All extern? Exploring the Impact of Social Media and Physical Activity on Adolescents’ Body Image and Interoception by Moritz Peter Engel, Mirko Schmidt

“…Interoceptive accuracy (Heartbeat Counting Task) and state positive body image (State Body Appreciation Scale, Body Functionality Scale) will be measured before and immediately after the experimental manipulations, Measurements will take place at a one-week interval. At baseline participants will fill out a questionnaire regarding interoceptive awareness, trait body image, smartphone use, and general physical activity. …”
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Self-perception of risk for HIV acquisition among people in prisons in Iran: A nationwide survey in 2017 by Zahra Abdolahinia, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Soheil Mehmandoost, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Abedin Iranpour, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

“…Eligible participants were adult people in prisons for at least one week. Data were collected via gender-matched face-to-face interviews using a standard HIV risk assessment questionnaire. …”
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The Effect of Rosuvastatin on a murine model of deep vein thrombosis by Megan E. Barney, Shenghao Zhou, Anh Le-Cook, Naly Setthavongsack, Gabriel Nager, Jennifer M. Loftis, Randy L. Woltjer, Monica Hinds, Khanh P. Nguyen

“…Materials and methods: Wildtype CD1 mice were fed either regular chow or 1 mg/kg rosuvastatin diets for 1 week prior to surgically induced DVT. Thrombus weights, plasma inflammatory markers, and histology were examined on postoperative days 3 and 7. …”
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Improvement of soil quality through biochar in rice under wastewater irrigated soil: Effects on heavy metals reduction by Sayon Mukherjee, Satish Kumar Singh, Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta, Abhik Patra, Surendra Singh Jatav

“…The present study offers a two-way solution of reducing weed load of agricultural fields through parthenium biochar preparation and its application in Cr contaminated soil with aim of its lower accumulation in the edible part of the crop.   …”
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Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of 8 Cases of COVID-19 Complicated with Pneumomediastinum in Children by FU Qiang, REN Zuolei, LIN Zhiqiang, GONG Jianfeng, WANG Changzheng, WANG Ting, HU Yalan, TAN Jufang

“…After 3 days, the symptoms improved and the machine was successfully withdrawn. 5 cases were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and 3 cases were treated with glucocorticoids. a week after the review of chest CT, pneumomethinum were completely absorbed, and lung lesions significantly improved. …”
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Animal experiments and network pharmacology to explore the anti-inflammatory mechanism of dapagliflozin in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome by Yong Liu, He Bai, Huilin Guan, Chunhua Wang, Xueqing Song, Zihao Yong, Xiaomeng Guo, Luxin Li, Zhen Zhang

“…However, the role of dapagliflozin in regulating PCOS remains unclear.Methods In this study, 24 six-week-old female Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into control, letrozole, and letrozole + dapagliflozin groups. …”
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Assessment of Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Complete Crowns Among Dental Students: Typodont vs Simulator by Meriem Amine, Hafsa Oumayma Wahid, Saliha Fahi, Safaa Lehmouddi, Mouna Hamza, Samira Elarabi

“…A draft value of 6° was recommended initially, but a range extending up to 16° has been accepted according to Weed et al. and Dodge et al., as being clinically achievable while providing good retention. …”
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Recombinant α-Klotho Protein Alleviated Acute Cardiorenal Injury in a Mouse Model of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Septic Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5 by Xi Liu, Yangyang Niu, Xiaoqin Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Ying Yu, Jieli Huang, Jiangtao Li, Chen Yu

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of α-klotho in septic cardiorenal injury. Methods. Male 8-week-old C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to the control group, lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 10 mg/kg) group, LPS (10 mg/kg)+α-klotho (0.01 mg/kg) group, and LPS (10 mg/kg)+α-klotho (0.02 mg/kg) group. …”
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Outcome of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Young Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension by Dan Liu, Di Chen, Qian Tan, Xiaobo Xia, Haibo Jiang, Jian Jiang

“…Patients were evaluated before treatment and at 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after treatment. …”
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Reshaping lipid metabolism with long-term alternate day feeding in type 2 diabetes mice by Eleni Beli, Yuanqing Yan, Leni Moldovan, Todd A. Lydic, Preethi Krishman, Sarah A. Tersey, Yaqian Duan, Tatiana E. Salazar, James M. Dominguez, Dung V. Nguyen, Abigail Cox, Sergio Li Calzi, Craig Beam, Raghavendra G. Mirmira, Carmella Evans-Molina, Julia V. Busik, Maria B. Grant

“…Abstract Strategies to improve metabolic health include calorie restriction, time restricted eating and fasting several days per week or month. These approaches have demonstrated benefits for individuals experiencing obesity, metabolic syndrome, and prediabetes. …”
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Impact of heavy metal pollution on the use of fishing pond land, a former site of used battery smelting by E. Riani, N.A. Butet, M. Ansori, M.R. Cordova

“…Adults are only allowed 3 grams per week, while children may not consume goldfish from this fishing pond. …”
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Benefits of physical exercise through multivariate analysis in sedentary adults and elderly: An analysis of physical fitness, health and anthropometrics by Guilherme da Silva Rodrigues, Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho, Gabriel Peinado Costa, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, João Gabriel Ribeiro de Lima, Leonardo da Silva Gonçalves, Larissa Chacon Finzeto, Carlos Roberto Bueno Júnior

