Abstract Coyote (Canis latrans) management becomes increasingly necessary as the species' range expands, but some methods may be controversial in urban landscapes. Understanding why public considers certain acceptable help decrease conflict between residents and wildlife managers. We surveyed 4000 registered voters New Hanover County, North Carolina, to evaluate attitudes toward three coyote me...

OBJECTIVE: To describe perceptions, feelings, and attitudes towards death for Intensive Care Units (ICU) professionals, as well to analyze demographic sociocultural factors associated with these outcomes.

AIDS stigma refers to prejudice and discrimination directed at people or groups perceived to have HIV/AIDS (Herek, 1999). Although AIDS stigma has been found in adolescent and adult populations, few researchers have explored it among children. Misconceptions about people with AIDS (PWA) might lead to negative attitudes toward PWA and obstruct HIV prevention efforts. The authors assessed 110 Pue...

Our understanding of the concept and definition of death has changed over time. The British contribution to the body of knowledge on the diagnosis of brain steam death was the publication by the medical royal colleges (1976) of diagnostic criteria. Most literature and research which explores the knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards the concept of brain stem death is from the USA. Several i...