X-ray and neutron scattering techniques are probably the most effective tools to be employed in order to determine the structure of liquid interfaces on molecular length scales. These are not different in principle from conventional X-ray diffraction techniques that are usually applied to three dimensional crystals, liquids, solid surfaces etc. However, special diffractometers that enable scatt...

A new pediatric problem is in town. In this issue of Pediatrics there are 2 articles concerning gender identity disorder (GID). There has been an explosion of public interest in recent years and concern about children who show an interest in changing their gender. This, of course, brings more inquiries to the pediatrician about what to do. Cross-gender behavior in children has been known for ma...

ThisNews story (BMJ 2014;349:g4857, doi:10.1136/bmj.g4857) states that figures from Public Health England (PHE) show that Merton CCG in southwest London has the highest proportion of its population with a common mental health disorder (31%). However, PHE have confirmed that the 31% figure was incorrect, and have updated their data to show that common mental health disorder prevalence for Merton...

Gender Identity Disorder (GID) is classified as a mental illness and included in the DSM-IV and ICD-1O. It will also be included in the DSM-V. The psychiatric diagnosis, in spite of some apparent advantages, has significant psychological and social adverse implications. This paper discusses some of the main epistemological reasons to consider gender variance as a mental disorder. It will also e...

The special interest group knowledge management (Wissensmanagement) of the German Society for Computer Science (GI) emerged from the fusion of the former special interest groups on case-based reasoning and knowledge management. The group regularly publishes a newsletter on related topics. See: www.fgwm. de There is an international Yahoo newsgroup on CBR. See: tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/case-b...