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Yi-Ying Wu, Wen-Huei Chou, Juan Bautista Herrero Olaizola
Smartphone addiction is a serious social problem that necessitates research. To identify trends in intervention programs for smartphone addiction, distribution of research topics, and inter-relationships in academic research. We analyzed 104 studies published between 30 June 2022, and 31 August 2022, on the Web of…
Jason D. Yeatman, Sendy Caffarra, Maggie D. Clarke, Suzanne Ender + 10 more
Education sculpts specialized neural circuits for skills like reading that are critical to success in modern society but were not anticipated by the selective pressures of evolution. Does the emergence of brain regions that selectively process novel visual stimuli like words occur at the expense of cortical…
Sifiso B. Shabangu, Vicki Koen
Resilience-focused programs advocate nurturing positive adoptive traits to inform prevention and intervention efforts. Considering that no resilience intervention programs have been developed specifically for at-risk youth in correctional centers in Eswatini, the authors developed a program with this focus through a…
Matz Dahlberg, Johan Egebark, Gülay Özcan, Ulrika Vikman
This study uses a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a new program for increased labor market integration of refugees. The new program starts shortly after the residence permit is granted and uses three main components: early and intensive language training, work practice with supervisors, and job search…
Annette N. Brown, Paul B. Tchounwou
Social-norms approaches are increasingly included in behavior-change programming. Recent reviews categorize a large number of norms-shifting programs but do not synthesize evidence about effectiveness. To inform the design of social and behavior-change programs in low- and middle-income countries in response to…
Zahra Hassanzadeh, Anne Hsu, Rachel Kornfield, David Haag + 7 more
This paper explores the design space for one-minute digital interventions that prompt immediate action without onboarding or sensing. By embracing Fogg's Behavior Model and four design principles informed by literature, the goal of these interventions was to provide triggers that encourage actions so simple that even…
Jack Freestone, Krista Joy Siefried, Garrett Prestage, Mohamed Hammoud + 3 more
Fifteen groupwork interventions were identified ([pone.0270649.s002]), apart from one intervention delivered online groupwork programs were universally delivered in community-based settings. The online program ran for seven weeks and comprised of information modules, action planning activities, moderated discussion…
Luciana Leite, Rachel Yates, Gaia Chiti Strigelli, Jenny Yi-Chen Han + 3 more
'Jenny Chen-Charles' 'Maria Rotaru' 'Elona Toska'] Introduction Despite growing interest, guidance to inform effective social norms interventions that improve adolescents and young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is needed. Methods We conducted a scoping review of experimental and…
Betzabé Torres-Cortés, Loreto Leiva, Katia Canenguez, Marcia Olhaberry + 5 more
'Marcia Olhaberry' 'Emmanuel Méndez' 'José Carmelo Adsuar Sala' 'Pablo A. Cantero Garlito' 'Sabina Barrios Fernández' 'Rodrigo J. Carcedo González'] A crucial aspect of human development is sexuality which has implications for health, particularly in adolescence, since unfavorable sexual experiences may result in…
Arpan Dasgupta, Niclas Boehmer, Neha Madhiwalla, Aparna Hedge + 3 more
Behavioral Outcomes in Maternal Health Programs Authors: ['Arpan Dasgupta' 'Niclas Boehmer' 'Neha Madhiwalla' 'Aparna Hedge' 'Bryan Wilder' 'Milind Tambe' 'Aparna Taneja'] Automated voice calls are an effective method of delivering maternal and child health information to mothers in underserved communities. One method…
Travis Sanchez, Jennifer Jain, Jason Mitchell, GJ Melendez-Torres + 5 more
Background Men who have sex with men experience disproportionately high levels of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sexual risk behavior, substance use, and mental ill-health. These experiences are interrelated, and these interrelations are potentiated by structural conditions of discrimination…
Fabian Muny
Many programs evaluated in observational studies incorporate a sequential structure, where individuals may be assigned to various programs over time. While this complexity is often simplified by analyzing programs at single points in time, this paper reviews, explains, and applies methods for program evaluation within…
Emily J. Hangen, Amy K. Loya, John F. Drazan
To address documented demographic disparities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines, targeted interventions have been designed to close achievement gaps and remedy the “leaky STEM pipeline”. However, much less work has focused on designing complementary interventions that to seek to broaden…
Ahmed AlSharifin, Mu’ayyad Megdadi, Amani Shatnawi, Anas Alsobeh + 1 more
Improve Health Empowerment Level among Refugees in Jordan Authors: ['Ahmed AlSharifin' 'Mu’ayyad Megdadi' 'Amani Shatnawi' 'Anas Alsobeh' 'Aya Akkawi'] Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a health education-based training program in enhancing the level of health empowerment among refugees in…
Lina Montoya, Elvin Geng, Michael Valancius, Michael R. Kosorok + 1 more
'Maya L. Petersen'] 1School of Data Science and Society, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A. 2Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A. 3Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A. 4Department of Statistics and Operations Research…
Wanangwa Chimwaza-Manda, Mphatso Kamndaya, Effie Kondwani Chipeta, Yandisa Sikweyiya
Early adolescence is a period characterized by enormous biological, cognitive, sexual, emotional, and social changes. Sexual curiosity and the desire to acquire sexual health (SH) information are part of these developments. Understanding the SH knowledge acquisition process is critical for designing interventions that…
Tammy MacLean, Jinfan Qiang, Lynn Henderson, Andrea Bowra + 6 more
Anti-Indigenous racism is a widespread social problem in health, social work, and education systems in English-speaking Colonized countries such as Canada, with profound negative impacts to the health and education of Indigenous peoples. In 2015, Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission recognized the legacy and…
Audrey Reeves, Amanda Bischoff, Brice Yates, Daniel Brauer + 1 more
The undergraduate transfer process has well-documented challenges, especially for those who identify with groups histori-cally excluded from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. Because transfer students gain later access to university networking and research opportunities than…
Ricardo Alonzo Fernández Salguero
Background: The debate over the impact of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) structural adjustment programs on borrowing countries has been a central topic in political economy for decades. The empirical evidence is profoundly heterogeneous and often contradictory. Objective: This systematic review with narrative…
Berhan F. Akgur, Tamer Gezici, Elif Oymagil, Ausaf A. Farooqui
Control interventions (e.g., attention, inhibition) are well-known to activate frontoparietal regions and increase pupil size. Here, we characterize a different facet of cognitive-control that deactivates these very same regions and decreases pupil size. Control interventions always occur in the context of extended…
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Conservation chemistry is an emerging discipline focused on preventing the loss of biodiversity through molecular-level insight and intervention. As the planet enters a mass extinction event – driven by pollution, habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, overharvesting, and disease – chemical sciences offer…
Patrick D. Brandt, Dawayne Whittington, Kimberley D. Wood, Chris Holmquist + 4 more
A doctoral-level internship program was developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with the intent to create customizable experiential learning opportunities for biomedical trainees to support career exploration, preparation, and transition into their post-graduate professional roles. We report the…