Dependents and Missionaries

Missionaries and Cannibals in the Causal Calculator

A knowledge representation formalism is \elaboration tolerant" to the extent that it is convenient to modify a set of facts expressed in the formalism to take into account new phenomena or changed circumstances. John McCarthy illustrated this idea by deening 19 elaborations of the Missionaries and Cannibals Problem. We argue that, to a certain degree, the goal of elaboration tolerance is met by...

Muslims, Missionaries and Warlords in Northwestern China

Benefits of bilingualism: Evidence from Mormon missionaries

Several studies have argued that learning a foreign language has the potential to increase the general cognitive ability and test scores of students. In this analysis, the Mormon missionary program is used to test whether or not students who were assigned to learn a foreign language performed better in college. The results indicate that the increase in GPA due to serving a Mormon mission is the...

Suicide in Narcotic Drugs Dependents

BACKGROUND The problem of addiction is one of the four global crises. These patients are more vulnerable to mental disorders. This study aimed to examine the risk of suicide in drug dependent patients. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, patients who referred for addiction treatment were selected and the control group was chosen among their companions who did not have narcotic drugs depend...

Leprosy among foreign missionaries in Northern Nigeria.

Th e author t;, working as medical miss ionaries in the Northern Region of Nige ria, became inte rested in the occurrence of leprosy among missionariet; in tha t area after several cases had come to their attention. 'We th er efore thought that it would be of interest to gather as much information of an epidemiologic nature as could be obtained. As fa I' as we know, no previous similar study ha...