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Startle is a fast response elicited by sudden acoustic, tactile or visual stimuli in a variety of animal species and in humans. The magnitude of startle response can be modulated by external and internal variables and ca...

Disposable absorbent hygiene products, particularly diapers, are a major contributor to global plastic waste. Focusing on high-priority strategies within the EU's waste hierarchy, waste prevention and reuse, we examine t...

Sea ice fracture is a time-dependent process in which viscous relaxation delays the onset of cracking in the short term, but accumulated deformation and energy dissipation over long loading times can still lead to fractu...

Despite having >1200 described species and despite their nearly worldwide distribution and prevalence in many xeric ecosystems, relative to many other arachnid groups, we know little about the natural history and behavio...

Drawing from Kolberg’s Theory of Moral Development, the study investigated the effect of ethics education (EE) and ethical perception (EP) on prospective accountants’ behaviour towards corruption (BTC). The study emp...

Background Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition requiring ongoing management. Telehealth may improve HF outcomes. This review examines effects on complications, rehospitalizations, costs, and mortality. It aims to i...

Despite their charismatic appeal and threatened conservation status, parrots of the genera Tanygnathus and Prioniturus remain poorly studied throughout their range. Their inconspicuous behaviour, elusive nature, and rari...

Background Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is considered to be an effective treatment for schizophrenia. In recent years, researchers have published clinical research results on CBT for schizophrenia. However, there ...

Abstract Background The COVID‐19 pandemic, caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, has resulted in illness, deaths and societal disruption on a global scale. Societies have implemented various control measures to reduce tr...

Spectroelectrochemical methods, in-situ Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectroscopy (DEMS), are used to study the formation of poly(N-methylaniline) (PNMANI) by anodic oxidation o...

From a psychological perspective, human behaviour reflects underlying thoughts and decision-making patterns, for example, consumer behaviour may correlate with the purchase decisions. In the fast-evolving e-commerce indu...

Abstract Background Blended care, referring to the combination of digital health interventions (DHI) with in-person care, has proven cost-effective in promoting healthy behaviours, especially for lifestyle related condit...

The rapid development of digital technology demands integrating digital ethics skills into the education process, including at the elementary school level. The study explores the transformation of social science teaching...

Abstract The increasing availability of positional data in invasion sports like football drives the development of advanced performance metrics. Two widely adopted examples are space control, which quantifies spatial inf...

This article examines how bicameral institutional design shapes legislative cohesion in a presidential democracy. Differences in time horizon, electoral calendars and the legislative importance of bills generate systemat...

Academic stress is globally recognised as a vital determinant of mental well-being in students. Nevertheless, limited evidence exists on how this relationship is mediated by perceived academic support. This study examine...

Abstract Physical sciences are essential to the predictive modeling of complex environmental systems, particularly environmental monitoring and sustainability applications, as they provide the deterministic foundation re...

Background Cognitive–behavioural theories of panic disorder posit that panic attacks arise from a positive feedback loop between arousal-related bodily sensations and perceived threat. In a recently developed computati...

Abstract This systematic review explores the social aspects of cleaner production adoption in the Global North and South, addressing the critical gap in understanding how socio-cultural, governance, and behavioural facto...

Abstract Background A high prevalence of child overweight and obesity worldwide calls for innovative multi-setting intervention approaches, and thorough evaluation. This paper describes the protocol for the process evalu...

Extensive research has examined the interaction between judicial behaviour and federal dynamics. However, performing systematic comparative research in this field remains challenging. To address this, the article conduct...

This study provides a quantitative framework for wellbeing outcome prediction through intentional cognitive pattern alteration. We demonstrated 81.67% accurate prediction of wellbeing states, in a three-level classificat...

Mobile health (mHealth) apps are increasingly deployed for evidence-based mental health interventions, broadening access to care. While effective, Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, delivered via web or app, f...

In this study, the authors show that treatment with acetyl-carnitine can ameliorate learning and memory defects and hyperactivity in a mouse model of the cognitive disorder, Arboleda–Tham syndrome. Pathogenic variants ...