AMITA GOYAL Over the course of history, women have slowly begun to hold influential roles in the computing industry, Although progress has been made, the precipitous journey is not yet complete. This paper presents a historical analysis of the entrance and role of women in the computing industry, a discussion on the existence and impact of the glass ceiling, and a detailed and informative colle...

The problem of drug-exposed infants has been a societal concern for more than a decade. The Future of Children devoted its first journal issue in spring 1991 to this topic and has provided information updates in subsequent journal issues. The 1991 issue reviewed the major trends in judicial, legislative, and treatment responses to this problem, reporting that, for the most part, appellate court...

Based on twelve in-depth interviews at a battered women’s support center in Colima, Mexico in 1996, the following paper is an analysis of the figurative language used by battered women at different points of group therapy. This research compares the type of metaphors and similes used by participants at the beginning of the therapeutic process with those used by participants at the end of the sa...

Introduction The domain of Informatics is a world of actors in which ICT-representations are designed and used, presented and interpreted. ICT-(re)presentations are present in this world not only in the form of hardware or software but also as methods and theories used for designing and making ICT-products, are representations within this world, too. The Informatics discipline (Computer Science...

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Krouse, RZ, Ransdell, LB, Lucas, SM, and Pritchard, ME. Motivation, goal orientation, coaching, and training habits of women ultrarunners. J Strength Cond Res 25(10): 2835– 2842, 2011—Ultrarunners participate in running events that exceed the 26.2-mile marathon distance (e.g., 50k, 50–100 miles). Very little research exists on ultrarunners, especially women. This study is a descriptive study de...

methods of contraception and protection against sexually transmitted infection (STI) has come from women from all walks of life, ranging from rural peasant to professional women.1,2,3 Women-controlled methods are those that women can use for themselves without necessarily needing the cooperation of their male partners. The demand for these methods arises from the frustration many women feel, th...

conclusions the positive attitude of most nursing students found in this study showed the need for appropriate and effective collaboration between medical staff; this collaboration will give patients and prospective patients the best possible care. background establishing professional communication between physicians and nurses regarding their supplemental roles in health care for patients is u...

background and aim: in recent years, the importance of families’ active participation in care delivery has increased dramatically. nurses’ attitude is a key factor in the implementation and the success of programs which actively involve families in critical care delivery. the purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of relatives’ participation in critical care delivery on nurses’ attitu...

BACKGROUND Health related quality of life (HRQOL) can be measured by a wide range of instruments, many of which have been designed for specific conditions or uses. "Preference-based" measures assess the value individuals place on health, and are included in economic evaluations of treatments and interventions (such as cost effectiveness analysis). As economic evaluation becomes more common, it ...