Correlates of condom use among school-going Thai adolescents: the critical role of bullying victimizations by Omid Dadras

“…Additionally, other psychosocial factors such as suicidal ideation and attempts as well as physical violence, and lack of close friends decrease the odds of condom use. Substance use, particularly marijuana and amphetamine/methamphetamine, was also associated with lower condom use. …”
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Challenges in Bootstrapping a Start-Up Venture: Keenga Research Turning the Tables on Venture Capitalists by Prescott C. Ensign, Anthony A. Woods

“…It involves self-funding (family and friends), tight monitoring of expenses, and maintaining control of ownership and management (Winborg & Landstrom 2001; Perry, Chandler, Yao, & Wolff, 2011; Winborg, 2015). …”
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Eccentric indices based QSPR evaluation of drugs for schizophrenia treatment by Muneeba Mansha, Sarfraz Ahmad, Zahid Raza

“…Individuals with schizophrenia might appear disconnected from reality, causing significant distress both for themselves and their Friends. Although symptoms of schizophrenia can vary from person to person, they typically fall into three main categories: cognitive, negative, and psychotic. …”
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Learning from “Knocks in Life”: Food Insecurity among Low-Income Lone Senior Women by Rebecca J. Green-LaPierre, Patricia L. Williams, N. Theresa Glanville, Deborah Norris, Heather C. Hunter, Cynthia G. Watt

“…Seven key themes emerged: world view, income adequacy, transportation, health/health problems, community program use, availability of family and friends, and personal food management strategies. …”
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Advance care planning readiness among older adults in aged service centers: A cross-sectional study by Kalok Wong, Haobin Yuan, Stephen Tee, Sinkei Cheong

“…The multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the variables “age,” “knowledge of ACP,” “experience with ACP,” and “received resuscitation of yourself, relatives or friends” combined with “family function” can influence advance care planning readiness among older adults (R2 = 0.317, F = 27.898, P < 0.001). …”
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Social support sources for people with palliative care needs at home: a scoping review by Trudy Schutter, Ian Koper, Kris Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar

“…Results Social support to people at home with palliative care needs and their relatives is mainly provided by informal caregivers, namely family, friends and neighbours. These people providing social support is perceived as normal, natural and is expected by the recipient. …”
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Mekong cooperation frameworks and geopolitical dynamics: a Cambodian perspective by Kin Phea

“…Frameworks like the LMI and Friends of the Lower Mekong appear to counter China's dominance, while the MLC raises concerns about transparency in water resource management. …”
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Highlights of 2023-Print Issue by Patient Safety Authority

“…If your work can help advance patient safety, please [submit it to us for consideration](https://patientsafetyj.com/for-authors), and kindly share our journal with friends, family, colleagues, and caregivers. [Subscribe to our journal email list](https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/otqI5QB/journalupdates) to be updated on new articles as they are published online.…”
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Eventful growing up of children with different levels of health: A sociological analysis by S. N. Mayorova-Shcheglova, O. V. Besschetnova, A. Yu. Gubanova

“…Children with disabilities do not lag behind healthy peers in online practices and even demonstrate additional skills and competencies (for example, they have more online friends); at the same time, there is a delay in their mastering of geographic, educational and cultural spaces. …”
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«  Erika hätte so gern ein Bild von Koch ». Materielle Erinnerungskulturen in Mädchenschulen in Österreich und Deutschland in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts by Li Gerhalter

“…Although the same objects acquired value as memento between friends and teachers, their transfer mirrored the school hierarchy. …”
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Improving the Utility, Safety, and Ethical Use of a Passive Mood-Tracking App for People With Bipolar Disorder Using Coproduction: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Laurence Astill Wright, Matthew Moore, Stuart Reeves, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Richard Morriss

“…Six themes were identified as follows: (1) the purpose of using the app, (2) desired features, (3) when to use the app, (4) risks of using the app, (5) sharing with family and friends, and (6) sharing with health care professionals. …”
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A Study of Occupational Therapy Strategies and Psychological Regulation of Students’ Internet Addiction in the Mobile Social Media Environment by Xueqin Zhang

