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Domestic violence: The Lebanese experience
No full textObjectives: To estimate the prevalence of domestic violence among women presenting to primary health care facilities in Lebanon; to identify presenting symptoms and responses to varied forms of violence; and to examine variables associated with domestic violence. Study design-methods: A cross-sectional survey of all women presenting to four primary health care centres in different geographic areas of Lebanon from September 2002 to October 2002. A questionnaire was administered in interview format. The following information was collected from participants: demographic characteristics, perceived health status, prior exposure and responses to domestic violence, and characteristics of the perpetrators. Results: Of the 1418 participants, 494 (35percent) reported experiencing domestic violence and 307 (22percent) had family members who had been exposed to domestic violence. Among the women exposed to violence, verbal abuse or insult was most common (88percent) followed by physical violence (66percent); 57percent reported their experiences to family, friends or authorities, whereas the remainder kept silent. Women who were exposed to domestic violence had higher frequencies of reported physical symptoms than those who were not exposed. Generally, the perpetrators were spouses who had demographic backgrounds comparable to their wives. Multiple regression analyses showed that women's education levels, work status, health status, and familial violence predicted domestic violence. Conclusions: Women readily talk about their abuse when asked. The rate of domestic violence is high among Lebanese women and is a significant health issue. Additional research is needed to better understand the extent of the problem and to develop more effective reporting methods. © 2006.Abbott J, 1997, ANN EMERG MED, V29, P781, DOI 10.1016-S0196-0644(97)70200-2; ABDOZUBI N, 1992, FAMILY WOMEN SOCIAL; BARAKAT H, 1985, WOMEN FAMILY MIDDLE, P274; BERLINER L, 2002, APSAC HDB CHILD MALT, P557; Blumberg R. L., 1991, GENDER FAMILY EC TRI, P97; Briere J, 2004, J INTERPERS VIOLENCE, V19, P1252, DOI 10.1177-0886260504269682; CASCARDI M, 1992, ARCH INTERN MED, V152, P1178, DOI 10.1001-archinte.152.6.1178; Coker AL, 2000, ARCH FAM MED, V9, P451, DOI 10.1001-archfami.9.5.451; Diop-Sidibe N, 2006, SOC SCI MED, V62, P1260, DOI 10.1016-j.socscimed.2005.07.022; El-Zanaty F., 1996, EGYPT DEMOGRAPHIC HL; Eyler AE, 1999, AM FAM PHYSICIAN, V60, P2569; Figueredo AJ, 2001, EVOL HUM BEHAV, V22, P295, DOI 10.1016-S1090-5138(01)00067-8; FLITCRAFT AH, 1992, DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT; FOGERTY CT, 2002, FAM MED, V34, P369; Frank JB, 1999, EMERG MED CLIN N AM, V17, P657, DOI 10.1016-S0733-8627(05)70089-4; Gerlock A A, 1999, Issues Ment Health Nurs, V20, P373, DOI 10.1080-016128499248547; Haj Yahia M., 2000, J FAM VIOLENCE, V15, P347; HAJJAR L, THEMATIC STUDIES DOM; Heise L L, 1998, Violence Against Women, V4, P262, DOI 10.1177-1077801298004003002; Herrenkohl E. C., 1983, DARK SIDE FAMILIES C, P305; Hindin MJ, 2002, SOC SCI MED, V55, P1385, DOI 10.1016-S0277-9536(01)00273-8; Hotaling G T, 1986, Violence Vict, V1, P101; Jewkes R, 2002, SOC SCI MED, V55, P1603, DOI 10.1016-S0277-9536(01)00294-5; Johnson MP, 2000, J MARRIAGE FAM, V62, P948, DOI 10.1111-j.1741-3737.2000.00948.x; Keenan C K, 1998, Image J Nurs Sch, V30, P357; Kessler RC, 2001, INT J LAW PSYCHIAT, V24, P487, DOI 10.1016-S0160-2527(01)00080-2; MARGOLIN G, 1998, VIOLENCE CHILDREN FA; MCCAULEY J, 1995, ANN INTERN MED, V123, P737; NACIRI R, 2002, VIOLENCE BASEE GENRE; NAUPHAL N, 1997, POST WAR LEBANON WOM; Piispa M, 2004, J INTERPERS VIOLENCE, V19, P30, DOI 10.1177-0886260503259048; PLITCHA S, 1992, WOMEN HEALTH ISS, V2, P154; PLITCHA S, 2004, J INTERPERS VIOLENCE, V19, P1296; Rao V, 1997, SOC SCI MED, V44, P1169, DOI 10.1016-S0277-9536(96)00252-3; Rodriguez MA, 1999, JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC, V282, P468, DOI 10.1001-jama.282.5.468; Sansone R A, 1997, Violence Vict, V12, P165; SASSETTI MR, 1993, PRIMARY CARE, V20, P289; SMITH MD, 1994, GENDER SOC, V8, P109, DOI 10.1177-089124394008001007; STARK E, 1987, POST TRAUMATIC THERA; Stark E., 1988, HDB FAMILY VIOLENCE, P293; Stenchever M A, 1991, Womens Health Issues, V1, P187, DOI 10.1016-S1049-3867(05)80216-6; Titus K, 1996, JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC, V275, P1863, DOI 10.1001-jama.275.24.1863; *US DEP STAT, 2003, 2003 COUNTR REP HUM; WIDOM CS, 1989, PSYCHOL BULL, V106, P3, DOI 10.1037-0033-2909.115.2.287; Wilt S, 1996, J Am Med Womens Assoc, V51, P77; World Health Organization, 1997, VIOL WOM INF PACK PR; YAHIA MMH, 1996, FUTURE INTERVENTIONS, P87; YAHIA MMH, 1998, J FAM VIOLENCE, V13, P81; YAHIA MMH, 1997, J INTERPERS VIOLENCE, V12, P530; YAHIA MMH, 1991, THESIS U MINNESOTA; YAHIA MMH, 1998, J FAM ISSUES, V19, P595; Zink T, 2004, ANN FAM MED, V2, P231, DOI 10.1370-afm.7417212
