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  • Recommended Practices in Latent Class Analysis Using the Open-Source R-Package tidySEM 
    van Lissa, Caspar; Garnier-Villareal, M.; Anadria, Daniel (Psychology Press Ltd, 2024)
    Latent class analysis (LCA) refers to techniques for identifying groups in data based on a parametric model. Examples include mixture models, LCA with ordinal indicators, and latent class growth analysis. Despite its ...
  • Effects of exercise during chemo- or radiotherapy on immune markers - a systematic review 
    De Hoop, Anne M S; Valkenet, Karin; Dronkers, Jaap J; Krul, Cyrille A M; Ruurda, Jelle P; Veenhof, Cindy; Pieters, Raymond H H (S. Karger AG, 2024)
    INTRODUCTION: Patients with cancer receiving radio- or chemotherapy undergo many immunological stressors. Chronic regular exercise has been shown to positively influence the immune system in several populations, while ...
  • CaMKIIa+ neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis modulate pace of natural reward seeking depending on internal state 
    Huijgens, Patty T; Heijkoop, Roy; Vanderschuren, Louk J M J; Lesscher, Heidi M B; Snoeren, Eelke M S (Springer, 2024)
    This study aims to investigate the underlying neurobiological mechanisms that regulate natural reward seeking behaviors, specifically in the context of sexual behavior and sucrose self-administration. The role of ...
  • Opportunities for risk-taking during play alters cognitive performance and prefrontal inhibitory signalling in rats of both sexes 
    Bijlsma, Ate; Birza, Evelien; Pimentel, Tara; Maranus, Janneke; van Gaans, Marieke; Lozeman - van t Klooster, José; Baars, Anne-Marie; Achterberg, Marijke; Lesscher, Heidi; Wierenga, Corette; Vanderschuren, Louk (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2024-05)
    Social play behaviour is a rewarding activity that can entail risks, thus allowing young individuals to test the limits of their capacities and to train their cognitive and emotional adaptability to challenges. Here, we ...
  • Digital transformation in the world city networks’ advanced producer services complex: A technology space analysis 
    Trincado-Munoz, Francisco; van Meeteren, Michiel; Rubin, Tzameret H.; Vorley, Tim (Elsevier BV, 2024)
    The Advanced Producer Services (APS) sector, long considered to be the vanguard of the knowledge economy and world-city formation, is undergoing a digital transformation. Digital transformation entails an increased engagement ...
  • Adjoint sensitivity kernels for receiver functions: Applications from the global to the local scale in Groningen 
    de Jong, Janneke Helena Elizabeth (Utrecht UniversityUU Dep. of Earth Sciences, 2024-05-29)
    In Groningen, the state of the subsurface has been a cause for concern for many years. Earthquakes, induced by local gas production, have caused significant economic damage, and disturbed the lives of local communities. ...
  • Modular CBT for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Evaluating Clinical Outcomes and its Predictors 
    van Steensel, Francisca; de Paauw - Telman, Liesbeth; Maric, Marija; Bögels, Susan (Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc., 2024)
    This study examined clinical outcomes of a modular individual CBT for children with anxiety disorders (AD), and predictors of outcomes, in usual clinical practice. Participants were 106 children with ADs (7–17 years), and ...
  • Is there selective retroactive memory enhancement in humans?: a meta-analysis 
    Koevoet, Damian; Postma, Albert (Springer, 2024)
    Memory is an adaptive and flexible system that preferentially stores motivationally relevant information. However, in some cases information that is initially irrelevant can become relevant at a later time. The question ...
  • Visual Design and Cognition in List-Style Open-Ended Questions in Web Probing 
    Meitinger, Katharina; Kunz, Tanja (SAGE Publications Inc., 2024-05)
    Previous research reveals that the visual design of open-ended questions should match the response task so that respondents can infer the expected response format. Based on a web survey including specific probes in a ...
  • Preserving the ability to discriminate between left and right; A case study 
    Ruis, Carla; Robe, Pierre A; Dijkerman, H Chris (Wiley-Blackwell, 2024-03)
    Left-right orientation, a function related to the parietal lobe, is important for many daily activities. Here, we describe a left-handed patient with a right parietal brain tumour. During awake surgery, electric stimulation ...
  • First-in-human controlled inhalation of thin graphene oxide nanosheets to study acute cardiorespiratory responses 
    Andrews, Jack P.M.; Joshi, Shruti S.; Tzolos, Evangelos; Syed, Maaz B.; Cuthbert, Hayley; Crica, Livia E.; Lozano, Neus; Okwelogu, Emmanuel; Raftis, Jennifer B.; Bruce, Lorraine; Poland, Craig A.; Duffin, Rodger; Fokkens, Paul H.B.; Boere, A. John F.; Leseman, Daan L.A.C.; Megson, Ian L.; Whitfield, Phil D.; Ziegler, Kerstin; Tammireddy, Seshu; Hadjidemetriou, Marilena; Bussy, Cyrill; Cassee, Flemming R.; Newby, David E.; Kostarelos, Kostas; Miller, Mark R. (Nature Publishing Group, 2024)
    Graphene oxide nanomaterials are being developed for wide-ranging applications but are associated with potential safety concerns for human health. We conducted a double-blind randomized controlled study to determine how ...
