Gender Role Mindset and Beliefs about Own Personal Goals as a Guide for Young People's Behaviors towards the Romantic Partner.

Dating violence (DV) is a form of intentional abuse carried out in young couples, which over the years has increasingly gained attention for its pervasiveness and high frequency. The present study represents an effort to expand and deepen the literature on factors associated with DV perpetration. The sample consisted of 225 Italian young people who completed an online survey.

Cell adhesion molecules in the pathogenesis of the schizophrenia.

The causes of schizophrenia remain obscure and complex to identify. Alterations in dopaminergic and serotonergic neurotransmission are, to date, the primary pharmacological targets in treatment. Underlying abnormalities in neural networks have been identified as cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) involved in synaptic remodeling and interplay between neurons-neurons and neurons-glial cells.

Clinical anatomy of the precuneus and pathogenesis of the schizophrenia.

Recent evidence has shown that the precuneus plays a role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The precuneus is a structure of the parietal lobe's medial and posterior cortex, representing a central hub involved in multimodal integration processes. Although neglected for several years, the precuneus is highly complex and crucial for multimodal integration.

Maize Yield Response, Root Distribution and Soil Desiccation Crack Features as Affected by Row Spacing.

Plant density is among the most critical factors affecting plant yields and resource use efficiency since it drives the exploitation of the available resources per unit area, root distribution and soil water losses by direct evaporation from the soil. Consequently, in fine-textured soils, it can also affect the formation and development of desiccation cracks. The aim of this study, carried out on a sandy clay loam soil in a typical Mediterranean environment, was to investigate the effects of different row spacings of maize ( L.

Effect of Mineral and Organic Fertilization on and Chickpea ( L.): Plant Growth and Production, Hydration Properties, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Activity.

Composting is a strategic technology to convert organic waste into environmentally friendly soil improvers, mitigating the pressure on landfills and contributing to sustainability. This research evaluates the effects of different doses of mineral/organic fertilizers on two chickpea types: and . A randomized block design with three replications and six conditions was adopted: non-fertilized control, two mineral fertilizations (M1, M2), and three organic fertilizations (B1, B2, B3).

Prevalence, Gender and Age Differences of Dating Aggression Among Italian Adolescents.

The present study represents an effort to expand and deepen the scant literature on Adolescent Dating Aggression (ADA) within the Italian context; adolescent dating aggression is a public health issue of interest due to its increasing frequency among adolescents. The prevalence of verbal-emotional and physical ADA was examined as well as gender and age differences in a sample of Italian adolescents. Participants included 436 adolescents (47.

Adolescent romantic relationships as a tug of war: The interplay of power imbalance and relationship duration in adolescent dating aggression.

The present study investigates the link between power imbalance within the romantic couple and psychological, relational and physical adolescent dating aggression (ADA) perpetration, considering also the role of relationship duration as an indicator of the developmental stage of the relationship. This is the first investigation into whom is perceived to have power in the relationship (the partner or the subject him/herself) by distinguishing between male and female adolescents. Participants were 805 Italian adolescents (36.

What are you sexting? Parental practices, sexting attitudes and behaviors among Italian adolescents.

Background: Sexting has recently emerged as a public health and social issue. The present study had two aims: a) to preliminarily test adolescent gender differences on parental practices regarding adolescent online life, parental monitoring, adolescent attitude towards sexting and sexting behaviors; b) to separately test for male and female adolescents a conceptual model in which sexting behaviors are explained by the parental practices and monitoring, with the mediation of adolescent negative attitude towards sexting.

Methods: Direct and indirect links between the variables in the model were investigated.

Adolescent dating violence perpetration, emotion dysregulation, and parenting styles.

A conceptual model was tested, separately for male and female adolescents, in which adolescent dating violence (ADV) perpetration toward a romantic partner is affected by the memories of authoritarian paternal and maternal parenting styles through the mediation of adolescents' emotion dysregulation. The sample consisted of 622 Italian adolescents (35.5% males; 64.

Italian Adolescents and Emergency Contraception: A Focus Group Study.

Study Objective: Using a qualitative method, the purpose of this study was to: (1) obtain information directly from the adolescents on their attitudes and knowledge regarding emergency contraception; and (2) investigate the presence of differences between male and female participants' attitudes and knowledge.

Design And Participants: This study consisted of 24 single-sex focus groups with 160 adolescents (male = 46.3% (74 of 160); female = 53.

Effect of composted sewage sludge on morpho-physiological growth parameters, grain yield and selected functional compounds of barley.

Background: Several studies have evaluated the effects of composted sewage sludge on barley and found a positive influence on crop productivity. No studies have investigated the effects of composted sewage sludge on functional compounds of the caryopsis, such as phenolics and β-glucans. The former play a role in plant defence mechanisms and both could be influenced by variations of kernel size related to fertilization intensity.

Recurrent dislocation of the shoulder: twenty-five years experience with the Delitala method.

The authors report the clinical and radiographic results of 57 patients operated on for recurrent dislocation of the shoulder by the Delitala method. The age at operation ranged from 16 to 45 years. The follow-up was an average of 10 years (minimum 1, maximum 25 years) and the results were good or excellent in most of the cases.