OBJECTIVE Standards of care and treatment of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) vary. Non-drug ‎psychosocial intervention therapy is recommended for women with any kind of ‎discomfort or distress caused by PMS. The current study examined the effectiveness of ‎group cognitive-behavioral therapy on the symptoms of PMS at a girls' dormitory of ‎North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences. METHOD In t...

The Papuan Student Dormitory is one of the dormitories located at Jalan B'Koetin No 92, Palangka Village, Jekan Raya District, City 73112, and a dormitory inhabited by students from Papua who are pursuing Bachelor's Degree Education getting educational assistance called Adik (Papua Affirmation) University Raya. Students receive ADik Affirmation Program placed in where there 40 rooms all. hostel...

Two noise annoyance surveys were performed in Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic, in a ten-year interval (1989-1999). This was a period of political and socioeconomic transformation as well as of changes in traffic management. Equivalent noise levels were assessed at the dormitory (exposed group) and in the residential areas (100 measuring stations) where another group of students (...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the importance of environmental influences in explaining weight gain and related behaviors among freshman college students. METHODS We exploited a natural experiment that takes place on most college campuses in the United States--randomized dormitory assignments. We estimated the effects of living in dormitories with varying physical environment characterist...

The authors aimed to evaluate traffic noise level and noise annoyance in Beijing and the impact of the noise on the quality of life of the residences. The authors performed a cross-sectional study in a 12-floor college dormitory near 4th Ring Road in Beijing, China. The north-side rooms of the building were noisy and had windows facing the road. The authors measured both indoor and outdoor nois...

Individuals who discuss politics and current events in their social network also participate in civic activities. However, analytical biases make it difficult to show a causal relationship between these two phenomena. To obtain a more accurate measurement of the effect that civic talk has on civic participation, data were collected through a panel study conducted on students who were randomly a...

Being a preventable disease, good control of scabies can be achieved by identification of risk factors. During the 3-month period February 2006-April 2006 we carried out a case-control study on 200 patients with scabies and 200 controls to identify risk factors for scabies among male soldiers in Pakistan. We identified risk factors for the infestation using logisitic regression analysis. Itchin...