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Children's kindergarten experiences are increasingly taking place in full- versus part-day programs, yet important questions remain about whether there are significant and meaningful benefits to full-day kindergarten. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study's Kindergarten Cohort (N= 13,776), this study takes a dev…

The Authors describe the results of an investigation, carried out in the Nomentano quarter of Rome, to evaluate noise pollution level by road traffic and the annoyance in a resident sample. The measurement places have been subdivided according to three categories of streets ("flowing ", "quarter" and "local" streets);…

OBJECTIVES: This study's objectives were to examine current evidence on contraception after abortion and to formulate guidelines for the use of different contraceptives after medical abortion based on current evidence. METHODS: This study was based on review of published literature and guidelines on postabortion use o…

The KPMG study signaled the need for change in the veterinary profession, and the NCVEI was formed to follow up on the study's findings. As founding organizations, the AVMA, American Animal Hospital Association, and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges remain committed to the cause, as do the NCVEI's…

The effects of selected student-directed learning strategies on the classroom behavior of six students with varying disabilities in general education were examined using a multiple baseline design across groups. Target behaviors included academic, study, and social skills. Results indicated increases in student target…

This study's objective was to evaluate the peritoneal dialysis and mannequin simulator models for the hands-on portion of a 4-h focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) course. After an introductory lecture about trauma sonography and practice on normal models, trainees were assigned randomly to two groups. They…

Twenty-four young (mean age 21.8 years) and 24 old (mean age 65.2 years) participants were asked to determine whether spoken words correctly named pictures of objects. Half of the objects were portrayed from noncanonical (unusual) viewpoints, and half were portrayed from canonical viewpoints. The older participants req…

Holism is claimed to be the signifying feature that sets women's health apart from traditional approaches to health care. As such, articles published in the nursing literature about women's health would, one might expect, reflect the centrality of holism to women's health care nursing. The findings of a study which exa…

The study described in this article examined disease chronicity and quality of care and their relationship to hospital readmissions during a 3-month period. Results showed that readmissions due to disease chronicity were significantly more prevalent than for other categories. Illnesses, including pulmonary disease, hea…

OBJECTIVE: Shared symptoms between borderline personality disorder and depression have resulted in inherent difficulties in evaluating the relationship between these disorders. Some theorists have argued that depression in patients with borderline personality disorder is qualitatively distinct from depression in nonbor…

Large regional variations in hysterectomy rates cannot be explained by gynecologic need alone, giving rise to concerns about unnecessary surgery. This study's population consists of women insured through a major insurance carrier in 1987 who were required to obtain a second opinion for an elective hysterectomy. Of the…

A group of 58 American Indian alcoholic admissions and a group of 211 White alcoholic admissions to a California State Mental Hospital were interviewed utilizing a 141-item interview scale. The two groups were compared as to their responses to the interview items by a series of one-way analyses of variance. Statistical…

Pregnancy loss (PL) often results in disenfranchised grief. Although much is known about women's experience of PL in general, less is known about PL among women from different backgrounds, particularly the Ultraorthodox community, where the woman's role is often defined by childbearing, but fertility is not openly disc…

Community health centers (CHCs) screen patients for social determinants of health (SDoH). The study's purpose was to assess the relationship between demographic factors and unmet social needs (SDoH risk) among pregnant mothers. Patient data from 345 pregnant women between January 2019-December 2020 assessed SDoH r…

A testing-based learning strategy is one that relies on the act of recalling (i.e., testing) information after exposure, and interleaving is a strategy in which the learning materials are presented in a serial order (e.g., texts 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3) versus a blocked order (e.g., texts 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3).…

Scarcity goods have generally been perceived as high in value in real-world and empirical studies. However, few studies have investigated this value over time, such as performance in intertemporal decision making. This study's chief objective was to determine how scarcity evaluation changes temporally. We used the elec…

In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the pursuit of safe and sustainable cities that promote well-being across all age groups has become a core objective in urban planning and environmental management. The built environment profoundly influences individuals' thoughts, emotions, and behavi…

This commentary evaluates the study by Davis et al. on the early behavioural manifestations of autism spectrum condition (ASC) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschool children. Davis et al. show how children who later receive dual diagnoses exhibit significantly more severe symptoms a…

This study explores thermal stress conditions (i.e. heat, humidity, sunlight exposure) sports tourists can expect when attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Sports tourism's growth is driven by international mega-events like FIFA World Cups and Olympic Games. With planning ongoing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup football (soc…

While current clinical research generally employs complex computational methods to analyze large amounts of data, reproducible research is a growing movement within the scientific community. This methodology paper consists of five sections discussing the definitions of replicability, reproducibility, and reproducible r…