Research on dispositional optimism as assessed by the Life Orientation Test (MF Scheier
and CS Carver, 1985) has been challenged on the grounds that effects attributed to optimism …

Praise for How Learning Works" How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book.
Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors …

We present further development and the first public release of our multimodal nested sampling
algorithm, called MultiNest. This Bayesian inference tool calculates the evidence, with an …

Presents an overview of research on the effects of an optimistic orientation to life on psychological
well-being. The chapter begins by commenting on a distinction between two ways of …

Objective To determine whether optimism predicts lower rates of rehospitalization after
coronary artery bypass graft surgery for the 6 months after surgery. Methods A prospective, …

This article reviews prospective evidence linking certain classes of person variables to multiple
disease end points. Included in the review is a consideration of the effects of hostility and …

Background: Previous studies have shown that alcohol consumption is associated with
decreased medication adherence, but this association may be confounded by characteristics …

A disulfide-linked nitroxide side chain (R1) is the most widely used spin label for determining
protein topology, mapping structural changes, and characterizing nanosecond backbone …

Healthy brain aging and cognitive function are promoted by exercise. The benefits of exercise
are attributed to several mechanisms, many which highlight its neuroprotective role via …

Purpose To conduct a clinical trial to determine if an educational intervention and a
nutritional intervention could enhance physical and psychological functioning among …