Study on the changes and influencing factors of depression in Chinese women with cancer: an analysis based on CHARLS panel data by Na Wang, Mengran Chang, Shidong Liu, Bing Chen

“…In view of this, there is an urgent need for introducing more supportive policies aimed at improving psychological health, developing tailored measures to address the specific needs of different groups, intensifying efforts to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of depression, particularly for those in rural areas, central and western regions, and among individuals with lower educational levels. Additionally, the role of social participation activities, such as visiting neighbors and exercising, should be given full play to alleviate depressive symptoms.…”
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Effects of Dietary Supplementation with <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> Postbiotics on Growth Performance, Intestinal Flora Structure and Plasma Metabolome of Weaned Piglets by Dongfeng Sun, Wenfei Tong, Shaochen Han, Mengjun Wu, Peng Li, Youguo Li, Yunxiang Liang

“…The fecal flora sequencing results show that the relative abundance of Firmicutes and monoglobus was upregulated, and the relative abundance of Bacteroides was downregulated with <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> postbiotics-treated piglets (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, the levels of propionic acid and butyric acid in the feces were positively correlated with the relative abundance of Firmicutes and negatively correlated with the relative abundance of Bacteroides (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Characteristics and combustion kinetics of fuel pellets composed of waste of polyethylene terephthalate and biomass by K. Manatura, U. Samaksaman

“…Functional groups of the pellets were contributed by terephthalate and lignocellulose. The addition of a small amount of biomass in pellets could improve their thermal decomposition behavior. …”
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Estimated Aerosol Health and Radiative Effects of the Residential Coal Ban in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region of China by Kelsey R. Bilsback, Jill Baumgartner, Michael Cheeseman, Bonne Ford, John K. Kodros, Xiaoying Li, Emily Ramnarine, Shu Tao, Yuanxun Zhang, Ellison Carter, Jeffrey R Pierce

“…We estimate that within China, the ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) reductions in the Beijing-off scenario could lead to 1,900 (95% CI: 1,200−2,700) premature deaths avoided annually, while the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-off scenario could lead to 13,700 (95% CI: 8,900−19,600) premature deaths avoided annually. Additionally, we estimate that the residential-coal-ban scenarios will result in a positive top-of-the-atmosphere aerosol direct radiative effect (DRE) (model domain average: Beijing-off: 0.023 W m−2; Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-off: 0.30 W m−2) and a negligible cloud-albedo aerosol indirect effect (AIE) (Beijing-off: 0.0001 W m−2; Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-off: 0.0027 W m−2). …”
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Effects of Walnut Protein Peptides on Promotion of White Adipose Tissue Browning and Prevention of Obesity by Yankun FU, Yuzheng CAI, Zhiqiang FENG, Siru CHEN, Tianlin WANG, Lianjun SONG, Tiange LI

“…Compared with the HFD group, WPP intervention for 8 weeks significantly alleviated the body weight gain and reduced the WAT (epididymal fat, inguinal fat) mass index. …”
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Safety of vancomycin-loaded cement spacers for treating gram-positive periprosthetic joint infections in two-stage resection arthroplasty among patients with renal insufficiency by Yu-Chih Lin, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Chih-Chien Hu, Yung-Chieh Liang, Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Sheng-Hsun Lee, Sheng-Hsuan Lin

“…These findings suggest that the use of vancomycin-loaded ALBC spacers appears to be safe for managing gram-positive infections in patients with varying renal function. Additionally, renal insufficiency did not adversely affect the infection-free interval, aseptic revision rates, or bacterial diversity. …”
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Short- and long-term changes in neurological, behavioural, and blood biomarkers following repeated mild traumatic brain injury in rats—potential biological sex-dependent effects by Rodrigo Moraga-Amaro, Oscar Moreno, Jordi Llop, Marion Bankstahl, Marion Bankstahl, Jens P. Bankstahl

“…On the contrary, blood p-tau was increased 3 days after rmTBI only in males. In addition, male rats showed significantly increased florzolotau binding in the brain after 12 weeks, suggesting brain contusion causes increased tau aggregation. …”
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Serum Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Does Not Differentiate Complex Regional Pain Syndrome from Other Pain Conditions in a Tertiary Referral Setting by K. D. Bharwani, M. Dirckx, D. L. Stronks, W. A. Dik, F. J. P. M. Huygen

“…Previously, we showed that serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) levels, a marker for T-cell activation, were higher in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients than in healthy controls, suggesting pathogenic T-cell activation in CRPS. Additionally, sIL-2R levels discriminated well between CRPS and healthy controls with a high sensitivity (90%) and specificity (89.5%), suggesting a possible role for sIL-2R in the diagnosis of CRPS. …”
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Assessing the Factors Influencing Attrition of Health Workers in Government Health Units in Lyantonde District, Uganda. by Kansiime, Benon

