Healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy to prevent childhood obesity: study protocol for a parallel group randomised trial — the PRE-STORK trial by Tina Vilsbøll, Signe S Torekov, Julie Lyng Forman, Romain Barrès, Andreas Andersen, Filip K Knop, Signe Foghsgaard, Klaus Bønnelykke, Thomas Bergholt, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Christina Anne Vinter, Majken Lillholm Pico, Louise Groth Grunnet, Nina Kornerup, Julie Hagstrøm Danielsen, Ronni Eg Sahl, Mette Yun Johansen, Louise Kelstrup, Nida Ghauri, Emilie Grønlund, Lærke Lund

“…All results, whether positive, negative and inconclusive, will be disseminated at national or international scientific meetings and in peer-reviewed scientific journals.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05578690 (October 2022).…”
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A qualitative study on the impact and participation in the AGELESS multidomain intervention: Insights from older adults with cognitive frailty and their caregivers by Ying Qian Ong, Suzana Shahar, A’isyah Mohd Safien, Norhayati Ibrahim, Ai-Vyrn Chin, Francesca Mangialasche, Miia Kivipelto, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

“…The intervention should be people-centered, dignified, affordable, and customized to meet the unique needs of each participant. Conclusions The AGELESS multidomain intervention was well received by older adults with CF and their caregivers who participated in this study. …”
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Comparative Economic Analysis Between Bioenergy and Forage Types of Switchgrass for Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock Production: A Data Envelopment Analysis and Cost–Benefit Analysis... by Muhammad Umer Arshad, David Archer, Daniel Wasonga, Nictor Namoi, Arvid Boe, Rob Mitchell, Emily Heaton, Madhu Khanna, DoKyoung Lee

“…This study provides valuable insights for decision‐makers to optimize input strategies for biomass production of bioenergy switchgrass to meet renewable energy demands.…”
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Can Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Be Carbon Neutral With Solar Renewables? by Alpaslan Demirci, Zafer Ozturk, Musa Terkes, Said Mirza Tercan, Recep Yumurtaci, Umit Cali

“…This study can help policies that align with global efforts to mitigate climate change, enhance energy security, optimize costs, drive technological innovation, and meet increasing demands for sustainable policies.…”
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Distribution Characteristics of Nutrients and Eutrophication Assessment in Yueqing Bay by YAO Kaixue, YIN Rui, WANG Yang, CHEN Feng, LI Zhenhua

“…The results of the single factor index method showed that the nutrient concentrations of most of the surveyed stations in the four seasons of Yueqing Bay did not meet the second and fourth types of seawater quality standards, and were mainly concentrated in the top and middle of the bay. …”
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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

“…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. As part of a facility-designed program evaluation, youth completed a battery of empirically validated assessments of mental health and emotion regulation prior to and following completion of the program.ResultsResults show that comprehensive DBT-A is feasible to implement in a juvenile correctional treatment center and overall, youth improved from pre- to post-treatment in mental health symptoms and emotion regulation, with small to medium effect sizes.ConclusionThese findings build upon a growing literature showing dialectical behavior therapy is a promising intervention for treating emotion dysregulation and mental health conditions and can be successfully implemented in juvenile forensic settings.…”
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ONLINE vs. FACE-TO-FACE group coaching to promote teachers mental health: an exploratory field study in German teachers by Sarah S. Lütke Lanfer, Ruth Pfeifer, Yannik Rieder, Alexander Wünsch, Alexander Wünsch, Matthias Braeunig, Claas Lahmann

“…Satisfaction with the program was rated high in both settings, suggesting similar acceptance.DiscussionAlthough, the absence of an effect is not the evidence of equality of the groups, the present study highlights the potential of online admissions of mental health interventions as possible alternatives and additions to traditional face-to-face programs, especially when in-person meetings are not feasible. Specifically, it shows evidence that the Balint group technique can also be applied successfully by trained experts in the online setting.…”
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Dissolved ozone flotation-nucleation crystallization pelleting process for the treatment and reclamation of oil and gas field produced water by SONG Ji’na, YUE Wen, TONG Xiao, XU Lanzhou, WANG Yadong, SHANG Yabo, JIN Xin, JIN Pengkang

“…The treated produced water could meet the water quality requirements for preparing guanidine fracturing fluid. …”
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The GWAS-MAP|ovis platform for aggregation and analysis of genome-wide association study results in sheep by A. V. Kirichenko, A. S. Zlobin, T. I. Shashkova, N. A. Volkova, B. S. Iolchiev, V. A. Bagirov, P. M. Borodin, L. С. Karssen, Y. A. Tsepilov, Y. S. Aulchenko

“…In contrast to research in human genetics, GWAS on farm animals often does not meet generally accepted standards (availability of information about effect and reference alleles, the size and direction of the effect, etc.). …”
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Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care – Results from an European consensus study by Daniel H. Bordvik, Yeliz Prior, Rachael Bamford, Francis Berenbaum, Mathilda Björk, Thalita Blanck, Barbara Slatkowsky Christensen, Krysia Dziedzic, John Edwards, Nazemin Gilanliogullari, Carol Graham, Ida K. Haugen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Hellen Laheij, Marco J.P.F. Ritt, Tanja Stamm, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås, Ingvild Kjeken

“…A European expert panel, comprising researchers, clinicians, and patient research partners, participated in online meetings to discuss adaptation and suggest new QIs based on treatment recommendations for hand OA, and anonymously rated each suggested QI regarding its importance, validity, usefulness, and feasibility. …”
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Designing a glass nanoshell on barium titanium trioxide to suppress nanocrystal growth during sintering for fine-grain dielectric ceramics by Jia Yu, Qi Jiang, Qingchao Jia, Liangzhu Zhang, Wenchun Chiu, Huidan Zeng

“…Barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT) is one of the key dielectric materials for multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) industry. To meet the development trend of miniaturization and high capacity of MLCC, the sintered ceramic with nanosized grain is required. …”
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Impact Assessment of Energy Transition Policy on Air Quality over a Typical District of the Pearl River Delta Region, China by Weidong Chen, Haixian Li, Yun Zhu, Jicheng Jang, Che-Jen Lin, Pen-Chi Chiang, Shuxiao Wang, Jia Xing, Tingting Fang, Jie Li, Qingshan Yang, Kaiming Zheng

“…The concentrations of all index pollutants could meet the Grade II national standards for air quality in 2025, and the Comprehensive Air Quality Index (CAQI) in 2030 could also significantly decrease by 27.0% relative to the 2019 base year under the most stringent energy transition policies. …”
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Teleconnections detection of land use carbon emissions beyond geographical proximity promotes the construction of cross-city networks by Lei Shen, Yinghong Jiang, Duanqiang Zhai, Peng Wang

“…However, urban interactions in some areas can no longer meet the goal of regional integration for the YRDUA. …”
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Estimating the global cost of vision impairment and its major causes: protocol for a systematic review by Nathan Congdon, Thomas Butt, Peng Tee Khaw, Andrew Bastawrous, Tasanee Braithwaite, Rupert R A Bourne, Matthew J Burton, Serge Resnikoff, Jacqueline Ramke, