New student residence halls are being built to meet students’ demands and needs, creating complex living units that prioritize private spaces over social group despite potential negative impacts on success well-being. This study examines all university residences located in a large urban center Northern America, quantifying different levels of privacy classified by the Housing Unit Classificati...

This paper describes the concept for a Webbased, database supported e-Learning Test, Examination and Assessment System, called TEASE, that can be used via the Internet and is therefore suitable for both local and remote examination preparation as well as for examination within lab courses (entry test) or during lectures (big online exams in lecture halls). Another topic of this contribution is ...

BACKGROUND Excessive alcohol consumption amongst university students has received increasing attention. A social norms approach to reducing drinking behaviours has met with some success in the USA. Such an approach is based on the assumption that student's perceptions of the norms of their peers are highly influential, but that these perceptions are often incorrect. Social norms interventions t...

Purpose Based on the main studies presented in literature, this work aims to examine level of student satisfaction towards on-campus accommodation service provided by an Italian university. Notably, objectives study are twofold: (1) mediating role relationship between university quality and word-of-mouth (2) determine whether there is any significant difference students' terms gender halls resi...

The victims went to their respective residence halls after the incidents and called security. Johnson said the suspects were last seen riding on their bicycles south near the Library. Suspect one is described as a black male, 15 to 20 years old, muscular build, short hair, and wearing a white button down shirt and blue jeans. Suspect two is described as a black male, possibly 17 to 20 years old...

In retrospect, reactions from all sides to the Association's recent meeting on the Berkeley campus of the University of California have been overwhelmingly favorable. Though the three available hotels and the local motels were scattered, and limited in respect to number of rooms, most people were accommodated in Berkeley (or could have been), and everyone seemed to get to the campus, one way or...

BACKGROUND Food insecurity is a persistent public health concern; however, few studies have examined the factors related to food insecurity among college students, particularly college freshmen living in dormitories. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to examine the prevalence of food insecurity and associations with health outcomes among college freshmen. DESIGN A diverse sample of freshmen (n=209) att...

BACKGROUND During the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, antiviral prescribing was limited, vaccines were not available early, and the effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) was uncertain. Our study examined whether use of face masks and hand hygiene reduced the incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI). METHODS A randomized intervention trial involving 1437 young adults living in u...

BACKGROUND Several studies have indicated a connection between hand sanitization and infection control in numerous settings such as extended care facilities, schools, and hospitals. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of both a hand-hygiene message campaign and the use of an alcohol gel hand sanitizer in decreasing the incidence of upper-respiratory illness among students ...