Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) have offered governments new opportunities to enhance citizen participation in democratic processes. The participation opportunities afforded by ICT may be particularly pertinent for youths, who are more likely to be ICT-savvy and yet are reported to show declining participation in politics. The currently increasing exclusion of yout...

The most methodologically rigorous epidemiological study on American military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan found that 4.3% of troops developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Among deployed combatants, 7.6% developed PTSD, whereas 1.4% of deployed noncombatants did so. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a program ensuring that all veterans with PTSD will re...

Thousands of troops are currently being deployed in Italian cities. They patrol alongside state and paramilitary police and guard “sensitive sites”. Military forces are able to stop, search and identify suspects. With the explicit intent to help police fight crime, boost security and curb illegal immigration, these new measures have been enacted through an emergency decree issued in May 2008 by...

BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) occur in deployed military personnel, yet little is known about the cardiovascular (CV) risk profile of deployed US military service members who experience ACS. Stress and socioeconomic status (SES) as risk factors for ACS in service members deployed in ongoing Overseas Contingency Operations have not been considered. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE To compare CV...

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1615 Sleep Patterns and Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan—Seelig et al ACCORDING TO A 2008 REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION, AMERICANS ARE WORKING MORE AND SLEEPING LESS, WITH THE AVERAGE work day lasting 9 hours 28 minutes and time in bed only 6 hours 55 minutes.1 The US military is at particularly high risk for sleep disturbances due to hazardous working conditions, inconsistent wor...

A meta-analysis of 25 epidemiological studies estimated the prevalence of recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) major depression (MD) among U.S. military personnel. Best estimates of recent prevalence (standard error) were 12.0% (1.2) among currently deployed, 13.1% (1.8) among previously deployed, and 5.7% (1.2) among never deployed. Consistent correlates of ...

Background Prompt and safe extrication of motor vehicle accident patients is essential to allow efficient transport to hospital. A rapid extrication technique was developed in the Oslo-Akershus Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and fire service in 1999. The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation trains fire fighters, police and EMS personnel in this technique. This study investigated how well the te...

This article examines a number of critical issues associated with the collection of forensic evidence at the crime scene. It argues that the crime scene is one of the most crucial aspects of an investigation and that the scene of the crime is where good forensic science begins. The article begins by demonstrating that high quality and useful evidence leading to accurate and fair criminal justic...