Though dating violence is widespread among young adult homeless populations, its risk factors are poorly understood by scholars. To address this gap, the current study uses a social learning theory to examine the effects of abusive parenting and caretaker arrests on dating violence among 172 homeless young adults. Results from path analyses revealed that child physical abuse and caretaker arres...

DRE, aged 1 year and 8 months, male, underwent a deglutogram to investigate gastroesophageal reflux, which identified a radiopaque object in the rhinopharynx (Figure 1a). The children lived in an orphanage and the caretaker could not inform details about symptoms, but reported bilateral otorrhea since the first few months of life and recurrent pneumonia (which had justified the investigation of...

The question of how autonomous robots could be part of our everyday life is of a growing interest. We present here an experiment in which an autonomous robot explores its environment and tries to familiarize itself with the features available using a neural-network-based architecture. The lack of stability of its learning structures increases the arousal level of the robot, pushing the robot to...

The origin of genetic instability in tumors is a matter of debate: while the prevailing model postulates a mutator phenotype resulting from an alteration in a caretaker gene as a prerequisite for genetic alterations leading to tumor formation, there is evidence against this model in the majority of cancers. A model for chromosomal instability should take into account the role of oncogenes in di...

To investigate the point prevalence of mental disorders in school students, multistage cluster stratified random sampling and two-phase survey methods were used to identify 40 primary and middle schools. The students were screened using the Chinese version of the Child Behavior Checklist and diagnosed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The prevalence of behavioral problems...

This study examined relationships between psychosocial factors and asthma rehospitalization patterns in 115 children (ages 4-15) who had > or = 1 hospitalization during the study period. Lifetime history of hospitalizations and new hospitalizations during a 1-year follow-up period were measured, controlling for baseline asthma symptoms and medications. Prospectively, caretaker characteristics (...

Those who suffer from Narcissistic Personality Disorder or from Borderline Personality Disorder (Henceforth to be referred to as NPD and BPD individually and as BP/NP as a group) tend to employ an array of both normal and abnormal defense mechanisms, which are automatic mental responses designed to protect the ego from stress, anxiety or conflict. However, these defense mechanisms are extremely...

this study sought to determine the level of adherence to coartem© in the routine treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under the age of five years in nyando district, kenya.seventy-three children below the age of five years with microscopically confirmed uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria and prescribed coartem(®) during the normal outpatient department hours were included ...

Trust is a culture born and attached to the community that owns it. One of beliefs live in belief about Sumber Dawet, Kambang Towo Sumbersuko village, Purwosari sub-district. This study aims 1) find out stories developed regarding origins three sources; 2) Community trust sources village; 3) The impact caused by existence village. research descriptive with qualitative approach. data source for ...