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Meta-analysis of the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in prison: A comment on Fazel and Favril (2024) and reanalysis of the data.
No full textBACKGROUND
Fazel and Favril presented a reanalysis of our previously published systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in prison.
AIMS
The current paper addresses some of the criticisms of Fazel and Favril on our meta-analysis and presents a reanalysis of the data, focusing on adult detained persons.
METHODS
We conducted a meta-regression on 28 studies (n = 7710) to estimae the pooled prevalence of ADHD.
RESULTS
This reanalysis yielded a pooled estimate of 22.2% for the prevalence of ADHD (95% confidence interval [CI]: 15.7; 28.6), which disagrees with the estimate given by Fazel and Favril (8.3%, 95% CI: 3.8; 12.8).
CONCLUSION
We argue that the ADHD prevalence provided by Fazel and Favril was an underestimate due to their use of too restrictive exclusion criteria and suboptimal analysis methods. Our reanalysis on detained adults suggests a higher ADHD prevalence, which highlights the need to diagnose and treat ADHD in prison
Die noodsaak van Skrifgefundeerde vaderskap as antwoord op die voortslepende probleem van vaderafwesigheid in Suid-Afrika
No full textThe absence of any parent in a family system causes a vacuum with respect to the parenting role and it affects the family's ability to function effectively. In the South African context father absence is on the increase and it frequently generates problems such as broken families, undesirable and aggressive behaviour among children, single parenting, financial and social problems as well as poverty. The role of the father and his physical presence are of utmost importance in the life of children because his fatherhood role contributes to the child's cognitive development and intellectual functioning. The author views this problem of father absence as a matter of seriousness and concern, thus the cry for the Bible as a possible solution. In this article it appears and becomes clear that a Sola Scriptura policy is being used. The article therefore focuses on Biblical truth and departure points from literature to highlight the importance of fatherhood. Scripture is not just an authoritative source of teaching, correction and admonition but also serves as an exceptional guideline and measure that speak of the uniqueness of God as Father, while presenting answers regarding the worth of an earthly father within a family system. OPSOMMING: In enige gesinsisteem veroorsaak die afwesigheid van 'n ouer 'n vakuum in die ouerskapsrol en die gesin se vermoë om doeltreffend te funksioneer word nadelig geaffekteer. Vaderafwesigheid in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks is aan die toeneem en veroorsaak dikwels probleme soos gebroke gesinne, ongewenste en aggressiewe gedrag onder kinders, enkelouerskap, finansiële, sosiale en maatskaplike probleme asook armoede. In die gesin is die rol van 'n vader en sy fisiese teenwoordigheid van kardinale belang vir kinders omrede sy vaderskapsrol bydra tot die kognitiewe ontwikkeling en die intellektuele funksionering van die kind. Die skrywer beskou hierdie probleem van vaderafwesigheid as 'n saak van erns en bekommernis en daarom die hulpgeroep na die Skrif as moontlike oplossing. Dit blyk duidelik te wees dat in hierdie artikel van 'n Sola Scriptura-beleid gebruik gemaak word. Die artikel fokus dus op Bybelse waarhede en vertrekpunte uit die literatuur om die belangrikheid van vaderskap uit te lig. Die Skrif is nie net 'n gesaghebbende bron vir onderrig, teregwysing en vermaning nie, maar is ook 'n uitsonderlike riglyn en maatstaf wat insig gee in die uniekheid van God as Vader en wat antwoorde bied oor die waarde van 'n aardse vader binne 'n gesinsisteem
Waardes en die noodsaak van 'n karakteropvoedingsprogram binne kollegeverband in die Noordwesprovinsie: verkenning en voorlopige voorstelle
No full textWaarde- en karakteropvoeding bevat boustene om 'n gesonde samelewing in stand te hou. Waarde- en karakteropvoeding het die potensiaal om morele kwessies in die samelewing te hanteer, veral by opvoedingsinstansies soos skole, kolleges en universiteite. Een van die belangrikste doeleindes van waarde- en karakteropvoeding is om studente in staat te stel om die lewe in sy volheid mee te maak. Waarde- en karakteropvoeding sou moontlik kon help om aan die jeug van Suid-Afrika 'n beter lewe en toekoms te bied.
Uit die beskikbare literatuur is dit duidelik dat die samelewing 'n krisis ten opsigte van waardes, karakter en moraliteit ervaar. Die vervlakking van menslike en samelewingswaardes - soos weerspieël in die media - het die huidige regering genoodsaak om 'n waarde-opvoedingsprogram in kolleges en ander instansies soos universiteite te begin.
