OBJECTIVES To present the prevalence of gun ownership among batterers and describe their self-reported use of guns to threaten intimate partners. METHODS We used multivariate methods to analyze data from 8529 men enrolled in Massachusetts certified batterer intervention programs between 1999 and 2003. RESULTS Seven percent of the sample reported owning guns during the past 3 years. Recent g...

A few countries in Latin America, like Mexico, Argentina, Brazil have already achieved notable results their own space programs even before the current wave of activities. Smaller region, due to possible commercial gains, scientific achievements and security concerns also turned attention towards space. The chance for cooperation with major actors, United States, European Space Agency (owning a...

This study conducts a comparative analysis of the factors affecting financial inclusion in Kenya and Ethiopia at macro micro levels. A generalized linear model is used to examine determinants barriers using 2017 Global Findex Database, whereas descriptive explore their macro-level differences. has higher level than Ethiopia. Differences liberalization policy, gross domestic product, percentage ...

The first two methods seem appropriate for the measuring of the “cost of living,” as they cover the consumption of the service produced by housing. The payments method reflects the actual outlay for owning a dwelling for shelter purposes; it can be regarded as a simplified version of the user cost method. The user cost method, as adopted by Canada and Sweden, includes the opportunity cost of ow...

We propose a privacy-preserving protocol for computing aggregation queries over the join of private tables. In this problem, several parties wish to share aggregated information over the join of their tables, but want to conceal the details that generate such information. The join operation presents a challenge to privacy preservation because it requires matching individual records from private...

OBJECTIVE We determined the proportion of pet owners and non-pet owners with serious mental illness, compared their characteristics and their motivations for owning or not owning a pet, and examined the relationship between pet ownership and engagement in meaningful activity and three dimensions of community integration. METHOD Three Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams reported on the p...

The main aim of the study was to analyse impact fiscal incentives on share electric passenger cars in total sales 31 European countries 2021 and 2022. Research methods included an assessment active passive financial gain fuel owning over petrol-powered vehicles, calculating ratio these variables net savings emissions, conducting regression analysis two variables, as well indicators national wea...