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Sensory over-responsivity and social cognition in ASD: Effects of aversive sensory stimuli and attentional modulation on neural responses to social cues. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Sensory over-responsivity (SOR) is a common condition in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that is associated with greater social impairment. However, the mechanisms through which sensory stimuli may affect social functioning are not well understood.
Bookheimer, Susan Y   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Use of the Superblock model for promoting physical activity in Barcelona: a one-year observational comparative study

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2022
Background The Barcelona Superblock model transforms urban public spaces into active-friendly spaces, a key issue for public health. This study assessed the extent to which a newly developed Superblock in St.
Anna Puig-Ribera   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Willingness-to-pay in physical activity: how much older adults value the community-wide initiatives programs?

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundPrevious studies have shown insufficient physical activity (PA) as a significant global health concern and a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Community-wide initiatives in physical activity (CWIPA) is considered as a best-
Sittichat Somta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the effectiveness of training models for national scale-up of an evidence-based nutrition and physical activity intervention: a group randomized trial

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background There is a great need to identify implementation strategies to successfully scale-up public health interventions in order to achieve their intended population impact.
Rebekka M. Lee   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scaffolding Reflection: Prompting Social Constructive Metacognitive Activity in Non-Formal Learning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The study explores the effects of three different types of non-adaptive, metacognitive scaffolding on social, constructive metacognitive activity and reflection in groups of non-formal learners. Six triads of non-formal learners were assigned randomly to
Farrell Frey, Tracie   +2 more
core   +1 more source

How is adults’ screen time behaviour influencing their views on screen time restrictions for children? A cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background High screen time in children and its detrimental health effects is a major public health problem. How much screen time adults think is appropriate for children remains little explored, as well as whether adults’ screen time behaviour would ...
Stephanie Schoeppe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wayfinding as a Social Activity [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
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Dalton, Ruth   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Familiars: representing Facebook users’ social behaviour through a reflective playful experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In this paper, we describe the design and development of a social game called Familiars. Inspired by the daemons in Pullman’s “Dark Material” trilogy, Familiars are animal companions that sit on your Facebook profile and change into different animal ...
Ferrari, Eva   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Nocturnal activity by the primarily diurnal Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) in relation to environmental conditions, resource abundance and predation risk [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
An animal's fitness is in part based on its ability to manage the inherent risks (foraging costs, predation, exposure to disease) with the benefits (resource gain, access to mates, social interactions) of activity (Abrams 1991, Altizer et al. 2003, Lima &
Aliaga-Rosse, E.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Effects of 2 physical exercise programs (circuit training and brisk walk) carried out during working hours on multidimensional components of workers’ health: a pilot study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2021
Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the effects of 2 physical exercise programs carried out during working hours in an office work environment on health-related parameters of employees.
Jose M. Saavedra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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