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Influence of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) on the Attachment Representations of Youth in Residential Care
(Elsevier, 2014-04-18)
This study evaluates the influence of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) on the attachment representations of a group of adolescents in residential care who suffered traumatic childhood experiences and exhibited mental health ...
Enabling DevOps for Fog Applications in the Smart Manufacturing domain: A Model-Driven based Platform Engineering approach
(Elsevier, 2024-04-08)
Cloud Computing is revolutionizing smart manufacturing by offering on-demand and scalable computer systems that facilitate plant data analysis and operational efficiency optimization. DevOps is a methodology, widely used ...
Aqueous Cellulose Nanocrystal-Colloidal Au Inks for 2D Printed Photothermia
(ACS, 2024-01)
The conventional fabrication of photothermally active materials involves expensive, time-consuming, or environmentally hazardous processes. A scalable and environmentally benign fabrication of free-standing photothermal ...
Primary and Secondary Caregivers of People with Dementia (PwD): Differential Patterns and Implications for Psychological Support
(MDPI, 2022)
Very little attention has been paid to identifying the differential characteristics of primary and secondary dementia caregivers. The aims of this study were: to determine whether differences exist between primary and ...
Twenty-five years of social multi-criteria evaluation (SMCE) in the search for sustainability: Analysis of case studies
(Elsevier, 2021-07-07)
Social multi-criteria evaluation (SMCE) is a decision-making tool used in complex and uncertain social-ecological
contexts such as those related to the management of natural resources and sustainability. It has been widely ...
Validation of the Five-Factor Self-Concept Questionnaire AF5 in Brazil: Testing Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Language (Brazilian and Spanish), Gender, and Age
(Frontiers Media, 2018-11-20)
Self-concept is widely conceptualized as multidimensional (Shavelson et al., 1976). The Five-Factor Self-Concept Questionnaire (AF5, Garcia and Musitu, 2009) assesses five specific dimensions (i.e., academic, social, ...
Parenting Styles and Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescence: A Systematic Literature Review
(MDPI, 2019-09-01)
A growing body of recent research has identified associations between various parenting practices and styles and internalizing problems among adolescents. However, the reported findings are inconsistent and the studies in ...
Social cognition in myotonic dystrophy type 1: Specific or secondary impairment?
(Public Library Science, 2018-09-24)
Aims
The cognitive profile of Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) has been described in recent decades. Moreover, DM1 patients show lowered social engagement and difficulties in social-cognitive functions. The aim of the ...
SNPs in microRNAs and susceptibility to Late-Onset Alzheimer´s disease
(2014-06-24)
Case-control association study of SNPs in microRNAs and susceptibility to Late-Onset Alzheimer´s disease.
miRNA polymorphisms are associated with risk of developing chronic lymphocytic leukemia
(2015-04-01)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is the most frequent leukemia of adults in
Western countries and shows a ~8.5-fold increased relative risk in first-degree relatives.
Up to date several studies have identified ...