Concrete structures are commonly cracked when in service. To overcome issues arising from cracking, self-healing concrete is being developed. Together with the development of the material, techniques to verify and quantify self-healing are being developed. A number of destructive techniques have been used in the past. It would be beneficial to use non-destructive testing for continuous monitori...

conclusions the results confirm the available literature data, while noting that self-harming is a preponderantly male behavior. the results also signal the need to create opportunities to instruct teachers to combat the resistances and stereotypes of psychological distress. results data analysis confirms an association between self- cutting and alcohol use, sexual harassments, school dropout, ...

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, described in 1964 by Lesch and Nyhan, is a X-linked recessive disorder, occurring in 1 : 100000 to 1 : 380000 live births. LNS is characterized by a decrease in activity of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase, an enzyme involved in purine metabolism, resulting in overproduction of uric acid. Hyperuricemia and neurological features including choreoathetoid spast...

background this study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of tabriz, iran.  data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographi...

The self-concept of an individual is constantly in interaction with the environment, which often has a negative impact on it. A positive important condition for full functioning individual. manifests itself through person's attitude towards himself/herself, adequate self-esteem, sense his/her own integrity, and desire to realize potential. person formed characterized by stable psychological hea...

An adolescent with severe mental retardation and cerebral palsy who displayed attention-maintained destructive behavior was exposed to noncontingent reinforcer delivery (NCR) with either a high-preference or a low-preference stimulus while reinforcement for destructive behavior with attention remained in effect (i.e., NCR without extinction). NCR without extinction was effective only when the h...

introduction: psychological constructs such as locus of control, personality traits, self-esteem and religiosity orientation play an important role in creating discipline desired behavior. this research aimed to investigate the relationship between locus of control, personality trait, self-esteem and religiosity with discipline desired behavior. materials and methods: this is a descriptive anal...

Children with tic and habit disorders are often seen by pediatricians, psychologists, or psychiatrists for evaluation and treatment. Current knowledge of the treatment-outcome research in these areas can serve as an important guide in the evaluation and treatment planning process. This article reviews the behavior therapy and pharmacological treatment of motor and vocal tic disorders, self-dest...

Traumatized infants and children may exhibit syndromes of aggressive, pain-seeking, and self-destructive behavior resembling the so-called sadomasochism seen in adults. Three hypotheses are offered to account for the repetition of sadomasochistic phenomena in childhood and later character disorders: 1) pain and painful affects are sources of aggression; 2) the need to control aggression plays a...