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2005

Samek, Toni

This paper is an introduction to progressive librarianship (also known in North America as socially responsible librarianship, activist librarianship, and radical librarianship, and in Europe as critical librarianship). Progressive librarianship is contextualized within a broad international...

2010

Proctor, H.C., Walter, D.E.

We present a literature survey and analysis of the profile of mites (Acari, exclusive of Ixodida) in recent literature and on the World Wide Web, and compare their prominence to that of spiders (Araneae). Despite having approximately the same number of described species, spiders outshine mites on...

2013

Schmölzer Georg M., Pichler Gerhard, O'Reilly Megan, Cheung Po-Yin, Kumar Manoj, Aziz Khalid

Objective To assess the role of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) initiated at birth for prevention of death and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants. Design Systematic review. Data sources PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and online...

2011

Plotnikoff, R., Bauman, A., Berry, T. R., Spence, J. C.

Abstract: The purposes of this research were to examine the characteristics of those who look for physical activity-related information, where they find it, and to examine what types of physical activity-related advertisements are recalled (i.e., publicly funded or commercial). These purposes...

2013

Ramsey, Clare D., Zarychanski, Ryan , Azad, Meghan B., Coneys, J. Gerard, Friesen, Carol, Becker, Allan B., Abou-Setta, Ahmed M., Field, Catherine J., Kozyrskyj, Anita L.

Objective To evaluate the association of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or infancy with childhood asthma and wheeze. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Data sources Medline, Embase, and Central (Cochrane Library) databases from inception to...

2014-09-01

Gow, Gordon A.

The use of the Internet and online advertising for solicitation by sex workers has created new challenges for community organizations attempting to reach victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation through traditional outreach strategies. Until recently, prostitution occurred primarily...

2015

Zajko, M,

Creative works are now increasingly distributed as digital “content” through the internet, and copyright law has created powerful incentives to monitor and control these flows. This paper analyzes the surveillance industry that has emerged as a result. Copyright surveillance systems identify...

2013

Oh, S., Worrall, A.

Introduction: Little is known about the quality of health information in social contexts or how socio-emotional factors impact users' evaluations of quality. We explored how librarians, nurses and users assessed the quality of health answers posted on Yahoo! Answers, focusing on socio-emotional...

2000

Stothard, Paul

JavaScript is an object-based scripting language that can be interpreted by most commonly used Web browsers, including Netscape® Navigator® and Internet Explorer®. In conjunction with HTML form elements, JavaScript can be used to make flexible and easy-to-use applications that can be accessed by...