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The article suggests a system of steps and tasks for parents and caregivers to help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) get ready for school in the morning and make them feel safe and secure. Cited are strategies to teaching children the skill to make their own lunch, how to set up a routine for children using visual cues, and the significance of reinforcing to inspire and motivate children to succeed.

The article describes a supportive and empathetic approach to guide parents, caregivers, and educators in managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. Cited are how this strategy can help children succeed in both educational and home environments, the challenges that classroom settings and learning models present to children with ADHD, and adjustments to educational environments that are needed to help better serve children with ADHD.

This article, written by animal behaviorist and equine welfare expert Emily Weiss, discusses the use of positive reinforcement in training horses. Weiss emphasizes the importance of understanding why horses behave the way they do and thinking from their perspective. Positive reinforcement involves giving a reward, such as food or touch, when the desired behavior occurs, increasing the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. Timing is crucial in both positive and negative reinforcement techniques. The article also addresses potential pitfalls and offers tips for incorporating positive reinforcement in various interactions with horses. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Hobby Farms discusses the importance of diversifying revenue streams on hobby farms and suggests adding alternative livestock as a way to achieve this. It provides information on different animals that can be raised on hobby farms, including donkeys, Nigerian Dwarf goats, alpacas, and game birds. The article covers topics such as care and feeding, veterinary care, housing, and specific considerations for each animal. It also emphasizes the need for research and learning before adding any new livestock to a farm. [Extracted from the article]

Implementing safety incentive programs can improve compliance with fall protection standards and strengthen workplace safety culture. Safety incentives can include monetary rewards, non-monetary recognition, and actual reward merchandise. To effectively use safety incentives, clear objectives and metrics should be defined, and communication about the program should be ongoing and simple. A proper reward system should align with employee preferences and company culture, and program performance should be monitored and evaluated. It is important to show commitment to safety culture and involve upper management in promoting safety. Safety incentives can enhance compliance, increase awareness, improve morale, and reduce incidents. However, it is crucial to balance safety incentives with a strong safety culture. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the importance of culturally responsive adaptations in supporting the diverse needs of students through the check-in/check-out (CICO) intervention. CICO involves students checking in with a mentor in the morning, receiving feedback throughout the day, and checking out at the end of the day. Cultural adaptations to CICO can enhance its effectiveness for diverse students by considering their cultural resources and everyday realities. Culturally congruent mentorship, which includes matching students with mentors who share their racial or cultural identity, can strengthen the intervention's impact. Additionally, modifications to CICO can be made to address internalizing behaviors and increase its relevance for students with diverse backgrounds. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on NATO's recent Exercise "Steadfast Defender," showcasing its ability to deploy reinforcements across the Atlantic and into contested naval environments. Topics include Russia's maritime resurgence and naval activities, the impact of the Russo-Ukraine war on naval operations; and the security incidents affecting undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.

This article from Modern Cat titled "How To Take Your Cat EVERYWHERE" tells the story of the author's personal journey with their cat, Mia, and how they learned to train her and take her on adventures. The author shares their experiences of moving to a new country, dealing with personal challenges, and finding solace and companionship in their cat. They discuss how they used clicker training and positive reinforcement to teach Mia new behaviors and how they trained her to walk on a leash. The author also mentions their mission to educate and inspire others to deepen their bond with their cats through training. [Extracted from the article]

Equine vets in the UK face a high risk of injury, making their profession the most hazardous civilian occupation in the country. A survey conducted by the British Veterinary Association found that 65% of horse vets reported injuries in the previous year, with broken bones being 10 times more common in large animal vets compared to small animal vets. Head injuries are a significant concern, with at least one in seven injuries involving the vet's head. To create a safer working environment, vets should wear protective equipment such as helmets, and horse owners should ensure their horses are clean, controlled, and in a safe environment during veterinary procedures. The Don't Break Your Vet campaign provides resources and training to help horse owners reduce the risks associated with veterinary procedures. [Extracted from the article]

