Humanities Computing is an emergent field. The activities described as ‘Humanities Computing’ continue to expand in number and sophistication, yet no concrete definition of the field exists, and there are few academic departments that specialize in this area. Most introspection regarding the role, meaning, and focus of ‘‘Humanities Computing’’ has come from a practical and pragmatic perspective...

Education is a dynamic and continuous process and requires the knowledge and learning of the most basic human needs. These needs created due to the changes that occur with increasing age in the learning system of the elderly people, are more evident at old age. It is important to select the appropriate educational method for learning in this age group. Hence, this review study investigates the ...

Ruben Vanderlinde is a Tenure Track Professor at the Department of Educational Studies, Ghent University, Belgium. His research interests are in the field of educational innovation, teacher training and professionalisation, and the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education. Koen Aesaert is a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Department of Educational Stud...

There is a need to reduce stigma and increase awareness in order to prevent social exclusion of people with mental illness and to facilitate the use of mental health services in young people. The purpose of this review was to examine the effects of educational interventions to reduce stigmatization and improve awareness of mental health problems among young people. An electronic search using ME...

UNLABELLED Cervical cancer is caused by HPV infection and can be prevented by early vaccination. OBJECTIVE To assess Syrian women's level of knowledge and determinants of good knowledge of cervical cancer, HPV infection and its vaccines. METHODS A cross sectional survey was undertaken among mothers with daughters in sixth grade classes enrolled in primary schools in Aleppo city, Syria. Samp...

OBJECTIVES To describe parental concerns about their child's weight, to determine the proportion of parents taking preventive action to avoid obesity in their children and the predictors of taking preventive action, and to describe the strategies adopted by parents. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey was conducted. Children's heights and weights were measured, and parents completed a questionnai...

Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study and the Current Population Survey, we find that labor market conditions play a large role in explaining the positive relationship between educational attainment and marriage. Our results suggest that if loweducated parents enjoyed the same, stronger labor market conditions as their more-educated counterparts, then differences in mar...

OBJECTIVE To determine the general status of sports medicine training in internal medicine residency programmes in the United States. METHODS A cross sectional survey of the programme directors and chief residents of each of the 407 accredited internal medicine programmes listed in the 1999-2000 Graduate Medical Education Directory. RESULTS The questionnaire was returned by 231 of 404 (57%)...

BACKGROUND Pain is a common complaint of patients attending walk-in clinics, but timely and appropriate pain management is often lacking. AIM To evaluate the impact of a multifaceted intervention on pain management. DESIGN Prospective interventional study. METHODS Three cross-sectional surveys were conducted: before, 4 months after and 14 months after a multifaceted intervention at the me...

CONTEXT Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death among cancers affecting both men and women in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) supports both direct clinical screening services (screening provision) and activities to promote screening at the population level (screening promotion). OBJECTIVE...