Psychological differences in food addiction and binge eating in a general Polish population by Jagoda Różycka, Ari Nowacki, Marta Łukowska, Maryla Sokołowska, Joanna Zielińska, Roksana Duszkiewicz, Monika M. Stojek

“…Abstract The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of food addiction (FA) and binge eating (BE) in a general Polish population, to explore the differences between these constructs, and to examine psychological differences among FA, BE, and FA + BE groups. 2123 participants completed the questionnaires: Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0, Binge Eating Scale, The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, Life Events Checklist, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Short UPPS-P scale (impulsive traits), Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale − 21 items. 492 participants reported clinically significant symptoms of FA, BE, or both. …”
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Transferrin levels are associated with malnutrition markers in hemodialysis patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Sherilene Benjamin, Alain Assounga

“…Furthermore, the study found that decreased transferrin levels (< 2.15 g/dL to 3.80 g/dL) were closely related to malnutrition in the malnutrition distribution groups within the study, with 97.7% of HD participants being classified in one of the malnutrition groups.Conclusion Thus, transferrin levels are a valuable marker for malnutrition within the HD patient population and can be included along with clinical assessment parameters such as MUAC and skinfold thickness as primary indicators for malnutrition.…”
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Reconstruction of The Policy License for Tourism Businesses: Challenge and Opportunity for Social Welfare by Eny Suastuti, Hayyan ul Haq, George Muishot, Tatiek Sri Djamiati, Firman Arif

“…Meanwhile, the concepts of licensing, authority, and the principle of community participation are used as the basis for analyzing and reconstructing regulations. …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of the rare plant Rosa anemoniflora by YU Qun, RUAN Shuming, SHI Qinghua, HUANG Xiaochun, ZENG Huahao, GAO Wei

“…[Conclusion] The breeding mechanism of R. anemoniflora was heterozygous, partially self-compatible, and pollinated by insects. …”
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Regional Development: New Challenges for Engineering Education (SYNERGY-2021 Conference Results Review) by V. V. Kondratyev, M. F. Galikhanov, F. T. Shageeva, P. N. Osipov, L. V. Ovsienko

“…The article summarizes the results of the plenary session of the international network conference “Regional development: new challenges for engineering education – SYNERGY-2021”, held at Kazan National Research Technological University from October 19 to 20, 2021. …”
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Surprisingly robust violations of stochastic dominance despite splitting training: A quasi-adversarial collaboration by Edika Quispe-Torreblanca, Neil Stewart, Michael H. Birnbaum

“…We conducted two experiments designed to train participants in identifying dominance by splitting coalesced gambles. …”
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Frequency of Specific Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Cameroonian Patients on Dialysis: The Cases of Anaemia, Inflammation, Phosphate, and Calcium by Olivier Pancha Mbouemboue, Olivier Djile Danbe, Marcel Tangyi Tamanji, Jacques Olivier Ngoufack

“…This study aimed at determining the prevalence of anaemia, inflammation, and phosphocalcium disorders in Cameroonian patients on dialysis. Thirty-five participants with stage V chronic kidney disease (defined by glomerular filtration rate, GFR < 15 mL/1.73 m3) of age at least 20 years on haemodialysis were randomly recruited. …”
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The effect of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on gut microbial community profile in overweight and obese Latin American and Caribbean populations: a systematic review of huma... by Manahil M. Bineid, Litai Liu, Eduard F. Ventura, Sakshi Bansal, Katherine Curi-Quinto, Juana del Valle-Mendoza, Gemma E. Walton, Karani Santhanakrishnan Vimaleswaran

“…Literature searches were conducted in four databases to identify human trials published until May 2024 that examined the impact of probiotic, prebiotic, or synbiotic interventions on faecal microbiota composition changes in overweight and obese participants from Latin American and Caribbean populations (LACPs). …”
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Neural correlates of vicarious reward processing and peer victimization experiences in late childhood by Simone Dobbelaar, Sanne Kellij, René Veenstra, Berna Güroğlu

