Fast food is popular among children and adolescents; however, its consumption has often been associated with negative impacts on nutrition and health. This study examined current fast food consumption status among middle school students and explored factors influencing fast food consumption by applying Theory of Planned Behavior. A total of 354 (52.5% boys) students were recruited from a middle...

introduction: lack of coordination between academic education and their application in the workplace is a common gap between theory and practice. this issue of concern has been discussed among planners of medical education. in this study, the attitude of medical students, externs and interns, was evaluated about the clinical applications of bacteriology. methods: one hundred and fifty four medi...

This paper assesses the distribution of free-riding behavior among different qualities of business students, investigates their perception of the ethics of such behavior, and examines the extent of the usefulness of take-home tests in view of the inherent opportunity they provide for students to free-ride. The results show: (1) Students recognize free-riding for what it is and view it as unethi...

OBJECTIVE To determine medical students' self awareness and ability to discriminate right from left; to identify characteristics associated with this ability; and to identify any techniques used to aid discrimination. DESIGN Questionnaire and psychometric study. SETTING Undergraduate medical school, Northern Ireland. PARTICIPANTS 290 first year undergraduate students. MAIN OUTCOME MEASU...