Quantifying Joystick Interactions and Movement Patterns of Toddlers With Disabilities Using Powered Mobility With an Instrumented Explorer Mini by Kimberly A. Ingraham, Nicole L. Zaino, Claire Feddema, Mia E. Hoffman, Liesbeth Gijbels, Alexis Sinclair, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl, Heather A. Feldner, Katherine M. Steele

“…Nine children with motor disabilities (ages 12-36 months) participated in 12 in-lab visits, and during each visit they engaged in two 15-20 minute play sessions. For each session, we calculated several quantitative outcome metrics, including the time spent using the joystick, distance traveled, and the number, duration, and complexity of joystick interactions. …”
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CONCEPTUALIZING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: AN ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY IN THE ARCTIC by Elena M. Klyuchnikova, Vladimir A. Masloboev, Vladimir V. Dyadik, Andrey V. Masloboev, Natalia V. Dyadik, Anastasia N. Chapargina

“…These entities declare their fundamental interests in the Arctic and position themselves as key players in the region, making it necessary for Russia to engage with them in various capacities. The study employs a comparative analysis of the environmental policies of the selected nations. …”

Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents by accelerometer: a cross-sectional study by Dalton de Lima-Junior, Petrus Gantois, Gustavo César Vasconcelos, Reginaldo Gonçalves, Joel Alves Lamounier, Vinicius de Oliveira Damasceno

“…We conclude that boys are more engaged than girls in physical activities in public schools of Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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Human in vivo talocrural contributions to ankle joint complex kinematics during walking, running, and hopping by Anja-Verena Behling, Lauren Welte, Michael J. Rainbow, Luke Kelly

“…Understanding the individual contributions of the talus and calcaneus is crucial for comprehending ankle joint complex function in healthy populations, and alterations in function that may exist in clinical conditions.To achieve accurate bone kinematics, high-resolution biplanar videoradiography was used with participants engaged in walking and running (n = 9) and hopping (n = 9) with no overlap in participants. …”
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Experiences of community-dwelling older adults living with multiple chronic conditions: a qualitative study by Sharon Kaasalainen, Jenny Ploeg, Marta Canesi, Kimberly D Fraser, Carrie McAiney, Maureen Markle-Reid, Sinead Dufour, Lisa Garland Baird, Tracey Chambers

“…Such an approach would facilitate improved information-sharing and discussion of care management options between health professionals and their patients, enable older adults with MCC to actively engage in priority-setting and decision-making and may result in improved health and quality of life for older adults with MCC.…”
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Association Between Maternal Physical Activity From Pre-pregnancy to Child-rearing and Their Children’s Physical Activity in Early Childhood Among Japanese by Aya Yamada, Haruki Momma, Nozomi Tatsuta, Kunihiko Nakai, Takahiro Arima, Chiharu Ota, Nobuo Yaegashi, Ryoichi Nagatomi

“…Children’s physical activity level was measured at age 5.5 years using the WHO Health Behaviour School-aged Children questionnaire and defined as engaging in physical activity for at least 60 minutes per day for more than 5 days. …”
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‘Will my fingerprint be enough?’: secondary school students struggle to purchase a healthy, tasty and sustainable meal on the UK free school meal allowance by Sundus Mahdi, Annie Connolly, Bob Doherty, Maria Bryant

“…Alongside keeping records of available and purchased foods, young people engaged in focus groups to capture information on perceptions of food offered and FSM allowance adequacy. …”
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Exploring public support for novel tobacco and alcohol control policies in Great Britain 2021–2023: A population-based cross-sectional survey by Vera Helen Buss, Lion Shahab, Sharon Cox, Loren Kock, Melissa Oldham, Linda Bauld, Hazel Cheeseman, Garth Reid, Jamie Brown

“…The exception was decreasing the visibility of alcohol products in shops, which received 41 % of support. People who engaged in the behaviour targeted by policies (tobacco more so than alcohol use) were generally less supportive. …”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…There is a paucity of mental health research that meaningfully progresses understanding of these gender disparities, including that engages adolescent girls’ own perspectives, limiting our ability to direct further research and enhance intervention approaches. …”
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Determinants of variations in sleep patterns across Brazil: Exploring geographic influences by Giovana Longo-Silva, Renan Serenini, Roberto Antunes, Márcia Lima, Anny Pedrosa, Risia Menezes

“…Younger individuals, those living without partners, with depression, engaging in more frequent evening alcohol consumption, and with poorer diet quality, tended to wake up later. …”
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Deconstructing the Monolith: An Educational Module for Understanding Disparities Within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations by Karan D. Luthria, Dylan K. Kim, Samantha Xing, Mina Yuan, Jerry Zhou, Catherine A. Shu, Usha S. Krishnan

