Why is alcohol excluded and opium included in NDPS act, 1985?

Motivation – Included or Excluded from E-learning

The learners’ motivation has an impact on the quality of learning, no matter how it is provided, be it via classroom, eLearning or blended learning. So far, in e-Learning, motivation has been mainly considered in terms of instructional design. Research in this direction suggests several ways to improve learners’ motivation. However, we claim that even more could be done: while being well known ...

Determinants of Prosocial Behavior in Included Versus Excluded Contexts

Prosocial behavior (PSB) is increasingly becoming necessary as more and more individuals experience exclusion. In this context it is important to understand the motivational determinants of PSB. Here we report two experiments which analyzed the influence of dispositional (prosocialness; rejection sensitivity) and motivational variables (prosocial self-efficacy; prosocial collective efficacy; tr...

Blood lead level in opium abuse. Which is more dangerous? Opium smoking or opium ingestion?

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.

This article briefly describes the legislative history of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) and supplemental security income (SSI) provisions, as well as related Medicare and Medicaid provisions, of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272). It includes a chronology outlining the interaction of the budget reconciliation process with th...

Alcohol and the elderly: the time to act is now!

The authors wish to sincerely thank the following individuals who contributed valuable and timely information about alcohol consumption trends and related harms from ten European Union Member States: Hana Sovinova (Czech Republic), Emanuele Scafato and Silvia Ghirini (Italy), Matej Kosir (Slovenia), Salme Ahlström (Finland), Jean Nicol and Matthew Carden (UK), Marcis Trapencieris (Latvia), Gabr...