SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING – Sustainable Development Goals

Development and validation of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS)

By: Somer E., Lehrfeld J., Bigelsen J., Jopp D.S.
Published in: Consciousness and Cognition
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: This study describes the development of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS), a 14-item self-report instrument design (more…)

Oxidative stress and nitric oxide in sedentary older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

By: Carmeli E., Bachar A., Rom O., Aizenbud D.
Published in: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Individuals with moderate-to-profound intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are characterized by significant (more…)

The therapy beneath the fun: Medical clowning during invasive examinations on children

By: Ofir S., Tener D., Lev-Wiesel R., On A., Lang-Franco N.
Published in: Clinical Pediatrics
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Objective. The qualitative research presented here is part of a larger project on the significance of medical clowning d (more…)

The association between the strength of the working alliance and sharing concerns by advanced cancer patients: a pilot study

By: Bar-Sela G., Yochpaz S., Gruber R., Lulav-Grinwald D., Mitnik I., Koren D.
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Objectives: A strong therapeutic alliance between cancer patients and medical staff is associated with treatment adheren (more…)

Sequence mining of comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders using the SPADE algorithm

By: Pimus I., Peleg M., Schertz M.
Published in: Methods of Information in Medicine
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Objectives: Understanding the progression of comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) during different critical time (more…)

Lifestyle changes for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A review of observational studies and intervention trials

By: Zelber-Sagi S., Godos J., Salomone F.
Published in: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a major public health problem because of its association with in (more…)

Emotional regulation and revictimization in women’s intimate relationships

By: Zamir O., Lavee Y.
Published in: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: The aim of the current study was to test whether women’s emotional regulation (ER) capacity moderates the relationship b (more…)

A longitudinal study to evaluate pregnancy-induced endogenous analgesia and pain modulation

By: Carvalho B., Granot M., Sultan P., Wilson H., Landau R.
Published in: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Background and Objectives: The phenomenon of pregnancyinduced analgesia has been demonstrated in animal models but less (more…)

Health information exchange and information gaps in referrals to a pediatric emergency department

By: Chacour Bahous M., Shadmi E.
Published in: International Journal of Medical Informatics
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Objective: to assess the extent of information gaps between three information sources available at admission to a pediat (more…)

Perceived descriptive safety-related driving norms within and outside Arab towns and villages in Israel

By: Baron-Epel O., Obid S., Fertig S., Gitelman V.
Published in: Traffic Injury Prevention
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: ABSTRACT: Objective: Involvement in car crashes is higher among Israeli Arabs compared to Jews. This study characterized (more…)

Effective learning and retention of braille letter tactile discrimination skills in children with developmental dyslexia

By: Hayek M., Dorfberger S., Karni A.
Published in: Developmental Science
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Natural Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Children with developmental dyslexia (DD) may differ from typical readers in aspects other than reading. The notion of a (more…)

Defilement, disgust, and disease: The experiential basis of hittite and akkadian terms for impurity

By: Feder Y.
Published in: Journal of the American Oriental Society
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: This article challenges the common tendency in modern research to treat impurity as a religious phenomenon divorced from (more…)

Global quality of life among WHI women aged 80 years and older

By: Naughton M.J., Brunner R.L., Hogan P.E., Danhauer S.C., Brenes G.A., Bowen D.J., Snively B.M., Goveas J.S., Saquib N., Zaslavsky O., Shumaker S.A.
Published in: Journals of Gerontology – Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Background. The number of older adults living to age 80 and older is increasing rapidly, particularly among women. Corre (more…)

Risk factors for cervical cancer and CIN3 in Jewish women in Israel – Two case control studies

By: Bassal R., Schejter E., Bachar R., Perri T., Korach J., Jakobson-Setton A., Ben-David L.H., Cohen D., Keinan-Boker L.
Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify risk and protective factors/markers for cervical cancer and cervical intra (more…)

Editorial: Mental health reform and a window of opportunity for community mental health

By: Roe D., Kodesh A., Thornicroft G.
Published in: Israel Journal of Psychiatry
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2016 | Link
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Spatial working memory performance in a real museum environment versus computer simulation: A comparison between healthy elderly and young adults

By: Korman M., Kizony R., Hochhauser M., Kuflik T., Wecker A.J., Weiss P.L.
Published in: Journal of Pain Management
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: In recognition of the limited ecological validity of testing in a laboratory setting, we compared spatial memory perform (more…)

Dormant tumor cells expressing LOXL2 acquire a stem-like phenotype mediating their transition to proliferative growth

By: Weidenfeld K., Schif-Zuck S., Abu-Tayeh H., Kang K., Kessler O., Weissmann M., Neufeld G., Barkan D.
Published in: Oncotarget
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Natural Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Recurrence of breast cancer disease years after treatment appears to arise from disseminated dormant tumor cells (DTC). (more…)

Retrospective study of the associations between hepatitis C virus infection and metabolic factors

By: Yair-Sabag S., Nussinson E., Ben-Assuli O., Shibli F., Shahbari A., Zelber-Sagi S.
Published in: World Journal of Hepatology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: AIM To evaluate the bidirectional association between metabolic syndrome (MS) components and antiviral treatment respons (more…)

Climate change projections of West Nile virus infections in Europe: Implications for blood safety practices

By: Semenza J.C., Tran A., Espinosa L., Sudre B., Domanovic D., Paz S.
Published in: Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Background: West Nile virus (WNV) is transmitted by mosquitoes in both urban as well as in rural environments and can be (more…)

Muscle function and fat content in relation to sarcopenia, obesity and frailty of old age — An overview

By: Buch A., Carmeli E., Boker L.K., Marcus Y., Shefer G., Kis O., Berner Y., Stern N.
Published in: Experimental Gerontology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2016 | Link
Description: Background and aim In western countries, the proportion of people over age 60 is increasing faster than any other group. (more…)

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