Exploring how course social and cultural environmental features influence student engagement in STEM active learning courses: a control–value theory approach by Yoon Ha Choi, Elli Theobald, Vicente Velasco, Sarah L. Eddy

“…Control and value in turn influence the emotions students experience in the course and their behaviors. We selected four features of the course environment suggested in the literature to be important in active learning courses: course goal structure, relevance of course content, students’ trust in their instructor, and perceived course competition. …”
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TWIN-10: protocol for a 10-year longitudinal twin study of the neuroscience of mental well-being and resilience by Robin M Turner, Haeme R P Park, Leanne M Williams, Justine M Gatt

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Identifying key risks to the stability of Ukrainian universities during wartime by Olha Doronina, Liudmyla Yurchyshena, Kseniia Bondarevska, Ihor Vechirko, Tetiana Kulinich

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Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…The aim of the study is to investigate and compare the long-term trends in PA preferences among individuals in Poland and the Czech Republic, exploring the impact of global lifestyle challenges over the past 14 years, including the pandemic, on PA behaviors and choices. Methods The study design is cross-sectional and data gathering was in the period between 2007 and 2020, this research encompassed 19,235 participants aged 15 to 26. …”
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Magnitude and Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization in Kandahar City, Afghanistan by Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Mohammad Hashim Wafa, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Hadia Sayam

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Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania. by Laura S Mkumba, Fortunata Nasuwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Aisa M Shayo, Coleen K Cunningham, Karen E O'Donnell, Dorothy E Dow

“…Participants reported fear of being stigmatized by others, which led to behaviors such as skipping medication or avoiding situations for worry about unintentional disclosure. …”
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Usage and cost-effectiveness of anti-psychotics in psychiatry OPD among various clinical conditions: A prospective observational study in a tertiary care center by Reshabh Saini, Chandrasekaran Dhinakaran, Rohit Raina, Ramanathan Gandhibabu, Kathiresan Krishnasamy

“…Out of the 93 OPD patients, 40% of the patients have psychological based symptoms followed by 17% of patients have behavioral symptoms. 86.02% of patients received atypical antipsychotic medications in comparison with 36.55% of patients received the typical antipsychotic medications. …”
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Item-level and Composite-level Interrater Reliability of Functional Movement Screen™ Scores Following Condensed Training in Novice Raters by Brent A Harper, Stephen M Glass

“…# BACKGROUND The Functional Movement Screen™ (FMS™) is a clinical instrument designed to use movement behaviors to screen individuals for injury risk. Current rater certification programs focus on extensive, individualized training, which may not be appropriate in all screening contexts…”
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Development of Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Silicon-Germanium Alloys for Improving Long-Wavelength Absorption in Si-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells by Yen-Tang Huang, Hung-Jung Hsu, Shin-Wei Liang, Cheng-Hang Hsu, Chuang-Chuang Tsai

“…The effects of the germane concentration (RGeH4) and the hydrogen ratio (RH2) on the μc-Si1-xGex:H alloys and the corresponding single-junction thin-film solar cells were studied. The behaviors of Ge incorporation in a-Si1-xGex:H and μc-Si1-xGex:H were also compared. …”
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Grounded theory assessment of health needs in rural Mississippi Delta region, USA: Implications for health policy and management by Yalanda M. BARNER, Austine U. ONYIA, Russell L. BENNETT, Manoj SHARMA

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Epigenome-wide association study of perceived discrimination in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Wei Zhao, Lisha Lin, Kristen M. Kelly, Lauren A. Opsasnick, Belinda L. Needham, Yongmei Liu, Srijan Sen, Jennifer A. Smith

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Educating patients about health helps slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in the eastern region of India by Supriya Dasgupta, Reeti Debnath

“…This cost-effective approach significantly impacts physical, mental, social, and psychological adjustment behaviors.…”
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Experiences of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with low socioeconomic status: a qualitative study by Vahide Semerci Çakmak, Ebru Sönmez Sari, Serap Çetinkaya Özdemir

“…However, these individuals managed their difficulties by adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors and relying on family support. The challenges faced by adults with diabetes may be alleviated through awareness training on dietary management and glycemic control.…”
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Exploring the relationship between physical activity and Inhibitory Function in College Students with depressive symptoms through EEG by Zhao Jinlei, Si Yanran, Ding Feng, Jia Shuqi, Liu Cong, Wen Haiyan

“…Five-minute EEG signals were recorded, and participants performed behavioral tasks to assess inhibitory function. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-tests, χ2 tests, Pearson correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling. …”
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Economía del Comportamiento: un campo fértil para la investigación de aplicaciones en política pública para México by Ana Marina Muñoz-Munguía, Carlos Gabriel Borbón-Morales, Jesús Francisco Laborín-Álvarez

“…Objetivo: Explorar una ruta teórico-conceptual que exhiba algunos momentos en la evolución de la Economía del Comportamiento (EC), también conocida como Behavioral Economics (BE). A través de la descripción de algunas aplicaciones y resultados obtenidos, generados a partir de los hallazgos dentro de esta disciplina; específicamente en el ámbito de política pública. …”
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Tripchlorolide May Improve Spatial Cognition Dysfunction and Synaptic Plasticity after Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion by Zhao-Hui Yao, Xiao-li Yao, Shao-feng Zhang, Ji-chang Hu, Yong Zhang

“…In the current study, we employed behavioral techniques, electrophysiology, Western blotting, immunofluorescence, and Golgi staining to investigate the effect of TRC on spatial learning and memory impairment and on synaptic plasticity changes in rats after CCH. …”
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Dentists’ readiness to accept an electronic oral health surveillance system in Egypt using a modified framework of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT): a... by Hams H. Abdelrahman, Maha Hamza, Wafaa Essam, May Adham

“…Performance expectancy (PE) (ß = 0.240, 95% CI: 0.182, 0.295), training adequacy (TA) (ß = 0.232, 95% CI: 0.165, 0.291), and effort expectancy (EE) (ß = 0.231, 95% CI: 0.169, 0.289) had the greatest influence on behavioral intention (BI). In contrast, anxiety towards electronic systems (ANX) (ß = -0.140, 95% CI: -0.187, -0.095) had a significant negative effect on BI. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Treatment of Physical Health Problems Without a Known Cause, Exemplified by Hypertension and Tinnitus by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

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Risk Factors of Hypertension among Diabetic Patients from Yaoundé Central Hospital and Etoug-Ebe Baptist Health Centre, Cameroon by Beryl Kemche, Brice Ulrich Saha Foudjo, Elie Fokou

“…A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data, habitual behaviors, clinical history blood pressure, and anthropometric measures. …”
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Enhancing the utility of polygenic scores in Alzheimer’s disease through systematic curation and annotation by Savannah Mwesigwa, Yulin Dai, Nitesh Enduru, Zhongming Zhao, Zhongming Zhao

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