Publications
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Disclosure Within HIV-Affected Families
(2018)
While HIV/AIDS is a global public heath challenge, its impact is arguably greatest in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where new infections account for approximately 66% of the total number of HIV-positive persons globally. ...
Dynamics of Joint-Action, Social Coordination and Multi-Agent Activity
(2018)
Coordinating one’s behavior with the behavior of other individuals is a fundamental feature of everyday social interaction. A defining feature of such behavior is that it is dynamic, that is, it evolves over time. This is ...
Dynamics of decision making: from evidence to preference and belief
(2014)
At the core of the many debates throughout cognitive science concerning how decisions are made are the processes governing the time course of preference formation and decision. From perceptual choices, such as whether the ...
Dynamics of cyclic nucleotide signaling in neurons
(2015)
Cyclic nucleotides control a number of neuronal properties including neuronal differentiation, pathfinding, regulation of excitability and synaptic transmission, and control of gene expression. Signaling events mediated ...
Dopaminergic Foundations of Personality and Individual Differences
(2015)
For several decades, theory and research has drawn links between dopaminergic neurotransmission and various aspects of personality and individual differences, as well as major personality processes. Recent increases in the ...
Dissecting the function of networks underpinning language repetition
(2014)
In the 19th century, ground-breaking observations on aphasia by Broca and Wernicke suggested that language function depends on the activity of the cerebral cortex. At the same time, Wernicke and Lichtheim also elaborated ...
Determinants of synaptic information transfer: From Ca2+ binding proteins to Ca2+ signaling domains
(2016)
The cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is a key determinant of neuronal information transfer and processing. It controls a plethora of fundamental processes, including transmitter release and the induction of ...
Development of executive function during childhood
(2016)
Executive function refers to the goal-oriented regulation of one’s own thoughts, actions, and emotions. Its importance is attested by its contribution to the development of other cognitive skills (e.g., theory of mind), ...
The Development of Animal Personality
(2017)
Although the topic of animal personality has recently generated much interest, the role of development is little understood. This collection of papers deals with the development of animal personality. Topics include the ...
Drug Development for Parasite-Induced Diarrheal Diseases
(2017)
One of the top four contributors to the global burden of disease is diarrheal infections. Intestinal parasites are major causes of morbidity and mortality associated with diarrheal diseases in both the developed and ...
Dynamic systems theory and embodiment in psychotherapy research. A new look at process and outcome
(2016)
In an attempt to cease from reducing the world and its phenomena to linear modeling and analytic dissection, Dynamic Systems Theories (DST) and Embodiment theories and methods aim to account for the complex, dynamic, and ...
A dynamic interplay between membranes and the cytoskeleton critical for cell development and signaling
(2014)
Various cellular processes underlying plant development and response to environmental cues rely on a dynamic interplay between membranes and the cytoskeleton, e.g. vesicle and organelle trafficking, endocytosis, exocytosis, ...
Dynamic Personality Science. Integrating Between-Person Stability and Within-Person Change
(2017)
Personality can be understood from at least two perspectives. One focuses on stable, between-person differences, or traits. The other perspective focuses on within-person differences and dynamics, i.e., fluctuations in ...
Dendritic Cell and Macrophage Nomenclature and Classification
(2016)
The mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) comprises dendritic cells (DCs), monocytes and macrophages (MØs) that together play crucial roles in tissue immunity and homeostasis, but also contribute to a broad spectrum of ...
Current Research and Emerging Directions in Emotion-Cognition Interactions
(2015)
Emotion can impact various aspects of our cognition and behavior, by enhancing or impairing them (e.g., enhanced attention to and memory for emotional events, or increased distraction produced by goal-irrelevant emotional ...
Current Progress and Challenges in the Development of a Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine
(2019)
More than 70 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis C virus, a major cause of liver cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma world-wide. In the last decade, this cancer has emerged as the second ...
Diverse functions of mucosal resident memory T cells
(2015)
Early studies recognized the unique phenotype and attributes of T cells found in mucosal tissues, such as the intestines, skin, lung and female reproductive tract. This special topic issue will cover many aspects of ...
Drug-Diagnostics Co-Development in Oncology
(2014)
The idea of combining drugs and diagnostics in oncology is not new. When the selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen was developed in the 1970’s for the treatment of breast cancer a positive correlation between ...
Drug Repositioning: Current Advances and Future Perspectives
(2019)
Drug repositioning is the process of identifying new indications for existing drugs. At present, the conventional de novo drug discovery process requires an average of about 14 years and US$2.5 billion to approve and launch ...
Eastern Philosophies and Psychology: Towards Psychology of Self-Cultivation
(2017)
The publication of this book, East Asian Philosophies and Psychology: Towards Psychology of Self-cultivation, signifies an important breakthrough for the indigenization movements of psychology which have happened in many ...