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Introducing positive psychology to SLA

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
Positive psychology is a rapidly expanding subfield in psychology that has important implications for the field of second language acquisition (SLA). This paper introduces positive psychology to the study of language by describing its key tenets.
Sarah Mercer, Peter D. MacIntyre
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Oxytocin‐Mediate Modulation of Splenic Immunosuppression in Chronic Social Stress Through Neuroendocrine Pathways

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Chronic social stress elevates oxytocin levels, leading to immunosuppression by enhancing regulatory T‐cell activity and promoting anti‐inflammatory macrophage polarization in the spleen. Blocking oxytocin signaling reverses these effects but worsens stress‐induced behavioral disorders and reduces survival rates. This highlights oxytocin's dual role in
Yi‐Shu Zhang, Hai‐Chao Chen, Jia‐Xin Cao, Si‐Wei Zhou, Yue‐Zhang Ma, Yu‐Hong Jing   +5 more
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Advanced Microfluidic‐Based Wearable Electrochemical Sensors for Continuous Biochemical Monitoring

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Microfluidic‐based wearable electrochemical sensors are transforming non‐invasive health monitoring through real‐time biochemical analysis of sweat, saliva, and interstitial fluid. This review explores advances in microfluidic design, fabrication, and sensor integration while addressing biofluid variability, material compatibility, and scalability.
Sehyun Park, Seongyeop Kim, Soojin Lee, Vladimir V. Tsukruk, SeungHyun Park, Hyo‐Ryoung Lim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religious and Spiritual Coping. An Overview of the Western Studies

Консультативная психология и психотерапия, 2015
The article is aimed at getting familiar with the Western researches of spiritual and religious coping. The main categories, conceptual models and results of the empirical studies in the current research field are overviewed.
Shankov F.M.
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen, Leon Englberger, Jens Rommel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi, Stefania Troiano, Francesco Marangon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

L.S. Vygotsky’s “Cultural Psychology” through the Lens of Spinoza and Marx

Культурно-историческая психология, 2018
The book under review critically reconstructs the methodology of L.S. Vygotsky’s cultural-historical theory that traces back to Spinoza and Marx. The second and third parts of the book focus on the experiences of applying the conceptual framework of this
Maidansky A.D.,
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
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The Common Orientation of Community Psychology and Wonhyo’s Thought: ‘One Mind’, ‘Harmonizing Disputes’ and ‘Non-hindrance’ in Focus

Religions
This study aims to relate the emerging field of community psychology with the philosophical thoughts of Wonhyo, a prominent figure in Korean Buddhism, from the aspect of their common orientation, to explore the development of both Buddhist philosophy and
Taesoo Kim, Dugsam Kim
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török, Gréta Maró, Zsófia Jámbor, Zalán Márk Maró, Barbara Tocco, Péter Balogh, Péter Czine   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source