''Mitigating cancer pain: What else matters?"-A qualitative study into the needs and concerns of cancer patients in Sri Lanka. by N P Edirisinghe, P T R Makuloluwa, A A T D Amarasekara, C S E Goonewardena

“…The 'Changes in normal lifestyle' theme included subthemes like 'Functional limitations', 'Emotional reactions', 'altered interpersonal relationships', and 'Socio-financial problems'. …”
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Testing the Multi-Theory Model for initiation and sustenance of smoking cessation at Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal: A cross-sectional study by Sumitra SHARMA, Umesh R. ARYAL, Manoj SHARMA

“…Behavioral con- fidence (β = 0.06, P = 0.02) and changes in the physical environment (β = 0.11, P = 0.01) were significant predictors for the initiation of SC. Next, emotional transformation (β = 0.25, P < 0.001) was a significant predictor for sustenance for SC. …”
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Investigation of the Relationship between Personality Traits of Intensive Care Nurses and Their Attitudes and Behaviours towards End-of-life Care by Fırat Demir, Cansu Polat Dünya, İlknur Özkan

“…Age was significantly associated with agreeableness (p = 0.043). Emotional stability scores were lower for nurses in anesthesia and reanimation units compared to other units (p = 0.004). …”
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Forming the Professional Identity of Future Teachers through Service-Learning by I. A. Rudneva, O. A. Kozyreva

“…The statistical qualification of the results was performed using the Pearson χ2 goodness-of-fit criterion.The case of the Volgograd State Social-Pedagogical University demonstrated that service learning is used as an effective means of forming the professional identity of future teachers: a) the emotional component of professional identity (involvement, interest, focus on solving socially significant problems); b) the communication component of the professional identity (enrichment of the experience of interpersonal communication and interaction with different gender, age and social groups); c) the activity – based component of the professional identity (development of technological skills and creativity).The results of the study can be applied to the development of the problem of the professional identity of future teachers, the study of the possibilities of service-learning as a pedagogical method; they contribute to the theory and practice of continuous pedagogical education.…”
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Psychological and legal aspects of cyberbullying by O. L. Matsiuk, I. V. Maslyanikova

“…Cyberbullying is mostly about causing emotional harm, but it can escalate into open harassment, which usually includes physical intimidation and beatings. …”
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Personality and education: associations between personality dimensions, academic field of study, and performance in upper secondary school and higher education by Mikkel M. Thørrisen, Talieh Sadeghi

“…Regression analyses revealed that higher performance in upper secondary school was associated with higher conscientiousness and lower openness, while higher performance in higher education was associated with higher conscientiousness, higher openness, and lower emotional stability (higher neuroticism). Associations between personality and academic performance were generally weak and differed somewhat between academic fields of study. …”
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Experiences of gender-based violence among women in sub-Saharan Africa: identifying evidence for intervention and public health priorities by Lucky Norah Katende-Kyenda, Judith I. Ani

“…Women in Comoros had the lowest reported prevalence (10.76%), while Sierra Leone women had the highest (60.27%), followed by Uganda (56.92%). Emotional and physical violence were most prevalent in Sierra Leone, while sexual violence was most common in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.DiscussionThis study highlights the urgent need for targeted interventions for younger women in rural areas and those with limited education. …”
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Investigating the effect of time component on residents\' sense of belonging from two perspectives of age and duration of residence; Case study of Zanjan neighborhoods by Narges Karimi, Farah Habib

“…A sense of belonging to an environment is an emotional connection that takes place between people and the external environment. …”
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Servant Leadership Competencies Development Challenges for Middle Managers in the Organisation by Ugnė Supranavičienė, Genutė Gedvilienė

