Sleep, sedentary behavior and physical activity: changes on children’s routine during the COVID-19 by Luís Carlos Barbosa Silva, Cinthya Rafaella Magalhães da Nóbrega Novaes, Ronaldo Alexandre de Lima Júnior, Bruno Barbosa Giudicelli, Arnaldo Tenório da Cunha Júnior, Maria Cecília Marinho Tenório, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins, Rafael Miranda Tassitano

“… Social isolation was adopted as a strategy to reduce the transmission speed of the severe acute respiratory syndrome of coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in several countries in the world, including Brazil. …”
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Impact of High Glucose on Bone Collagenous Matrix Composition, Structure, and Organization: An Integrative Analysis Using an Ex Vivo Model by Rita Araújo, Ricardo N. M. J. Páscoa, Raquel Bernardino, Pedro S. Gomes

“…A comprehensive approach integrating histological evaluation, histomorphometry, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, and proteomics was adopted to unravel structural, biochemical, and molecular changes in the ECM. …”
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Engagement factors affect academic success through study approaches among physical education and sport university students: a mediation analysis by Amayra Tannoubi, Amayra Tannoubi, Tore Bonsaksen, Tore Bonsaksen, Gry Mørk, Farruh Ahmedov, Edi Setiawan, Fairouz Azaiez

“…IntroductionUniversity students should engage with the study and ensure they adopt productive study approaches, but the nature of relationships between engagement and study approaches are under-researched. …”
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Are Polymer-Based Smart Materials Unlocking the Path to Sustainable Manufacturing for a Net-Zero Economy? Current Trends and Potential Applications by Karishma M. Qureshi, Alok Yadav, Rajiv Kumar Garg, Anish Sachdeva, Amal Abdulrahman, Saleh Yahya Alghamdi, Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi

“…The drive toward a net-zero economy (NZE) has pressured the manufacturing sector to adopt sustainable practices to minimize negative environmental impacts while ensuring resource efficiency. …”
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Optimization of Extraction Process of Methyl Eugenol and Asarinin in Asarum with Deep Eutectic Solvent Based on the Response Surface Methodology by Huiwei Bao, Yang Xu, Yuejie Wang, Tao Zhang, Enpeng Wang, Xin Huang, Changbao Chen, Fangxin Liu

“…Single-factor experiments were adopted to investigate the influence of molar ratio, liquid-to-solid ratio, eddy time, ultrasonic time, and temperature of the deep eutectic solvent on the extraction rate of methyl eugenol and asarinin. …”
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Dog Bites and Rabies in the Eastern Region of Ghana in 2013–2015: A Call for a One-Health Approach by Boakye-Yiadom Adomako, Frank Baiden, Samuel Sackey, Donne Kofi Ameme, Fred Wurapa, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Ernest Kenu, Edwin Afari

“…An integrated approach to surveillance based on the One-Health concept needs to be adopted.…”
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Mental health literacy among older adults in Shanghai: a descriptive qualitative study by Rongjing Xu, Mingrui Jing, Aining Zhang, Liqi Zha, Yan Wang, Anni Wang, Jun Tang, Biyun Xia, Shoumei Jia

“…Improving the mental health literacy of older adults can help them recognize mental illness and adopt proactive measures, potentially improving their mental health status and supporting the goal of healthy aging.ObjectiveTo explore mental health literacy among older adults, providing a foundation for future interventions aimed at improving their mental health literacy.MethodsGuided by the new conceptualization framework of mental health literacy developed by Jiang et al. the study involved 20 community-dwelling older adults from four communities in Shanghai who were selected through purposive sampling to participate in semi-structured interviews. …”
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Drastic Improvements in Air Quality in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Outbreak by Rasa Zalakeviciute, Renne Vasquez, Daniel Bayas, Adrian Buenano, Danilo Mejia, Rafael Zegarra, Valeria Diaz, Brian Lamb

“…While the population in Quito adhered to the quarantine measures immediately, in the port city of Guayaquil, quarantine measures were slow to be adopted and, thus, the effect on air quality in Guayaquil occurred more slowly. …”
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Determination of Tributyltin in Seafood Based on Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectro... by Hua Yang, Huien Zhang, Xiao Yan Zhu, Shi Da Chen, Lijun Liu, Daodong Pan

“…In this study, Fe3O4 was adopted as a carrier for surface molecular imprinting with two-stage polymerization. …”
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Effect of food value-chain connections on land-use change by P.M. Post, Y. Dou, A. Nelson

“…Our findings confirm that 1) market integration is associated with intensification; 2) land managers with environmental standards more frequently adopt environmentally friendly practices; 3) physical and value-chain distances to consumers play a crucial role, with shorter distances associated with environmentally friendly practices and global chains linked to intensification and expansion. …”
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Investigation of Theoretical Models, Pumping-Recharge Well Arrangements and System Performance of Abandoned Mine Water Source Heat Pump by Zhiqiang Zhang, Wenchao Zu, Wenke Zhang, Kexun Wang, Xueqing Ma, Ping Cui

