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TheScientificWorld would like to draw the attention of our readers to the petition that is being signed against the academic boycott of Israeli Academics allegedly advocated by Great Britain’s University and College Union (UCU).

This threatened or actual boycott goes against the principles of academic responsibility and freedom. It should be of no matter under which regime or government an academic may find him- or herself existing.

TSW Holistic Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal that will publish original research papers in the broad area of holistic health. Holistic health is the art and science of healing the whole person – body, mind and spirit – by integrating conventional and alternative therapies to prevent and treat disease and to promote optimal health. The journal provides an international forum for public health issues, health and social policy, service aspects, developmental aspects, epidemiology, family and social issues, psycho-social aspects, community health, health promotion, conventional and alternative therapies in relation to human development over the whole age spectrum.

Implementation of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Interim Evaluation Findings (Open Access) by Shek et al

Neuroscience of Meditation by Deshmukh, Vinod D.

Merrick, J. and Zalsman, G., (2005) Suicide Behavior in Adolescence: An international perspective. Freund Publishing House, London and Tel Aviv

Kandel I., Merrick J., Sher L. (2006) Adolescence and alcohol. An international perspective. Freund, London and Tel Aviv.

Shek, D.T.L., Ma, H.-K., and Merrick, J. (2007) Positive Youth Development. Freund Publishing House, London and Tel Aviv