Optimizing treatment for depression in primary care using psychotherapy versus antidepressant medication in a low-resource setting: protocol for the OptimizeD randomized controlled... by Julia R. Pozuelo, Anuja Lahiri, Rahul S. P. Singh, Arvind Kushwah, Mimansa Khanduri, Akanksha Shukla, Azaz Khan, Sruthi G., Varun Shende, Yashika Parashar, Yashwant K. Mehra, Anant Bhan, Ronald C. Kessler, Daisy R. Singla, John A. Naslund, Karmel W. Choi, Pim Cuijpers, Robert DeRubeis, Mohammad M. Herzallah, Chunling Lu, Jordan W. Smoller, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Abhijit R. Rozatkar, Tamonud Modak, Michelle Melwyn Joel, Debasis Biswas, Shubham Atal, Umay Kulsum, Steven D. Hollon, Vikram Patel

“…Treatment will last 3 months, with remission (defined as PHQ-9 score < 5) at 3 months as the primary endpoint. Using machine learning, we will attempt to develop a precision treatment rule that leverages baseline clinical, psychological, cognitive, socioeconomic, and biological data to predict which treatment is most likely to achieve remission for each patient. …”
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A cross-sectional survey about behavior of wearing condoms among college students who engage in sexual activity: the mediating role of attitudes of preventive behavior by Li Qi, Li Qi, Ronghuang Guo, Yi Qu, Xiaomei Li

“…Future efforts to increase PBPB, PIR, and APB, reduce PDPB, and promote the use of condoms in sexual behavior among college students are warranted.…”
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Considerations for Establishing a Behavioral Policy-Making and Nudge Institution within the Country's Executive Structure by Seyed Kamal Vaezi, Maryam Darbandi

“…Through this rigorous interview process, a wealth of qualitative data was gathered to assess both the potential and the challenges associated with forming a dedicated behavioral insight institution.ResultsThe literature review summarizes the experiences of countries with behavioral insight teams, presenting them in three areas: operational goals and tasks, institutional and organizational structure, and legal frameworks. …”
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The socioecological model levels, behavior change mechanisms, and behavior change techniques to improve accelerometer-measured physical activity among Hispanic women: a systematic... by Elizabeth Lorenzo, Jeni Page, Rebeca Wong, Elizabeth Lyons

“…These factors, including behavior change mechanisms (BCM), are targeted with behavior change techniques (BCT) delivered through interventions to improve MVPA participation. …”
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Digital behavioral dietary interventions to promote a healthy diet among children and adolescents: a scoping review of technologies, design, behavioral theory, and assessed outcome... by Zoë van der Heijden, Desiree Lucassen, Janine Faessen, Guido Camps, Yuan Lu, Henk Schipper, Sanne Nijhof, Elske Brouwer-Brolsma

“…Stakeholders were involved in the design of 59% of DBDIs, with 5% using co-design methodologies. Studies evaluated behavior change outcomes (86%), process evaluation outcomes (59%), and health outcomes (20%). …”
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Estimation for Reduction Potential Evaluation of CO₂ Emissions from Individual Private Passenger Cars Using Telematics by Masahiro Mae, Ziyang Wang, Shoma Nishimura, Ryuji Matsuhashi

“…CO₂ emissions from gas-powered cars vary depending on various factors such as car models and driving behavior. The developed approach uses actual monthly driving data from telematics and vehicle features based on drag force. …”
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Attitudes towards Sexual Behaviour among Young People by Konina M.A.

“…The risk group that calls for special attention is young people who are most actively using new technologies and at the same time experiencing a lack of skills in the area of emotional and behavior regulation. …”
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Image-Based Accelerated Prediction of Thermal Properties of Package Substrates Using Combined Deep-Learning and an Enhanced Thermal Network Model by Jeong-Hyeon Park, Jaechoon Kim, Sukwon Jang, Sungho Mun, Eun-Ho Lee

“…To enable accurate and fast prediction of thermal behavior during the design stage in practical industry applications, this study proposes an image-based accelerated prediction method for the thermal properties of complex patterns in package substrates by using combined deep-learning and an enhanced thermal network model. …”
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Characterising the killing of girls and women in urban settings in Latin America, 2000–2019: an analysis of variability and time trends using mortality data from vital registration... by Ana V Diez Roux, Usama Bilal, Brisa N Sánchez, Heidi Stöckl, Yvonne L Michael, Nina Sun, Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez, Ana Ortigoza, Amelia Augusta de Lima Friche, Mónica Mazariegos, Bricia Gonzalez Trejo, Catalina Correa-Salazar, Vanessa DiCecco

