodern societies has often been postulated, but little empirical evidence has been provided to support it. Data collected on fertility for Indians living in the James Bay area of Canada tend to confirm the validity of this theory. They reveal, for this population, that intervals between successive births tend to become shorter among younger as compared to older generations of mothers, and this is attributed to three factors related to modernization: (1) changes in lactation habits whereby an increasingly larger proportion of mothers either do not breast‐feed at all, or do so for shorter periods of time than did the older generations; (2) reduction in the level of pregnancy wastage resulting both from medical progress and from the fact that hardship and pregnancy accidents to which the pregnant mothers were formerly exposed probably have diminished as James Bay Indians have shifted from a nomadic to a sedentary society; and (3) reduction in the incidence of prolonged temporary separation of spouses as the communication between home villages of spouses has improved and as Indian families have given up their nomadic mode of life.

This book is for anyone with a brand. It is a book about future-proofing your brand's identity. It will help you set up a long-term strategy to build Distinctive Assets, and tell you what you need to do to protect them. Do you want to get better at branding? You'll learn which strategies and actions work, as well as which ones don't, to help you take advantage of opportunities and avoid minefields. Building Distinctive Brand Assets is for anyone with a brand logo, font or colour scheme, and is essential reading for those who have wondered if (or have been told) it's time for a change. Readers will learn how to set up a long-term strategy to build a strong brand identity, and how to make use of knowledge, metrics and management systems in order to build and protect a brand's Distinctive Assets. Building Distinctive Brand Assets is divided into three sections that capture the processes involved in brand asset creation, implementation and ongoing management. The first section is focuses on strategy, and covers how Distinctive Assets are created and their role in a broader brand equity building. The second section covers measurement approaches, and how to use and interpret key metrics. The third section delves into the strengths and weaknesses of different types of assets and introduces the idea of a Distinctive Asset palette. This section also outlines how to set up a Distinctive Asset management system to provide an early warning system to identify potential threats before they evolve into major issues

Contemporary terrorism is a global phenomenon requiring a globalized response. This book aims to assess to what extent states seek multilateral responses to the threats they face from terrorists. It is suitable for students and scholars of international politics, criminology and terrorism studies.

The purpose of the work is to establish the historical context of the formation of the concept of communication as a scientific discipline, to analyse modern theoretical approaches to the study of communication, to study the relationship between culture and communication in terms of moral and ethical norms. The research methodology is based on the use of methods of collecting and analysing information from available open sources, in particular, from reports of all-Ukrainian sociological surveys and studies of intercultural experience in the world. The conceptual methodological basis of the research is a systematic analysis of communication as an integral part of human life and culture, which is constantly evolving under the influence of changes in the modern world. The scientific novelty lies in the study of modern trends in the development of communication processes and the formation of new forms of intercultural communication. In addition, the study reveals the impact of modern technologies on communication processes and their interaction with cultural, social, and political aspects of society. This study is particularly important for the field of musical culture, as it shows the role of intercultural communication in the development of this field. Conclusions. The study found that communication as a process of information transfer is an integral part of the concept of culture. Interaction between cultural groups in the modern world depends on communication, which makes it possible to reduce the distance between cultures and increase understanding between them. Intercultural communication helps Ukrainian culture to preserve its uniqueness, as well as to develop and interact with other cultures to gain new knowledge and views, new experience, in particular in the field of music. Research in the field of intercultural communication is important for the development of social sciences, as it allows for a better understanding of the cultural and social processes that occur in different cultural communities.
Key words: Ukrainian culture, musical art, intercultural communication, multi-ethnicity.

