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Real and virtual strange processes
Following notions of quantum mechanics as interpreted by the Copenhagen School, we make a distinction between measurements involving one or two virtual K mesons. New predictions result for the period of K oscillations at the Phi Factory
A systematic review of the relationship between generic and specific metacognitive beliefs and emotion dysregulation: A metacognitive model of emotion dysregulation
Although a probable association between metacognitive beliefs (also termed âmetacognitionsâ) and emotion dysregulation has been suggested in the literature, the evidence is still sparse and inconclusive. The current study aims to present a comprehensive evaluation of the literature examining the association between metacognitive beliefs and emotion dysregulation. In accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaâAnalyses (PRISMA) criteria, a search was conducted on PubMed and Ebsco. A manual search of reference lists was also run. Search terms were âmetacognitions/metacognitive beliefs/positive metacognitive beliefs/negative metacognitive beliefs/cognitive selfâconsciousness/beliefs about the need to control thoughts/cognitive confidence/negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger/AND difficulties emotion regulation/emotion dysregulationâ. A total of 19 studies met the inclusion criteria. In both nonâclinical and clinical populations, a higher endorsement of dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs was found to be associated with emotion dysregulation and vice versa. A higher endorsement of metacognitive beliefs may be associated, either directly or via maladaptive forms of mental control (e.g., worry, rumination and suppression) to emotion dysregulation. Metacognitive beliefs could be the potential therapeutic target in clinical interventions aimed at reducing emotion regulation difficulties
Radiative Phase Transitions and Casmir Effect Instabilities
Molecular quantum electrodynamics leads to photon frequency shifts and thus
to changes in condensed matter free energies often called the Casimir effect.
Strong quantum electrodynamic coupling between radiation and molecular motions
can lead to an instability beyond which one or more photon oscillators undergo
a displacement phase transition. The phase boundary of the transition can be
located by a Casimir free energy instability.Comment: ReVTeX4 format 1 *.eps figur
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