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Research on the aesthetic experience of music has largely focused on tonal music, while relatively less is known about individuals' differences in the aesthetic experience of atonal music. According to the compensatory control theory, we hypothesized that perceived personal control significantly and positively predicted individuals' tendency to prefer atonal music, while the need for structure played a mediating role. The present research investigated who tends to prefer atonal music, and why.

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The Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) is the most widely used instrument for assessing psychosocial impairment related to eating disorders (EDs). The CIA was translated into Chinese based on standard procedures. The psychometric properties of the Chinese CIA (C-CIA) were assessed among four adolescent and adult samples [i.

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The dynamic multicultural view explains culture-specific effects on cognition that cultural knowledge is organized in multiple knowledge systems which are specific to each culture and differentially activated when exposed to related objects or scenes. This view predicts automatic categorizations of environmental information according to the culture-specific knowledge systems. This study investigated whether cultural information could be spontaneously categorized, and the modulation of this process by the belief in the biological origin of race (i.

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First report of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the Indus Drainage System: Occurrence, source and environmental risk.

Environ Res

August 2022

State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Fujian, 361102, China.

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are of global interest due to their persistence in the aquatic environment. This study assessed the occurrence of PFAAs in the Indus Drainage System and discerned their potential sources and environmental risks for the first time in Pakistan. 13 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and 4 perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) were analyzed to verify the dominant prevalence of short-chain PFAAs in the environment since the phase-out of long-chain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).

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Use of the Azure Kinect to measure foot clearance during obstacle crossing: A validation study.

PLoS One

May 2022

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.

Obstacle crossing is typical adaptive locomotion known to be related to the risk of falls. Previous conventional studies have used elaborate and costly optical motion capture systems, which not only represent a considerable expense but also require participants to visit a laboratory. To overcome these shortcomings, we aimed to develop a practical and inexpensive solution for measuring obstacle-crossing behavior by using the Microsoft Azure Kinect, one of the most promising markerless motion capture systems.

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The purpose is to solve the problem that the current research on the impact of the microstructure of mental elasticity and its constituent factors on the development of the mental elasticity of children is not comprehensive, and the traditional artificial analysis method of mental problems has strong subjectivity and low accuracy. First, the structural equation model is used to study the microstructure of poor children's mental elasticity, and to explore the structural relationship and functional path between the mental elasticity of children and the self-efficacy of their mental health, psychological anxiety, and attachment. Second, a prediction model of mental problems of children in plight based on the backpropagation neural network (BPNN) is constructed.

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Introduction: The UK low-risk drinking guidelines were revised in 2016. Drinkers were primarily informed about the guidelines via news media, but little is known about this coverage. This study investigated the scale and content of print and online textual news media coverage of drinking guidelines in England from February 2014 to October 2017.

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The Her Tribe and His Tribe Aboriginal-Designed Empowerment Programs.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

February 2022

Clothing The Gaps Foundation, Melbourne, VIC 3056, Australia.

This study documents evaluation of the Her Tribe and His Tribe Aboriginal-designed empowerment pilot programs. The programs were designed to support Victorian Aboriginal people to strengthen mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, community connection, and to reduce psychological distress. A second aim was to explore participants' experiences of the programs, including the feasibility and acceptability of the evaluation component.

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No smoking signs with strong smoking symbols induce weak cravings: an fMRI and EEG study.

Neuroimage

May 2022

Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, School of Life Science, Division of Life Science and Medicine, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China; Hefei Medical Research Center on Alcohol Addiction, Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei Fourth People's Hospital, Anhui Mental Health Center, Hefei 230017, China; Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China. Electronic address:

No smoking signs (NSSs) that combine smoking symbols (SSs) and prohibition symbols (PSs) represent common examples of reward and prohibition competition. To evaluate how SSs within NSSs influence their effectiveness in guiding reward vs. prohibition, we studied 93 male smokers.

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We examined the effects of anticipatory emotions induced by episodic future thinking on the basic decision-process of delay discounting and preventive behaviors during the most stringent COVID-19 "lockdown" period in China. We define anticipatory emotions as any discrete emotions induced from anticipating decision outcomes and felt during decision-making. In an online study conducted with healthy volunteers, anticipatory emotions were induced and appraised by asking participants to rate various emotions they feel when thinking they may be infected by COVID-19 (N = 246).

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Estimating district HIV prevalence in Zambia using small-area estimation methods (SAE).

Popul Health Metr

February 2022

Department of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Zambia, Great East Road Campus, P.O Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.

Background: The HIV/AIDS pandemic has had a very devastating impact at a global level, with the Eastern and Southern African region being the hardest hit. The considerable geographical variation in the pandemic means varying impact of the disease in different settings, requiring differentiated interventions. While information on the prevalence of HIV at regional and national levels is readily available, the burden of the disease at smaller area levels, where health services are organized and delivered, is not well documented.

