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Enhanced “Green Nudging”: Tapping the channels of cultural transmission
This paper shows how to increase the effectiveness of “green nudging” as a policy measure to induce sustainable preferences. Evidence indicates that the behavioral impact of “green nudges” is subject...
Evaluation of protection benefit of sand barrier fence with different heights on desert highway
As the first barrier of desert highway protection, sand-blocking fence is very important to the safety of the line. Based on the background of Wuma Expressway, this paper uses CFD numerical simulation...
Modulation of growth characteristics and endogenous hormone by cutting intensity in Eleutherococcus giraldii
Eleutherococcus giraldii (E. giraldii) is a quintessential medicinal plant in traditional Chinese medicine. This study established control, heavy pruning, and light pruning groups to reveal growth ind...
Commonalities and distinctions of pediatric patient and family engagement in clinical care, education, and research contexts: Protocol for a scoping review
Background Pediatric patient and family engagement is an active and collaborative process, that involves children, adolescents, and family members with lived experience contributing to the design, imp...
Increasing the feasibility, impact, and equity of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) with a practice tailored AWV intervention: A stepped wedge clinical trial protocol
Background Older adults vastly underutilize evidence-based preventive health services and screenings that reduce illness, morbidity and mortality. The free-to-patient Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (A...
Perceived stress and allostatic load: Results from the All of Us Research Program
The rising prevalence of individuals reporting extreme stress has major public health implications as it increases vulnerability to accelerated premature biological aging, thus increasing risk of chro...
Psychoeducation Group for Depression (PEG-D): Study protocol for a prospective, randomized, single-blind, crossover trial
Background Considered a leading contributor to the global health burden, depression is characterized by its multifaceted nature. Recognizing the limitations of pharmacological treatments, non-pharmaco...
Proximal and distal middle cerebral artery diameter ratio and lenticulostriate artery infarction
Background Lipohyalinotic degeneration (LD) and branch atheromatous disease (BAD) can contribute to subcortical infarctions in the lenticulostriate artery (LSA) territory. This study aimed to identify...
Prevalence and determinants of violent disciplinary practices for children in Bangladesh: Evidence from a nationally representative survey
Violent discipline, characterized by the use of physical force resulting in bodily pain, discomfort, or resorting to scolding and emotional abuse to correct children’s misbehavior, has gathered consid...
Developmental differences in perceiving arousal and valence from dynamically unfolding emotional expressions
The development of emotion perception has predominantly been studied using static, unimodal stimuli featuring the faces of young adults. Most findings indicate a processing advantage for positive emot...
A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy among pregnant women in Malaysia
Background COVID-19 vaccination is crucial for pregnant women to protect against severe complications during pregnancy. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal can affect acceptance rates among this vu...
Expression of human A53T alpha-synuclein without endogenous rat alpha-synuclein fails to elicit Parkinson’s disease-related phenotypes in a novel humanized rat model
Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD) through SNCA genetic mutations, phosphorylated aSyn in Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, and most recently through evidence of aSyn aggregatio...
Teaching fish new tricks: Repeated exposure to a velocity barrier improves passage performance
Instream structures like culverts and dams can impede upstream fish migration, acting as environmental filters that only allow onward migration of individuals that can successfully pass them. Cognitio...
Scenario-based Kaya identity analysis for city-level carbon dioxide emissions
Many countries worldwide have committed to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions in response to climate change. In China, cities are striving to achieve their 2030 peak carbon emission targets. In thi...
“It’s like a book in the palm of my hand”: Adapting the Safe Delivery App for Papua New Guinea to improve quality of maternal and newborn care
Background Health workers in many low- and middle-income countries are not adequately trained to provide quality antenatal and intrapartum care. The freely available Safe Delivery App (the App) provid...
Presymptomatic microRNA-based biomarker signatures for the prognosis of localized radiation injury in mice
The threat of nuclear or radiological events requires early diagnostic tools for radiation induced health effects. Localized radiation injuries (LRI) are severe outcomes of such events, characterized...
Mendelian randomization analysis: The causal relationship between C-reactive protein and amyloidosis and between C-reactive protein and atherosclerosis
Background A number of studies have shown that elevated CRP is linked to AS and reduced CRP is linked to amyloidosis. However, the exact mechanism explaining this connection is not known. Methods We...
Assessment of change and persistence of youth psychosocial status reported by youth and their guardians during the COVID-19 pandemic: A MyHEARTSMAP study
Background The pediatric mental health crisis pre-dated the COVID 19 pandemic with rates of mental health visits to pediatric emergency departments steadily increasing for the last decade. The COVID-1...
Modeling the effects of treatment adherence challenges on the transmission dynamics of hepatitis C virus
Infectious disease modeling is crucial for predicting disease progression over time and helps guide decision makers in public health policy. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence is still increasing in Z...
Characterization of an unusual carlavirus-like RNA from papaya (Carica papaya) lacking essential genes
We report the characterization of a novel carlavirus-like RNA, provisionally named papaya defective virus 1 (PapDfV1), identified through high-throughput sequencing of papaya latex RNA. PapDfV1 contai...
Feeding ecology and activity patterns of Hippopotamus amphibious in the Dhidhessa Wildlife Sanctuary, Southwestern Ethiopia
Understanding the dietary composition and activity patterns of hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibious) is critical for assessing their ecological role within their habitat. This study investigated th...
Comparing the linkages between carbon components and soil aggregates in vegetable fields to continuous input of different carbon sources
Aims To address the issue of declining soil organic carbon (SOC) in vegetable fields, this study investigated the effects of continuous input of different carbon sources on soil carbon pool dynamics....
Dimensions of music use motivations: Genetic and environmental underpinnings, and associations with Big Five and Empathy traits
People differ in their motivation for seeking musical experiences and these differences appear to be partially attributable to their personality. However, little is known about the role of genetic and...
In Silico identification and modelling of FDA-approved drugs targeting T-type calcium channels
Studies have shown that inhibition of the Cav3.1 T-type calcium channel can prevent or suppress neurological diseases, such as epileptic seizures and diabetic neuropathy. In this study, we aimed to us...
Longitudinal association between psychological distress and mask-wearing post COVID-19 among psychiatric outpatients in Japan
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted psychological distress globally and led to widespread behavioral changes, including mask-wearing. Research shows that mask-wearing behavior may have psycho...