  • Mapping mental models in sustainability transitions 
    van den Broek, Karlijn; Negro, Simona; Hekkert, Marko (Elsevier bedrijfsinformatie b.v., 2024-06)
    Sustainability transitions inherently involve system change, which needs to be initiated and accepted by a wide variety of actors. How actors perceive the system or transition of interest can shape key decisions in a ...
  • Microbial soil quality indicators depending on land use and soil type in a semi-arid dryland in Kenya 
    Mganga, Kevin Z.; Rolando, José; Kalu, Subin; Karhu, Kristiina (Elsevier Masson SAS, 2024)
    Soil microbial indicators help monitor soil quality. Limited studies have determined how land use in drylands affects soil microbial indices. Top soil (0–10 cm) from four land use systems in African drylands: (1) shrubland ...
  • Revisiting Associations Between Behavioral Inhibition/Shyness and Social Competence in Young Chinese Children: Sociohistorical Imprint on Three Samples 
    Dong, Shuyang; Song, Yue; Dubas, Judith Semon; Cheng, Nanhua; Liang, Xi; Yuan, Qiqi; Wang, Zhengyan (American Psychological Association, 2024-05)
    While negative associations between behavioral inhibition/shyness and social competence are well established for children from Western cultures, the directions of these associations have been inconsistent for Chinese ...
  • Digital Trace Data Collection for Social Media Effects Research: APIs, Data Donation, and (Screen) Tracking 
    Ohme, Jakob; Araujo, Theo; Boeschoten, Laura; Freelon, Deen; Ram, Nilam; Reeves, Byron B.; Robinson, Thomas N. (Routledge, 2024)
    In social media effects research, the role of specific social media content is understudied, in part attributable to the fact that communication science previously lacked methods to access social media content directly. ...
  • Full-length single-molecule protein fingerprinting 
    Filius, Mike; van Wee, Raman; de Lannoy, Carlos; Westerlaken, Ilja; Li, Zeshi; Kim, Sung Hyun; de Agrela Pinto, Cecilia; Wu, Yunfei; Boons, Geert-Jan; Pabst, Martin; de Ridder, Dick; Joo, Chirlmin (Nature Publishing Group, 2024)
    Proteins are the primary functional actors of the cell. While proteoform diversity is known to be highly biologically relevant, current protein analysis methods are of limited use for distinguishing proteoforms. Mass ...
  • Clinical implications of airway obstruction with normal or low FEV 1 in childhood and adolescence. 
    Koefoed, Hans Jacob Lohne; Wang, Gang; Gehring, Ulrike; Ekstrom, Sandra; Kull, Inger; Vermeulen, Roel; Boer, Jolanda M A; Bergstrom, Anna; Koppelman, Gerard H; Melén, Erik; Vonk, Judith M; Hallberg, Jenny (BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-05-20)
    Background: Airway obstruction is defined by spirometry as a low forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio. This impaired ratio may originate from a low FEV1 (classic) or a normal FEV1 in ...
  • Context-dependent impact of changes in precipitation on the stability of grassland biomass 
    Li, Xiangyun; Zuo, Xiaoan; Qiao, Jingjuan; Hu, Ya; Wang, Shaokun; Yue, Ping; Cheng, Huan; Song, Zhaobin; Chen, Min; Hautier, Yann (Wiley-Blackwell, 2024-05)
    Community stability plays a crucial role in ensuring the consistent provision of ecosystem services despite environmental changes, including alterations in precipitation patterns. Over the past decades, significant progress ...
  • A prospective study of smoking-related white blood cell DNA methylation markers and risk of bladder cancer 
    Vermeulen, Roel; Bodinier, Barbara; Dagnino, Sonia; Wada, Rin; Wang, Xuting; Silverman, Debra; Albanes, Demetrius; Freedman, Neal; Rahman, Mohammad; Bell, Douglas; Chadeau-Hyam, Marc; Rothman, Nathaniel (Springer, 2024)
    Bladder cancer, a common neoplasm, is primarily caused by tobacco smoking. Epigenetic alterations including DNA methylation have the potential to be used as prospective markers of increased risk, particularly in at-risk ...
  • Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation 
    Levis, Carolina; Flores, Bernardo M.; Campos-Silva, João Vitor; Peroni, Nivaldo; Staal, Arie; Padgurschi, Maíra C. G.; Dorshow, Wetherbee; Moraes, Bruno; Schmidt, Morgan; Kuikuro, Taku Wate; Kuikuro, Huke; Wauja, Kumessi; Kuikuro, Kalutata; Kuikuro, Afukaka; Fausto, Carlos; Franchetto, Bruna; Watling, Jennifer; Lima, Helena; Heckenberger, Michael; Clement, Charles R. (Nature Publishing Group, 2024)
    The expansion of globalized industrial societies is causing global warming, ecosystem degradation, and species and language extinctions worldwide. Mainstream conservation efforts still focus on nature protection strategies ...