February, 2012 « Cambridge Core Blog

February 2012

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Anna Russell · 13 February 2012

Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association and Cambridge University Press launch new Open Access journal

The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) and Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce the launch of the APSIPA Transactions on Signal and Information Processing – a groundbreaking new Open Access journal that will serve as an international forum for signal and information processing researchers across a broad spectrum of research, ranging from traditional modalities of signal processing to emerging areas where either (i) processing reaches higher semantic levels (e.g.…

Tristan Collier · 2 February 2012

Launching CJO Mobile

Ever since the first academic journals went online back in 1996, our readers, and our librarian colleagues who enable access, have expected us to keep up with the pace of changing technology.…

Tristan Collier · 2 February 2012

The Library as Publisher

The Cambridge University Library has embarked on an ambitious and impressive project to digitise and showcase some of the unique and valuable material in its collections.…

Tristan Collier · 1 February 2012

The Mobile Future

Mobile internet use is set to explode, according to a recent report from Morgan Stanley and any newspaper that you may have read recently, or indeed accessed via your mobile device.…

Tristan Collier · 1 February 2012

The Bookless Library

The library at Imperial College London could become the first bookless academic library in the UK, according to the Imperial Library Services Director, Deborah Shorley.…

More and more research is finding inflammation as a potential contributing factor towards to the development of various mental illnesses. A systematic review was conducted to determine the association between parasitic infection and mental illnesses in various African populations. Two parasite groups were evaluated; helminths and protozoans, and four mental illness classifications; depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, schizotypal disorders and unspecified mental illnesses.

Journal of Public Policy · 7 July 2025

Types of pandemic-induced psychological distress, clarity of responsibility, and support for incumbents

Although the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic now feels like a distant memory, the political consequences of that period remain a critical lens through which we can understand voter behaviour in times of crisis.…

Dr Dami Ajayi · 28 March 2022

Reflections on House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths

The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series. The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International.…

Karen Stollznow · 15 November 2024

Sluts, Bitches, and Battle-axes: women and insults

The English language contains a wealth of insults and terms of abuse. Personal insults attack the core and immutable aspects of a person, such as their race, ethnicity, appearance, age, or a disability.…

Marianne V. Santoso, PhD · 9 July 2021

How a nutrition-sensitive agroecological intervention improved women’s mental health

Maria is a smallholder farmer in rural Singida, Tanzania. We worked together for the past few years on the Singida Nutrition and Agroecology Project (SNAP-Tz), a nutrition-sensitive agroecological intervention that sought to improve children’s diet. In it, farmers learned about and experimented with sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and gender equity using an integrated and participatory curriculum

Karen Stollznow · 23 November 2020

How did Down syndrome get its name?

Some disability-related names have dropped out of usage, because they are now considered to be offensive due to their origins. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) is one example.…