Abstract Mental health peer support (PS) is a relational approach to recovery. Service users are helped through relationship focused on connection with PS worker who shares similar experiences. Despite the strong evidence base, mechanisms of action for mental under-researched. Several theories have been proposed explain mechanisms, including social comparison theory (SCT). SCT highlights benefi...

Introduction: Radiation therapy planning (RTP) is one of the clinical applications in which both CT scan and MRI are used. MR and CT images are applied to determine the target volume and calculation of dose distribution, respectively. In addition, using two imaging modalities increases the department workload and cost. In this study, an algorithm was presented to create synthet...

PURPOSE Haploidentical and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical sibling hematopoietic stem transplantation are two main ways used in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in haploidentical allo-HSCT (HID-SCT), and some institutions found HID-SCT had similar outcomes as HLA-identical sibling allo-HSCT (ISD-SCT). To c...

Modeling crowd behavior is an important challenge for agent-based simulation. My overall goal is to provide a single computational cognitive mechanism that, when executed by individual agents, would give rise to different crowd behaviors, depending on the perceptions and actions available to each individual. I propose a novel model of crowd behavior, based on Social Comparison Theory (SCT), a p...

The definitive management of advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) remains controversial due to various treatment options, including watchful waiting, single-agent or combination chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody, and radioimmunotherapy. These options can provide prolonged progression-free survival. However, they cannot cure advanced FL. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT)...

This paper focuses on synthesizing sliding mode control (SMC) for flexible-joint manipulators (FJM) based serial invariant manifolds in order to increase the quality system. SMC is proposed. The law found synergetic theory (SCT) and analytical design of aggregated regulators (ADAR) method. In improve due effect stiffness value between two links system, a mechanism constructing built. time respo...

BACKGROUND Understanding the need for and accessibility to healthier foods have not improved the overall diets of the U.S. population. Social cognitive theory (SCT) may explain how other variables, such as self-regulation and self-efficacy, may be key to integrating healthier nutrition into U.S. lifestyles. PURPOSE To determine how SCT accounts for the nutritional content of food purchases an...

How have the ideas raised by Firth and Wagner (1997) influenced the construction of second language acquisition (SLA) theories? In this article, we take the position that prior to and since 1997, there was and has been a notable increase in SLA research and theory that prioritizes sociocultural and contextual factors in addition to acknowledging individual agency and multifaceted identities. Th...

BACKGROUND In spinal cord injury, onset of detrusor overactivity (DO) is detrimental for quality of life (incontinence) and renal risk. Prevention has only been achieved with complex sophisticated electrical neuromodulation techniques. PURPOSE To assess the efficacy of early fesoterodine fumarate (FF) administration in preventing bladder overactivity in a spinal cord transected (SCT) rat mode...

BACKGROUND Ecological intervention programs are recommended to prevent overweight and obesity in children. The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico implemented a successful ecological intervention program to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in school age children. This study assessed the integration of ecological principles and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) constructs in this...