Exploring student teachers' stressors in teaching practice in the COVID-19 era in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe by Marvelous Marenyenya

“…The thematic findings revealed that student teachers teaching practice in the COVID-19 era are subjected to teaching practice stressors induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as fear of contracting the COVID-19 virus, illness, isolation, stigmatization and death, anxiety, uncertainty, hopelessness, economic hardships, prolonged teaching practice period, school closures, transference of face-to-face teaching to online learning. …”
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The emotions of Chinese netizens toward the opening-up policies for COVID-19: panic, trust, and acceptance by Qiong Dang, Yifei Li, Suping Chen

“…The study found that the proportions of emotions were as follows: Good (46%), Happy (11%), Anger (17%), Disgust (6%), Sadness (10%), Surprise (2%), and Fear (8%). Through topic analysis, the following main themes were identified: medical resource shortages, healthcare workers, national policies, and COVID-19 sequelae. …”
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Periodic Catatonia Marked by Hypercortisolemia and Exacerbated by the Menses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Samantha Zwiebel, Alejandro G. Villasante-Tejanos, Jose de Leon

“…We propose that these abnormalities reflect different aspects of catatonic biology: (1) the serum CK, the severity of muscle damage probably exacerbated by the menses; (2) the hypercortisolemia, the associated fear; (3) the leukocytosis with neutrophilia, the hypercortisolemia; and (4) the LDH elevations, which appear to be influenced by other biological abnormalities. …”
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Caregivers' Barriers to Disclosing the HIV Diagnosis to Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited District in South Africa: A Grounded Theory Study by Sphiwe Madiba, Kebogile Mokwena

“…Disclosure was delayed because caregivers had to first deal with personal fears which influenced their readiness to disclose; disclosure was also delayed because caregivers did not know how to tell. …”
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Urinary Catheter Colonization by Multidrug-Resistant Cedecea neteri in Patient with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Peter S. Ginn, Serina B. Tart, Stephen M. Sharkady, Dorothea K. Thompson

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EEG-Based Emotion Classification for Verifying the Korean Emotional Movie Clips with Support Vector Machine (SVM) by Guiyoung Son, Yaeri Kim

“…First, we recorded EEG signals, collected from 28 subjects, to investigate the brain activity across brain areas while watching movie clips by five emotions (anger, excitement, fear, sadness, and happiness) and a neutral state. …”
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Factors influencing the sustainability of university-incubated agribusinesses: the role of stigma failure, personality and motivation in Kenya by Racheal Gladys Nakiganda, Dickson Otieno Okello, Hillary Kiplangat Bett

“…These factors, along with personality traits and fear of failure, were further analysed using the Structural Equation Model under the Partial Least Square method. …”
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Childbirth preparedness and childbirth anxiety among primigravida in a lower-middle income country: A phenomenological qualitative study by Lekha Bist, Lekha Viswanath, Ruchira Nautiyal, Shagun Agarwal

“…Results: Four themes generated were preparation, awareness, expectation, and fear during childbirth. Each theme has three subthemes, except two subthemes in expectation theme, totalling 11 subthemes overall generated to phenomenologically explore childbirth anxiety and childbirth preparation among Primigravida. …”
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The determination of knowledge levels related to doping in elite athletes by Hayri Demır, Nevzat Dıncer

“…Asignificant difference was found between sport branches about whether the athletes intend to use doping due tothe fear of losing (X2 = 43.207; p lt; 0.01). The athletes' views about whether they intend to use doping in order tocontrol their excitement were different between the sport branches (X2 = 59.035; p lt; 0.01). …”
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Management of Rett Syndrome in the Controlled Multisensory (Snoezelen) Environment. A Review with Three Case Stories by Meir Lotan

“…Many of these individuals with RS show fear of movement and, therefore, find it hard to accept external facilitation (so common in physical therapy intervention). …”
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Surveillance experiences of extinction rebellion activists and police: Unpacking the technologization of Dutch protest policing by Majsa Storbeck, Gabriele Jacobs, Marc Schuilenburg, Robin van den Akker

