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The German Young Olympic Athletes' Lifestyle and Health Management Study (GOAL Study): design of a mixed-method study

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background In order to perform at top levels, elite athletes have to both protect and risk their health at the same time. Adolescent elite athletes have the additional challenge of coping with substantial physical, psychological and social ...
Mayer Jochen, Schubring Astrid M, Schnell Alexia, Giel Katrin E, Diehl Katharina, Thiel Ansgar, Zipfel Stephan, Schneider Sven   +7 more
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Differences in MB-COMT DNA methylation in monozygotic twins on phenotypic indicators of impulsivity

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Epigenetic modifications of the membrane bound catechol-O-methyltransferase (MB-COMT) gene may affect the enzymatic degradation of dopamine, and consequently, human behavior.
Snežana Smederevac, Lissette Delgado-Cruzata, Dušanka Mitrović, Bojana M. Dinić, Toni-Ann T. Bravo, Maria Delgado, Vojislava Bugarski Ignjatović, Selka Sadiković, Ilija Milovanović, Nataša Vučinić, Bojan Branovački, Mechthild Prinz, Zoran Budimlija, Jelena Kušić‐Tišma, Željka Nikolašević   +14 more
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Contrasting responses to aridity by different-sized decomposers cause similar decomposition rates across a precipitation gradient

eLife
Litter decomposition is expected to be positively associated with precipitation despite evidence that decomposers of varying sizes have different moisture dependencies.
Viraj R Torsekar, Nevo Sagi, J Alfred Daniel, Yael Hawlena, Efrat Gavish-Regev, Dror Hawlena   +5 more
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Interactions between empathy and resting heart rate in early adolescence predict violent behavior in late adolescence and early adulthood. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundAlthough resting heart rate (RHR) and empathy are independently and negatively associated with violent behavior, relatively little is known about the interplay between these psychophysiological and temperament-related risk factors.MethodsUsing ...
Choe, Daniel Ewon, Forbes, Erika E, Galán, Chardée A, Shaw, Daniel S   +3 more
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Communication and Language Profiles of Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive and language deficits are frequently reported sequelae of posterior fossa brain tumors (PFBT). Typically, delayed onset impedes prompt assessment and early intervention. This has devastating implications for quality of life.
Zara Sved, Meghan Hesse, Jennie Cusiter, Annabel Webb, Kimberley Docking   +4 more
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Behavior Risk Factors and Lipid Profiles of Diabetes Mellitus with Hypertension Among Adult Population in Indonesia [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) with hypertension increases risk of disability and premature death. Data on DM with hypertension is limited to hospital based data, while population-based data is important to provide problem magnitude in the population
Aryastami, N. K. (Ni), Delima, D. (Delima), Krishnan, A. (Anand), Kusumawardani, N. (Nunik), Pradono, J. (Julianty), Suhardi, S. (Suhardi)   +5 more
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Comparing Growth Trajectories of Risk Behaviors From Late Adolescence Through Young Adulthood: An Accelerated Design. [PDF]

, 2012
Risk behaviors such as substance use or deviance are often limited to the early stages of the life course. Whereas the onset of risk behavior is well studied, less is currently known about the decline and timing of cessation of risk behaviors of ...
Bachmann, Monica S., Brodbeck, Jeannette, Brown, Anna, Croudace, Tim J   +3 more
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The HIT Network for Children and Adolescents With CNS Tumors Facilitates Improvements of Diagnostic Assessments, Multimodal Treatments, Individual Counseling, and Research in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The HIT network was established in 2000 to create a population‐based structure aiming to improve survival rates and reduce late effects for children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors by conducting comprehensive clinical trials.
Stefan Rutkowski, Michael C. Frühwald, Gudrun Fleischhack, Stephan Tippelt, Pablo Hernáiz‐Driever, Olaf Witt, Astrid Gnekow, Christof Kramm, Matthias Eyrich, Johannes E. A. Wolf, Hermann Müller, Carsten Friedrich, Uwe R. Kordes, Denise Obrecht‐Sturm, Petra Ketteler, Barbara von Zezschwitz, Pascal Johann, Dominik Sturm, Karoline Nemes, Stefan Schönberger, Till Milde, Brigitte Bison, Monika Warmuth‐Metz, Torsten Pietsch, Ulrich Schüller, Arend Koch, David Capper, Martin Hasselblatt, Christian Thomas, Christian Hagel, Stefan M. Pfister, Felix Sahm, David T. W. Jones, Martin U. Schuhmann, Jürgen Krauss, Pedram Emami, Ahmed El Damaty, Rolf D. Kortmann, Rudolf Schwarz, Jürgen Debus, Mechthild Krause, Fabian Pohl, Holger Ottensmeier, Lisa Bußenius, Katja Baust, Andreas Faldum, Cecile Ronckers, Desiree Grabow, Martin Benesch, Thomas Perwein, Karin Dieckmann, Irene Slavc, Johannes Gojo, Nicolas U. Gerber, André O. von Bueren, Katrin Scheinemann, Gabriele Calaminus, Beate Timmermann, Ulrich‐Wilhelm Thomale, Martin Mynarek   +59 more
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Risk Behavior as a Reaction on Uncontrollable Stress [PDF]

Psychology in Russia: State of Art, 2011
Displacement reaction is a universal behavioral reaction for stressful situation. Displacement behavior becomes more probable under uncontrollable stress. Very often human displacement behavior is revealed in different forms of risk behaviors. Many forms
Dmitry A. Zhukov, Alia V. Shaboltas
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Stressful Events Reported by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Community Controls From the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cohort: A Mixed Method Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Characterizing stressful events reported by childhood cancer survivors experienced throughout the lifespan may help improve trauma‐informed care relevant to the survivor experience. Methods Participants included 2552 survivors (54% female; 34 years of age) and 469 community controls (62% female; 33 years of age) from the St.
Megan E. Ware, Colter K. Clayton, Fang Wang, Sedigheh Mirzaei, Kyla Shelton, Tara M. Brinkman, Victoria Willard, Katianne M. Howard Sharp, Kevin Krull, Lindsay F. Schwartz, Melissa M. Hudson, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kirsten K. Ness, Rachel T. Webster   +13 more
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