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Joint physical-activity/screen-time trajectories during early childhood: socio-demographic predictors and consequences on health-related quality-of-life and socio-emotional outcomes

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
Background Understanding the early roots of physical activity and sedentary behaviors is critical to developing intervention programs that promote healthy lifestyle habits in infants and children.
Borja del Pozo-Cruz, Francisco Perales, Phil Parker, Chris Lonsdale, Michael Noetel, Kylie D. Hesketh, Taren Sanders   +6 more
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The crystal structure of the Borrelia burgdorferi nicotinamidase BBE22 resolves a long‐standing annotation error

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The crystal structure of Borrelia burgdorferi nicotinamidase (PncA/BBE22) reveals the correct full‐length protein initiated from a non‐canonical AUU start codon. The structure validates previous biochemical findings and resolves a long‐standing annotation error, demonstrating that the truncated database sequence is structurally incompatible with the ...
Kalvis Brangulis
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

eLancing motivations

Online Information Review, 2017
Purpose eLancing is a networked online platform used for distributive problem-solving, economic production and service delivery. The platform includes websites/marketplaces where individuals interested in being hired, and clients looking for individuals to perform some type of work meet.
Abubakar Mohammed Abubakar, Belal Hamed Taher Shneikat   +1 more
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Adolescents, menstruation, and physical activity: insights from a global scoping review

BMC Women's Health
Background Adolescent girls tend to be less physically active than boys, a trend that coincides with puberty. Menstruation may act as a barrier to physical activity, which in turn may influence menstrual symptoms.
Jessica Harvey, Max J. Western, Nick P. Townsend, Jessica Francombe-Webb, Simon Sebire, Olivia S. Malkowski, Masha Remskar, Ella Burfitt, Emma Solomon-Moore   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Externally Mediated Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation.

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Two laboratory experiments and one field experiment were conducted to investigate the effects of external rewards on intrinsic motivation to perform an activity. In each experiment, subjects were performing an activity during three different periods, and
E. Deci
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source

How mood-related physiological states bias economic decisions

Communications Psychology
When making decisions, humans are susceptible to all sorts of biases, relative to rational norms. An important factor is incidental changes in affective states, such as variations in mood between happiness and sadness.
Roeland Heerema, Mathias Pessiglione
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Brainstem and Cerebellar Volume Loss and Associated Clinical Features in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
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, Timothy P. Siejka, Cassandra Marotta, Josh J. Y. Lee, Kelly Bertram, Terence J. O'Brien, Meng Law, Lucy Vivash, Ian H. Harding   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The More Interest, the Less Effort Cost Perception and Effort Avoidance

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
The present study aims to investigate what factors determine students’ engagement in mathematics. We examined the predictive relationships between interest, effort cost (i.e., the cost of making the effort), and three forms of academic engagement ...
Juyeon Song, Sung-il Kim, Mimi Bong
doaj   +1 more source