Can the ecological protection red line policy promote food security? -- based on the empirical analysis of land protection in China by Ming Xu, Ming Xu

“…In this context, studying the impact of ecological protection red line policy (ERP) on food security (FS) provides a new research direction for developing countries to safeguard national security and protect national food security.MethodsThis paper selects China as the object of quasi-natural experiment research, takes the panel data of 31 provinces from 2005 to 2023 as the research sample, measures the actual development level of China’s food security by using the entropy method, explores the impact of the ecological protection red line policy on food security by using the different-in-differences model, and investigates the heterogeneity between the two by using the quantile model.ResultsThis study demonstrates that the level of food security in China shows a fluctuating upward trend, confirming that the ecological protection red line policy has a significant promoting effect on food security and demonstrates obvious heterogeneous effects. …”
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Serum calprotectin levels: A measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis by Pranshu Dhingra, Seema Gupta, Shivani Jaswal, Jasbinder Kaur, Sarabmeet Singh Lehl, Daljinderjit Kaur

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) were estimated along with routine investigations by immunoturbidimetric method. Serum anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) and serum calprotectin levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Team Survivors: Preliminary Analysis of an Innovative Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant by Meghan K. Flannery, Jocelyn Morin, Katrina O’Malley, Debra Schmidt, Jennifer A. Hoag

“…Future studies require a larger sample size to adequately power the analyses.…”
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Estrés académico asociado al índice de masa corporal en estudiantes de licenciatura en enfermería (Academic Stress Associated with Body Mass Index in Nursing Undergraduate Students... by Yessica Daena Cota Valdez, Nidia Selene Castro Leyva, Patricia Enedina Miranda Felix, Rosario Edith Ortiz Felix

“…Multiple linear regression analysis using the intro method revealed a significant association between the use of coping strategies and BMI (F = 3.34, p = 0.001), with an explained variance of 7% (R2 = 0.71). …”
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The effect of an ISBAR-based clinical supervision model during handover on clinical decision-making and self-efficacy of nursing internship students: a quasi-experimental study by Faezeh Gheisari, Sedigheh Farzi, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Tahere Momeni-Ghaleghasemi, Saba Farzi, Fateme Nazari, Reza Tajmir riahi

“…Participants were selected through convenience sampling and then randomly allocated to either the intervention or control group. …”
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Analysing the psychological capital influence on academic performance in an e-learning environment by Lama Sameer Khoshaim

“…To minimize standard method bias, a random sampling technique was employed, and data collection was conducted with the support of locally hired research associates. …”
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Biophilic Quality Matrix: A tool to evaluate the biophilic quality of a building during early design stage by Niranjika Wijesooriya, Arianna Brambilla, Lina Markauskaite

“…It was developed allowing postgraduate students to use as a self-assessment tool to scaffold learning by facilitating for evaluative judgement. Two sample evaluations are given with a validation by tutors using an interrater rating method with 92% agreement for case 1 and 93% for case 2. …”
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الحاجات النفسية لدى أعضاء هيئة التدريس ومساعديهم بجامعة إقليم سبأ في ضوء نظرية (ماسلو) by نبيل حسن صالح المقدمي

“…The current study aimed to identify the psychological needs of faculty members and their assistants at the University of Saba Region in the light of Maslow's theory and the degree of the difference in the psychological needs according to gender, faculty, and educational experience. The study was conducted on a sample of (110) members from all faculties of the university. …”
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Novel active-feedback device improves sleep quality in insomnia disorder: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Antonia Ypsilanti, Maan van de Werken, Anna Robson, Petra Examilioti, Lambros Lazuras, Lambros Lazuras

“…Finally, an independent samples t-test and content analysis indicated a more positive user experience in the experimental group.ConclusionThe SleepCogni device appears to be a useful tool for improving sleep outcomes in individuals with insomnia disorder, showing effects on both insomnia severity and subjectively evaluated sleep. …”
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A home away from home for adolescents: narratives on residential care life in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Xolani Shabangu, Raisuyah Bhagwan, Fathima Dewan

“…Twenty-six participants were recruited using non-probability purposive sampling methods. Findings indicate that children in residential care have both positive and negative experiences of residential care. …”

Efektifitas Edukasi Tentang Jajanan Sehat Terhadap Peningkatan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Siswa Overweight by Firnaliza Rizona, Karolin Adhisty, Fuji Rahmawati

