on this volume, which contained many beautiful drawings and original scientific contributions. The actual inception of the Journal has been recorded by Mr. L. M. Griffiths, for seventeen years Assistant Editor.1 After referring to the preceding Transactions, he continued : " Another four years passed (i.e. 1882) and some members of the Committee thought the time had arrived for the publication ...

OBJECTIVE To examine associations between parenting styles, family structure and aspects of adolescent dietary behaviour. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Secondary schools in the East Midlands, UK. SUBJECTS Adolescents aged 12-16 years (n 328, 57 % boys) completed an FFQ assessing their consumption of fruit, vegetables, unhealthy snacks and breakfast. Adolescents provided informatio...

We study the willingness to compete of 588 children and teenagers aged ten to seventeen. We replicate the gender difference in tournament entry choices usually found in the literature for adults. We then show that policy interventions like quotas and preferential treatment help to close down the gender gap without leading to losses in efficiency, during or after a tournament. Given that differe...

Australia has three permanent scientific stations in Antarctica – Casey, Mawson and Davis and a permanent station on Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic. These stations are manned year round with populations varying from as few as 14 over the winter months to over 60 in summer. Summer personnel may spend only a couple of months at a station whereas wintering groups may spend as long as sevent...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE High prevalence of mistreatment among medical students has been described in the worldwide literature since the 1980s. However, studies addressing the severity and recurrence of victimization and its effects on students' perceptions of their medical course are scarce. This study had the aim of estimating the prevalence of exposure to mistreatment that was considered to be ...

The use of a Mersilene mesh sling in brow suspension ptosis surgery is presented. Seventeen cases of severe blepharoptosis have been treated by means of this sling with favourable results. Materials used in brow suspension procedures are categorised and discussed, and it is concluded that the Mersilene sling is an alternative to those currently available for the management of severe blepharopto...

OBJECTIVE To determine the content and urgency of pages and their effect on the activities of pediatric residents. DESIGN Prospective survey. SETTING University-affiliated teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS Seventeen pediatric residents on regular pediatric services. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS/MAIN RESULTS On daily logs, interns recorded the activity interrupted by a page and rated...