A Conversational Agent for Empowering People with Parkinson’s Disease in Exercising Through Motivation and Support by Patricia Macedo, Rui Neves Madeira, Pedro Albuquerque Santos, Pedro Mota, Beatriz Alves, Carla Mendes Pereira

“…PANDORA (Parkinson Assistant in Natural Dialogue and Oriented by Rules and Assessments), designed based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT), addresses the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. …”
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Comparison of the effects of puberty counseling for mothers and adolescents on the aggression levels of female adolescents by Fatemeh Torabi, Nezal Azh, Reza Zeighami, Mehdi Ranjbaran

“…Background & Aim: Adolescence is characterized by social, emotional, and physical development, during which aggression emerges as a significant psychological risk factor. This study was designed to compare the effects of puberty counseling for mothers and adolescents on the aggression levels of female adolescents. …”
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STUDENTS’ INTRINSIC MOTIVATION USING GAME-BASED ACTIVITIES by Nestor L. Lasala Jr

“…Qualitative data analysis also revealed that GBAs specifically addressed students’ psychological needs in terms of interest or enjoyment, perceived competence, effort or importance, value or usefulness, and relatedness, which ultimately improved students’ intrinsic motivation. …”
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Pain science education concepts for pelvic pain: an e-Delphi of expert clinicians by Amelia K. Mardon, Amelia K. Mardon, Amelia K. Mardon, Hayley B. Leake, Hayley B. Leake, Monique V. Wilson, Monique V. Wilson, Emma L. Karran, Emma L. Karran, Romy Parker, Romy Parker, Rinkle Malani, G. Lorimer Moseley, G. Lorimer Moseley, K. Jane Chalmers, K. Jane Chalmers

“…IntroductionPersistent pelvic pain is a prevalent condition that negatively impacts one's physical, psychological, social, and sexual wellbeing. Pain science education (PSE) involves learning about the biology of pain and is commonly integrated into the management of persistent pain. …”
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Patient Attitudes toward Gestational Weight Gain and Exercise during Pregnancy by M. L. Lott, M. L. Power, E. G. Reed, J. Schulkin, A. D. Mackeen

“…Exercise and GWG counseling based in medical science as well as patient psychological needs will help efforts to reduce GWG and improve pregnancy outcomes.…”
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Effectiveness of 12 weeks of listening to Gayatri Mantra in the management of non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study by Puneeth Nagarajaiah, Naveen Raj GM, Anil Mohan Rao S, Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy, Mukkadan JK

“…Background: Parkinson’s patients experience non-motor symptoms along with motor symptoms that include autonomic deregulation, insomnia, decline in cognition, and psychological distress. Although it is known that mantra chanting offers multiple beneficial effects, the scientific studies related to these are limited. …”
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Formación universitaria e intervención social: una contribución de las técnicas gestálticas / University Education and Social Intervention: A Contribution from Gestalt Techniques... by Roser Manzanera-Ruiz, Francisco Sierra-Luque, Purificación Borrego-García

“…This involves the renovation of traditional teaching methods towards other more creative aspects of learning that emphasize the “know-how” and take into consideration the individual’s emotional and psychological dimensions. The aim of this paper is to show how Gestalt psychotherapy techniques based on life experiences, allow acquisition of know-how in key tasks for social intervention professionals, through an in-class experience with social work students. …”
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The presence of risk factors in the home environment that influences the fall of people of the third age by Ratko Zlatičanin, Amila Jaganjac, Arzija Pašalić, Amra Mačak Hadžiomerović

“…Many physiological, biological, psychological, and other factors play a major role. According to the World Health Organization, falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury death in the world and represent a major global public health problem. …”
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Factors associated with quality of life and work ability among Finnish municipal employees: a cross-sectional study by Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Paivi Rautava, Elina Bergman, Saana Myllyntausta, Päivi Elina Korhonen

“…The aim of this study was to demonstrate factors associated with QoL and self-reported work ability among public sector employees, while taking into account several confounding factors, including sleep quality, occupational stress and psychological symptoms.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Finland among 710 employees (89% women, mean age 49 (SD=10) years) from 10 municipal work units in 2015. …”
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Satisfaction of Students with the Quality of Educational Services at Technical University by D. V. Maltsev, D. S. Repetskiy

