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PURPOSE: Chinese female international students (CFIS) have been identified as one of the least physically active groups in the United States. In an effort to better understand this situation, this study's purpose was to examine CFIS in American higher education in terms of the meaning they assigned to physical activity…

Many long-term injection drug users (IDUs) engage in planning strategies. In this pilot study, we examine the relation of one planning strategy to IDUs' engaging in safer injection practices. Sixty-eight IDUs were recruited in 2010 from a New York City (NYC) needle exchange program and referrals to participate in an in…

Self-efficacy is defined as one's belief in one's ability to carry out a specific behavior successfully. The current study's objective is to obtain initial evidence in support of the hypothesis that the terms 'vocal abuse/misuse' have the potential to harm self-efficacy for voice and may impact adherence with therapeut…

The authors examined the efficacy of Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy in Japanese patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Twenty-four patients (21 women, 3 men) with PTSD due to mixed trauma were randomly assigned to the PE group (PE with or without treatment as usual [TAU]) or the control group (TAU) only.…

The present study examines the effects of victim age, victim physical maturity, and respondent gender on attributions toward victims, perpetrator, and the nonoffending members of the victim's family in a hypothetical child sexual abuse (CSA) case. Participants read a brief CSA vignette in which the male perpetrator (a…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the associations between impairments in hand function associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and limitations in computer peripheral use. METHODS: A total of 45 computer users with RA were recruited from the Arthritis Network Research Registry. Impairments in hand function were measured using t…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency of self-reported systemic arterial hypertension and associated factors. METHODS: Study based on data provided by the system of Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (VIGITEL--Telephone-based survei…

We used discrete choice conjoint analysis to model the ways 645 children's mental health (CMH) professionals preferred to provide information to parents seeking CMH services. Participants completed 20 choice tasks presenting experimentally varied combinations of the study's 14 4-level CMH information transfer attribute…

The aim of the present study was to obtain information about both drinking and smoking, as well as about alcohol consumption-related problems, among Albanians who have immigrated to Florence, Italy, after the collapse of the Communist regime in 1990. Between October 2001 and January 2002, an opportunistic sample of 141…

This study's purpose was to analyze the complications that occurred during and after one surgeon's first 200 two-incision total hip arthroplasties. Complications included 4 intraoperative femur fractures, 4 postoperative femur fractures, 2 nondisplaced greater trochanter fractures greater than 2 cm, 14 asymptomatic gre…

Across the 42 counties of Romania, the total suicide rate and the population percentage of ethnic Hungarians were strongly positively interrelated (79% attributable variance). Counties with the strongest Hungarian minority had suicide rates converging to (or exceeding) the suicide rate for Hungary, which rate is high.…

The main purpose of the present study was to determine isokinetic strength and endurance, isometric strength, and anaerobic power for untrained healthy Saudi children and adolescents. The secondary purpose was to evaluate the effects of age in relation to anthropometric characteristics on strength and anaerobic perform…

Electrophysiological correlates of the behaviorally well-documented inhibitory effect of first syllable-frequency during lexical access are presented. In a lexical decision task, response times to words with high-frequency first syllables were longer than those to words with low-frequency first syllables and resulted i…

More women are seeking outside employment worldwide. However, the spousal role with all that it entails remains a significant core for women, particularly in developing countries. How women experience this role when they are also employed in low-income jobs has not been uncovered adequately. One hundred and ninety Egyp…

Neonato preterm birth (before 37 pregnancy weeks) account more than 80% perinatal deaths not attributable to congenital malformations. Preterm and term labor full mechanisms are unknown at present. Proinflammatory cytokinesis direct participation have been involved in the phenomena by several experimental evidence. The…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The primary goal of this investigation was to describe outpatient physical therapy treatments provided to patients with lumbar, cervical, or knee impairments. SUBJECTS: Patients in this analysis received outpatient physical therapy for a primary orthopedic complaint during July 1993 through Jun…

This study examined the effects of brief nurse consultations in preventing alcohol use among inner-city youth. Participants included 138 sixth-eighth grade students attending an inner-city public school in Jacksonville, Florida. Subjects were randomly assigned by computer to either the intervention (STARS program) or a…

The county of Geneva, Switzerland, is part of an international multi-city survey under the auspices of the Council of Europe. This survey is designed to use common indicators for assessing and comparing drug misuse and its evolution in participating cities and regions. Its aim is to improve the strategies for controlli…

This study's purpose is to explore the possibility of competing roles (paid employment and childcare responsibilities) impinging upon women's annual Pap, breast and blood pressure screenings, and whether HMO enrollments further preventive health care for women in different situations. Using data from the National Acces…

BACKGROUND: Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAEs) pose significant risks for anesthesia in children undergoing tonsillectomy. This study aimed to determine whether URTIs is associated with PRAEs during postanesthesia recovery after tonsillectomy. METHODS: Child…