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Preprint DATA DESCRIPTOR | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0191.v1

688,112 Statistical Results: Content Mining Psychology Articles for Statistical Test Results

Chris H. J. Hartgerink

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: nhst; p-values; apa; content mining; tdm; errors

Online: 23 August 2016 (10:33:53 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0153.v2

The Impact of Corona Pandemic on Consumer’s Food Consumption – Vulnerability of Households with Children and Income Losses

Adriano Profeta, Shahida Siddiqui, Sergiy Smetana, Mahdi Hossaini, Sophie Hieke, Ulrich Enneking, Volker Heinz, Christian Kircher

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Covid-19; consumer behaviour; food

Online: 13 January 2021 (11:06:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0265.v1

A National Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Tobacco and Nicotine Product Usage Patterns and Behaviour Since the Introduction of Tobacco Heating Products in Japan: Wave 1

Joshua Jones, Jason Adamson, Claudia Kanitscheider, Krishna Prasad, Oscar M. Camacho, Ekaterina Beliaeva, Hans Bauer, Yoga Keralapura, James Murphy

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Tobacco and nicotine products; tobacco heating products; cigarettes; switching; consumer behaviour; usage patterns.

Online: 10 December 2020 (14:01:14 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0288.v1

The Influence and Interaction of Tobacco-Related Information Exposure on Youth Smoking Behavior and Smoking Susceptibility: Sex and School Type Difference

Jingfen Zhu, Jiahui Li, Yaping He, Na Li, Gang Xu, Jinming Yu

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: adolescent; current smoking; smoking behavior; tobacco message exposure

Online: 24 May 2019 (08:34:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0375.v1

Diversity of Gut Microbiota in Autism Reveals Differential Abundance of Prevotella and Akkermansia Species

Swati Agarwala, Bindushree Naik, Nallur B Ramachandra

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: autism phenome; gut microbiome; behaviour reversal; meta-analysis; 16srRNA sequencing; operational taxonomic units (OTUs)

Online: 25 May 2018 (16:15:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0141.v1

Stability and Flexibility of the Organizational Culture after the Transition of Economy—The Case of Serbia

Snežana Kirin, Gordana Gavric, Nena Vasojevic, Ivan Rakonjac

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: organizational culture; mission; consistency; involvement; adaptability

Online: 22 November 2017 (04:19:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0070.v1

The Self-Action Leadership Model: A Qualitative, Nomological Expansion of Self-Leadership Theory Rooted in Action Research Theory

Jordan Jensen, Christopher Neck, Rodney Beaulieu

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Self-Action Leadership (SAL), SAL model, SAL theory, nomological, existential growth, organizational (or corporate) citizen, SAR project, SAL project, step-habit, Self-Declaration of Independence, Self-Constitution

Online: 23 July 2016 (10:26:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0057.v1

MAGIC: a MATLAB Toolbox for External Control of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Devices

Forough Habibollahi Saatlou, Nigel C. Rogasch, Nicolas A. McNair, Mana Biabani, Steven D. Pillen, Tom R. Marshall, Til O. Bergmann

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: TMS; remote control; serial port; MagVenture; MagStim

Online: 3 May 2018 (08:45:50 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0075.v1

Travel mode detection based on GPS raw data collected by smartphones: a systematic review of the existing methodologies

Linlin Wu, Biao Yang, Peng Jing

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: travel mode detection; GPS raw data; smartphones

Online: 25 July 2016 (06:34:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0451.v1

Burnout in the Clinical Personnel of Puerto Rico during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gustavo Cortina-Rodríguez, Yelianne Afanador

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Burnout syndrome; MBI; Clinical personnel; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; metal health

Online: 19 July 2020 (21:24:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0148.v1

The Value of Providing Smokers with Free E-Cigarettes: Smoking Reduction and Cessation Associated with the Three-Month Provision to Smokers of a Refillable Tank-Style E-Cigarette

Neil McKeganey, Joanna Miler, Farhana Haseen

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: E-cigarettes Smoking Cessation Free Provision

Online: 7 August 2018 (23:13:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0021.v1

Value Assigned to Employees who Preserve the Social and Organizational Environment

Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu, Bernard Gangloff

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: allegiance norm; social desirability; social utility

Online: 3 December 2016 (10:07:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0126.v1

Determinants of Health Care Services Utilization among First Generation Afghan Migrants in Istanbul

Qais Alemi, Carl Stempel, Patrick Marius Koga, Valerie Smith, Didem Danis, Kelly Baek, Susanne Montgomery

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Afghan; Andersen Model; health services; medications; migrant; Turkey; utilization

Online: 26 December 2016 (09:57:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0152.v1

The Importance of Specific Recycling Information in Designing a Waste Management Scheme

Adekunle Oke, Joanneke Kruijsen

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Attitudes; Behaviour; Communication; Information; Prompts; Policy; Recycling; Waste

Online: 15 August 2016 (11:34:39 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0104.v1

A Systematic Review: Family Support Integrated To Diabetes Self-Management among Glycemic Uncontrolled Type II DM Patients

Rian Adi Pamungkas, Kanittha Chamroonsawasdi, Paranee Vatanasomcoon

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: diabetes self-management; family support; glycemic uncontrolled; type 2 DM; systematic review

Online: 12 May 2017 (05:27:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0208.v1

The Rapid Adaptation and Optimisation of a Digital Behaviour Change Intervention to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Schools

Georgia Treneman-Evans, Becky Ali, James Denison-Day, Tara Clegg, Lucy Yardley, Sarah Denford, Rosie Essery

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: behaviour change; digital intervention; COVID-19; school

Online: 15 March 2022 (11:05:30 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0128.v2

Nudging in Supermarkets to Reduce Plastic Bag Consumption Among Customers: A Framework for Change

Ian Lim

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: nudge; behavioural science; supermarket; customer experience; plastic bag ban; plastic waste

Online: 29 July 2020 (17:31:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0033.v1

