Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score by Paulina Pawlicka, Wiktor Wróbel, Barbara Baranowska, Daria Macewicz, Michał Olech, Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Colin R. Martin

“…The current investigation sought to trans-late the BSS-R into Polish and validate this version of the BSS-R (PL-BSS-R). Participants and procedure The BSS-R was translated into Polish by an expert panel using forward and backward translation. …”
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Embracing natural hair by Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani

“…Whereas predominantly, existing studies find that media representations of beauty and beautiful hair are defined via whiteness and that Black women also participate in self-production in ways that suggest an acceptance of the hierarchy that locates Black looks at the margins, very little research has been done about Black women who resist the hegemonic representation of and assumed superior status of white looks in general and flowing hair specifically. …”
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The effects of maternal health literacy, family functioning and self-efficacy on antepartum depression in pregnant women in China: a moderated mediation model by Ling Zhang, Li Ren, Hongyu Li, Haiyan Qiu, Hong Yang, Xiaolan Shi, Honghui Rong, Chuanfen Zheng, Fengju Li, Ting Luo, Lu Lu, Enyu Lei, Dali Yi, Ji-an Chen

“…Results In our survey, 31.90% participants had depression symptoms. Correlation analysis revealed that all the variables were significantly correlated with AD (p < 0.01). …”
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CAFs-released exosomal CREB1 promotes cell progression and immune evasion in thyroid cancer via the positive regulation of CCL20 by Chen Zheng, Hu Hei, Yifei Zhai, Wenbo Gong, Runfang Zhang, Songtao Zhang

“…The cAMP response element binding protein 1 (CREB1) acts as a transcription factor to participate in cancer development. Currently, we aimed to explore the molecular mechanism of exosome-associated CREB1 and C-C motif chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) in TC.Methods The mRNA and protein levels were examined via RT-qPCR and western blot. …”
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Context makes a difference: a qualitative study exploring how to implement a multifactorial falls prevention intervention in the community by Sara Vandervelde, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Ellen Vlaeyen, Johan Flamaing, Sien Valy, Goedele Belaen, Koen Milisen

“…Results We identified 4 key themes related to successful implementation of a multifactorial falls prevention intervention in the community setting: (1) stakeholder involvement and participation, (2) Fostering awareness, beliefs, knowledge, and skills for falls prevention, (3) working proactively and (4) communication, collaboration, coordination and financing care. …”
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uso da inteligência artificial no direito penal e seus reflexos sobre os direitos fundamentais da não discriminação e da privacidade by Sara Matias Ferrari Pereira, Tarsis Barreto Oliveira

“…Focalizando os aspectos práticos da IA no Direito Penal em países como Estados Unidos, China e Brasil, a pesquisa analisa os impactos nos direitos fundamentais e os desafios éticos e sociais emergentes, utilizando estudo de casos e políticas nacionais e internacionais como referência. …”
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Healthy eating interventions conducted in small, local restaurants and hot food takeaways: a systematic review by Cinja Jostock, Hannah Forde, Nia Roberts, Susan A Jebb, Rachel Pechey, Lauren Bandy

“…Setting: Small, independent or local restaurants or hot food takeaway outlets, with no restrictions by year or country. Participants: Anyone selling or purchasing food in intervention settings (e.g. restaurant staff/owners, customers). …”
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VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION AS A SCHOOL OF STUDENTS’ VOCATIONAL TRIALS by V. A. Starodubtsev, Р. V. Rodionov

“…The results of the anonymous survey showed both the positive shift in the professional identity of students participating in the activity of the volunteer organization as well as increased motivation to study vocationally relevant academic disciplines.…”
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Developing 21st Century Skills through the Make-a-Match Method in Reaction Rate Learning by Sari Sari, Khoerunisa Khoerunisa

“…The qualitative approach described student activities using observation sheets, while the quantitative approach applied a pre-experimental one-shot case study design. The participants were 26 science class XI students from SMA Darussalam Wanaraja Garut. …”
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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

“…Setting: Secondary schools in Yorkshire, UK. Participants: Citizen scientists (n 42) aged 11–15 years across seven schools. …”
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Assessment of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and mean platelet volume in patients with diabetic retinopathy by Trisha Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar Daulat Thakur, Premangshu Ghosh, Trina Sengupta

“…We obtained blood samples from all individuals who participated in the study to investigate these parameters. …”
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Interspecific Variations in Interplant Communication and Ecological Characteristics in Trees by Akira Yamawo, Tomika Hagiwara, Satomi Yoshida, Misuzu Ohno, Riku Nakajima, Yusuke Mori, Tamayo Hayashi, Hiroki Yamagishi, Kaori Shiojiri

