Psychophysiological effects of residential options on older people living in long-term nursing house by Wenfeng Gao, Wenji Xie, Wenqin Xie, Changcheng Jiang, Zhenming Kang, Naizhen Liu

“…Conclusions: Voluntary choice of room type and roommates is beneficial to the cognitive, psychological, and physical health of elderly people. …”
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Efficiency, fairness and incentives in resource allocation by Huzhang, Guangda

“…Last, we study a specific application, which we call the online roommate allocation problem. We show a polynomial-time online algorithm that achieves constant competitive ratio for social welfare maximization and both positive and negative results on the existence of an allocation satisfying different stability conditions in this online setting.…”
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Sleep Quality in Adolescents in Relation to Age and Sleep-related Habitual and Environmental Factors by Yasemin Şimşek, Nurdan Tekgül

“…The questionnaire form included items on subject demographics (age, gender), before sleep activities (tea/coffee consumption, reading, use of social media), presence and of electronic devices (computer, television, cell phone) in the bedroom and presence of roommate, as well as items on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).Results:Usual bedtime between 23.00-24.00 p.m. (38.0%), sleep latency of 15 minutes (38.0%), sleep duration of ≥7 hours (79.0%) and usual wake up time between 6.00-7.00 am (41.7%) were the most commonly identified sleeping patterns. …”
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Physicians, pharmacists, and dentists’ knowledge and attitudes toward the use of electronic cigarettes by Haneen Mohammad, Sally Nassrawin, Ahmad Alhyasat, Suha AlMuhaissen

“…Furthermore, being exposed to e-cigs’ secondhand smoke from a family member (p-value = 0.038), friend (p-value = 0.008) or roommate (p-value = 0.008) increased the likelihood of being an e-cigs ever-user. …”
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Psychotic Disorders: Self-Directed Learning Module by Sarah Johnson, Adriana Foster, Joyce Spurgeon, Chelsea Neumann

“…The patient is first interviewed in the emergency room by a medical student, who acquires basic information, including collateral information from the patient's roommate. Two other video clips present the initial interview with a psychiatrist in the inpatient unit and a follow-up visit with the same psychiatrist in the outpatient clinic. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Gender-Based Violence Among Female Students Attending Private Colleges in Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia by Ferhan Abubeker, Yadeta Dessie, Nega Assefa, Ayele Geleto, Kristina Adorjan, Tilahun Abdeta

“…The following were significant predictors of GBV: age ≤ 19 years (AOR = 3.4; 95% CI, 1.4–5.3), monthly pocket money ≤ 240 Ethiopian Birr (AOR = 3.3; 95% CI, 1.7–5.9), Orthodox religion (AOR = 5.3; 95% CI, 1.9–14.4), Amhara ethnicity (AOR = 2.3; 95% CI, 1.65–4.2), living alone in a rented house (AOR = 3.2, 95% CI, 1.79–6.25), having a partner (husband or boyfriend; AOR = 4.42; 95% CI, 2.4–8.05), having a roommate with a boyfriend (AOR = 4; 95% CI, 2.8–7.6), and studying in the pharmacy department (AOR = 3.0; 95% CI, 1.1–7.6). …”
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Effect of trazodone on sleep bruxism in children and adolescents 6-18 years of age, a pilot study by Fereshteh Shakibaei, Ali Gholamrezaei, Shahram Heidari

“…Frequency of bruxism and related morning face/jaw pain were assessed daily from two weeks before (baseline) to four weeks after starting the intervention by the parents/roommate.</li> <li><strong>RESULTS</strong>: Findings showed a significant reduction in the frequency of both bruxism and related morning pain from baseline to the 2nd and the 4th weeks of the intervention (P<0.001). …”
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Dietary trends among young adults during the COVID-19 lockdown: socioeconomic and gender disparities by Jennifer Parker, Simranpreet Kaur, John Marlo Medalla, Anairobi Imbert-Sanchez, Jeanette Bautista

“…Living with friend(s)/roommate(s) predicted healthier eating, but only among lower income participants. …”
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Attitudes and Beliefs of Portuguese and American Nursing Students about Patients’ Sexuality by Margarida Sim-Sim, Vicki Aaberg, Hélia Dias, Ermelinda Caldeira, Cinzia Gradellini, Daniela Mecugni, Sagrario Gomez-Cantarino

“…Multiple correspondence analysis revealed two profiles: (1) Portuguese students: liberal-tolerant in attitudes towards patient sexuality, live with family/roommate, 18 to 21 years old, no or one sexual partner; (2) US students: traditionalist attitudes towards patient sexuality, share house, 22 and 23 years old, multiple partners. …”
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Self-Care and Mental Health Among College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social and Physical Environment Features of Interactions Which Impact Meaningfulness and Mitigate L... by Ruth Barankevich, Janet Loebach

