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Are People Really Risk Seeking for Losses? [PDF]

open access: yes
This short paper demonstrates that the claim of Cumulative Prospect Theory (CPT) that people are risk seeking for loss prospects, which confirmed a hypothetical assumption of the earlier Prospect Theory (PT), appears to be merely a result of using a ...
Kontek, Krzysztof
core   +1 more source

Denial of abortion in legal settings. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BackgroundFactors such as poverty, stigma, lack of knowledge about the legal status of abortion, and geographical distance from a provider may prevent women from accessing safe abortion services, even where abortion is legal.
DePiñeres, Teresa   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Tumor mutational burden as a determinant of metastatic dissemination patterns

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study performed a comprehensive analysis of genomic data to elucidate whether metastasis in certain organs share genetic characteristics regardless of cancer type. No robust mutational patterns were identified across different metastatic locations and cancer types.
Eduardo Candeal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-stigma of seeking professional psychological help and its influencing factors among high-risk health care workers for depression and anxiety: a multicenter cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry
Objective To investigate the status and influencing factors of self-stigma in seeking professional psychological help among high-risk Chinese Health Care Workers (HCWs) for depression and anxiety.
Ruirui Huang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How do young adults deal with suicidal ideation? A qualitative study of the experiences of stakeholders

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychiatry
Background: Persistent suicidal ideation, self-harm behaviors, and suicide attempts constitute suicidality and are consistent predictors for future suicides. Research on what protects individuals from harming themselves is equivocal.
Vasundharaa S. Nair   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developmental sequelae and neurophysiologic substrates of sensory seeking in infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

open access: yesDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2018
It has been proposed that early differences in sensory responsiveness arise from atypical neural function and produce cascading effects on development across domains.
Cara R. Damiano-Goodwin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary nitrate and nitrite protect against doxorubicin‐induced cardiac fibrosis and oxidative protein damage in tumor‐bearing mice

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Chemotherapies such as doxorubicin can have toxic effects on healthy cardiovascular/heart tissue. Following up on a doxorubicin toxicity study in mice without tumors where nitrate water was cardioprotective (lessened toxicity), this study with tumor‐bearing mice undergoing doxorubicin treatment showed no negative effect of nitrate and nitrite on drug ...
Rama D. Yammani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of a senior research thesis on students' perceptions of scientific inquiry in distinct student populations

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study addressed how a senior research thesis is perceived by undergraduate students. It assessed students' perception of research skills, epistemological beliefs, and career goals in Biochemistry (science) and BDC (science‐business) students. Completing a thesis improved confidence in research skills, resilience, scientific identity, closed gender‐
Celeste Suart   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older Adults at Risk for Atrial Fibrillation Lack Knowledge and Confidence to Seek Treatment for Signs and Symptoms. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) is crucial for averting AF-related stroke and heart failure, but treatment is delayed when AF is not recognized.
Barton, Debra L   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Navigating new norms: a systematic review of factors for the development of effective digital tools in higher education

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
What factors make for an effective digital learning tool in Higher Education? This systematic review identifies elements of a digital tool that published examples reveal to be features of an engaging and impactful digital tool. A systematic literature search yielded 25 research papers for analysis.
Akmal Arzeman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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