Learned helplessness as a technical term in animal psychology and related human psychology means a condition of a human being or an animal in which it has learned to behave helplessly, even when the opportunity is restored for it to help itself by avoiding an unpleasant or harmful circumstance to which it has been subjected.
What began as a meltdown of the global financial system in 2008 has been transformed into a new political reality of austerity which threatens over six decades of social solidarity and expanding human rights protection in Europe, says the Council of Europe in a recent report, while Eurostat found that a quarter of EU’s population is at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
Yearly calendar of health/disease related events and observances from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Located on Roanoke Island, the institute's research focuses on: estuarine ecology and human health; coastal engineering and ocean energy; public policy and coastal sustainability; and maritime heritage.
"It is the mission of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute to undertake research, offer educational opportunities, provide community outreach programs, and enhance communication among those concerned with the unique history, culture and environment of the maritime counties of North Carolina."
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“The Self Injury Foundation was created to provide funding for research , advocacy, support and education for self-injurers, their loved ones and the professionals who work with them.”
Forskare slår larm till regeringen: Läget sämre i dag än före Tjernobylolyckan.Strålskyddsarbetet är i akut kris. Trots terrorhot med radioaktiva ämnen och allt fler mobiltelefoner som ökar riskerna med strålning i samhället tappar svensk strålskyddsforskning i kompetens. Situationen är sämre i dag än före kärnkrafts-olyckan i Tjernobyl. Regeringen har inte lyssnat på våra varningar. Sverige har hävdat sig bra på strålskyddsområdet i EU. Men nu hotar de svenska insatserna att krympa, i synnerhet som flertalet forskare går i pension de närmaste åren. Det skriver tolv ledande forskare, organisationstoppar och myndighetspersoner, däribland chefen för Strålskyddsinstitutet Lars-Erik Holm.
Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education BMC Medical Education 2006, 6:41
In light of increased media and public interest in ESBL-producing E. coli, the HPA provides some background about these infections and the work that is being carried out in this area.
I. Dubovi, E. Dagan, L. Nasar, O. Mazbar, and S. Levy. Proc. of the 12th Chais Conf. for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Technological Era, page 21-30. (2017)