Development and preliminary validation of a Chinese Physical Activity Parenting Practices Scale (3–6 years) by Ren Na, Ying Liang, Haiyue Zhang, Zhe Yang, Nan Li, Wei Zhang, Han Tang, Weiliang Ye, Linyuan Zhang, Xun Jiang, Lei Shang

“…We ultimately developed a formal version of the Chinese Physical Activity Parenting Practices Scale (CPAPPS) using the remaining 30 items. We examined the structure of the scale using factor analysis and evaluated its reliability, validity, and discriminant ability using data from 899 parents of children aged 3–6 years.ResultsThe CPAPPS includes 30 items in 6 dimensions scored on a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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South Africa’s male homicide epidemic: Who is killing men and why do we ignore the victims? by Richard Matzopoulos, Morna Cornell, Brett Bowman, Lorna J. Martin, Rachel Jewkes, Naeema Abrahams

“…Broad population-based approaches are required to address the insidious effect of recalcitrant societal norms and structural interventions to overcome the root causes of poverty and inequality and the poor control of alcohol and firearms. …”
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Theory and engineering practice of coal-water coordinated mining based on constraints of formation bearing capacity by Zhenzhong PANG, Yifan ZENG, Keyao HAN, Qiang WU, Shouqiang LIU, Zhaolai HUA, Gangyi ZHAO, Shuai ZHANG, Huxiong YANG, Xuejun WANG, Feifan LI

“…Dominant factors controlling the formation structure damage were identified using the theory of simply supported beams and hydrogeological theories. …”
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Comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genomes of Neocinnamomum by Wen Zhu, Di Zhang, Wenbin Xu, Yi Gan, Jiepeng Huang, Yanyu Liu, Yunhong Tan, Yu Song, Peiyao Xin

“…We successfully assembled the mitogenome of N. delavayi, which is 778,066 bp in size and exhibits a single circular structure. The analysis identified 659 dispersed repeats, 211 simple sequence repeats (SSRs), and 30 tandem repeats within the mitogenome. …”
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Generation of 1 km high resolution Standardized precipitation evapotranspiration Index for drought monitoring over China using Google Earth Engine by Yile He, Youping Xie, Junchen Liu, Zengyun Hu, Jun Liu, Yuhua Cheng, Lei Zhang, Zhihui Wang, Man Li

“…However, limited by its spatial resolution of 0.5 degrees, it is difficult to describe the local spatio-temporal structure of drought. How to improve its spatial resolution while maintaining spatio-temporal consistency is one of the current research hotspots. …”
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Characteristics of the gut virome in patients with premalignant colorectal adenoma by Pan Zhang, Xiaofeng Tuo, Jiong Jiang, Yue Zhang, Juhui Zhao, Chengzhao Deng, Gang Zhao, Yan Cheng, Lingqin Song, Yan Yang, Ruochun Guo, Huan Zhang, Hongli Zhao, Shiyang Ma, Lu Li, Haitao Shi

“…Results Our results revealed a notable shift in the gut virome structure of patients compared to healthy controls, characterized by a significant increase in viral families such as Microviridae, Podoviridae_crAss-like, and Quimbyviridae. …”
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Effects of Mg-Palygorskite Modified Biochar on the Growth of <i>Sedum alfredii</i> Hance in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil by Tianwen Wang, Xianxiang Luo, Kun Chen, Hao Zheng, Zewei Song, Lize Zhao, Junhua Gong, Fengmin Li, Ruhai Liu

“…This study provides data support for the development of functionalized biochar for the remediation of heavy metal pollution in soil.…”
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Insights from a codesigned dynamic modelling study of child and adolescent obesity in Australia by Alison Hayes, Rebecca Wyse, Anna Lene Seidler, Kylie E Hunter, Rebecca K Golley, Louise A Baur, Anthony D Okely, Kenny Lawson, Jo-An Occhipinti, Louise Freebairn, Simon Keith Chiu, Joseph Carrello, L Kurt Kreuger

“…This research presents insights from a system dynamics model of childhood and adolescent obesity aimed at supporting evidence-based decision-making.Methods A system dynamics model was developed using the best available evidence and data, with input from research and industry experts to map the hypothetical causal structure of the factors contributing to childhood and adolescent obesity in Australia. …”
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Sex differences in the association of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers and cognition in a multicenter memory clinic study by Cecilia Boccalini, Debora Elisa Peretti, Max Scheffler, Linjing Mu, Alessandra Griffa, Nathalie Testart, Gilles Allali, John O. Prior, Nicholas J. Ashton, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Valentina Garibotto

“…Methods 249 participants (females/males:123/126), who underwent tau-PET, amyloid-PET, structural MRI, and plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measurement were included from Geneva and Lausanne Memory Clinics. …”
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Anti-HIV-1 Effect of the Fluoroquinolone Enoxacin and Modulation of Pro-Viral hsa-miR-132 Processing in CEM-SS Cells by Verena Schlösser, Helen Louise Lightfoot, Christine Leemann, Seyedeh Elnaz Banijamali, Aathma Merin Bejoy, Shashank Tiwari, Jeffrey L. Schloßhauer, Valentina Vongrad, Andreas Brunschweiger, Jonathan Hall, Karin J. Metzner, Jochen Imig

