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The development of location-aware technologies, such as smartphones, raises serious questions regarding locational privacy and the ethical use of geographic data. The degree to which these concepts are taught in undergraduate geographic information science (GISci) courses is unknown. A survey of GISci educators shows that issues of privacy and ethics are important in a GISci education. However, a large proportion of GISci educators are not concerned about the loss of locational privacy and many do not devote classes to the subject. Those not teaching the subject cite lack of course time and the need for more information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article cites a study that assessed bruxism in a population of 358 institutionalized mentally retarded individuals in the U.S. Two independent indexes, toothwear and staff reports, were used in the study. Bruxism identified by staff reports was found in 41 percent of the population. In addition, no sex differences were observed.