OBJECTIVE To determine whether the addition of a parental monitoring intervention (Informed Parents and Children Together [ImPACT]) alone or with "boosters" could enhance (either broaden or sustain or both) the effect of a small group, face-to-face adolescent risk reduction intervention Focus on Kids (FOK). METHODS A longitudinal, randomized, community-based cohort study was conducted of 35 l...

The present article shows that all scientific texts included in journals, magazines, and newspapers are vulnerable to the penetration of hedges and boosters.  However, it was found that scientific texts in the three corpora tended to open up the possibilities of alternative voices rather than narrowing them down. The relatively higher frequency of occurrence of hedges in comparison with booster...

This paper presents a laboratory study of body dimensions, seated posture, and seatbelt fit for children weighing from 40 to 100 lb (18 to 45 kg). Sixty-two boys and girls were measured in three vehicle seats with and without each of three belt-positioning boosters. In addition to standard anthropometric measurements, three-dimensional body landmark locations were recorded with a coordinate dig...

The philosopher George Santayana (1920) famously stated that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This suggests that history exhibits a contingent cyclicality, and its moral is that we must learn from our mistakes if "progress" is to be made (Santayana, 1920, pp.284-285). But there are some sorts of mistakes from which we cannot possibly learn; mistakes that preclude...

AIM The utilization of technology for purpose of imparting knowledge, especially in high-end branches like neurosurgery, has gained prominence in the contemporary academic scenario. The technological advancements have brought about outstanding transformation to education and patient care. The connectivity through smartphone applications (apps) has transcended the spatial and temporal limitation...

Hedging and boosting or ‘pembentengan’ (Indonesian) is the act of scientific writers in maintaining smooth communication. This paper answers two problem formulations, i.e., what are linguistic manifestations hedges boosters Indonesian articles, how their meaning reveals writer's level confidence information conveyed. study aims to enrich description writing practices Indonesia support developme...

This study investigates the emergence of intellectual opportunism for game boosters in mobile social networks. It shows supply and demand upgrading levels These lucrative highlight a new temporary profession as boosters. Game facilitate framed newbie gamers who want to play at higher level without playing long time. professionally is due economic opportunism, promising their potential future in...

Adding solid electroactive materials as energy boosters to flow battery tanks provides a path electrical storing systems with unprecedently high specific and power, that can solve the needs of both automotive stationary storage markets. This work reviews physical chemical principles behind this new class batteries, history technology, most promising research directions.