OBJECTIVE Health behaviors (HBs) are major determinants of health, illness, and mortality. Theoretical efforts aimed at understanding their nature and the processes involved in their initiation and maintenance have largely ignored differences among them. Therefore, the objective of this research was to establish a reliable and valid common-sense taxonomy of HBs. METHODS The first study create...

It has been shown previously that the awareness and concern of the general public about global warming is not only a function of scientific information. Both psychological and sociological factors affect the willingness of laypeople to acknowledge the reality of global warming, and to support climate policies of their home countries. In this paper, I analyse a cross-national dataset of public c...

This paper examines how Chinese people perceived and accepted Buddhist stūpas in medieval China. Doctrinal ritualistic developments can potentially contribute to the emergence of new ritual objects. Ideological connotations witnessed a transition associated with transformation stūpa cult Stūpa burial became progressively accessible ordinary clerics laypeople who showed sympathy Buddhism. The si...

An anaphylactic shock is a time-critical emergency situation. The decision-making during emergencies is an important responsibility but difficult to study. Eye-tracking technology allows us to identify visual patterns involved in the decision-making. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate two training models for the recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis by laypeople, based on expert ass...

The extraordinary advance in quantum computation leads us to believe that, the not-too-distant future, systems will surpass classical systems. Moreover, field’s rapid growth has resulted development of many critical tools, including programmable machines (quantum computers) that execute algorithms and burgeoning field machine learning, which investigates possibility faster than traditional lear...

Abstract Background Alternative fuels made from biomass or CO 2 and water using renewable energy can reduce pollutant emissions compared to fossil-based mobility thus support a transition more sustainable transport. The adoption of alternative in transport will ultimately depend on public acceptance drivers’ willingness use them. Little is known if under which circumstances people would accept ...