BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals have increased risk of cancer. To our knowledge, no previous study has examined the impact of socioeconomic position on risk and prognosis of cancer in HIV infection. METHODS Population-based cohort-study, including HIV-infected individuals diagnosed (without intravenous drug abuse or hepatitis C infection) (n = 3205), and a b...

This project report attempts to evaluate the educational properties of a relatively new computer language named Python. This is done by examining computer language evolution history, related scientific background work, the existing educational research on computer languages and Python’s experimental application in higher secondary education in Greece, during first half of year 2002. How applica...

Our paper describes the important role of virtual education in the process of building a unique crossborder educational environment between Finland and Russia. Against a background of the latest trends in international virtual education, we propose a realistic solution for equal collaboration between two different systems. The final model strives at combining the directly applicable features of...

BACKGROUND A low level of education and the migration background of parents are associated with the development of caries in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a higher educational level of parents can overcome risks for the development of caries in immigrants in Vienna, Austria. METHODS The educational level of the parents, the school type, and the caries status of 736 r...

BACKGROUND To identify the socio-demographic differences between a sample of women who present for first-trimester and second-trimester abortion. AIM To determine whether women presenting late (in the second trimester) for abortion differ socio-demographically from those presenting early (in the first trimester). MATERIALS AND METHODS Data over 4 years for women presenting for second-trimes...

Background: Mental health and psychosocial factors seem to influence the educational aspirations of adolescents, which are also known to be related to educational skills and sociodemographic factors such as gender, ethnicity, religious affiliation, and socioeconomic status. Previously, the relationship between educational aspirations and mental health, psychosocial factors, and educational and ...

background: training teachers through educational programs are necessary for fulfilling health science teaching competencies, short-term workshop has variously reported as an influential training program. purpose: the purpose was to determine the effects of educational workshops on teaching performance of medical teachers. methods: a 29-item questionnaire containing demographic information, and...