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Variation in caesarean section rates in Cyprus, Italy and Iceland: An analysis of the role of the media
(2018-12-01)INTRODUCTION: Cyprus has Europe's highest rate of births by caesarean section (cS). In 2015 56% of all babies were born by cS. This compares with 36% in italy, and 16% in Iceland, which is among the lowest rates in Europe. ... -
Virtual social interactions: Evolutionary, social psychological and technological perspectives
(2008-09-17)This paper represents an exploratory and quantitative investigation into online dating from evolutionary, psychological, and technological points of view. In the past decade, the relatively inexpensive availability of ... -
Wanton and sensuous in the Musée du Quai Branly: Gerald Vizenor's cosmoprimitivist visions of France
(2015-03-04)The Anishinaabe novelist and postmodern cultural theorist Gerald Vizenor has a long-standing interest in France and French culture, which has come to the fore in his most recent work. This article examines the implications ... -
What do children understand? Communicating health behavior in a European multicenter study
(2010-08-01)Background Diet and physical activity are important factors in the prevention of childhood overweight. This article stresses the importance of effective communication for health behavior. Methods Transcription, description ... -
What next for Childhood Studies?
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Which alphabet on car number-plates in Cyprus?: An issue of language planning, ideology and identity
(2013-11-25)Since the 1990s, language-planning interventions have changed the alphabet on car number-plates in Cyprus three times, while a fourth change is expected to take place in line with the parliamentary decision of 2010. An ... -
Widening participation in postgraduate studies in Greece: Mature working women attending an e-learning programme
(2008-05-01)This article examines issues relating to widening participation in postgraduate study programmes in Greece. It focuses on a group of mature women and examines their experiences from attending a novel postgraduate e-learning ... -
Womanhood, reproduction, and pollution: Greek Cypriot women's accounts of menstruation
(2018-05-01)Through in-depth interviews with 20 Greek Cypriot women between the ages of 23 and 73 living in Cyprus, I explore and examine the multiple and diverse meanings Greek Cypriot women of different generations attribute to the ...