The space-times of post-capitalist transformation: More-than-human affects in French and Catalan eco-communities by Schramm, E

“…This thesis aims to understand how post-capitalist life is made possible in eco-communities and how it might travel beyond them. …”

Human nature, after all: affective realism in Russian foreign policy by Edinger, H

“…</p> <p><em>Affective realism</em> combines classical realist scholarship on human nature with research in the life sciences. The resulting analytical framework outlines a process of appraisal, which generates specific affective responses and action tendencies. …”

The big five personality traits and eating habits among female students at Zayed University by AlBlooshi, S, AlSabbah, K, Thani, S, Hijazi, R, Al Dhaheri, AS, Zeb, F, Cheikh Ismail, L

“…Background: Adhering to healthy dietary habits is crucial for disease prevention and improving overall quality of life. Understanding how personality traits influence eating behaviors is essential for developing effective interventions aimed at promoting healthier eating habits. …”

Effectiveness of supervised versus self-directed rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over with ankle fractures: protocol for the AFTER trial by Keene, DJ, Achten, J, Forde, C, Png, ME, Grant, R, Draper, K, Appelbe, D, Tutton, E, Peckham, N, Dutton, SJ, Lamb, SE, Costa, ML

“…Secondary outcomes at two, four, and six months measure health-related quality of life, pain, physical function, self-efficacy, exercise adherence, complications, and resource use. …”

A dormant overmassive black hole in the early Universe by Juodžbalis, I, Maiolino, R, Baker, WM, Tacchella, S, Scholtz, J, D’Eugenio, F, Witstok, J, Schneider, R, Trinca, A, Valiante, R, DeCoursey, C, Curti, M, Carniani, S, Chevallard, J, de Graaff, A, Arribas, S, Bennett, JS, Bourne, MA, Bunker, AJ, Charlot, S, Jiang, B, Koudmani, S, Perna, M, Robertson, B

“…Its properties are consistent with scenarios in which short bursts of super-Eddington accretion have resulted in black hole overgrowth and massive gas expulsion from the accretion disk; in between bursts, black holes spend most of their life in a dormant state.…”

Do the ‘big four’ orders of insects comprise evolutionarily significant higher taxa with coherent patterns of selection on protein-coding genes? by Février, PJ, Barraclough, T

“…In contrast, higher taxa are mostly regarded as convenient labels for levels in the tree of life, which reflect evolutionary history if defined cladistically but are assumed to have no real significance for ongoing evolution. …”

Visitation returns and nineteenth-century Anglicanism in Oxford and its surrounding parishes by Lancaster, S

“…The overall conclusion is that by the end of the nineteenth century the Church remained a substantial influence on life in the parishes of this review, more so than in the first half of the century.…”

Magnetic field amplification in laser-produced plasmas by Meinecke, J

“…<p>The universe abounds with shock waves, from those arising during structure formation, to those driving supernova explosions that create the elements of which life is made and can even trigger star formation. …”

Prospective study of UV exposure and cancer incidence among Swedish women by Yang, L, Veierød, M, Löf, M, Sandin, S, Adami, H-O, Weiderpass, E

“…UV exposure earlier in life was related to reduced overall and breast cancer risk.…”

The amygdala and the pursuit of future rewards by Johnson, ST, Grabenhorst, F

“…Success and failure in these processes have been linked to differential life outcomes and psychiatric conditions. Here we review evidence from single-neuron recordings and neuroimaging studies that implicate the amygdala—a brain structure long associated with cue-reactivity and emotion—in decision-making and the planned pursuit of future rewards (Grabenhorst et al., 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023; Hernadi et al., 2015; Zangemeister et al., 2016). …”

Ethical issues surrounding access to care for BRCA mutations by Huang, C

“…</p> <p>In this thesis, I examine in which cases it is problematic that some British and American women do not access this potentially life-saving care. In recognition of the difficulty in measuring access, a view informed by preliminary interviews and a literature review, I use three complementary approaches to illustrate different aspects of access. …”

Modulation of visual-motor responses by the perception of object affordance, automatic imitation and action agency by Pereira Lima, R

“…<p>When we interact with the environment in our everyday life the relationship between what we see and what we do is under continuous coupling, i.e., our perceptions and actions are built through a continuous reciprocal flow of information between sensory and motor processes. …”

The intellectual scope of the 'mester de clerecía' by Curtis, F

“…The result is an expanded view of the <em>'mester de clerecía'</em> as theological and philosophical poems that offer ways of understanding and approaching the life of the mind as well as that of the body that are thought-provoking and informative to this day. …”

Another world is possible: reconceptualizing the “safe space”metaphor at a feminist safer space in New York City by Dlugatch, R

“…Although Mayor Giuliani’s “quality of life” laws are often credited for making NYC the safest it has ever been, Pocketbooks positions itself as a “safer space” from a city (and society) that has become increasingly unsafe.…”

Re-presenting dislocation: the poetics of exile and diaspora in ancient Jewish texts by Van Sant, R

“…Moreover, the diaspora narratives of Esther and Joseph, and the interpretations of Esther in antiquity, are often regarded as apologising for aspects of diaspora life, or as viewing the state of exile and diaspora as a burden. …”

Unjust energy transition: vignettes from the COPs, climate finance and a coal hotspot by Sud, N

“…Typically led by communities dependent on land, water, and the environmental commons for livelihoods and life, place-based struggles pushed against dispossession by developmental, modernist states and business. …”

Identifying novel neuromodulator targets of human cognition by Colwell, MJ

“…Impaired cognition is often overlooked in the clinical management of depression, despite being a principal modulator of perceived disability and quality of life within depression (Knight, Air, &amp; Baune, 2018; Knight, Lyrtzis, &amp; Baune, 2020; Koenig, Bhalla, &amp; Butters, 2014; Naismith, Longley, Scott, &amp; Hickie, 2007). …”

Space use patterns and population dynamics in two common European rodents, Apodemus sylvaticus and Myodes glareolus by Dressen, S

“…In chapter 4, I analyse the density dependence of body weight and life history parameters in our wood mice population by constructing an integral projection model. …”

Global burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias attributed to metabolic risks from 1990 to 2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Zhang, X, Guo, T, Zhang, Y, Jiao, M, Ji, L, Dong, Z, Li, H, Chen, S, Zheng, W, Jing, Q

“…Methods: The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021 collected data on the number of deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) related to AD and other dementias caused by metabolic risks, including high fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and high body mass index (BMI). …”

A feline model of spontaneously occurring autoimmune limbic encephalitis by Glantschnigg-Eisl, U, Klang, A, Kneissl, S, Lang, B, Waters, P, Irani, SR, Binks, SNM, Pakozdy, A

“…Although six cats were euthanased in the first year for epilepsy-associated reasons, those attaining at least 1-year survival had good seizure control and quality of life with appropriate veterinary care and medication. …”