Parents' perception of the promotion of physical activity as part of the Purzelbaum project in Swiss daycare centers by Bianca Celine Schmidli, Claudio R. Nigg

“…This study examines whether the participation and perception of PA by parents differs in daycare centers with or without Purzelbaum certification. …”
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Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gizachew Yilak, Alemayehu Sayih Belay, Aychew Kassie, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ambaw Abebaw Emrie, Mulat Ayele, Eyob Shitie Lake, Legese Fekede Abza

“…A total of 7397 study participants were sampled from April 2020 to August 2021. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Intravascular Lithotripsy in the Peripheral Vasculature: Technique and Case Series Analysis by Rohit Mehra, Vikram Patra, Rishi Dhillan, Rahul Merkhed, C V N M Dattatraya

“…Results: The mean age of the participants was 64 (5) years, with a male gender predilection (83.3% males). …”
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Un programme d’éducation à l’environnement en RDC : la malle pédagogique « les grands singes et leur habitat », présentation des résultats d’une campagne de sensibilisation en pays... by Louis Ledo, Jean Christophe Bokika Ngawolo, Samy Mankoto, Richard Dumez, Sabrina Krief

“…Malgré cette vision, 73 % des participants reconnaissent qu’il faut préserver les grands singes. …”
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Evaluation of Modified Frailty Index-5 as a Predictor of 60-day Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting for Orthopaedic Surgery: A Prospective Cohort... by Aparna Ashay Nerurkar, Amreen Fatima

“…Materials and Methods: The prospective cohort study was conducted at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, from December 2019 to December 2020. Details of participants and caregivers, mFI-5 scores and surgical details of 62 patients aged >65 years undergoing orthopaedic surgeries were studied. …”
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Association of TNF-α gene promoter polymorphism with primary open-angle glaucoma by A.V. Shevchenko, V.F. Prokof’ev, V.I. Konenkov, A.V. Eremina, A.N. Trunov, V.V. Chernykh

“…., 99 patients with POAG stage 2 and 302 individuals without POAG (randomized control group). All participants signed an informed consent form. Single nucleotide TNFα gene promoter polymorphism (rs361525, rs1800629, rs1800630) was analyzed. …”
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Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation Based on Walking Pattern with Different Treatment Time on Lower Limb Function in Stroke Patients：A Randomized Controlled Study by XUE Jingjing, KONG Huimin, LIAO Meixin, XUE Yunlian, XIAO Lingjun

“…The electrical stimulation treatment was applied once per day, 5 days per week and totally 15 times. Participants' lower extremity motor functions and ability in daily activities were assessed via modified Ashworth scale (MAS), manual muscle test (MMT), Fugl-Meyer assessment-lower extremity (FMA-LE), Berg balance scale (BBS), 10 meter walk test (10MWT) and modified Barthel index (MBI) in 4 time points: before treatment, after treatments for 7 times, after treatments for 15 times and one month follow up.ResultsCompared with before treatment, MAS, MMT, FMA-LE and BBS were statistically different in two groups after treatments for 7 times, 15 times and one month follow up (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Desarrollo en la infancia y trayectorias educativas de los adolescentes. Un estudio con base en datos de panel para Uruguay by Elisa Failache, Gonzalo Salas, Andrea Vigorito

“…Se encuentra una fuerte inercia en las condiciones de partida de los adolescentes, lo que sugiere la necesidad de apoyar a los hogares con intervenciones desde las edades tempranas como una manera de acompañar todo el ciclo vital. …”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Antenatal Hepatitis C Screening: A Pilot Study by Joseph Valamparampil, Jaswant Sira, Maxine Brown, Saket Singhal, Deirdre Kelly

“…All women who agreed to participate in the study were asked to complete an acceptability and knowledge questionnaire. …”
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Perception des asymétries oro-faciales par jugement humain de visages chimériques de babouin lors d'expression d'émotion by Catherine Wallez, Jacques Vauclair

“…Un visage chimérique correspond à un visage expressif composé de deux mêmes hémi-visages accolés en miroir. Un participant humain doit juger de l’intensité émotionnelle entre un visage chimérique gauche/gauche et un visage chimérique droit/droit. …”
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Dianchonair Fhéideartha an Inspreagtha in Oideachas Múinteoirí an Tumoideachais [Potential Powerful Pathways of Motivation in Immersion Teacher Education] by Caoileann Ní Dhonnchadha, Karen Ní Chlochasaigh, T.J. Ó Ceallaigh