“…Often discussed in terms of “chilling effects”—where activists self-censor due to fear of surveillance repercussions—there's limited research on its effects on both activists and law enforcement. …”
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Prolonged Exposure Therapy For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Levent SÜTÇÝGÝL, Selçuk ASLAN

“…During exposure, patients intentionally confront with feared objects, situations, thoughts and similar stimuli in order to reduce anxiety level. …”
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Extraction of Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic through Topic-Level Sentiment Dynamics by Abdul Razzaq, Touqeer Abbas, Sarfraz Hashim, Salman Qadri, Imran Mumtaz, Najia Saher, Muzammil Ul-Rehman, Faisal Shahzad, Syed Ali Nawaz

“…The rapid increase in COVID-19 cases has become the symbol of fear, anxiety, and panic among people around the globe. …”
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Evaluation Of Anxiety In Patients Undergoing Complete Denture Treatment At Two Tertiary Care Hospitals In Rawalpindi And Islamabad by Muhammad Amir Ghafoor Chaudhary, Misbah Khalid, Romeysah Adnan, Saba Uzair, Raza Ullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq Kamran

“…Specific concerns related to complete denture use included fear of breakage (16.6%), ill-fitting prosthesis (43.3%), and discomfort with wearing and removing dentures (25%). …”
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BIMODAL VOTERS ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (BVAS) MACHINES AND ELECTIONS INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN KOGI STATE by Ahmed Audu YUSUFU, Mahmud Gana IDREES

“…Based on this conclusion, the paper recommends among others that, INEC should live up to its name by being independent and ensure it conducts elections without fear or favour and in accordance with the provisions of the electoral law. …”
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Motivated by Design: A Codesign Study to Promote Challenging Misinformation on Social Media by Selin Gurgun, Emily Arden-Close, Keith Phalp, Raian Ali

“…Our findings offer actionable insights for social media platform designers to reduce the spread of misinformation by creating environments that encourage constructive dialogues and allow users to challenge misinformation without fear of conflict.…”
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Breaking the Silence: Exploring Peritraumatic Distress and Negative Emotions in Male and Female Physical Domestic Violence Victims by Pasquale Caponnetto, Vittorio Lenzo, Alberto Sardella, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Mirko Casu, Maria C. Quattropani

“… # Results Female victims of domestic violence had significantly higher scores on the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory than male victims and experienced significantly higher levels of negative emotions than male victims, including impotence/inability to react, sadness, anger/frustration, loss of control, fear, guilt, and shame. Husbands and domestic partners were the most frequent aggressors against female victims, while wives and ex-wives were the most frequent aggressors against male victims. …”
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A Qualitative Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences in Fall Prevention for Older Home Care Clients by Riitta Turjamaa, Marja Äijö, Tarja Tervo-Heikkinen, Marja Silén-Lipponen

“…From the perspective of fall prevention, there was a lack of comprehensive evaluation and understanding of the meaning of psychological factors, such as fear of falling. In order to be able to prevent falls in the older client population, students need more guidance regarding a comprehensive approach based on evaluation of falls. …”
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Are we Really Improving the Quality of Life after Hemiarthroplasty of the Hip in the Elderly? An Observational Study by T. Adarsh, Mruthyunjaya, C. S. Likhit, Nawab Akthar Khan

“…Postsurgery ambulation showed that 30% of them used a walker for ambulation due to fear of falls. QOL improved but did not return to presurgery levels. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Fluoride Application as a Preventive Measure among Oral Health Care Providers by Aqdar A. Akbar, Noura Al-Sumait, Hanan Al-Yahya, Mohammad Y. Sabti, Muawia A. Qudeimat

“…Majority of the participants (80%) acknowledged that topical fluoride prevents dental caries, but only 40% frequently use it in their practices. Fear of overdose was a concern in 57% of the participants. …”
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