Vaping – A Beneficial Alternative to Traditional Cigarettes or an Unexplored Danger? by Paulina Błasiak, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Patryk Mikołajec, Barbara Bilecka, Jolanta Mędyk, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jakub Wirkijowski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Michał Rogulski, Ruslan Huk

“…Particular concern arises from the unregulated composition of e-liquids, which are gaining popularity among youth, thereby promoting early nicotine addiction and normalizing the use of tobacco products. …”
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Classifying problematic gaming using a latent profile approach based on personality traits in Chinese young adolescent by Jingyue Hao, Zhenjiang Liao, Qiuping Huang, Xinxin Chen, Shuhong Lin, Yongyan Shi, Yifan Li, Yin Tang, Xuhao Wang, Hongxian Shen

“…Conclusion Traits such as low neuroticism and high conscientiousness serve as protective factors against gaming addiction, while being unmarried or an only child provides additional safeguards. …”
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Suicide Behavior in Persons with Intellectual Disability by Joav Merrick, Efrat Merrick, Yona Lunsky, Isack Kandel

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Alcoholism and its Effects: an Approach Based on Health Psychology by Maria de las Mercedes Pretel Olite, Belkis González Aguiar, Anabel Machado Guevara, Odalis Fernández López, Yannelys Toledo Luaces

“…Alcohol consumption is the most important addiction worldwide due to its prevalence and impact. …”
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Dynamics in Braess Paradox with Nonimpulsive Commuters by Arianna Dal Forno, Ugo Merlone, Viktor Avrutin

“…In Braess paradox the addiction of an extra resource creates a social dilemma in which the individual rationality leads to collective irrationality. …”
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Real-Time fMRI Neurofeedback Modulation of Dopaminergic Midbrain Activity in Young Adults With Elevated Internet Gaming Disorder Risk: Randomized Controlled Trial by Anqi Gu, Cheng Lam Chan, Xiaolei Xu, Joseph P Dexter, Benjamin Becker, Zhiying Zhao

“…In a preregistered, randomized, single-blind trial, young individuals with elevated IGD risk were trained to downregulate gaming addiction–related brain activity. We show that, after 2 sessions of neurofeedback training, participants successfully downregulated their brain responses to gaming cues, suggesting the therapeutic potential of rt-fMRI NF for IGD (Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06063642; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06063642).…”
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Opportunities and risks: a case study of young urban children’s online life in China by Kongchao He, Guoqiang Ying, Xiaoping Yang

“…Based on these results, it is believed that online life has brought convenience and developmental opportunities to young Chinese children, facilitating their learning and relaxation, but at the same time bringing them risks and crisis, especially the pain resulting from unsuitable content, exposure of privacy and internet addiction. …”
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Blended digital health intervention for adolescents at high risk with digital media use disorders: protocol for a randomised controlled trial within the Res@t-Consortium by Oliver Labrenz, Oliver Labrenz, Lucie Waedel, Lucie Waedel, Michael Kölch, Michael Kölch, Susanne Lezius, Christina Wacker, Antonia Fröhlich, Antonia Fröhlich, Kerstin Paschke, Rainer Thomasius, Olaf Reis, Olaf Reis

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Implementation of Peer-Led Seeking Safety for Women in Jail by Kathryn M. M. Nowotny, Danielle Lee Estes, Krystle Nicole Culbertson, Ladies Empowerment and Action Program

“…The aim of this study is to assess the implementation of a peer-led Seeking Safety (an evidence-based intervention for addressing trauma and addiction) pilot program for women in jail. Guided by principles from community-based participatory research and cooperative inquiry, participant surveys were analyzed (secondary data) using descriptive methods (n = 60), and qualitative interviews with program facilitators were conducted and analyzed using a general inductive approach (n = 7). …”
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Development of a New Curriculum in a Positive Youth Development Program: The Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong by Daniel T. L. Shek, Hing Keung Ma, Rachel C. F. Sun

