Multimodal Assessment of Changes in Physiological Indicators when Presenting a Video Fragment on Screen (2D) versus a VR (3D) Environment by Elena Kriklenko, Anastasia Kovaleva, Aleksei Klimenko, Usman Dukuev, Sergey Pertsov

“…The study results suggest that in the process of immersion in a virtual environment, the participants develop a complex functional state, different from the state when watching on screen, which is characterised by the restructuring of autonomic regulation and activation of emotion structures of the brain.…”
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Finding determinants of leisure participation among older adults in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study by Arta Dalipi Shabani, Besarta Taganoviq, Blerta Kryeziu, Dilek Şahin, Suzanne Denieffe, Margaret Denny

“…Overall, the most commonly reported daily activity was watching TV (52.7%), while the least common was fishing (0.3%). …”
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Prevalence and correlates of loneliness in the later life—insights from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-1 by Priya Srivastava, Manushi Srivastava

“…Age, current marital status, region, religion, MPCE quintile, number of chronic conditions, number of Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) difficulties, involvement in physical activity, involvement in yoga/meditation, number of social networks, participation in social activities, and involvement in leisure activities like reading books, watching TV, or using computer were found to be significantly associated with loneliness. …”
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Exploring socio-demographic determinants of obesity in Jordanian women of reproductive age: insights from a nationwide survey by Mahmoud Shaaban Abdelgalil, Sara Hosny El-Farargy, Mohamed Adel Dowidar, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

“…Additionally, no significant associations were found between obesity development and variables such as the type of place of residence, educational level, frequency of reading newspapers or magazines, radio listening, television watching, or internet use in the past month (p > 0.05). …”
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Examining the relationship between language development, executive function, and screen time: A systematic review. by Mazhar Bal, Ayşe Gül Kara Aydemir, Gülüzar Şule Tepetaş Cengiz, Ahmet Altındağ

“…In contrast, excessive passive screen time, such as watching television, has been associated with negative impacts on cognitive and social skills, particularly affecting attention, memory, and emotional regulation. …”
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Diet quality and characteristics of family environment in a school from Itajaí-SC by Ana Luisa Pereira Michereff, Larissa Tachini, Tatiana Mezadri, Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann

“…Better diet quality was associated to higher mother schooling; male gender; overweight and no habit of having meals while watching television. Children of parents having higher scores in diet and physical activity presented a better diet quality as compared to those with lower scores (p < 0.001) (61.1% and 25.9%, respectively). …”
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Life satisfaction of Palestinian and Polish students after pandemic COVID-19 by Krzysztof Zdziarski, Anna Knyszyńska, Katarzyna Karakiewicz-Krawczyk, Mariam Awad, Salam Awad, Narmeen Qumsieh, Marek Landowski, Beata Karakiewicz

“…Polish students attach importance to social activity, meetings with friends, traveling, listening to music and watching movies. For them, these forms of spending free time are important in the context of mental regeneration and escape from stress. …”
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Related-factors of social support for students’ physical activity in a network perspective by Naildo Santos Silva, Júlio Brugnara Mello, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, Jorge Mota, Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya, Anelise Reis Gaya

“…Moderate to vigorous physical activity is negatively correlated with socioeconomic status, body mass index and a question from the social support questionnaire: “How many times in the last week have you watched your child be physically active?”. We observed a positive correlation between moderate to vigorous physical activity with gender and a question from the social support questionnaire: “How many times in the last week did you provide transport for your child’s physical activity?”. …”
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The effects of the image attributes of golf star athletes supported by adult amateur golfers on sports participation desire and continuation intention by Ji-Hye Yang, Ga Young Kim, Hye Jin Yang, Chulhwan Choi, Chul-Ho Bum

“…., physical appearance, performance, and personality) through attending or watching sports games, and positive sports star image attributes enhance sports fandom, participation desire, and continuation intention. …”
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Developing assistive robots for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a qualitative study with older adults and experts in aged care by Elizabeth Broadbent, Craig Sutherland, Ngaire Kerse, Mikaela Law, Ho Seok Ahn, Bruce A MacDonald, Kathy Peri, Deborah L Johanson, Dina-Sara Vajsakovic

“…In the first study, participants watched videos of a prototype robot performing daily-care activities; in the second study, participants interacted with the robot itself.Setting Interviews were conducted at a university and a retirement village.Participants In study 1, participants were nine experts in aged care and nine older adults living in an aged care facility. …”
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Case report: Pseudoprogression mimicking neoplastic recurrence three months after completion of proton beam therapy for an IDH-mutant astrocytoma CNS WHO grade 3 by Liv Cathrine Heggebø, Liv Cathrine Heggebø, Ida Maria Henriksen Borgen, Ida Maria Henriksen Borgen, Hanne Blakstad, Hanne Blakstad, Cathrine Saxhaug, Pål André Rønning, Pitt Frederik Niehusmann, Katja Werlenius, Malin Blomstrand, Malin Blomstrand, Petter Brandal, Petter Brandal