Perceived Credibility, Evaluation of Outcome and Attitude towards Behavioural Change in 360-Degree Assessment

Peter Cheng

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: 360-degree assessment; perceived credibility; evaluation of outcome; theory of reasoned action; attitude formation

Online: 6 December 2016 (11:09:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0086.v1

Preconditioning of Spatial and Auditory Cues: Roles of the Hippocampus, Frontal Cortex, and Cue-directed Attention

Andrew Talk, Katrina Grasby, Tim Rawson, Jane Ebejer

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: sensory preconditioning; source memory; spatial learning; episodic memory

Online: 16 December 2016 (08:28:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0331.v1

Determining Symptomatic Factors of Nomophobia in Peruvian Students from the National University of Engineering

Jimmy Aurelio Rosales-Huamani, Rita Rocio Guzman-Lopez, Eder Eliseo Aroni-Vilca, Carmen Rosalia Matos-Avalos, Jose Luis Castillo-Sequera

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: nomophobia; anxiety; phobia; panic.

Online: 31 January 2019 (16:01:30 CET)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0238.v1

A Feedback Loop Between Human Self-Domestication and Dog Domestication Contributing to Language Evolution?

Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Daniela Pörtl, Christoph Jung

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: dog domestication; human self-domestication; aggression; prosociality; language evolution; cognitive disorders

Online: 15 March 2020 (02:24:16 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0143.v1

Children of Imprisoned Parents and Their Coping Strategies: A Systematic Review

Stephanie Heinecke Thulstrup, Leena Eklund Karlsson

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: coping strategies; children; imprisoned parents; interventions; systematic review

Online: 19 May 2017 (06:14:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0105.v1

Survey on Energy Drinks Consumption and Related Lifestyle among Students of Two Italian High Schools

Michele Totaro, Michela Avella, Serena Giorgi, Alberto Tulipani, Anna Laura Costa, Paola Valentini, Pier Luigi Lopalco, Angelo Baggiani

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: energy drinks; adolescent lifestyle; alcohol; caffeine; sports

Online: 12 January 2018 (05:12:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0279.v2

Social Plasticity in the Fish Brain: Neuroscientific and Ethological Aspects

Karen Maruska, Marta C. Soares, Monica Lima-Maximino, Diógenes Henrique de Siqueira-Silva, Caio Maximino

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: brain plasticity; cichlids; cleanerfish; social plasticity; social decision making network; zebrafish

Online: 17 January 2019 (03:48:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0046.v1

How Older Adults and their Families Perceive Family Talk about Aging-Related EOL Issues: A Dialectical Analysis

Nichole Egbert, Jeffrey Child, Mei-Chen Lin, Carol Savery, Tammy Bosley

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: end-of-life (EOL); relational dialectics theory (RDT); older adults (OA); aging; families

Online: 7 April 2017 (12:56:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0185.v1

Atoyac River pollution Dynamics. Case Study: Emilio Portes Gil, Puebla, México

Gabriela Pérez Castresana, Víctor Tamariz Flores, Lucía López Reyes, Fernando Hernández Aldana, Rosalía Castelán Vega, José L. Morán Perales, Wendy A. García Suastegui, Alfonso Díaz Fonseca, Anabella Handal Silva

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Atoyac River; water pollution; heavy metals; coliforms; Emilio Portes Gil; Puebla

Online: 29 November 2017 (07:43:21 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0492.v1

COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Misconception among Individuals, Impact on Animal and the Role of Mathematical Epidemiologists

Oluwasegun Micheal Ibrahim, Damilola Daniel Ekundayo

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; misconception; mathematical modeling; infectious disease; Nigeria

Online: 28 April 2020 (09:23:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0048.v1

Increased Corticospinal Excitability and Muscular Activity in a Lower Limb Reaction Task under Psychological Pressure

Yoshifumi Tanaka, Tatsunori Shimo

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: stress; transcranial magnetic stimulation; spinal reflex; reaction time; co-contraction

Online: 10 April 2017 (05:59:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0121.v1

Challenges of UAVs Adoption for Agricultural Pesticide Spraying: A Social Cognitive Perspective

Ting-Chu Hsieh, Ming-Chien Hung, Mai-Lun Chiu, Pay-Jiing Wu

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; smart farming; precision agriculture; technological frames; case study

Online: 12 January 2020 (14:48:29 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0212.v1

Consumer Understanding, Perception and Interpretation of Serving Size Information on Food Labels: A Scoping Review

Tamara Bucher, Kerith Duncanson, Beatrice Murawski, Klazine Van der Horst, David Labbe

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: food labelling; serve size; obesity; back of pack label; BOP; front of pack label; FOP; food marketing; nudging

Online: 23 January 2018 (08:12:19 CET)

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Preprint TECHNICAL NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0391.v3

A Framework for Assessing Social- and Location-Based Transmission Risk as a Heuristic for Individual Decision-Making

Carrie Diaz Eaton

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: COVID-19; risk analysis; heuristic; probability; ascertainment; vaccination

Online: 12 January 2021 (12:26:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0244.v1

Commenting on Top Spanish YouTubers: “No Comment”

Victoria Tur-Viñes, Araceli Castelló-Martínez

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: YouTubers; sentiment analysis; interaction; influencers; commenting; Facebook

Online: 23 August 2019 (10:23:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0099.v1

Ethology of the Freed Animal: Concept, Methods, Projects

Marco Celentano, Dario Martinelli

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: ethology; anthrozoology; semiotics; animal sanctuaries; captivity; anthropization; animal ethics; non invasive observation

Online: 16 October 2017 (05:42:33 CEST)

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Working Paper REVIEW

The Bacteria-gut-brain Axis: Gut Bacteria as a Key Regulator of Social Stress and Stress-related Injurious Behaviors in Chickens

Sha Jiang, Jiaying Hu, Heng-wei Cheng

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: laying hen; social stress; injurious behavior; microbiota; probiotic; bacillus subtilis