Multi-task intersection navigation, which includes unprotected turning left, turning right, and going straight in heavy traffic, remains a difficult task for autonomous vehicles. For the human driver, negotiation skills with other interactive vehicles are the key to guaranteeing safety and efficiency. However, it is hard to balance the safety and efficiency of the autonomous vehicle for multi-task intersection navigation. In this paper, we formulate a multi-task safe reinforcement learning framework with social attention to improve the safety and efficiency when interacting with other traffic participants. Specifically, the social attention module is used to focus on the states of negotiation vehicles. In addition, a safety layer is added to the multi-task reinforcement learning framework to guarantee safe negotiation. We deploy experiments in the simulators SUMO, which has abundant traffic flows, and CARLA, which has high-fidelity vehicle models. Both show that the proposed algorithm improves safety while maintaining stable traffic efficiency for the multi-task intersection navigation problem. More details and demonstrations are available at https://github.com/liuyuqi123/SAT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the increase in dog ownership in the UK during the Covid pandemic and the growth of the dog training services industry. It highlights the use of psychological theory, particularly the operant quadrant from Skinnerian learning theory, in dog training methods. The article also explores the use of dog training programs (DTPs) in prisons, which can focus on preparing shelter dogs for adoption or training dogs for service roles. DTPs vary in structure and operation, with some requiring handlers to undergo training before working with the dogs. The article suggests that DTPs can have positive impacts on the welfare of dogs and the rehabilitation of prisoners, although more research is needed to measure long-term outcomes. The article concludes by providing tips for applying psychological theory to everyday interactions with dogs. [Extracted from the article]

This article provides a brief guide for working with students who exhibit school refusal. School refusal is defined as a student's reluctance or refusal to attend or stay in school. The article explains the functions that maintain school refusal behavior, such as negative reinforcement (avoiding aversive stimuli) and positive reinforcement (receiving rewards at home). It also discusses the importance of assessing the function of school refusal and setting goals for intervention. The article suggests using approaches like exposure and response prevention and cognitive-behavioral therapy, as well as involving caregivers in the intervention process. The school psychologist plays a crucial role in mediating between the school and family, providing support, and advocating for the student. [Extracted from the article]

Motivation has long been considered key to sending substance use disorder (SUD) patients in the direction of recovery. But how do you motivate an adolescent, to whom motivational approaches may feel like a call to battle — or even worse, an excuse for running away? Lauren Sbarbaro, Ph.D., a psychologist licensed in alcohol and drug treatment who trained at Hazelden, shared some insights with attendees at the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders (CCSAD) in Hyannis, Massachusetts last week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the trend of hyper-decorated elementary classrooms, fueled by social media, which can lead to stress and unrealistic expectations for teachers. It emphasizes the importance of prioritizing student engagement and effective teaching over excessive decoration. The authors suggest strategies for school leaders and teachers to reduce pressure, promote collaboration, and create learning environments that prioritize functionality and flexibility. They encourage educators to focus on student-centered design and avoid the pursuit of aesthetic perfection, emphasizing the importance of investing time and resources in student learning and relationships. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights the benefits for farmers in South Africa of having a dog well-trained for farm life. Cited are a variety of tasks that dogs can perform on the farm, the characteristics of Belgian Malinois that makes it one of the most popular breeds for protection work, and tips on training dogs for farm life.

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The article discusses the implementation of Operation Titan Foundation by the 307th Military Intelligence Battalion to build a strong people-focused culture and address issues such as sexual assault, discrimination, and suicide within the Army. The operation focuses on three main pillars: command team development and connectivity, education and empowerment of junior leaders, and synchronization of command programs.

• Our algorithm works on incomplete multi-view data with arbitrary missing patterns. • Global structure and nonlinear relationship are learned by kernelized self-expression. • Coefficients of kernel combination and weights of view are learned automatically. • Our model integrates the related subtasks into a unified framework. A fundamental assumption underpinning the recent progress in multi-view clustering is the full observation of all views, which rarely holds for real-world data as they often suffer from the absence of some instances in individual views. Such incompleteness generally disables the traditional multi-view clustering models in practical applications. This paper proposes a Kernelized Graph-based Incomplete Multi-view Clustering (KGIMC) algorithm to overcome this limitation. The key novelty of our model is that its subtasks, e.g. similarity learning, clustering analysis, and kernel completion, are optimized in a mutual reinforcement manner to achieve an overall optimal clustering result as follows: 1) Similarity learning is directed by clustering analysis to construct a graph with as many connected components just as the number of clusters. 2) The well-constructed similarity graph in the last iteration is employed to guide the process of kernel completion. 3) The updated kernels are in turn used to conduct subsequent similarity learning. We extend our model into multi-kernel settings to alleviate the difficulty of kernel selection. We provide an alternating iterative algorithm to solve KGIMC with convergence guaranteed and complexity analyzed. Extensive experiments are conducted on several popular datasets, and the results demonstrate that KGIMC outperforms the state-of-the-art approaches in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers guidance on creating a culture of safety in lifeguarding at aquatics facilities. It discusses supporting elements to developing a culture of safety including leadership commitment, positive reinforcement, communication, employee involvement, accountability, continuous improvement and a learning culture.

