smoking behavior of parents, siblings and friends was investigated using data from the Netherlands Twin Register. Cross-sectional analyses of data of 3906 twins showed significant associations between smoking behavior of the participant and smoking behavior of co-twin, additional brothers, parents of the same sex as the part icipant and friends. Those variables, together with age, explained 47%...

OBJECTIVE To determine the correlation between social support and PTSD symptoms in women traumatized by the war and postwar social insecurity in Herzegovina. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The experimental group consisted of 187 randomly selected women living in Mostar, who were exposed to a wide spectrum of traumatic events during the war. The control group included 180 women living in the area surrou...

Hats off to you and your sister for recognizing that nutrition needs change in teenagers as their bodies mature, especially during puberty. The good news is that a well-planned vegetarian diet that includes key nutrients (keep reading for specifics) can be supportive of health at all stages of life and won?t inhibit growth or bone health. Beyond focusing on what you eat though, having support f...

A recent study indicated a suicide attempt rate of 41 % among trans (e.g., trans, transgender, transexual/transsexual, genderqueer, two-spirit) individuals. Although this rate is alarming, there is a dearth of literature regarding suicide prevention for trans individuals. A vital step in developing suicide prevention models is the identification of protective factors. It was hypothesized that s...

At first sight, “TRIANGLE” appears to be just another piece of learning software but it is much more than this, it is an experimental test-bed for examining motivational factors in computer based training. Such a multi-media application derives its power of attraction from the quality of the interface design and the multi-medial content. Used as a trial on a defined target group of K12-students...

The present study revised a psycho-educational program designed to prevent depression (Oikawa & Sakamoto, 2007) and to enhance interpersonal coping resources for depression. The effects of the revised program on female undergraduates were examined. One hundred and seventy two udergraduates were assigned either to an experimental group or a control group. The experimental group participated in t...

The 'watch dog' role of the media, the impact of migration processes, health care access for children in developing countries, mitigation of the effects of Global Warming are typical examples of governance issues – issues to be tackled at the base; issues to be solved by creating and implementing effective policy. students to pave the road for innovative policy developments in Europe and the wo...

In this note we consider fractions of the form 1 m and their floating-point representation in various arithmetic bases. For instance, what is 1 7 in base 2005? And, what about 1 4 ? We give a simple algorithm to answer these questions. In addition, we discuss an extension of Midy's theorem whose proof relies on elementary modular arithmetic. 1. Cyclic numbers and change of base Let us start wit...