Recent increases in the incidence of obesity and declines in marriage have prompted policymakers to implement policies to mitigate these trends. This paper examines the link between these two outcomes. There are four hypotheses (selection, protection, social obligation and marriage market) that might explain the relationship between marital status transitions and changes in Body Mass Index (BMI...

Background Recent reports have suggested that child marriage among Syrians may be increasing as a result of displacement and conflict. This study sought to gather qualitative data about the factors that promote child marriage practices among Syrian refugees in Al Marj area in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, where the majority of Syrian refugees have settled in Lebanon. The second aim of this study w...

To assess Erikson's life cycle model, 86 men, initially selected for health, were prospectively studied at age 21, and reassessed 32 years later at age 53. Using the Vaillant and Milofsky (1980) modification of Erikson's model, 48 men (56%) achieved generativity, an advanced developmental stage, at follow-up. Results generally support Erikson's model and show that generativity was significantly...

Vaginal agenesis with functional uterus and cervical atresia is a rare condition with potential threat to the fertility. These patients have amenorrhea and progressive cyclic abdominal pain. Treatment modalities are controversial because of failure in preserving the uterus. We present a successful term pregnancy using a new method in a patient with vaginal agenesis, cervical atresia, and functi...

......There is no formula for a successful relationship, but a partnership of convenience negotiated by others tends not to work very well for either participant. I know of such a relationship, and nobody calls it quits. The relationship renews itself again and again. This arrangement does not involve any civil ceremony, wedding, or ring. I am talking about the marriage between business and aca...

The present study is based on a sample of 587 mothers and 1656 pregnancies. The results show that Opositive and B-positive mothers are more successful in reproduction and indicate low percentage of prenatal loss (stillbirths+abortions) than mothers from other ABO groups. Favourable age of marriage for O-positive and B-positive mothers is suggested between 15-22 years and 23-30 years respectivel...

A successful marriage requires for both parties to make investments in their relationship and marital assets. How such assets would be divided if and when the parties divorce is an important factor determining each party’s (exante) investment incentives. Using the “incomplete contracting” approach, we characterize the optimal asset division rule, one that provides the parties with the best inve...

Microfabricated semiconductor devices are becoming increasingly relevant, also for the detection of biological and chemical quantities. Especially, the “marriage” of biomolecules and silicon technology often yields successful new sensor concepts. The fabrication techniques of such silicon-based chemical sensors and biosensors, respectively, will have a distinct impact in different fields of app...

Numerous studies show that happy individuals are successful across multiple life domains, including marriage, friendship, income, work performance, and health. The authors suggest a conceptual model to account for these findings, arguing that the happiness-success link exists not only because success makes people happy, but also because positive affect engenders success. Three classes of eviden...

This study was performed to examine the role of sociological factors on marital satisfaction among students who participate in the celebration of the student marriage. All married students who had student marriage are selected as a statistical society across the country. Using snowball sampling, 97 students, having student marriage and participating in the celebration of the student marriage, h...