Improvements in attentional performance are at the core of proposed mechanisms for stress reduction in mindfulness meditation practices. However, this claim can be questioned because no previous studies have actively manipulated test effort in control groups and controlled for effects of stress reduction per se. In a blinded design, 48 young, healthy meditation novices were randomly assigned to...

background: stress among diabetic patients is much more as compared to normal individuals. a delayed recognition of stress undoubtedly worsens the prognosis for survival for many diabetic patients. hence, this study was planned to develop an intervention model for the reduction of stress among diabetic patients and to evaluate the developed intervention model in the proposed group. methods: thi...

this research was conducted in order to evaluate fatigue behavior of asphalt mixes containing electric arc furnace (eaf) steel slag. after initial evaluation of the properties of eaf steel slag using x-ray diffraction (xrd) and scanning electric microscope (sem), six sets of laboratory mixtures were prepared. each set were treated replacing various portions of limestone aggregates of the mix wi...

AIM This paper reports a systematic review and critical appraisal of the evidence on the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for cancer supportive care. BACKGROUND The experience of cancer can have a negative impact on both psychological and physical health and on quality of life. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a therapy package that has been used with patients with a v...