BACKGROUND The introduction of HAART has initially improved the quality of life (QoL) of HIV-positive (HIV+) patients, however body fat redistribution (BFR) and metabolic disorders associated with long-term HAART use may attenuate this improvement. As access to treatment improves in sub-Saharan Africa, the disfiguring nature of BFR (peripheral atrophy and/or central adiposity) may deter treatme...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of 17 weeks of physical exercise and micronutrient supplementation on the psychological wellbeing of 139 independently living, frail, elderly subjects (inactive, body mass index < or =25 or experiencing weight loss). METHODS Participants (mean (SD) age 78.5 (5.7)) were randomly assigned to: (a) comprehensive, moderate intensity, group exercise; (b) daily micro...

The psychological, physical and social effect of substance abuse is enormous can be detrimental to the productive years a youth. Researches have demonstrated that use often lead negative impairment. This study using correlational survey method, analyzed research with Pearson moment correlation discovered in Lafia, health youths had (r -.11, p&lt;.05), while, it also affected psychological negat...

Abstract The effectiveness of expressed gratitude interventions in enhancing psychological wellbeing has been explored a number studies. present meta-analysis synthesized results from 25 randomized controlled trials, including total 6,745 participants, to examine the effect on positive indicators wellbeing, life satisfaction, affect, and happiness. showed that had significant relative neutral c...

Aromatic polyelectrolytes via polyacylation of pre-quarternized monomers for alkaline fuel cells Zhenghui Zhang, Liang Wu, John Varcoe, Chuanrun Li, Ai Lien Ong, Simon Poynton and Tongwen Xu* a CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China. Fax: (+86) 0551-3601592; Tel: (+86...

OBJECTIVE Meaning-making is a way of coping when facing adverse events. A paucity of literature suggests other possible factors (e.g. delivery of knowledge) can influence how chronic illness survivors (i.e. stroke survivors in rehabilitation) cope with illness. This article explores the importance and significance of meaning in life as a mediator between perceived stroke knowledge and psycholog...

Having children or being childless is associated with differences in women's psychological wellbeing during the reproductive age period. An individually matched case-control cohort study, measuring 5-item Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) was conducted. Repeated measures analysis of variance and chi-square tests were used to measure across time changes MHI-5 scores. ANCOVA Cochran's Q examined be...

Security breaches are prevalent in organizations and many of the breaches are attributed to human errors. As a result, the organizations need to increase their employees’ security awareness and their capabilities to engage in safe cybersecurity behaviors. Many different psychological and social factors affect employees’ cybersecurity behaviors. An important research question to explore is to wh...