Abstract Background It has been generally believed that the four main causes of melasma
are pregnancy, hormonal contraception, family history and sun exposure; however, there are …

This article reports on an empirical study on the relationship between the collocational
competence of 100 Iranian EFL learners and their performance on open-ended and multiple-…

Abstract. Mattsson N, Rönnemaa T, Juonala M, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT (University of Turku,
Turku, Finland). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in young adults. The …

In this paper we report on a study of the mental well-being of Kosovo Albanians who experienced
extreme events during the 1999 war. This was a war which affected almost the entire …

Many countries of Kachru’s ‘expanding circle’retain models of English which are based on
native-speaker models; China, Japan and Korea provide good examples of this. The Hong …

Abstract Interviews were carried out in six villages south-west of Waza National Park, Cameroon,
to investigate the impact of factors related to the occurrence of livestock raiding by lions…

Political Violence and Psychological Well-Being: The Role of Social Identity Page 1 APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, 2009, 58 (1), 129–145 doi …

Abstract We used dung surveys to estimate population size and extracted an age structure
from boli diameters for the elephants living in the Maputo Elephant Reserve. Our estimate …

resources from its own enterprises. It is unwilling or afraid to tax those who are rich and
growing richer. It feels compelled to increase outlays on so-called welfare measures. Then it is …

Abstract expressionism is the most important art movement since the Second World War.
Because the images created by such leading figures as Jackson Pollock, Clyfford Still, Willem …