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Game mechanics and why they are employed: What we know about gamification so far

open access: yesIssues and Trends in Educational Technology, 2018
This literature review addresses the research surrounding gamification in online learning, focusing on the game mechanics studied in conjunction with the pedagogical aspirations they were employed to support.
Craig Howard, Katherine Bevins
doaj   +2 more sources

Intimate partner violence perpetration and mental health service use in England: analysis of nationally representative survey data

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2023
Background Intimate partner violence perpetration (IPVP) is associated with psychiatric disorders, but an association with mental health service use has not been fully established and is relevant for policy.
Vishal Bhavsar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the potential of gold, silver, and silica nanoparticles to saturate mononuclear phagocytic system tissues under repeat dosing conditions

open access: yesParticle and Fibre Toxicology, 2017
Background As nanoparticles (NPs) become more prevalent in the pharmaceutical industry, questions have arisen from both industry and regulatory stakeholders about the long term effects of these materials. This study was designed to evaluate whether gold (
James L. Weaver   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

A History of ‘Religious History’

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, EarlyView.
As a category denoting the analysis of religious actors across history disinterestedly and on their own terms, “religious history” is a relatively recent coinage. This article offers a brief contextualisation of the emergence of the field in the twentieth century. It distinguishes “religious history” from an older, “confessional” mode of ecclesiastical
Joshua Bennett
wiley   +1 more source

Delivery and adherence of biomarker‐guided antibiotic treatment protocols in the ADAPT‐Sepsis clinical trial: an in‐trial descriptive process evaluation of daily procalcitonin‐ and C‐reactive protein‐guided protocols

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Biomarker‐guided antibiotic protocols using daily procalcitonin or C‐reactive protein have been proposed to optimise antibiotic duration in sepsis. This pre‐planned process evaluation of the ADAPT‐Sepsis trial examined delivery and clinician adherence to procalcitonin‐ and C‐reactive protein‐guided protocols.
Ranjit Lall   +536 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing regulatory T cell neuroprotective activities for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders

open access: yesMolecular Neurodegeneration, 2020
Emerging evidence demonstrates that adaptive immunity influences the pathobiology of neurodegenerative disorders. Misfolded aggregated self-proteins can break immune tolerance leading to the induction of autoreactive effector T cells (Teffs) with ...
Jatin Machhi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adolescents' self‐diagnosis of mental disorders: a qualitative study of mental health clinicians' perspectives

open access: yesChild and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
Background Concerns over self‐diagnosis of mental disorders among adolescents have been increasing, but very little empirical research exists to understand what clinicians think about this phenomenon or how it might impact psychological therapy. Methods Semi‐structured one‐to‐one interviews were conducted with 16 mental health professionals, exploring ...
Katie Cunningham‐Rowe, Lucy Foulkes
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the safety and immunomodulatory effects of sargramostim in a randomized, double-blind phase 1 clinical Parkinson’s disease trial

open access: yesnpj Parkinson's Disease, 2017
Immune modulation: translating the benefits The immune system modulating drug sargramostim shows promising results in a small clinical trial with Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients.
Howard E. Gendelman   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metformin and Severe Post‐COVID‐19 Outcomes Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims We evaluated the relationship between metformin, one of the most commonly prescribed medications for individuals with diabetes, and COVID‐19 sequelae. Materials and Methods We evaluated a retrospective cohort of individuals in the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and COVID‐19 who were prescribed ...
Zachary B. Dozier   +148 more
wiley   +1 more source

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