Maternal singing and speech have beneficial effects on preterm infant’s general movements at term equivalent age and at 3 months: an RCT by Manuela Filippa, Gianluca Filippa, Elisa Della Casa, Alberto Berardi, Odoardo Picciolini, Sara Chiara Meloni, Clara Lunardi, Alessandra Cecchi, Alessandra Sansavini, Luigi Corvaglia, Luigi Corvaglia, Didier Grandjean, EVC Group, Fabrizio Ferrari

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of maternal singing and speaking in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on preterm infants’ GMs at term equivalent age and at 3 months.MethodsIn this multi-center randomized clinical trial, 56 stable preterm infants (25–32 weeks) were randomized to either an intervention group – in which mothers were asked to speak and sing to their infants for 20 min, 3 times per week, for 2 weeks – or to a control group. …”
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Effect of Treatment Delay, Stroke Type, and Thrombolysis on the Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate, a Nitric Oxide Donor, on Outcome after Acute Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ana... by Philip M. Bath, Lisa Woodhouse, Kailash Krishnan, Craig Anderson, Eivind Berge, Gary A. Ford, Thompson G. Robinson, Jeffrey L. Saver, Nikola Sprigg, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Blood pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration (BASC)

“…At day 90, GTN did not alter any clinical measures. However, in 312 patients randomised within 6 hours of stroke onset, GTN was associated with beneficial shifts in the mRS (odds ratio (OR) 0.52, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.34–0.78) and reduced death (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.14–0.78). …”
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Pulmonary aspiration during pregnancy or immediately postpartum in the UK: A population-based case-control study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Ruth Tunn, Marian Knight, Alison Gooda, Nuala Lucas

“…Women who aspirated were significantly more likely to be admitted to the intensive therapy unit than controls (p<0.001). Infants of women who aspirated had significantly lower Apgar scores and were more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit or to be stillborn compared with infants of women in the control group. …”
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Gut Microbiota, Microinflammation, Metabolic Profile, and Zonulin Concentration in Obese and Normal Weight Subjects by Agnieszka Żak-Gołąb, Piotr Kocełak, Małgorzata Aptekorz, Maria Zientara, Łukasz Juszczyk, Gayane Martirosian, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

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A Plasma Proteomic Approach in Rett Syndrome: Classical versus Preserved Speech Variant by Alessio Cortelazzo, Roberto Guerranti, Claudio De Felice, Cinzia Signorini, Silvia Leoncini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Claudia Landi, Luca Bini, Barbara Montomoli, Claudia Sticozzi, Lucia Ciccoli, Giuseppe Valacchi, Joussef Hayek

“…A significant overexpression of six proteins in the classical sisters was detected as compared to the PSV siblings. …”
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Danish mothers of young children adhere less to international physical activity guidelines compared with mothers of older children by Solvej Videbæk Bueno, Sebastian Deisting Skejø, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Knud Ryom, Per Kallestrup, Peter Elsborg, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Julie Sandell Jacobsen

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Who is to blame for the ‘problem’ of teenage pregnancy? Narratives of blame in two South African communities by Zoe Duby, Brittany Bunce, Chantal Fowler, Kate Bergh, Kim Jonas, Nevilene Slingers, Catherine Mathews, Fareed Abdullah

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Research progress of network-based interventions on self-care ability of patients with chronic heart failure (慢性心力衰竭患者自我护理能力网络干预的研究进展) by ZHAI Kaijing (翟凯静), ZHANG Yuqing (张雨晴), LIU Wei (刘薇), QIAO Zhihui (乔志桧), FANG Cui (方璀), FU Conghan (付聪晗)

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Effects of organic manures bioremediation on growth performance of Maize ( Zea mays L.) in crude oil polluted soil by Stella Obasi, Nwogo Obasi, Ephraim Nwankwo, Benneth Enemchukwu, Robert Igbolekwu, Jeff Nkama

“…Therefore, this study investigated the effects of organic manures amendments of crude oil polluted soil on the growth and performance of maize (Zea mays L.) under potted environment at the botanic garden of University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.Method The loamy soils in different pots (5.0 kg each) were polluted with crude oil in six factorial treatments set (0.0%, 2.0%, 4.0%, 6.0%, 8.0% and 10.0%) and allowed for two weeks. …”
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The Frequency of <i>DPYD</i> c.557A>G in the Dominican Population and Its Association with African Ancestry by Mariela Guevara, Carla González de la Cruz, Fernanda Rodrigues-Soares, Ernesto Rodríguez, Caíque Manóchio, Eva Peñas-Lledó, Pedro Dorado, Adrián LLerena

