OBJECTIVES To assess youth perceptions of the causes and consequences of violence generally, the causes and consequences of fighting specifically, and to determine how best to approach fighting in the context of violence prevention activities. METHODS Thirteen structured focus group interviews with youths from three high violence urban settings: a large, urban high school, a training center f...

In the present study, the importance of temperature, individual size and habitat arrangement on the bubble nest construction of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens Regan, 1910) was investigated. 75 males and 15 females of B. splendens were used for the study. Ten aquariums (33 × 100 × 60 cm) were used and were divided into two sides by a glass layer. Aquariums were aerated and heated by aqua...

OBJECTIVES To identify violence related behaviors associated with injuries among adolescent males involved in fights. METHODS Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to develop weighted estimates of injury prevalence and associations between injury and violence related behaviors. RESULTS Forty seven per cent injured others and 18% were themselves injured in ...