Online: 17 January 2020 (12:37:53 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0182.v1

Children’s Cortisol and Cell-Free DNA Trajectories in Relation to Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in School: A Longitudinal Analysis

Christoph Becker, Sebastian Schmidt, Elmo Neuberger, Peter Kirsch, Perikles Simon, Ulrich Dettweiler

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: cortisol; cfDNA; physical activity; outdoor education; stress; health, Baysian inference

Online: 13 April 2018 (15:37:20 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0011.v1

On the Cognitive Bases of Illusionism: An Untapped Tool for Brain and Behavioral Research

Jordi Camí, Alex Gomez-Marin, Luis M. Martínez

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: magic; cognition; real-world neuroscience

Online: 2 January 2020 (04:41:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201909.0129.v1

Evidence that Homeostatic Sleep Regulation Depends on Ambient Illuminance Levels

Christian Cajochen, Carolin Reichert, Micheline Maire, Luc J M Schlangen, Christina Schmidt, Antoine U Viola, Virginie Gabel

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: circadian timing system; EEG; spectral analysis; sleepiness; melanopic equivalent daylight illuminance; melatonin; slow-wave activity

Online: 12 September 2019 (10:59:27 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0262.v1

A Biopsychosocial Model of Sex Differences in Children’s Eating Behaviors

Kathleen L. Keller, Samantha M. R. Kling, Bari Fuchs, Alaina L. Pearce, Nicole A. Reigh, Travis Masterson, Kara Hickok

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: sex differences; eating behavior; food intake; biopsychosocial; children; brain imaging

Online: 26 January 2019 (02:49:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0069.v3

Investigation of Constraints to be Occured in Participation to the Leisure Activities of High School Students: Sample of Turkey

Cihan Ayhan, Nurullah Emir Ekinci, Ilimdar Yalcin, Sihmehmet Yigit

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: high school; student; leisure; leisure constraints

Online: 18 May 2018 (05:54:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0375.v1

Assessment of the Awareness, Attitude and Environmental Literacy about Environmental Issues and Challenges (Case Study: Yazd Citizen’s View in 2017)

Hamideh Mihanpour, Maryam Khashij, Zahra Shamsizadeh, Maryam Gholami, Aliasghar Ebrahimi, Hassan Rezaeipandari, Roya Malekahmadi, Ala Arsham, Fatemeh Parizan, Vahid Jafari

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: environmental literacy; environmental pollution; awareness; attitude; Yazd

Online: 16 November 2018 (05:19:57 CET)

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Introduction: Different factors such as rapid growth of population, urbanization and industrialization of communities have detrimental effects on the environment. In regard to the importance of the environment and its fundamental role in sustainable development along with the awareness and attitude of the people of Yazd which has not yet been assessed, this study aims to assess the level of awareness, attitude and environmental literacy of the people of Yazd in relation to environmental issues and challenges in the year 2017. Materials and methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the sample size was obtained from 410 Yazd city residents through prior studies and the Cochran formula. The sample was then selected by the stratified random sampling method. The data selection tool was a questionnaire with questions on demographic characteristics, awareness level, attitude and practices in relation to menopause. The data was analyzed upon collection by the SPSS-20 software and Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Chi-Square non-parametric tests along with the Spearman correlation test. In this study, the significance level was considered as 0.05. Results: In this study, a total of 404 questionnaires were completed and evaluated. Based on the obtained results, 224 individuals (55.4%) male, 53.3% married, 31.2% had at least a bachelor’s degree and the majority of individuals (40.1%) were in the 18-27 age group. In terms of area of residence, 64.1% reside in region 2. From all the participants, 51.3% of the participants believed that the main environmental issue in Yazd was water deficiency and pollution. The awareness score was statistically significant with the age, education level and employment status variables. Attitude only had significant relationship with the employment status variable. The relationship between the practices score was statistically significant with the age, marital status, and area of residence variables. There is a significant relation between age, income level and knowledge level but there is no significant relation with attitude levels. There is no significant relation between gender, education level, marital status, area of residence, awareness and attitude levels (p-value > 0.05). There is a positive correlation between awareness, attitude and practices scores. The results indicated that the attitude score of most participants (51.5%) was lower than the average score but the awareness and practices score of most participants was average. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, although the awareness of Yazdi citizens on some environmental issues and institutions that are active in the environmental pollution control field in the country appears low, but in general, the awareness of the people of Yazd, specifically regarding health issues stemming from pollution was assessed as adequate. Considering the importance of environmental factors’ role in communities’ health and its continuous improvement, due to the expansion of automated life namely in large cities within the country, it is necessary to conduct various researches to identify and control these factors and to carry out interventional studies to determine suitable solutions before implementing them.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201803.0279.v1

Sensory Ecology of Ostariophysan Alarm Substances

Caio Maximino, Rhayra Xavier do Carmo Silva, Kimberly dos Santos Campos, Jeiseane Souza de Oliveira, Sueslene Prado Rocha, Maryana Pereira Pyterson, Dainara Pereira dos Santos Souza, Leonardo Feitosa Miranda, Saulo Rivera Ikeda, Ana Flávia Nogueira Pimentel, Pâmila Nayana Ferreira Ramos, Bruna Patrícia Dutra Costa, Anderson Manoel Herculano, Denis Broock Rosemberg, Diógenes Henrique Siqueira da Silva, Monica Lima Maximino

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: alarm substance; alarm signals; disturbance signals; fish; Ostariophysi

Online: 31 March 2018 (16:45:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0136.v1

Human Demonstration Does not Facilitate the Performance of Horses (Equus caballus) in a Spatial Problem-Solving Task

Joan-Bryce Burla, Janina Siegwart, Christian Nawroth

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: detour task; equids; social cognition; social learning; spatial cognition

Online: 9 May 2018 (05:08:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0207.v1

Assessing Language-Induced Motor Activity through Event Related Potentials and the Grip Force Sensor, an Exploratory Study

Fernanda Pérez-Gay Juárez, David Labrecque, Victor Frak

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: language; motor system; event related potentials; action simulation; embodied semantics

Online: 21 January 2019 (11:03:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0254.v1

Utility Approaches to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Consumer Confidence Reports

Jessica Evans, Adam Carpenter

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: consumer confidence report, communication, outreach, water quality report

Online: 25 January 2019 (06:37:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0037.v1

Social Learning, Self-Efficacy, and Subjective Norm in Exploring Betel Nut Chewing in Taxi Drivers in Taiwan

Tsui-Yun Yang, Hung-Ru Lin

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: social learning; self-efficacy; subjective norm; betel nut chewing; taxi driver

Online: 6 November 2017 (07:27:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201708.0039.v1

What Can Synergetics Contribute to Embodied Aesthetics?

