Relationship between sleep and myopia among primary and secondary school students with different durations of outdoor activities in Beijing: a cross-sectional survey by Jingshu ZHANG, Ting LI, Han YANG, Ran QIN, Hai ZHAO, Lu WANG, Bingjie SUN, Xin GUO

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjustment for gender, urban/rural residence, education level, parental myopia, daily after-school study time, daily TV viewing time, daily screen viewing time, and whether they turn off the light when viewing screens after dark, among participants who reported insufficient time spent outdoors, those with insufficient sleep had an increased risk of myopia (odds ratio = 1.10, 95% confidence interval: 1.03 – 1.18; P < 0.05) compared to those with sufficient sleep; subsequent gender stratification analysis showed that the risk of myopia was increased in male and all participants, but not in female participants. …”
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Biocatalytic enantioselective formation and ring-opening of oxetanes by Xia Hua, Yuan-Fei Wang, Xiao Jin, Hong-Yin Yu, Hui-Hui Wang, Yong-Zheng Chen, Nan-Wei Wan

“…Abstract Although biocatalysis offers complementary or alternative approaches to traditional synthetic methods, the limited range of available enzymatic reactions currently poses challenges in synthesizing a diverse array of desired compounds. …”
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Educational services export: competition in new geopolitical conditions by E. N. Bykovskaya, M. N. Rybina

“…In order to be competitive in the modern world community, during the transition to a new technological order, it is necessary to offer innovative products in the field of education, expand the range of the subjects of the educational environment on various regional platforms.…”
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Individual Retirement Accounts by Rachel Dorman, Lisa M. Leslie, Michael S. Gutter, Martie Gillen, Josephine Turner

“…This type of account has been offered since 1974 and comes with special tax advantages. …”
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A Drosophila melanogaster mitotype may have an adaptive meaning by D. V. Petrovskii, L. P. Zakharenko

“…Several different mitochondrial clades have been found in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Most often, the difference is in single nucleotide substitutions, some of which are conservative. …”
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Les chemins de l’État antique : l’exemple des royaumes hellénistiques by Laurent Capdetrey

“…L’existence d’appareils d’État puissants, la mise en œuvre de processus d’arraisonnement du territoire et d’articulation des souverainetés offraient une armature essentielle à l’inscription de la domination dans la durée, à la transformation de l’imperium en souveraineté royale, source de légitimité non seulement du pouvoir du roi, mais aussi des entités politiques qui lui étaient soumises. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation and Its Future Trend Analysis in Huaihe River Basin by GUO Wei, YE Wen, ZHU Xuchao, WU Wei, WANG Lu, GAO Huamin, ZHANG Haiming, SHI Shaohui

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Succinic Acid Production With Actinobacillus succinogenes –Influence of an Electric Potential on the Intercellular NADH/NAD+ Balance by Jan‐Niklas Hengsbach, Marcel Cwienczek, Wolfgang Laudensack, Judith Stiefelmaier, Nils Tippkötter, Roland Ulber

“…ABSTRACT Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) offer a sustainable method for chemical production, including the enhanced production of succinic acid. …”
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Revised direct bandgap and band parameters for AlP: hybrid-functional first-principles calculations vs experiment by Cónal Murphy, Eoin P. O’Reilly, Christopher A. Broderick

“…Having validated the band structure vs experiment, we compute revised band parameters for AlP, including band edge effective masses, interband momentum (Kane) matrix elements, band edge deformation potentials, direct and indirect bandgap pressure coefficients, and natural valence band offset. Band parameters are also calculated using the Tran–Blaha modified Becke–Johnson exchange potential. …”
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Predicting Energy and Emissions in Residential Building Stocks: National UBEM with Energy Performance Certificates and Artificial Intelligence by Carlos Beltrán-Velamazán, Marta Monzón-Chavarrías, Belinda López-Mesa

