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Measuring commitment in paws: Adaptation of the Investment Model Scale to the c...

Commitment has a crucial role in predicting intentions and behaviors toward relationship maintenance. The Investment Model Scale (IMS; Rusbult et al., 1998) offers an empirically supported framework to describe and quantify commitment in various contexts, particularly romantic relationships. Only a few studies have attempted to extend this theoretical framework to examine human and companion animals (H-CA) rela...

Qualitative insights into cancel culture prevention, its potential individual i...

The concept of cancel culture has gained traction over the past 10 years, with the continuous rise of social media and online platforms. The limited literature on this topic tends to focus on possible definitions and characteristics. However, we have yet to fully understand how cancel culture, canceling, and canceling prevention impact individuals and their lives. As such, we set out to build an empirical base ...

Do different sources of sexuality education contribute differently to sexual he...

Sexuality education (SE) can be acquired through different sources. In a cross-sectional online study with Spanish and Portuguese participants (N = 595), we examined differences between formal traditional sources (i.e., mandatory SE received in schools), formal modern sources (e.g., SE received in courses), informal traditional sources (e.g., talks with friends and family), and informal modern sources (e.g., po...

Examining the role of mononormative beliefs, stigma, and internalized consensua...

Interest in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships has been increasing in the general population in recent years. However, given the cultural dominance of monogamy and the normative expectations often imposed through socialization (i.e., mononormativity), people in CNM relationships may experience negativity, which can become internalized and harm their individual and relationship health. The present s...

Programa Nacional para a Promoção da Alimentação Saudável: Relatório 2023

Experimental and numerical analyses of the hemodynamics impact on real intracra...

This study investigates the impact of hemodynamics on real intracranial aneurysms (IAs) using experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. A particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) approach was used to study the vortical structures inside a real aneurysm and validate numerical simulations performed at a steady regime for different flow rates. Moreover, this and two additional patient-specific cas...

Comparison of RANS and LES turbulent flow models in a real stenosis

This study focuses on the performance of various turbulence models in predicting hemodynamic variables within a patient-specific geometry of the Brachiocephalic trunk exhibiting a severe stenosis. Numerical simulations employing Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) models were conducted, comparing four RANS with two LES models. Results indicated significant differences in turbu...

Validade e fidelidade de instrumentos de medida em psicologia: Tudo o que sempr...

Este capítulo visa: (a) Definir conceitos fundamentais da psicometria, os seus objetivos e principais correntes inspiradoras; (b) Definir validade e fidelidade e caracterizar os tipos de validade e fidelidade que podemos determinar relativamente a um instrumento de medida psicológica; (c) Salientar a importância da obtenção de características psicométricas de instrumentos de medida psicológica.

Paths for reducing sugar intake in Portugal: Main findings from the SUGAR Project

Overconsumption of free sugars is associated with an increased risk of non-communicable diseases. Given that about one-fourth of the Portuguese adult population exceeds the WHO’s free sugars intake limit, examining consumers’ perceptions and practices regarding sugar intake becomes relevant. Here we review the main findings of the SUGAR project that used a multimethod approach to investigate this issue. Our stu...

Condom use beliefs differ according to regulatory focus: A mixed-methods study ...

Reports worldwide have been showing increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and condomless sex in recent years. Research has identified several individual and situational variables that can determine the decision to use condoms or forgo their use. We argue that such a decision can also be shaped by motives related to pleasure and safety (i.e., regulatory focus in sexuality). Using open-ended ...