PROTOCOL: Non-criminal justice interventions for countering cognitive and behavioural radicalisation amongst children and adolescents: A systematic review of effectiveness and implementation.

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows. (1) Examine whether secondary and tertiary interventions delivered outside of the criminal justice system are effective at countering the cognitive and behavioural radicalisation of children and adolescents by synthesising evidence relating to relevant primary and secondary outcomes of effectiveness.

Molecular targets in meningococci: efficient routine characterization and optimal outbreak investigation in conjunction with routine surveillance of the meningococcal group B vaccine candidate, fHBP.

In 2007, recommendations were proposed for the molecular typing of meningococci. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was recommended to guide national and international disease management and facilitate studies of population biology and evolution. Sequencing of porA variable regions (VRs) 1 and 2 and the fetA VR was recommended for monitoring antigenic distribution and investigating potential outbreaks.

Controlled, simultaneous assembly of polyethylenimine onto nanoparticle silica colloids.

A novel precision-assembly methodology is described on the basis of the controlled, simultaneous assembly (CSA) of a core nanoparticle substrate and polyelectrolyte solutions. The method is capable of assembly rates at least as fast as 10(16) core particles s(-1) L(-1) and affords concentrated suspensions of stable colloids with an adsorbed polyelectrolyte. The resulting dispersions are highly homogeneous, have a low viscosity and narrow particle-size distribution, and are stable colloids, even at solid concentrations of at least 33 wt %.

Internet-based otolaryngology case discussions for medical students.

Background: A computer-supported interactive learning environment provides a mechanism whereby medical students at different locations can collaborate to develop an understanding of common otolaryngologic problems as exemplified by cases developed according to the University of Toronto's problem-based learning case guidelines.

Objective: To see if content knowledge can be acquired as quickly and effectively by computer conferencing as by seminar instruction.

Method: Seventy students were involved in a study comparing the efficacy of learning about two otolaryngology topics, vertigo and tonsils, by traditional seminar methods or computer conferencing used for illustrative case discussions.