Refugee and migrant women's views of antenatal ultrasound on the Thai Burmese border: a mixed methods study. by Marcus J Rijken, Mary Ellen Gilder, May Myo Thwin, Honey Moon Ladda Kajeechewa, Jacher Wiladphaingern, Khin Maung Lwin, Caroline Jones, François Nosten, Rose McGready

“…A minority of patients experienced transitory shyness or anxiety before the ultrasound, but reported that these feelings could be ameliorated with improved patient information and staff communication. …”
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Influence of Child’s Temperament on Behaviour Management Problems in the Dental Office: A Literature Review by Nhat Minh Do, François Clauss, Margot Schmitt, Marie-Cécile Manière

“…This review aims to present the main temperament surveys and their clinical use and to discuss the relationship between certain temperament dimensions and Dental Behaviour Management Problems (DBMP). …”
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Refugee and migrant women's views of antenatal ultrasound on the Thai Burmese border: a mixed methods study. by Rijken, M, Gilder, M, Thwin, M, Ladda Kajeechewa, H, Wiladphaingern, J, Lwin, K, Jones, C, Nosten, F, McGready, R

“…A minority of patients experienced transitory shyness or anxiety before the ultrasound, but reported that these feelings could be ameliorated with improved patient information and staff communication. …”

Use of audience response systems (ARS) in physiotherapists’ training: a qualitative study by Marco Testa, Simone Battista, Gianluca Bertoni, Evelin Marchesini, Francesca Elena Zanchettin, Michele Crestini

“…Specifically, the ARS were perceived: (1) as a ‘Shared Compass’ (theme 1) between the student and the lecturers to monitor and modify the ongoing students’ learning journey; (2) useful to ‘Come Out of Your Shell’ (theme 2) as they help students to overcome shyness and build a team with peers; (3) as ‘A Square Peg in a Round Hole’ (theme 3) as they should not be used in situations that do not suit them; (4) as ‘Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea’ (theme 4) as mixed opinions among ARS’ utilities were found under some circumstances (eg, memorisation process and clinical reasoning).Conclusion Physiotherapy lecturers must use ARS critically, respecting when (eg, not at the end of the lesson) and how to propose them, keeping in mind that some skills (eg, practical ones) might not benefit from their use. …”
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Comparison of Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) on Internalized Shame in Patients with Vitiligo by Mahdi Solimanpour, Alireza Pirkhaefi, Kianosh Zahrakar

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Lead and Mercury Exposure and Related Health Problems in Metal Artisan Workplaces and High-Risk Household Contacts in Thimphu, Bhutan by Adeep Monger, Karma Wangdi

“…Sociodemographic data, occupational exposure risk factors, and clinical syndrome related to lead and mercury exposure were further obtained and analyzed using EpiInfo 7.0. …”
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Sexual history taking by doctors in primary care in North West province, South Africa: Patients at risk of sexual dysfunction overlooked by Deidre Pretorius, Ian D. Couper, Motlatso G. Mlambo

“…Setting: The study was done in 10 primary care clinics in North West province which is a mix of rural and urban areas. …”
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Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language by Anusha Manoharan, Megat Muhammad Harris, Beh Hooi Chin, Koh Wen Ming, Zamzurina Asmuee, Norafini Salamon, Jerampang Pefer, H. Radhiyah, M. Nadia Hamimmah, Susan Goldstein, Shamala Ramasamy, Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy

“…Abstract Background Inquiring conservative Asian women about their menopausal symptoms is often challenging in crowded primary healthcare clinics. Furthermore, the subject matter is culturally sensitive to most Malaysian women. …”
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Prevalence of Pap Smear among Female Health Personnel in Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Malaysia by Emad Eldin Saleh, Mohamad Mohamed Jamli, Damia Mohamad Shahbodin, Emily Pau, Hemaprakash Periyathamby, Kharpaagam Gobu, Lakshika Nawinnie, Sherreen Elhariri

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FLUIDITY SPEECH FORMATION AS A QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ORAL STATEMENT OF PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WITH STUTTER by E. A. Borisova

“…Methods. Concerning the clinical, physiological, psychological and psychologic-pedagogical positions, the author summarizes theoretical framework; an experimentally-practical approbation of an author's method of speech fluidity and stutter abolition of preschool children is described. …”
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Analysis of the relationship between personality traits and Internet addiction by A. M. Cybulska, K. Rachubińska, D. Schneider-Matyka, S. Grochans, E. Grochans

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Psychoeducational Social Anxiety Mobile Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores, Content Analysis, and Evaluation by Trent Ernest Hammond, Lisa Lampe, Andrew Campbell, Steve Perisic, Vlasios Brakoulias

“…However, given that none of the apps appeared to contain empirical information or were shown to clinically reduce social anxiety (or aid in managing social anxiety), we cannot recommend their use. …”
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Relationship of behavioral inhibition to separation anxiety in a sample (N = 377) of adult individuals with mood and anxiety disorders by Stefano Pini, Marianna Abelli, Barbara Costa, Miriam A. Schiele, Katharina Domschke, David S. Baldwin, Gabriele Massimetti, Barbara Milrod

“…Background: Behavioral Inhibition (BI) is an early temperamental trait characterized by shyness, withdrawal, avoidance, uneasiness, and fear of unfamiliar situations, people, objects, and events. …”
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Behavioral Inhibition in the Second Year of Life Is Predicted by Prenatal Maternal Anxiety, Overprotective Parenting and Infant Temperament in Early Infancy by Susanne Mudra, Ariane Göbel, Eva Möhler, Lydia Yao Stuhrmann, Michael Schulte-Markwort, Petra Arck, Kurt Hecher, Anke Diemert

“…BackgroundBehavioral inhibition, characterized by shyness, fear and avoidance of novel stimuli, has been linked with internalizing personality traits in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, and particularly later social anxiety disorder. …”
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Parent, child, and environmental predictors of vegetable consumption in Italian, Polish, and British preschoolers by Natalie A. Masento, Katrina May Dulay, Kate Harvey, Daniela Bulgarelli, Marcella Caputi, Giuseppina Cerrato, Paola Molina, Katarzyna Wojtkowska, Dominika Pruszczak, Julia Barlińska, David Messer, Carmel Houston-Price

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The Relation between "Interpersonal Sensitivity" and "Quality of life" in the Armed Forces Retirees by Mahdi Hasani, Shadi Bagheri, Shahrzad Bagheri, Asaad Ranaei, Noureddin Niknam

“…Mean score of interpersonal sensitivity subscales including interpersonal awareness, need for approval, separation anxiety, shyness, and fragile self-esteem, were respectively 10.02 ± 19.1, 13.06±14.18, 12± 15/30 and 7.04 ±13.21, which were lower than their specified maximum score and were assessed at a poor level. …”
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