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Knowledge and practice of recreational tanning among female college students in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. A cross sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2017
Recreational tanning has become popular among young Saudi women. This study investigates whether Saudi female college students are practicing recreational tanning and analyzes the level of their awareness regarding the consequences of tanning as a cause ...
Najla A. Al-Dawsari, Rana K. Shahab
doaj   +1 more source

“These people, you just guide them until they become these people”: learning to become a frequent indoor tanner

open access: yesBMC Psychology, 2017
Background Many young women experiment with using indoor tanning beds with some becoming regular users. There is a dearth of research focused on factors related to the development of regular tanning.
Jerod L. Stapleton, Benjamin F. Crabtree
doaj   +1 more source

Industry Influence in Indoor Tanning Research

open access: yes, 2020
Studies linking exposure to indoor tanning beds that emit ultraviolet radiation with melanoma and other skin cancers began to emerge as early as the 1980s, and a compelling body of evidence now exists to support the carcinogenic effect of indoor tanning.
Stapleton, Jerod L., Hillhouse, Joel J.
core   +1 more source

Factors associated with sunbed use among 3692 outpatients in 18 centers of the Italian Cancer League (LILT)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Indoor tanning is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer. Nonetheless, its use is still widespread. We aimed to investigate the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of sunbed users in a group of participants in the skin cancer ...
Simona Mastroeni   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sunbed Use among 11- to 17-Year-Olds and Estimated Number of Commercial Sunbeds in England with Implications for a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme

open access: yesChildren, 2021
Prior to 2011 legislation prohibiting children from using commercial sunbeds, the prevalence of sunbed use in 15- to 17-year-olds in some areas in England was as high as 50%.
Louisa G. Gordon   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Beliefs About UV and Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors

open access: yesCancer Control, 2020
Our purpose was to examine the beliefs of college students about UV exposure and sunscreen use and their associations with skin cancer risk and protective behaviors in a cloudy climate. The sample was online survey participants (N = 334) recruited from a
Anne Julian PhD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decreases in tanning behaviors following a short online survey: Potential for prevention?

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2015
Objectives: To date, tanning prevention programs have led to limited success. The aim of the present study was to investigate potential unexpected prevention effects of completing an online survey focused on tanning attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge ...
Rachel F. Rodgers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metasurface‐Enabled Active‐Like Passive Radar

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A programmable space‐time‐coding metasurface embeds distinct spatiotemporal tags into ambient wireless signals, allowing passive radar to operate in an active‐like manner. By enabling code‐correlated reconstruction under interference, the approach supports robust real‐time UAV tracking in complex environments and points to intelligent, low‐power ...
Mingyi Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indoor Tanning Dependence in Young Adult Women

open access: yes, 2017
Background: There is mounting evidence that young people can develop a dependence on indoor tanning, but research on factors associated with indoor tanning dependence remains limited.
Jaeil Ahn   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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