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Brain Substrates Explain Differences In The Adoption And Degree Of Financial Digitalization, Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Juan A. Lacomba-Arias, Francisco M. Lagos-García, Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Juan Verdejo-Román

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© 2020, The Author(s). This study analyzes neural responses connected to trust and risk to explain financial digitalization decisions. It shows that brain responses distinctively inform differences in the adoption of digital financial channels that are not shown by any other sociodemographic or behavioral indicators. From a methodological standpoint, the study explores if usage patterns of digital financial channels and instruments are associated with psychological and biological indicators; it uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate whether financial digitalization decisions are linked to the evoked brain response to the safety associated with video images of financial transactions through digitalized …

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Prescribing Laughter To Ameliorate Mental Health, Sleep, And Wellbeing In University Students: A Protocol For A Feasibility Study Of A Randomised Controlled Trial, Freda N. Gonot-Schoupinsky, Gulcan Garip, David Sheffield, Omar M. Omar, Teresa Arora

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© 2020 Objectives: This research is the first study to investigate the potential effects of a laughter prescription on both psychological health and objective sleep parameters in university students. The primary objective is to evaluate the feasibility of prescribing laughter to inform a larger randomised controlled trial. Secondary objectives are to assess if a two-week laughter prescription improves subjective and objective sleep outcomes, wellbeing, and/or psychological health outcomes. Trial design: To assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial for laughter prescription in relation to sleep, psychological health, and wellbeing. Forty university students will be recruited and randomised to one …

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Psychosocial Correlates Of Depression And Anxiety In The United Arab Emirates During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Justin Thomas, Mariapaola Barbato, Marina Verlinden, Carl Gaspar, Mona Moussa, Jihane Ghorayeb, Aaina Menon, Maria J. Figueiras, Teresa Arora, Richard P. Bentall

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© Copyright © 2020 Thomas, Barbato, Verlinden, Gaspar, Moussa, Ghorayeb, Menon, Figueiras, Arora and Bentall. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is likely to be significant. Identifying vulnerable groups during the pandemic is essential for targeting psychological support, and in preparation for any second wave or future pandemic. Vulnerable groups are likely to vary across different societies; therefore, research needs to be conducted at a national and international level. This online survey explored generalized anxiety and depression symptoms in a community sample of adults (N = 1,039) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) between April 8th and …

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محرمات الطعام والشراب في القرآن الكريم وأثرها في حفظ صحة الإنسان في الحضارة الإسلامية, Mohamed Abu Zeid

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What was deprived of food and drink it was harmful to a person's health or himself. In this research, the researcher deals with the prohibitions of food and drink in the Holy Quran, as it explains how the ban of these beverages had a definite impact on the Islamic nation in the best conditions of physical and psychological health. This research will solve according to the inductive and descriptive approach, whereby the researcher will extrapolate the Quranic text and determine the prohibitions of foods and beverages in it, whether they are specific or outlined in the Quranic texts such as …

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Definition And Characteristics Of Behavioral Medicine, And Main Tasks And Goals Of The International Society Of Behavioral Medicine—An International Delphi Study, Joost Dekker, Marie Amitami, Anne H. Berman, Helen Brown, Bryan Cleal, Maria João Figueiras, Lila J. Finney Rutten, Egil A. Fors, Konstadina Griva, Jing Gu, Chris Keyworth, Maria Kleinstäuber, Claas Lahmann, Joseph T.F. Lau, Bernd Leplow, Li Li, Hanna Malmberg Gavelin, Ricarda Mewes, Phoenix K.H. Mo, Barbara Mullan, Frank J. Penedo, Judith Prins, Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Sharon A. Simpson, Adrienne Stauder, Martti T. Tuomisto, Deborah Jones Weiss, Urs M. Nater

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© 2020, The Author(s). Background: In the past decades, behavioral medicine has attained global recognition. Due to its global reach, a critical need has emerged to consider whether the original definition of behavioral medicine is still valid, comprehensive, and inclusive, and to reconsider the main tasks and goals of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM), as the umbrella organization in the field. The purpose of the present study was to (i) update the definition and scope of behavioral medicine and its defining characteristics; and (ii) develop a proposal on ISBM’s main tasks and goals. Method: Our study used the …

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Gender Differences In Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among University Students In Four Eastern Mediterranean Countries, Randah R. Hamadeh, Juhan Lee, Niveen M.E. Abu-Rmeileh, Muhammad Darawad, Aya Mostafa, Khalid A. Kheirallah, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Justin Thomas, Mohamed Salama, Rima Nakkash, Ramzi G. Salloum

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© 2020 Hamadeh R.R. et al. INTRODUCTION Males have a higher prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) than females in most Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries, with a smaller gender gap than that of cigarette smoking. The objective of this study was to determine gender differences among university students with respect to WTS initiation, smoking behavior, tobacco flavors, and expenditure on WTS, in four EMR countries. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey was conducted based on convenient samples of ever waterpipe smokers among university students in four EMR countries (Egypt, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, and the United Arab Emirates) in 2016. …

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Negotiating The Boundaries Of The Medical Model: Experiences Of People With Epilepsy, Stephanie Kılınç, Carol Campbell, Alison Guy, Anna Van Wersch

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© 2019 Elsevier Inc. People with epilepsy (PWE) continually report dissatisfaction with the support they receive, particularly in regard to their psychological wellbeing. With its focus on optimal seizure control, epilepsy treatment is entrenched in the medical model of illness, despite growing evidence of the broader psychosocial impact of the condition. This study aimed to explore how PWE experience healthcare in the context of their lives. Semistructured interviews were conducted with thirty-nine adults with epilepsy from across the UK. An adapted version of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was conducted, and three superordinate themes were identified. Firstly, “negotiating the space between …

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Brain Substrates Explain Differences In The Adoption And Degree Of Financial Digitalization, Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Juan A. Lacomba-Arias, Francisco M. Lagos-García, Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Juan Verdejo-Román

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Prescribing Laughter To Ameliorate Mental Health, Sleep, And Wellbeing In University Students: A Protocol For A Feasibility Study Of A Randomised Controlled Trial, Freda N. Gonot-Schoupinsky, Gulcan Garip, David Sheffield, Omar M. Omar, Teresa Arora

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Psychosocial Correlates Of Depression And Anxiety In The United Arab Emirates During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Justin Thomas, Mariapaola Barbato, Marina Verlinden, Carl Gaspar, Mona Moussa, Jihane Ghorayeb, Aaina Menon, Maria J. Figueiras, Teresa Arora, Richard P. Bentall

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محرمات الطعام والشراب في القرآن الكريم وأثرها في حفظ صحة الإنسان في الحضارة الإسلامية, Mohamed Abu Zeid

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Negotiating The Boundaries Of The Medical Model: Experiences Of People With Epilepsy, Stephanie Kılınç, Carol Campbell, Alison Guy, Anna Van Wersch

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