75 research outputs found
Protection Orders in the European Member States: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go from Here?
Increasing mentally retarded adolescents' verbalizations about current events
The effects of antecedent and consequent events on the verbal behavior of three institutionalized mentally retarded adolescents were examined. Verbal statements, related to current national and international events, were recorded after exposures to television news programs. The study examined the accuracy of verbalizations as a function of: (1) exposures to television news presentations in massed (i.e., viewing the entire news program before an opportunity to describe it) versus distributed from (i.e., viewing each news item separately with each followed by an opportunity to describe it), and (2) contingent tokens and social praise for correct verbal responses (i.e., statements corresponding to news items presented). Both the temporal distribution of news presentations and the reinforcement procedures improved the accuracy of verbal statements emitted by the subjects
Survivor-Defined Practices to Mitigate Revictimization of Battered Women in the Protective Order Process
Synthesis of multiarm star copolymers based on polyglycerol cores with polylactide arms and their application as nanocarriers
Hyperbranched polyglycerol (hPG) with two different molecular weights (hPG2400
and hPG8000) was used as a macroinitiator for the polymerization of lactide.
Thereby, amphiphilic linear-dendritic multiarm star copolymers (MSCs) were
prepared and investigated with regard to their ability to encapsulate and
transport guest molecules. Various ratios of monomer to hydroxy functional end
groups ([LA]/[OH]) were used for the preparation of linear-dendritic multiarm
copolymers with different degrees of polymerization (DP), molecular weight,
and arm multiplicity. At high molecular weights almost all of the hydroxy
groups of hPG were reacted with the lactide monomer and the number of arms was
equal to the number of hydroxy functional groups. The ability of the
synthesized MSCs to encapsulate and transport small guest molecules was
examined. The transport capacity (TC) of all nanocarriers under different
conditions was investigated using the model dye Congo red as well as the model
drug 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA). With both hPG2400 and hPG8000 cores, the
TC increased along with an increasing number and length of the arms. The
dependence of the TC on the concentration of MSCs was also investigated and
found to deteriorate with increasing polymer concentration. Finally the
ability of the synthesized nanocarriers to penetrate into the skin and
transport Nile red through this barrier was successfully investigated
Agreement, Maintenance, Satisfaction and Relitigation in Mediated and Non-Mediated Custody Cases
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