Publications by authors named "E A Strand"

Introduction: The relationship between patients and mental health professionals is the cornerstone of all mental health treatment, and good patient-professional relationships are associated with several positive therapeutic outcomes for patients with mental health challenges. Mental health professionals' relational competence is essential for high-quality services in mental healthcare. There is currently no unified understanding of the concept of relational competence.

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Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of four donor/acceptor-fused s-indacenes via the late-stage oxidation of a family of unsymmetrical benzofuran/benzothiophene-s-indacene regioisomers. A thorough study of their properties through experimental and computational analysis has revealed the effect of asymmetry on the molecular properties associated with antiaromaticity, as well as a strong correlation between antiaromaticity and intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). The strength of the charge transfer depends on the fusion orientation of the donor and acceptor motifs relative to the s-indacene core.

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  • - User-centered design methods from human-computer interaction (HCI) have improved the welfare of various animals but are not widely applied in farm animal settings, prompting the emergence of animal-computer interaction (ACI) aimed at benefiting both animals and humans.
  • - Despite advancements in HCI and ACI, their application in improving welfare for farm animals, especially dairy cows, swine, and poultry, is still lacking, indicating a need for innovation in these areas.
  • - The paper advocates for a shift towards animal-centered farming methods and the integration of HACI within precision livestock farming and artificial intelligence to enhance animal welfare, aligning with the 'One Welfare' approach that considers broader societal benefits.
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In northern Tanzania, alcohol use disorders (AUD) are under-diagnosed and under-treated, and current services are mostly limited to men in clinical settings despite significant alcohol-related harm in the community. The study objective was to identify sex differences in alcohol use and alcohol-related harms within and across community and clinical settings. This was a congruent triangulation mixed methods study consisting of focus group discussions (FGDs) and cross-sectional surveys.

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Ocean acidification significantly affects marine calcifiers like oysters, warranting the study of molecular mechanisms like DNA methylation that contribute to adaptive plasticity in response to environmental change. However, a consensus has not been reached on the extent to which methylation modules gene expression, and in turn plasticity, in marine invertebrates. In this study, we investigated the impact of pCO on gene expression and DNA methylation in the eastern oyster, .

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