“…However, some comments revealed dissatisfaction with the technical means, the quality of the content audiences, the organization of pedagogic assistance and students’ self-directed learning, schedule of classes, quality of teaching materials, organization of traineeships, quality control test, availability of laboratories and computer classes outside the classroom.The assessment of the socio-cultural environment considered aspects of the organization of students’ extracurricular work, the socio-psychological climate; the conditions of life support of the educational process (sanitary and social); socio-cultural activities related to the satisfaction of spiritual and physical needs of an individual; socio-cultural fostering. …”
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Physical exercise is a non-pharmacological method to manage asthma in peoples with asthma: Systematic review by Muhabaw Zewde, Kefelegn Zenebe

“…While pharmacological treatments are essential for managing asthma, non-pharmacological interventions, including physical activity, nutritional changes, and psychological support, play a crucial role in alleviating symptoms and enhancing overall well-being. …”
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An evaluation on coping with stress of selcuk university faculty of veterinary medicine students: covid-19 pandemic process by Esra Çelik, Emine Merve Danış, Gökhan Aslım, Mustafa Agah Tekindal, Aşkın Yaşar

“…<b>Aim: </b>Declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, Covid-19 has raised significant psychological concerns and physical problems in humans. …”
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Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ahmet Keskin, Basri Furkan Dagcioglu

“…The concept of migration comes with various problems, affecting the quality of life and psychological state of immigrants. This study aimed to investigate the quality of life and depression and anxiety states of physicians who immigrated to Turkey after the civil war that started in Syria in 2011. …”
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CIVILIZATIONAL AND HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ASPECTS OF THE «GREEK MIRACLE» by Spartak Sh. Aytov

“…The purpose of the article is to understand natural, historical, cultural, social and psychological aspects that led to the genesis of cognitive development peculiarities of ancient Greek philosophy of scientific knowledge. …”
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Propaganda as a system-forming element of education in authoritarian countries: problems of understanding by Микита Шпильовий

“…Propaganda, disinformation, informational and psychological operations and countermeasures have become familiar activities for Ukrainians. …”
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Strong reciprocal dependencies as exceptions when correlations are weak by M. M. Basimov

“…At the same time, founded on the rule for interpreting the absolute value of the correlation coefficient for a sample of 120 subjects (widely used in the psychological community), it indicates the significance of the relationship at the p = 0.01 level, which inevitably requires a linear interpretation. …”
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Acute Effects of a Single-Bout Session of High-Intensity Functional Training and Moderate-Intensity Functional Training on Cognitive Functions, Anxiety, and Stress in Healthy Adult... by Francisco José Trujillo-Gutiérrez, José López-Aguilar, Francisco Álvarez-Salvago, Honorato Morente-Oria, José Daniel Jiménez-García

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the acute effects of a single-bout session of high-intensity functional training (HIFT) and a single-bout session of moderate-intensity functional training (MIFT) on cognitive functions and psychological responses such as anxiety and stress. Methods: The study presents an experimental design with an analytical approach, involving 57 healthy adults in a 30 min functional exercise circuit. …”
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THE DIGITAL FRONTIER: STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR CULTIVATING EDUCATIONAL-STRATEGIC COMPETENCE  FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS by Vira Svyrydiuk, Ostap Bodyk, Larysa Kalinina, Nataliya Prokopchuk, Nina Khrystych

“…Pre-service teachers are encouraged to overcome psychological barriers to the effective implementation of innovative techniques, as digitalization is an inseparable component of contemporary society and education. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Future Outlook after Bowel Resection in Crohn’s Disease by Shasha Tang, Xiaolong Ge, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Qian Cao, Wei Zhou

“…Their future outlook is crucial to psychological and mental health after surgery. This study is aimed at assessing CD patient’s outlook after experiencing bowel resection and determining factors associated with patient’s outlook. …”
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Image of Higher Educational Institutions: Features of Perception by Graduating Class Students by V. A. Sagaidak, A. L. Kuzevanova, O. Yu. Yabloskikh

“…At the same time, the most relevant is the construction of a positive image of the teaching staff and the internal image of local educational institutions, reflecting the specifics of their socio-psychological climate. The recommendations to improve the effectiveness of image-forming activities, that were proposed by the authors, are related to the expansion of the representation of universities in the Internet space, the involvement of teachers and opinion leaders from among the student community as content authors, as well as the development of interactive communication with potential applicants.…”
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