Aims To identify and evaluate the effectiveness of individual empowerment strategies in
patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods A systematic review was performed in the …

Purpose In this study, we aimed reviewed the data about the patterns of antimicrobial
susceptibility and resistance determinants among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter …

This study analyzes the relationships between cognitive appraisals, classroom and test
emotions, and math achievement in a sample of 1219 Portuguese students from the 6th and …

Rice bran is an industrial by-product, representing 5–8% of the grain. It is rich in proteins,
lipids, diet fibers and anti-oxidant compounds, such as tocopherol, tocotrienol and oryzanol …

The Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ) is a self-report instrument developed to
measure the emotions of students in academic situations. The main purpose of this research …

Keeping students back in the same grade–retention–has always been a controversial issue
in Education, with some defending it as a beneficial remedial practice and others arguing …

This study presents the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of the
Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DBVS). Participants were 861 Portuguese adolescents …

Background. The current paper is based on two different approaches. One is the relational
model of authority (Tyler & Lind, 1992), which addresses the effects of justice perceptions on …

Background: Several studies have focused on the assessment of students' motivation
because this construct is very important to understand students' learning and how to …

Objective The objective of this study was to check which initial dose of vancomycin is
needed to achieve the therapeutic target that is currently used in pediatrics. Methods The …