OBJECTIVE: The homicide rate for children and adolescents in Recife, Brazil,mostly caused by firearms, is one of the highest that has been reported.The present case-control study was designed to identify factors that were potentially modifiable through preventive interventions.METHODS: Cases were 255 homicide victims under 20 years of age, who had
The genetic, structural, and functional characteristics of the human body are of particular importance for the manifestation of motor abilities.The aim of the survey was to reveal the character and the degree of the relationship between the basic anthropometric para meters and the main motor abilities in preschoolers.208 boys and girls were studied
This study investigates the lived experiences of racial microaggressions faced by young adult migrants in everyday life in Glasgow, UK.The personal stories reported in this study are a direct challenge to the dominant political narrative that Scotland does not have a racism problem.When faced with this discord between narrative and reality, young a
Abstract Dramatic decreases of chinstrap penguin populations across the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) are thought to be influenced by climate-driven changes affecting its main prey, the Antarctic krill, however, empirical evidence supporting such hypotheses are scarce.By coupling data on breeding chinstrap penguins, environmental remote sensing and esti
Present paper emphasizes on the development of a new mathematical model to estimate the contamination flashover voltages of ceramic string insulators under varying uniform and non-uniform pollution conditions subjected to AC voltages.The proposed model is developed based on dimensional analysis of the factors which commonly influence the process of