Search

Abstract Aims--To investigate pancreatic function in children attending an obesity clinic. Methods--Thirty six children (of which 34 were white) with severe obesity of prepubertal onset (body mass index more than [...]

Game theory is employed to predict outcomes of buyer- seller interactions. A major theory is J.F. Nash's theory of cooperative games. A framework is identified to define the role of Nash's cooperative game theory for analysis of buyer-seller interaction. Nash's theory is employed to predict the outcome of a media purchasing experiment. The necessary methodology to test Nash's theory is demonstrated. Conflict, power and influence are the main components of buyer-seller negotiations, with the conflict factor approached by Nash's theory. Results reveal the predictive power of Nash's theory.

In a previous case series, a psychologist's rating of couples' emotional adjustment and readiness for donor insemination was predictive of pregnancy rates. We attempted to replicate this finding with an extended series of 120 consecutive couples in which each spouse filled out questionnaires when evaluated for donor insemination. The Stress and Infertility Questionnaire measured specific attitudes and anxieties about donor insemination. The Brief Symptom Inventory assessed psychological distress. The Dyadic Adjustment Scale measured marital happiness. A psychologist used these questionnaires to rate the couple's overall adjustment in regard to donor insemination. Those couples rated as distressed had a session of psychological counselling. Outcome was reviewed at a mean of 20 months after evaluation, with categories of pregnancy, continuing donor insemination, failure to begin the programme, or dropped out. For the 120 couples overall, psychological factors did not predict pregnancy outcome. Younger age of the wife did predict higher pregnancy rates.

Examines the impact of the addition of culture to Britain's economic agenda. New relationships established between artists and arts administrators; Expansion of local government cultural policies; Future forecast for cultural policy in Britain.