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Hyperactive ADHD symptoms are associated with increased variability in thought content in less constrained contexts
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Participants were recruited from the community as well as from a registry of individuals with self-reported ADHD, and were screened according to four eligibility criteria: (1) had access to an email account, a cell phone, and a…
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Weather emergencies affect older adults’ views on climate and health
Nearly 3 out of every 4 older Americans have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, a new University of Michigan poll finds. And living through such an event appears to make a big difference in how they view the…
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How family background can help lead to athletic success
Americans have long believed that sports are one area in society that offers kids from all backgrounds the chance to succeed to the best of their abilities.
But new research suggests that this belief is largely a myth, and that success in high…
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Interplay between children’s cognitive profiles and within-school social interactions is nuanced and differs across ages
Three cognitive profiles along a single achievement axis are predictive of achievement in cognitive tasks for children of all ages
The first question we address is whether there exist groups of children with well-defined cognitive profiles, such…
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Social network analysis to understand participant engagement in transdisciplinary team science: a large U.S. Science and Technology Center case study
This study uses SNA to measure and map existing and emergent relational connections reported by COLDEX participants during the Center’s first year (2021–2022). Although NSF defines an STC “participant” as someone who annually contributes…
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Gamified eHealth interventions for health promotion and disease prevention in children and adolescents: a scoping review
Alsaleh N, Alnanih R (2020) Gamification-based behavioral change in children with diabetes mellitus. Procedia Comput Sci 170:442–449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.03.087
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Multidisciplinary characterization of embarrassment through behavioral and acoustic modeling
Participants
Undergraduate psychology students from the University of Berne, Switzerland, were recruited for this study. The average age of the sample (N = 33) was 23.73 years (SD = 4.68), with 78.8% female participants (n = 26). The…
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