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Effect of a Combined Exercise and Dietary Intervention on Self-Control in Obese Adolescents
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Self as an Aesthetic Effect
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Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-32)
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Mindfulness and Leadership: Communication as a Behavioral Correlate of Leader Mindfulness and Its Effect on Follower Satisfaction
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Circadian clocks: Body parts respond to day and night independently from brain, studies show
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Gender Differences in Generating Cognitive Reappraisals for Threatening Situations: Reappraisal Capacity Shields Against Depressive Symptoms in Men, but Not Women
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Single Prolonged Stress as a Prospective Model for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Females
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Why money cannot
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Why lack of sleep is bad for your heart: Study finds short-sleepers have lower levels of gene-regulating microRNA
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Why heart failure patients suffer depression, impaired thinking
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Why forgetting at work can be a good thing: New study by psychologists and information scientists provides basis for trustworthy information systems
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Why adults at risk for Huntington
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Whole-Genome Sequencing as Tool for Investigating International Tuberculosis Outbreaks: A Systematic Review
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Which car crashes cause traumatic brain injury? New tool to calculate likelihood of traumatic brain injury after a vehicle collision Motor vehicle crashes are the most common cause of emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths related to traumatic brai