This paper presents an overview of observed distresses on low slope roofing systems collected for the Building Envelope Life Cycle Asset Management (BELCAM) project. The data include over 14,000 visible distresses from 600 roofs from seven different climatic regions across Canada. The distresses encountered for built up roofs, modified bituminous roofs and a limited number of single-ply roofing...

Introduction: Research suggests that Blacks in the United States (U.S.) are vulnerable to distress (e.g, depression, anxiety, and somatization) from a wide range of psychosocial factors (CDC, 2004, 2010). Yet the way in which Black Americans cope with their emotions and behaviors is an understudied topic. The present study investigated whether psychological inflexibility and mindfulness, two wi...

Like other multifactorial syndromes, the onset of bronchial asthma with psychogenic trigger (BAPT) is infl uenced by psychological stimuli, supplementary to organ-specifi c factors (allergens, viruses, bacteria, physical or chemical irritants etc.). Demonstration of psychogenic etiology was made by questionnaires applied to asthmatic patients, with respect to the stressing circumstances of asth...

Context: Considering the high prevalence of psychological distresses among patients with chronic physical diseases, the question is why do some of these patients not experience any disorders and cope better with their disease? Objectives: The current study aims at reviewing the researches on resilience in adult patients with chronic diseases. Data Source: In the present systematic review, artic...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction is a condition which affects the TMJ and muscles of mastication in the stomatognathic system and the associated structures. Several studies have indicated that approximately 60-70% of people suffer from at least one of the symptoms of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in their life while only 5% need treatment. Some of evidence have s...

The present study examined the relations among mindfulness, psychological inflexibility (PI), and various forms of psychological distress (e.g. somatization, depression, and anxiety) in Asian American undergraduate students (N=116). We hypothesized that mindfulness and PI would be uniquely and separately associated with various forms of psychological distress. Data was gathered from undergradua...

BACKGROUND Emerging evidence suggests the adverse association between sedentary behaviour (SB) with physical and mental health, but few studies have investigated the relationship between volume of physical activity and psychological distress. The present study examined the independent and interactive associations of daily SB and weekly level of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with...