“…DMC represents a powerful type of motivation and has been empirically reported in the unique experiences of participants of Irish language teacher education programmes, although this area remains underexplored. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Cervical Core Strengthening Exercise in the Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache by PEI Qian, GUO Xianfeng, HUANG Qiang

“…In addition of the conventional treatment, the treatment group also participated in strengthening exercise of anterior, posterior and lateral core muscles of cervical vertebra (each movement held for 10 seconds, 20 movements at a time, and 5 sets of exercise per day) for 4 weeks. …”
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Vibration therapy as an intervention for trochanteric hip fractures – A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial by Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Pui Yan Wong, Chaoran Liu, Chun Sing Chui, Wing Hong Liu, Ning Tang, James Griffith, Ning Zhang, Wing Hoi Cheung

“…Methods: A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted. Participants were randomly assigned into LMHFV or placebo intervention for 14 days. …”
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Inhibition of microRNA-139-5p Improves Fibroblasts Viability and Enhances Wound Repair in Diabetic Rats Through AP-1 (c-Fos/c-Jun) by Mo J, Zhang J, Meng X, Wang F, Tang W, Liu Y, Fu L, Liang F, Mo Z

“…Jiake Mo,1,2,&ast; Jiaqi Zhang,1,2,&ast; Xubiao Meng,3 Fang Wang,1,2 Weian Tang,1,2 Ying Liu,1,2 Lanfang Fu,3 Fang Liang,4 Zhaohui Mo1,2 1Department of Endocrinology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Diabetic Foot Research Center of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Endocrinology, Haikou People’s Hospital & Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Endocrinology, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaohui Mo; Fang Liang, Email easd04mzh@126.com; liangfang1024@163.comIntroductions: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are notoriously difficult to heal, however, its underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. MicroRNA-139-5p participates in various biological processes, including cancer and vascular endothelial injury, while its role in diabetic wound healing has not been reported.Methods: Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin and a 1.0 cm full-layer dorsal skin wound was made to establish a diabetic wound model. …”
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Report on the Academic Symposium: Youth Quotas − The Answer to Changes in Age Demographics? by Igor Dimitrijoski

“…Regarding the composition of party lists, one speaker pointed to the problem of legitimacy in the outcome of an election. …”
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Země Koruny české a Svatá říše římská v raném novověku by Petr Vorel

“…He never attended regular sessions of the Imperial Diet as the King of Bohemia before 1708. 2) The Bohemian Crown was not included in the system of Imperial Circles, it did not participate in the funding of the imperial armed forces, the imperial legal regulations were not effective in this area and the imperial judicial institutions did not deal with the affairs concerning the inhabitants of these lands. 3) Imperial taxes were never levied in the Bohemian Lands. …”
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Protección del Patrimonio en Valparaiso (Chile): Proyecto "MAR VASTO" Heritage protection in Valparaiso (Chile): The "Mar Vasto" project by Maurizio Indirli, Minchel Sotero Apablaza

“…The project saw the participation of Italian (Universities of Ferrara, Padua and Trieste) and Chilean (University Federico Santa Maria, in Valparaiso, and University of Chile, in Santiago) partners, and the support of local stakeholders. …”
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miR-317 regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of duck follicle granulosa cells by targeting VIPR1 by Li Li, Qingwu Xin, Linli Zhang, Zhongwei Miao, Zhiming Zhu, Xiaopan Liu, Qiannan Cai, Wenli Shi, Bangzhe Zhao, Changtao Liu, Zhengkui Zhou, Azheng Liang, Qinlou Huang, Nenzhu Zheng

“…VIPR1 can specifically bind VIP, a PRL release factor, which promotes the secretion of PRL from the pituitary gland, and participates in the regulation of bird nesting behavior. …”
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mHealth-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Chinese Mothers With Abdominal Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial by Qinyuan Huang, Qinyi Zhong, Yanjing Zeng, Yimeng Li, James Wiley, Man Ping Wang, Jyu-Lin Chen, Jia Guo

“…ResultsApproximately 85% (68/80) of the participants completed 6 months of follow-up assessments. …”
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Athletic Shoulder Test Differences Exist Bilaterally in Healthy Pitchers by Aaron Trunt, Brandon T. Fisher, Lisa N. MacFadden

“… # Results Thirty-five healthy pitchers participated in the study (19.7 ± 1.8 years). Pitchers demonstrated significantly greater isometric shoulder strength at the 90° and 135° abduction positions with the throwing arm compared to the non-throwing arm. …”
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