Individual and Environmental Factors Associated with Tobacco Smoking, Alcohol Abuse and Illegal Drug Consumption in University Students: A Mediating Analysis [PDF]
[Abstract] Substance abuse is a major and prevalent public health concern among university students. Tobacco smoking, risky alcohol behavior, and illegal drug consumption may lead to health problems and behavioral and academic issues. Several individual
Cruz Valiño, José Manuel +6 more
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Emotional abuse of girls in Swaziland: prevalence, perpetrators, risk and protective factors and health outcomes [PDF]
Background: Research on emotional child abuse in sub–Saharan Africa is scarce. Few studies thus far have examined prevalence, risk and protective factors for emotional child abuse or the associations between emotional abuse and girls’ health. Methods:
Dunne, Michael P. +7 more
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Hidden on the ward : the abuse of children in hospitals [PDF]
While there have been a small number of high profile cases of the abuse of children by hospital staff, there has been relatively little attention paid to the child protection issues for children staying in hospitals.
Kendrick, Andrew, Taylor, Julie
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Sh-h-h-h : Representations of perpetrators of sexual child abuse in picturebooks [PDF]
Children’s picturebooks dealing with the topic of child sexual abuse first appeared in the early 1980s with the aim of addressing the need for age-appropriate texts to teach sexual abuse prevention concepts and to provide support for young children who ...
Lampert, Joanne
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Challenges Facing East Asian Immigrant Children in Sexual Abuse Cases [PDF]
Immigrants from East Asia make up 14.21% of the total number of immigrants in Canada. These families face many challenges as they acculturate to North America but, sadly, some of these children may be at risk for sexual abuse.
Qi, Hongyuan, Roberts, Kim, Zhang, Huan
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Background Aberrations to endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR) calcium concentration can result in the departure of endogenous proteins in a phenomenon termed exodosis.
Lacey K. Greer +3 more
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The psychological impacts of content moderation on content moderators: A qualitative study
Content moderation generally refers to the practice of monitoring user generated content and applying a set of rules defining what is acceptable. As a result, Content Moderators (CMs) are responsible for reviewing and removing harmful online material ...
Ruth Spence +4 more
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Orbitofrontal cortex microRNAs support long-lasting heroin seeking behavior in male rats
Recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) and maintenance of abstinence from opioid use is hampered by perseverant drug cravings that may persist for months after cessation of drug use. Drug cravings can intensify during the abstinence period, a phenomenon
Mary Tresa Zanda +2 more
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Background Most adolescents begin alcohol consumption during adolescence, heavy alcohol use by adolescents is common, and alcohol-related harm amongst adolescents is a major public health burden. Parents are a common source of alcohol amongst adolescents,
Adrian B. Kelly +6 more
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Functional Connectivity Hubs and Networks in the Awake Marmoset Brain
In combination with advances in analytical methods, resting-state fMRI is allowing unprecedented access to achieve a better understanding of the network organization of the brain. Increasing evidence suggests that this architecture may incorporate highly
Annabelle Marie Belcher +10 more
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