INTRODUCTION Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is an increasingly prevalent form of tobacco use in the United States. Its appeal may stem from its social, ritualistic, and aesthetic nature. Our aim in this study was to understand WTS as a social ritual with the goal of informing prevention efforts. METHODS We conducted a covert observational study consisting of 38 observation sessions in 11 WTS...

The ability of Hsp90 to activate a disparate clientele implicates this chaperone in diverse biological processes. To accommodate such varied roles, Hsp90 requires a variety of regulatory mechanisms that are coordinated in order to modulate its activity appropriately. Amongst these, the master-regulator heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is critically important in upregulating Hsp90 during stress, but i...

OBJECTIVE This paper explores how music and music genre can govern the nightlife experience, specifically how a nightclub's music policy can impact on clientele, health behaviours, bar sales and levels of disorder. MATERIAL AND METHOD Participant observations were conducted in sample of eight city centre nightclubs in Glasgow, Scotland. RESULTS Music policy was found to influence nightclubs...

The legal profession is highly differentiated by practice situation, clientele, and community setting, producing multiple professions within the practice of law. Using community size as the independent variable, this paper argues that the structuringofa legalcareerhas less to do with the commonalities oflegal training or the presumed solidarity ofa learned profession and more to do with the cha...

Improving the quality of educational programs and demand for accountability have put professional development Extension educators high on Cooperative Extension’s agenda. Effective facilitates improved program design implementation, which, in turn, translates into higher clientele satisfaction. The purpose this article is to discuss principles practices adult education their application designin...

BACKGROUND: This article describes people with multiple sclerosis (MS) as an emerging vocational rehabilitation (VR) clientele. OBJECTIVE: Following overview of the incidence, prevalence, and impact MS, authors suggest strategies to meet employment career development needs Americans MS across phases VR process. The importance individualized case planning, employer consultation, workplace accomm...

Abstract In Germany, as well in most western countries, the number of classic car owners is constantly rising. This clientele loves to utilize cars especially leisure and tourism context therefore more specialized tour operator appear on market. Based those developments research note at hands presents first attempt establish a target group segmentation German enthusiasts, better understand thei...

Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu Tampere University of Applied Sciences Degree Programme in Social services HIRVONEN, MIIA: Equine Assisted Activities in Finland – The current situation from the point of view of the people working in the field Bachelor’s thesis 53 pages, appendixes 17 pages February 2010 The topic of this Bachelor’s Thesis is Equine Assisted Activities in Finland – The current situ...

This article reports physician-based measures of access to care during the 3 years surrounding the 1989 physician payment reforms. Analysis was facilitated by a new system of physician identifiers in Medicare claims. Access measures include caseload per physician and related measures of the demographic composition of physicians' clientele, the proportion of physicians performing surgical and ot...