In the United Kingdom in 1989 a group of gay men who had been engaging in consensual SM activities were put on trial and found guilty of assault. The dominants/tops were charged with assault, and the men who participated in the activities as "bottoms" or submissives were convicted of aiding and abetting assaults upon themselves. This article discusses these Spanner trials--as they came to be ca...

conclusions lower estimations in the nsu method might be due to the transmission barrier, which means that students were not fully aware of the high-risk behaviors of their close friends. nonetheless, it seems that these risky behaviors were more or less common among iranian college students. results the estimated prevalence using the cm and nsu were alcohol consumption (16.8% vs. 8.1%), opium ...

background drug abuse is a disorder associated with unhealthy pattern of drug consumption and is a widespread social delinquent both in society and at home. there have only been a few studies conducted on the frequency and types of harmful behaviors among drug abusers. objectives the objective of this study is to investigate the frequency of harmful behaviors in people who are suffering from dr...

background in order to maintain and promote social health, special attention should be directed towards risky behaviors and the relevant effective factors especially in high-risk groups. objectives this study was aimed to identify the prevalence of substance abuse and its related factors among adolescents in zahedan, southeast of iran. materials and methods this cross-sectional study included a...

The purpose of this study was to observe and analyze the consumer behaviors and commentary of the Black Friday customer. An observational instrument documented consumer in-line behavior while waiting for the stores to open, store entry behavior, and individual behavior. Findings show that the majority of the shoppers demonstrated calmness, courteousness, and happiness during the shopping experi...

conclusions the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among street children in southeast iran is almost high. in this regard, street vendors and children who their parents are illiterate or have been separated are more at risk. generally, principal organizing these children and family education could decline their problems. however, these actions need intersectoral collaboration in society. backgro...

With modern technological advances, we often find ourselves dividing our attention between multiple tasks. While this may seem a productive way to live, our attentional capacity is limited, and this yields costs in one or more of the many tasks that we try to do. Some people believe that they are immune to the costs of multitasking and commonly engage in potentially dangerous behavior, such as ...