The dependency court and the child welfare agency are both responsible for protecting children and mending families. Yet, too often, the court and the agency work on their common goals independently of one another. This paper explores the ways in which juvenile and family courts and child welfare agencies across the country are sharing data and information, and collaborating with one another ou...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com malnutrition called protein energy wasting (PEW) [1]. PEW is characterized by abnormalities in skeletal muscle with a significant decrease in physical function and increased morbidity and mortality [2]. Among all the factors associated with mortality of hemodialysis patients, impaired physical function is a factor that can be easily and directly mod...

BACKGROUND Protein energy wasting (PEW) is common in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) and closely associated with poor outcomes. Insulin resistance and associated alterations in amino acid metabolism are potential pathways leading to PEW. We hypothesized that the measurement of leucine disposal during a hyperinsulinemic- euglycemic-euaminoacidemic clamp (HEAC) procedure would ...

Abstract This paper examines US public opinion after the drastic changes in US–China relations during Trump presidency. I argue that perceived China threat influences Americans' evaluation of China–Taiwan tension. Based on dataset 2018 Survey Global Attitudes and Trends by Pew Research Center, Americans tend to perceive tension as a serious problem for USA when identify major its military stren...

WHOLE SYSTEMS THINKING AS A BASIS FOR PARADIGM CHANGE IN EDUCATION: EXPLORATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY The main research problem is why education as a whole, and environmental and sustainability education in particular, are limited in their ability to make a positive difference to the human or environmental prospect by helping assure a more sustainable future and what bases and quali...

Abstract Differences of opinion regarding the numerical size US Jewry are discussed in this article, with special reference to 2020 Pew survey Jewish Americans. Issues involve understanding theoretical assumptions, technical requirements, and accumulated body knowledge demography population studies as a discipline; different methods biases social research; variety possible definitions world whi...

In 1872, the headwaters of the Yellowstone River and the surrounding forests, canyons and geyser basins were designated the world’s first national park. Since then, most nations of the world, whatever their size, have protected important biological, scenic, geological and historic places. That decision to make Yellowstone a national park set in motion a series of events with unforeseen but fort...

TV is already the dominant format for communicating science. In November 2006, the Pew Internet and American Life project based in Washington DC found that it is the general public’s number one portal for science information, with the internet a close second. However, with the rise of broadband internet connections, people are increasingly getting their video fix, and that means science communi...

Religious beliefs and institutions are central to Senegalese society and culture, and their outward and visible manifestations are omnipresent. A 2010 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life study found that 98 percent of Senegalese surveyed said that religion is ‘very important’ in their daily lives.1 Contemporary roles of religious leaders and communities are intricately interwoven into society...