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Workplace humour, compassion, and professional quality of life among medical staff
Background: Professional quality of life pertains to the balance between compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction. In recent years, there was an increase in compassion fatigue among medical staff due to the pandemic, all over the world, while ...
Irina-Georgeta Timofeiov-Tudose +1 more
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The experience of humour in Asperger’s syndrome [PDF]
A Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of Counselling Psychology.This study investigated the experience of humour of people with Asperger’s syndrome.
Ruggeri, Susan
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Intertextuality and failed taboo humour in advertising [PDF]
Humour is often exploited in advertising to enhance the positive image of a brand or corporate company, as well as to promote products or services. Advertisers seek the involvement of the audience via covert or overt references that, in their opinion ...
Dore, Margherita
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Critical Thinking Dispositions and Humour Styles in Portuguese University Students
Critical thinking dispositions are essential motivational drivers for intellectual excellence; yet their relationship with socio-emotional traits, such as humour, remains under-researched.
Eva Morais +4 more
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Exploring humour within the early childhood period from children’s and teachers’ perspectives
The purpose of this study was to examine humour from the perspectives of 60-72-month-old children and their teachers in Turkey. A phenomenological method was used to collect data through semi-structured interviews, which included each child making a ...
Betül Yılmaz, Feyza Tantekin Erden
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Remote Assessment of Ataxia Severity in SCA3 Across Multiple Centers and Time Points
ABSTRACT Objective Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is a genetically defined ataxia. The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) is a clinician‐reported outcome that measures ataxia severity at a single time point. In its standard application, SARA fails to capture short‐term fluctuations, limiting its sensitivity in trials.
Marcus Grobe‐Einsler +20 more
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A new approach to the stylistic analysis of humour [PDF]
This article presents a new model of humour that can be used in the successful analysis of how and why literature can be found humorous. It deconstructs the theory that the perception of incongruity leads to the recognition of humour, proposing instead ...
Alice Haines, Haines, A.
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In recent years, humour has re-entered the public sphere as a serious and potentially explosive topic of debate, giving rise to social conflicts and controversies.
Dick Zijp
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ABSTRACT Introduction Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative ‘tauopathy’ with predominating pathology in the basal ganglia and midbrain. Caudal tau spread frequently implicates the cerebellum; however, the pattern of atrophy remains equivocal.
Chloe Spiegel +8 more
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A Depolarizing Leak in Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1 Causes Brain Edema
ABSTRACT Objectives SLC4A4 encodes electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1, prominently expressed in kidney and brain. Recessive loss‐of‐function variants in SLC4A4 cause proximal renal tubular acidosis, no brain edema. In the brain, NBCe1 is expressed by astrocytes, where it regulates pH and mediates astrocyte volume changes.
Quinty Bisseling +16 more
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