Thermal comfort and energy performance of personal comfort systems (PCS): A systematic review and meta-analysis

W Song, Z Zhang, Z Chen, F Wang, B Yang - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Personal comfort systems (PCSs) that are energy efficient have been widely used indoors to
improve occupant thermal comfort and acceptability under a variety of thermo-hygrometric …

Effect size, confidence interval and statistical significance: a practical guide for biologists

S Nakagawa, IC Cuthill - Biological reviews, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) is the dominant statistical approach in biology,
although it has many, frequently unappreciated, problems. Most importantly, NHST does not …

Methodological issues and advances in biological meta-analysis

S Nakagawa, ESA Santos - Evolutionary Ecology, 2012 - Springer
Meta-analysis has changed the way researchers conduct literature reviews not only in
medical and social sciences but also in biological sciences. Meta-analysis in biological …

How safety-related stress affects workers' safety behavior: The moderating role of psychological capital

D Wang, X Wang, N Xia - Safety science, 2018 - Elsevier
Individuals' unsafe behavior is commonly identified as an important causal factor in
workplace accidents. Research has demonstrated the effect of work-related stress on work …

Student perceptions of active learning in a large cross-disciplinary classroom

PL Machemer, P Crawford - Active learning in higher …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
This investigation reports on a study that assesses how students value active, cooperative,
and traditional learning activities within a single large cross-disciplinary class. The study …

Enhancing mental toughness and performance under pressure in elite young cricketers: A 2-year longitudinal intervention.

JJ Bell, L Hardy, S Beattie - Sport, Exercise, and Performance …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental toughness
intervention delivered to a group of elite youth cricketers. The central feature of the …

Dropout from cognitive‐behavioral therapy for eating disorders: A meta‐analysis of randomized, controlled trials

J Linardon, A Hindle, L Brennan - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cognitive‐behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficacious for a range of eating disorder
presentations, yet premature dropout is one factor that might limit CBTs effectiveness …

Dental plaque and oral health during the first 32 years of life

JM Broadbent, WM Thomson, JV Boyens… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Studies investigating the role of dental plaque in oral disease have focused
primarily on the quantity and quality of plaque at a given point in time. No large-scale …

Pollution and parasitism in aquatic animals: a meta-analysis of effect size

CA Blanar, KR Munkittrick, J Houlahan, DL MacLatchy… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2009 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have indicated that aquatic pollution affects parasite populations and
communities. However, the responses of individual taxa and functional groups to specific …

[HTML][HTML] Facial expression and oxytocin as possible markers of positive emotions in horses

L Lansade, R Nowak, AL Lainé, C Leterrier… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Behavioural and physiological markers of discrete positive emotions remain little
investigated in animals. To characterise new markers in horses, we used tactile stimulations …