This paper surveys the history and current status of children's health camps in New Zealand, and places these sites within the theoretical context of therapeutic landscapes. The first health camp was established in 1919, and the seven current camps provide respite, education and health care for approximately 4000 children each year. We analyse the health-place relations inherent in the health c...

background: resilience is a quality that affects an individual’s ability to cope with tension. the present study was conducted to determine resilience and its contributing factors in high-risk adolescents living in residential care facilities affiliated to tehran welfare organization in order to help develop effective preventive measures for them. methods: the present descriptive study was cond...

OBJECTIVE HIV testing is mandatory in re-education-through-labour camps (laojiaosuo) in China yet no studies have reported on the process. METHODS The survey response rate was 100% although 29 detainees were excluded because they were under 18 years of age. A cross-sectional face-to-face survey was conducted in three labour camps in Guangxi, located in the south-western region of China. RES...

We study the problem of optimally investing in nodes of a social network in a competitive setting, wherein two camps attempt to drive the average opinion of the population in their favor. Using DeGroot-Friedkin model of opinion dynamics, we formulate the problem as a zero-sum game with its players being the two camps. We derive optimal investment strategies for both camps, and show that a rando...

BACKGROUND In the eukaryotic cell the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) is a key enzyme in signal transduction and represents the main target of the second messenger cAMP. Here we describe the design, synthesis and characterisation of specifically tailored cAMP analogs which can be utilised as a tool for affinity enrichment and purification as well as for proteomics based analyses of cAMP bin...

This article discusses the false dichotomy between criticality and historical inquiry. We argue that adding “critical” to “historical inquiry” can be interpreted as something distinct, instead of integral, It normalize idea thinking is not critical, which, in turn, upholds illusion inquiry research inherently ideological or political. inadvertently reifies a silos scholarship into two camps: on...

<span>Load forecasting plays an essential role in power system planning. The efficiency and reliability of the whole can be increased with proper planning organization. Residential load is indispensable due to its increasing smart grid environment. Nowadays, meters deployed at residential level for collecting historical data consumption residents. Although employment ensures large availab...