BACKGROUND Previous studies document a mental health advantage in British Indian children, particularly for externalising problems. The causes of this advantage are unknown. METHODS Subjects were 13,836 White children and 361 Indian children aged 5-16 years from the English subsample of the British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. The primary mental health outcome was the parent St...

American Indians experience higher rates of obesity than any other ethnic group living in the USA. This disparity begins to develop in early childhood, and the excess weight carried by American Indian children contributes to health conditions that can affect their quality of life by the time they enter preschool. These children consume less than recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, a d...

The indirect effects of hosts on interactions between parasites and other species are not well understood, and it may be difficult to predict the outcome of host species effects on parasite performance due to the complexity of potential direct and indirect effects. For example, parasitic plants obtain defensive compounds as well as nutrients from their hosts, and thus many attributes of parasit...

We trace the evolution of Indian physics community from 1919-2013 by analyzing the co-authorship network constructed from papers published by authors in India in American Physical Society (APS) journals. We make inferences on India’s contribution to different branches of Physics and identify the most influential Indian physicists at different time periods. The relative contribution of India to ...

As a vulnerable population, Aboriginal people in NSW were thought likely to be at more risk of serious illness from pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza than non-Aboriginal people. As such, the importance of consulting with Aboriginal people and communities was recognised early in the pandemic. This consultation was to enable key messages to be disseminated appropriately and to facilitate access to h...

Understanding the relationship between land use change and ecosystem service values (ESVs) is the key for improving ecosystem health and sustainability. This study estimated the spatial and temporal variations of ESVs at town scale in relation to land use change in the Loess Plateau which is characterized by its environmental vulnerability, then analyzed and discussed the relationship between E...

Background A validated instrument for measuring client’s perceived problems with their abilities for foot-care was required to measure outcomes of the Meet Your Feet (MYF) program. The MYF pilot program is a component of the demand management strategy and linked with the Active Service Model (ASM) at Barwon Health Community Health and Rehabilitation Services. A literature search revealed no suc...

The Health Service in British Forces Germany has been subject to considerable change over the last two years. This study shows that the level of satisfaction with the Primary and Community Services in one area has remained consistently high over a twelve month period, even given the large number of changes that have been made to the working practices within the medical centres. This study also ...

The BioCASe Monitor Service (BMS) is a web-based tool for coordinators of distributed data networks that provide information to web-portals and data aggregators via the BioCASe Provider Software. Building on common standards and protocols, it has three main purposes: (1) monitoring provider's progress in data provision, (2) facilitating checks of data mappings with a focus on the structure, pla...