“…These managers participated in three competency development assessments (self-confidence, emotional intelligence and leadership assessments), following focus group discussion where they were reflected on leadership concepts in the organisation, how they perceive themselves in the organisation, how they recognise servant leadership competencies and what challenges are facing in order to bring servant leadership as a dominant leadership style in the organisation. …”
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A Synthetic Voice for an Assistive Conversational Agent: A Survey to Discover Italian Preferences regarding Synthetic Voice’s Gender and Quality Level by Marialucia Cuciniello, Terry Amorese, Claudia Greco, Zoraida Callejas Carrión, Carl Vogel, Gennaro Cordasco, Anna Esposito

“…Regarding the two voices gendered as male, the high-quality one was considered as more original and capable to arouse positive emotional states than the low-quality one. Moreover, the high-quality male voice was judged as more natural than the female low-quality one. …”
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GENDER INFLUENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM: A STUDY OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS by VICTOR A. ADESIYAN, BABAJIDE JACOB, SEIGHA SONIA GESIERE, WOLE-TAIWO OLAYINKA

“…The concept of gender has impacted every segment of societal interactions including students’ academic performance which encompasses acquisition of information across cognitive, emotional, and psychomotor domains encountered in formal educational environment. …”
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The perfect molecule for hormonal contraception: Estetrol benefits. A review by Elena A. Gorbunova, Inna A. Apolikhina

“…Further research is needed on the impact of COCs with E4 on the psycho-emotional state and quality of women's sexual life, as well as the possible therapeutic effects of E4-based COCs, which will individualize the approach to contraception and provide women with safer and more effective options.…”
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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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Health symptoms and associated factors in times of a pandemic: a population-based study by J. Gerbecks, C. Plevier, C. J. Yzermans, M. L. A. Dückers, C. Baliatsas

“…They can become chronic, and impact emotional and physical functioning. However, limited research has focused on such symptoms in the context of a pandemic. …”
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Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer – a qualitative interview study by Johanna Swenne, Ricko Damberg Nissen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Mette Stie

“…Conclusion The experiences of patients living with incurable cancer reveal a complex interplay of psychological, emotional, and existential responses. It is essential that healthcare professionals address existential concerns within clinical care. …”
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"I Fregi del Ceppo”: when artificial intelligence and geomatics meet theatre by Pietro Bartolini, Alessandro Conti, Lidia Fiorini, Grazia Tucci

“…Body scans, motion tracking, and emotion recognition enable new storytelling methods, while virtual characters and avatars allow performers to explore identity and interaction in novel ways. …”
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Resilience in virtual education: Designing and validating a scale in higher education by Ghanizadeh Afsaneh, Yazdi Maryam Majidi

“…It measures six aspects of learners’ resilience: emotional, motivational, cognitive, metacognitive, persistence, and sociability. …”
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Islamic boarding schools and human rights enforcement transmission of cultural values for disabilities by Suwarno Suwarno, Uswatun Chasanah

“…Inclusive Integration is a pesantren education model that unites regular (typical) students with ABK students (Children with Special Needs) in one Islamic boarding school environment. with an integrated education model, namely the Integration between the concepts of Islamic boarding school education and entrepreneurship with a learning approach that emphasizes emotional and familial. Through this model, Pesantren An-Nur can transmit cultural values for persons with disabilities through the process of enculturation, socialization, acculturation with a Chinatown style building. …”
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Comparative analysis of organizationalculture transformation models by I. V. Groshev, Menin He

“…The key elements that can ensure the success of organizational and cultural changes, such as leadership, staff involvement, stakeholder participation, communication changes, emotion management, etc., have been considered. Four main sources of change have been determined, three of which are relatively independent of management actions, and the fourth is directly related to management actions: survival, evolutionary, revolutionary processes, and managed changes. …”
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Cognitive Group Therapy for Test Anxiety by Sevinc ULUSOY, Kaasim Fatih YAVUZ, Fatma Betul ESEN, Gokhan UMUT, Hasan Turan KARATEPE

“…Test anxiety is a major problem that affects students academic, vocational and emotional state and several treatment strategies have been developed and applied. …”
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