This study is a critical review of published scientific literature on the use of Virtual Reality and its applications in developmental dyslexia. The purpose of this research is to: (a) present a synthesis of the available empirical evidence, (b) identify the potential contribution of Virtual Environments (VEs) in the disorder’s screening, intervention, awareness process and assessment, and (c) ...

Abstract Suppose a ‘fire’ breaks out in the digital realm. Which fire brigade would we call? Do sufficiently understand vulnerabilities? What should prioritize our fire-fighting efforts? powers do authorities have to minimize number of victims and limit damage? Are their commensurate for world? These questions take on renewed urgency when question is not limited domain but, left unchecked, has ...

Youth violence is an important public health challenge around the world, yet the literature on this problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been limited. The present study aims to examine the prevalence of adolescent physical fighting (defined as having been involved in at least one physical fight during the past 12 months) in selected LMICs, and its relations with potential ris...