Stochastic analysis was applied to observations of spontaneous behavior in the carnivorous mollusc Melibe leonina. Six behaviors were denned that could be easily recognized on inspection and it was found that transitions between each of these behaviors could be fully described by a first-order random process without memory of past behavioral choices. The behaviors are organized by frequency of ...

conclusions parental style could play a different role in conducting risky behaviors among girls and boys. therefore, appropriate parental styles should be used in bringing up children based on their gender. background gender differences play an important role in risky behaviors such as drug use, of the youth. despite having a substantial youth population in the middle east north africa (mena) ...

background and aims : the harms resulted from home injuries are a major factor in child mortality. the current study aims to evaluate the factors associated with the knowledge and performance level of mothers in terms of adopting preventive behaviors to avoid home injuries. materials and methods : the target population of this descriptive - analytical study is all mothers of preschool children ...

this is a quasi-experimental study. purpose was to investigate effect of education on health behaviors of mothers of children under 6-12 years old, about prevention of typhoid. a sample of 60 mothers selected and then divided to two groups. one group had typhoid and the other didn't have typhoid. data were collected by a questionnaire with two parts. the first part included demographic and...

abstract background and purpose: priority health-risk behaviors, often are established during childhood and adolescence, extend into adulthood, and are interrelated and preventable. this study was conducted to determine and compare the prevalence of risky behaviors on both sexes of freshman students enrolled in tehran university, iran. materials and methods: this study was a descriptive-analyti...

background: parenting style is associated with children's health-related behaviors. one of the popularity and applicability assessment tools is parenting style and dimensions questionnaire (psdq) that the lack of iranian version can be seen.this study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of iranian version of psdq.materials and methods: this study was done with randomize...

conclusions portable radiological examinations did not expose healthcare providers to high doses of ionizing radiation. nurses’ radiation protection knowledge was limited and hence, they require in-service education programs. results the mean of participants’ radiation protection knowledge was 4.77 ± 1.38. the most prevalent radiation protection behavior of nurses was leaving the intensive care...

background family plays an important role in helping adolescent acquiring skills or strengthening their characters. objectives we aimed to evaluate the influences of family factors, risky and protective, on adolescent health-risk behavior (hrb). patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, students of high schools in kerman, iran at all levels participated, during november 2011 till dece...

PURPOSE To assess the accuracy of the Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Scale (POFRAS) on the beginning of oral feeding in preterm infants and to verify the concordance between this tool and the Oral Feeding Skill Level. METHODS 82 preterm infants were assessed by POFRAS regarding their readiness to initiate oral feeding and by the oral feeding skill level evaluation during the first oral feedin...

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