Evaluating the complexity and falsifiability of psychological models.

Understanding model complexity is important for developing useful psychological models. One way to think about model complexity is in terms of the predictions a model makes and the ability of empirical evidence to falsify those predictions. We argue that existing measures of falsifiability have important limitations and develop a new measure.

Adaptive Design Optimization for a Mnemonic Similarity Task.

The Mnemonic Similarity Task (MST: Stark et al., 2019) is a modified recognition memory task designed to place strong demand on pattern separation. The sensitivity and reliability of the MST make it an extremely valuable tool in clinical settings, where it has been used to identify hippocampal dysfunction associated with healthy aging, dementia, schizophrenia, depression, and other disorders.

Effect of an Online Mindfulness Course for Hospital Doctors During COVID-19 Pandemic on Resilience and Coping.

Introduction: Physicians' wellbeing is a priority to prevent increasing rates of poor mental health and burnout, exacerbated by caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Structured mindfulness courses have been shown to be beneficial, but face-to-face delivery is not always feasible in the context of busy health services. Remotely delivered structured mindfulness courses could enable wider participation, particularly at time when social distancing to prevent infection transmission is necessary.

Feasibility, acceptability and effect of the Mindful Practice curriculum in postgraduate training of general practitioners.

Background: Early career general practitioners are known to be at high risk of burnout. There is a need for widely applicable, cost-effective evidence-based interventions to develop trainees' protective skills and strategies.

Results: Of 120 eligible trainees, 23 (19.

Burnout, resilience, and perception of mindfulness programmes among GP trainees: a mixed-methods study.

Background: Trainee GPs are at risk of developing burnout as a result of high stress levels. Improving resilience may prevent the negative effects of stress on wellbeing, morale, and patient care, thereby supporting recruitment to general practice.

Aim: To explore experiences of stress and burnout among GP trainees, and their level of interest in undertaking a mindfulness programme.

Bayesian methods applied to the generalized matching law.

We demonstrate the usefulness of Bayesian methods in developing, evaluating, and using psychological models in the experimental analysis of behavior. We do this through a case study, involving new experimental data that measure the response count and time allocation behavior in pigeons under concurrent random-ratio random-interval schedules of reinforcement. To analyze these data, we implement a series of behavioral models, based on the generalized matching law, as graphical models, and use computational methods to perform fully Bayesian inference.

Can a partnership between general practitioners and ambulance services reduce conveyance to emergency care?

Background: Emergency services are facing increasing workload pressures, and new models of care are needed. We evaluate the impact of a service development involving a partnership between emergency ambulance crews and general practitioners (GPs) on reducing conveyance rates to the Hospital Emergency Department(ED) .

Methods: The service model was implemented in the West Midlands of England.

[Scorpionism in children in Tucumán: descriptive analysis of cases in a second level of complexity Hospital].

Scorpionism in Tucumán is very frequent. The aim is to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of cases of scorpionism that were seen in the Emergency Department of Eva Perón Hospital, Banda del Río Salí, Tucumán, between July 2013 and March 2015. Forty patients were assisted, 21 boys and 19 girls.

Two new pycnidial members of the Atractiellales: Basidiopycnis hyalina and Proceropycnis pinicola.

Two new genera, Basidiopycnis and Proceropycnis, and two new species, Basidiopycnis hyalina and Proceropycnis pinicola, are described. An integrated analysis of morphological, ecological, ultrastructural and molecular data indicates that the new taxa belong to the Atractiellales. Relevant characteristics of the new genera and species are discussed and compared with those of related taxa.