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Objective: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effects of physical activity (PA) on cognition and activities of daily living in adults with Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

Methods: Six electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycArticles, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE and CNKI) were used to search for potential studies from inception until October 2021. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effect of physical activity (PA) on cognition and activities of daily living in AD patients compared to a control condition were included.

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Background: Many previous studies have investigated the risk factors associated with eating disorders (EDs) from the perspective of emotion regulation (ER). However, limited research has investigated interactions between co-existing risk factors for EDs, especially in China where research in EDs is underrepresented.

Methods: This study examined core risk factors related to maladaptive eating behaviors and ER, and how their interactions affect the detection of EDs.

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  • Cue reactivity is widely used in fMRI studies of substance use disorders, but inconsistencies in reporting participant characteristics and study design limit understanding and clinical application.* -
  • A Delphi study involving 45 experts aimed to create a checklist of 38 important methodological items for fMRI drug cue reactivity research, categorized into seven main areas.* -
  • A review of 108 recent FDCR studies found significant gaps in how these important items were reported, hindering the reproducibility and interpretability of research findings.*
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Meaningful Lives in an Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Reply to Danaher.

Sci Eng Ethics

January 2022

School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 2001 Longxiang Blvd., Longgang District, 518172, Shenzhen, China.

Does the rise of artificial intelligence pose a threat to human sources of meaning? While much ink has been spilled on how AI could undercut meaningful human work, John Danaher has raised the stakes by claiming that AI could "sever" human beings from non-work-related sources of meaning-specifically, those related to intellectual and moral goods. Against this view, I argue that his suggestion that AI poses a threat to these areas of meaningful activity is overstated. Self-transformative activities pose a hard limit to AI's impingement on meaningful human activities.

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Occurrence, Spatial Distribution and Health Risk of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in Source Water in the Lower Yangtze River, China.

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

December 2022

Key Laboratory of Pesticide Environmental Assessment and Pollution Control, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210042, China.

The occurrence and health risk of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a brominated flame retardant with its three diastereoisomers, in drinking water sources in the lower Yangtze River in China was investigated. Its concentration ranged from 0.58 to 3.

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The greener, the happier? The effects of greenspace on residents' happiness in contemporary urban China.

J Community Psychol

September 2022

Department of Sociology, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

In recent years, research has begun to touch upon the associations between the natural environment and individuals' subjective wellbeing; however, whether such associations would vary among different groups of people remains under-studied. Using four waves (2010-2013) of data from the Chinese General Social Survey, we investigate the group-specific correlation between environment-specifically, greenspace exposure-and individuals' happiness in contemporary urban China. For this study, the normalized difference vegetation index at the county level is a proxy for greenspace exposure.

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School-Based Physical Activity Intervention: A Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Feasibility Trial in Yangzhou, China.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

January 2022

Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.

Background: There is an urgent need for children in China to increase their physical activity levels. We first developed a 16-week school-based behavior change intervention based on the Behavior Change Wheel and Theoretical Domains Framework. We then conducted a cluster feasibility non-randomized controlled trial (RCT) among children in Yangzhou, China.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly affecting the minds and behaviors of people worldwide. This study investigated the differences in the need for structure among people from different social classes and the psychological mechanisms underlying this need, as well as the moderating effect of the threat posed by the pandemic. Using data collected from non-student adults in China, we found that the lower an individual's social class, the lower their need for structure, and this effect was based on the mediating role of perceived control.

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The spread of viruses essentially occurs through the interaction and contact between people, which is closely related to the network of interpersonal relationships. Based on the epidemiological investigations of 1218 COVID-19 cases in eight areas of China, we use text analysis, social network analysis and visualization methods to construct a dynamic contact network of the epidemic. We analyze the corresponding demographic characteristics, network indicators, and structural characteristics of this network.

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The present study examined the effect of residential mobility on impression formation. In the study, participants were first engaged in a residential mobility priming task where they were asked to imagine and describe either frequent moving life (high-mobility condition) or less frequent moving life (low-mobility condition). They then evaluated their attitudes toward four types of target persons: competent vs.

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High Gamma and Beta Temporal Interference Stimulation in the Human Motor Cortex Improves Motor Functions.

Front Neurosci

January 2022

Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Science and Medicine, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

Temporal interference (TI) stimulation is a new technique of non-invasive brain stimulation. Envelope-modulated waveforms with two high-frequency carriers can activate neurons in target brain regions without stimulating the overlying cortex, which has been validated in mouse brains. However, whether TI stimulation can work on the human brain has not been elucidated.

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