Om die waarde-oriëntering van studente in Verdere Onderwys en Opleidingskolleges (VOO) van die Noordwesprovinsie te bepaal, is 'n empiriese ondersoek gedoen om die opinies oor en bydraes van waarde-opvoeding en karakteropvoeding vas te stel. Verder is semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude gevoer met die studenteraad, die hoof van studente-ondersteuningsdienste, asook 'n beampte van die studente-ondersteuningsdienste.Values and the need for a character education programme within the college context in the North-West Province : exploration and preliminary proposals
Values and character education possess the inherent building blocks for the preservation of a healthy society. Values and character education have the potential to address moral issues in society and especially in educational institutions, such as schools, colleges and universities. One of the primary aims of values and character education is to allow students to experience life to the fullest. Values and character education could probably ensure a better life and future for South Africa's youth.
From the available literature, it is evident that society is experiencing a crisis regarding values, character and morality. The decline of human and societal values portrayed in the media has compelled the current government to initiate values education programmes in colleges and other institutions such as universities.
In order to determine the values orientation among students of Further Education and Training Colleges (FET) in the North-West Province, an empirical study was done to ascertain students' opinions and the contributions of values education and character education. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with the student council, the head of support services, as well as an official of student support services
'n Prakties-teologiese ondersoek na die uitwerking van afwesige vaders: 'n verkennende kwalitatiewe ondersoek in die Promosa-gemeenskap
No full textIn this article it is shown that empirical research can be used to confirm important findings in literature studies about the understanding of absent fathers and the devastating consequences such as social problems, socio-economic problems and psychological problems. A literature study was done on the role of the father and all the relevant aspects are viewed in a broader context. The results obtained through a qualitative investigation of eight women from Promosa (Potchefstroom) as a focus group confirmed the trends found in the preliminary literary research. The outcomes may have important implications in the field of practical theology and pastoral guidance for absent fathers, the women involved with those fathers and fatherless children. Some guidelines are proposed towards an effort to help fathers to become more involved.http://search.sabinet.co.za/WebZ/Authorize?sessionid=0&next=ej/ej_content_koers.html&bad=error/authofail.htm
'n Prakties-teologiese ondersoek na die uitwerking van afwesige vaders: 'n Verkennende kwalitatiewe ondersoek in die Promosa-gemeenskap
No full textTephritis postica
No full textTephritis postica (LOEW 1844) M a t e r i a l: 1: Estahban; 29°07' N 54°01' E, 1764 m, 29 Oct. 2009. H o s t p l a n t: Onopordum cynarocephalum and O. acanthium (KÜTÜK 2006). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Europe,WesternAsia(FREIDBERG & KUGLER 1989).Published as part of Fazel, M., Fallahzadeh, M. & Gheibi, M., 2011, Introduction to the Fruit Flies fauna (Diptera, Tephritidae) of Fars province, Iran, pp. 1229-1235 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (2) on page 1232, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.532620
A Multi-Language Comparison of Influences on Author Verification using Character N-Grams
No full textWe create a new multi-language corpus for author verification based on Wikipedia talkpages, and evaluate the influence that differences in topic and time have on character n-gram author profiles. Topic alignment between two texts is found to increase author verification precision, and an authors writing style is found to change over time, but not more significantly after 3 years than after 1 year.Information ArchitectureWISElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The vanishing author in computer-generated works: a critical analysis of recent Australian case law
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The use of software is ubiquitous in the creation of many copyright works, yet the requirement in copyright law that every work have a human author who engages in independent intellectual effort means that its use may prevent copyright subsistence. Several recent Australian cases have refocused attention on authorship as an essential criterion of copyright subsistence, and these cases suggest that much computer-produced output may be authorless and thus lack copyright protection. This article, the first in a two-part series, analyses how each case deals with the question of authorship of computer-produced works and why the use of software diminishes copyright protection for a significant number of computer-generated works. The article critiques the application of conventional notions of human authorship developed in the pre-computer age to modern productions and suggests alternative approaches to authorship that satisfy both the major objectives of copyright policy and the need to adapt to the computer age. The article argues that, without a broader judicial approach to authorship of computer-generated works, Parliament must remedy the lacuna in protection for these ‘authorless’ works. Possible solutions for reform are suggested. In a forthcoming article, the author comprehensively examines those reform proposals
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