Academic Articles & Research Papers

Serviço Social e Ministério Público: aproximações mediadas pela defesa e garantia de direitos humanos

Este artigo aborda a emergência do Ministério Público na esfera pública, balizado pela missão, ainda em disputa na instituição, de defesa do regime democrático e dos direitos humanos. A inserção do Serviço Social na Instituição é atravessad...

C no more: a prospective single-arm study to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse and peer-led mobile model of hepatitis C testing and treatment at community corrections offices

Abstract Background The community corrections population in Australia shares similar risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with people incarcerated in prisons, but without access to prison-based testing and treatment. While hep...

Social and Cultural Predicaments of Female-Headed Households Related to Charitable Institutions in Behbahan

Introduction The number of female-headed households has significantly increased worldwide. In Iran as well, these households now account for more than 14% of all families. Female heads of households are women who, due to reasons such as div...

Les « geysers », entre émeute et expérimentation : les timides débuts politiques de la ville récréative

This article deals with the “geysers” of the heatwave of July 2015. This phenomenon was caused by the uncontrolled opening of fire hydrant located in suburb towns near Paris. Local authorities considered the « geysers » as youth riots. The ...

Perception among medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, regarding alcohol and substance abuse in the community: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background This study was conducted to examine the perception and views of medical students regarding the extent of alcohol and substance abuse in the community and the possible predisposing factors for this problem. Methods It is ...

Intervención de la familia al inicio del tratamiento, según la experiencia de jóvenes usuarios de drogas

Introduction: drug abuse has a wide impact in family, affecting the health of its members, the quality of their relations, and economic situation and social integration of the family as a whole. Several ways of coping have been identified, ...

Positive leadership and management in residential child care: what do these involve and how do we bring them about?

This short article reports on an interview with Graham McPheat, Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Strathclyde. Drawing on his experience as a children's homes manager and educator, Graham offers a starting point for debates about the na...

Legalisation of non-medical cannabis in Canada: will supply regulations effectively serve public health?

The Issue of Corruption Crimes in the Sphere of Natural Resources Protection (Criminology Aspect)

The article is devoted to the manifestations of corruption in the field of natural resources’ protection. The author gives examples of investigative and judicial practices, suggests the ways of improving legislation in law enforcement optim...

Betydningen av barns deltakelse i bekjempelse av fattigdom

Barns rett til deltakelse og medvirkning står sterkt i den norske velferdsstaten. Det er tydelige føringer når det gjelder at barns stemme skal høres, når offentlige institusjoner tar avgjørelser som angår dem. I Nav har likevel barn sjelde...

Open your eyes

In May this year I wrote an article about a theatre play called 'Please Listen' and its successes. Today I'd like to tell you about the development of this work, about stability, opportunity, belief, support, communication, continuity, pros...

Adolescent victimization and psychosocial well-being in a Finnish population-based sample

ABSTRACTPotentially traumatizing events are common in adolescence, and these experiences have an impact on psychopathology. Furthermore, these events cumulate for certain individuals. More knowledge about the relationship between well-being...

Partners in crime: Convenience case study of Norwegian publishing cartel

The theory of convenience addresses white-collar and corporate crime. The theory is applied in this article to a case study of Norwegian publishing houses having to pay infringement fees because of competition act violation. Cartel members ...

Mujeres con pena privativa de libertad: ¿quiénes son y cómo viven en una cárcel de Ecuador?/ Women's imprisonment: Who they are and how they live in a prison in Ecuador?

Los estudios acerca de personas con pena privativa de libertad tradicionalmente han excluido en el análisis al grupo de mujeres presas bajo el argumento de su escaso número. Esta ausencia en el conocimiento motivó la realización del present...

Proteção social, famílias e os desafios em tempos de crises

O trabalho apresenta o debate sobre proteção social às famílias no contexto de crises, em que se realiza reflexões sobre o desenvolvimento das políticas de proteção social no capitalismo e os desafios postos a essas políticas diante da cris...

Synthetic Tactile Sensor for Macroscopic Roughness Estimation Based on Spatial-Coding Contact Processing

Traditional tactile sensors primarily measure macroscopic surface features but do not directly estimate how humans perceive such surface roughness. Sensors that mimic human tactile processing could bridge this gap. This study proposes a met...

On-the-Fly Sleep Scoring Algorithm with Heart Rate, RR Intervals and Accelerometer as Input

In many applications, recognizing the depth of sleep (e.g., light, deep, REM sleep) while the subject is sleeping enables innovative features. For instance, in SAE Level 4 autonomous driving, a driver may need to takeover the vehicle contro...

Sadness and tears in instructive literature of Christian East

The goal of the research. The article aims to comprehensively reconstruct the vision of sadness and tears presented in the instructive literature of Egyptian-Palestinian monasticism. Methodology. The research uses methods of analysis, synth...

Feedback múltiplo em tarefas escritas realizadas por aprendentes chineses – Retenção

Neste trabalho, descrevemos não só as diversas formas de dar feedback aos aprendentes, neste caso chineses, após a realização de uma tarefa escrita, mas também o processo que adotámos para tornar o trabalho de correção mais eficiente e efic...

Namen im südlichen Ermland. Beobachtungen zur Tätigkeit von Komisja Ustalania Nazw Miejscowości am Beispiel von Toponymen der Gemeinden Gietrzwałd und Stawiguda

In the article, selected names of places in southern Warmia will be discussed and subjected to linguistic analysis. On this basis, the division of these toponyms will be made in terms of the linguistic affiliation of their morphemes, which ...