This study attempted to provide empirical support for conceptual definitions of child neglect. We identified 12 types of needs, conceptualizing neglect as occurring when children's basic needs are not adequately met. We examined measures administered to 377 children and caregivers at ages 4 and 6 years participating in longitudinal studies on child mal-treatment to identify potential indicators...

The analysis of family-study data sometimes focuses on whether a dichotomous trait tends to cluster in families. For traits with variable age-at-onset, it may be of interest to investigate whether age-at-onset itself also exhibits familial clustering. A complication in such investigations is that censoring by age-at-ascertainment can induce artifactual familial correlation in the age-at-onset o...

A family of maximal curves is investigated that are all quotients of the Hermitian curve. These curves provide examples of curves with the same genus, the same automorphism group and in some cases the same order sequence of the linear series associated to maximal curves, but that are not isomorphic. Dedicated with affection to Zhe-Xian Wan on the occasion of his 80-th birthday

Big Huggin‘ is an alternative interface game designed to critique the way we play. It is offered as part of the ongoing Critical Gameplay project. Instead of firing toy guns or gesturing abstractly, players must hug a large stuffed animal to win the game. The game has been played by more than 2000 people at 8 venues in North America, South America and Europe.

COVID-19 is a devastating systemic disease characterized by multisystem involvement driven exuberant hyperinflammatory and dysregulations in coagulation. In patients, renal failure contributes to morbidity mortality, its early detection timely management are critical minimize such untoward irreversible complications. the healthcare system, family physicians constitute first node of yet there de...

The family is the basis of human development, it social context that provides necessary conditions for children to acquire their autonomy at all levels; in addition physical care guarantee survival. one essential affective climate so there a process changes biological being baby, person, biopsychosocial being. Marriage arguments emotionally deplete parents and diminish interest emotional needs ...