Approximately 3% of children and adolescents in the UK have severe obesity. The incidence of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, hyperinsulinism and hyperlipidaemia approaches 20% in such individuals. Lifestyle intervention programmes and pharmacotherapy are effective in some individuals, but the relapse rate is high. In exceptional cases, bariatric surgery is effective. This revi...

The attributes of individual software engineers are perhaps the most important factors in determining the success of software development. Our goal is to identify the professional compe-tencies that are most essential. In particular, we seek to identify the attributes that diierentiate between exceptional and non-exceptional software engineers. Phase 1 of our research is a qualitative study des...

The use of cognitive subtest profiles to hypothesize about children's learning strengths and weaknesses implicitly assumes that subtest profiles are predictive of academic performance. To test this assumption, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) subtest profiles were decomposed into elevation, scatter, and shape components and sequentially regressed onto reading an...

In this paper, we study sequences of complex numbers the first order. Multiple terms are allowed for such sequences. We also consider with a finite maximum density. construct special coverings multiple sets {λk,nk} consisting circles centered at points λk radii. particular, connected components relatively small diameter, as well that C0-sets. These act exceptional entire functions exponential t...

Acute osteomyelitis is a common condition in children. Only early diagnosis prevents complications. The location at the pubic bones is very rare, even exceptional at the pubis symphis. We report a case of osteomyelitis of the pubis in a young athlete of 14 years old whose symptoms were discussing an acute abdomen, to illustrate the unusual clinical presentation, so as not to miss the diagnosis ...

Thus, editorial policies at 19 journals now formally require effect size reporting (cf. McLean & Kaufman, 2000; Murphy, 1997; Snyder, 2000), including two journals circulated to more than 50,000 persons (i.e., the flagship journals of the American Counseling Association and the Council for Exceptional Children). Additional journals have plans to announce similar requirements this year. Furtherm...