Hermann Haken

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: pattern recognition; order parameters; aesthetics

Online: 10 August 2017 (10:03:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0132.v2

Behavioral and Neural Aspects of the Spatial Processing of Conspecifics in the Electrosensory System

Oak Milam, Keshav L. Ramachandra, Gary Marsat

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: spatial information; localization of conspecifics; neural mechanisms; sensory processing; sensing behavior

Online: 14 February 2019 (10:25:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0355.v1

Fuzzy Based Analysis for Behavioral Factors (Altruism, Courtesy, Sportsmanship, Civic Virtue, and Conscientiousness) to Investigate Impact of Gender on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)

Wajdee Ajlouni, Gurvinder Kaur, Saleh Alomari

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: behavioral factors; fuzzy analysis; gender; employees’ demographics; organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)

Online: 29 May 2019 (15:44:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0068.v1

Researcher Conduct Determines Data Reliability

Mark N. Wass, Larry Ray, Martin Michaelis

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: reproducibility crisis; replication crisis; data reliability; bias; publication bias; meta-research

Online: 5 April 2018 (10:54:09 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0478.v1

Media Health Literacy, eHealth Literacy, and the Role of the Social Environment in Context

Diane Levin-Zamir, Isabella Bertschi

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: health literacy; media health literacy; ehealth literacy; social environment; health apps; social support; digital health; empowerment

Online: 31 May 2018 (11:45:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201709.0075.v1

Impact of Living Alone on Depressive Symptoms in Older Korean Widows

Gyeong-Suk Jeon, Choi Kyungwon, Cho Sung-Il

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: living alone; depressive symptoms; widows; socioeconomic status; social ties

Online: 18 September 2017 (09:02:55 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0192.v1

Neuroethical Issues in Times of Health Crisis. What Roles for Neurosciences, IA, Neurotechnologies?

Laure Tabouy

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: neurotechnologies; neuroscience; public health; brain-machine interface; artificial intelligence; coronavirus; COVID19; personal data; neuroethics; liability; stress; social isolation; containment

Online: 15 June 2020 (06:32:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0193.v1

Analysis of Health Behaviours and Personal Values of Childless Women, Pregnant Women and Women Who Recently Delivered

Grzegorz Józef Nowicki, Patrycja Misztal-Okońska, Barbara Ślusarska, Ewa Rudnicka-Drożak, Magdalena Młynarska, Artur Czekierdowski

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: pregnant and non-pregnant women; health behaviours; preconceptional lifestyle; personal values; symbols of happiness

Online: 28 December 2017 (03:34:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0001.v1

Fashion Trendsetting, Creative Traits and Behaviors, and Pro-environmental Behaviors: Comparing Korean and U.S. College Students

Jane Workman, Seung-Hee Lee, Kwangho Jung

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: fashion trendsetting; creativity; pro-environmental behaviors; gender; Korea; U.S.

Online: 1 October 2017 (06:00:21 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0070.v1

Heart Rate Variability for Psychologists: A Review of HRV Indices and an Analysis Tutorial

Tam Pham, Zen Juen Lau, Annabel Chen, Dominique Makowski

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: HRV; Biosignals; ECG; Respiration; Psychophysiology; Psychology; NeuroKit2

Online: 5 May 2021 (15:11:08 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0059.v2

Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: How Violent Extremist Beliefs Become “Normalized”

Tahir Rahman

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: psychosis; delusion; over valued idea; terrorism; mass shootings; violence; forensic psychiatry

Online: 23 January 2018 (02:41:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0279.v1

Social Plasticity in the Fish Brain: Neuroscientific and Ethological Aspects

Karen Maruska, Marta C. Soares, Monica Lima-Maximino, Diógenes Henrique de Siqueira-Silva, Caio Maximino

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: brain plasticity; cichlids; cleanerfish; social plasticity; social decision making network; zebrafish

Online: 16 September 2018 (08:43:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0006.v1

Guidelines for Assessing Enological and Statistical Significance of Wine Tasters' Binary Judgments

Dom Cicchetti

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: hypothetics; enothetics; reliability; validity; accuracy

Online: 1 November 2017 (04:56:55 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0293.v1

The Homuncular Jigsaw: Investigations of Phantom Limb and Body Awareness Following Brachial Plexus Block or Avulsion

Mariella Pazzaglia, Erik Leemhuis, Anna Maria Giannini, Patrick Haggard

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: phantom limb, somatotopy, brachial plexus, deafferentation rehabilitation, anesthetic block.

Online: 29 January 2019 (09:46:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0089.v1

Two Grey–White Matter Circuits Separate Borderline Personality Disorder From Controls and Mediate the Relationship Between Specific Childhood Traumas and Symptoms. A mCCA+jICA and Random Forest Approach

Alessandro Grecucci, Harold Dadomo, Gerardo Salvato, Gaia Lapomarda, Sara Sorella, Irene Messina

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Borderline personality disorder; machine learning; data fusion; child trauma; symptoms severity

Online: 6 February 2023 (08:47:40 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0059.v1

Extreme Overvalued Beliefs

Tahir Rahman, Emily Mukherji

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: psychosis; delusion; over valued idea; terrorism; mass shootings; violence; forensic psychiatry

Online: 11 December 2017 (07:11:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0223.v1

Curcumin Attenuates Lead-Induced Cerebellar Toxicity in Rats via Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Chelating Activity

Kabeer Abubakar, Maryam Muhammad Mailafiya, Abubakar Danmaigoro, Samaila Musa Chiroma, Ezamin Abdul Bin Rahim, Zuki Abu Bakar

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: curcumin; lead toxicity; ICP-MS; horizontal bar; motor coordination; oxidative stress; cerebellum

Online: 22 June 2019 (12:26:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0204.v1

What Can Zebrafish Teach Us About Fear?

