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Age-related decline in brain resources modulates genetic effects on cognitive functioning

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2008
Individual differences in cognitive performance increase from early to late adulthood, likely reflecting influences of a multitude of factors. We hypothesize that losses in neurochemical and anatomical brain resources in normal aging modulate the effects
Ulman Lindenberger, Irene E Nagel, Christian Chicherio, Christian Chicherio, Shu-Chen Li, Hauke R Heekeren, Hauke R Heekeren, Lars Bäckman, Lars Bäckman   +8 more
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Challenging behaviour and related factors in people with intellectual disability living in residential care centers in Israel

Frontiers in Public Health, 2013
Introduction: People with intellectual disabilities have higher rates of mental ill-health and problem behaviors than the general population.Method: In this study, we present data on trends in challenging behavior in residential care centers in Israel ...
Amanda eSinai, Ariel eTenenbaum, Shoshana eAspler, Meir eLotan, Mohammed eMorad, Joav eMerrick   +5 more
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Frontofacionasal Dysplasia in a Newborn with a De Novo Duplication of 7p15.2-p15.1

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2015
We report a new case of frontofacionasal dysplasia or dysostosis (FFND) with a 1.5 Mb duplication in the region of 7p15.2-p15.1, and provide a review of the literature to understand the underlying pathogenesis better.
Tamer Mansour, Sainan Wei, Michael Netzloff, Tarek Mohamed, Brian Schutte, Said A. Omar   +5 more
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Within-person structures of daily cognitive performance differ from between-person structures of cognitive abilities [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Over a century of research on between-person differences has resulted in the consensus that human cognitive abilities are hierarchically organized, with a general factor, termed general intelligence or “g,” uppermost.
Florian Schmiedek, Martin Lövdén, Timo von Oertzen, Ulman Lindenberger   +3 more
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Using technology to scale-up training and supervision of community health workers in the psychosocial management of perinatal depression: a non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2019
Background.The Thinking Healthy Programme (THP) is an evidence-based psychological intervention endorsed by the World Health Organization, tailored for non-specialist health workers in low- and middle-income countries.
Atif Rahman, Parveen Akhtar, Syed Usman Hamdani, Najia Atif, Huma Nazir, Iftikhar Uddin, Anum Nisar, Zille Huma, Joanna Maselko, Siham Sikander, Shamsa Zafar   +10 more
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Support and Perceptions of Teachers Working with Students with Special Needs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Education Sciences, 2022
Teachers serving students with special needs, students from low-income backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds experienced a myriad of challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hayoung Kim Donnelly, V. Scott H. Solberg, Efe I. Shavers, Kimberly A. S. Howard, Bushra Ismail, Hector Nieves   +5 more
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Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2019
Background Maternal depression affects one in five women in low-and middle income countries (LMIC) and has significant economic and social impacts. Evidence-based psychosocial interventions delivered by non-specialist health workers are recommended as ...
Najia Atif, Amina Bibi, Anum Nisar, Shaffaq Zulfiqar, Ikhlaq Ahmed, Katherine LeMasters, Ashley Hagaman, Siham Sikander, Joanna Maselko, Atif Rahman   +9 more
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Forgetting constrains the emergence of cooperative decision strategies

Frontiers in Psychology, 2011
Theoretical studies of cooperative behavior have focused on decision strategies that depend on a partner's last choices. The findings from this work assume that players accurately remember past actions.
Jeffrey R. Stevens, Jenny eVolstorf, Lael J. Schooler, Jörg eRieskamp, Jörg eRieskamp   +4 more
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Creatine-electrolyte supplementation improves repeated sprint cycling performance: A double blind randomized control study

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018
Background Creatine supplementation is recommended as an ergogenic aid to improve repeated sprint cycling performance. Furthermore, creatine uptake is increased in the presence of electrolytes.
Daniel L. Crisafulli, Harsh H. Buddhadev, Lorrie R. Brilla, Gordon R. Chalmers, David N. Suprak, Jun G. San Juan   +5 more
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Scaling‐up school mental health services in low resource public schools of rural Pakistan: the Theory of Change (ToC) approach

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021
Background Ninety percent of children with mental health problems live in low or middle-income countries (LMICs). School-based programs offer opportunities for early identification and intervention, however implementation requires cross-sector ...
Syed Usman Hamdani, Zill-e- Huma, Nadia Suleman, Azza Warraitch, Naila Muzzafar, Midhat Farzeen, Fareed Aslam Minhas, Atif Rahman, Lawrence S. Wissow   +8 more
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