Comparing the Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Exercises on Stereotyped Behaviors With and Without Robot in Boys With Autism Spectrum Disorder by Vahideh Emad, Mahnaz Estaki, Roya Koochak Entezar

“…Robots may be used as friends or assistant therapists to teach various social and cognitive skills. The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of sensory integration exercises on stereotyped behaviors with and without robots in boys with autism spectrum disorder.Methods This research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest and follow-up design with a control group. …”
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‘A basic understanding’; evaluation of a blended training programme for healthcare providers in hospital-based palliative care to improve communication with patients with limited h... by Janneke Noordman, Ruud Roodbeen, Leonie Gach, Lotte Schulze, Jany Rademakers, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Gudule Boland, Sandra van Dulmen

“…Providers specifically valued the teach-back technique, learned to use simpler wording and felt better able to recognize patients with limited health literacy. …”
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Design and usability evaluation of a mobile application for self-care among Iranian adolescents by Razieh Rezaee, Mohtasham Ghaffari, Reza Rabiei, Amir Kavousi, Sakineh Rakhshanderou

“…This app has the potential to teach, assess, and promote self-care among adolescents.…”
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Epidemiological evidence on extra-medical use of prescription pain relievers: transitions from newly incident use to dependence among 12–21 year olds in the United States using met... by Maria A. Parker, James C. Anthony

“…These epidemiological estimates for the US in recent years teach us to expect one transition into adolescent-onset opioid dependence within 12 months for every 11–16 newly incident EMPPR users, yielding perhaps 120 newly incident opioid dependent cases in need of practitioner attention or treatment services, each day of each year. …”
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Feasibility and Usability of EnergyPoints: A Mobile Health App to Guide Acupressure Use for Cancer Symptom Management by Susan L. Beck PhD, FAAN, Ryan Smith MS, LAc, Janet Mindes PhD, Karl Beck MS, RN, BSN, JungYoon Leah Kim MSTOM LAc, MFDc, CEIM, CST, Matthew Weitzman MS, LAc, Jennifer A. M. Stone MSOM, LAc, CTSI Affiliate, Susan Veleber DACM, MS, LAc, William N. Dudley PhD

“…Objective: To examine the feasibility and usability of EnergyPoints™, an innovative mobile health app that teaches and guides people with cancer to implement daily acupressure to self-manage their fatigue and sleep disturbances. …”
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Science identity and metacognitive development in undergraduate mentor-teachers by Hannah Huvard, Robert M. Talbot, Hillary Mason, Amreen Nasim Thompson, Michael Ferrara, Bryan Wee

“…Conclusion Findings from this study suggest that metacognitive and identity developments are outcomes shaped not only by undergraduate students’ experiences, but also by their perceptions of what it means to learn and teach STEM. Experiential STEM inreach and outreach programs with structured opportunities for guided and open reflections can contribute to building participants’ metacognition and enhancing their science identities.…”
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Validating Parallel-Forms Tests for Assessing Anesthesia Resident Knowledge by Allison J. Lee, Stephanie R. Goodman, Melissa E. B. Bauer, Rebecca D. Minehart, Shawn Banks, Yi Chen, Ruth L. Landau, Madhabi Chatterji

“…We created a serious game to teach first year anesthesiology (CA-1) residents to perform general anesthesia for cesarean delivery. …”
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A Serious Game to Self-Regulate Heart Rate Variability as a Technique to Manage Arousal Level Through Cardiorespiratory Biofeedback: Development and Pilot Evaluation Study by Tony Estrella, Carla Alfonso, Juan Ramos-Castro, Aitor Alsina, Lluis Capdevila

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was 2-fold: first, to develop a serious game that applies the HRVB technique to teach participants to self-regulate HRV and, second, to test the app with participants in a pilot study. …”
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The Effects of Tailored Energy Preservation Training on Fatigue and Re-admission in Patients with Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Leyla Haghighi, Marziyeh Asadizaker, Simin Jahani, Ekhlas Torfi, Elham Maraghi

“…However, after the intervention, the mean frequency of hospital admissions and the mean fatigue score were significantly lower in the intervention group (1.36±1.26, P< 0.001; 2.86±1.01,P< 0.001) than in the control group (0.42±0.77, P< 0.001; 5.25±1.03, P< 0.001) respectively.Implications for Practice: Nurses and physicians are recommended to teach energy conservation methods to patients with HF and chronic conditions who are prone to fatigue and its side effects.…”
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Ethics, Behaviors, and Characters of Memayu Hayuning Bawono, Ambrasto Dur Hangkoro Accountant in Java by I Made Laut Mertha Jaya, Tjiptohadi Sawarjuwono, Sungkono - Sungkono, Mar'a Elthaf Ilahiyah

