INTRODUCTION This study examined the impact of antismoking activities targeting the general population and an advertising campaign targeting smoking during pregnancy on the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. METHODS Monthly prevalence of smoking during pregnancy was calculated using linked health records for all pregnancies resulting in a birth (800 61...

contemporary enhancement of medical sciences along with the possibility of cure for barrenness via (art) made hope for many barren couples; so that, the technique was soon warmly received by infertile couples all over the world. the new situation has raised certain questions in respects of morality, legal, sanitation, social, psychology and religion status. consequently, comprehensive supportin...

a Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands b Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, De Boelelaan 1077a, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands c Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1077, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands d Pho...

Conversations are a basic unit of analysis in studies of human interaction. These units are conventionally distinguished by reference to the set of ratified participants who take part, often by appeal to their physical proximity/orientation. We show that within such conversational units there are distinct dialogue contexts which are more fine-grained than this. We present experimental evidence ...

In recent years, the Australian Government has committed significant resources to combating trafficking in persons. Within this larger anti-trafficking effort, the community sector, law enforcement, prosecutors, health professionals and members of the community all have an important role to play. As each sector comes to terms with the reality of trafficking in Australia, it is important that em...

OBJECTIVES One way law enforcement officers support firearm safety is by promoting the use of gun locks. This investigation examined law enforcement officers' willingness to use gun locks on their own guns, as well as their opinions regarding gun locks in general. SETTING Law enforcement officers from an urban agency in the southern region of the United States. METHODS Free keyed cable gun ...

The May 2015 release of the report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing highlighted a fundamental change in the issues dominating discussions about policing in America. That change has moved discussions away from a focus on what is legal or effective in crime control and toward a concern for how the actions of the police influence public trust and confidence in the police. Thi...