Burden of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Determinants among Adults (≥30 Years) Residing in Urban Field Practice Area of A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal by Nabarun Mandal, Debayan Podder, Nazrul Mallick, Puspendu Biswas

“…Sociodemographic and behavioral data were collected through household survey using a predesigned, pretested interview schedule, whereas the anthropometric and biochemical data were collected on prefixed days at the urban primary health center using standardized tools and techniques as appropriate. …”
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Effects of distant biofield energy healing on adults associated with psychological and mental health-related symptoms: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study by Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“… # Results Perceived psychological symptoms/scores (fatigue/tiredness, sleep disturbances, stress, cognitive impairment, loss of memory, mental restlessness, emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, confusion, financial crises and dissatisfaction, low libido, motivation, confidence, lack of perception, relationship, and social behaviors, etc.) were significantly (p <.0001) improved in biofield intervention group compared to the naïve control and sham control groups. …”
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Association between teachers' appreciation and students' performance: an analytical cross-sectional analysis by Fozia Fatima, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Sabir Ali

“…Consequently, the study underscores the importance of prioritizing the behavioral and attitudinal development of teachers through comprehensive teaching development and training programs. …”
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Adolescent and adult mice use both incremental reinforcement learning and short term memory when learning concurrent stimulus-action associations. by Juliana Chase, Liyu Xia, Lung-Hao Tai, Wan Chen Lin, Anne G E Collins, Linda Wilbrecht

“…Our findings advance a simple conditional associative learning task and new models to enable the isolation and quantification of reinforcement learning alongside other strategies mice use while learning to associate stimuli with rewards within a single behavioral session. These data and methods can inform and aid comparative study of reinforcement learning across species.…”
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Clinical Report of a 17q12 Microdeletion with Additionally Unreported Clinical Features by Jennifer L. Roberts, Stephanie K. Gandomi, Melissa Parra, Ira Lu, Chia-Ling Gau, Majed Dasouki, Merlin G. Butler

“…We present a tall-appearing 17-year-old boy with marfanoid habitus, hypermobile joints, mild scoliosis, pectus deformity, widely spaced nipples, pes cavus, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and psychiatric manifestations including physical and verbal aggression, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and oppositional defiance. An echocardiogram showed borderline increased aortic root size. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide: evidence from South Korea by Dongyoung Kim, Pyoungsik Kim

“…Overall, the pandemic appears to have had a complex effect on suicide behaviors in South Korea. Conclusions The findings underscore the need for targeted mental health interventions, especially for vulnerable groups such as young women. …”
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Parental divorce's long shadow: Elevated stroke risk among older Americans. by Mary Kate Schilke, Philip Baiden, Esme Fuller-Thomson

“…This study utilized population-based data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. An analytic sample of 13,205 adults aged 65 and above (56.6% female) who have never experienced childhood physical nor sexual abuse were analyzed using binary logistic regression. …”
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Intra- and Extracranial MR Venography: Technical Notes, Clinical Application, and Imaging Development by M. Paoletti, G. Germani, R. De Icco, C. Asteggiano, P. Zamboni, S. Bastianello

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Food Safety Knowledge and Practice in the Era of Dark Kitchens by Chitika Pudaruth, Susheela Biranjia-Hurdoyal

“…By fostering awareness and understanding, behavioral changes among individuals could be investigated, contributing to an overall improvement in public health and preventing food-related illnesses.…”
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Effect of Baicalein on Cognitive Impairment in Diabetes Mellitus with Cerebral Small Vessel Disease by Li ZHOU, Zhengqi LU, Xiaoming YE, Wanxin YANG, Zhisheng WEI, Yi KONG, Xuming HUANG

“…Objective:To observe whether baicalein have therapeutic value on diabetes mellitus (DM) with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) so as to explore the pathogenesis and therapy of the cognitive ability and behavioral function disorder caused by chronic cerebral ischemia and hypoxia.Methods:A total of thirty male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group, model group and treatment group, 10 rats in each group. …”
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Effect of extract and fractions of stem bark of Morinda lucida Benth (Rubicaceae) on castor-oil induced diarrhea in mice by Ibeabuchi Jude Ali, Obiora Celestine Ugwu, Cyril Chekwube Adonu, Romanus Chijioke Omeh, Felix Kenolisa Asogwa, Ndidiamaka Hannah Okorie, Raymond Maduabuchi Okonkwo, Onyeka Obidiegwu, Patrick Chibueze Onyegbulam, Festus Basden Chiedu Okoye

“…The Acute toxicity indicated no mortality or any adverse behavioral change even at 5000 mg/kg body weight. The extract at 200 mg/kg dose gave better antidiarrheal activity than the 400 mg/kg dose indicating that the effect is not dose dependent. …”
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The Association between Depression Severity, Prosody, and Voice Acoustic Features in Women with Depression by Mohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi, Tina Ghaemi, Ali Ghaleiha, Davood Sobhani-Rad, Mohammad-Kazem Zarabian

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Problems with studying directional natural selection in humans by S. V. Mikhailova

“…In modern populations, to a greater extent than previously, there is selection for variants of genes responsible for social adaptation and behavioral phenotypes. In particular, several articles have shown a positive correlation of fertility with polygenic risk scores of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.…”
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Factors Related to The Family Latrine Use Coverage in Sabilambo Village Kolaka District by Fitri Yanti, Erwin Azizi Jayadipraja, Maryam Kandari, Rahmawati Rahmawati, Munawir Amasyah

“…To address these issues, it is recommended that community members enhance their awareness of the importance of proper and healthy latrine use, fostering a behavioral shift from the use of unhealthy latrines to healthier alternatives.  …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Female Secondary School students in Ar Rass City, Qassim Region by Wjdan Alharbi, Saulat Jahan

“…A self-administered questionnaire using Google Form, submitted to the WhatsApp groups of the students, gathered personal data, and behavioral, lifestyle and health background characteristics of the participants. …”
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ACCEPTANCE OF A USB-BASED PORTABLE LEARNING RESOURCE ON LOCAL KNOWLEDGE (EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES) by Angie R. Jalandoon, Liezel G. Mohillo, Dave E. Marcial

“…Specifically, this paper provides a descriptive analysis of Portable Learning Resource acceptance among the respondents in terms of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, attitudes toward using Portable Learning Resource, facilitating conditions, self-efficacy, anxiety, and behavioral intention to use Portable Learning Resource. …”
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The core aspects of mother expressed emotions as a predictor of Vocational identity in Pakistani adolescents: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach by Sumara Masood

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Saturated lysing efficiency of CD8+ cells induced monostable, bistable and oscillatory HIV kinetics by Shilian Xu

“…The system exhibited unexpectedly complex behaviors that were both mathematically and biologically interesting, for example monostability, periodic oscillations, and bistability. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of Exercise-Related Biomarkers in Diabetes by Xiaoju Bao, Jingyue Qiu, Qin Xuan, Xinming Ye

“…Exercise is a regular behavioral activity that not only helps to lose weight but also reduces the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Training Technologies as Means for Forming the Professional Identity of Police Officers during Professional Genesis by O. Y. Shlomin

“…In particular, the design-behavioral and motivational-value components of professional identity have been changed, which indicates about a clearer assessment of cadets’ professional plans, as well as clarity, independence in the process of building them, the desire to remain in the profession and to be successful there. …”
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