JOHN LORBER (Sheffield). 'Long-term Prognosis of Subdural Effusions in Infancy.' Of 37 consecutive infants suffering from post-traumatic subdural effusions, 34 survived with an average period of observation of 3 years. There were 28 boys. The technique of management consisted of repeated aspirations until the effusions dried up. This was the only treatment necessary in 19 infants, 11 of whom re...

The integration of the handicapped into full community life poses difficult problems which have so far been largely glossed over in simplistic debates. It is the quality of life which ultimately needs examining, and for the handicapped this cannot be divorced from close comparisons with the experiences of normal people. The full acceptance of the handicapped by their normal peers is probably an...

The 1972 Amendments to the Economic OpportunityAct mandatedthat not less than 10% of the Head Start enrollment nationwide be made available to handi­ capped children. This article reports research evaluating the effect of the mandate during the first year of its implementation.The findings indicate reasonable progress in meeting the needs of the handicapped; however, label­ ing appears to have ...

Keywords: Adé lie penguin begging biparental care breeding effort chick compensation Pygoscelis adeliae In biparental species, the response of parents when their mates are disadvantaged is highly variable. Moreover, experimental studies on parental effort have mainly focused on short-lived birds whose breeding constraints largely differ from those of long-lived species such as seabirds. We inve...