Ancillary tests for brain death by Shyam Duvuru, Vivek Sanker, Rajeeb Kumar Mishra, Arvind K. Sharma, Shir Lynn Lim, Nisha Baskar, Vijay K. Sharma

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What’s love got to do with it? A biophilia-based approach to zoonoses prevention through a conservation lens by Jason R. Kirkey

“…Researchers have found a wide variety of positive effects associated with nature connectedness, including better mental health and wellbeing, increased altruistic and cooperative behavior, and heightened empathy. …”
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Measuring self-reliance and wellbeing among forcibly displaced women enrolled in a gender-focused economic empowerment program: A protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial i... by Lindsay Stark, Ilana Seff, Adriana Monar, Diany Castellar, Neetu Mahi, Arturo Harker Roa

“…Outcomes of interest include household self-reliance, mental health, resilience, empowerment, utilization of GBV services, and social support.…”
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Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A New Instrument to Measure Anxiety Symptoms Associated with COVID-19 by Juan Aníbal González-Rivera, Adam Rosario-Rodríguez, Andrés Cruz-Santos

“…This instrument is a brief mental health screening to identify anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19. …”
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“Meaninglessness makes me unhappy”: examining the role of a sense of alienation and life satisfaction in the relationship between the presence of meaning and depression among Chine... by Xiaoxu Hou, Jinsheng Hu, Zhihong Liu

“…Participants completed the Adolescent Students’ Sense of Alienation (ASAS), Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).ResultsOur findings revealed that (1) the sense of alienation and life satisfaction play a chain mediating role between the presence of meaning in life and depression among Chinese high school seniors; (2) the sense of alienation plays a mediating role between the presence of meaning in life and depression; (3) there are gender differences in the chain mediation model of the influence of the presence of meaning in life on depression.ConclusionThis study reveals potential pathways through which the presence of meaning in life affects depression among Chinese high school seniors, offering support and a basis for future mental health interventions for this population.…”
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Association between prudent diet, sweet food consumption, and the risk of stress, anxiety, and depression among Indonesian students by Rohmah Mayasari Noor, Maya Shofia Naila, Anisfatus Sholihah Lini, Ruhana Amalia, Yanuar Dini Cleonara

“…Mental health disorders are prevalent among students. …”
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Proposed Model on Amrit Varsha Dhyan by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya in Enhancing Emotional Intelligence by Lalima Batham, Swarnkala Singh

“…This study explores the potential of Amrit Varsha Dhyan as a structured meditation practice for cultivating emotional intelligence and promoting overall mental health. …”
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Bridging the Divide: Grouping EFL Undergraduate Students Based on Their Language Proficiency by Shahida Nurmatova, Osman Albdulkadir Ahmed

“…While teachers and some students believe that it is a very good concept to be practiced, and it is very beneficial, others argue that it is detrimental to students and mainly to their mental health. The purpose of the research was to explore the concept, assess its advantages and disadvantages of practicing it, and then conclude whether it is beneficial or detrimental to the academic status of teachers and students. …”
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The Pathways from Cyberostracism, Dispositional Hope, and Self-efficacy to Psychological Well-being among University Students: A Serial Mediation Study by Osman Hatun

“…The phenomenon of cyberostracism, characterized by exclusion and being ignored in virtual environments, can negatively impact mental health. Previous research has not adequately explored the impact of cyberostracism on well-being or the role of potential mediating variables in this relationship. …”
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The Modeling Factors Affecting the Psychological Distresses in Female-headed housholds by Masoumeh Hafez Amini, Mahnaz Askarian, Beheshteh Niusha

“…Data collection tools included a demographic information form, a self-developed psychological adversity questionnaire for female household heads, and a mental health questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS-24 software, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was conducted through the Amos software. …”
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Primary school teachers' lived experience of the challenges and opportunities of electronic education in the framework of the Shad network by zahra Emadi, Zahra sadat Pour Sayyed Aghaei

“…The criterion for entering the research was the age range of 55-20 years and the mental health of the teachers.The interviews were analyzed using Smith's phenomenological method. …”
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Factors affecting the sexual health of newly married couples: A qualitative study of experts\' point of views by Zabihollah Gharlipour, Leila GHazvinian, Zohreh Khalajinia, Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Mostafa GHazvinian

“…The three main categories included family factors (sexual education and economic-social status), individual factors (physical-mental health, interpersonal relationships) and marital factors (sexual schemas, sexual problems and sexual conversation). …”
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A Comparative study of osteoarthritic knee patients between urban and rural areas in knee severity and quality of life by Areerat Siripongpan, Bura Sindhupakorn

“…The severity of OA knee and QoL in the mental health aspect was a significant difference in patients in each age group. …”
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L’évaluation de l’implantation et des retombées du service des aides à la vie étudiante en milieu universitaire by Audrey Dupuis, Julie Lane, Amélie Soulard, Johanne Desrosiers, Pascale Morin, Emmanuelle Jasmin, Bruno Collard, Jocelyne Faucher

“…The precarious mental health of university students is worrying and can have many consequences on their lives. …”
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Gendered dimension of chronic pain patients with low and middle income: A text mining analysis. by Ana M Peiró, Patricia Carracedo, Laura Agulló, Sónia F Bernardes

“…Albeit having similar CNCP severity and interference, women were on average 8 years older, compared to men, with longer referral time from Primary Care, less retired but more homemakers, showing a greater impact on their mental health. The most discriminating word explaining pain impact for CNCP women was "husband", for men was "work", especially among middle income groups. …”
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Risk of childlessness in help-seeking men with Peyronie's disease-A Swedish longitudinal study. by Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Lars Henningsohn, Brendan Zietsch, Henrik Larsson, Martin Cederlöf

“…Peyronie's disease (PD) is a disorder of the penis that is associated with poor mental health, lowered psychosocial- and sexual wellbeing, which may increase the risk of childlessness in men affected by the disorder. …”
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Maternal mental disorders, psychotropic drugs, socioeconomic status, and offspring congenital anomalies by Satu-Maarit Björkstedt, Hannu Koponen, Hannu Kautiainen, Mika Gissler M, P. Pennanen, Johan G Eriksson, Merja K Laine

“…Objective To evaluate whether there is an association between maternal mental health, purchase of psychotropic drugs, socioeconomic status and major congenital anomalies in offspring. …”
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Three Patients with Bipolar II Disorder during Depressive Episodes by Yasuhiro Kimura, Sayo Hamatani, Kazuki Matsumoto, Eiji Shimizu

“…Bipolar II disorder is a recurrent mental health disorder characterized by alternating hypomanic and depressive episodes. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Network Analysis Study Applied to the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21): A New Factor Revealed by Marco Antônio Silva Alvarenga, Amira Mohammed Ali, Carollina Souza Guilhermino, Tiago Geraldo de Azevedo, Kelly Fernandes Olímpio, Camila Kersul, Glacithane Lins da Cunha, Juliana Alvares-Teodoro, Pricila Cristina Correa Ribeiro, Marcela Mansur-Alves, Maycoln Lêoni Martins Teodoro, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira

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Health Status and Health Determinants of Older Immigrant Women in Canada: A Scoping Review by Sepali Guruge, Birpreet Birpreet, Joan A. Samuels-Dennis

“…These articles were divided into six areas of focus: physical health; mental health; abuse; health promotion and chronic disease prevention; barriers to healthcare access and utilization; and health beliefs, behaviours, and practices. …”
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