abstract climate variability empowers critical consequences on sustainability of soil and water resources. in this paper the trend of annual and seasonal time scale of temperature (minimum, maximum, average), relative humidity (minimum, maximum, average), precipitation, wind speed, extreme events, cloudiness, reference evapotranspiration employing mann-kendall and least square errors were studi...

This longitudinal study examined the relation between continuity and change in the Big Five personality traits and life events. Approximately 2,000 German students were tracked from high school to university or to vocational training or work, with 3 assessments over 4 years. Life events were reported retrospectively at the 2nd and 3rd assessment. Latent curve analyses were used to assess change...

BACKGROUND Cognitive biases have long been hypothesized to influence the development and maintenance of symptoms of internalizing problems. Anxiety sensitivity represents one such bias and refers to sensitivity to the physical and emotional symptoms of anxiety and the belief that these are harmful. Twin studies indicate a role for both environmental and genetic influences on anxiety sensitivity...

The experience of stressful life events was found to be associated with disturbances of diabetic control. Increases in the incidence of glycosuria, changes in prescriptions and frequency of clinic attendance were associated with increases in the reported occurrence of life events. The experience of life events was not reflected in blood glucose measures. Any increases in blood glucose appeared ...

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between stressful life events and depression. Ninety major depressive patients, aged 36.57 +/- 12.02 years, and 121 matched controls, aged 27.11 +/- 10.59 years, took part in the study. The life change units (LCU) according to Rahe et al. were used for the quantification of life events. The results suggested that males reported significant...

background: this study aimed to assess lifestyle behavioral management in patients with knee osteoarthritis among iranian patients up to 6 months. settings and design.   methods and material: in this educational controlled trial study, 130 eligible participants took part in control group (n = 66) and received just prescribed medications, or intervention group (n=64) who received the lifestyle b...