Maryana Pereira Pyterson, Pedro de Tarcio Guedes, Saulo Rivera Ikeda, Tainá Dias, Wilker Nascimento, Monica Lima Maximino, Caio Maximino

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Fear; Zebrafish; Alarm substance; Animal model; Serotonin

Online: 11 July 2018 (14:10:24 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0217.v1

Curcumin Attenuates Lead-Induced Cerebellar Toxicity in Rats via Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Chelating Activity

Kabeer Abubakar, Maryam Muhammad Mailafiya, Abubakar Danmaigoro, Samaila Musa Chiroma, Ezamin Abdul Rahim, Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Curcumin; Lead toxicity; ICP-MS; Horizontal bar; Motor coordination; Oxidative stress; Cerebellum.

Online: 21 June 2019 (11:46:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0295.v1

Surveying Elderly Respondents Regarding Electric Scooter Use

Wen-Chin Lee, Cheng-Hung Huang, Chih-Fu Wu, Yi-Jung Lee

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: long-term care, elderly people, behavior assessment, factor analysis, independence

Online: 19 June 2018 (10:59:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0152.v1

Changes in Sitting Time and Sitting Fragmentation after a Workplace Sedentary Behaviour Intervention

Jasmin Hutchinson, Samuel Headley, Tracey Matthews, Greg Spicer, Kristen Dempsey, Sarah Wooley, Xanne Janssen

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: sitting time; occupational; sedentary fragmentation; objective measurement

Online: 10 May 2018 (05:18:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0174.v1

Strangers, Friends, and Lovers Show Specific Physiological Synchronies In Different Emotional Contexts

Andrea Bizzego, Atiqah Azhari, Nicola Campostrini, Anna Truzzi, Li Ying Ng, Giulio Gabrieli, Marc H. Bornstein, Peipei Setoh, Gianluca Esposito

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: heart rate variability; dyads; physiological synchrony; relationship; emotion

Online: 15 November 2019 (06:09:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0092.v1

A Bridge Between the Breath and the Brain: Synchronization of Respiration, a Pupillometric Marker of the Locus Coeruleus, and an EEG Marker of Attentional Control State

Michael Christopher Melnychuk, Ian H. Robertson, Emanuele R.G. Plini, Paul M. Dockree

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: breath; respiration; synchronization; coupling,; EEG; theta-beta ratio; pranayama; meditation; attention; citta vritti

Online: 6 September 2021 (12:49:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201904.0010.v1

Forebrain Cholinergic Signaling: Wired and Phasic, not Tonic, and Causing Behavior

Martin Sarter, Cindy Lustig

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: acetylcholine; tonic; phasic; attention; cognition

Online: 1 April 2019 (13:06:48 CEST)

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Previous evidence in support of a slowly acting (scale of 100s of seconds) and volume-transmitted component of cholinergic signaling was based largely on studies using measures of brain acetylcholine (ACh) levels which required several minutes to generate a single data point and typically employed AChEsterase inhibitors (AChEIs) to foster ACh measurement. Moreover, collecting such data points in correlation with relatively stable behavioral states has further supported the view that extracellular ACh levels vary at a relatively slow rate. Here we argue that forebrain cholinergic signaling is exclusively phasic (milliseconds to perhaps seconds), unlikely to be volume-transmitted, and that previous neurochemical evidence and associated behavioral correlates may be re-interpreted in terms of integrated phasic cholinergic activity and specific behavioral and cognitive operations. The highly potent catalytic enzyme for ACh, AChE, prevents the presence of an ambient extracellular ACh level and thus renders it unlikely that ACh influences target regions via relatively slow changes in extracellular ACh concentrations. Real-time amperometric recordings of cholinergic signaling have suggested a specific function of rapid, phasic or transient cholinergic signaling in attentional contexts. Optogenetic studies support a causal relationship between these transients on behavior. Combined electrochemical and neurophysiological recordings revealed that the powerful behavioral control by cholinergic transients involves the generation of high-frequency oscillations. Such oscillations are thought to recruit efferent circuitry to (re)activate dormant task sets. Evidence showing the impact of genetic variations of the capacity of cholinergic synapses likewise can be interpreted in terms of their impact on the ability to sustain generation of repeated phasic cholinergic signals, as opposed to effects on ambient ACh levels. Further, while notions of slowly-changing, sleep stage-associated variations in extracellular ACh levels and their functions are widely accepted, the evidence is in fact fairly limited. An alternative hypothesis offers a role for high-frequency cholinergic transient signaling during REM sleep. By employing a theoretical framework that focuses on the phasic and causative characteristics and functions of cholinergic signaling, results from human cognitive neuroscience studies of cholinergic function may be substantially clarified and simplified. Compared to the current treatment of cholinergic deficits using AChEIs, the conceptualization of forebrain cholinergic signaling as wired, phasic, and causative predicts that drugs that either rescue transient presynaptic signaling, or amplify or rescue the postsynaptic impact of phasic signals, will be more efficacious in treating age- and dementia-related cognitive and cognitive-motor disorders.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0227.v1

Enhancing Race and Ethnicity using Bayesian Imputation in an All Payer Claims Database

Sanae El Ibrahimi, Michelle A. Hendricks, Sara E Hallvik, Nazanin Dameshghi, Christi Hildebran, Michael A. Fischer, Scott G. Weiner

