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Review: Neuroestrogen regulation of socio-sexual behavior of males

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2014
It is thought that estrogen (neuroestrogen) synthesized by the action of aromatase in the brain from testosterone activates male socio-sexual behaviors, such as aggression and sexual behavior in birds.
Takayoshi eUbuka, Kazuyoshi eTsutsui
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Risky sexual behavior and associated factors in undergraduate students in a city in Southern Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2020
OBJECTIVE To describe the sexual behavior of freshmen undergraduate students according to demographic, economic, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics, and evaluate the prevalence of risky sexual behavior and its associated factors.
Débora Dalmas Gräf, Marilia Arndt Mesenburg, Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa   +2 more
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Adolescent religiosity and pre-marital sexual behavior: The mediating role of pre-marital sexual attitude

INSPIRA, 2023
Pre-marital sex before marriage in adolescents is a severe problem associated with increased transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, having more than one partner, and early pregnancy.
Mira Sekar Arumi, Nova Faradilla
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How HIV diagnosis and disclosure affect sexual behavior and relationships in Ugandan fishing communities.

, 2013
In this article we examine how members of fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda respond to HIV diagnosis in terms of disclosure to sexual partners. We then explore the subsequent changes in sexual behavior and relationships.
Asiki, Gershim, Birdthistle, Isolde, McArthur, Moriah, Mpendo, Juliet, Seeley, Janet   +4 more
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Sexual identity and risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Accra, Ghana and Lomẻ, Togo

Cogent Medicine, 2017
Objectives: We examined sexual identity and its relationship with risky sexual behavior among 60 men who have sex with men in Accra, Ghana and Lomé, Togo. Methods: We used mixed-methods to investigate this relationship. Results: Quantitative results show
Ami R. Moore, Nichola Driver, Adobea Owusu, Foster Amey   +3 more
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Health-Related Sexual Behavior among Transgenders in Singaraja, Bali [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The existence of persons with trans-genders orienta-tion (waria) is undeniable. Usually trans-genders are at risk for sexual transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS do to their sexual behavior.
Giri, M. K. (Made), Purnomo, K. I. (Ketut), Setiawan, K. H. (Komang), Swastini, A. (Arie), Wibowo, I. A. (IP)   +4 more
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Community expert insights on anticipated implementation challenges for an evidence-based adherence intervention for Black clients

Discover Public Health
Black people in the US are highly affected by HIV and other health disparities. Rise, a culturally congruent Motivational Interviewing-based adherence intervention for Black adults with HIV, is included in the CDC’s Compendium of Evidence-Based ...
Laura M. Bogart, Sean J. Lawrence, Amaya Beck, Matt G. Mutchler, Amy Ball, Damone Thomas, Nicholas A. Carlisle, David P. Lee, Landon L. Nichols, Trevis Smith, Glenn J. Wagner, Kathy Goggin, Sarah MacCarthy   +12 more
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Heightened activity in social reward networks is associated with adolescents’ risky sexual behaviors

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2017
Adolescent sexual risk behavior can lead to serious health consequences, yet few investigations have addressed its neurodevelopmental mechanisms. Social neurocircuitry is postulated to underlie the development of risky sexual behavior, and response to ...
Kristen L. Eckstrand, Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Arpita Mohanty, Marissa Cross, Nicholas B. Allen, Jennifer S. Silk, Neil P. Jones, Erika E. Forbes   +7 more
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Index of Problematic Online Experiences: Item Characteristics and Correlation with Negative Symptomatology [PDF]

, 2009
This exploratory study aimed to develop and test a quick, easily administered instrument, the Index of Problematic Online Experiences (I-POE). The goal of the I-POE extends beyond assessing for Internet overuse to broadly assess problematic Internet use ...
Finkelhor, David, Mitchell, Kimberly J, Sabina, Chiara, Wells, Melissa   +3 more
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Network topology drives population temporal variability in experimental habitat networks

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Habitat patches connected by dispersal pathways form habitat networks. We explored how network topology affects population outcomes in laboratory experiments using a model species (Daphnia carinata). Central habitat nodes in complex lattice networks exhibited lower temporal variability in population sizes, suggesting they support more stable ...
Yiwen Xu, J. Angus Webb, William D. Bovill, Elise L. King   +3 more
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