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Adolescent girls’ and boys’ well-being in relation to online and offline sexual and romantic activity

open access: yesCyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2014
The aims of this study were to determine links between adolescent’s well-being and their sexual and romantic activities off- and online. The study includes 245 mid-adolescents (15 years of age; 55 % girls) and 251 late-adolescents (18 years of age; 49 ...
Emma Sorbring   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circulating microRNA signatures of cachexia and cancer in Canis familiaris as a comparative oncology model for human disease

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers of cachexia and sex‐specific cancer in senior dogs. In 25 client‐owned dogs, four circulating miRNAs (miR‐15a, miR‐15b, miR‐16, miR‐140) were downregulated in cachexia, with miR‐16 the strongest individual biomarker (AUC = 0.899).
Soon‐Seok Park   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epigenetic silencing of the liver‐specific lncRNA LUNAR promotes liver cancer progression via NOTCH activation

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
LUNAR is a liver‐specific long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) that is highly expressed in normal liver but becomes epigenetically silenced in hepatocellular carcinoma through promoter hypermethylation. Loss of LUNAR is associated with NOTCH activation, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and metastasis, whereas restoring LUNAR restrains metastatic progression ...
Se Ha Jang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sexual behaviour patterns in South Africa and their association with the spread of HIV: insights from a mathematical model [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper aims to quantify the effects of different types of sexual risk behaviour on the spread of HIV in South Africa. A mathematical model is developed to simulate changes in numbers of sexual partners, changes in marital status, changes in ...
Leigh Johnson   +4 more
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Triage & medical guidelines for sexual assault evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This archived document is maintained by the Oregon State Library as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Title from pdf caption (viewed on August 19, 2015).The ...

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The Impact of Voluntary Counselling and Testing Services on Sexual Behaviour Change and HIV Incidence: Observations from a Cohort Study in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
It is widely assumed that voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services contribute to HIV prevention by motivating clients to reduce sexual risk-taking. However, findings from sub-Saharan Africa have been mixed, particularly among HIV-negative persons.
Yusufu Kumugola   +15 more
core   +2 more sources

Intrapatient tumour heterogeneity and clonal evolution in an autopsy study of metastatic salivary gland cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumour heterogeneity and clonal evolution of metastatic salivary gland cancer were evaluated in two patients with adenoid carcinoma and one patient with myoepithelial carcinoma. Radiology‐guided autopsy enabled multi‐region sampling (total samples n = 149), followed by whole‐genome sequencing and phylogenetic reconstruction (17 tumour samples, 4–7 per ...
Gerben Lassche   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptual understandings and prevalence of sexual harassment and street harassment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This resource sheet provides an overview of the existing research on women\u27s experiences of sexual harassment and street harassment. It also considers conceptual models of sexual violence that are inclusive of these experiences.
Bianca Fileborn
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Sexual behaviour, knowledge and use of contraceptives among undergraduate students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The reproductive health of young adult women is integral to the well being of a society. The independence, lifestyle and sociocultural environment within an undergraduate institution predisposes to sexual behaviour that has become a serious concern in ...
Okpokumoku, S.E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Sexual behaviour of women in rural South Africa: a descriptive study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background Sexual behaviour is a core determinant of the HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemics in women living in rural South Africa. Knowledge of sexual behaviour in these areas is limited, but constitutes essential information for a ...
Jan Henk Dubbink   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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