introduction: man confronts crisis and problems during his life and sometimes because of several pressures commits suicide to escape and save himself. suicide occurs in all classes of the society. some of the demographic and social variables affecting suicide attempt are: age, sex, marital status, job, economic problems, communication and emotional problems, mental disorders and physical illnes...

INTRODUCTION Several factors including grades obtained in the Baccalaureate can influence academic performance of first year medical students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between results achieved by students taking Baccalaureate exam and student academic success during the first year of medical school. METHODS We conducted an analytical study that included the whole...

The use of life coaching as an intervention to support students in higher education has been explored other contexts the global north and evidence points its possible benefits improving student success well-being. Although there is new emerging research on South African context, a lack empirical pointing benefits. We report some results from longitudinal study that investigated small group stud...

The recent growth of Internet retail (e-retail) has attracted a great deal of attention in the academic literature and popular press. The future of e-retail is of interest for intellectual and practical reasons. Intellectually, e-retail provides nice opportunities to examine consumer and firm behavior. Practically, e-retail could have significant effects on the economy. It has grown steadily at...

British local authorities are required to monitor the mental health of looked after children using mean Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scores from parents or carers. This assumes that differences in mean SDQ scores reflect genuine differences in child mental health in this group, something we examined using nationally representative surveys (n = 1391, age 5-16). We found that th...

The incidence and prognostic impact of nephropathy related to Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM) is currently unknown. We performed a retrospective study to assess biopsy-confirmed WM-related nephropathy in a cohort of 1391 WM patients seen at a single academic institution. A total of 44 cases were identified, the estimated cumulative incidence was 5·1% at 15 years. There was a wide variation ...

Studies of scientists building models show that the development of scientific models involves a great deal of subjectivity. However, science as experienced in school settings typically emphasizes an overly objective and rationalistic view. In this paper, we argue for focusing on the development of disciplined interpretation as an epistemic and representational practice that progressively deepen...