“…Further understanding of this subject is crucial to distinguish between patients requiring intensified antineoplastic treatment and those for whom maintaining current therapy or ongoing watchful waiting is advisable.…”
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Does candidate race influence simulated patient ratings in standardised assessments of clinical practice? A single-blinded randomised study in UK medical schools by Celia Brown, Amir H Sam, Rachel Westacott, Mark Gurnell, Sarah Khavandi, Malcolm Reed, Ann Sebastian, Kerry Badger

“…This study aimed to determine whether being a non-white candidate affected scoring by simulated patients, compared with a white candidate, at three different performance grades in the same history-taking station.Design Single-blinded, video-based, randomised study.Participants 163 simulated patients watched a randomly allocated set of six videos. Each set consisted of three white and three non-white (South Asian, black and Chinese) candidates performing at either fail, borderline or pass grades. …”
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Jordanian parental perception of screen time and its association with psychological distress: A cross-sectional design by Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Ahmad A. Toubasi, Dunia Z. Jaber, Hadeel H. Ghanem, Bayan I. Thainat, Ahmad Feras AlSamhori, Heba Kalbouneh

“…Results: A survey of 807 parents in Jordan found that gaming and videos were the most common content watched by children, and 61.3% used devices alone. …”
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First density estimates of the Endangered Claire's mouse lemur Microcebus mamiratra and recommendations for its conservation by Luke D. Martin, Herison Razafimanantsoa, Eva S. Nomenjanahary, Sylviane Volampeno, Alison M. Behie

“…We present recommendations for the conservation of M. mamiratra and highlight the potential for lemur watching, sustained by the strong tourism industry on Nosy Be, to help protect lemur habitat and generate economic opportunities for local communities.…”
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Event segmentation in ADHD: neglect of social information and deviant theta activity point to a mechanism underlying ADHD by Christian Beste, Veit Roessner, Astrid Prochnow, Xianzhen Zhou, Foroogh Ghorbani, Bernhard Hommel

“…Although the symptoms appear to be well described, no coherent conceptual mechanistic framework integrates their occurrence and variance and the associated problems that people with ADHD face.Aims The current study proposes that altered event segmentation processes provide a novel mechanistic framework for understanding deficits in ADHD.Methods Adolescents with ADHD and neurotypically developing (NT) peers watched a short movie and were then asked to indicate the boundaries between meaningful segments of the movie. …”
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Effects of Meaningful Action Observation Therapy on Occupational Performance, Upper Limb Function, and Corticospinal Excitability Poststroke: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Tria... by Aryan Shamili, Afsoon Hassani Mehraban, Akram Azad, Gholam Reza Raissi, Mohsen Shati

“…Instead, patients in the control group watched nature videos as a placebo. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), and Box-Block Test (BBT) on 3 occasions: baseline, post (at 4 weeks), and follow-up (at 8 weeks). …”
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Evaluation of video-assisted HPV education in government-supported clinics in Western Kenya. by Haley Dion, Hanul Choi, Michelle Huang, Laya Sathyan, Emily Herfel, Breandan Makhulo, Jeniffer Ambaka, Saduma Ibrahim, Megan Huchko

“…Across 33 observations, 16.5 women per day watched the educational video at intervention clinics, and 14 women per day heard standard Ministry of Health cervical cancer prevention education talks at control clinics. …”
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Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol. by Zoe-Anne V Baldwin, Steph Busby, David Allsup, Judith Cohen, Olufikayo Bamidele

“…The survivorship care elements could be delivered by any provider within any setting, but should be delivered pre- or post-treatment, or to patients on a watchful waiting pathway.<h4>Registration</h4>The scoping review protocol has been registered on the Open Science Framework (OSF) repository Registries (https://osf.io/rtfvq; DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/RTFVQ).…”
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Attitudes and perceptions of health schools’ students toward mobile learning: a cross-sectional study by Faten Hamad, Suha AlMuhaissen, Christine Urquhart, Ruba Tarawneh, Muzdalifa Asaad, Mays Abu-Ajamieh

“…Significant differences (p < 0.05) were found among the different health schools’ students regarding the purposes for which they used mobile learning, such as watching educational videos or accessing the university library website. …”
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Evaluation of resistance rates of enterobacterales to beta-lactam drugs and interpretation of their minimum inhibitory concentrations relative to clinical breakpoints by Uma BM, Neelesh Naik, Rama N.K

“…It would be prudent to spare the drugs with MIC 90 above the resistant breakpoint from being included in the empirical panel and should be watchful while using third generation cephalosporins for uncomplicated infections…”
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