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Bayesian inference; race and ethnicity imputation; All Payer Claims Database; vital statistics death records; validation

Online: 17 January 2022 (12:40:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0598.v1

The Effects of Caffeinated Beverage Consumption on the Sleep Habits and Lifestyle of Medical Students in Public and Private Medical Universities in Karachi, Pakistan

Maham Noor Afroz, ayesha Asghar, Shaheera Kamal, Saneea Ishfaque, Shueeta Chandar bhan, anum kamal, hira tariq

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: caffeine; sleep habits; lifestyle; medical students; universities

Online: 23 November 2020 (20:15:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0143.v1

Did You Send It? Enhancing the Use of E-Mail in Scientific Research and in the Academy

Mario Pagliaro

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: e-mail; scientific productivity; internet; digital era

Online: 18 February 2019 (07:27:23 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0136.v1

Applying Behavioral Science in Combating COVID-19 at the Workplace: A Narrative Review

Dzifa Francis Ahadzi, Hattie-Mary Owusu, John Ekow Otoo, Emily Esenam Akumah

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: COVID-19; behavioral interventions; prevention; workplace safety; safety protocols

Online: 5 April 2021 (12:54:54 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0330.v1

Structural, Functional, and Metabolic Brain Differences as a Function of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation: A Systematic Review of the Human Neuroimaging Literature

Alberto Frigerio, Lucia Ballerini, Maria Del C. Valdés Hernández

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Brain; Neuroimaging; Transgender; Transsexual; Gender Identity; Homosexual; Heterosexual

Online: 28 June 2020 (09:24:59 CEST)

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Human sexuality is a complex reality, including gender identity and sexual orientation. A widespread approach to study human sexuality is to compare groups with opposite sexual approaches such as cisgenders vs transgenders and heterosexuals vs homosexuals. Neuroimaging studies have found brain differences between these groups of individuals. Nevertheless, they reported conflicting results and limitations such as small samples’ sizes and the considerable overlap between such groups makes it difficult to draw accurate conclusions. This systematic review explored structural, functional and metabolic features of the ‘cisgender brain’ compared with the ‘transgender brain’ before hormonal treatment and the ‘heterosexual brain’ compared to the ‘homosexual brain’ from the analysis of the neuroimaging literature up to 2018. Our main aim is to help identifying biological brain features that have been related to human sexuality to contribute to the understanding of the biological elements involved in gender identity and sexual orientation. Our results suggest that the majority of neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and neurometabolic features in transgender individuals resemble those of their natal sex rather than those of their experienced gender and in homosexual individuals these resemble those of their same sex heterosexual population rather than their opposite sex heterosexual population. However, it is always difficult to interpret null findings with non-invasive neuroimaging. Given the gross nature of these measures, it is still possible that there are differences that are too subtle to measure with available tools yet have the impact of contributing to gender identity and sexual orientation. Moreover, conflicting results, also contributed to the impossibility of identifying specific brain features which consistently differ between cis- and transgender nor between hetero- and homosexual groups. The small number of studies, the small sample size of each study, and the heterogeneity of the investigations made impossible to meta-analyse all the data extracted. Further studies are necessary to increase the understanding of the neurological substrate of human sexuality.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0058.v1

Which Front-of-Package Labels Help Indian Consumers Identify and Reduce Unhealthy Food Purchases? A Randomized Field Experiment

S.K. Singh, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Ashish Gupta, Maxime Bercholz, Barry Popkin, Nandita Murukutla

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: warning labels; Health Star Rating; Nutriscore; GDA; food policy; obesity prevention; non-communicable diseases

Online: 6 May 2022 (04:23:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0222.v1

Correlation of Essential Servant Leadership Behaviors, Perceived Organizational Support, and Employee Well-Being

Bruce Winston

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: servant leadership; perceived organizational support; employee well-being; correlation

Online: 13 March 2020 (02:53:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0253.v2

Mental Health, Information and Being Connected: Qualitative Experiences of social media use during the Covid-19 pandemic from a trans-national sample

Mariyana Schoultz, Janni Leung, Tore Bonsaksen, Mary Ruffolo, Hilde Thygesen, Daicia Price, Amy Østertun Geirdal

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: social media, Covid-19, cross-sectional, trans-national, mental health, loneliness, pandemic

Online: 31 May 2021 (23:10:36 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201904.0226.v1

I am Conscious, Therefore I am: Imagery, Affect, Action, and a General Theory of Behaviour

David F Marks

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: vividness; mental imagery; consciousness; cognitive neuroscience; neuroimaging; cognitive psychology; behavior; verbal report; phenomenology; perception

Online: 19 April 2019 (12:26:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0119.v1

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Intraparietal Sulcuschanges the Grip Force Modulation Exerted by Manual Action-Verbs – An Exploratory Study

Ronaldo Luis da Silva, Victor Frak, Johanne Higgins

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: embodied language, grip force modulation, intraparietal sulcus, motor-evoked potential, right hemisphere

Online: 11 January 2019 (16:08:14 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0353.v1

Encouraging Organic Food Shopping through Visualization of Personal Shopping Data

Cecilia Katzeff, Jorge Zapico, Rebecka Milestad, Ulrica Bohné

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: organic food; sustainable consumption; visualization; personal shopping data; reflection; feedback

Online: 31 July 2019 (11:11:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0153.v1

Increase in Mutual Information During Interaction of the Brain with Environment Contributes to Perception

Daya Gupta, Andreas Bahmer

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Temporal processing of information, surprisal, temporal coupling; sparse coding, Shannon information, time-dimension in the brain

Online: 18 February 2019 (10:08:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0340.v1

EEG Signal Classification: An Application to the Emotion Related Brain Anticipatory Activity

Marco Bilucaglia, Gian Marco Duma, Giovanni Mento, Luca Semenzato, Patrizio Tressoldi

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: emotion recognition; EEG signal decoding; brain anticipatory activity; machine learning; emotion related brain activity

