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COVID-19 prevention behaviors and dietary habits among undergraduate students: A health belief model approach

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by Doreen Liou

Physical and social disruptions resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting young adults in higher education. The purpose of this survey research is to unveil COVID-19 related beliefs using the Health Belief Model, and COVID-19 prevention behaviors, including self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption among university students. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 304 male and female undergraduate students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and majors at a New Jersey state university using convenience sampling.

Oculomotor outcomes of cranial nerve palsy in patients with skull base tumors

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by Yeji Moon, Byung Joo Lee

Objectives

Skull base tumors, can cause oculomotor dysfunction, presenting a management challenge given their proximity to cranial nerves. This study investigated the oculomotor outcomes in patients with skull base tumors presenting cranial nerve palsy due to tumor compression and aimed to identify associated factors.

Methods

This retrospective observational cohort study enrolled patients diagnosed with primary skull base tumors who exhibited cranial nerve palsy due to tumor compression... Читать дальше...

Validation of new tablet-based problem-solving tasks in primary school students

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by Jonas Schäfer, Timo Reuter, Miriam Leuchter, Julia Karbach

Problem-solving is an important skill that is associated with reasoning abilities, action control and academic success. Nevertheless, empirical evidence on cognitive correlates of problem-solving performance in childhood is limited. Appropriate assessment tools are scarce and existing analog tasks require extensive coding. Thus, we developed and validated new tablet-based versions of existing analog tasks assessing technical problem-solving with gear construction tasks. Читать дальше...