WHAT INDUSTRY, IF ANY, CAN PROFITABLY BE INTRODUCED INTO COUNTRY SCHOOLS?

What cord care--if any?

The use of antiseptic treatment during cord care varies from unit to unit. Although it may reduce bacterial colonisation it may also delay cord separation. Where antiseptic treatment is used there is uncertainty as to the best agent. Hexachlorophane powder (0.3%) and 4% chlorhexidene detergent were each compared with dry cord care as a control on a two ward maternity unit in a six month open st...

What Can Be Done To Improve Struggling High Schools?

T he task faced by high schools is perhaps the most diffi cult in all of education. High schools not only are charged with preparing students for college, but also with serving the needs of the many students who will directly enter the workforce. High schools have to offer greater portfolios of options and sort students appropriately across those options. At the same time, compared with lower g...

What biomarkers (if any) for precise medicine?

advent of the OMIC technologies has strongly evolved the knowledge about the origin, the type and the response to therapy of a given tumor. To date we are aware that the epigenetic and genomic landscapes of tumors which origin, histopathological diagnoses and clinical stages are almost identical can be highly heterogeneous. Initially, the Human Genome Project represented the reference map for t...

Schools can be desegregated

Bullying in Schools: What Is It and What Can Be Done About It?

Molly Chamberlin ([email protected]) is an IEPC Research Associate for Indiana K-12 Education Policy. According to a recent study, nearly 30% of American youth reported involvement in bullying, with 13% reporting being the aggressor, 11% the victim, and 6% both bullies and victims. Although it is often dismissed as a part of growing up, bullying can have serious and long-lasting consequences...