“…Results found that students spent significantly less time interacting with non-roommates in-person in 2020, and more time in voice and video calls. …”
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Gendering professions : an analysis of peer effects by Rubineau, Brian A. (Brian Ari)

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Good Cops, Bad Cops: Working the Binaries in the NYPD (Book Review) by Van Maanen, John

“…In the flat are two Palestinian suicide bombers in possession of highly potent explosives they plan to set off in a few hours in the NY subway. A courageous roommate of the two alerts the police who move into action with considerable skill, some dissension, and blessed good luck to prevent a major disaster. …”
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Risk Factors for Non-Adherence to Medications That Affect Surgery: A Retrospective Study in Japan by Akamine A, Nagasaki Y, Tomizawa A, Arai M, Atsuda K

“…This study aimed to identify characteristics and risk factors for such non-adherent patients.Patients and Methods: Data (including patient age, sex, prescription medications, comorbidities, presence of roommate at home, and number of days between receiving instruction and surgery) of 887 patients who used medications affecting surgery at a university hospital from April 2017 to March 2020 were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Factors associated with screening positive for high falls risk in fragility fracture patients: a cross-sectional study by Nooshin K. Rotondi, Dorcas E. Beaton, Rebeka Sujic, Earl Bogoch, Taucha Inrig, Denise Linton, Jennifer Weldon, Ravi Jain, Joanna E. M. Sale

“…In the multivariable logistic regression, being 80+ years of age (vs. 50–64 years of age), non-community dwelling (vs. living with spouse, family member, roommate), having a mental/physical impairment (vs. none), and taking multiple medications, were all strongly associated with being screened at high falls risk. …”
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Tobacco use and rates of 4As delivery for treating tobacco dependence among Albanian students. A cross-sectional study by Enkeleint A. Mechili, Charis Girvalaki, Ela Peto, Roza Risilia, Emirjona Kicaj, Filippos Filippidis, Constantine I. Vardavas

“…The majority of the smoker participants (81.0%) reported living with their family or a roommate, 45.5% of which are also smokers. Most of the smokers (62.7%) were willing to quit smoking within the next 6 months while the 62.0% had made at least one attempt to quit smoking during the last 12 months. …”
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Factors associated with sleep disorders among university students in Jiangsu Province: a cross-sectional study by Bin Hu, Qi Wu, Yue Wang, Haitao Zhou, Dehui Yin

“…Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that higher physical activity (OR = 0.921; 95% CI: 0.779-1.090), earlier roommate bedtimes (OR = 0.799; 95% CI: 0.718-0.888), quieter dormitories (OR = 0.732; 95% CI: 0.647-0.828) and higher psychological resilience (OR = 0.982; 95% CI, 0.979-0.984) were protective factors linked to lower risk of poor sleep quality. …”
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A Diagnostic Dilemma “Cured” by Dialysis: An Educational Case Report by Ryan J. Chan, Christopher McCudden, Brendan McCormick, Deborah Zimmerman

“…Given his living situation with shared accommodations, it was presumed that he had taken medications that were prescribed to a roommate. Several of his other medications including his antihypertensives were subsequently given after dialysis on dialysis days to improve adherence. …”
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Ecologia domestica de la tripanosomiasis americana: perfil alimentario del triatoma infestans en un area rural de la província de Santiago del Estero, Argentina by Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli, A. M. Ruiz, O. Ledesma, R. E. Gütler, Marta Lauricella, D.O. Salomon, Nora Solarz, Elsa L. Segura

“…The importance of the high density of T. infestans bugs in bedrooms and their close association with "roommate ” dogs is discussed in relation to transmission as well as the need to combine house improvement and health education programmes.…”
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The study of psychological traits among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 campus lockdown by Haibo Xu, Haibo Xu, Zhen Wang, Lixin Peng, Yanyan Mi, Ping Zeng, Xin Liu, Xin Liu

“…In addition, college students aged 18–21 years, learning status, skipping breakfast, roommate relationship and sleep quality were associated with interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety and depression symptoms (all p < 0.05). …”
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The Effect of Goal Setting, Self Efficacy, Interest and Peer Support on Self Regulated Learning by Barkah Sanyoto, Gazi Saloom

“…While variables of content, roommate efficacy, social efficacy, affected related valence, value related valence, intrinsic orientation, tangible, belonging, appraisal, and self-esteem are statistically not proven to have an impact on self-regulated learning. …”
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