Association of sleep duration with overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in Pakistan—An empirical cross-sectional study by Moazzam Tanveer, Alexios Batrakoulis, Ejaz Asghar, Andreas Hohmann, Serge Brand, Matheus S. de Sousa Fernandes, Luca P. Ardigò, Georgian Badicu

“…Proximal environments, including parental, peer, school, and community influences, are pivotal in shaping children’s health behaviors during developmental stages. This study investigates the association between sleeping behaviors and overweight/obesity among Pakistani school-aged children and adolescents (9–17 years). …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Schemas and Panic Disorder through a Case Treated with Schema Therapy by Esra Yancar Demir, Gonca Soygüt

“…Introduction: Schema therapy (ST) is a form psychoterapy combining existential, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic and object relation techniques that was developed by Jeffrey Young for personality disorders and severe behavioral pathology which are resistant to other therapy techniques . …”
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Religion, faith, and spirituality influences on HIV prevention activities: A scoping review. by Vivian Vigliotti, Tamara Taggart, Mahaya Walker, Sasmita Kusmastuti, Yusuf Ransome

“…Among studies reporting negative associations, behavioral norms, social influence, and beliefs and values related to sexuality were observed equally. …”
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Food Acquisition Coping Strategies Vary Based on Food Security Among University Students by Emily Sklar, Gwen M Chodur, Leslie Kemp, Deborah S Fetter, Rachel E Scherr

“…Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine knowledge of food insecurity as a concept, evaluate FSS, identify food acquisition-related behaviors, and determine whether these behaviors differ among FSS. …”
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A novel framework to predict ADHD symptoms using irritability in adolescents and young adults with and without ADHD by Saeedeh Komijani, Dipak Ghosal, Manpreet K. Singh, Julie B. Schweitzer, Julie B. Schweitzer, Prerona Mukherjee, Prerona Mukherjee

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Use of alternative payment models for substance use disorder prevention in the United States: development of a conceptual framework by Elian Rosenfeld, Sarah Potter, Jennifer Caputo, Sushmita Shoma Ghose, Nelia Nadal, Christopher M. Jones, Margaret R. Kuklinski, Andrew D. Carlo, D. Max Crowley, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Michael T. French

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Types de dominance agressive dans une colonie constituée exclusivement de males chimpanzés : intensité, fréquence, durée et direction de l'agression by Nerea Amezcua Valmala, Javier de Echegaray y Díaz de Otazu, Belén Fernández Castilla, Catarina Casanova, Fernando Colmenares

“…First, we investigated whether aggressive interactions were costly behaviors; for this, we classified aggressions into three intensity levels, low, middle and high; we expected to find that if they were energetically demanding, then a negative relation between intensity and duration of aggressive interactions should be obtained. …”
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Exploring Goal Attainment Scaling Among Occupational Therapy Students: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis by Wafaa Alduraidi, E. Zhang, Lauren Foster, Lisa Mische-Lawson

“…Our findings suggest the need for more comprehensive training in specific aspects of GAS, particularly in scale construction and behavioral specification. These results have important implications for how OT programs prepare students to implement GAS in clinical practice.…”
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Pests Associated with Mulch and Moisture by P.G. Koehler, J.L. Castner

“…It describes their physical characteristics, habitats, and behaviors, emphasizing the conditions that lead to infestations. …”
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Depressive Symptoms, Social Support and Employment: A Longitudinal Examination of Alcohol Use in Women by Laura D. Robinson, Isabella Ingram, Tayla J. Degan

“…Discussion: These findings underscore the importance of peer influence, mental health and stress associated with managing multiple responsibilities as key factors to address in targeting high-risk drinking behaviors among women. There is a clear need for more opportunities for women to assess their relationships with alcohol and seek help in the process. …”
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Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation for Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Review of the Literature and Clinical Recommendations by James Chivian Lukban

“…Intervention includes behavioral modification, intravaginal devices, pelvic floor muscle exercises, biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation, and surgical procedures. …”
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Is there a mental health diagnostic crisis in primary care? Current research practices in global mental health cannot answer that question by Brandon A. Kohrt, Dristy Gurung, Ritika Singh, Sauharda Rai, Mani Neupane, Elizabeth L. Turner, Alyssa Platt, Shifeng Sun, Kamal Gautam, Nagendra P. Luitel, Mark J.D. Jordans

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction in Women With HIV by Nishant Vatsa, MD, Alireza Rahbar, MD, Tanveer Kauser, MPH, Ariel Kirksey, BS, Daniel A. Gold, MD, Vardhmaan Jain, MD, Matthew E. Gold, MD, Heqiong Wang, MD, MPH, Christina Mehta, PhD, MSPH, Caitlin A. Moran, MD, Alicia K. Smith, PhD, Kimbi Hagen, EdD, Med, Ighovwerha Ofotokun, MD, MSc, Cecile D. Lahiri, MD, MS, Laurence Sperling, MD, Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, Puja K. Mehta, MD, Arshed A. Quyyumi, MD, Gretchen N. Neigh, PhD, Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD

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Serious Bacterial Infections and Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Syndemic or Intertwined Epidemics? by Thomas J. Stopka, Robin M. Nance, L. Sarah Mixson, Hunter Spencer, Judith I. Tsui, Judith M. Leahy, Mai T. Pho, Jean DeJace, Judith Feinberg, April M. Young, Wei-Teng Yang, Amelia Baltes, Eric Romo, Randall T. Brown, Kerry Nolte, William C. Miller, William A. Zule, Wiley D. Jenkins, Joseph A. Delaney, Peter D. Friedmann

“…More than half tested HCV-antibody-positive (58%); 62 (5.6%) of the participants with a positive HCV antibody result reported past-year hospitalization with an SBI. Injection behaviors were correlated with other SBI risk factors, including multiple injections in the same injection event (MIPIE), injection equipment sharing, and fentanyl use. …”
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Health disparities among LGBTQ+ older adults: Challenges and resources. A systematic review by Ilaria TELAZZI, Barbara COLOMBO

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Getting Real: A Naturalistic Methodology for Using Smartphones to Collect Mediated Communications by Chad C. Tossell, Philip Kortum, Clayton W. Shepard, Ahmad Rahmati, Lin Zhong

“…However, researchers must consider how it is employed to preserve naturalistic behaviors. Nine considerations are presented to this end. …”
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Influence of Personal Preferences on Link Dynamics in Social Networks by Ashwin Bahulkar, Boleslaw K. Szymanski, Nitesh Chawla, Omar Lizardo, Kevin Chan

“…We find that personal preferences, in particular political views, and preferences for common activities help predict link formation and dissolution in both the behavioral and cognitive networks.…”
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A Layered Middleware Architecture for Automated Robot Services by Jongsun Choi, Yongseong Cho, Jaeyoung Choi, Jongmyung Choi

“…Firstly, it is required to abstract robots' behaviors from primitive robot functions, and secondly, we need context awareness in order to provide users with the appropriate services. …”
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Bifidobacterium breve BB05 alleviates depressive symptoms in mice via the AKT/mTOR pathway by Yanni Pan, Qingling Huang, Yuan Liang, Yuwuqi Xie, Fang Tan, Xingyao Long

“…IntroductionThis study investigates the potential of Bifidobacterium breve BB05 (BB05) in mitigating depressive symptoms in a mouse model of Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress (CUMS), with fluoxetine as a positive control.Methods and ResultsHigh-dose BB05 (1.0 × 109 CFU/kg, BB05H) significantly reduced anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in CUMS mice, as measured by the open field test, tail suspension test, and forced swim test. …”
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