“…However, LPD trees did not differ in leaf damage between treatments. These results are partially supported by plant hormone analysis. In addition, the presence of inter‐plant communication was positively correlated with both the number of leaves per shoot (complexity of plant architecture) and population density. …”
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Burnout among intensivists and critical care fellows in South Korea: Current status and associated factors. by Song I Lee, Won-Young Kim, Duk Ki Kim, Gee Young Suh, Jeongmin Kim, Ha Yeon Kim, Nak-Joon Choi, Won Kyoung Jhang, Sang-Hyun Kwak, Sang-Bum Hong

“…Of the 502 invited participants, 253 responded (response rate: 50.4%). Significant contributing factors of burnout included being in an intensivist position (assistant professor/fellow) (odds ratio [OR], 3.916; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.485-10.327; p = 0.006), working in a medical ICU (OR, 4.557; 95% CI, 1.745-11.900; p = 0.002), the number of stay-home night calls per month (OR, 1.070; 95% CI, 1.005-1.139; p = 0.034), and recent conflicts with colleagues (OR, 5.344; 95% CI, 1.140-25.051; p = 0.033). …”
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Diagnosis, screening, and follow-up of patients with familial interstitial lung disease: Results from an international survey by Emil Vilstrup Moen, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Michael Kreuter, Wim A. Wuyts, Maria Molina-Molina, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Antonió Morais, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Christopher J. Ryerson, Fabian Caro, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Jesper M. Magnusson, Joyce S. Lee, Julie Morisett, Justin M. Oldham, Lauren K. Troy, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Maria Laura Alberti, Raphael Borie, Simon L. F. Walsh, Sujeet Rajan, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yet H Khor, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…Results Overall, 237 pulmonologists from 50 countries participated. A family history of ILD was asked for by 91% of respondents while fewer asked for symptoms related to telomere disorders. …”
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A oficina de vídeo como potência de pesquisa em psicologia: luz, câmera, criação! by Lorrana Caliope Castelo Branco Mourão

“… O presente artigo tem como objetivo abordar a Oficina de Vídeo como um dispositivo que potencializa a Pesquisa-Intervenção, trazendo luz a elementos da experiência de pesquisa de dissertação intitulada As Práticas de Preconceito e de Tolerância no contexto escolar: o outro como questão, em que foi trabalhada a perspectiva téorica-metodológica da Pesquisa-Intervenção junto ao dispositivo Oficina de Vídeo. …”
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The moderating role of social support on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on life satisfaction and mental health in adulthood by Muath Aldomini, Jerry W. Lee, Anna Nelson, Rhonda Spencer Hwang, Khulud K. Alharbi, Tassnym H. Sinky, Baraa S. Quronfulah, Wahaj A. Khan, Mohamed O. Elamin, Mohamed O. Nour

“…Result: The study sample was mainly composed of females (67.5 %) and Whites (63.6 %) with an average age of 61.65 ± 13.59 years old. About 60.6 % of participants reported experiencing at least one ACE. …”
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Dynamics of perceived threat and media exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic by Talia Morstead, Nancy L. Sin, Anita DeLongis

“…In this study, we used longitudinal data from 3189 primarily North American participants, collected monthly from June 2020 through January 2021 to examine reciprocal associations among media exposure, COVID-19 thought frequency, and perceived threat of COVID-19 at the within-person level of analysis. …”
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Assessing the effects of targeted soccer exercises on the physical fitness of 15-16-year-old schoolchildren by Julia Popovych, Olena Nesen, Krzysztof Prusik, Vasyl Lutskyi

“…Results confirm and expand existing knowledge about the positive impact of participation in football activities on the physical and social well-being of students. …”
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Ações sustentáveis das Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior: uma análise das propostas dos Planos de Logística Sustentável by Elenise Ribes Rickes, Rodrigo da Rocha Gonçalves, Cassius Rocha de Oliveira, Daniel Poletto Tesser

“…A pesquisa está direcionada ao conteúdo práticas de sustentabilidade e de racionalização do uso de materiais e serviços, e sobre os temas água e energia elétrica, por serem esses itens de grande relevância no consumo e despesas nas IFES. …”
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Exploring Multi-Pathology Brain Segmentation: From Volume-Based to Component-Based Deep Learning Analysis by Ioannis Stathopoulos, Roman Stoklasa, Maria Anthi Kouri, Georgios Velonakis, Efstratios Karavasilis, Efstathios Efstathopoulos, Luigi Serio

“…In the first case, a dice score coefficient (DSC), sensitivity, and precision of 0.76, 0.78, and 0.82, respectively, were found, while in the second case the model detected and segmented correct (True positives) the 48.8% (DSC ≥ 0.5) of abnormal components, partially correct the 27.1% (0.05 > DSC > 0.5), and missed (False Negatives) the 24.1%, while it produced 25.1% False Positives. …”
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