Maternal survival in developing countries: what has been done, what can be achieved in the next decade

A trend in women's health in India--what has been achieved and what can be done.

The health of Indian women is intrinsically linked to their status in society. Research into Indian women's status has found that their family contributions are often overlooked and they are likely to be regarded as an economic burden, especially in rural areas. This attitude has a negative impact on their health status. Poor health has repercussions not only for women, but also for their child...

Contextual Acquisition of Information Categories : what has been done and what can be done automatically ?

Semantic category acquisition and extension is a growing subfield in natural language processing (NLP) and information retrieval (IR), as the use of the Web increases demand for content-based access to textual data.1 We are both involved in (sub)language analysis for practical applications (Zweigenbaum & Consortium MENELAS 1994, Bourigault & Habert 1998). With J. Bouaud and A. Nazarenko, we dev...

Thalassemia Premarital Screening Program: Public View, What has been Done, What Needs to be Done?

Premarital screening (PMS) can be an important tool to detect of carriers of hemoglobinopathies. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of premarital couples about Thalassemia before PMS in Denizli province. This cross-sectional study was conducted between August-December 2013. The target population was all premarital couples who applied to the City Hemoglobinopathy Cont...

Measurement of Characteristics of Engineering Students: What Has Been Done and What Needs to Be Done?

Students’ characteristics not only determine their decision making in choosing college major, but also play a significant role in influencing their educational outcomes. Therefore, study of students’ characteristics has been one of the important topics in educational research across different subject disciplines. In the area of engineering education, a considerable amount of research effort has...

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