“…The two other peers were experimentally manipulated to either include or exclude the participant in a Cyberball task prior to the task. Additionally, trust in the two peers was assessed using a one-shot trust game. …”
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Innovative Approaches to Teaching Arabic Vocabulary at PQA Elementary School in Malang City: Implementing the BCM Strategy by Halimatus Sa`diyah, Suyuti Suyuti

“…The strategy also sparked students' interest in learning, with 100% participation in singing, 88% in playing, and 75% in storytelling. …”
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The effect of 8-week hemsball training on balance, reactive agility and lower extremity strength by Ozan Sever, Suleyman Gonulates, Akan Bayraktar, Erdal A Zorb, Zinnur Gerek, Gokhan Ipekoglu

“…This study was designed to investigate the effects of hemsball training, upon reactive agility, balance and vertical jump tests. 80 participants, 50 of whom were the experimental group (8,82± 1,44 years) and 30 of whom (9,00 ± 1,19 years) were the control group, took part in the study. …”
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Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD by Catherine McCabe, John Dinsmore, Anne Marie Brady, Gabrielle Mckee, Sharon O'Donnell, David Prendergast

“…Individuals (n=32) living with COPD at home and involved in two community based COPD support groups were invited to participate in this project. Focus group/individual interviews and a demographic questionnaire were used to collect data. …”
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Postal and Telephone Physical Activity and Nutrition Pilot Program for Seniors by Andy H. Lee, Jonine Jancey, Peter Howat, Linda Burke, Deborah A. Kerr, Trevor Shilton

“…Postintervention walking for exercise/recreation showed an average gain of 27 minutes per week for the participants in contrast to an average drop of 5 minutes for the controls (P<.01). …”
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Telepresence Robots at the Urology and Emergency Department: A Pilot Study Assessing Patients’ and Healthcare Workers’ Satisfaction by Jens Laigaard, Trine Ungermann Fredskild, Grzegorz Lukasz Fojecki

“…Two of the department’s ten urologists participated. The urologists responded that physical examination was required in 7 (13%) encounters. …”
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Overview for developing Delphi-based interdisciplinary consensus statements on imaging: pros and cons by Dietrich Tobias Johannes, Mascarenhas Vasco V., Cerezal Luis, Afonso P. Diana, Sudoł-Szopińska Iwona

“…Lastly, after each round, participants are given insight into the collective panel’s previous responses. …”
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Decline of post-neoliberal regionalism in South America: Weaknesses of “pink tide” political leadership on Defense policies by Emilse Eliana Calderón

“…The weakening of the Council as a consequence of the changing political and ideological trends -prevalent in the second decade of the current century-, is granted particular consideration. The article explains the reasons why it was so easy for participant Governments to abandon post-neoliberal regionalism, as soon as the so-called “pink tide” receded. …”
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Prodromal Parkinson’s disease and subsequent risk of Parkinson’s disease and mortality by Xiao Chen, Yaqi Li, Yun Shen, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Xiang Gao

“…We included 501,475 participants without PD at baseline. Eight prodromal features were measured. …”
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The important role of the DTPB in the development of Islamic P2P lending in Indonesia by Azidni Rofiqo, Ainul Zamarkasi, Abdurrizqi Bin Abd Razak

“…Attitude and perceived berhaviour control affect intention to participate. However, subjective norm has insignificant impact on intention to participate in P2P financing platform. …”
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The Interaction Between Critical Thinking, Education and Belief in Conspiracy Theories among Young People (Aged 25–30) by Gintarė Butvilauskaitė, Vita Mikuličiūtė

“…Participants were provided with instruments to determine their level of belief in conspiracy theories and their critical thinking. …”
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Online Distance Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Analysis Over the Students’ Opinions by Gökçe Cerev, Abdurrahman Benli, Özgür Topkaya

“…For this purpose, 750 surveys were conducted over Google Forms with participant of higher education students from Turkey. …”
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