a cross-sectional survey was conducted .using a modified questionnaire for the study of cigarette smoking prevalence in khalkhal city, iran, during may-â june 1999. a simple random sample with size 260 was selected for this study. all of the students in the sample completed a questionnaire. the results showed among 260 students, 104 of them (40%) experienced at least once cigarette smoking and ...

background: parenting style in communication with teenagers is a complex and double way process that affects progress and success of all generations both at present time and future. due to the importance of having accurate knowledge about mothers' parenting style and its underlying factors, it has been assessed in this study. methods: this study was a descriptive cross-sectional study on 737 fe...

patients and methods blood pressure (bp) measurement was performed by the auscultation method, and abnormal glomerular permeability was assessed by dipstick testing of urine for persistent proteinuria and/or hematuria for ≥ three months in hypertensive children. results of 1,335 pupils aged 10.0 ± 2.4 (6.0 - 14.0) years, 33 (2.5%) were hypertensive. overall mean systolic/diastolic bp was 125.6 ...

We study the impact of a public school choice lottery in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools on college enrollment and degree completion. We find a significant overall increase in college attainment among lottery winners who attend their first choice school. Using rich administrative data on peers, teachers, course offerings and other inputs, we show that the impacts of choice are strongly predicted ...

Why Is It Important to Examine the Transition from Middle School to High School? The transition from middle school to high school is accompanied by both anticipation and anxiety (Mizelle & Irvin, 2000; Morgan & Hertzog, 2001; Zeedyk, Gallacher, Henderson, Hope, Husband, & Lindsay, 2003). Transition is receiving increased attention due to the fact that ninth grade course failures and high school...

by Randall W. Eberts, Ellen Kehoe Schwartz, and Joe A. Stone Randall W. Eberts is an assistant vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Ellen Kehoe Schwartz is a research evaluator with the General Accounting Office; and Joe A. Stone is the W.E. Miner Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon. This work was supported in part by the National Institute of Ed...

Context: No one seriously argues against the common sense notion that physical and mental health problems can profoundly affect learning and performance. The reality, however, is that health concerns are only one set of factors that interfere with success at school, and when a focus on health is advocated as a separate agenda, the efforts tend to be marginalized in school improvement policy and...

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission in writing of the publisher nor be issued to the public or circulated in any form other than that in which it is published. A lot of existing research documents a sizable and significant correlation between house prices and scho...