The article examines the features of historical development of Venezuela since the proclamation of the country's independence at the beginning of the 19th century up to the modern period of governing by the Venezuelan presidents Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. The article pays a special attention to an important event in the history of Venezuela - the 1914 discovery of a giant oil field in the region of Maracaibo Lake, Venezuela's implementation and further development of the so-called oil-containing model and the impact of the oil and gas production and processing of carbon resources on the socio-political situation in the country and well-being of the Venezuelan people. The period of the reign of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (1998-2013) has been studied in more detail. The general thesis of the doctrine of the "Bolivarian revolution" have been considered and certain provisions end attainments of the program to construct the "Bolivarian socialism", have been detected certain achievements and problems of implementing the participatory democracy in Venezuela. Certain foreign policy initiatives of the president and specific steps aimed at achieving the leading role in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean have been analyzed. The article highlights anti-Americanism as a peculiar trend of Hugo Chavez's foreign policy and the sentiments of Venezuelan society, the peculiarities of Venezuela-Ukraine bilateral relations development have been emphasized. It has been concluded that it is advisable to further study the experience of creating the state and carrying out reforms in Venezuela for its possible further use in the development of our state, as well as using certain Venezuelan approaches regarding its leadership in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean in order to enhance and strengthen the role of Ukraine in the European regional cooperation. ; У статті розглянуто особливості історичного розвитку Венесуели від часу проголошення незалежності на початку ХІХст. до періоду правління президентів УгоЧавеса та НіколасаМадуро. Окрему увагу приділено важливій в історії Венесуели події – відкриттю в 1914р. гігантського родовища нафти в районі озера Маракайбо, запровадженню та подальшому розвитку так званої нафтоетатичної моделі, впливу нафтогазового видобутку і переробки вуглеводних ресурсів на суспільно-політичне становище країни. Досліджено період правління президента Венесуели У.Чавеса (1998-2013рр.), розглянуто загальні тези доктрини «боліваріанської революції» та програми побудови «боліваріанського соціалізму», визначено надбання та проблеми реалізації у Венесуелі партисипаторної демократії, проаналізовано окремі зовнішньополітичні ініціативи президента та кроки, спрямовані на лідерство в регіоні Латинської Америки та Карибського басейну. У статті проаналізовано антиамериканізм, як характерний напрям зовнішньої політики У.Чавеса та настроїв венесуельського суспільства, досліджено особливості розвитку венесуело-українських двосторонніх відносин. Зроблено узагальнення досвіду державотворення та проведення реформ у Венесуелі та використання окремих підходів щодо лідерства в регіоні Латинської Америки та Карибського басейну для активізації та посилення ролі України в європейському регіональному співробітництві.

The subject of the research is the theoretical and practical aspects of defining and implementing innovation, investment and marketing strategies to increase the competitiveness of rural green tourism enterprises and the reproduction of rural areas. The purpose of the work is to substantiate the main components and directions of implementation of innovation, investment and marketing strategies to ensure the effective development of rural green tourism enterprises, taking into account others, including problematic factors of their locations. Methodological basis of the article were the main theoretical and methodological provisions of economics, regulations of Ukraine, the works of leading foreign and domestic scientists in economics, marketing and management of tourism enterprises. Results of work. The importance of using innovation-investment and marketing strategies for the effective development of rural green tourism enterprises is substantiated in the work. Their main components and directions are determined. The main problems were identified and the forecast of the expected results of involvement was made. The field of application of results. The results can be used by rural green tourism enterprises, united territorial communities, regional and state authorities. Conclusions. Innovations are of paramount importance in increasing the efficiency of rural green tourism enterprises in the knowledge economy. Therefore, it is important to group them by areas of implementation. Investing in the development of rural green tourism enterprises is recognized as one of the main problems hindering their spread due to the low incomes of the vast majority of the rural population on the one hand and housing and other conditions that need improvement on the other. Therefore, determining their sources and reserves is of paramount importance. Marketing strategies are of paramount importance for the development of rural green tourism enterprises. Their main tools are brands and trademarks; virtual sales; advertising and PR-technologies, detailed by enterprises and agro-villages; tourist goods, unique and inherent in certain rural areas (food, cosmetics, crafts); attractions and services.