Changes in the phenomenon of icon-painting in Romania from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present day by Draghici-Vasilescu, N

“…<p>The thesis aims to prove, on the one hand that the second half of the nineteenth century was the period of maximum deviation from the traditional Romanian style of icon-painting and, on the other hand, that the process following the Romanian Orthodox Church's Synod of 1889, in spite of the proclaimed return to a pure Byzantine style, actually has involved the coexistence of at least two main styles of painting: Eastern Mannerist of Byzantine lineage and Western Mannerist of <em>Renaissance</em> persuasion. …”

Mapping the extent and exploring the drivers of cocoa agroforestry in Nigeria, insights into trends for climate change adaptation by Koralewicz, A, Vlcek, J, Oliveras-Menor, I, Hirons, M, Akinyugha, A, Sikiru Olowoyo, O, Oluyemi, M, Owen, O

“…Climate change threatens West Africa's cocoa sector due to rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall, exacerbating concerns for environmental degradation and socioeconomic challenges. …”

Mapping the extent and exploring the drivers of cocoa agroforestry in Nigeria, insights into trends for climate change adaptation by Koralewicz, A, Vlcek, J, Menor, IO, Hirons, M, Akinyugha, A, Olowoyo, OS, Ajayi-Ebenezer, M, Owen, O

“…Climate change threatens West Africa’s cocoa sector due to rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall, exacerbating concerns for environmental degradation and socio-economic challenges. …”

The association between patterns of weight change, diabetes status and glycaemia among adults with overweight and obesity by Yin, Ruoyu, Ahern, Amy L., Lafortune, Louise, Griffin, Simon J., Strelitz, Jean M., Mueller, Julia

“…Aims: To investigate the associations between weight change patterns and 5-year incident non-diabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH), and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels among individuals who had overweight or obesity. …”
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Promoting mental health and educational success among young people in the Global South by Opare-Kumi, J

“…A sample of 214 students are randomly assigned to a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) group and a neutral class activity control group. I find that MBSR significantly improves student prosociality and behaviour change indicators such as improved mood and reduced stress at home. …”

The influence of the dynamic change of fear: how gender-specific messages affect anti-smoking intentions by Gu, Rui

“…Therefore, this study employed tailored fear appeals, the gender-specific graphic warning labels, to fill the conceptual gaps in the model. The findings showed that gender specificity as a message type and participants’ genders as an audience characteristic led to different changes of fear and, thus, varying levels of persuasion. …”
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Friend, foe or frenemy? Traditional journalism actors’ changing attitudes towards peripheral players and their innovations by Chua, Sherwin, Duffy, Andrew

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Students’ holistic reading of socio-scientific texts on climate change in a ChatGPT scenario by Cheung, KKC, Pun, JKH, Li, W

“…Interestingly, after the reading-science intervention, many students developed their tentative view on nature of science when they evaluated ChatGPT’s claims; while a small increase in number of students discussed reliability and non-epistemic nature of AI when they evaluated ChatGPT’s claims in relation to climate change. The findings also drive a pedagogical model that improves students’ holistic reading of socio-scientific texts generated by ChatGPT.…”

Climate change and news audiences report 2024: analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries by Ejaz, W, Mukherjee, M, Fletcher, R

“…<p>This third annual report examines how people across eight countries engage with climate change news and information, offering fresh insights from 2024 data while highlighting trends from 2022 and 2023. …”

Controls on present-day and future rainfall over southern Africa in coupled climate models by Munday, C

“…<p>Global climate change will likely alter rainfall at a regional scale. …”

A mid-life health crisis : supplements for good health. by Toh, Hwee Ling.

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State anger changes upon cathartic status updating on Facebook : moderation by perceived Facebook social support by Lee, Lina

“…Catharsis has long been believed to be effective in reducing state anger. …”
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Are You Your Friends’ Friend? Poor Perception of Friendship Ties Limits the Ability to Promote Behavioral Change by Almaatouq, Abdullah, Radaelli, Laura, Pentland, Alex, Shmueli, Erez

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Modeling the change of beach profile under tsunami waves : a comparison of selected sediment transport models by Li, Linlin, Huang, Zhenhua

“…For real tsunamis, high suspended sediment concentration may occur, and density stratification and hindered settling effect play an important role; therefore, Delft3D, with both hindered settling and density stratification being considered, may perform better than XBeach. The findings reported here will be useful for researchers and practitioners working on tsunami hazard mitigation.…”
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Patients’ experience of medication brand changes during hormone therapy for breast cancer: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Eraso, Yolanda, Moon, Zoe, Steinberga, Ieva

“…The findings identified three superordinate themes and nine subordinate themes that influenced the lived experience of medication brand changes for these patients: (i) experiencing brand changes, (ii) responsiveness of health care providers and (iii) future expectations. …”
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Understanding rising singlehood through the changing realities of young singles in Singapore – the confounding challenges to courtship and marriage. by Lee, Si Ting.

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Adaptation of the WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic classification to support national antimicrobial stewardship priorities in the UK: findings from a modified Delphi a... by Bou-Antoun, S, Oettle, RC, Leanord, A, Seaton, RA, Cooper, BS, Muller-Pebody, B, Conlon-Bingham, G, Kerr, F, Hand, KS, Sandoe, JAT, Llewelyn, MJ, Fleming, N, Brown, NM, Reid, N, Howard, P, Mckinstry, S, Malcolm, W, Demirjian, A, Ashiru-Oredope, D

Brain change trajectories in healthy adults correlate with Alzheimer's related genetic variation and memory decline across life by Roe, J, Vidal Pineiro, D, Sørensen, Ø, Grydeland, H, Leonardsen, E, Iakunchykova, O, Pan, M, Mowinckel, A, Strømstad, M, Nawijn, L, Milaneschi, Y, Andersson, M, Pudas, S, Bråthen, AC, Kransberg, J, Falch, E, Øverbye, K, Kievit, R, Ebmeier, KP, Lindenberger, U, Ghisletta, P, Demnitz, N, Boraxbekk, C-J, Drevon, C, Penninx, B, Bertram, L, Nyberg, L, Walhovd, K, Fjell, A, Wang, Y

“…We first show genetic risk links with more brain loss than expected for age in early Braak regions, and find this extends beyond APOE genotype. …”

Still here, still queer: have things changed a year after the repeal of section 377A? by Ho, Heather Yen Yuen, Cheong, Rachel Rina Wen Xiu

“…A year after the repeal, has anything changed? This photojournalism project aims to examine the different issues that the queer community in Singapore faces to see if things have changed in the year since the repeal happened.…”
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Income change and sympathy for right-wing populist parties in the Netherlands: the role of gender and income inequality within households by Roll, Y, De Graaf, N

“…Furthermore, we expect to find a stronger association between personal income change and RWP sympathy among men. …”