“…This study employed multivariate analysis to investigate the effects of a 14-week multicomponent training program on sedentary adults and older populations, focusing on improvements in physical fitness, health markers, and anthropometric measures. …”
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Spatial and social relevance perceptions by pre-service teachers of learning about oil palm management as a local or nonlocal socioscientific issue by Finn Kristen Matthiesen, Gina Nolte, Finn Rehling, I Gede Arjana, Lola Utama Sitompul, Upik Yelianti, Susanne Bögeholz, Susanne Bögeholz

“…We specifically investigated Indonesian PST' relevance perceptions of learning about oil palm management (OPM), a local SSI for PST of one university and a nonlocal SSI for PST of two other universities.MethodsThe PST participated in a 5-week socioscientific inquiry-based educational unit on OPM in curricular courses (N = 111). …”
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Owners’ perceptions of dog treat management in Western Romania by Sorana Daina, Anamaria Blaga-Petrean, Silvana Popescu, Ioana Delia Pop, Daniel Mierlita, Adrian Macri

“…Owners who provided treats less frequently, 'seldom' (80.7%) or 'a few times a week' (87.8%), were more likely to have dogs with an ideal weight, while higher treat frequencies – 'once daily' (40.0%) or 'multiple times daily' (52.7%), were significantly associated with overweight or obese dogs (p<0.003).DiscussionThese findings underscore the importance of educating dog owners on aligning treat provision with caloric requirements and promoting responsible feeding practices. …”
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Interdependence of coagulation with immunotherapy and BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy: results from a prospective study by Malte Beckmann, Julian Schlüter, Michael Erdmann, Rafaela Kramer, Sarah Cunningham, Holger Hackstein, Robert Zimmermann, Lucie Heinzerling

“…The ICI cohort presented significantly increased factor VIII activity after one week of therapy (p 0.0225); while, protein S activity was reduced during the whole observation period. …”
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MicroRNA-451a is a candidate biomarker and therapeutic target for major depressive disorder by Yan Chen, Yun Liu, Ming Xiao, Chun Wang, Panpan Hu, Qiuchen Cao, Hu Feng, Jingfan Xu, Weixi Feng, Huaiqing Sun, Huachen Ding, Junying Gao

“…Background Increasing evidence supports the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in major depressive disorder (MDD), but the pathophysiological mechanism remains elusive.Aims To explore the mechanism of microRNA-451a (miR-451a) in the pathology and behaviours of depression.Methods Abnormal miRNAs such as miR-451a reported previously in the serum of patients with MDD were screened and then confirmed in a mouse model of depression induced by chronic restraint stress (CRS). Eight-week-old male C57BL/6 mice had miR-451a overexpression in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) via adeno-associated virus serotype 9 vectors encoding a pri-mmu-miR-451a-GFP fusion protein followed by behavioural and pathological analyses. …”
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Scopoletin as a cardioprotective agent against cisplatin-induced oxidative stress and inflammation by Esam Qnais, Omar Gammoh, Yousra Bsieso, Mohammad Alqudah, Mohammad Wedyan, Sara Altaber, Alaa A.A. Aljabali, Abdelrahim Alqudah, Taher Hatahet

“…The interventions were administered over a period of one week, with cardiac damage assessed through histopathological examinations, serum cardiac biomarker measurements, and analyses of oxidative stress, inflammatory cytokines, and apoptosis-related proteins. …”
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A Study on the Dietary Yeast Polysaccharide Supplementation in Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, and Immunity of Juvenile Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) by Junjie Qin, Haifeng Mi, Mingchun Ren, Dongyu Huang, Hualiang Liang, Lu Zhang, Tao Teng, Heng Yin

“…A total of 300 healthy fish (3.20 ± 0.03 g) were randomly divided into 15 floating cages (1 × 1 × 1 m) in five different groups, with three replicates per group, for an 8-week culture experiment. The 0.10Y and 0.20Y groups had significantly higher feed conversion ratios compared with the control group. …”
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Investigation on the effectiveness of a new hoof care product to sustainably reduce and prevent digital dermatitis in dairy cow herds by K. Grimm, A. Fiedler, C. Kröger

“…From Dec 2021 to Dec 2022 only one predefined hind foot of every cow was washed and sprayed with the product twice a week (treatment group), the other hind foot was only washed (control group). …”
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Efficacy of Fat Supplements with Different Unsaturated/Saturated FA Ratios Undergoing First Postpartum Ovulation in Lactating Anovulatory Goats by Caroline P. Silva, César C. L. Fernandes, Juliana P. M. Alves, Camila M. Cavalcanti, Felipe B. B. Oliveira, Alfredo J. H. Conde, Diana Celia S. N. Pinheiro, Darcio I. A. Teixeira, Anibal C. Rego, Davide Rondina

“…Supplements were furnished from the second to fifth week (time of weaning). Goats were estrus synchronized on day 40 by insertion of an intravaginal CIDR device for 5 days, after which 0.075 mg PGF2α was applied to induce ovulation, and estrus was monitored for 72 h. …”
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