Universities

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Paranoia in a nonclinical population of college students.

The present study examined the incidence of paranoid ideation in a nonclinical population. A sample of 324 college students completed a questionnaire assessing their personal experiences of paranoia, with an emphasis on the cognitive, behavioral, and ...
Lyn Ellett, Barbara Lopes, Paul Chadwick (J Nerv Ment Dis, 200307)
paranoia-nonclinical-population-college-students.asp

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Tobacco use by university students, Lebanon, 2001.

AIMS: The objective was to determine the prevalence of smoking [cigarettes and/or narghile (i.e. water-pipe)] among university students and to examine multiple correlates. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Beirut, Lebanon. PARTICIPANTS: A proportionate ...
Hala Tamim, Abdallah Terro, Hania Kassem, Adline Ghazi, Tarek Abou Khamis, Maher M Abdul Hay, Umayya Musharrafieh (Addiction, 200307)
tobacco-university-students-lebanon.asp

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Smoking behaviour among arts student of a college in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada.

176 Arts students out of 450 students doing their under-graduation in an age range of 17 to 24 years returned a questionnaire designed to test their level of knowledge about smoking, attitude towards smoking and practice of smoking. 96.6% of the ...
B S Sajjan, J Chacko, K Asha (Indian J Med Sci, 200307)
smoking-behaviour-arts-student-college-mangalore-dakshina-kannada.asp

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Self-defense and martial arts evaluation for college women: preliminary validation of perceptions of dangerous situations scale.

Martial arts and self-defense programs train fearful people, especially women, to be more competent and confident to defend themselves in dangerous situations. However, there are no validated instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of programs ...
Patricia Paulsen Hughes, Claudine Sherrill, Bettye Myers, Nancy Rowe, David Marshall (Res Q Exerc Sport, 200306)
self-defense-martial-arts-evaluation-college-women-preliminary.asp

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Learning styles and academic outcome: the validity and utility of Vermunts Inventory of Learning Styles in a British higher education setting.

BACKGROUND: Vermunts (1994) Inventory of Learning Styles (ILS) integrates four components of learning: processing strategies, regulation strategies, mental models of learning and learning orientations. Using explanatory factor analysis, Vermunt (1998) ...
Elizabeth A Boyle, Tim Duffy, Karen Dunleavy (Br J Educ Psychol, 200306)
learning-styles-academic-outcome-validity-utility-vermunt-s-inventory.asp

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The effects of homeopathic Argentum nitricum on test anxiety.

OBJECTIVES: (1) To replicate a study of the efficacy of Argentum nitricum 12X in the reduction of test anxiety as demonstrated previously. (2) To investigate the correlation between individuals identified to match the A. nitricum profile and the ...
D G Baker, S P Myers, I Howden, L Brooks (Complement Ther Med, 200306)
effects-homeopathic-argentum-nitricum-test-anxiety.asp

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Changing times: trials and tribulations of the move to Masters entry-level education in Canada.

BACKGROUND: Most health care professions are reviewing issues related to the changing nature of professional education and practice. Social work, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, and recently occupational therapy, have raised the ...
Alison Lall, Jennifer Klein, G Ted Brown (Can J Occup Ther, 200306)
changing-times-trials-tribulations-move-master-s-entry-level.asp

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Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice.

BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision is the removal of variable amounts of tissue from the female external genitalia. It is practised all over the world on very young girls. This study was conducted in Sudan where FGM is a ...
E Herieka, J Dhar (Sex Transm Infect, 200306)
female-genital-mutilation-sudan-survey-attitude-khartoum-university.asp

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Sexual identity and substance use among undergraduate students.

This study examined the association between sexual identity and use of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) among college undergraduate students. A survey regarding AOD use was administered to a random sample of 3607 undergraduate students. The sample included ...
Sean Esteban McCabe, Carol Boyd, Tonda L Hughes, Hannah dArcy (Subst Abus, 200306)
sexual-identity-substance-undergraduate-students.asp

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Prevalence, disclosure and interpretations of sexual activities in a sample of Canadian college-aged blood donors.

This study assessed the prevalence, level of disclosure, and interpretations of sexual activities in a sample of 123 college-aged blood donors in Montreal, Quebec. Within six months of their donation, participants completed an anonymous questionnaire ...
M Mair, S P Barrett, T Campbell, B Ditto (Int J STD AIDS, 200306)
prevalence-disclosure-interpretations-sexual-activities-sample.asp