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Examining Motor Response Inhibition in Comorbid Trichotillomania and Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

ABSTRACT Trichotillomania (TTM) has shown high rates of comorbidity with ADHD. While both disorders have been associated with some performance deficits on measures of motor response inhibition, findings on deficits in TTM have been mixed. Deficits previously found in TTM may be i...

Phylogenetic Evidence of Local HIV-1 Transmission and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa

The molecular epidemiology and antiretroviral (ARV) drug resistance of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) remain incompletely outlined in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The aim of this retrospective molecular epidemiology study was to analyze MENA HIV-1 sequenc...

Effects of a novel youth sexual and reproductive health programme in Zambia: An experimental study

Objective: Knowledge about sexual and reproductive health is often limited among adolescents in Zambia, and this limitation may have negative health effects. Although programmes have been developed to increase such knowledge, these programmes can sometimes be seen as being in con...

The Role of Older People Serving Life Sentences in Prison Culture, Order, and Informal Governance

This study seeks to examine the role of people serving life sentences in shaping prison culture, informal governance, and institutional stability. Although lifers constitute a growing share of the U.S. prison population (Nellis et al., 2026), research has not adequately accounted...

The Interactive Effects of Emotional Closeness, Positive Affect, and Perceived Positive Communication in Romantic Couples: A Daily Diary Study

ABSTRACT Research has suggested that independently and in combination, positive affect, emotional closeness, and perceived positive communication behaviors, are important to relationship satisfaction for adults in romantic relationships. The current study leveraged daily diary da...