“…The effects of attrition of health workers cited in the study were: shortage of health workers, inadequate service provision, and patients did not access all services. Measures to mitigate the attrition of health workers cited in the study were provision of accommodation to health workers, training and promotion outlets for health workers with additional qualifications, provision of retention allowances especially to those working in the hard to reach areas.…”
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Assessing the Effect of Groundnut Shell Ash-Lime Stabilization of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement for Road Construction. by Tumusiime, Innocent

“…RAP was classified as A-1-a using the AASHTO classification system and the general rating as sub-grade in accordance with AASHTO (1986) is excellent too good. The values of Maximum dry density (MDD) increased from 1.894 and 2.016 g/cm3 at 5% and 10% (GSA +Lime) treatment respectively and decreased furthermore with an increase in the percentage of (GSA +Lime) while the optimum moisture content (OMC) increased with increase in (GSA +Lime) content in the RAP - (GSA +Lime) mixes. …”
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Assessing the Potential of Cultural Tourism Development in Kabale District by Simon, Otebwa

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Community Work Participation and Outcomes in Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Jean Marie Vianney, Ruzindana

“…The researcher further concluded the study by asking respondents to suggest other practical intervention strategies in addition to the measures that were in place to address the challenges hindering community work in the study area. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…Allocation decisions attempt to maximize the common good of additional life-years gained.[xi] The federal oversight of allograft allocation in the US uses objective clinical metrics like blood type, immune compatibility, body size, and geographic distance to match organs to recipients to increase both graft and patient survival.…”
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Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions by Mirjam Hintermann, Michael Romann, Dennis Lüdin, Wolfgang Taube, Jörg Fuchslocher

“…The findings of this study confirm the importance of scanning in enhancing the success rate of subsequent actions (Aksum et al., 2021; Jordet et al., 2020). Notably, the additionally conducted scans through verbal instructions did not negatively impact the relationship between scanning and the success of subsequent actions, indicating no evidence of cognitive overload. …”
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Discourse Structure Analysis of Hasanak-e-Vazir’s Hanging Tale: A Study based on Van Dijk’s (2007) Socio-Cognitive Approach by Nader Abyar, Mousa Ghonchepour, Zahra Iranmanesh

“…Since this event has not been analyzed using van Dijk's approach (2007), examining it will clarify the beliefs and ideas of the participants or social actors. Additionally, this study will uncover the underlying meanings of the discourse structures employed by the actors in their interactions with others or with different groups. …”
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Eficacia y seguridad del tratamiento con la combinación fija a dosis bajas de cinarizina 20 mg y dimenhidrinato 40 mg en el vértigo de origen diverso en la práctica clínica en Espa... by Rafael Hijano-Esqué, Jesús Ignacio González Orodea, Javier Imaz Fandos, Natividad Pacheco Rubio, Gonzalo Daniel Alzuarte, Manuel Ruiz Cuetos, Amelia Rodríguez Mariblanca, Eva García Aguilar

“…The pre-post treatment difference was 28.41 points on the VDI-SS questionnaire, p < 0.0001. Additionally, the difference between the post-treatment group and the control group was 24.07 points in favor of the treated group; 20.26 (95% CI 18.8–21.7) vs. 44.33 (95% CI 42.6–46), p < 0.0001. …”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The 2/2018 and 1/2019 double edition will have the additional help of Professor Ann-Kristin Kölln, University of Aarhus, who will be serving as guest editor. …”
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How do individuals with mental health disorder and spinal cord injury gain access to participate in voluntary sport groups in Switzerland? by Florence Epiney, Siegfried Nagel, Christopher Klenk

“…Health Psychology Review, 8(4), 404–425. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2014.898406 …”
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Chaotic oceanic excitation of low-frequency polar motion variability by L. Börger, M. Schindelegger, M. Zhao, R. M. Ponte, A. Löcher, B. Uebbing, J.-M. Molines, T. Penduff

