The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in social characteristics (level of education, working and family status, and criminal record) between heroin addicts, cannabis users and a control group. Additional goal was to explore the possibility of discerning subjects of different addiction status (of both gender) based on their scores on Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). In...

To explore the psychological and behavioral characteristics of severe internet addicts. Methods: 30 severe internet game addicts (aged from 16~25 years) and 43 non-addicts participated in the investigation. Measures included Internet Addiction Scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Social Support Questionnaire, Life Purpose Scale and Sensation Seeking Scale. Results: Internet addicts g...

The aim of this study was to investigate QoL (quality of life) of patients with esophageal cancer in northern Henan province, China, and to accurate evaluate and reflect the relationship between patient characteristics and QoL. In the high risk area of esophageal cancer in the north of Henan province, 735 patients with esophageal cancer were investigated. The Eysenck personality questionnaire (...

In this paper, economic production quantity(EPQ)models for breakable or deteriorating items are developed with time dependent linear variable demands. Here rate of production and holding cost are time dependent and unit production cost is a function of both production reliability indicator and production rate. Set-up cost is also partially production rate dependent.The production process produc...