Abstract We analyze the causal effect of retirement on individual social relationships using data from Survey Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. find that changes composition individual’s network, inducing a substitution between weak (friends or colleagues) strong ties (family), along with an increase intensity surviving ties, there is no network’s size. These are associated higher satisf...

BACKGROUND Optimal treatment for localized prostate cancer (LPC) is controversial. We assessed the effects of personality, specialists seen, and involvement of spouse, family, or friends on treatment decision/decision-making qualities. METHODS We surveyed a population-based sample of men ≤ 75 years with newly diagnosed LPC about treatment choice, reasons for the choice, decision-making diffic...

Let Z(F ) be the number of solutions of a random k-satisfiability formula F with n variables and clause density α. Assume that the probability that F is unsatisfiable is O(1/ log(n)) for some δ > 0. We show that (possibly excluding a countable set of ‘exceptional’ α’s) the normalized logarithm of the number of solutions concentrates, i.e., there exists a non-random function α 7→ φs(α) such that...

Conducted the 1st randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of the FRIENDS program, a family-based group cognitive-behavioral treatment (FGCBT) for anxious children. Children (n = 71) ranging from 6 to 10 years of age who fulfilled diagnostic criteria for separation anxiety (SAD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or social phobia (SOP) were randomly allocated to FRIENDS or to a 10-we...

Both parents and peers have been validated by previous research as being important contributors to the development of religious faith. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the contributions of the transmission (e.g., parent church attendance) and transactional (e.g., discussions about faith) models of socialization, as well as explore the possibility that a third model, the transformation...

First off, bottoms up to you for seeking out strategies to keep your drinking in check! To maintain your safety (and the safety of others), and to make sure you?re not ?that guy? or ?that gal? at a soirée with all your closest friends (you know, the one stuck in the bathroom sick all night), it?s helpful to know strategies for limiting or pacing your drinking. Depending on the type of social si...

This exploratory study investigates the individual influences of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with alcohol consumption on readiness to change high risk drinking behaviours. The research involves a comprehensive survey of students from a large university in Australia. As reasoned by previous researchers, high risk drinking behaviour is prevalent amongst university students in Australia. Sepa...

Mobile instant messaging (mobile IM) is a cutting edge technology of the P2P communication. The prevalence of the mobile IM boosts the research of the perceived satisfaction and loyalty towards mobile IM long-term usage. In the era of 4G, individuals use mobile IM to communicate with their friends in every-day life. However, prior studies neglected a holistic view of users’ roles and then yield...

BACKGROUND Beta thalassemia major has a considerable impact on quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the life satisfaction of beta-thalassemic children and adolescents compared to healthy controls. METHODS This research, conducted in 2009, was a controlled, cross-sectional study in which beta-thalassemic patients, who were being followed-up by the Thalassemic Center in B...