Browsing by Subject "interventions"
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Assessing Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Rural Uganda and Informing Future Interventions
(2018-01-07)This senior thesis seeks to investigate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a rural region in Uganda and to use insights from field experience and the literature to explore possible interventions. The thesis research involved ... -
Flipping the Narrative: Highlighting the Positive Aspects of Healthy Aging
(2023)Psychological research on aging typically characterizes it as a period of decline. Numerous studies have reported age-related deficits in episodic memory, sensory perception, and fluid intelligence. These reports only add ... -
Informing the Cultural Translation of a Weight loss Intervention for Overweight/Obese Adults in Beijing
(2011)Objectives: To inform the cultural translation of a US behavioral intervention (iOTA) for the Chinese population. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review, counseling Chinese collaborators' experiences, and conducted ... -
Invited Commentary: Cassel's "The Contribution of the Social Environment to Host Resistance"-A Modern Classic.
(Am J Epidemiol, 2017-06-01)John Cassel's 1976 paper "The Contribution of the Social Environment to Host Resistance" (Am J Epidemiol. 1976;104(2):107-123) is widely regarded as a classic in epidemiology. He makes the compelling argument that the quality ... -
Pre-Learning Interventions Modulate Learning from Error
(2023)Learning from error is an adaptive process that allows us to correct mistakes, update knowledge, and make better choices. Yet, humans do not always learn from error— motivation, emotion, prior beliefs, and individual differences ...
