background: the aim of this study was to assess community knowledge and behavioral impact of the social mobili­zation and communication strategy applied in a dengue high-risk area in sri lanka. methods: a group of adults visiting selected primary care facilities in colombo district were interviewed to collect socio-demographicdata, attributes of knowledge regarding dengue and the responsive beh...

social anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. social anxiety and self-consciousness arise from a fear of being closely watched and criticized by others. clinical observation also suggests that some persons with social anxiety disorder may experience intense anger at others upon perceived negative evaluation or when ...

Social networking is an essential part of life for people around the world these days. Social networking is a form of social media, used for interactive, educational, informational or entertaining purposes. Even though social media comes in many forms all of them are related to each other. Social networking is also a tool to create and join groups, learn about latest news and events, play games...

Increasing attention is being given to the issue of desistance or cessation in adult criminal careers. We contribute to this research by considering how informal and formal social controls affect recidivism among 556 sex offenders placed on probation in 1992. We conduct an event history analysis of reoffense, based on the predictions of Sampson and Laub's and Gottfredson and Hirschi's control t...

Access control over resources shared by social network users is today receiving growing attention due to the widespread use of social networks not only for recreational but also for business purposes. In a social network, access control is mainly regulated by the relationships established by social network users. An important issue is therefore to devise privacy-aware access control mechanisms ...

background certain social determinants may influence host susceptibility to tuberculosis (tb) infections, and increase the risk of developing the disease. objectives the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of several host and environmental factors on the risk of tb in northern iranian households. patients and methods this case-control study was conducted for one year between 2010 and 20...