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Differential gaze behavior towards sexually preferred and non-preferred human figures (2010)
Journal Article
Hall, C., Hogue, T., & Guo, K. (2011). Differential gaze behavior towards sexually preferred and non-preferred human figures. Journal of Sex Research, 48(5), 461-469. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2010.521899

The gaze pattern associated with image exploration is a sensitive index of our attention, motivation, and preference. To examine whether an individual's gaze behavior can reflect his or her sexual interest, this study compared gaze patterns of young... Read More about Differential gaze behavior towards sexually preferred and non-preferred human figures.

Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century (2009)
Book
Challis, D., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Von Abendorff, R., Brown, P., & Chesterman, J. (2009). Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315611358

Supporting People with Dementia at Home details a groundbreaking study of an intensive care management scheme designed for older people with dementia that are at risk of entry into residential care. The authors use a quasi-experimental approach to co... Read More about Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century.

Multiple-Scale Hierarchical Connectivity of Cortical Networks Limits the Spread of Activity (2008)
Book Chapter
Kaiser, M. (2008). Multiple-Scale Hierarchical Connectivity of Cortical Networks Limits the Spread of Activity. In Computational Neuroscience in Epilepsy (132-140). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373649-9.50012-0

The anatomy of the brain that cortical architecture and connections are organized in a hierarchical and modular way, from cellular microcircuits in cortical columns at the lowest level, via cortical areas at the intermediate level, to clusters of hig... Read More about Multiple-Scale Hierarchical Connectivity of Cortical Networks Limits the Spread of Activity.

Left gaze bias in humans, rhesus monkeys and domestic dogs (2008)
Journal Article
Guo, K., Meints, K., Hall, C., Hall, S., & Mills, D. (2009). Left gaze bias in humans, rhesus monkeys and domestic dogs. Animal Cognition, 12, 409–418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-008-0199-3

While viewing faces, human adults often demonstrate a natural gaze bias towards the left visual field, that is, the right side of the viewee’s face is often inspected first and for longer periods. Using a preferential looking paradigm, we demonstrate... Read More about Left gaze bias in humans, rhesus monkeys and domestic dogs.

Depression and mood changes (2007)
Book Chapter
Cullum, S., Tucker, S., & Dening, T. R. (2007). Depression and mood changes. In M. Rees, & L. Keith (Eds.), Medical Problems in Women over 70: When Normative Treatment Plans do not Apply (77-92). Taylor & Francis

Depression is the most common mental health problem experienced by older women. Although everyone may feel sad or lonely at times, depressive illness in later life is qualitatively and quantitatively different. True depression is a serious and disabl... Read More about Depression and mood changes.

Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health (2006)
Journal Article
Glazebrook, C., McPherson, A. C., Macdonald, I. A., Swift, J. A., Ramsay, C., Newbould, R., & Smyth, A. (2006). Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health. Pediatrics, 118(6), 2443-2449. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1846

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this work was to identify barriers to physical activity in children with asthma and to compare their customary activity levels, BMI and emotional well-being with that of children with other medical conditions. It was hypoth... Read More about Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health.

Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs (2004)
Book
Knapp, M., Challis, D., Fernández, J., & Netten, A. (Eds.). (2004). Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351153560

Improving equity and efficiency in the long-term care of older people is an international concern, with governments attempting to ensure that policies and practice develop so that resources are used to best effect. This requires good quality evidence... Read More about Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs.