In spite of being the pioneer-leader of research into epidemiology and prevention of tuberculosis among low-income countries, India has the highest population-based burden of tuberculosis among all nations. Children with latent tuberculosis are the pool from which adult pulmonary tuberculosis emerges many years later. In the absence of primary prevention of infection by BCG, sociologic/behavior...

This paper develops a comparative framework for analysing mobile service innovations in Japan and Europe between 2000 and 2006. Concepts of Information System (IS) service innovation are defined and the dynamic capabilities model together with three perspectives on context is used to discuss the fundament for the firm’s business models. We also discuss how this study lens could generate contras...

The article aims to analyze the interface of reflexivity, knowledge and ecologic awareness in the context of hospital work, based on data collected in a qualitative case study carried out at a public hospital. Field observation data and interviews are discussed in the light of sociologic and philosophic references. Workers expressed the interface between knowledge and action, in which there is ...

t he American Bar Association (ABA) does not publish reviews of sociologic and criminologic research projects, but it does have firm policy egarding the transfer of juveniles into the adult justice ystem. The ABA believes that underage defendants generlly should not be placed in the adult system. Thus, the rowing trend by courts to try minors as adults has tirred deep concern within the associa...

IN RECENT years there has been a steady growth in the number of reported births to unmarried mothers in New York City and nationally. A steady rise has been noted in the United States since 1947, at which time an estimated 131,900 out-of-wedlock births occurred, representing 3.6 per cent of all live births. In 1958, the number increased to 208,700 (5.0 per cent) comprising a 39 per cent increas...

The aim of the paper is to spot important role basic sociologic and psychologic theories in special education deviant delinquent individuals or group individuals. Diachronically, delinquency was first interpreted by a demonological conception that evil spirits urged people commit acts. Later, Enlightenment, secular interpretations criminal behaviour appeared. This type addresses groups identifi...

CONTEXT Previous studies have suggested that excessive lead exposure is related to aggressive and violent behavior. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between estimated air lead concentrations and homicide rates. DESIGN Cross-sectional ecological study. SETTING All counties in the contiguous 48 states of the United States. EXPOSURE MEASURE: Estimated air lead concentrations and blood l...

Moderate resolution land imagery (MRLI) is crucial to a more complete assessment of the cumulative landscape-level effect of agricultural land use and land cover on environmental quality. If this improved assessment yields a net social benefit, then that benefit reflects the value of information (VOI) from MRLI. Environmental quality and the capacity to provide environmental services evolve bec...