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The present study examined gender, race, and binge status differences in alcohol consumption among Caucasian and African-American college students as well as situational differences as qualified by the race of binge drinkers. A confidential questionnaire was voluntarily completed by Caucasians (n = 102) and African-Americans (n = 81) at a medium-sized regional university. The data analysis revealed a significant gender effect on alcohol consumption, with men consuming more alcohol than...
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The South African student revolt from 1976 to the 1990's was one of the most dramatic youth revolts in modern history. Yet it emerged from a system which was designed to produce both subserviance and subordination. Jonathan Hyslop's book explains this paradox. It provides an overview of this history of apartheid education policy and resistance against it, focusing on the day-to-day perceptions and experience of teachers and students.
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As part of the Ondo State University-Australian National University collaborative research program on sexual networking, a survey of the commercial sex industry and the people engaged in it was undertaken in five major cities and large towns in Nigeria in 1992-93 (Orubuloye, Caldwell and Caldwell 1994). A total of 914 sex workers were interviewed and all participated in subsequent in-depth interviews that provided information about them and details about sexually transmitted diseases,...
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In the wake of South Africa's first non-racial elections in 1994, the new Minister of Education launched a national process which would purge the apartheid curriculum of its most offensive racial content and outdated, inaccurate subject matter. At a first glance these essential alterations to school syllabuses sounded reasonable and timely, given the democratic non-racial ideals of the new government. However, these syllabus alterations had little to do with changing the school curriculum...
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Section A - introduction and overview section B - meanings, motivations and methodologies section C - concepts, contexts and criticism section D - inside classrooms section E - insights and implications.
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Section A - introduction and overview section B - meanings, motivations and methodologies section C - concepts, contexts and criticism section D - inside classrooms section E - insights and implications.
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Section A - introduction and overview section B - meanings, motivations and methodologies section C - concepts, contexts and criticism section D - inside classrooms section E - insights and implications.
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Section A - introduction and overview section B - meanings, motivations and methodologies section C - concepts, contexts and criticism section D - inside classrooms section E - insights and implications.
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Objective To observe the protective effect of low intensity noise (conditioning noise ) on high intensity noise induced hearing loss in guinea pigs.Methods Thirty healthy guinea pigs with normal preyer's reflex were used . The animals were divided into three groups, the conditioning noise group(CG), the high intensity noise group(HG) and the conditioning noise plus high intensity noise group(CHG).The intensity of conditioning noise and intensity of high intensity noise were 80 dB SPL and...
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Information is scanty about the extent of ocular morbidity in developing countries, particularly for non-vision impairing conditions (NVIC), although these constitute the majority of consultations in eye clinics. We have conducted a survey to determine the prevalence and causes of NVIC in a Ugandan adult population and compared our findings with the work pattern of the district hospital. Adults were screened using Snellen's illiterate E chart and those found with visual impairment (acuity...