by Preliminary analysis of motorcycle accidents: short- term impacts of the running headlights campaign and regulation in Malaysia

Multiple criteria data envelopment analysis for full ranking units associated to environment

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Bullying, defined as an intentional unprovoked abuse of power by one or more children in order to inflict pain or cause distress to another child on repeated occasions, is a common form of child abuse or peer abuse(1,2). The reported prevalence of bullying has generally varied from 7.2-24%(3-5). A Korean study has demonstrated that as many as 40% students surveyed played some role in bullying with at least 23 % being victims or victim-perpetrators(6). Bullying has to be taken seriously as it has been associated with certain immediate unfavorable consequences for the victims(7,8) and several victims carry the scars of this victimization through their adult life (2,9,10). Considering the paucity of data from India and taking into account the potential of this phenomenon to cause damage to the well-being of young children, a study to determine the prevalence of bullying amongst school children and if it was associated with any symptomatology. Subjects and Methods This prospective study was conducted by enrolling students from three randomly selected schools from the locality. The sample size was calculated taking into consideration the prevalence of bullying found in a pilot study (35%), variability of ± 5 % and the possible refusal rate (20%). A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire based on previously validated tool developed by Olweus(11,12) was used for interviewing children studying in 3rd-7th grades. These children were randomly selected using a random table so as to obtain a sample size of 500 children. Another pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess infertile couples ’ short-term emotional responses to their first IVF treatment (the women’s and men’s emotional reactions and their experiences of the marital relationship at dif-ferent stages of the first treatment) and to relate these responses

In this paper we use a simulation model of an existing semiconductor fab to study the effects of changes in product mix on fab performance. We observe how shortterm increases in wafer starts of a product influence the cycle time and WIP of this product and of the other products. It is examined how

has benefited from the assistance and comments provided by a number of BLMR colleagues and an anonymous referee of this journal. The views expressed in the paper are the responsibility of the author and not necessarily the view of the BLMR or the Australian Government. The short-term impact of five

Summary In 1985, new silvicultural treatments were implemented in jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forests available for wood production. As part of a scientific investigation into the ecological impacts of two of these treatments, gap cutting and shelterwood cutting, a survey was conducted 4 years

rates and different types of loan modifications based on a large sample of recently modified loans. Our findings show that the key component to making modified loans more sustainable, at least in the short run, is that mortgage payments are reduced enough to be truly affordable to the borrowers

to investigate users ’ perceptions of short-term (2-year) social and economic impacts of the marine reserve system established in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) in 1997 on dive/snorkel operators, commercial fishers, and charter fishing operators in the Key West region of the Sanctuary. Our