Word: factors
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...major advantage to this proposal is that it eliminates the intimidation factor that is tied to the HIV test. According to members of AIDS Education and Outreach (AEO), Peer Contraceptive Counselors (PCC) and Contact, the current system may deter students who want and need HIV tests seeking them. Such students would like to receive an HIV test but fear having their names taken down--even for a supposedly confidential file. This possible intimidation is a serious problem. In this day and age, the need for more HIV testing is simply too important to be put at risk for no clear...
...been a much cited problem, the evidence for it is strangely lacking. In the Navy these criticisms came to the forefront when one of two female F-14 fighter pilots was killed in a training accident. Opponents of women in the Navy immediately isolated gender as the single determining factor in the accident...
...Factor in the new pressure to control costs, and doctors are in a real bind. The medical profession sees increased danger in the new era of managed care, in which hospitals and clinics must treat more patients more quickly with smaller staffs. "In the rush for cost containment, the caliber of the health-care team may be decreasing," warns the A.M.A.'s Todd...
...knows exactly what portion of the welfare rolls is made up of refugees from domestic violence, but knowledgeable estimates are startlingly high. In preliminary research on a small sample of Chicago welfare recipients, Susan Lloyd at Northwestern University found nearly half mentioned abusive relationships as a factor in their need for welfare. Arlene McAtee, associate director of Mid-Iowa Community Action, estimates three-quarters of the women she sees come to welfare as a way out of domestic violence. And in some surveys of women in homeless shelters, half the respondents say they're homeless because they fled from...
Winter weight workouts combined with mid-February training on a barely thawed Charles River highlight the Black and White's efforts to hasten both the vernal equinox and boat finishes. A winter's worth of hard work could prove the deciding factor in the success of this year's women's crews come April...