Although the question of equal rights for members of the female sex was raised during the founding of the New England colonies (as, for example, when Anne Hutchinson challenged the Puritan theocracy of Boston), such equality has yet to be fully reached in America in fact (or in law) in 1977. The 1970s witnessed a growing agitation for “women’s rights” and, with the enactment of Title IX of the ...

Methodological dualism in linguistics occurs when its theories are subjected to standards that are inappropriate for them qua scientifi c theories. Despite much opposition, methodological dualism abounds in contemporary thinking. In this paper, I treat linguistics as a scientifi c activity and explore some instances of dualism. By extracting some ubiquitous aspects of scientifi c methodology fr...

BACKGROUND Mounting evidence suggests that holding multiple concurrent jobs in public and private (dual practice) is common among health workers in low- as well as high-income countries. Nurses are world's largest health professional workforce and a critical resource for achieving Universal Health Coverage. Nonetheless, little is known about nurses' engagement with dual practice. METHODS We c...

This little booklet, though planned to help the American family with a retarded child living at home, would be of use and encouragement to any mother confronted with the same problem. It is simple and practical and the advice given is sound common-sense.

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exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (“exposure therapy”) is the most effective psychological treatment for anxiety disorders. however, popular exposure-based treatments differ substantially in how exposure is delivered, and emerging research indicates that the effectiveness of exposure is closely tied to its manner of delivery. the author will present research indicating that there are ...

The fundamental premise of tagging systems is that regular users can successfully organize large collections for browsing and other tasks through the use of uncontrolled vocabularies. Until now, that premise has remained relatively unexamined. In this work, using library data as a guide, we look at whether tags do a good job of organizing large sets of objects. We find that tags are predominant...

Cloud Computing is being adopted by many companies because of its capacity to use computing and storage resources on a metered basis thereby reducing the investments in infrastructure. With all its benefits, cloud computing also brings along concerns about the security, privacy and jurisdiction because of its size, structure, and geographical dispersion. This paper tries to explore these concer...