scholarly journals A Possible Twin: The 1960s Twin Study Revisited/Twin Research: Twin-to-Twin Heart Transplantation; Distinguishing Monozygotic Twins; Twin Conceptions via Oocyte Donation; Factors Affecting Craniofacial Traits/In the Media: Triplet Delivery in the UK; Conjoined Twins and the Concept of Self; Colombian Twin Trainers; Skin Grafting to Save an Identical Co-Twin; Lack of Physical Flaws in Dolly the Cloned Sheep; Possible Conjoined Twins of Opposite-Sex; Passing of the Remaining Twin From the World's Longest Separated Pair

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Heart Transplantation ◽  
Skin Grafting ◽  
Oocyte Donation ◽  
Conjoined Twins ◽  
Unwed Mother ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
The Media

This article begins with the story of a 51-year-old Los Angeles, California man, Justin Goldberg, whose daughter caught a glimpse of his striking look-alike at a popular market. Many people have so-called doppelgängers, but this occurrence is especially intriguing — the individual in question, born in New York City in the mid-1960s to an unwed mother, was an adoptee placed by the Louise Wise Adoption Agency. This agency, under the guidance of a prominent psychiatrist, decided to place twins in separate homes. Some of these twin children were part of a controversial child development study that was hidden from them and their parents. Next, recent and current twin research on heart transplantation, distinguishing monozygotic co-twins, twin conceptions via oocyte donation and factors affecting craniofacial traits are summarized. The article concludes with highlights on twins in the media, specifically, a triplet delivery in the United Kingdom, self-concept and consciousness in conjoined twins, Colombian twin trainers, skin grafting to save an identical co-twin, lack of physical flaws in Dolly the cloned sheep, possible opposite-sex conjoined twins, and the passing of the remaining twin from the world's longest separated pair.

scholarly journals The Rare Sides of Twin Research: Important to Remember/Twin Research Reviews: Representation of Self-Image; Twins With Kleine–Levin Syndrome; Heteropaternal Lemur Twins; Risk of Dental Caries/In the Media: High-Society Models; ‘Winkelevii’ Super Bowl Twins; Multiple Birth × Three; Twin Sister Surrogate; A Presidential Twin?

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 419-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Multiple Birth ◽  
Super Bowl ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Twin Sister ◽  
Medical Study ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Media

AbstractThis article explores some rare sides of twin research. The focus of this article is the sad plight of the Dionne quintuplets, born in Canada in 1934. However, several other studies belong in this category, such as Dr Josef Mengele’s horrifying twin research conducted at the Auschwitz concentration camp, Dr John Money’s misguided attempt to turn an accidentally castrated male twin into a female, Russian scientists’ cruel medical study of conjoined female twins and Dr Peter Neubauer’s secret project that tracked the development of separated twins. Reviews of current twin research span twins’ representation of self-image, twins with Kleine–Levin Syndrome, heteropaternal twinning in lemurs and factors affecting risk of dental caries. Media coverage includes a pair of high-society models, a book about the ‘Winkelevii’ twins, Super Bowl twin teammates, a family with three sets of fraternal twins, a twin sister surrogate and a near presidential twin.

scholarly journals Rare Conjoined Twins / Twin Research Reviews / Twins in the News

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 490-493
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Brain Structure ◽  
Conjoined Twins ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Brain Functions ◽  
Parallel Lives ◽  
The Media ◽  
Twin Delivery ◽  
Delivery Options ◽  
The Brain ◽  
A Performance

Conjoined twins are rare, but craniopagus conjoined twins are rarer still. A pair of four-year-old craniopagus female twins with an unusual brain structure may offer new clues as to how the brain functions. This overview is followed by reviews of recent twin research on mothers of twins, twin transfusion syndrome, twin delivery options and twin literary themes. Relevant topics appearing in the media include twin tennis champions, twins' parallel lives and deaths, a new book for families with twins and a performance about a twin musical legend.

scholarly journals Tribute to Dr Louis Keith: Twin and Physician Extraordinaire/Twin Research Reports: Influences on Asthma Severity; Chimerism Revisited; DNA Strand Break Repair/Media Reports: Twins Born Apart; Elevated Twin Frequencies; Celebrity Father of Twins; Conjoined Twinning

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 494-497
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Twin Studies ◽  
Asthma Severity ◽  
Strand Break ◽  
Conjoined Twins ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Dna Strand Break ◽  
Repair Mechanisms ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Dna Strand

The International Society for Twin Studies has lost a valued friend and colleague. Dr Louis Keith, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University, in Chicago, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2014. His life and work with twins will be acknowledged at the November 2014 International Twin Congress in Budapest, Hungary. Next, twin research reports on the severity of asthma symptoms, a case of chimerism, and factors affecting DNA breakage and repair mechanisms are reviewed. Media reports cover twins born apart, elevated twin frequencies, a celebrity father of twins, and a family's decision to keep conjoined twins together.

