In this study, the researcher investigated role of fear failure and different aspects self-esteem (positivity, openness, competence, humility, self-worth, learning orientation) in relation to academic procrastination. The primary data was collected from a sample 200 students (96 males 104 females) St. Johns College, Agra. were selected using random cluster multistage sampling, their age ranged ...

This paper considers the path from formation to failure of two Internet start-up companies in the context of the work of numerous academic researchers in the field of corporate financial distress and bankruptcy. In the 1990s, several authors found evidence that small, young companies are particularly prone to failure, especially if they are in a high technology field. These authors commonly fou...

BACKGROUND An earlier study at Nottingham suggested that 10-15% of the medical student intake was likely to fail completely or have substantial problems on the course. This is a problem for the students, the Faculty, and society as a whole. If struggling students could be identified early in the course and additional pastoral resources offered, some of this wastage might be avoided. An explorat...

BACKGROUND Quality-of-care indicators have been developed for patients hospitalized with heart failure. However, little is known about current rates of conformity with these indicators or their variability across hospitals. METHODS Data from 81 142 admissions occurring between July 1, 2002, and December 31, 2003, at 223 academic and non-academic hospitals in the United States participating in...

The objective of this study is to analyze the rate of stressful life events and psychosomatic symptoms among students smokers and non-smokers and examine the predictive contribution of stress and smoking to subjective health status. Methods were conducted on a convenience sample of 200 students from the University of Mostar, with a median age of 21 (inter-quartile range, three). Exposure to str...

The adolescence period of life comes along with changes and challenges in terms of physical and cognitive development. In this hectic period, many adolescents may suffer more from various risk factors such as low socioeconomic status, substance abuse, sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy. Findings indicate that such disadvantaged backgrounds of Malaysian adolescent students lead to failure or und...