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Research has already demonstrated the impact of positive and negative social interactions on one's self-efficacy. In particular, empowering or degrading messages from school teachers may have a significant long-term effect on students' self- efficacy. This is especially pertinent to students with ADHD symptoms, since they face increased challenges during childhood in school environment. The goals of the present study are to examine the relationships between memories of adults with ADHD and their social support and self-efficacy. 319 participants (253 (79.3%) females) reported their positive and negative memories of 'good' and 'bad' teachers, as well as current levels of perceived social support, ADHD symptoms' severity and self-efficacy. Results indicated a serial mediation model, in which the positive and negative memories, family support and peer support mediated the relations between ADHD symptoms and self-efficacy. In addition, ADHD symptoms predicted fewer positive memories, and more negative memories, and social support mediated their relations with self-efficacy.

Discusses the potential contribution of quality assurance activities in the context of companies' economic needs in Israel. Derivation of needs through managers' opinions regarding possible ways for increasing operating profits; Expansion of the quality tasks towards an integrative economically oriented system; Provision of economic link between the quality of design and the quality of conformance.

This paper attempts to describe quality assurance systems by an analytical hierarchical model and deals with the internal arid external faders affecting the proper functioning of these systems. It is based on a survey of the electric and the electronic industries in Israel. The data collected covers factual aspects and also views and opinions of managers and Q.A. heads. The rationale behind our approach was to synthesize facts with opinions in order to get a reliable picture of the systems involved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of infants born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is growing and there is increased interest regarding the long term effects of IVF and other assisted reproduction techniques on such offspring. Recent reports have noted cancer in children born after IVF or fertility drug use In 2001, retinoblastoma was reported to occur in a child born through IVF in Israel. Since then, an additional report documented four cases from the Netherlands and the U.S. Several theories of IVF related carcinogenesis exist. Prenatal exposure to fertility drugs may initiate cancer in the embryo or parental germ cells.