In the assessment of human health risk, the obtainment of reference values in biological tissues and/or fluids is crucial to estimate the type and magnitude of occupational and environmental exposure. In this context, urine is the major excretion route for many noxious substances that have entered the organism and can be viewed as one of the most useful materials for biomonitoring campaigns. In...

Both youngsters and adults with same-sex attraction are at greater risk for negative health outcomes. Despite mounting efforts to determine the biological background, a satisfactory conclusion has not been reached and there is a need to explore alternate factors like functioning of thyroid system during pregnancy. A retrospective chart review was undertaken of 790 eligible children and adolesce...

Frequency of non-fatal traffic accidents has been increasing in the last years in adolescents and youngsters in Argentina. Purpose: To investigate the relationship between consumption of alcohol in 18 year old youths from three provinces of Argentina, with non-fatal traffic accidents. Material and Methods: Population: 18 year old males residents of the provinces of Neuquen, Salta and northern a...

Background and Objectives: General Practitioners (GPs) are generally the first point of contact for children and adolescents with mental health problems. This study investigates the confidence, beliefs, and knowledge of GPs regarding common mental health problems in youngsters. Methods: A self-designed questionnaire was distributed to nearly all registered GPs in a middle-income European countr...

This study analyses the future status of English language in post COVID 19 world. The was conducted by distributing survey questionnaires among 200 young graduates who interact fields like business, education, social media and cultural activities. A five-point Likert scale, percentage analysis, graphical analysis average weighted mean were used to analyze data collected. revealed that post-COVI...

In this contribution, we explore youngsters’ positionality regarding religion and present an example to facilitate them ‘research’ their own beliefs affective commitments faith. We start with a short general introduction in Fowler’s theory of faith development. This is followed by findings from research England, Estonia, Ghana, the Netherlands, Malawi. From these findings, conclude that youngst...

This article has sought to explain a research process where senior researcher felt the need form an alliance with local researchers in order enable more authentic marginalised youngsters. The aim of this paper is suggest useful model demonstrating focal role primary investigator creating inclusive and participatory setting produce knowledge challenging epistemic injustices. By cooperating novic...

To understand children's psychological problems and corresponding clinic referral patterns, we need to consider the impact of culture. Culturally mediated values and socialization practices may suppress development of some problems and foster others. Consider Thailand, a Buddhist nation, in which children's aggression and other undercontrolled behaviors are disapproved and discouraged, whereas ...

OBJECTIVE This article reviews the clinical and epidemiological aspects of anxiety disorders in youngsters, as well as current medical and psychological treatment strategies. The role of the neurobiological models possibly involved in the etiology of these disorders is also discussed. SOURCES OF DATA MEDLINE search of papers published in English from 1981 to 2003. The following key words were...

AIMS To examine the bi-directional associations between providing alcohol-specific rules and adolescents' alcohol use. Further, to explore person-environment interactions, we tested whether Big Five personality traits moderate the assumed association between providing alcohol-specific rules and adolescents' alcohol use. DESIGN Longitudinal data (three waves in 2 years) from 428 families, cons...