Mainstreaming: Issues and answers

Rinsing and Drying Issues and Answers

T he ban on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) hit users squarely in their degreasers. In the search for viable alternative cleaning processes, the first task was to determine evaluation criteria. When is a product sufficiently clean? How do we know when it’s properly rinsed? At what point is it adequately dry? After seeking out suitable non-CFC cleaning agents, we next sized up equipment best suited f...

"design Issues Seeking Research Answers"

Amalgam waste management: issues and answers.

In reviewing U.S. dental amalgam waste management activities, one finds a wide variety of approaches, processes, and results, within which the authors have observed an inconsistency of definitions, measurements, standards, and even of clearly applied goals. As a result, outcomes have varied greatly from community to community. This manuscript attempts to deliver logical options which might prev...

Vaginal Laxity Issues, Answers and Implications for Female Sexual Function.

Vaginal laxity and tissue architecture have often been overlooked as contributing etiologic factors to female sexual dysfunction. Vaginal laxity can lead to decreased physical sensation during intercourse. This decrease in sensation is often coupled with a decrease in sexual satisfaction, which can affect a woman’s sense of sexual self-esteem and her relationship with her sexual partner. Indeed...

Gender Mainstreaming and Empowerment

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