l Growth is the most important determinant of health status of a child and is an indirect reflection of the well being of the entire community. l In Australia and in Queensland obesity is increasing among children as well as adults, and is directly linked to several major national and State health priority areas-cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and certain cancers. l 19% to 24% of...

Bernhard Klebes: Der Deutsche Orden in der Region Mergentheim im Mittelalter (Quellen und Studien zur Geschichte des Deutschen Ordens 58), Marburg (Elwert) 2002, 828 S.

We explore the role of sea ice freshwater and salt fluxes in modulating 21 century surface warming in the Southern Ocean via analysis of sensitivity experiments in the Community Climate System Model version 3 (CCSM3). In particular, we investigate whether a change in these fluxes can cause surface cooling in the Southern Ocean, expand sea ice, and increase deep oceanic storage of heat. Our resu...

Previously, using inelastic scattering of 240-MeV alpha particles at small angles with a deformed potential analysis, we reported @1# 32% of the E0 EWSR in two Gaussian peaks in Ni and argued that no more than 50% of the E0 strength was located between Ex512 and 25 MeV. Satchler and Khoa @2# carried out a folding analysis of our data and on that basis concluded the two peaks contained ;50% of t...

Parrotfeather ( Myriophyllum aquaticum Vell. Verdc.) and Eurasian watermilfoil ( Myriophyllum spicatum L.) are non-native invasive species that are often difficult to control. Once established, these species thrive in a variety of environmental conditions and have shown resiliency to control techniques. To date, chemical control has been the most effective method for managing infestations of th...

Congenital syphilis still represents a significant public health problem worldwide, and particularly in developing countries. Despite years of research on different clinical and immunological features, many physiopathological aspects still lacks of knowledge, one of them the role of immune response against Treponema pallidum by infected mothers on the birth outcomes, e.g. birthweight. In this s...

In a widely cited 1995 paper, Aaron Yelowitz concluded that Medicaid eligibility expansions for children were associated with increased labor force participation and reduced welfare participation among single mothers. The authors of the present study, using data from the 1988–96 Current Population Surveys, reexamine the evidence presented by Yelowitz. They find that Yelowitz's results resulted ...

Schriftenreihe des Stadtarchivs Kirchheim unter Teck, Bd. 35, hg. von der Stadt Teck: GO Druck Media Verlag 2012. 125 S. ISBN 978-3-925589-58-4. Geb. € 19,–