Online: 25 December 2019 (09:26:52 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0128.v1

Nudging in Supermarkets to Reduce Plastic Bag Consumption Among Customers

Ian Lim

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: nudge; behavioural science; supermarket; customer experience; plastic bag ban; plastic waste

Online: 7 May 2020 (14:57:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0427.v1

Neurofeedback Effects on EEG Connectivity in Children with Reading Disorder: I. Coherence

Lucero Albarrán-Cárdenas, Juan Silva-Pereyra, Benito Javier Martínez-Briones, Jorge Bosch-Bayard, Thalía Fernández

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: connectivity; coherence; neurofeedback; reading disorder; learning disorder; dyslexia

Online: 23 August 2021 (10:45:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201909.0137.v2

Factors Predicting the Oral Health Behaviors of the Iranian Students in the District 1 Tehran, Iran

Mohammad Hossein Delshad, Fatemeh Pourhaji, Alireza Hidarnia, Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian, Shamsodin Niknami

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: oral health; students; medical; behavior; iran

Online: 11 October 2019 (07:30:00 CEST)

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Aim: The purpose of this examination is determining predictors to oral health behaviors predict in Iranian students in district 1 Tehran based on the health belief model with added commitment to plan construct. Methods: This cross-sectional study were randomly selected conducted on 351 eligible four grade female students in the first district of Tehran, Iran in 2017. The random Multi‑stage random cluster sampling method was used to recruit students. The inclusion criteria were being graded, four female students (aged 9-11 years), or education at the fourth grade of one of the elementary schools studied in the first district of Tehran and, The health of the student from a physical and psychological of view. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the variables that predict oral health behaviors. To assess the predictors of oral health behaviors, all the expanded Health Belief Model constructs with the construct of “Commitment to Plan of Action” from “Health Promotion Model were examined as risk factors to see if they influence on the probability of brushing behavior and dental floss behavior occurrence and were interpreted through odds ratio (OR). SPSS version 19 was used to analyze the data. Results: Totally 308 four grade female students with mean age of 9.32 ± 0.81 years old took part in the study. The total 31.8% of the students reported that they were brushing behavior less than twice a day and 55.2% students claimed, use of dental floss behavior once a week or less than once a day. The results indicated that perceived self-efficacy (OR=1.46, 95% CI=0.57-3.78, P<0.001), Commitment to plan (OR=1.13, 95% CI=1.04-1.23, P<0.001) and Cues to action (OR=1.42, 95% CI=1.14–1.76, P=0.002) were the significant predicting variables which is the key factor of brushing twice a day, and use of dental floss once a day or more (OR=1.02, 95% CI=0.23-3.53, P=0.003). Conclusion: This study has shown the effectiveness of the health belief model with added commitment to plan construct to predict oral health behavior in female students. So, it seems that the model as a framework for designing training programs to improve students to improve oral health behavior can be used.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0008.v1

Portable Neuroimaging Guided Non-invasive Brain Stimulation of Cortico-cerebello-thalamo-cortical Loop in Substance Use Disorder

Pushpinder Walia, Abhishek Ghosh, Shubhmohan Singh, Anirban Dutta

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: functional near-infrared spectroscopy; electroencephalogram; cortico-cerebello-thalamo-cortical loop; transcranial electrical stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Online: 4 January 2022 (14:47:00 CET)

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Background: Maladaptive neuroplasticity related learned response in substance use disorder (SUD) can be ameliorated using non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS); however, inter-individual variability needs to be addressed for clinical translation. Objective: Our first objective was to develop a hypothesis for NIBS for learned response in SUD based on competing neurobehavioral decision systems model. Next objective was to conduct computational simulation of NIBS of cortico-cerebello-thalamo-cortical (CCTC) loop in cannabis use disorder (CUD) related dysfunctional “cue-reactivity” – a closely related construct of “craving” that is a core symptom. Our third objective was to test the feasibility of our neuroimaging guided rational NIBS approach in healthy humans. Methods: “Cue-reactivity” can be measured using behavioral paradigms and portable neuroimaging, including functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and electroencephalogram (EEG), metrics of sensorimotor gating. Therefore, we conducted computational simulation of NIBS, including transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation(tACS) of the cerebellar cortex and deep cerebellar nuclei(DCN), of the CCTC loop for its postulated effects on fNIRS and EEG metrics. We also developed a rational neuroimaging guided NIBS approach for cerebellar lobule (VII) and prefrontal cortex based on healthy human study. Results: Simulation study of cerebellar tDCS induced gamma oscillations in the cerebral cortex while tTIS induced gamma-to-beta frequency shift. Experimental fNIRS study found that 2mA cerebellar tDCS evoked similar oxyhemoglobin(HbO) response in-the-range of 5x10-6M across cerebellum and PFC brain regions (=0.01); however, infra-slow (0.01–0.10 Hz) prefrontal cortex HbO driven(phase-amplitude-coupling, PAC) 4Hz, ±2mA (max.) cerebellar tACS evoked HbO in-the-range of 10-7M that was statistically different (=0.01) across those brain regions. Conclusion: Our healthy human study showed the feasibility of fNIRS of cerebellum and PFC as well as fNIRS-driven ctACS at 4Hz that may facilitate cerebellar cognitive function via the frontoparietal network. Future work needs to combine fNIRS with EEG for multi-modal imaging.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0020.v2

Family Environment Factors in Alcohol and Drug Misuse among Indonesian Students: Indonesia National Narcotics Survey of Students

Nohan Arum Romadlona, Budi Utomo, Purwa Kurnia Sucahya, Monalisa Monalisa

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Alcohol drinking; Drug misuse; Family environment; Indonesian students.

