The purpose of this research is the analysis of the effects of socio – economic factors on acculturation of pre students in Shiraz. In this research (after examining of the previous studies and existing theories) to explain the concept of acculturation the theories of Rogers and Bits have been used and also the socio – economic factors of Parson's theory have been applied. The research is in t...

Background & aim: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, which its early diagnosis is of paramount importance for the prevention of its associated mortality and morbidity. Breast self-examination (BSE) is one of the methods for the early detection of breast cancer. Education plays an important role in increasing BSE practice. Regarding this, the present study was conducted to measure...

a Department of Early Childhood and Family Education, College of Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan b Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan c Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan d Department...

Huiying Wu, Jungsheng Gau, Chin Hsing Hsu, Jui Hung Tu, Te Hung Tsao Department of Recreation Sport and Health Promotion, National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Pingtung, Chinese Taipei Office of Physical Education, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tauyau, Chinese Taipei Department of Physical Education, National Pingtung University of Education, Pingtung, Chinese...

BACKGROUND The University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) is the designated lead agency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison charged with the responsibility of reducing the harms from tobacco use in Wisconsin and beyond. In 2000, the UW-CTRI, with funding from the state of Wisconsin, launched a population-wide effort--the Wisconsin Cessation Outreach Progra...

The anatomist plays a critical role in the initiation of a balanced attitude to death and dying in the training of medical students (Druce and Johnson, 1994; Nnodim, 1996; Marks et al., 1997). In the course of medical education, anatomists are the earliest to be confronted with problems such as death anxiety of students (Dickinson et al., 1997). Despite the increased use of electronic media, ca...