This study identifies (i) the extent to which newsprint media communicate to their readers the lifestyle factors associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes and (ii) newspaper portrayal of social determinants affecting onset of disease. A content analysis of five leading UK national newspapers and their Sunday equivalents was conducted over a 3-month period bet...

Among factors of production that determine the competitive advantage of a nation, capital is the most mobile. This mobility is influenced by the differences in after-tax rates of return across jurisdictions. With increased access to markets provided by the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the issue of differences in the corporate tax burden...

The fineness of an amplitude modulated (AM) screen is described by the screen rulings in lines per inch while a frequency modulated (FM) screen is measured by the microdot size in μm. The relationship between the microdot size in FM screen and the screen ruling in the AM halftone is implicit and not clear. This research uses the concept of the total border length per unit area on film as a comm...

Per capita paper consumption is only 9.2 kg in India, which is much lower when compared to other neighboring developing economies, such as, China (42 kg) & Indonesia (23 kg). Currently Indian economy is growing by 7.5% per annum. Along with economical growth, the paper demand is also expected to grow and cross 20 million tonnes per annum by 2020 from current 10 million tonnes. Availability & qu...

In September 2008, the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme was introduced in the UK for schoolgirls aged between 12 and 18 years of age. The vaccine shows high efficacy in preventing infection against HPV types 16 and 18 responsible for 70% of cervical cancer. However, to be most effective, the vaccine needs to be administered before exposure to the viruses and therefore, ideally,...

BACKGROUND Mass media representations of health issues influence public perceptions of those issues. Despite legislation prohibiting smoking in public spaces, second-hand smoke (SHS) remains a health risk in the United Kingdom (UK). Further legislation might further limit children's exposure to SHS by prohibiting smoking in private vehicles carrying children. This research was designed to deter...

We surveyed 55 blind and vision knpaired bus riders in Santa Barbara, California to analyze their use of the local bus system and idenUfy their frustrations, concerns and deskes when using a mass transit system. The most important finding was that they needed better access to INFORMATION. We asked question on what kind oftechnolo~ they would like to use to better access this information. The st...

the old newsprint, as an important grade of waste papers, usually has been produced from chemicalmechanical pulp (cmp). although the effect of paper aging on different properties of recycled pulp has been investigated from long time ago; but, few studies have been observed about the effect of this phenomenon on recycling of cmp paper. in this study, accelerated aging was applied on hardwood cmp...