“…These issues include substance abuse, sexuality issue, Internet addiction, bullying, and money and success issues. …”
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Self-control and Problematic Social Media Use: A Meta-Analysis by Zeynep Simsir-Gokalp, Muhammet Ibrahim Akyurek

“… Failure to exercise self-control is one of the leading causes of substance and behavioral addictions. Problematic social media usage (PSMU), a type of behavioral addiction, has become an increasingly serious problem with a significant impact on the lives of individuals of all generations. …”
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Efektivitas konseling kelompok model realita untuk meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa di sekolah menengan kejuruan by Banowati Banowati, Luh Putu Sri Lestari, Dewi Arum Widhayanti Metra Putri

“…The provision of reality group counseling to the experimental group was carried in 6 meetings after which student with experimental and control were given a post test, to know the effectiveness of reality counseling.  In addiction to analyze this subject, this researh uses effect size. …”
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Challenges of metaverse technology for the tourism industry by Reza Shokouh Saljoughi, Somayeh Hassani

“…Results: The findings are presented in three themes, including discussion in relation to relevant research: Stakeholder Perceptions and Adoption Barriers, Ethical and Privacy Concerns, Economic Implications, Future Directions and Opportunities, Digital Addiction and Mental Health, Cultural Authenticity and Representation, Control and Governance Issues and Ethical Use of Technology. …”
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Mechanisms of Resistance to Trastuzumab and Novel Therapeutic Strategies in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer by Andrea L. A. Wong, Soo-Chin Lee

“…HER2-positive breast cancers have poorer prognosis and are prime candidates for molecular-targeted therapy because they are driven by the unique mechanism of HER2 oncogene addiction. While anti-HER2 agents such as trastuzumab and lapatinib are integral to the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer, intrinsic and secondary resistance pose a significant challenge, underscoring the need to develop novel anti-HER2 therapies. …”
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The chronic need to improve the management of pain by Eldon Tunks

“…One-quarter to one-third were concerned about the potential for addiction, and a smaller percentage reported concern about the potential for patient abuse and/or misuse, and side effects. …”
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Personal Resources, Emergency Remote Teaching, Burnout and Workaholism among Teachers by Letícia Scandiani Soave, Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas, Leonardo Fernandes Martins

“…This study aimed to understand the relationship between remote emergency teaching, personal resources and consequent outcomes among teachers, assessed by psychometric scales of occupational self-efficacy, meaningful work, psychological flexibility, burnout and work addiction. There were 111 primary and secondary school teachers from the state of Rio de Janeiro who took part of this study. …”
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Framing Deaths, Embracing Lives: Alan M. Clark’s Jack the Ripper Victims Series by Lucyna Krawczyk-Żywko

“…This article outlines the way the fictionalisations of the five women’s lives bring to the fore five other ‘crimes’ or transgressions: addiction, domestic violence, unemployment, sex work, and homelessness, but also the way these texts replace what is sensational and formulaic in Ripperature with something more than mundane and gritty in the lived experience of everyday people, such as moments of personal joy or professional accomplishments. …”
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Trend in obtaining career information in the digital era within the context of post-covid-19 career anxiety by Meylia Sari, Abu Yazid Abu Bakar, Yuda Syahputra

“…The results showed significant differences in level of post-COVID-19 career anxiety based on gender and addiction level. However, in the context of career information, there were no statistically significant differences. …”
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Recipients of Early Liver Transplants for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease May Reside in Areas With Lower Social Vulnerability by James Flanary, Elizabeth A. King, FNU Baimaji, Alexandra T. Strauss, Nicole Welch, Annette Bellar, Courtney B. Sherman, Bilal Hameed, Mandana Khalili, Srinivasan Dasarathy, Andrew M. Cameron, Po-Hung Chen

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EVALUATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF SALVIA ROSMARINUS ESSENTIAL OIL ON NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS by Malina Mihaela Visternicu, Viorica Rarinca, Vasile Burlui, Alin Ciobica

“…This review explores the therapeutic potential of rosemary in alleviating nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), major depressive disorder (MDD), epilepsy, Parkinson's disease (PD), addiction, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). …”
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