Most researchers are interested in investigating the impact of a blended learning approach (BLA) on students’ performance, yet this approach’s instructional efficiency has not been quantified. Therefore, research aims to determine teacher-created online Moodle-based materials combination with face-to-face student achievement and mental effort, that is, applied teaching approaches at physics cla...

OBJECTIVE To measure the effects of a mental health benefit design change on treatment initiation for psychiatric disorders of employees of a large U.S.-based company. DATA SOURCES Mental health treatment administrative claims data plus eligibility information provided by the company for the years 1995-1998. STUDY DESIGN We measure the effect of a change in mental health benefits consisting...

Meditation is often associated with a relaxed state of the body. However, meditation can also be regarded as a type of mental task and training, associated with mental effort and physiological arousal. The cardiovascular effects of meditation may vary depending on the type of meditation, degree of mental effort, and amount of training. In the current study we assessed heart rate (HR), high-freq...