Growth and health status of street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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A study is conducted to assess the effect of street life on the growth and health status of poor children who live and work fulltime on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, independent of the effects of poverty. It is found that the majority of children in both street and slum children groups are stunted and underweight but there are no significant differences between groups and the prevalence of disease symptoms slightly higher in street children than in slum children.
Publication Name: American Journal of Human Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1042-0533
Year: 2007
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The fine print of NBA vs. Sprewell
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Public outrage over the sports labor arbitrator's decision in National Basketball Ass'n v. Sprewell is understandable, but the opinion did state that workplace violence is intolerable but that discipline must also be fair. The arbitrator shortened Sprewell's suspension from the NBA and restored some of the games in his contract, but his discussion of why he saw fit to mitigate the orginal penalty could have been strengthened in a number of ways, and these are listed.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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The new IQ
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Psychologist Robert J. Sternberg is developing a broader intelligence test that incorporates not only the basic IQ testing, but also tests for common sense and the ability to cope with unusual situations. A personal encounter with the Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test is described.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1992
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