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Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women by Guiqian Shi, Bing Lin, Haiying Pan, Wei He, Xiaoni Zhong

“…MSM participants were recruited online using a snowball sampling method. Cross-sectional data were collected via a questionnaire based on the extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model. …”
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Investigating online purchase intention of Gen Z on TikTok live stream shopping by Nhung Thi Hoai Duong, Minh Quang Ta

“…The aim of this research is to investigate the potential determinants of online purchase intention on livestream shopping via TikTok by application of the Information System (IS) success model and the Uses and Gratification Theory (UGT). These theories have strongly proved to be effective in predicting human behavior from a social psychology standpoint, especially in explaining the motivation of consumers to have purchase intentions in online shopping contexts. …”
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Women’s use of news media and its influence on political engagement in post-Arab Spring countries by KhinWee Chen, Ali A. Al-Kandari, Ahmad Alsaber

“…This study explores whether the type and format of news media consumption are significant predictors of political attitudes and behaviors among Arab women.MethodsUsing data from the 2013–2014 wave of the World Values Survey, we conducted statistical analyses to investigate the relationships between media exposure (categorized as vertical and horizontal media) and political attitudes and actions among Arab women.ResultsFindings indicate that both vertical and horizontal media formats significantly predict political attitudes. …”
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An Investigation on Users’ Perceptions of Open Government Data in Qatar by Rima Charbaji El-Kassem, Ali Al-Kubaisi

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Identification of Mood Disorders in Self‐Reported Versus Health Administrative Data by Irène Dohouin, Maude Laberge, Anaïs Lacasse, Thomas G. Poder, TorSaDE Cohort working group

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Data–driven Approach for Extracting Steady–state Data from Unsteady–state Flow Stress without Material Modeling by Ota Eiichi, Fujimura Minami, Sato Yasumoto

“…To overcome these challenges, we propose a simple method for directly extracting steady–state data by interpolating unsteady–state data using a machine learning method without material modeling. …”
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Alternative teaching behaviour management strategies for children with autism: An Approach based on functional behavioral assessment by Sukinah Sukinah, Dewi Barotut Taqiyah

“…This study aimed to investigate effective behavior management strategies for children on the autism spectrum using a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) approach. …”
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LSTM-based lane change prediction using Waymo open motion dataset: The role of vehicle operating space by Xing Fu, Jun Liu, Zhitong Huang, Alex Hainen, Asad J. Khattak

“…The test results show that including VOS into modeling can speed up the loss decay in the training process and lead to higher accuracy and recall for predicting lane-change behaviors. This study offers an example along with a methodological framework for transportation researchers to use emerging autonomous driving data to investigate driving behaviors and traffic environments.…”
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Gender prevalence and pattern structure of various online behaviors among adolescents in Abakan by L. S. Evert, S. Yu. Tereshchenko, Yu. R. Kostyuchenko, N. B. Semenova

“…There were 2 groups (boys and girls) for the indicators to be analyzed, with the data processed using the “Statistica 12” program. …”
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Dynamic interactions between spatial change and travel behavior variation in old town fringe by Wenzhu Zhou, Qiao Li, Zhibin Li, Nan Wang, Qi Wang

“…Old town fringe area is changing in its spatial features, and these changes correspondingly result in variations in travel behaviors. Taking the spatial characteristics and travel behavior data of the Nanjing Old Town Fringe (OTF) area in 2010 and 2015 as an example, we conducted a comparative study for two years. …”
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Capturing Everyday Parental Feeding Practices and Eating Behaviors of 3- to 5-Year-Old Children With Avid Eating Behavior: Ecological Momentary Assessment Feasibility and Acceptabi... by Abigail Pickard, Katie Edwards, Claire Farrow, Emma Haycraft, Jacqueline Blissett

“…The frequency of daily food requests estimated by parents at baseline was significantly correlated with the frequency of food requests reported daily during the EMA period (rPt116P ConclusionsThis paper demonstrates the feasibility of employing EMA to investigate the intricate interplay between parental mood, feeding goals, contextual factors, and feeding practices with children exhibiting an avid eating behavior profile. However, the use of EMA needs to be carefully developed and tested with parents’ involvement to ensure successful data collection.…”
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