“…In this article, the feasibility of applying a water resource heating system in abandoned mines is explored, adopting mine water in the extraction zone as the research object. …”
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Six-Phase Fully Coreless Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Generator: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Analysis by Turki M. Alsuwian, Asiful Habib, Muhammad Ammirrul Atiqi Mohd Zainuri, Ahmad Asrul Ibrahim, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, Adam R. H. Alhawari, Abdulkarem H. M. Almawgani, Saleh Almasabi, A. T. Hindi, Mohamed Fauzi Packeer Mohamed

“…Nevertheless, the proliferation of coreless AFPM machines faces hurdles as to high leakage flux and weaker structural integrity. Additionally, adopting multi-phase setups in AFPM introduces challenges, requiring additional winding coils and enlarging the stator diameter, leading to bulkier machine designs. …”
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Alteration of Differentiation Potentials by Modulating GATA Transcription Factors in Murine Embryonic Stem Cells by Callinice D. Capo-chichi, Jennifer L. Smedberg, Malgorzata Rula, Emmanuelle Nicolas, Anthony T. Yeung, Richard F. Adamo, Andrey Frolov, Andrew K. Godwin, Xiang-Xi Xu

“…We showed that ES cells can be directed to avoid differentiating into primitive endoderm and to adopt unique lineages in vitro by modulating GATA factors. …”
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Environmental Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Two Restaurants from a Mid-scale City that Followed U.S. CDC Reopening Guidance by Hongwan Li, Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Chiran T. Witanachchi, John A. Lednicky, Julia C. Loeb, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Z. Hugh Fan, Karim Mohamed, Jessica A. Boyette, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Chang-Yu Wu

“…The likelihood that patrons and staff acquire SARS-CoV-2 infections may be low in restaurants in a mid-scale city that adopt CDC restaurant reopening guidance, such as operation at 50% capacity so that tables can be spaced at least 6 feet apart, establishment of adequate mechanical ventilation, use of a face covering except while eating or drinking, and implementation of disinfection measures.…”
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Analog parallel processor for broadband multifunctional integrated system based on silicon photonic platform by Na Qian, Defu Zhou, Haowen Shu, Ming Zhang, Xingjun Wang, Daoxin Dai, Xiao Deng, Weiwen Zou

“…The APP first discretizes the signal with the optical frequency comb and then adopts optical dynamic phase interference to reassign the analog signal into 2N parallel sequences. …”
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Understanding the behavioral intention of rural women to engage in green poultry farming: A psychological analysis by Pouria Ataei, Hamed Ghadermarzi, Hamid Karimi, Meysam Menatizadeh, Nasim Izadi

“…This study explores rural women's intention to adopt green poultry farming as a sustainable and healthy production approach using the Health Belief Model (HBM). …”
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The History of the Brazilian Sardine (<i>Sardinella brasiliensis</i>) Between Two Fishery Collapses: An Ecosystem Modeling Approach to Study Its Life Cycle by Rafael Schroeder, Angélica Petermann, Alberto Teodorico Correia

“…From 2000 onwards, the sardine fishery adopted a multi-species character. The mean trophic level of the catches (MTL) showed a decreasing trend until 2008, when more modern vessels with greater autonomy entered the fishery, and expanded the traditional fishing area to exploit northern fishing grounds. …”
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Epidemiologic characteristics, the length of hospital stay, and mortality of patients with organophosphate poisoning: A systematic review by Janet Alva, Elsa Sanatombi Devi, Ramesh Chandrababu, Julliet Abraham, Jayraj Mymbilly Balakrishnan

“…The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines was adopted and reported using the PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Prevention and Reversal of Diabetes by All-Trans Retinoid Acid and Exendin-4 in NOD Mice by Jyuhn-Huarng Juang, Yang-Hau Van, Chien-Hung Kuo, Mei-Yin Lin, Ying-Hsiu Liu, Han-Ying Chang

“…NOD/scid mice were intravenously transferred with splenocytes isolated from 12-week-old female NOD mice. After adoptive transfer, mice were treated with vehicle, ATRA (0.5 mg/mouse intraperitoneally every other day), exendin-4 (3 μg/kg subcutaneously twice daily), or combination for 6 weeks. …”
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Predictors of oral anticoagulant-associated adverse events in seniors transitioning from hospital to home: a retrospective cohort study protocol by Lehana Thabane, James Douketis, Anne Holbrook, Gary Foster, Harsukh Benipal, J. Michael Paterson

“…A split sample method will be adopted to validate the variables associated with OAC-related adverse events.Ethics and dissemination The use of data in this project was authorised under section 45 of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, which does not require review by a research ethics board. …”
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