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Critical inquest into ku songa masangu (sexual abstinence) as a gender and HIV/AIDS-related issue within African indigenous funerals – a Vatsonga perspective [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
Death and dying as a global phenomenon have remained one of the most feared issues of human life. Mourning traditions, including taboos, prohibitions and rituals, among others, normally accompany African indigenous funerals.
Magezi Elijah Baloyi
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Oxytocin Effects on Food Stimulus Processing and Food Intake in Females With or Without Binge Eating Disorder

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Binge eating disorder (BED) is maintained by increased food‐related incentive salience, which is reflected by an attentional bias for food. Oxytocin acutely attenuates this bias in patients with anorexia nervosa and reduces food intake in males with normal or increased body weight.
Julia Nannt, Mechteld M. van den Hoek Ostende, Brunna Tuschen‐Caffier, Markus Heinrichs, Daniel Sippel, Manfred Hallschmid, Jennifer Svaldi   +6 more
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The Mediating Role of Personal Values in the Prediction of Sexual Abstinence Based on Mother-Daughter Relationship, Islamic Ethics, and Spiritual Intelligence among High School Girls in Isfahan

مسائل کاربردی تعلیم و تربیت اسلامی, 2018
This study was undertaken to investigate the mediating role of personal values in the prediction of sexual abstinence based on mother-daughter relationship, Islamic ethics, and spiritual intelligence among high school girls in Isfahan.
Mohammad Soltanizadeh, Zohreh Latifi, Mahnaz Afyouni Akbari   +2 more
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Neurofeedback for Binge‐Eating Disorder: Neurophysiological Outcome Predictors and Rapid Response

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Pioneer studies suggested the effectiveness of food‐specific electroencephalography (EEG) and real‐time functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (rtfNIRS) neurofeedback (NF) trainings in the treatment of binge‐eating disorder (BED). These trainings aim to improve participants' neurophysiological self‐regulation.
Ben Schreglmann, Ricarda Schmidt, Michael Lührs, Anja Hilbert   +3 more
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Influence of the Period of Abstinence on Semen Quality in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2020
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect fertility. There is currently little information regarding the semen profile of males with SLE.
Tarah H. B. Waters, Carol Pui Shan Chan, Tin Chiu Li, David Yiu Leung Chan   +3 more
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Queer configurations: The female divine, regional identity, and Queer‐religious belonging in South India

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
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How Does Self Efficacy and Motivation Influence the Adoption of Sexual Abstinence among Students in Indonesia

Indian Journal of Public Health
In adolescence, dating behavior may escalate into sexual contact which has implications for unwanted pregnancies followed by various negative effects.
Pulung Siswantara, Mochammad Bagus Qomaruddin, Tiber Raniar Inner Beauty Bilqis   +2 more
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Sexual behavior among persons living with HIV in Uganda: implications for policy and practice. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
INTRODUCTION: HIV epidemics are sustained and propagated by new cases of infection which result from transmission from infected persons to uninfected susceptible individuals. People living with HIV (PLHIV) play a critical role in prevention if they adopt
Geofrey Musinguzi, Denis Bwayo, Noah Kiwanuka, Sheila Coutinho, Aggrey Mukose, Joseph Kabanda, Lilian Sekabembe, Fred Nuwaha   +7 more
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Body mass index and colorectal cancer recurrence and mortality: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Obesity may worsen colorectal cancer prognosis, but the existing evidence remains inconclusive. This large nationwide cohort study comprehensively assessed how BMI interacts with demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors to influence colorectal cancer prognosis.
Cathrine F. Hjorth, Maja H. Olsen, Sinna P. Ulrichsen, Jesper Nors, Jannik Wheler, Signe Borgquist, Lene H. Iversen, Susanne O. Dalton, Deirdre Cronin‐Fenton   +8 more
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School based sex education and HIV prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2014
ObjectivesSchool-based sex education is a cornerstone of HIV prevention for adolescents who continue to bear a disproportionally high HIV burden globally.
Virginia A Fonner, Kevin S Armstrong, Caitlin E Kennedy, Kevin R O'Reilly, Michael D Sweat   +4 more
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