BACKGROUND Availability of longitudinal data on hypertension and blood pressure levels are important to assess changes over time at the population level. Moreover, detailed information in different population sub-groups is important to understand inequity and social determinants of blood pressure distribution in the population. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are to: (1) describe the ...

BACKGROUND Collecting population data on sensitive issues such as non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is problematic. Case note audits or hospital/clinic based presentations only record severe cases and do not distinguish between suicidal and non-suicidal intent. Community surveys have largely been limited to school and university students, resulting in little much needed population-based data on N...

Anthrax is a disease of humans and animals caused by the encapsulated, spore-forming Bacillus anthracis. In Italy, anthrax is normally a sporadic disease. During the summer 2004, anthrax broke out in the Basilicata, in southern Italy, a region with a low prevalence of anthrax in which vaccination had been suspended since 1998. The disease involved several animals in few weeks and in a large are...

Answers how much to order when to order. Reduced price when item is purchased in larger quantities.The first model we will present is called the economic order quantity EOQ. We will discuss two types of quantity discount contracts: all units discounts and.buy the lowest total cost quantity, save the buyer money and, in some cases, receive more goods. quantity discount model example When we buy ...

In this paper we seek to account for scalar implicatures and Horn’s division of pragmatic labor in game-theoretical terms by making use mainly of refinements of the standard solution concept of signaling games. Scalar implicatures are accounted for in terms of Farrell’s (1993) notion of a ‘Neologism-Proof’ equilibrium together with Grice’s maxim of Quality. Horn’s division of pragmatic labor is...

background: poor sleep quality is closely associated with lifestyle habits including use of mobile cell-phones.this study aimed to identify the relationship between sleep quality due to abuse in mobile cell-phones and engagement in social networks. methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted on 380 undergraduate students selected by proportional stratified sampling in qom, iran in 2015. ...

purpose: to investigate associations between computer use data and sleep quality among university students. materials and methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 312 students of tehran university of medical sciences, iran. data was collected using epworth sleepiness scale (ess), insomnia severity index (tsi), pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi), and a background and ...

Physicians used either an autonomy-supportive or a controlling interpersonal style to counsel smokers based on National Cancer Institute guidelines. Physician autonomy support was rated from audiotapes, and patients' perceived competence and autonomous motivation for quitting were self-reported on questionnaires. Validated point prevalences for 6, 12, and 30 months and for continuous cessation ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate deaths from passive smoking in employees of the hospitality industry as well as in the general workforce and general population of the United Kingdom. DESIGN Calculation, using the formula for population attributable proportion, of deaths likely to have been caused by passive smoking at home and at work in the UK according to occupation. Sensitivity analyses to examine i...