This study explored the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on perceived health behaviors; physical activity, sleep, and diet behaviors, alongside associations with wellbeing. Participants were 1,140 individuals residing in United Kingdom ( n = 230), South Korea 204), Finland 171), Philippines 132), Latin America 124), Spain 112), North 87), Italy 80). They completed an online survey reporting possi...

Whisking and sniffing are predominant aspects of exploratory behavior in rodents. We review evidence that these motor rhythms are coordinated by the respiratory patterning circuitry in the ventral medulla. A recently described region in the intermediate reticular zone of the medulla functions as an autonomous whisking oscillator, whose neuronal output is reset upon each breath by input from the...

Autonomous vehicles are developing at a rapid pace while pedestrians’ experience with autonomous vehicles is less researched. This paper reported an exploratory study where 40 participants encountered a conditionally autonomous vehicle with unusual driver behaviors at crossing by watching videos and photos. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to investigate pedestrians’ expe...

OBJECTIVE Illness behaviors (cognitive, affective, and behavioral reactions) among individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) are of clinical concern due to relationships between these behaviors and physical and mental quality of life, such as pain and symptoms of depression. Self-report measures with good psychometric properties can aid in the accurate assessment of illness behavio...

In this paper, we present a data-based user modeling framework that uses both unsupervised and supervised classification to build student models for exploratory learning environments. We apply the framework to build student models for two different learning environments and using two different data sources (logged interface and eye-tracking data). Despite limitations due to the size of our data...

Caenorhabditis elegans explores its environment by interrupting its forward movement with occasional turns and reversals. Turns and reversals occur at stable frequencies but irregular intervals, producing probabilistic exploratory behaviors. Here we dissect the roles of individual sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons in exploratory behaviors under different conditions. After animals...

BACKGROUND While therapy services may start in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) there is often a gap in therapy after discharge. Supporting Play Exploration and Early Development Intervention (SPEEDI) supports parents, helping them build capacity to provide developmentally supportive opportunities starting in the NICU and continuing at home. The purpose of this single blinded randomized ...

Animal movement models can be used to understand species behavior and assist with implementation of management activities. We explored behavioral states an invasive wild pig (Sus scrofa) population that recently colonized central Michigan, USA, 2014–2018. To quantify environmental factors related ecology spatio-temporal landscape use, we predicted relative land cover type, structure (i.e., edge...