A force for change

Article Abstract:

Nongovernmental organizations (NGO) in China have begun to serve as the vital counterpoint to government's unchecked push to propel the nation into fast paced economic development. These NGO's play a role in advancing transparency, rule of law and official accountability within the Chinese political system.

China, Environmental Management, Scientific Research and Development Services, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Development, Economic Programs-Total Govt, Administration of Economic Programs, Conservation & Land Mgmt-Total Govt, Economic aspects, Environmental aspects, Economic development, Growth, Non-governmental organizations, Nongovernmental organizations, Environmental protection, Company growth

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Listening to culture: psychiatry takes a leaf from anthropology

Article Abstract:

Cultural psychiatry combines the principles of psychiatry with cultural observations to better treat people. The practice has been successfully used since the 1970s to treat mental illnesses in people who are not from Western cultures, as most methods are based on Western psychiatric models.

Analysis, Cultural psychiatry, Psychiatry, Transcultural, Transcultural psychiatry

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Check your bags: electronic tags could match passengers with luggage

Article Abstract:

Electronic tags may be able to resolve the issue of baggage reconciliation since they can match each piece of luggage to a passenger. Major semiconductor companies and many smaller firms have developed their tags, where memory, a processor, a transmitter and a receiver reside on a microchip.

Airlines, Identification and classification, Luggage, Airport baggage handling

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