“…Results: We established that Enoxacin, but not the structurally similar compound nalidixic acid, exhibits strong anti-HIV-1 effects in the T-cell line CEM-SS, but not MT-4. …”
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Anatomical and histological characterization of the filum terminale in dogs by Christoforos Posporis, Javier Espinosa, Martí Pumarola, Ester Blasco Ortega, Jaume Alomar, Koen Santifort, Koen Santifort, Steven De Decker, Karol Lam, Juan José Mínguez, Patricia Álvarez, Vicente Aige-Gil

“…This study presents the first comprehensive anatomical and histological characterization of the normal canine FT, establishing baseline reference data to facilitate the identification of pathomorphological alterations associated with disorders involving this structure, such as tethered cord syndrome.…”
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Virtual Health Research Capacity Strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Integrative Review by Chelsea M. McGuire, Nikolina Boskovic, Bolatito Betty Fatusin, Pius Ameh, Taylor Reed, Priyanka Jethwani, David Flynn, Jo Cooke, Robert Saper

“…Using NVivo, we coded until theoretical saturation and analyzed data using the constant comparison method. Findings: From 1397 articles, 58 met inclusion criteria. …”
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Longitudinal Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Improvement in Verbal Fluency Over Time in Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Ana Luiza Zaninotto, Fabiola Macruz, Fabricio S. Feltrin, Celi S. Andrade, Claudia C. Leite, Vinicius Monteiro de Paula Guirado, Wellingson S. Paiva, Sylvain Bouix

“…Twenty-one adults with moderate and severe DAI were analyzed. Structural and diffusion data were acquired on a 3T system 3 and 6 months after the injury. …”
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Developing an adaptive paediatric intensive care unit platform trial with key stakeholders: a qualitative study by Kerry Woolfall, Mark J Peters, Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Elizabeth Deja, Jennifer Preston, Paul R Mouncey, Julie C Menzies, Doug William Gould, Tracy Karen Mitchell, Shelley Marsh, Jennifer Ainsworth, Hannah Sedgwick, Carly Tibbins

“…Findings provide insight into how the PICU platform trial should be designed and operationalised, including having a broad and inclusive population eligible for inclusion onto the platform trial, with different inclusion and exclusion criteria for each domain; starting the trial with no more than three domains and prioritising the outcomes of Child quality of life and Survival (all participants). Optimal governance structure and suggestions about how any challenges to the success of the full trial can be overcome are also presented.Conclusions Young people, parents/carers and PICU staff viewed the proposed PICU platform trial to be acceptable. …”
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Climate, soil and management factors drive the quantitative relationships between soil fertility and spring maize water productivity in northern China by Jiao Shi, Minggang Xu, Xinhua He, Huaiping Zhou, Jianhua Li

“…The random forest, partial least squares structural equation modeling and variance partitioning analysis were then applied to address the quantitative relationships (QRs) and relevant differences. …”
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Betulinic acid protects against ovarian impairment by decreasing F-2 toxin-induced oxidative stress and inflammation associated with the downregulation of p38 expression in mice by Li Kong, Xinyu Gao, Lijuan Zhu, Xing Lin, You Huang, Chunlin Huang, Wenjiang Yang, Yazhi Chen, Haoqiang Zhao, Jing Wu, Zhihang Yuan, Jin’e Yi

“…Betulinic acid (BA) is a natural pentacyclic lupane-structure triterpenoid that has diverse pharmacological activities. …”
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Is malathion oncogenic for mosquitoes? A transcriptomic and histological study of adults derived from malathion exposed larvae by Audrey Arnal, Erika Burioli, Lisa Jacquin, Sophie Labrut, Stéphane Duchon, Marie Rossignol, Delphine Nicolas, Beata Ujvari, Antoine Dujon, Jordan Meliani, Jérôme Abadie, Frédéric Thomas, Vincent Corbel

“…Here, we quantitatively investigated whether larval exposure to environmentally realistic concentrations of malathion could affect mosquito tissue structure and gene expression profiles of adult Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquitoes), using both RNA-seq and histological approaches. …”
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The interaction of UBR4, LRP1, and OPHN1 in refractory epilepsy: Drosophila model to investigate the oligogenic effect on epilepsy by Rui-Na Huang, Si-Yuan Luo, Tao Huang, Xiong-Sheng Li, Fan-Chao Zhou, Wei-Hao Yin, Ze-Ru Chen, Shi-Zhan Yuan, Ling-Ying Li, Bin Tang, Jing-Da Qiao

“…This study established a novel framework to clarify the multiple genetic structure of epileptogenicity in refractory epilepsy with oligogenic background, which could be critical to translational medicine and precision therapy development.…”
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Jet-fuel range hydrocarbon production from Reutealis trisperma oil over Al-MCM-41 derived from Indonesian Kaolin with different Si/Al ratio by Reva Edra Nugraha, Didik Prasetyoko, Nabila Argya Nareswari, Abdul Aziz, Holilah Holilah, Hasliza Bahruji, Muhammad Rahimi Yusop, Nurul Asikin-Mijan, Suprapto Suprapto, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Aishah Abdul Jalil, Santi Wulan Purnami, Hartati Hartati

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Characterization of the pork sector in the productive core of Argentina: a look at small producers by Carlos Figueroa, Diana Acosta, Matias Mac Allister, Gabriela Fernández, Mariano Merino

“…These findings show the need for professional intervention in smaller-scale pig farms to overcome structural barriers and access to the production chain. …”
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