Sexual violence against female university students in Ethiopia

Abstract Background Though many women are suffering the consequences of sexual violence, only few victims speak out as it is sensitive and prone to stigma.This lack of data made it difficult to get full picture of the problem and design proper interventions.Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with sexual

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Promoting psychological resources for coping with problematic media use: Development and evaluation of a training intervention

Digital media have become an integral part of everyday life, education and work.However, intensive and problematic media use, and in particular problematic smartphone use has been shown to reliably predict reduced well-being and increased stress.Therefore, it is essential to investigate the factors that lead to problematic smartphone use and respec

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ROLE OF TRANSPORTERS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM-BASED DRUGS

Platinum derivatives used as chemotherapeutic drugs such as cisplatin and oxaliplatin have a potent antitumor activity.However, severe side effects such as nephro-, oto-, and neurotoxicity are associated with their use.Effects and side effects of platinum-based drugs are in part caused by their transporter-mediated uptake in target and non target c

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Strength Restoration of Cracked Sandstone and Coal under a Uniaxial Compression Test and Correlated Damage Source Location Based on Acoustic Emissions.

Underground rock masses have shown a general trend of natural balance over billions of years of ground movement.Nonetheless, man-made underground constructions disturb this balance and cause rock stability failure.Fractured rock masses are frequently encountered in underground constructions, and this study aims to restore the strength of rock masse

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