Academic Articles & Research Papers

Evaluating Outcomes of a School Nurse Leadership Program.

Brüggemann, Axel (2011): Landfrust. Ein Blick in die deutsche Provinz. Reinbek: Kindler Verlag, 269 S. Müller, Christa (Hrsg.) (2011): Urban Gardening. Über die Rückkehr der Gärten in die Stadt. München: Oekom Verlag, 349 S. Reichert,

Anthropological Research

This text is a comprehensive introduction to research methods in social and cultural anthropology. The Peltos focus their discussion on the essential elements of preparing and analyzing the supporting evidence from which generalizations abo...

The Role of Public Administration in Promoting Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Population Growth and Global Nutrition Interventions

This research paper aims to investigate the role of public administration in promoting sustainable development through a case study of global nutrition interventions and population growth. The study employs a case study approach to gain a c...

Paternalism and Public Policy

Wherever a government or state is concerned with the welfare of its citizens, there will probably also exist policies which compel the individual citizen to undertake or abstain from activities which affect that citizen alone. The set of th...

The Ubuntu Principle in the Internal and Foreign Policy of South Africa

This article discusses the peculiar features of South Africa’s foreign policy, which became the fifth member of BRICS in 2011. The decision for South Africa’s accession to BRICS was based on the principles of the country's foreign policy; f...

Strafrechtliche Kommissionstätigkeiten im Lande und im Komitat (1791–1832)

The codification attempts of Criminal Law in the time of the Enlightenment of the 1790 s and the liberalism of the 1830s and 1840s are the focal points of the study. In order to draft bills to reform the feudal state based on customary law ...

Public opinion, the press, and public policy

Public Opinion, the Press and Public Policy by J. David Kennamer The Public's Knowledge of Politics by Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter Effective Public Opinion by James B. Lemert Interest Groups in the News by Lucig Danielian Who ...

Cannabidivarin Treatment Ameliorates Autism-Like Behaviors and Restores Hippocampal Endocannabinoid System and Glia Alterations Induced by Prenatal Valproic Acid Exposure in Rats

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition whose primary features include social communication and interaction impairments with restricted or repetitive motor movements. No approved treatment for the core symptoms is availa...

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community perinatal mental health services on access, experience, recovery/relapse and obstetric and neonate outcomes: the ESMI-II mixed-methods study

Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...

Enhancing communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials (ENHANCE): a mixed-methods study

Objectives Clinical research in emergency and critical care is vital, but recruitment and consent are complex. Research may be conducted without prior consent when patients are critically ill, and interventions are time critical. Some patie...

Knowledge, attitude and human papillomavirus vaccination among market women in North-Central Nigeria

Abstract Non-vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has serious implications on population health. This study therefore investigates the awareness and knowledge of HPV and its vaccines, attitude towards HPV vaccines, and adoption ra...

Ei saa me läbi “Pragmaatika” korpuseta. Korpuspragmaatika ja pragmaatikakorpus

Within the project “Pragmatics above grammar: Subjectivity and intersubjectivity in Estonian registers and text types” (PRG341) we are studying the expression of subjectivity and intersubjectivity in different written and spoken registers o...

Importance of Investigating Linguacultural Variability in Learning Foreign Languages

The aim of the article is to investigate and prove the importance of linguocultural variability in the study of foreign languages. Results. In general, the question “Does language determine culture or culture determins language?” is still d...

Participatory Research for Adaptive Water Management in a Transition Country - a Case Study from Uzbekistan

Participatory research has in recent years become a popular approach for problem-oriented scientific research that aims to tackle complex problems in a real management context. Within the European Union project NeWater, stakeholder processe...

A Mark-Release-Recapture Study to Estimate Field Performance of Imported Radio-Sterilized Male Aedes albopictus in Albania

The pathogen transmitting Aedes albopictus mosquito is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting millions of humans and animals at risk. This species is well-established in Albania since its first detection in 1979. The sterile insect technique ...

The Relationship of Youth Family Values with Hedonism and Eudemonia

Introduction. A notable trend in modern society is the transformation of family institution, which has long been considered the most important social and personal value. The change of attitudes of young people towards marriage in Russia is ...

A need for specialized education in pediatric radiography in Nigeria

Introduction: Pediatrics is a vast field with many facets. The importance of having dedicated specialists trained in the treatment and care of pediatric patients has long been recognized. It is necessary to determine if the profession of ra...

Children's Geographies

1. Children's geographies and the new social studies of childhood Sarah L. Holloway and Gill Valentine Part I: Playing 2. Melting geography: purity, disorder, childhood and space Owain Jones 3. Children's strategies for creating playspaces:...

A study of the decontamination procedures used for chemical analysis of polar deep ice cores

We investigated the decontamination procedures used on polar deep ice cores before chemical analyses such as measurements of the concentrations of iron species and dust (microparticles). We optimized cutting and melting protocols for decont...