PURPOSE The study was conducted to identify predictors of mammography screening for rural Korean women according to 'Stage of Change' from the Transtheoretical Model which, along with the Health Belief Model, formed the theoretical basis for this study. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive design was utilized. Through convenience sampling 432 women were selected from 2 rural areas. Data were...

The dual theory describing the 4D Coulomb gas of point-like magnetically charged objects, which confines closed electric strings, is considered. The respective generalization of the theory of confining strings to confining membranes is further constructed. The same is done for the analogous SU(3)-inspired model. We then consider a combined model which confines both electric charges and closed s...

Abstract Study question Is it beneficial to use the second sample of ejaculate collected within 2 hours from previous fertilize oocytes in IVF treatments? Summary answer A significantly higher clinical pregnancy rate was achieved using ejaculate. What is known already The WHO recommends abstinence 7 days prior semen collection for standard evaluation. Although volume and sperm concentration may...