“…One of the precipitation of overweight is food intake thatis unhealthy snacking. The method for increasing the knowledge and attitude of school aged children is health education. …”
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Who Is Against COVID-19 Vaccination and Why? The Perspective of Opponents of the COVID-19Vaccination in An Iranian Context: A qualitative study by Mehrdad Farrokhi, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Mohammad Javad Hosseinabadi-Farahani, Milad Rezaiye, Seyed Tayeb Moradian, Robabeh Khalili, Arya Hamedanchi, Mariye Jenabi Ghods, Mohammad Saatchi, Mohammad Pourebrahimi

“…Participants were selected using purposive sampling. The data analysis process was based on the Landman and Grenheim method with the aid of MAXQDA (20) software. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of self-care in adults with pre-diabetes: a directed qualitative content analysis by Mozhgan Jokar, Mitra Zandi, Abbas Ebadi, Amir Abbas Momenan, Mohammad Rostamkhani

“…Without self-care behaviors to promote health and prevention, more than 70% of them will ultimately develop type 2 diabetes during their lives. Method This was a qualitative study guided by the directed content analysis method. …”
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Application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Augmented Reality Technology in the Development and Promotion Sports with the Moderating Role of Consumer Inertia by Alireza Nazemi Bidgoli, Samaneh Alipour, Zahra Sadeqi-Arani

“…This research explores the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) of augmented reality technology, considering the moderating role of consumer inertia in the advancement and promotion of sports.Methodology: This research, designed in an applied-descriptive manner, utilized the non-random sampling method, and the data collected through online questionnaires were analyzed using the structural equation modeling method. …”
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Weight Stigma in Gynecological Care Among Cisgender Women by Karen E. Wetzel, Mary S. Himmelstein

“…The only research on weight stigma during routine gynecological care is based on qualitative studies with small samples. Methods Participants (N = 1087; cisgender women) were sampled on Qualtrics, and quotas were set to reflect the most recent US census. …”
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Research on the Real-Time Scoring of Chest Ring Target Based on Transfer Learning and Improved Lightweight Neural Network by Minghui Meng, Chuande Zhou

“…The lightweight neural network model is deployed on portable mobile devices, and a real-time scoring system for chest ring targets is developed using MFC and C++. Experiments show that this method exhibits good adaptability and robustness in different environments. …”
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The Effect of Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Breast Milk IgA Concentrations by Bakhtyar Tartibian, Alain Massart

“…The exercise group performed some particular exercises for 10 weeks whereas the control group did not do so. Milk samples were taken from both groups and measured by the ELISA method. …”
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Early stroke behavior detection based on improved video masked autoencoders for potential patients by Meng Wang, Guanci Yang, Kexin Luo, Yang Li, Ling He

“…To enhance the early perceive and detection of potential stroke patients, the early stroke behavior detection based on improved Video Masked Autoencoders (VideoMAE) for potential patients (EPBR-PS) is proposed. The proposed method begins with novel time interval-based sampling strategy, capturing video frame sequences enriched with sparse motion features. …”
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Anticipatory solastalgia in the Antipodes: Evidence of future-oriented distress about environmental change in Australia and New Zealand by Samantha K. Stanley, Omid Ghasemi, Robert M. Ross, John R. Kerr, Mathew D. Marques, Niels G. Mede, Sebastian Berger, Mark Alfano, Neil Levy, Marinus Ferreira, Viktoria Cologna

“…Methods: Our preregistered research uses survey samples from Australia (n = 1450) and New Zealand (n = 1022) to validate a recently developed five-item Anticipatory Solastalgia Scale (the ANSOS). …”
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Safety and Efficacy of the Prostar XL Vascular Closing Device for Percutaneous Closure of Large Arterial Access Sites by Christoph Thomas, Volker Steger, Stefan Heller, Martin Heuschmid, Dominik Ketelsen, Claus D. Claussen, Klaus Brechtel

“…Success and complications rates were correlated with delivery system size (Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Tests) and operator experience (paired samples t-test). Results. Rates of primary and continued technical success as well as major and minor complications were 93.6%, 89.7%, 10.3%, and 10.3% (groin based) and 90.0%, 84.0%, 16.0%, and 16.0% (patient based), respectively. …”
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