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Resource 1:

Title: Pleasant odors specifically promote a soothing autonomic response and brain–body coupling through respiratory modulation

Authors: Valentin Ghibaudo, Matthias Turrel, Jules Granget, Maëlys Souilhol, Samuel Garcia, Jane Plailly & Nathalie Buonviso

Publication: Scientific Reports

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-20422-x

Resource 2:

Title: Improved non-invasive detection of sleep stages when combining skin sympathetic nerve activity and heart rate variability analysis with AI

Authors: Md. Aktaruzzaman & Thomas H. Everett IV

Publication: Scientific Reports

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-20282-5

Resource 3:

Title: Increased sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden is independently associated with cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea: A large-scale study

Authors: Chenyang Li, Zhenger Zhou, Xiaozhen Zhang, Enhui Zhou, Tianjiao Zhou, Jingyu Zhang, Xinyi Li, Jianyin Zou, Huajun Xu, Jian Guan, Yupu Liu, Suru Liu, Xiaoyue Zhu, Weijun Huang, Hongliang Yi, Shankai Yin

Publication: Sleep Medicine

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945725005386

Resource 4:

Title: Strengthening the heart by means of a gratitude intervention?

Authors: Andreas R. Schwerdtfeger, Claudia Traunmüller, Bernhard Weber & Christian Rominger

Publication: The Journal of Positive Psychology

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2025.2574048?af=R#abstract

Resource 5:

Title: Child and marital stress are associated with a psychophysiological index of self-regulatory capacities among parents of preschool children

Authors: Sasha MacNeil, Chelsea da Estrela, Warren Caldwell, Jean-Philippe Gouin

Publication: International Journal of Psychophysiology

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876025007470?via%3Dihub

Resource 6:

Title: Factors influencing heart rate variability in nurses following night shifts: a prospective observational clinical study

Authors: Taihe Zhan, Ziying Zhang, Zhimin Shi, Hongyan Xie, Daogang Zha & Xiumei Wei

Publication: BMC Nursing

Link: httpsD://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-025-03975-0

Resource 7:

Title: Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback and Mental Stress Myocardial Flow Reserve: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors: Amit J. Shah, Paolo Raggi, Hua She, et al.

Publication: JAMA Network Open

Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840378

Resource 8:

Title: VCU research in action: Teaching patients to take a deep breath

Author: Olivia Trani

Publication: VCU News

Link: https://news.vcu.edu/article/2025/10/vcu-research-in-action-teaching-patients-to-take-a-deep-breath