“…The 1-hour session involved a preworkshop evaluation; a PowerPoint presentation outlining the history of the Asian monolith bias, health disparities within AANHPI subgroups, and strategies for health care professionals and trainees to engage effectively with these communities; and a postworkshop evaluation. …”
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Structural dynamics of RAF1-HSP90-CDC37 and HSP90 complexes reveal asymmetric client interactions and key structural elements by Lorenzo I. Finci, Mayukh Chakrabarti, Gulcin Gulten, Joseph Finney, Carissa Grose, Tara Fox, Renbin Yang, Dwight V. Nissley, Frank McCormick, Dominic Esposito, Trent E. Balius, Dhirendra K. Simanshu

“…Our quantitative analysis reveals that CDC37 bridges the HSP90-RAF1 interaction, RAF1 binds HSP90 asymmetrically, and that HSP90 structural elements engage RAF1’s unfolded region. Additionally, N- and C-terminal interactions stabilize HSP90 dimers, and molecular interactions in HSP90 dimers rearrange between the closed and semi-open states. …”
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Enhancing Maternal Knowledge and Practices in Complementary Feeding through Emotional Demonstration Methods by Ani Intiyati, Imam Sarwo Edi, Inne Soesanti, Juliana Christianingsih, Kusmini Suprihatin, Luluk Widarti

“…Conclusions: Innovative and emotionally engaging methods like Emo Demo can effectively address the challenges of complementary feeding, ultimately contributing to public health efforts to reduce stunting in Indonesia. …”
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Examining Internal and External Consent in Consensual and Non-Consensual Contexts in Women by Nieves Moyano, Antonio Rafael Hidalgo-Muñoz, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Kristen Jozkowski, Reina Granados

“…Results: Our results show that, with regard to external consent, when engaging in consensual sex, women indicated greater use of all cues ranging from communication/initiation behavior to nonverbal behaviors than those who experienced nonconsensual sex. …”
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Adapting the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: A collaborative study in West Africa by Kadidiatou R. Kourouma, Tieba Millogo, Aissatou Diallo, Wambi M.E. Yaméogo, Marie L. Agbré-Yacé, Mamadou D. Baldé, Issaka Tiembré, Alexandre Delamou, Séni Kouanda

“…Conclusion: The study emphasised the importance of engaging all stakeholders and end users in the adaptation process for a sustainable use of the tool. …”
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Psychological factors affecting post-treatment follow-up care in breast cancer patients attending healthcare centers in western Mazandaran (2021-2022) by Zahra Fotokian, Sobhan Rahimi Esbo, Zahra Jannat Alipour, Ali Pourhabib, Fatemeh Ghaffari, Mojtaba Qanbari Qalesari, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian, Mohsen Vakili Sadeghi

“…The results showed that individuals with higher levels of anxiety, depression, psychological distress, and fear of recurrence are less likely to engage in follow-up care (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results suggest that health policymakers should address the psychological challenges faced by breast cancer patients. …”
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Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities by Fanyu Xiu, Carla M. Doyle, Jorge Luis Flores Anato, Jesse Knight, Linwei Wang, Joseph Cox, Daniel Grace, Trevor A. Hart, Terri Zhang, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Milada Dvorakova, Rita Shahin, Herveen Sachdeva, Nathan Lachowsky, Hind Sbihi, Darrell H.S. Tan, Michael A. Irvine, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

“…Methods: We estimated changes in sexual behaviors during the outbreak using 2022 data from the Engage Cohort Study, which recruited self-identified GBM in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver (n = 1,445). …”
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Thrombin Induces COX-2 and PGE2 Expression via PAR1/PKCalpha/MAPK-Dependent NF-kappaB Activation in Human Tracheal Smooth Muscle Cells by Chien-Chung Yang, Li-Der Hsiao, Ya-Fang Shih, Chih-Kai Hsu, Chia-Yu Hu, Chuen-Mao Yang

“…These findings supported that COX-2/PGE2 expression triggered by thrombin was engaged in PAR1/Gq or Gi/o/PKCα/MAPK-dependent NF-κB activation in HTSMCs.…”
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Association of a novel nutritional index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longit... by Guotao Liu, Jianyuan Zhang

“…Subgroup analysis indicated that the association was stronger among participants aged ≥60 years (OR = 0.655, 95% CI: 0.438–0.979), non-current drinkers (OR = 0.643, 95% CI: 0.451–0.917), and those who engaged in socializing (OR = 0.568, 95% CI: 0.371–0.871).ConclusionTCBI was significantly and negatively associated with cognitive impairment in Chinese middle-aged and elderly individuals, with the effect more pronounced in those aged ≥60 years, non-current drinkers, and socially active participants.…”
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