Daily physical activity in Finnish adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities: psychosocial associations with participation in sports club by Kwok Ng, Pauli Rintala, Raili Välimaa, Jorma Tynjälä, Jari Villberg, Sami Kokko, Lasse Kannas

“…Age and sports club membership was included in binary logistic regression analyses Analyses were done separately for boys and girls.  Results: Adolescents with LTID who were sports club members were two times more likely to be active daily than non-members. …”
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Metal Complexes of a Novel Schiff Base Based on Penicillin: Characterization, Molecular Modeling, and Antibacterial Activity Study by Narendra Kumar Chaudhary, Parashuram Mishra

“…They were further analyzed by thermal technique (TGA/DTA) to gain better insight about the thermal stability and kinetic properties of the complexes. …”
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A Facile Synthesis of Graphene-WO3 Nanowire Clusters with High Photocatalytic Activity for O2 Evolution by M.-J. Zhou, N. Zhang, Z. H. Hou

“…The obtained graphene-WO3 nanowire clusters were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) techniques. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Simultaneous Extraction of Luteolin and Apigenin from Tree Peony Pod and Evaluation of Its Antioxidant Activity by Hongzheng Wang, Lei Yang, Yuangang Zu, Xiuhua Zhao

“…The antioxidant activities of the extracts obtained by MAE, ME, and HRE were evaluated using a 2,2-di(4-tert-octylphenyl)-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging assay, a ferric reducing antioxidant power assay (FRAP), and a reducing power assay. …”
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Student-Centered Active Learning Improves Performance in Solving Higher-Level Cognitive Questions in Health Sciences Education by Nieves Martín-Alguacil, Luis Avedillo

“…Student-centered active learning (SCAL) shifts the focus from the teacher to the student. …”
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Differences in Heating Temperature and Type of Phytase Enzyme on Enzyme Activity, Calcium and Phosphorus Levels in Complete Poultry Feed by Sobur Sobur, Makruf Tafsin, Elisa Julianti

“…The best results for enzyme activity were observed with the treatment EAT3 (commercial phytase enzyme A at a heating temperature of 75°C), while the best results for calcium and phosphorus levels were achieved with treatment EBT3 (commercial phytase enzyme B at a heating temperature of 75°C).…”
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Eco-friendly synthesis and biological activity investigations of lead oxide nanoparticlesusing Rumex Nervosus Vahl leaf extract by Bidir Kassaw, Tadesse Bizuayehu, Mihret Kendie

“…The synthesized PbO NPs were characterized by UV–Vis, FT-IR, XRD, and TGA/DTA spectroscopic techniques. …”
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Assessing the Impacts of Soil Water Conservation Activities and Slope Position on the Soil Properties of the Gelda Watershed, Northwest Ethiopia by Kefyalew Muche, Eyayu Molla

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Zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesised from the Vernonia amygdalina shows the anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities in the mice model by Hairui Liu, Peipei Kang, Ying Liu, Yifan An, Yanting Hu, Xiyuan Jin, Xin Cao, Yunfei Qi, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Xiao Wang

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Development of a mobile application to increase motivation, engagement & teaching activity of clinical faculty using gamification principles by Aazad Abbas, Sricherry Nannapaneni, Jovan Sahi, Darius Lameire, Jay Toor, Dante Morra, Sarah McClennan

“…Survey results were collated with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. …”
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The impact of activated charcoal and graphite on growth parameters and production of secondary metabolites of Plantago maritima through in vitro culture by Fatemeh Najafi, Samin Mohammadi, Parina Asgharian, Morteza Kosari-Nasab

“…Antioxidant activity was evaluated using the DPPH assay. Spectroscopic techniques were employed to assess pigment composition, phenolic acid profiles, and n-hexane extracts, utilizing GC-MS and LC-MS/MS. …”
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Development of Porosity and Copper(II) Ion Adsorption Capacity by Activated Nano-Carbon Xerogels in Relation to Treatment Schemes by Badie S. Girgis, Mohamed N. Alaya, Iman Y. El-Sherif, Amina A. Attia, Nady A. Fathy

“…In this study, activated nano-carbon xerogels were obtained by different activation schemes of a resorcinol–formaldehyde xerogel (RFX) with a resorcinol/catalyst (R/C) ratio of 50. …”
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Serum growth differentiation factor 15 associates with extra-glandular manifestations and disease activity of primary Sjögren’s syndrome by Jinfang Fu, Wanchan Peng, Qiong Wu, Yunli Zhang, Wei Wang, Siyu Wu

“…Furthermore, GDF15 levels were significantly increased in patients with active disease compared to those in non-active stage, and ROC analysis confirmed its discriminative capacity for disease activity. …”
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Evaluation of the Relative Frequency of Preinjury Activity Recovery in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Replacement Patients: A Cohort Study by Hossein Akbari Aghdam, Seyedeh Ghazal Shahrokh, Omid Ahmadi, Koushan Rostami, Mohammad M. Najafi, Amirhossein Sadeghian, Zahra Hosseini, Kasra Talebi Anaraki

“…Some surgical reconstruction techniques use different graft types; all of them try to restore the patient’s preinjury activity levels. …”
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Feeding Habits and Activity Patterns of Grivet Monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops L.) in Batiero Church Forest, Northern Ethiopia by Aschalew Alelign, Meheretu Yonas, Eshetu Moges

“…The study investigated the feeding and activity patterns of grivet monkeys in Batiero Church Forest, northern Ethiopia, using focal and scan sampling techniques. …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Qi Jing Wan and Its Active Ingredient Diosgenin Against Cognitive Impairment in Plateau Hypoxia by Tiantian Xia, Ziqiao Yan, Pan Shen, Mingyang Chang, Nan Zhang, Yunan Zhang, Qi Chen, Rui Wang, Li Tong, Wei Zhou, Zhexin Ni, Yue Gao

“…Morphological changes in hippocampal neurons and synapses were assessed, and microglial activation and inflammatory factor levels were measured to evaluate brain damage. …”
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Impact of anthropogenic activities and rock nature on the suitability of groundwater for domestic and irrigation uses in the Far North Region of Cameroon by Germaine Mai Ndardaiwa, Jean Samuel Eheth, Daouda Dawaï, Benoît Bargui Koubala, Song Liang, Moussa Djaouda

“…The water samples were evaluated for 21 physicochemical and bacteriological parameters, employing standard techniques. …”
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Efficient Consecutive Synthesis of Fluorinated Isoflavone Analogs, X-Ray Structures, Hirshfeld Analysis, and Anticancer Activity Assessment by Mohammed Salah Ayoup, Malak Daqa, Yousef Salama, Rand Hazzam, Mohammed B. Hawsawi, Saied M. Soliman, Nawaf Al-Maharik

“…The structures of the novel compounds were validated using a range of techniques, including XRD crystallography (¹H, ¹⁹F, ¹³C)-NMR, and IR. …”
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Effective move of Polypyrrole/TiO2 hybrid nanocomposites on removal of methylene blue dye by photocatalytic activity by N. Dhachanamoorthi, K. Oviya, Sathish Sugumaran, P. Suresh, M. Parthibavarman, K. Jeshaa dharshini, M. Aishwarya

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Estimation of Flood Inundation Area Using Soil Moisture Active Passive Fractional Water Data with an LSTM Model by Rekzi D. Febrian, Wanyub Kim, Yangwon Lee, Jinsoo Kim, Minha Choi

“…Accurate flood monitoring and forecasting techniques are important and continue to be developed for improved disaster preparedness and mitigation. …”
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