Men report more permissive sexual attitudes and behavior than do women. This experiment tested whether these differences might result from false accommodation to gender norms (distorted reporting consistent with gender stereotypes). Participants completed questionnaires under three conditions. Sex differences in self-reported sexual behavior were negligible in a bogus pipeline condition in whic...

In this paper, a unified beam theory is developed and applied to study the buckling response of two types of functionally graded sandwich beams. In the first type (Type A), the sandwich beam has a hardcore whereas in the second type (Type B), the sandwich beam has a softcore. In both the type of beams, face sheets are made up of functionally graded material. The material properties of face shee...

Theoretical research has numerous challenges, particularly about modeling structures, unlike experimental analysis, which explores the mechanical behavior of complex structures. Therefore, this study suggests a new model for functionally graded shell structures called “Tri-coated FGM” using spatial variation material properties to investigate free vibration response incorporating porosities and...

INTRODUCTION Hardcore smokers are smokers who have little to no intention to quit. Previous research suggests that there are distinct subgroups among hardcore smokers and that these subgroups vary in the perceived pros and cons of smoking and quitting. Identifying these subgroups could help to develop individualized messages for the group of hardcore smokers. In this study we therefore used the...

BACKGROUND Smoking remains a public health problem and although unsolicited GPs' advice against smoking causes between one and three percent of smokers to stop, a significant proportion of smokers are particularly resistant to the notion of stopping smoking. These resistant smokers have been called "hardcore smokers" and although 16% of smokers in the community are hardcore, little is known abo...

BACKGROUND As the prevalence of smoking decreased in western countries, a significant proportion of smokers appeared to be particularly resistant to quitting- "hardcore" smokers. This study examines the characteristics of hardcore smokers in South Korea. METHODS We used the data from 2007 to 2013 from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Hardcore smoking was defined as ...

This paper deals with techniques of finite state machines (FSMs) localization in FSM-based softcore intellectual property (IP) cores described in VHDL. An approach based on compilation techniques is presented. The main goal of the FSM localisation is to supplement additional information about the softcore for the core user. Three methods and experimental results are presented in the paper toget...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the prevalence and characteristics of hardcore smokers in England. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. SETTING Interview in respondents' household. PARTICIPANTS 7766 adult cigarette smokers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Hardcore smoking defined by four criteria (less than a day without cigarettes in the past five years; no attempt to quit in the past year; no desire to quit; n...

BACKGROUND Hardcore smokers are smokers who have smoked for many years and who do not intend to quit smoking. The "hardening hypothesis" states that light smokers are more likely to quit smoking than heavy smokers (such as hardcore smokers). Therefore, the prevalence of hardcore smoking among smokers would increase over time. If this is true, the smoking population would become harder to reach ...

BACKGROUND Estimating the prevalence of hardcore smoking and identifying linked factors is fundamental to improve planning and implementation of effective tobacco control measures. Given the paucity of data on that topic, we aimed to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with hardcore smoking in Poland. METHODS We used data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). GATS is a repr...