The decade of the 1980’s will likely be viewed as a time when educational reform was a major topic on the nation’s agenda. Critics at the local, state, and national levels have challenged the quality of the country’s educational system and many have indicated that programs do not measure up to public expectations. However, Webb (1959), Shinn (1976), Kimmons (1977), Clary (1977) Jewell (1979), a...

Developing CAD systems for the design and layout of process plant involves an investment of millions of pounds. Today the proven benefit of using such systems is apparent, but without commitment and foresight from software developers such tools may never be seen in the market. One such product, PDMS, was a joint development between CADCentre, Isopipe and Akzo Engineering, started in 1974 and fi...

Much recent research has addressed the question of cerebral asymmetry in the perception of American Sign Language (Ameslan). The question has, of course, been prompted by the traditional characterization of the left hemisphere as specialized for language and the right for visuospatial or nonlinguistic functions. Since Ameslan carries a complexity and regularity analogous to that of spoken langu...

Philip Hughes has been the senior research officer of the Christian Research Association since 1985. He is also an honorary research fellow in the School of Psychology and Social Sciences at Edith Cowan University and with the Melbourne College of Divinity. He has written many books and articles on Australian culture and Church life. He was ordained in 1977 and has had experience in local Churc...

There is a growing body of literature describing the actions of endocrine disruptors on annelids. These pollutants cause decreases in growth and reproductive output, delay sexual maturation, and inhibit the immune system in annelids. More studies are needed to determine the mechanisms that underlie these responses. Most invertebrate endocrine disruptor research focuses on steroids. In recent ye...

For many years venereal diseases have been a major problem in Greenland. Since the early 1950s gonorrhoea has been widely prevalent; in the middle of the 1960s the incidence increased rapidly. Since the early 1970s syphilis has become widespread in the population, and in 1977 an epidemic of chancroid occurred. The high figures for venereal diseases are basically due to the social change towards...

Many countries have reduced refugee admissions in recent years, part due to fears that refugees and asylum seekers increase crime rates pose a national security risk. Existing research presents ambiguous expectations about the consequences of resettlement on crime. We leverage natural experiment United States, where an Executive Order by president January 2017 halted resettlement. This policy c...