Negative Reinforcement Negative reinforcement is a training method that can help teach a horse (or other type of animal or even a human) specific behaviors. In addition, horses originally shown the frowning photo spent significantly more time overall looking at the real person with their left eye than did horses shown the smiling photo. Clicker training can be used in teaching a horse to perform a wanted behavior, but also can be successful in teaching a horse to stop an unwanted behavior. [Extracted from the article]

To spur innovation, businesses have spent billions on internal venture capital, incubators, and accelerators. Yet survey after survey indicates these efforts aren’t producing results. Why? Because firms fail to address one major obstacle: the day-to-day habits and routines that regularly stifle innovation. These include such things as poorly run meetings, no slack capacity, few opportunities to speak up, and the notion that doing things differently is inefficient and costly. Fortunately, it’s possible to hack this problem, using interventions called BEANs, combinations of behavioral enablers, artifacts, and nudges that break down the innovation blockers. Behavior enablers are tools or processes that make it easier for people to do something differently. Artifacts, which you can see or touch, support the new behavior. Nudges promote it through indirect suggestion and reinforcement. In this article the authors describe a variety of BEANs that the bank DBS, the Tata Group, and other companies have devised to unleash innovation. They also explain how any organization can go about creating its own BEANs by identifying the creative behaviors it wants, examining what’s getting in the way, and then brainstorming ways to bust those bad habits. INSETS: BEANs Across Businesses;Getting Granular About Innovation Behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Germany has recently implemented a ban on training and competing horses under the age of 30 months, with the exception of two-year-old racehorses who undergo veterinary assessments. This decision has raised concerns, particularly regarding the ability of vets to accurately assess unfamiliar horses in a short amount of time. In response to pushback, Germany's ministry for agriculture has commissioned a welfare study to determine the appropriate age for training and competition. The workshop also emphasized the importance of early handling and education for horses, as well as treating each horse as an individual. [Extracted from the article]

A recent survey found that a significant number of employees across different generations are considering leaving their current jobs. To address this issue, implementing a rewards and recognition (R&R) program can help improve employee engagement and retention. However, it is important to design the program correctly by tying it to the practice's mission and strategic plans, offering choices that cater to diverse interests, and utilizing data and measurable goals. Different generations and life stages have varying preferences for rewards, so it is crucial to analyze the workforce and create a program that satisfies everyone. The benefits of a well-executed R&R program include building employee loyalty, enhancing learning and development, improving productivity and profitability, and reducing turnover. Consequences should also be established for poor performance or behavior, but they should be applied judiciously and in a way that aligns with the practice's goals. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the reasons cats disliking cat carriers and the stress associated with a veterinary visit lead to the negative appraisal of the carrier. Topics include the factors contributing to cats feeling anxious, fearful, and frustrated about the cat carrier, the problems with protective emotions, and the attributes that make a carrier cat-centric with three examples of newer types of cat carriers available on the market.

Experimental procedures involving farm animals are often associated with stress due to restraining. Stress can be reduced through use of positive reinforcement training, which then serves as refinement according to the 3Rs principles. Trainer skills, however, may influence the feasibility and success of animal training. The potential influence of trainer skills as well as the education of animal trainers are rarely described in literature but are necessary information for the implementation of positive reinforcement training as a refinement measure. To investigate the effect of educational programmes on animal trainers, we compared the training success of two groups of participants in training goats to elicit a behaviour that would allow simulated venipuncture. One group was educated in a two-day workshop while the other was provided with specific literature for self-instructed learning. Training success was evaluated using an assessment protocol developed for this study. A greater training success in the WORKSHOP GROUP, reflected by objective and subjective measures, was clearly supported statistically. In addition, 73 versus only 13% of the participants of the WORKSHOP GROUP and the selfinstructed BOOK GROUP, respectively, stated that they could completely implement the knowledge gained in the course of this study. Our results indicate that more intensively educated trainers can train animals more successfully. In conclusion, if animal training is implemented as refinement, animal caretakers should receive instruction for positive reinforcement training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

You will also need your clicker and a pouch with rewards that are easy to deliver and that your horse loves - you can even use your horse's daily grain ration if he likes it. Georgia Bruce, an Australian-based clicker trainer and creator of Click with Horses, has an online program that includes everything from starting a horse to advanced ridden maneuvers. GETTING STARTED To start clicker training, you first have to "load the clicker", meaning you have to teach the horse that when he hears that sound, a reward is coming. [Extracted from the article]

Features Most domesticated horses have human interaction from the start. The Mustang Makeovers are a good option for that; those horses have 90-100 days of training on them and are usually started under saddle, so you can have a green-broke horse. There are a lot that look more like sport horses and have proven that they are great for sport horse work. I had experience with very green horses, but not untouched horses, so I found a Mustang trainer in Virginia and enlisted his help. [Extracted from the article]

