In this article, we seek to confirm past studies that document increased levels of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among White men with lower educational attainment. Second, we include a population of Hispanic men (89% Mexican American) to examine the separate and interactive effects of ethnicity and education (our measure of socioeconomic status) on CVD risk factors. Third, we examin...

BACKGROUND The characteristics of yoga practitioners and factors motivating people to practice yoga have been studied in the US and in Australia. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of yoga users in India, the factors that motivate them to practice yoga, and the yoga techniques of choice. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was a one-time, cross-sectional survey based on convenience...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore determinants of second pregnancy and underlying reasons among pregnant Chinese women. DESIGN The study was a population-based cross-sectional survey. SETTING 16 hospitals in 5 provinces of Mainland China were included. PARTICIPANTS A total of 2345 pregnant women aged 18 years or above were surveyed face to face by investigators between June and Augus...

It has become increasingly clear that genetic factors influence many of the behaviors and disease endpoints of interest to psychosomatic medicine researchers. There has been increasing interest in incorporating genetic variation markers into psychosomatic research. In this Statistical Corner article, we build on the valuable experiences gained during two workshops for "starters in the field" at...

This paper argues that the evolution of male preferences contributed to the dramatic increase in the proportion of working and educated women in the population over time. Male preferences evolved because some men experienced a different family model—one in which their mother was skilled and/or worked. These men, we hypothesize, were more inclined to marry women who themselves were skilled or wo...

The paper deals with the correlation analysis as educational data technique that is easy to interpret and simple to implement. Two datasets respectively from environment for knowledge testing and for exercise tasks modelling testing are gathered. Programming of tasks for test parameters relationships, test reliability, cheat recognition, and test validation in a specialized postprocessor tool i...

Background As the evidence based practice (EBP) movement expands, there is a need for health leaders and educators in each country to assess the extent to which health professional students and practitioners are prepared to locate, evaluate, and apply evidence to guide their practice. Objective The study objective was to explore nurses' and nursing students' perceptions and attitudes towards EB...

This paper assesses prospects for the relationship between educational studies and practice, with reference to current institutional policy context in England. Drawing on sociology of knowledge it is argued that can be conceptualised contrasting ways, by considering internal structures, external relations how disciplinary problematics are defined, but also practice portrayed. To develop analysi...

Background: Handwriting problems are one of the common problems among students in the early years of education. The current study aimed to determine further validation aspects of the Persian Handwriting Assessment Tool (PHAT) in primary school-aged children.Methods: The current methodological study was conducted on 452 healthy 8-10-year-old students in Tehran, Iran, selected via random cl...