WHEN ARE CHILDREN READY TO WRITE?

Write when you can and submit when you are ready!

In an earlier article in this journal Shalvi, Baas, Handgraaf and De Dreu1 presented data to support their hypothesis that one should write when hot, submit when not. Their data suggested that over a four-year period more authors submitted papers for publication in the summer months (when it was hot) but that, as acceptance rates did not vary across the months, it would be better to submit pape...

When Are Clients Ready to Terminate ? Lara

1077© 20 Publi Termination of psychotherapy has received less attention in the research literature than other aspects of the treatment process. This paper presents a structured framework emphasizing observable markers to indicate when termination with a client is appropriate during cognitive behavioral treatment. The 7 criteria that indicate when a client is ready for termination are: (a) decre...

When to start antiretroviral therapy--ready when you are?

The optimal time to start antiretroviral therapy in asymptomatic patients has been one of the central controversies in the care of patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since the introduction of the first antiretroviral agent, zidovudine, more than two decades ago.1 Since then, periods of enthusiasm for aggressive early intervention2 have been followed by a more cautious approach...

Are school children ready to donate blood?

BACKGROUND Voluntary non-remunerated blood donors are considered the best among all different types of blood donors for improving the supply of safe blood. Though safe blood transfusion services have improved in Pakistan, but efforts are still required to optimize blood banks and improve recruitment of voluntary donors, such as senior school/college going students as a source of safe blood. Thi...

When are research findings ready for use?