"If the horse starts tensing up, you need to figure out what's going on, and preferably assess the environment before the horse becomes nervous", Beaver says. "Typically, when we approach a flighty horse, we stop when the horse starts reacting, and this rewards him, so that's not what we should do", says Beaver. Food rewards are the "big guns" of positive reinforcement, but other gestures will work as well, such as rubbing the horse's neck, offering verbal praise or pausing to let the horse rest after he's done what you asked. "Perhaps you are riding, and the horse becomes anxious when you come across a plastic bag caught on a fence and blowing in the wind, or you come to a bridge the horse has never crossed", says Beaver. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study from Emory University explores the challenges of learning adaptive mental behaviors compared to motor actions. The research suggests that individuals may find it more difficult to learn to select optimal mental actions, leading to impaired credit assignment and retention. These findings pave the way for potential interventions to support adaptive thinking. The study was funded by the NIH National Institute of Mental Health and the Office of Naval Research and has been peer-reviewed. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses a study on how different histories of drug reinforcement, specifically with fentanyl, can impact decision-making processes in rats. The research found that extensive fentanyl training led to a bias towards habitual choice, especially in female rats, and a high degree of perseveration in both sexes. The study also noted that chronic drug reinforcement induced habits that generalized across seeking both drug and non-drug rewards, with female rats being particularly susceptible to habitual control induced by drug reinforcement. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study from Oakland University highlights the importance of improving the recognition and assessment of ICU delirium, a condition that can lead to cognitive impairment and increased fatality rates. The research emphasizes the need for education and training among ICU nurses to overcome barriers to delirium assessment and improve patient outcomes. The study suggests the development and implementation of a standardized delirium educational program throughout the U.S. healthcare system to enhance the confidence of ICU nurses in identifying delirium early. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses new research on mental disorders conducted at the University of Marburg, focusing on the relationship between self-regulatory efficacy expectations and behavioral intensity in triggering mental disorders. The study suggests that extreme promotion and prevention focus of the value need can lead to mental disorders due to a reinforcement mechanism between efficacy expectations and behavioral intensity. The researchers developed an item pool and procedure to assess these relationships, aiming to identify risk groups for preventive purposes. Further studies are needed to determine the predictive relevance of these findings for mental disorders. [Extracted from the article]

A study conducted at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, explores the concept of signaling high sensitivity to influence others in psychology. The research suggests that individuals may use this sensitivity as a strategy to achieve social goals through deception rather than as an expression of a sensitive personality. The study involved 201 participants and examined the roles of reinforcement sensitivity, sensory processing sensitivity, and the Dark Triad in relation to signaling high sensitivity. This research has been peer-reviewed and provides valuable insights into social influence strategies. [Extracted from the article]

Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo have conducted a study on the role of schedules of reinforcement in social behavior. The study aimed to create conditions in which interdependent gains overlapped with individual reinforcement schedules, leading to competitive and conflicting situations. The researchers argue that normative rules about reinforcement schedules and interdependent reinforcement are crucial for analyzing social behavior. They found that leader and follower behaviors may be united by interdependent reinforcement, but their connection is itself a single schedule of reinforcement. This research has been peer-reviewed and provides valuable insights into the experimental analysis of social behavior. [Extracted from the article]

A study conducted by researchers at South China Normal University examined the association between depression, anxiety, and the development of obesity in children and adolescents in China. The study included over 200,000 school-aged children between the ages of 5 and 18. The findings revealed that there were bidirectional associations between obesity and psychological distress, with depression and anxiety increasing the risk of obesity over time, and obesity aggravating the risk of depression and anxiety. The researchers suggest that continuous monitoring of BMI and psychological conditions in children and adolescents is important to prevent negative interactions between these factors. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, explores the role of positive psychological factors in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study involved 502 participants with medium to high cardiovascular risk who underwent a risk assessment in 2012 and were followed up in 2019. The findings suggest that maintaining positive psychological states is crucial for achieving lasting improvements in cardiovascular health. The researchers recommend that prevention programs should consider incorporating psychological measures to reinforce positive psychological states and promote optimal health behavior. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers suggestions for maximizing the potential of the morning huddle. These include setting a clear agenda to streamline the process, keeping the huddle brief but encouraging participation, utilizing technology like practice management software, celebrating achievements to boost morale and motivation, addressing challenges proactively, and ending on a positive not by reiterating priorities for the day to reinforce camaraderie and shared purpose.

