Have national trends in fertility between 1986 and 2006 occurred evenly across England and Wales?

During the past 20 years fertility patterns within England and Wales have changed considerably. The total fertility rate experienced a prolonged decline during the 1990s and hit a record low in 2001. Since then the level of fertility has increased fairly rapidly. Over the two decades, fertility has been constantly increasing at ages above 30, and as a consequence the mean age of motherhood has been rising. This article explores fertility trends within statistical regions and local authorities to improve our understanding of changes in fertility at the subnational level between 1986 and 2006.     

异常的地幔氢同位素组成和极端的微尺度不均一性: 女山角闪石的离子探针分析

运用离子微探针技术对采用自安徽女山新生代玄武岩的３块橄榄岩包体中的４个角闪石颗粒进行了详细的氢同位素分析,δＤＳＭＯＷ值表现出较大的变化范围和罕见的正值：－９４‰－＋４６‰,４件样品都表现出明显的微尺度不均一性,同一颗粒内部不到４００μｍ的尺度上δＤ值变化可达８０‰,氢同位素比值和氢含量之间没有相关性,说明氢同位素的变化不是由于后期过程引起的,而是继承自地幔源区,女山角闪石的化学成分均一,这表明氢     

中朝板块北缘志留纪海岛的发现

在内蒙古达尔罕茂明安联合旗北部巴特敖包地区发现了志留纪的海岸带及其底栖无脊椎动物化石（层孔虫、日射与床板珊瑚等）,证实当时该地发育一个位于中朝古板块北缘大陆棚上的小海岛,将其命名为巴特岛．该岛的基部由奥陶纪火成岩组成,长、短轴分别为６１０和２００ｍ,现今呈北东－南西向延伸．志留纪罗德洛世（距今约４２０Ｍａ）的地层围绕该岛分布,产状向四周倾状．巴特岛的南缘（背风）发育皮壳状生物,栖息在火成岩顶面并被     

Using administrative data sources in the estimation of emigration

It is important that migration is measured accurately, for example to inform population estimates and projections. However, current sources of information present challenges in producing robust estimates of emigration from Great Britain. This article reports on work carried out by the Office for National Statistics to investigate the potential for using administrative data sources to contribute to the measurement of emigration.