Author correction: Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for B-cell childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
No full text\ua9 2019, The Author(s). The original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of a member of the PRACTICAL Consortium, Manuela Gago-Dominguez, which was incorrectly given as Manuela Gago Dominguez. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. Furthermore, in the original HTML version of this Article, the order of authors within the author list was incorrect. The PRACTICAL consortium was incorrectly listed after Richard S. Houlston and should have been listed after Nora Pashayan. This error has been corrected in the HTML version of the Article; the PDF version was correct at the time of publication
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
Diffusive author(s), cohesive author: Analysis of S/N (1994)
No full textThis study indicates the ways in which various aspects of the author(s) are brought forth in Dumb type’s performance art, the S/N production. Previous research has suggested a non-hierarchical organization of Dumb type and the absence of a “privileged author” in Dumb type’s collaborative work, S/N. However, the results that I have investigated from member’s interviews on the creative process of S/N along with my analysis of the recorded images of S/N, indicate a different aspect of the author(s). First, S/N was created through, so to speak, the collective ideas of the members of Dumb type. Further, S/N has at least nine quotations from previous performances, installations, and printed writings, besides the work-in-progress technique. Explicating one of the “author functions” as given by Michel Foucault, each text has plural subjects of the author. However, it has been revealed from members’ interviews that Teiji Furuhashi had a decision-making role in selecting the members’ ideas within the performance. Since then, S/N has had plural subjects of creation; however, Furuhashi is one of the subjects of creation along with the “privileged author.” S/N has plural authors (diffusive authors) yet at the same time, it has a “privileged author,” Teiji Furuhashi (cohesive author)
Stratified cancer screening: the practicalities of implementation
No full textBackground: Improving understanding of the genetic basis of disease susceptibility enables us to estimate individuals' risk of developing cancer and offer them disease prevention, including screening, stratified to reflect that risk. Little attention has so far been given to the implementation of stratified screening. This article reviews the issues that would arise in delivering such tailored approaches to prevention in practice. Results: Issues analysed include the organisational context within which implementation of stratified prevention would occur, how the offer of screening would be made, making sure consent is adequately informed, how individuals' risk would be assessed, the age at which risk estimation should occur, and the potential use of genetic data for other purposes. The review also considers how management might differ depending on individuals' risk, how their results would be communicated and their follow-up arranged, and the different issues raised by modification of an existing screening programme, such as that for breast cancer, and the establishment of a new one, for example for prostate cancer. Conclusion: Stratified screening based on genetic testing is a radically new approach to prevention. Various organisational issues would need to be considered before it could be introduced, and a number of questions require further research
Corrigendum to Domestic violence, the Lebanese experience [Public Health 121 (2007): 208-219]
No full text[No abstract available]Usta J, 2007, PUBLIC HEALTH, V121, P208, DOI 10.1016-j.puhe.2006.09.0140
Dissipative Range Scaling of Higher Order Structure Functions for Velocity and Passive Scalars
No full textDifferently to Kolmogorov's second similarity hypothesis, we find that the 2n-th order velocity and scalar structure functions scale with n-th order moment of the energy dissipation and the scalar dissipation, respectively. The origins of this scaling are analyzed by the transport equations of the fourth order velocity and scalar increment moments and by direct numerical simulations
Fast implementation of iterative adaptive approach for wideband unambiguous radar detection
No full textAccepted author manuscriptMicrowave Sensing, Signals & System
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