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1. Part III: Good practice: Chapter 11: Peer-led HIV prevention among gay men in London (the 4 gym project).

Author

Elford, Jonathan, Sherr, Lorraine, Bolding, Graham, Maguire, Mark, Serle, Fraser, Watson, Jonathan, and Platt, Stephen

Subjects
HEALTH of gay men, HIV prevention, GAY men's sexual behavior, GAY men's bars, PEER counseling
Abstract

This chapter examines a HIV prevention intervention that is identified as being both well-evaluated and effective in reducing sexual risk behavior among gay men. The intervention draws on the diffusion of innovation model, the researchers used peer educators to endorse HIV/AIDS risk reduction behavior change among gay men attending bars in three small cities in Mississippi and Louisiana. The researchers demonstrated that peer educators can serve as agents of behavior change in gay bars in small U.S. cities. This may, therefore, offer a new approach to HIV prevention among gay men in Great Britain. Although an intervention using peer educators as agents of behavior change may work in gay bars in London, England, the fluid nature of the customers in London bars argues against formally evaluating the intervention in bars in the capital by means of a controlled trial. For this reason it is decided to evaluate a peer-led intervention among gay men who used one of four gyms in central London. The chapter details the methodology of both the intervention and evaluation. There is considerable evidence that HIV transmission is continuing among gay men in the Great Britain. Peer-led interventions have been shown to be effective in the U.S. in reducing the level of sexual risk behavior among gay men. If this approach can be shown to be effective in gyms in London, this would go some way to supporting its introduction into other settings such as gay bars and clubs in London and elsewhere in the Great Britain. The population at risk that could potentially be reached is therefore considerable.

Published
2000

2. THE MANDARIN OF CAMBRIDGE.

Author

Platt, Stephen R.

Subjects
*CHINESE language, *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *LANGUAGE teachers, *COLLEGE teachers, *HIGHER education
Abstract

Discusses controversies that envelope the establishment of Chinese studies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and explores how the University acquired its first Chinese teacher and how a Confucian scholar from Ningbo, China found himself embarked on a journey into Cantabrigian oblivion. Influence of retired missionary Samuel Wells Williams on the establishment and integration of Chinese studies in American education; Contradiction of Williams regarding the discrimination against Chinese traditions in the U.S.; Significance of learning the Chinese language for opportunities in the government and in any aspect of both trade and industry; Opposition to the decision of the University to hire native Chinese scholar Ko Kun-Hua to teach Chinese studies.

Published
2004

3. The truth will out.

Author

Platt, Stephen

Subjects
*RECESSIONS, *FINANCIAL services industry, *BANKING industry, *SOCIAL problems, *GOVERNMENT liability
Abstract

The article criticizes the regulations and initiatives in the U.S. and Great Britain in protecting offshore financial institutions against the economic recessions in 2009. Financial instability in both nations has become the most common factor that contribute to the failure of businesses and the widespread of social problems. It is highly recommended that the government should establish a specific approach that directly address recessions.

Published
2009

4. Offshore offensive.

Author

Platt, Stephen

Subjects
*TAX laws, *TAX havens, *LEGISLATIVE bills, *OFFSHORE outsourcing
Abstract

The article presents a perspective on the bill called Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act that was the focus on Barack Obama's speech in the U.S. The bill may gain unstoppable momentum under the presidency of Obama and that it is not only bullish in its aim, but also towards its prime target. In addition, it also combines extensions to time limits for investigations where offshore secrecy jurisdictions are involved with heavy evidential burdens of rebutting presumptions.

Published
2008

5. BOLD FLAVORS DRIVING ICE CREAM IDEAS.

Author

Platt, Stephen and Sia-Brady, Stephanie

Subjects
ICE cream, ices, etc., FROZEN desserts, ICE cream industry
Abstract

The article focuses on the efforts of family-owned custom ingredient house Star Kay White Inc. (SKWI) in creating innovative ingredients for the ice cream industry in the U.S. SKWI introduced their line of textured variegates such as Sugar Cone and Graham to keep up with the emerging trends in ice cream. The ingredient house also introduced complex flavors of chocolate ice cream such as the Chocolate Cinnamon Crunch. They also developed its Blueberry Pomergrante that is mixed in light ice cream.

Published
2007

6. Towards an in vivo wireless mobile robot for surgical assistance.

Author

Hawks JA, Rentschler ME, Redden L, Infanger R, Dumpert J, Farritor S, Oleynikov D, and Platt SR

Subjects
Animals, Laparoscopy, Swine, United States, User-Computer Interface, Robotics, Surgery, Computer-Assisted, Telemetry instrumentation
Abstract

The use of miniature in vivo robots that fit entirely inside the peritoneal cavity represents a novel approach to laparoscopic surgery. Previous work has demonstrated that mobile and fixed-base in vivo robots can be used to improve visualization of the surgical field and perform surgical tasks such as collecting biopsy tissue samples. All of these robots used tethers to provide for power and data transmission. This paper describes recent work focused on developing a modular wireless mobile platform that could be used for in vivo robotic sensing and manipulation applications. One vision for these types of self-contained in vivo robotic devices is that they could be easily carried and deployed by non-medical personnel at the site of an injury. Such wireless in vivo robots are much more transportable and lower cost than current robotic surgical assistants, and could ultimately allow a surgeon to become a remote first responder irrespective of the location of the patient.

Published
2008

7. In vivo robots for laparoscopic surgery.

Author

Rentschler ME, Hadzialic A, Dumpert J, Platt SR, Farritor S, and Oleynikov D

Subjects
Animals, Swine, United States, Laparoscopy, Robotics
Abstract

Laparoscopic techniques have allowed surgeons to perform operations through small incisions. However, the benefits of laparoscopy are still limited to less complex procedures because of losses in imaging and dexterity compared to conventional surgery. This project is developing miniature robots to be placed within the abdominal cavity to assist the surgeon. These remotely controlled in vivo robots provide the surgeon with an enhanced field of view from arbitrary angles as well as provide dexterous manipulators not constrained by small incisions in the abdominal wall.

Published
2004

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