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Dye-based fluorescent organic nanoparticles made from polar and polarizable chromophores for bioimaging purposes: a bottom-up approach by Daniel, Jonathan, Dal Pra, Ophélie, Kurek, Eleonore, Grazon, Chloé, Blanchard-Desce, Mireille

“…In this direction, spontaneously stealth, size-tunable, ultrabright and red to NIR emitting dFONs were developed. Thanks to these unique properties, these dFONs could be imaged and tracked up to 150 µm deep in brain tissue.…”
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2-Brain Regulation for Improved Neuroprotection during Early Development (2-BRAINED): a translational hyperscanning research project by Lucia Billeci, Valentina Riva, Elena Capelli, Serena Grumi, Miriam Paola Pili, Maddalena Cassa, Eleonora Siri, Elisa Roberti, Renato Borgatti, Renato Borgatti, Livio Provenzi, Livio Provenzi

“…., separation and pain exposure) during the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay. Early video-feedback (VF) interventions proved effective in promoting VOT infants’ development and parental wellbeing. …”
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Effect of Therapeutic Inhibition of TNF on Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by F. R. Spinelli, A. Metere, C. Barbati, M. Pierdominici, C. Iannuccelli, B. Lucchino, F. Ciciarello, L. Agati, G. Valesini, M. Di Franco

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Dairy Foods in a Moderate Energy Restricted Diet Do Not Enhance Central Fat, Weight, and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Losses nor Reduce Adipocyte Size or Inflammatory Markers in... by Marta D. Van Loan, Nancy L. Keim, Sean H. Adams, Elaine Souza, Leslie R. Woodhouse, Anthony Thomas, Megan Witbracht, Erik R. Gertz, Brian Piccolo, Andrew A. Bremer, Michael Spurlock

“…Research on dairy foods to enhance weight and fat loss when incorporated into a modest weight loss diet has had mixed results. Objective. A 15-week controlled feeding study to determine if dairy foods enhance central fat and weight loss when incorporated in a modest energy restricted diet of overweight and obese adults. …”
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THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF ECT TREATMENTS IN FINLAND – RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY by SAANA KARTTUNEN, LAURI VIRTANEN, ANU HOLM, NIKO SEPPÄLÄ, PETRI SUMIA, ERIKA JÄÄSKELÄINEN, KAIJA JÄRVENTAUSTA

“…ECT waiting list was in use in 15/22 (68%) of the units, and patients were classified based on the urgency of the treatment in 9/21 (43%) of the units. …”
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Co-optimization of Demand Response Aggregators and distribution system operator for resilient operation using machine learning based wind generation forecasting: A bilevel approach by Farid Hamzeh Aghdam, Aleksandr Zavodovski, Adeleye Adetunji, Mehdi Rasti, Eva Pongracz, Mohammad Sadegh Javadi, João P.S. Catalão

“…To solve the bilevel problem, we employ a Mathematical Program with Equilibrium Constraints (MPEC), transforming the bilevel model into a single-level problem by utilizing the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker (KKT) conditions. …”
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Early Differentiation of Human CD11c+NK Cells with γδ T Cell Activation Properties Is Promoted by Dialyzable Leukocyte Extracts by Dalia Ramírez-Ramírez, Eduardo Vadillo, Lourdes Andrea Arriaga-Pizano, Héctor Mayani, Sergio Estrada-Parra, Marco Antonio Velasco-Velázquez, Sonia Mayra Pérez-Tapia, Rosana Pelayo

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Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis by Raymond, Michel, Turek, Daniel, Durand, Valérie, Nila, Sarah, Suryobroto, Bambang, Vadez, Julien, Barthes, Julien, Apostolou, Menelaos, Crochet, Pierre-André

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Solar radiation estimation in West Africa: impact of dust conditions during the 2021 dry season by L. Clauzel, S. Anquetin, C. Lavaysse, G. Bergametti, C. Bouet, C. Bouet, G. Siour, R. Lapere, B. Marticorena, J. Thomas

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Innovative approach for modelling gravity-induced signal path variations of VLBI radio telescopes by Michael Lösler, Cornelia Eschelbach, Ansgar Greiwe, Boye Zhou, Lucia McCallum

“…Abstract Gravitationally induced deformation of the receiving unit of radio telescopes used for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) distorts the observations and biases the deduced products. …”
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