One of the most striking features of the anglophone literature on NGOs is the diversity of
NGO sectors and their contributions to civil society and democracy; yet, exploration of this …

Background Sexual health promotion is a major public health challenge; there is huge
potential for health promotion via technology such as the Internet. Objectives To determine …

Despite the American promise of equal educational opportunity for all students, persistent
achievement gaps among more and less advantaged groups of students remain, along with …

Background Duplications and deletions in the human genome can cause disease or
predispose persons to disease. Advances in technologies to detect these changes allow for …

Background Sexual behaviour is a major determinant of sexual and reproductive health. We
did a National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal 2000) in 1999–2001 to …

The primary purpose of this book is to prepare special education professors and teachers,
resource room teachers, remedial education teachers, and regular classroom teachers for …

Background & Aims Chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis are associated with immune
dysregulation, leading to concerns that affected patients may be at risk of adverse outcomes …

Background Relatively high rates of teenage conception and sexually transmitted infection
among young people in Britain have focused attention on early sexual behaviour and its …

Background Sexual behaviour and relationships are key components of wellbeing and are
affected by social norms, attitudes, and health. We present data on sexual behaviours and …

When a turbine airfoil attains temperatures that allow calcium–magnesium–alumino-silicate
(CMAS) infiltration into the thermal barrier coating (TBC), a new mechanism of in-service …