scholarly journals Twin Studies of Multiple Myeloma / Research Reviews and News: Critique of Twin Research; Opposite-Sex Twins and Sexual Attraction; Twinning Rates and Assisted Reproductive Technology; Family History of Multiple Implantation / Human Interest: Book Party: Born Together — Reared Apart; Morning Sickness and Twins; Sexuality in Conjoined Twins; Kofi Annan: Opposite-Sex Twin; Switched at Birth

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 645-649
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Myeloma ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Conjoined Twins ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Morning Sickness ◽  
Human Interest ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Opposite Sex

A foundation for studying multiple myeloma, launched by a monozygotic twin, is described. Twin studies of that disease are also examined. A summary of selected research studies and news events follows, with specific reference to a new critique of twin research, sexual attraction in separated opposite-sex twins, twinning rates following assisted reproductive technology and family histories of multiple implantation. Human interest topics cover a gathering of researchers from the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, morning sickness and twin pregnancy, sexuality in conjoined twins, a famous hidden twin, and a film about switched at birth babies.

scholarly journals Human Dizygotic Twinning: Evolutionary-Based Explanations/Twin Research Reviews: Conjoined Twins in a Triplet Pregnancy; Double Embryo Transfer; Health Anxiety; Delayed Delivery of the Second Twin/In the Media: Digital Marketing Twins; Bereaved Twin at March for Our Lives; Exchange of Places; Football Players Reunite as Patriots

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-329
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Embryo Transfer ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Conjoined Twins ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Triplet Pregnancy ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
The Media ◽  
Second Twin ◽  
Double Embryo Transfer

Human twinning poses a conundrum for researchers, given that the female uterus is optimally designed to carry a single fetus. Evolutionary explanations of dizygotic (DZ or fraternal) twinning provide insight and understanding of this reproductive event. This review is followed by summaries of recent twin research and reports concerning twins in a triplet pregnancy, double embryo transfer; a twin study of health anxiety, and delayed delivery of the second twin. Twin events reported in the media include a pair of digital marketing twins, a speech by a bereaved twin at the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., twins who exchanged places, and a same-team reunion of twin football players.

scholarly journals Art for Twins: Yorùbá Artists and Their Statues/Twin Research Studies: Twins’ Education and Conceptions; Diurnal Preference; Inherited Eye Diseases; Ultrasound Counseling When Twins Are Conjoined/Popular Twin Reports: Twin Sisters (the Film); Rare Pregnancy; Diet Test; French Twins Reared Apart and Reunited

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Conjoined Twins ◽  
Eye Diseases ◽  
Twin Research ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Diurnal Preference ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Studies

The Yorùbá of Nigeria are well known for their high twinning rate and the statues they create to commemorate deceased twins. An impressive collection of this artwork was displayed at the University of California's Fowler Museum in Los Angeles between October 13, 2013 and March 2, 2014. An overview of this exhibit is provided. Next, twin research on maternal education and conception, diurnal preference, inherited eye diseases, and ultrasound counseling for couples with conjoined twins are briefly summarized. This article concludes with a discussion of media-based items related to twins. The topics include an award-winning twin film, a rare pregnancy, a diet test, and the separation and chance reunion of monozygotic female twins.

Cultural Factors Affecting the Negotiation of First Sexual Intercourse among Latina Adolescent Mothers

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela I. Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
First Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Latina Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Adolescent Birth ◽  
First Time

In 1995, the Latina adolescent birth rate surpassed that of African Americans for the first time. This article investigates cultural and social factors affecting the initiation of sexual intercourse among Latina adolescent mothers in Los Angeles. The data are from life history interviews with forty young mothers and their partners conducted in 1994 to 1997. Results suggest that sexual intercourse is initiated within the context of the couple's developing relationship, and that the course of relationships is highly scripted. Men pressure for sex and women resist. Women should be ignorant about sex, but control access to intercourse. Sex is never discussed. Thus, it is unexpected, and contraception other than withdrawal is not used. This script places young Latinas at enormous risk for pregnancy and STDs.

scholarly journals Structural, Dosing, and Risk Change Factors Affecting Discontinuation of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a Large Urban Clinic

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-S13
Author(s):  
Chelsea L. Shover ◽  
Michelle A. DeVost ◽  
Nicole J. Cunningham ◽  
Matthew R. Beymer ◽  
David Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Hiv Incidence ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Change Factors ◽  
Monogamous Relationship ◽  
Dosing Strategies ◽  
Programmatic Evaluation ◽  
Multifaceted Interventions ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Urban Clinic

