IUDs are exceptional methods of contraception. They do not require daily use and are, therefore, “forgettable” and yet also boast very low failure rates. Women are increasingly interested in these methods of contraception. Yet, evidence has shown that nulliparous women may experience more pain than multiparous women at the time of IUD insertion, typically a moderate pain level. This pain may pr...

abstract   aim and background: the forgetfulness or memory deficit hypothesis in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (ocd) has been used to explain the maintenance of repetitive behaviors in these patients. yet the majority of studies focusing on memory of patients with ocd show mixed results. the aim of this study was to compare of false memory and memory confidence in women with obses...

abstract there are various narrative books on imam ali’s accounts about women. however, in some of these accounts, women character and identity are undermined and blamed. some of these accounts in nahjolbalgheh and elsewhere reflect women as intellectually deformed and incomplete, mean, unfaithful, and vulnerable to sins, etc. all these have led to multiple disagreements among scholars and comm...

In spring 2008 the author, a professor teaching game design at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), offered a lecture on the game design process and video game industry to a local Girl Scouts of America (GSA) troop to help them meet the requirements for the “Games for Life Interest Project.” (GFL) In fall 2009, RIT faculty and students offered their first full-day GFL workshop, designed...

This paper provides an initial analysis of major patterns and trends in entrepreneurship among technology-based university alumni since the 1930s. We describe findings from two linked datasets joining MIT alumni with MIT founder information. The rate of forming new companies by MIT alumni has grown dramatically over seven decades. Women alumni have in more recent decades become entrepreneurs at...

Physical injuries among battered women represent risks for both acute and long-term physical health functioning. The current study assessed the nature and extent of minor and severe injuries among a help-seeking sample of battered women. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to assess the unique roles of physical violence, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, and stalking to the pred...