“…The attitude towards online games is entertainment to kill time, a tool to escape the pressure of study and to gain the fun of friends comparing with each other. The main online motivations of adolescents included individual and situational factors, and behaviors were characterized by pan-entertainment and gamification, mainly through mobile social networks to obtain external information and knowledge, maintain interpersonal relationships, and gain a sense of belonging; they were characterized by a fixation on time, space, and online content. …”
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Understanding Factors Contributing to Nurses’ Intention to Care for COVID-19 Patients Using the Theory of Planned Behavior by Khalid A. Aljohani, Mohammad S. Aljohani, Maria Jocelyn B. Natividad, Paul Reinald B. Gracia, Ibtehal I. Qazanli

“…Factors related to social pressure from friends, colleagues, and workplace administration support needed improvement.  …”
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Interpersonal, not existential, adversities predict postwar deterioration in youth social support by Kelly E. Dixon, Christopher M. Layne, Kimberly S. Ho Misiaszek, Chloe Golden

“…Adolescents completed the War Trauma and Adversities Inventory at Time 1 and the Multi-Sector Social Support Inventory (assessing perceived social support from youths’ nuclear family, extended family, adult friends and mentors, and same-age peer social network sectors) six months later at Time 2. …”
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Satisfaction and Usability of a Commercially Available Medication Adherence App (Medisafe) Among Medically Underserved Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Survey Study by Christa Hartch, Mary S Dietrich, B Jeanette Lancaster, Shelagh A Mulvaney, Deonni P Stolldorf

“…ResultsThe participants were very satisfied with the app, with all participants (30/30, 100%) somewhat or strongly agreeing that they would recommend the app to family and friends. Participants strongly agreed (28/30, 93%) that the reminders helped them remember to take their medications at the correct time each day, and they (28/30, 93%) found the app easy to use. …”
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Self-Care Interventions as a Health Technology for Managing Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Study in Iran by Zahra Yousefi Malekroodi, Seyed Ali Majidi, Amirmohammad Taalipasand

“…Results: The results of the study revealed a positive correlation between perceived social support and self-care (r = 0.35), family support and self-care (r = 0.25), friends’ support and self-care (r = 0.33), and support from significant individuals and self-care (r = 0.37). …”
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Theory of Planned Behavior in predicting condom use in Latin-American Women by David Javier Enríquez-Negrete, Ricardo Sánchez-Medina, Susana Xóchitl Bárcena-Gaona, Itzel Guadalupe Chávez-Santos

“…Method: A set of variables were evaluated in two samples of Latina women (Mexican and Argentine): consistency of condom use, intention to use condoms in the next sexual encounter, the subjective norm of friends and parents, attitudes towards condoms, and perceived behavioral control to use condoms. …”
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Use of acupuncture among chronic disease patients attending primary healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional study in Korea by Su Yeon Lee, Soo Jeung Choi, Hyea Bin Im, Dain Choi, Dongwoon Han

“…The main source of information for acupuncture use was family and friends. The average score for the level of knowledge on acupuncture treatment among the respondents was 65.4%, and the knowledge level of the acupuncture group was high. …”
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International Business and the Crisis of Globalization by A. Yu. Borisov

“…The present Trump administration concerned by the rise of China and other competitors wages trade wars against both friends and foes more often than not at the expense of American businesses. …”
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Work-related grief and bereavement experiences of social and community service workers working with people experiencing social disadvantage: a rapid scoping review by Kara Whitlock, Zahra Premji, Ashley Mollison, Carolina Posada, Mauricio Arias-Rojas, Charlotte Futcher, Kelli I. Stajduhar

“…Abstract Background While an extensive body of research in palliative care exists on the experiences of grief and bereavement among family caregivers, much of this research is based on normative assumptions of who family caregivers are – housed, financially stable, and with extended family and/or friends to draw on for support. Research shows that in contexts of social disadvantage(e.g., homelessness and poverty, mental health and substance use concerns, racism and discrimination), social and community workers can become ‘defacto’ family and provide caregiving support at the end of life. …”
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