2009 was the safest year on record on Irish roads since records began in 1959. There were 240 deaths on Irish roads, which represent a 14% reduction from 2008 figures. Despite these improvements, 40% of all road deaths in 2009 occurred in those aged under-25 years of age. Globally road traffic...

Blood donation is dependent on the goodwill of people, to voluntarily donate blood, without financial reward. There is a continuous need for new blood donors, because the demand for donor blood is increasing, whereas the supply of blood is declining. Only 3% of the eligible population in the...

The current pace of European integration reforms in Romania gives us the opportunity to analyze the way different social entities encapsulated values and principles emerged from the European policies. For any state, and especially for the ones newly adhered to the European Union, public...

"University Rankings" - or "League Tables", as they are known in the United Kingdom - have in a short period of time become an important feature in policy-making and practice in higher education. They are now a global phenomenon serving different purposes for different and varied audiences. Even...

Low and medium SES children's knowledge of the Australian Government's recommendations for minimum daily intakes of fruit and vegetables and their reported actual intakes were investigated. In total, 524 children and 123 parents from four Australian schools responded to questionnaires on the...

The paper synthetically tackles the institutional, normative and functional framework resulting from the reforms of the national public administrations of the South-Eastern European states, aiming at the administrative convergence. Approached in a double-folded manner, both theoretical and...

In Ireland, blood donation and supply is dependent on the enthusiasm of individuals to voluntarily donate blood without payment. Only 3.6% of the eligible population in the Republic of Ireland donate blood. The need for blood is steadily increasing and it takes more and more effort to persuade...

Many not for profits are charities choosing to use voluntary income to fund much of their work. This allows them to act independently of government to campaign, innovate and change services as they believe necessary. As such voluntary income is a vital element of the not for profit marketing mix...

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the ways in which companies activating in Romania approach corporate social responsibility (CSR) - whether strategically, integrating CSR in the company's sustainable development policies and strategy, or as a short-term public relations...

This article provides first wave data from a study designed to examine the impact of the full range of marketing communication techniques used by the UK alcohol industry, and their cumulative effect on alcohol initiation and youth drinking patterns. The study is of a longitudinal cohort design...