Online: 3 September 2021 (14:46:44 CEST)

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Olfactory Perception in Relation to the Physicochemical Odor Space

Antonie Louise Bierling, Ilona Croy, Thomas Hummel, Gianaurelio Cuniberti, Alexander Croy

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: physicochemical odor space; olfactory perception; molecule structure

Online: 31 March 2021 (14:59:13 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0176.v1

Are Cry Studies Replicable? An Analysis of Participants, Setups, and Methods Adopted and Reported in Cry Studies

Giulio Gabrieli, Giulia Scapin, Marc H. Bornstein, Gianluca Esposito

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: infant cry; acoustic analysis; reproducibility

Online: 15 November 2019 (08:42:23 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0330.v2

Structural, Functional, and Metabolic Brain Differences as a Function of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation: A Systematic Review of the Human Neuroimaging Literature

Alberto Frigerio, Lucia Ballerini, Maria Del C. Valdés Hernández

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Brain; Neuroimaging; Transgender; Transsexual; Gender Identity; Homosexual; Heterosexual

Online: 27 August 2020 (08:43:20 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0282.v1

Effectiveness of Physical Activity Related to Food Addiction in Obese and Overweight Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review

David Piñol-Piñol, Silvia Sole, Francesc Rubí-Carnacea, Cristina Bravo

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Physical Activity; Exercise; Sedentary Behaviour; Hyperpalatable Food; Obesity; Food Addiction

Online: 19 February 2020 (11:52:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0058.v1

Association between Physical Activity and Self-Rated Health among Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Who Lack Diabetes Care

Hyun Jin Kwon, Hyok Ju Maeng, Justin A. Haegele, Young Ah Lee, Choong Ho Shin, Yeon Soo Kim

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: pediatric patient with T1DM; physical activity; muscle strength exercise; self-rated health

Online: 5 June 2018 (10:00:16 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0210.v1

The Autism Palette: Combinations of Impairments Explain the Heterogeneity in ASD

Ábel Fóthi, András Lőrincz, Latha Soorya

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: neuropsychiatric disorder; cognition; social behavior; dimensionality, reward; heterogeneity; autoencoder; components; genetic causes

Online: 19 January 2020 (04:53:42 CET)

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neuropsychiatric problem with a few core symptoms: weaknesses in social behavior, verbal impairments, repetitive behavior and restricted interests. Beyond the core symptoms, autism has strong association with other disorders such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia among many others. This paper outlines a theory of ASD with capacity to connect heterogeneous ‘core’ symptoms, medical and psychiatric comorbidities as well as other etiological theories of autism in a unifying cognitive framework rooted in neuroscience and genetics. Cognition is embedded into an ever-developing structure modified by experiences, including the outcomes of environment influencing behaviors. We introduce the hypothesis that autism is caused by deficits in component-based cognition and the internal learning reinforcing machinery. Specifically, we outline our Cartesian Factor forming autoencoder like model that supports cognition by breaking combinatorial explosion and discuss the cognitive and neural processes behind our model. The high dimensionality of sensory information poses serious problems, since the brain can handle only 7±2 relevant variables at a time making processes, such as the extraction and encoding of the relevant variables and their efficient manipulation critical. These processes are influenced by previous experiences and the internal reward system. In addition, large delays of distributed information processing should be counteracted by learned predictive models to synchronize sensory, proprioceptive, and cognitive signals and have timely and accurate model-based actions. Impairments in any of these aspects may disrupt learning and execution. Combinations of small impairments may allow the solving of low complexity tasks but may become visible if learned variables and the related metric are improper and imprecise, respectively, especially if their number is large. We claim that social interactions are amongst the most challenging cognitive tasks in terms of the number of variables involved. In turn, they are highly susceptible to combinations of small impairments. We consider impairments as the basic colors of autism, whereas the combinations of diverse impairments make the palette of autism. In turn, social processes can be spoiled in many ways and can lead to diverse comorbidities.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0046.v1

Women’s Empowerment and Climate Change Adaptation in Gujarat, India: A Case-Study Analysis of the Local Impact of Transnational Advocacy Networks

Peggy Spitzer Christoff, Jamie M. Sommer

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: women’s empowerment; climate change adaptation; India; transnational advocacy networks

Online: 2 May 2018 (13:27:14 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0494.v2

Animal Models for Panic Disorder

Rhayra Xavier do Carmo Silva, Sueslene Prado Rocha, Anderson Manoel Herculano, Monica Gomes Lima-Maximino, Caio Maximino

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: panic disorder; animal experimentation; defensive behavior (Animal); escape behavior (animal)

Online: 22 April 2019 (11:50:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0258.v1

The Effectiveness of Progressive and Traditional Coaching Strategies to Improve Sprint and Jump Performance across Varying Levels of Maturation within a General Youth Population

Regan Standing, Peter Maulder

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: PHV; sprint; jump; coaching; adolescent

Online: 26 June 2019 (05:17:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0210.v1

An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Understanding Human-Environment Interactions in the Adventure Sport Context – Implications for Research and Practice

Tuomas Immonen, Eric Brymer, Keith Davids, Timo Jaakkola

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: adventure sport; extreme sport; ecological dynamics; transdisciplinary; form of life; skill; skill development; decision-making; freeriding; avalanche education

Online: 14 January 2022 (11:51:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1799.v1

The Relationship between the Perception of Economic Risks and Other Risks Measured in Different and Separate Environments

Amotz Perlman

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Risk Perceptions; Driving; Economic Risks; Road Environment

Online: 27 September 2023 (05:35:45 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0003.v1

The Basis For A Neurobiological-Associative Model of Personality and Group Cohesion: The Evolutionary And System Biological Origins Of Social Exclusion, Hierarchy, and Structure

Michael Thomas

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: neurobiological; personality; group processes; cohesion; intelligence; oxytocin; serotonin; dopamine

Online: 2 July 2020 (12:50:13 CEST)

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Behavioral and Neural Aspects of the Spatial Processing of Conspecific Signals in the Electrosensory System

Oak Milam, Keshav L. Ramachandra, Gary Marsat

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: spatial information; localization of conspecifics; neural mechanisms; sensory processing; sensing behavior

Online: 20 March 2019 (15:40:55 CET)

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