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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53453#.VMWzECzQrzE Author(s)   Harold G. Koenig 1,2,3,4* , Bruce Nelson 5 , Sally F. Shaw 5 , Faten Al Zaben 6 , Zhizhong Wang 7 , Salil Saxena 8   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA . 2 Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA . 3 Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . 4 School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China . 5 Department of Research, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, USA . 6 Department of Psychiatry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . 7 Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China . 8 Center for Aging, Duke University, Durham, USA . ABSTRACT Objective: Our goal was to develop a comprehensive measur...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51698#.VHVkUGfHRK0 Author(s) Silvia Godoy 1* , Natália Martins Dias 2 , Alessandra Gotuzo Seabra 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira, Limeira, Brazil . 2 The Post-Graduation Program in Educational Psychology, Centro Universitário FIEO, Osasco, Brazil . 3 The Master’s and Doctoral Program in Developmental Disorders, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil . ABSTRACT Intelligence and cognitive abilities, including executive functions (EF), have been addressed by psychometrics and cognitive psychology, respectively. Studies have found similarities and overlap among constructs, especially between...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51143#.VFbfsmfHRK0 Author(s) Dieu-Donné Ouédraogo 1* , Joelle Tiendrébéogo Zabsonré 1 , Aimé Davy Sèvy Kenagnon 1 , Fulgence Kaboré 1 , Christian Compaoré 2 , Youssouf Joseph Drabo 3 , Xavier Chevalier 4 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Rheumatology, Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso . 2 Rheumatology Unit, International Polyclinic of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso . 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso . 4 Department of Rheumatology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Paris, France . ABSTRACT Objective: To study the quality of life ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50262#.VDNZn1fHRK0 Author(s)     Jamie S. Bodenlos 1* , Andrew Malordy 1 , Marleah Noonan 1 , Aubreyanne Mayrsohn 1 , Brian Mistler 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, USA . 2 Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, USA . ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale measuring attitudes towards prescription drug use for nonmedical reasons. Participants (N = 310) were recruited from a small northeastern college and completed the Prescription Drugs Attitudes Questionnaire (PDAQ), the College Alcohol Problems Scale (CAPS-R) and answered questions about current substance use. Principal components ana...