“…By providing reliable progress indicators for renovation policies, the methodology enhances compliance with EU directives and offers a scalable framework for monitoring decarbonization progress across Europe.…”
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Assessing Nurses Knowledge of Glasgow Coma Scale in Emergency and Outpatient Department by Harvinderjit Kaur a/p Basauhra Singh, Mei Chan Chong, Hari Chandran a/l Thambinayagam, Mohd Idzwan bin Zakaria, Siew Ting Cheng, Li Yoong Tang, Nurul Hafizan Azahar

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À propos de quelques décalages de l’historiographie de l’anarchisme espagnol by Michel Ralle

“…But attempts to work out the relationship between the libertarian strand and the way the various components of Spanish society evolved, have often overlooked the ways it merged in society, even as the discipline focused on the relationship between social and imagined experiments. …”
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Manifestaciones clínicas y factores asociados a mortalidad por COVID-19 en receptores de trasplante renal en un centro colombiano by Dania V. Carreño-Barrera, Ma. Alejandra Lizarazo-Hernández, Iván D. Ortiz-Pulido, Carmenza Murcillo-Pianeta, Juan P. Álzate-Granados, William Fajardo-Cediel, David A. Castañeda-Millán

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Feasibility and Field Performance of a Simultaneous Syphilis and HIV Point-of-Care Test Based Screening Strategy in at Risk Populations in Edmonton, Canada by Joshua Bergman, Jennifer Gratrix, Sabrina Plitt, Jayne Fenton, Chris Archibald, Tom Wong, Ameeta E. Singh

“…The objectives of the study were to evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic performance of performing both HIV and syphilis POC testing in outreach settings and to document new cases identified in the study population. 1,265 outreach testing visits were offered syphilis and HIV POC testing and 81.5% (n=1,031) consented to testing. …”
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Liposomal Formulations: A Recent Update by Surendra S. Agrawal, Vrinda Baliga, Vaishali Y. Londhe

“…Surface modification methods like PEGylation and ligand conjugation can direct liposomes to disease regions, improving therapeutic efficacy and reducing off-target effects. In addition to drug loading, researchers have focused on spatiotemporal modulation of liposomal carrier medication release. …”
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Los inicios del juego de lotería en Colombia: entre la suerte, el control social y el beneficio público by Roger Pita Pico

“…Se observa que en el antiguo régimen español y en el sistema republicano la lotería estuvo a cargo de instancias oficiales, quienes hicieron de este sistema, no un asunto filantrópico como se habían propuesto inicialmente, sino un proceso para cubrir las escasas arcas estatales.…”
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مدى وعى أعضاء هیئة التدریس بجامعة المنوفیة بالانتحال العلمى : دراسة استکشافیة by د. السید رجب الأسرج

“…This study recommended that the digital library unit in MenoufiaUniversity should complete its role in spreading the culture of scientific quotationand the scientific integrity and awareness of scientific plagiarism and its danger tointellectual production Among the researchers at Menoufia University, theuniversity's digital library must also focus on the effective and pioneering role ofthe workshops, whether combined or individually, as it provides a kind ofinteraction between each of the process operators in the university's digital libraryand the beneficiary community, through Offers for video and audio detectionmechanisms of scientific citation.…”
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Illusion in Du Châtelet's Theory of Happiness

“…First, it explains why she claims illusions are necessary for happiness. Second, it offers an explanation of how illusions are different from cognitive errors made in other domains, like philosophy and natural science.…”
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Estimating Benefits of Residential Outdoor Water Conservation: A Step-by-Step Guide by Tatiana Borisova, Laura A. Warner, Weizhe Weng, Jennison Searcy, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Michael Dukes

“…This publication also offers an example of an impact statement.­ …”
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Factors Affecting Phosphorus Leaching and Groundwater Concentrations for the Plasticulture Vegetable-Production System by Sanjay Shukla, Gregory S. Hendricks, Thomas A. Obreza, Willie Harris

“…For example, while it is generally accepted that both irrigation and fertilizer P impact groundwater P, growers often ask if controlling one is more advantageous than the other in their efforts to reduce P leaching. …”
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