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Predictors of response to cognitive-behavioral therapy for body dysmorphic disorder [PDF]

, 2019
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common and distressing or impairing preoccupation with a perceived defect in physical appearance. Individuals with BDD engage in time-consuming rituals to check, hide, or "fix" their appearance or alleviate distress ...
Greenberg, Jennifer L., Hoeppner, Susanne S., Phillips, Katharine A., Steketee, Gail, Wilhelm, Sabine   +4 more
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An Examination of Racial Bias in Scoring the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module 3: An Item Response Theory Analysis

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the rising prevalence of autism among racial minority children in the United States, but persistent service use disparities, this study examines potential bias in specific items from the autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS), a highly regarded autism evaluation.
Yuen Yvonne Yu, Austin Wyman, Calliana J. Faulk, Lizzy J. Fulop, Rebecca L. Greenberg, Rachel M. Benecke, Lauren K. Steinbeck, Jessica Foy, Caitlyn Kim, George O. Emory, Eric A. Storch, Casey J. Zampella, Benjamin E. Yerys, Robert T. Schultz, Julia Parish‐Morris, John D. Herrington, Caitlin C. Clements   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Few determinants of compulsive buying of youth in Pakistan [PDF]

Consumer compulsive buying has been an important area of study in consumer behavior research. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of factors like age, tendency to spend, post purchase guilt, drive to spend compulsively, feeling about ...
Salaria, Dr Rashid, Saleem, Salman
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Early evolutionary history of the seed

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman, Alan R. T. Spencer, Jason Hilton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 (TAAR1) Modulation of Food Reward

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Eating disorders and some forms of obesity are characterized by addictive-like, compulsive eating behavior which contains numerous similarities with compulsive drug use.
Catherine F. Moore, Catherine F. Moore, Valentina Sabino, Pietro Cottone   +3 more
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Exploring the Role of Prospect Theory for Fast‐Fashion Practice as Experienced Through a Generational Lens: Marketing an Environmental Business Strategy That Appeals to Fashion Identity and Time Horizon Values

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The financially lucrative fast‐fashion business strategy is criticised for impacting detrimentally on the environment, with marketing tactics encouraging frequent‐impulsive fashion consumption. This research presents a novel conceptual framework merging fashion involvement values within prospect theory, creating a fashion‐identity‐time‐horizon
Elaine L. Ritch, Noreen Q. Siddiqui, Catherine Canning   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internet addiction and compulsive computer use [PDF]

, 2008
Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-43).Technology use-particularly the use of the Internet-is a pervasive ...
VanCott, Rachel Diane
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Sustainability Practices in SMEs: An Explorative Study on Ethnic Minority–Owned SMEs in the United Kingdom

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The application of firm sustainability practices (FSP) in ethnic minority–owned small and medium–sized enterprises (ESMEs) has received significantly less scholarly focus, making ESME FSP an emerging academic field. This study aims to explore the factors influencing ethnic minority–owned SMEs involved in FSP and identify the factors hindering ...
Nurul Islam, Faruk Bhuiyan, Shamsul Karim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calcium-Channel Antagonists Inhibit Marble-Burying Behavior in Mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
In the present study, we examined the effects of calcium-channel antagonists on marble-burying behavior, which is an animal model of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Amlodipine (10 mg/kg, i.p.), cilnidipine (10 mg/kg, i.p.), nilvadipine (3 and10 mg/kg, i.p.
Nobuaki Egashira, Ryoko Okuno, Moe Abe, Michihiko Matsushita, Kenichi Mishima, Katsunori Iwasaki, Ryozo Oishi, Ryoji Nishimura, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Michihiro Fujiwara   +9 more
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Acting without being in control: Exploring volition in Parkinson's disease with impulsive compulsive behaviours. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Several aspects of volitional control of action may be relevant in the pathophysiology of impulsive-compulsive behaviours (ICB) in Parkinson's disease (PD).
de Boer, L, Edwards, MJ, Haggard, P, Morgante, F, Ricciardi, L, Sorbera, C, Stenner, M-P   +6 more
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