Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation by P. Rigby, B, Needham, N, Grossi, H, Kamenska, I, H. Campbell, I, Meadowcroft, B, Creasy, F, Fisher, C, Bahuguna, P, Norrie, J, Thompson, G, C. Gibbs, M, Mitchell-Grigorjeva, M, McLellan, A, Moses, T, Burgess, K, Brown, R, J. Thrippleton, M, Campbell, H, J. Smith, D, A. Simpson, S

“…Results: Five themes were identified in the qualitative data: (1) ‘Encouraging entry and supporting exit’ (e.g. recognising and managing participants’ varied motives and expectations, including around weight loss and symptom alleviation); (2) ‘Challenging but potentially transformational,’ which reflects that while it can be difficult to initiate and maintain a ketogenic diet day-to-day, many participants perceived physical and psychological benefits (e.g. significant weight loss, mood stability and enhanced ability to focus); (3) ‘Intervention facilitators,’ including a range of behavioural (e.g. goal setting), social (e.g. family and dietitians) and technological (e.g. apps for monitoring) support mechanisms; (4) ‘Intervention barriers’ (e.g. dietary preferences, concerns about the diet and its impact, the testing burden and capacity of the delivery team); and (5) ‘The wider context’ (e.g. the cost of living and sociocultural expectations) was a crucial factor explaining differential experiences. …”

Learning in a Foreign Country: Acculturative Stress in UUM’s International Students (S/O 14575) by Aziz, Azelin, Hassan, Hazlinda, Husin, Nurul Sharniza

“…Loss of social support has been linked to various psychological consequences. This study investigated the effect of acculturative stress on academic satisfaction and well-being among Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) international students. …”
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Risk perception and attitude of Singaporeans : online shopping in Singapore by Er, Mildred Mei Le, Wan, Shu Ting, Wong, Tai Yee

“…The 5 main factors that we focused on and which may contribute to differences in their perceived risk are convenience risk, financial risk, performance risk, time risk, and psychological risk. Following, we divided each perceived risk into subgroups. …”
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Effects of indoor environment on building occupants by Patel, Vishwa

“…A statistical analysis of the responses of the test participants for both performance evaluation tasks and subjective questionnaire showed that there was an improvement in their performance, physiological and psychological well-being, as well as their general satisfaction, under the Bright condition as compared to the Dim Condition. …”
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Evaluation of rumor source estimation algorithms by Xie, BinBin

“…We operated the algorithm on factor graph under SIR model and tested it on both random regular graphs (RRG) and Erdős Rényi (ER) Graph on synthetic datasets. …”
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Essays on development economics by Wang, Wen

“…It seeks to uncover some potential deep-rooted factors that continue to influence contemporary economic and institutional outcomes, and to further our understanding of the differentials in economic development across countries. Chapter 1 tests the hypothesis that societies with a history of rice farming culture tend to be less democratic today. …”
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Information gathering: dissociable effects of autistic and alexithymic traits in youths aged 6–25 years by Lee, KS, Long, EL, Catmur, C, Hauser, TU, Bird, G

Bayes factors for logistic (mixed effect) models by Silvey, C, Dienes, Z, Wonnacott, E

“…In psychology, we often want to know whether or not an effect exists. …”

Factors influencing college students’ learning intention to online teaching videos during the pandemic in China by Hao, Yinhua, Zeng, Xiangmin, Yasin, Megat Al Imran, Boon Sim, Ng

“…To explore the influencing factors of college students’ learning intention to online teaching videos during the pandemic, this study considered 696 college students from Huangshan University in China. The T-test and ANOVA were utilized to analyze gender, grade, and discipline on college students’ learning intention, and the regression analysis was utilized to explore four aspects including performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions on college students’ learning intention. …”
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Constipation and quality of life among non-academic staffs in school of health science, Universiti Sains Malaysia by Sonny, Damia Batrisyia Mohd

“…The data was analysed with Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0 windows using descriptive analysis, independent T-test and Fisher Exact Test. Constipation was indicated in 44.5% respondents. …”
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Relationship between gestalt processing and affect recognition : comparing youths with and without autism by Khoo, Ser Wee

“…Participants completed the affect recognition subtest in the Neuro-Psychological Assessment (NEPSY-II), the figure ground and visual closure subtests in the third edition of Test of Visual Perceptual Skills (TVPS-III), as well as a novel computerized task that comprised of intact and scrambled scene stimuli to assess participants’ gestalt processing ability. …”
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Social support and subjective well-being among undergraduate students in School of Health Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia by Arifin, Nur Shahidah

“…The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi Square test using Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0. …”
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Measurement invariance of the higher-order model of Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) across child age, gender, parental anxiety, and pandemic period in England by Creswell, C, Reardon, T, Spence, S, Zhou, S

Human Centered Computing : 66th International Conference, HCC 2020, Virtual Event, December 14-15, 2020 : Revised Selected Papers / by HCC (Conference : Human Centered Computing) (6th : 2020 : Online), organiser 642973, Zu, Qiaohong, editor 642970, Tang, Yong, editor 642971, Mladenović, Vladimir, editor 642972

Prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Salari, Nader, Sadeghi, Narges, Hosseinian-Far, Amin, Hasheminezhad, Razie, Khazaie, Habibolah, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Mohammadi, Masoud

“…Background: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients face several challenges due to the nature of the disease and its physical and psychological complications. Sleep disorders are among the most important concerns. …”
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Methodology research in clinical studies for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of the skin: Addressing design, conduct and relevance for context and target population by Erber, A

“…</p> <p>The first is a study evaluating a diagnostic test for BU at a point-of-care (PoC) setting in rural Ghana, complemented by interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) with relevant stakeholders. …”

The mechanisms of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia disorder by Maurer, LF

“…While pharmacological treatment is available, the current recommended first-line intervention is a multi-component psychological therapy called cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). …”

Combined knee osteoarthritis and diabetes is associated with reduced muscle strength, physical inactivity, and poorer quality of life by Seow, Shi Rui, Mat, Sumaiyah, Teoh, Jun Jie, Mohamad Yusup, Amyra, Rajab, Nor Fadilah, Ismail, Intan Safinar, Ajit Singh, Devinder Kaur, Shahar, Suzana, Tan, Maw Pin, Berenbaum, Francis

“…Methods: Handgrip strength, Timed Up and Go test, 6 Meter Walk Test, and 5 Times Sit to Stand Test were measured using standardized procedures. …”
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International healthcare workers’ experiences and perceptions of the 2022 multi-country mpox outbreak by Apea, V, Titanji, BK, Dakin, FH, Hayes, R, Smuk, M, Kawu, H, Waters, L, Levy, I, Kuritzkes, DR, Gandhi, M, Rockstroh, J, Schechter, M, Holt, M, Palich, R, Cortes, CP, Nozza, S, Mussini, C, Calmy, A, Crabtree-Ramirez, BE, Blanco, JL, Bhagani, S, Dewsnap, C, Orkin, C, On Behalf of the Mpox SHARE-NET Writing Group

“…The findings highlight a critical need for addressing the profound gaps in HCW knowledge about re-emerging diseases with pandemic potential. Strengthening the resilience of global health systems and prioritising internationally coordinated approaches to global vaccine deployment is imperative.…”

Paradoxical choice and the value of information in animals by Ajuwon, V

“…</p> <br> <p>In Chapter 1, I use three variations of the paradoxical choice protocol in rats to investigate the psychological mechanisms underlying information-seeking behaviour. …”