Understanding why clients stop taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is critical to improve PrEP delivery and ultimately reduce HIV incidence. We analyzed data from a programmatic evaluation conducted at the Los Angeles LGBT Center from February to May 2018. Of 180 respondents to the emailed survey, 91 had stopped taking PrEP and 11 never started. Among former PrEP users, most common reasons for stopping were entering a monogamous relationship (43%) and side effects (40%). Ten of 11 who never started PrEP reported access barriers (e.g., cost, insurance problems). A quarter of inactive clients re-engaged with PrEP services following the survey and 15% restarted PrEP by October 2018. Improving PrEP retention may require multifaceted interventions—e.g., tailored discussions about stopping and restarting PrEP safely as HIV risk changes, ensuring consistent access to affordable PrEP, and alternative dosing strategies. An emailed survey may be a simple, effective strategy to reengage some PrEP clients.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERNIKAHAN DINI REMAJA PUTRI DI DESA SEMETEH MUARA LAKITAN KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Widyastuti Wahyuningsih Juliana Widyastuti Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Reproductive Health Education ◽  
The Media ◽  
Married Students

Pernikahan dini adalah pernikahan yang dilakukan seorang wanita pada usia 13 – 16 tahun atau pria berusia 17 – 18 tahun (BKKBN,2016). Menurut Laporan Badan Pusat Statistik, 2015 menunjukkan bahwa prevalensi perkawinan usia anak di Indonesia tidak hanya tetap tinggi (dengan lebih dari seperenam anak perempuan menikah sebelum mencapai usia dewasa (usia 18 tahun) atau sekitar 340.000 anak perempuan setiap tahunnya) tetapi prevalensi tersebut juga telah kembali meningkat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah Mengetahui gambaran faktor – Faktor yang mempengaruhi Pernikahan dini Remaja Putri di Desa Semeteh Kecamatan Muara Lakitan Kabupaten Musi Rawas. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara kualitatif di Wilayah Desa Semeteh Muara Lakitan Kabupaten Musi Rawas.dengan jumlah responden 5 orang dari jumlah sampel 11 orang. Hasil penelitian menggambarkan bahwa pernikahan dini dilakukan oleh mereka yang berpendidikan SD atau SLTP, dan berpengetahuan cukup. Pernikahan dini dianggap sesuatu hal yang lazim dan menurunkan tanggung jawab ekonomi orang tua. Selain itu media punya andil terjadinya pernikahan dini. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat bermanfaat bagi pasangan remaja calon pengantin, mahasiswa dan institusi profesi kebidanan khususnya dalam memberikan pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi remaja terkait dengan masalah pernikahan dini.     ABSTRACK   Early marriage is a marriage made by a woman at the age of 13-16 years or a man aged 17-18 years (BKKBN, 2016). According to the Central Bureau of Statistics Report, 2015 shows that the prevalence of marriage in Indonesian age is not only high (with more than one-sixth married girls before reaching adulthood (age 18) or about 340,000 girls annually) but the prevalence has also returned increased. The purpose of this study is to know the description of factors - Factors affecting early marriage of Young Women in the Semeteh Village Muara Lakitan Musi Rawas District. This study was conducted qualitatively in Semeteh Village, Muara Lakitan, Musi Rawas District with 5 people as the respondents of the 11 samples. The results of the study indicated that the early marriage was conducted by people who had educated in elementary or junior high schools, and had  sufficient knowledge. Early marriage was considered as a usual something and could  decrease economic responsibility of their parents. In addition, the media had contributed to the incidence of early marriages. This study is expected to be useful for couples of young people who will get to be married, students and midwifery profession institutions  particularly in providing reproductive health education for the adolescences in accordance with the early marriage.  

Correcting for Selection Bias in Social Movement Research

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Hug ◽  
Dominique Wisler
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Selection Bias ◽  
Truncated Regression ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Local Newspapers ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
The Media ◽  
Cross National

Longitudinal and cross-national research on new social movements often relies on newspaper reports for data on the frequency and type of events. Reporting by newspapers is, however, known to be strongly affected by selection bias. Newspapers report events that they find "newsworthy." Surprisingly, the effect of these selection biases on data analyses has received scant attention, and the methodology to correct for these biases hardly has been discussed. Based on data covering events in four cities in Switzerland we propose two types of corrections for the selection bias. The first is based on a simple weighting scheme for events reported in local newspapers. These weights are likely to provide useful corrections even in other contexts. The second correction attempts to model explicitly the selection bias of the media. This truncated regression approach is shown to be a useful strategy when the selectivity by the newspapers is severe, and the factors affecting this selection are largely known.

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