Comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents in a juvenile correctional treatment center: a pilot evaluation by Johanna B. Folk, Phillip Yang, Anne Thomas, Jayme Lyon, Jaisal Patel, Clara Yoon, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy

“…Through a community-academic partnership, the current pilot study evaluated a comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy program implemented in a juvenile correctional treatment center.MethodsYouth participants (N = 113) were on average 15.37 years old (SD = 1.10, range = 13–17), 68.1% boys, and identified as 69.0% Latinx, 22.1% Black, 8.0% White, and 0.9% Native American. Youth received comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A), including individual therapy, skills training groups, family therapy, multi-family skills training groups, and skills coaching in the milieu by direct care staff who participated in extensive training and ongoing consultation team meetings. …”
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Electrocardiographic changes induced by temperature variations in newly hatched Aperema (Rhinoclemmys punctularia, Daudin, 1801) by Deise de Lima Cardoso, Deise de Lima Cardoso, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Daniella Bastos de Araújo, Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Luciana Eiró-Quirino, Thaysa de Sousa Reis, Luana Vasconcelos de Souza, Rayllan da Cunha Ferreira, Gabriela Brito Barbosa, Raíssa Vieira de Souza, Yris da Silva Deiga, Maria Klara Otake Hamoy, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Moisés Hamoy

“…IntroductionAperema (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) is a South American semi-aquatic freshwater turtle characterized by a highly curved, dark brown to black carapace and is distributed across Central and South America. …”
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Death and disappearance: Measuring racial disparities in mortality and life expectancy among people in state prisons, United States 2000-2014. by Bryan L Sykes, Ernest K Chavez, Justin D Strong

“…Gains in the mortality decline were disproportionately experienced by Non-Hispanic White and Non-Hispanic Black men, with the latter experiencing the greatest gains in life-expectancy of any demographic group. …”
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The characteristics of dermatology inpatients seen at the quaternary Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban, South Africa, over a 5-year period – 2015 - 2020 by L Mthembu, J T Masuka, K Duze, A Mosam

“…Females accounted for 2 527 (51.9%), while black African, coloured, Indian/Asian, white and unclassified patients constituted 3 146 (64.6%), 106 (2.2%), 1 129 (23.2%), 431 (8.9%) and 55 (1.1%), respectively. …”
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Student perceptions of U.S. based school day physical activity best practices in relation to accelerometer-based sedentary behavior and activity by Ann Pulling Kuhn, Ajuni Choudhary, Amy Zemanick, Hannah Lane, Bridget Armstrong, Yan Wang, Rachel Deitch, Erin R. Hager

“…Methods: The sample was 758 students in grades 3rd-4th or 6th–7th (female-58 %; 31 % Black/African American) from 33 schools across five school districts in a Mid-Atlantic state in the U.S. …”
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Hostility Modifies the Association between TV Viewing and Cardiometabolic Risk by Anthony Fabio, Chung-Yu Chen, Kevin H. Kim, Darin Erickson, David R. Jacobs, Janice C. Zgibor, Tammy Chung, Karen A. Matthews, Steven Sidney, Carlos Iribarren, Mark A. Pereira

“…Methods. A total of 3,269 Black and White participants in the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study were assessed from age 23 to age 35. …”
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The Protective Effect of Anthocyanins Extracted from Aronia Melanocarpa Berry in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice by Li Li, Jun Li, Hui Xu, Fengmei Zhu, Zhijun Li, Hongzhi Lu, Jinrong Zhang, Zhengsheng Yang, Yongsheng Liu

“…Our previous research showed the antioxidant activity of anthocyanins extracted from Aronia melanocarpa of black chokeberry in vitro. Ischemia acute kidney injury is a significant risk in developing progressive and deterioration of renal function leading to clinic chronic kidney disease. …”
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Modelling Hysteresis in Shape Memory Alloys Using LSTM Recurrent Neural Network by Mohammad Reza Zakerzadeh, Seyedkeivan Naseri, Payam Naseri

“…To circumvent the complexity of solving these equations, a black box neural network (NN) has been employed in this research to model a rotary actuator actuated by an SMA wire. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the research activity and working experience of clinical academics, with a focus on gender and ethnicity: a qualitative study in the UK by Carmen Soto, Jessica Elizabeth Morgan, Paul Crampton, Paul Alexander Tiffin, Gabrielle M Finn, Amelia Kehoe, Ellie Taylor, John AG Buchanan, Abisola Olatokunbo Balogun

“…Of the participants who disclosed ethnicity, 5 of 29 (17.2%) audio diary contributors and 19/66 (28.8%) interview participants identified as Black, Asian or another minority (BAME). Four major themes were identified in relation to the initial impact of COVID-19 on clinical academics: opportunities, barriers, personal characteristics and social identity, and fears and uncertainty. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture at ST36 on Signal Transduction Pathways of BDNF-CREB in Dentate Gyrus of Telomerase Knockout Mice by Xiaoting YANG, Shiyi QI, Shen LIN, Dong LIN

“…During the needle insertion and needle retention, the mice were covered with black cloth and slightly restrained by hand. After intraperitoneal injection of 10%chloral hydrate, the brain tissue was removed from the left ventricle and perfused with 4%paraformaldehyde for use. …”
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"Russiana gloriatur ecclesia" and the issue of St. Bruno's of Querfurt missions by Marius Ščavinskas

