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Emotion and Engagement Across the Idol Spectrum: Comparing Virtual and Human Idols
ABSTRACT The increasing adoption of virtual idols in entertainment platforms raises critical questions about how viewers respond to their emotional performances compared to human idols. Despite their growing presence, little is known about whether and how emotional expressivity differs across performer modalities and content formats, or how these ...
Lin Kim +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study introduces the Paradox of Escapism, exploring how the act of escaping reality can evolve from a short‐term avoidance strategy to a mechanism for self‐regulation and enhanced life satisfaction. Employing five rigorous, multimethod investigations, including qualitative interviews and sentiment analysis (Study 1), Structural Equation ...
Thamiris Magalhães de Sousa +3 more
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Effects of dance training on core muscle strength and physical fitness in higher education: a review. [PDF]
Jun HZ.
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Physical Activity and Exercise for People with Parkinson's Disease: The Past, Present, and Future
Abstract This invited perspective paper celebrating the 40th anniversary of Movement Disorders demonstrates that the topic of physical activity and exercise as a treatment for Parkinson's disease did not feature before 2002 in this journal. The topic of physical activity and exercise garnered increasing recognition over the next two decades with ...
Daniel M. Corcos +3 more
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Key Interventions in Friedreich's Ataxia and Their Impact on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Abstract Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a rare neurodegenerative disease with multisystemic symptoms that requires multidisciplinary care. This systematic review summarizes available pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions, their outcomes, and alignment with patient‐centered care domains, as well as their impact on these domains.
Dorota Sarwinska +6 more
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Associations between body composition and gut microbiota in female college students with and without dance training. [PDF]
Qiu C, Wang H, Liu R.
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Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia
ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
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Ballroom dance and positive aging among middle-aged and older adults: a chain mediation model of social connection and loneliness. [PDF]
Gao D, Sun X, Shakila Mazalan N, Koh D.
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Abstract Objective Hearing aids (HAs) and cochlear implants (CIs) improve speech perception for individuals with hearing loss (HL), yet their impact on music outcomes remains unclear. We examined music perception, engagement, and reward in a large cohort of individuals across various hearing conditions. Study design Cross‐sectional survey.
Emily Gao +8 more
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