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Nocebo Effects and Scratching Behaviour on Itch

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2018
Nocebo effects, i.e. reduced treatment effects due to patients’ negative expectations, play a role in itch. Recent studies have shown that nocebo effects can be induced experimentally on itch and also be minimized and even turned into the opposite ...
Danielle J.P. Bartels, Antoinette I.M. van Laarhoven, Peter C.M. van de Kerkhof, Andrea W.M. Evers   +3 more
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Restoration of hippocampal growth hormone reverses stress-induced hippocampal impairment

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2013
Though growth hormone (GH) is synthesized by hippocampal neurons, where its expression is influenced by stress exposure, its function is poorly characterized.
Caitlin M. Vander Weele, Christopher eSaenz, Junmei eYao, Susana S. Correia, Ki Ann Goosens   +4 more
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Changes in hair cortisol and oxytocin independently associate with positive and negative psychological states in female soccer players

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
IntroductionThis study examined changes in hair cortisol concentration (HCC) and hair oxytocin concentration (HOC) in female athletes and aimed to clarify their relationships with training load, daily life stressors, and mental health indicators ...
Nodoka Ohara, Hana Kameo, Genta Ochi, Genta Ochi   +3 more
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External Load in High-Level Tennis Training: Influence of Game-Specific Drills in Junior and Professional Players Across Playing Situations

Applied Sciences
This study explored the influence of game-specific on-court drills on external load in junior and professional male tennis players. Using wearable inertial technology, a total of 345 drills performed during a training microcycle were analyzed.
Francisco José Penalva-Salmerón, Miguel Crespo, Rafael Martínez-Gallego, Jesús Ramón-Llin, José Francisco Guzmán   +4 more
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Multi-isocentric volumetric arc-based total body irradiation: radiation dose impact on oncological outcomes in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

Frontiers in Oncology
Background and purposeTotal body irradiation (TBI) is an important component of conditioning schedules. Data comparing different radiotherapy (RT) regimens in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) remain limited.
Anna Romanowska, Joanna Kamińska, Alicja Sadowska-Klasa, Anita Prawdzik–Dampc, Renata Zaucha   +4 more
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Comparative Effects of Repeated Linear Sprint and Change-of-Direction Speed Training on Performance, Perceived Exertion and Enjoyment in Youth Soccer Players

Sports
Youth soccer requires an integrated approach combining technical–tactical, physical, and psychological components to enhance performance and long-term engagement.
Okba Selmi, Mohamed Amine Rahmoune, Hamza Marzouki, Bilel Cherni, Anissa Bouassida, Antonella Muscella, Santo Marsigliante, Jolita Vveinhardt, Wafa Douzi   +8 more
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Bayesian Optimization of Electrode Conditioning of Ni(‐Fe) Electrodes for the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction

ChemElectroChem
Efficient alkaline water electrolysis requires highly active electrodes for the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). NiFeOxHy materials are among the most active OER electrocatalysts, and their activity can be tailored, among other methods, by ...
J. Raphael Seidenberg, Clara Gohlke, Raphael Diebold, Vera Seidl, Anna K. Mechler, Alexander Mitsos, Dominik Bongartz   +6 more
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COMPASS Guidelines for Conducting Welfare-Focused Research into Behaviour Modification of Animals

Animals
Researchers are increasingly engaged in studies to determine and correct negative welfare consequences of animal husbandry and behaviour modification procedures, not least in response to industries’ growing need to maintain their social licence through ...
Paul D. McGreevy, David J. Mellor, Rafael Freire, Kate Fenner, Katrina Merkies, Amanda Warren-Smith, Mette Uldahl, Melissa Starling, Amy Lykins, Andrew McLean, Orla Doherty, Ella Bradshaw-Wiley, Rimini Quinn, Cristina L. Wilkins, Janne Winther Christensen, Bidda Jones, Lisa Ashton, Barbara Padalino, Claire O’ Brien, Caleigh Copelin, Colleen Brady, Cathrynne Henshall   +21 more
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Sex differences in fear conditioning in posttraumatic stress disorder

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2012
Rationale/statement of the problem: Women are twice as likely as men to develop Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Abnormal acquisition of conditioned fear has been suggested as a mechanism for the development of PTSD.
Sabra S. Inslicht, Thomas J. Metzler, Mohammed Milad, Suzanne Pineles, Scott Orr, Charles Marmar, Thomas C. Neylan   +6 more
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Heart rate and time-motion analyses in top junior players during basketball matches

Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Gymnica, 2013
BACKGROUND: Basketball performance can be classified as an intermittent physical activity due to the changing situational game conditions and the number of intervening variables.
Karel Hůlka, Roman Cuberek, Jan Bělka
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