“…Bruno of Querfurt, after being anointed the archbishop of missions or pagans in 1004, did his work in at least several peripheries: in Hungary and in Kiev Russia, i.e., among "black Hungarians", Kiev Russia and Pechenegian, i.e., among Pechenegs. …”
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The Extraordinary Long-lasting Infrared Echo of PS16dtm Reveals an Extremely Energetic Nuclear Outburst by Ning Jiang, Di Luo, Jiazheng Zhu, Roc M. Cutri

“…Such large energetic output compared to normal TDEs could be boosted by the preexisting accretion disk and gas clouds around the black hole. Our model can be validated in the near future by IR time-domain surveys such as the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, given the recent retirement of WISE. …”
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Looking at Infrared Background Radiation Anisotropies with Spitzer: Large-scale Anisotropies and Their Implications by A. Kashlinsky, Richard G. Arendt, M. L. N. Ashby, J. Kruk, N. Odegard

“…Out of these, the model where the CIB fluctuation excess originates from the granulation power due to LIGO-observed primordial black holes as dark matter appears most successful in accounting for all observations related to the measured CIB power amplitude and spatial structure, including the measured coherence between the CIB and unresolved cosmic X-ray background (CXB). …”
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Surface Roughness and Color Stability of Conventional and Bulk-Fill Resin Composite with S-PRG Fillers After Coffee Exposure: An in-vitro Study by Janisch FADS, Falcon Aguilar M, Aguiar FHB, França FMG, Basting RT, Vieira-Junior WF

“…Data were analyzed using generalized linear models, Kruskal–Wallis, Dunn, and paired Wilcoxon tests (α = 0.05).Results: After the coffee exposure, all resin composites exhibited a significant decrease in L&ast; (towards black), an increase in a&ast; (towards red), an increase in b&ast; (towards yellow), and a higher Vita color score (p < 0.05). …”
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The Fake History: Soviet Totalitarianism and the Memory of the Guerrilla War by Bernardas Gailius

“…Therefore, the Lithuanian historical culture has a "black hole," which needs to be filled if society means to return to normal life. …”
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The Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality in Pakistan during the COVID-19 Pandemic Inferred from the Multi-sensor Remote Sensed Data by Rehana Khan, Kanike Raghavendra Kumar, Tianliang Zhao

“…Overall, a considerable reductions in Carbon monoxide (CO) and black carbon (BC) concentrations were smaller in rural and suburban areas of BP (–3.61%, –8.57%) followed by KPK (–0.79%, –11.39%) and IBR (–3.30%, –11.39%), respectively. …”
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Variability and Source Characterization of Regional PM of Two Urban Areas Dominated by Biomass Burning and Anthropogenic Emission by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Jhon Robin dR. Yee, Iara Chantrelle V. Coronel, Angel T. Bautista, Raymond J. Sugcang, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Rey Y. Capangpangan, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa

“…The surface concentration of PM2.5 was analyzed using simulated and reanalyzed satellite data (MERRAero), complemented, and validated with filter measurements for PM2.5 and black carbon (BC). The PM2.5 masses in Metro Manila (12.3 ± 2.4 µg m−3) and Boracay (12.9 ± 3.6 µg m−3) were comparable yet with varying concentrations of aerosol components Anthropogenic related components of PM (organic carbon, sulfate, and BC) were more enhanced in the metropolis region (4.9 µg m−3) than in the prime tourist spot (2.72 µg m−3). …”
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Toxicity of nickel oxide nanoparticles in Capoeta fusca, using bioaccumulation, depuration, and histopathological changes by J. Kharkan, M.H. Sayadi, M. Hajiani, M.R. Rezaei, M. Savabieasfahani

“…The aim of present study was to assess the toxicity of nickel oxide nanoparticles in relation to different nickel salts.METHODS: Acute toxicity of nickel oxide nanoparticles, nickel sulfate, nickel nitrate and nickel chloride, in black fish was investigated. A total of 125 fish were randomly assigned to a control group (n=25) and four exposure groups (n=25 per group). …”
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The Status of Wild Grapevine (<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. subsp. <i>sylvestris</i> (C.C. Gmel.) Hegi) Populations in Georgia (South Caucasus) by Gabriele Cola, Gabriella De Lorenzis, Osvaldo Failla, Nikoloz Kvaliashvili, Shengeli Kikilashvili, Maia Kikvadze, Londa Mamasakhlisashvili, Irma Mdinaradze, Ramaz Chipashvili, David Maghradze

“…Berries were also very small, mostly globular, always blue-black in color, and non-aromatic. A striking feature was the frequency of red flesh coloration, which ranged from weak to strong, with uncolored flesh being rare. …”
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The results of testing soybean accessions at Adler Experiment Station of VIR in 2013-2015 by I. V. Seferova, A. P. Boyko, I. N. Perchuk, T. V. Shelenga, Т. A. Sholukhova

“…The testing was carried out at the Black Sea Coast of the Caucasus. We tested 494 soybean accessions of various geographic origins. …”
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