“…To examine whether such random mass redistributions effectively excite polar motion, we compute monthly OAM anomalies from a 50-member ensemble of eddy-permitting global ocean/sea ice simulations that sample intrinsic variability through a perturbation approach on model initial conditions. …”
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Kanuka honey versus aciclovir for the topical treatment of herpes simplex labialis: a randomised controlled trial by Nick Shortt, Alex Semprini, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley, Irene Braithwaite, Angela Liu, Melanie McConnell, Joseph Singer, Darmiga Thayabaran, Abbie Copinga, Abigail Cadwallader, Ahmad Zareh, Aidan Kortegast, Al-Sheibani Saif, Alaina van Zyl, Alex Graham, Alice Liu, Alice Manch, Alison van Wyke, Amanda Barkley, Amy Zhuang, Andrew Mcglashen, Androulla Kotrotsos, Angela Blackwood, Angeline Day-Mesuré, Annabel Turley, Anne Lim, Anne Marie-Nimmo, Anstey Harsant, Anthony Roberts, Ashley Cronin, Barbara Mcrae, Blair Finlayson, Bob Kim, Brandon, Brendon Mcintosh, Brian Johnston, Carina Soeteman, Carla Mcinness, Carrol Newman, Cassie Butler, Catherine Hosler, Cathy Hight, Chantel Kissick, Charlotte Schimanski, Chau Ly, Cheryl Mabbett, Chris Wrapson, Christy Biju, Chuck Varghese, Claire Livingston, Corry Bezems, Danielle Stewart, Daryl Sayer, David Postlewaight, Deb Lawrence, Debora Ngny, Deborah Ellison, Debra Clutterback, Delphine Destrez, Diana Montelli, Dipika Parmar, Dixie Howard, Donnie Loh, Eddie See, Elda Lubbe, Eric Li, Evan Tan, Fiona Mclachlan, Fiona Srush, Fran Chen, Garth Mitchinson, Gina Azer-Iskander, Glenn Summerville, Grace O’conner, Grant Bell, Hayley Garvin, Helen Jarvie, Henriette Meyer, Ingrid Nickson, Ingrid Reed, Irene Nicks, Jackie Jamieson, Jacqui Brus, Jacqui Craw, James Westbury, Jan Green, Janet Downing, Jayne Lewis, Jenna Ludlow, Jenni Puckley, Jennifer Gerbes, Jenny Sparks, Jenny Wu, Jess Barton, Jessica Ensor, Jilly Alexander, Jim Sherborne, Joanna Topliss, Jordan Jeffray, Jordon Hinton, Joseph Tsou, Joy Birch, Julia Mcdonald, Julie Earwaker, Julie Lamb, Julie Summers, Kadyn Lowe, Kaleigh Mackel, Karen Rich, Karen Chen, Karen Wainman, Karena Hall, Kate Adams, Kate Griffin, Kayleigh Mackel, Kelly Burgess, Kelly Harvey, Kelly Shearer, Kelsi Burns, Kerry Dean, Kerry Oxenham, Kritika Singh, Lara Blaikie, Leanne Hall, Leanne Herbert, Leanne Hosking, Leanne Steele, Leigh Vaughan, Lesley Robertson, Levi Bian, Linda Herman, Linda Joe, Linda Southby, Lisa Josephs, Lisa Mitchell, Lorina Lu, Lorraine Brunton, Lucy Armstrong, Lynda Bell, Malinda Ouk, Malli Kotali, Marcus Liddle, Margaret Helms, Marion Gray, Mark Arundel, Mark Webster, Martin Boyle, Maryanne Smyth, Mate Hegedus-Gaspar, Matthew Grey, Maureen Raju, Melanie Wong, Michelle Hwang, Michelle Nawisielski, Michelle Speirs, Natascha Roughton, Navjot Kaw, Neha Chand, Nehad Kamel, Neville Puckey, Nicholas Tee, Nimmi Gnanasekaran, Nolan Mcrae, Noor Al-Rawe, Oliver Rew, Olivia Haslam, Outi Kolju, Palak Mehta, Patrick Lim, Peter Neal, Rachael Gerretzen, Rachael Munns, Rachel Yang, Rachelle Smith, Raksha Goundar, Rav Singh, Ravniel Singh, Rebecca Coley, Rebecca Hesom, Rebekah Beard, Reece Olsen, Renee Belling, Robyn Morrison, Roseanna Mcdonald, Ruby Willing, Saif Al-Sherbeni, Sally Purdie, Sam Betty, Sam Appleford, Samantha Fordham, Samit Patel, Sara Preston, Sarah Wallace, Sascha Ion, Shahlaa Al Salih, Sharon Sullivan, Shazeel Rauf, Sheryl Montgomerie, Shilpa Narain, Shirin Namjou, Shuji Zhang, Simerjeet Singh, Sjaani Stanley, Sonia Schwaum, Steve Jo, Sultana Zannat, Tanya Baker, Tyler Pornchaisuksiri, Utsav Sharma, Vicki Douglas, Victoria Rameke, Vincent Ho, Vioky Usher, Violet Harley, Vishwatej Gangapuri, Warren Greene, Wendy Parkes, William Gia, Wilma Gordon, Yalun Weng, Yasmin Razoki, Yolanda Savage, Zheng Li

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