“…Abstract The moral teachings and philosophy of life of the Javanese have a very deep meaning which leads to happiness. …”
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Anticipating a risky future: long short-term memory (LSTM) models for spatiotemporal extrapolation of population data in areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis in Lima, Peru by C. Geiß, C. Geiß, J. Maier, E. So, E. Schoepfer, S. Harig, J. C. Gómez Zapata, J. C. Gómez Zapata, Y. Zhu, Y. Zhu

“…Specifically, we harvest WorldPop population data and teach LSTM and convolutional LSTM models equipped with both unidirectional and bidirectional learning mechanisms, which are derived from different feature sets, i.e., driving factors. …”
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Implications & Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Media: With Special Focus on Social Media Marketing by Singh Preeti, Verma Amit, Vij Sanjna, Thakur Jyotsana

“…A professional in social media marketing may teach a computer using algorithms for machine learning to identify trends in postings that correspond to targeted posts on social networks, hence providing doors for specialized analytical categories. …”
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Diagnosis, monitoring and prevention of exposure-related non-communicable diseases in the living and working environment: DiMoPEx-project is designed to determine the impacts of en... by Lygia Therese Budnik, Balazs Adam, Maria Albin, Barbara Banelli, Xaver Baur, Fiorella Belpoggi, Claudia Bolognesi, Karin Broberg, Per Gustavsson, Thomas Göen, Axel Fischer, Dorota Jarosinska, Fabiana Manservisi, Richard O’Kennedy, Johan Øvrevik, Elizabet Paunovic, Beate Ritz, Paul T. J. Scheepers, Vivi Schlünssen, Heidi Schwarzenbach, Per E. Schwarze, Orla Sheils, Torben Sigsgaard, Karel Van Damme, Ludwine Casteleyn

“…The overarching idea is to teach and train scientists and physicians to learn how to include efficient and valid exposure assessments in their research and in their clinical practice in current and future cooperative projects. …”
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Four Core Cases: A Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics Residents by Selin Sagalowsky, Tehnaz Boyle, Ariel Winn, Kimball Prentiss, Catherine Distler, Kiriaki White, Robert Vinci

“…Abstract Introduction This is a syllabus of a longitudinal simulation curriculum designed to teach pediatric residents the basic skills and behaviors of pediatric resuscitation. …”
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Reconstruction of Daily MODIS/Aqua Chlorophyll-a Concentration in Turbid Estuarine Waters Based on Attention U-NET by Haibin Ye, Shilin Tang, Chaoyu Yang, Chuqun Chen

“…Training the U-Net with AGs could implicitly teach it to suppress irrelevant areas and highlight the salient features in the missing data areas, which would increase the network sensitivity and reconstruction accuracy. …”
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Effect of a Collaborative Care Training Program on Fear of Falling in the Elderly by Eesa Mohammadi, Mahrokh Keshvari, Elham Sadat Mirlohi

“…Therefore, it is recommended to use this program in order to teach patients and their families how to reduce fear of falling.…”
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The Environmental Impact of the Athlete’s Plate Nutrition Education Tool by Alba Reguant-Closa, Andreas Roesch, Jens Lansche, Thomas Nemecek, Timothy G Lohman, Nanna L Meyer

“…The Athlete’s Plate (AP) is a nutrition education tool developed to teach athletes how to design their plates depending on training load (e.g., volume × intensity), from easy (E), moderate (M) to hard (H). …”
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A Guided Near-Peer Mentorship Program for Transitioning into Clinical Clerkships at a Regional Medical Campus by Emma Barr, Steven Craig, Hayden Smith, Margurite Jakubiak, Talia Sopp

“…A guided, near-peer mentorship program was designed at a regional medical campus in hopes of reducing anxiety associated with transitioning into clinical rotations, as well as teach clinical medical students how to effectively mentor a fellow student. …”
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Enhancing functional recovery for young people recovering from first episode psychosis via sport-based life skills training: outcomes of a feasibility and pilot study by Lauren E. Brooke, Daniel F. Gucciardi, Nikos Ntoumanis, Michael T. Chapman, Robin L. J. Lines, Yael Perry, Dylan Gilbey, Tegan Formby, Toby Phillips, Ashleigh Lin

“…The programme consisted of various sporting activities, which were designed to promote physical activity, maximise social connectivity, and teach life-skills (e.g. motivation, emotional regulation, and goal-setting) that are relevant and transferrable to other contexts (e.g. school, employment, independent living). …”
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ANALYSIS OF PREFERENCES OF CHILDREN WITH HEALTH LIMITATIONS REGARDING THE ARRANGEMENT OF INCLUSIVE CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUNDS IN MOSCOW by Olga E. Hanbabaeva, Rafik K. Hanbabaev, Vladimir N. Sorokopudov, Olga A. Sorokopudova

“…In connection with the mentioned opinion, they attempted to isolate children with disabilities from society, place them in special institutions, and teach in correctional schools. By virtue of rich global experience, this position has changed in Russia, and this category of children, now gradually transferred to ordinary schools with an inclusive component, has ample opportunities to develop both physically and psycho-emotionally, along with normally developed children. …”
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