According to a preprint abstract, the biological origins of meditation in humans may have evolved from the defensive freezing response observed in multiple species. The proposal suggests that meditation developed through ontogenic selection within verbal communities, which reinforced the specific and general features of freezing. This perspective connects meditation to its evolutionary process and emphasizes the role of ancient survival response repertoires in its early development. However, it is important to note that this preprint has not been peer-reviewed. [Extracted from the article]

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have conducted a study to determine the preferences of adolescents with type 1 diabetes for a financial incentives program that would motivate them to engage in self-care. The study involved 317 participants aged 12-18 from two pediatric hospital endocrinology clinics. The researchers identified key attributes of incentives, including the monthly value of the reward, payment structure, and difficulty of incentivized behaviors. The findings showed that the value of the reward accounted for 60.8% of preferences, and adolescents were more willing to accept lower value rewards when positive reinforcement was used. The study suggests that understanding adolescents' preferences can inform the design of interventions to promote self-care in type 1 diabetes. Future research will evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention design in a randomized controlled trial. [Extracted from the article]

This article offers guidance on how to engage in dirty talk during sexual encounters. It emphasizes that dirty talk can enhance one's sex life and stimulate the brain. The article provides tips for beginners, such as keeping it simple and practicing, and suggests finding inspiration from ethical or feminist porn, erotic fiction, sex forums, and dating apps. It highlights the importance of consent and communication with partners, and concludes by suggesting techniques for dirty talk during sex, such as making noise, narrating experiences, developing alter-egos, and engaging in role play. The article promotes open and respectful communication about sex and encourages individuals to explore their boundaries with their partners. [Extracted from the article]

Researchers from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom have conducted a study on the effects of experimental manipulation on value-based decision-making in regular alcohol consumers. The study found that devaluation of alcohol led to reductions in alcohol choice and consumption. The researchers used a computational model of value-based decision-making to analyze decisions made about alcohol and alcohol-unrelated cues. The study concluded that experimentally manipulating alcohol value is associated with changes in the internal cognitive processes that precede soft drink choice. This research has been peer-reviewed and published in Addictive Behaviors. [Extracted from the article]

The correlation between an individual's activity level and the propagation of behavior is inherently intertwined on a social platform. Simultaneously, individuals with varying activity levels are subject to social reinforcement during the information accumulation process. In this paper, we develop a two-layer generalized Susceptible-Adopted-Recovered (SAR) model to simulate the cumulative effect of information reliability influenced by individual's activity and social reinforcement. Furthermore, we investigate how the accumulation of information reliability affects individual behavioral adoption. We provide a theoretical analysis of the mathematical model of the two-layer network based on edge-based compartmental theory and mean field theory. Subsequently, numerical simulations are performed to validate the model's effectiveness and offer insights for the advancement of information dissemination strategies. The results show that the proportion of active nodes in the network and their active intensities have a significant effect on behavioral propagation. The increase of them can reduce the outbreak threshold of behavioral adoption and expand the scale of behavioral adoption. Additionally, the intensity of local social reinforcement of information reliability has a more significant positive effect on behavioral adoption than global social reinforcement. Moreover, the information threshold of behavioral adoption in the Scale-Free (SF) network is larger than that in the Erdös-Rényi(ER) network. • A two-layer generalized Susceptible-Adopted-Recovered (SAR) model is proposed; • The information reliability is influenced by individual's activity and social reinforcement; • Both the proportion of active nodes and their intensities significantly affect behavioral propagation; • The intensity of local social reinforcement has a stronger positive impact on behavioral propagation; • The information threshold of behavioral adoption is compared in SF network and ER network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most memristor-based associative memory neural networks are focused on classical conditioning and ignored operant conditioning. In this paper, a memristor-based neural network of operant conditioning accorded with biological feature is designed. The designed circuit includes a voltage control module, an operant module and synapse modules. It realizes learning, forgetting, long-term memory, reinforcement and punishment functions based on variable synapse structure and double self-protection measure. Meanwhile, the four factors that affect operant conditioning such as contingency, immediacy, magnitude and deprivation are discussed and implemented. The simulation results in PSPICE show that the circuit can be used to simulate actual conditioned reflex and complicated applications. The memristor-based neural network circuit of operant conditioning provides more references for further development of neural networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the article, the author discusses the importance of spiritual stamina to maintain calmness under duress or tragic events in life. whose brother died at age 27 in Ohio in 2018. Psychologist Natalie Hirsch said that spiritual stamina is the ability to live life's highs and lows with openness, acceptance and flexibility. Also cited are tips to achieve said stamina like having self-confidence, talking with trusted people, and prioritizing self-care.