Discussed is the research evidence related to the problems of diet and disease. Five areas are discussed including cholesterol, fat, sucrose, excess calories and obesity, alcohol, and salt. Recommendations are provided. (SA)

Two experiments using varying duration exposures related reading skill in adults to initial encoding of location information. Results suggest that the role of perception in reading has been underestimated because emphasis has been on item perception, not perception of spatial location. (Author/CP)

Females had a higher level of belief in the trustworthiness of people. In a multicultural comparison, Indo-Fijians and Europeans both had a higher level of belief in the trustworthiness of people than Fijians. Europeans saw people in general as more complex. (Author)

Student and faculty perceptions of the campus environment as elicited from ecosystem surveys can be a powerful positive influence upon leadership, especially during periods of organizational change or development. (Author)

Presents validation, from a communication perspective, for semantic differential scales designed to measure attitude toward an object. The favorableness of sources' verbal behavior about an object was related to sources' attitudes toward the object. Receivers accurately estimated sources' attitudes and the favorableness of sources' verbal…

The article considers methods and standards for screening infants and young children for visual handicaps. Eye screening at three basic age levels is examined: newborn, six months, and three to five years. (DLS)

Examines if the same five bipolar factors that appear for the ideal role concepts of public school teachers also appear for parochial school teachers. Results indicated that parochial and public school teachers have similar factor structures, although there were significant differences in several factors when comparing scores. (Author/RC)

Examined high school students' perceptions of behavioral deviations from sex roles. Reports that perceptions varied depending on whether subjects were making attributions toward a member of their own sex or the opposite sex. (ST)

Examines the impact of different combinations of verbal, vocal, and facial cues on perceptions of supportiveness and sincerity in communications between superiors and subordinates. Compares this message processing with that in peer relationships. (JMF)

Reviews 13 books designed to remediate and reinforce the visual perceptual skills of learning-disabled children in the primary grades. The role of the librarian in selecting and suggesting appropriate books for such children is also briefly discussed. (BK)

Domestic and international students' perceptions of the university environment were compared on 11 factors of the College Characteristics Index (CCI). Only five reached the level of significance, with the international students scoring significantly higher. None of the other comparisons approached the level of significance. (Author)

This study finds partial support for the association between a member's role in an organization, his perception of the structure of the organization and self-reported communications within the organization. Functional role as opposed to status role emerged as being of primary importance in understanding the relation between communications and…

A study involving eight youths and adults with retinitis pigmentosa (and only 20 degree visual field and hearing loss of at least 20 decibels) determined variance in the ability to perceive and comprehend visual stimuli presented by way of the manual modality when modifications were made in configuration, movement speed, movement size, and…

The article suggests a Network of Educational Support Services Team (NEST) to provide adequate educational services for acoustically impaired children. (SBH)

The socialization function of education is examined through a study of how teachers' positions regarding responsibility affect the behavior and attitudes of their first-grade pupils. (LH)