A celebration and a challenge.

The slope of change: an environmental management approach to reduce drinking on a day of celebration at a US college.

OBJECTIVE This research extends the literature on event-specific environmental management with a case study evaluation of an intervention designed to reduce student drinking at a university's year-end celebration. PARTICIPANTS Cornell University undergraduates were surveyed each May from 2001 through 2009. Sample sizes ranged from 322 to 1,973. METHODS Randomly sampled surveys were conducte...

Chagas disease centennial anniversary celebration: historical overview and prospective proposals aiming to maintain vector control and improve patient prognosis--a permanent challenge.

Declining of Tuloni Biya: a Case Study

Assam had a tradition of public celebration of puberty, known as tuloni biya. Tuloni biya is ceremonially symbolic to wedding which is celebrated seven days after a girl attains her puberty. In present times, however, one can hardly see any public celebration of puberty. This practice of celebration of tuloni biya has undergone significant changes. Celebration of puberty is becoming a close fam...

The Biggest Challenges Facing Young Scientists

As part of Cell’s 40th anniversary celebration, we are spotlighting 40 principal investigators under the age of 40. Among the questions we posed to this group was, ‘‘What is the biggest challenge facing young scientists?’’ A sampling of their responses appears below. But to see the full profiles of all 40 scientists, including their responses to this and other questions, please visit http://www...

Sociological Analysis of Factors Affecting Satisfaction in Student Marriage

This study was performed to examine the role of sociological factors on marital satisfaction among students who participate in the celebration of the student marriage. All married students who had student marriage are selected as a statistical society across the country. Using snowball sampling, 97 students, having student marriage and participating in the celebration of the student marriage, h...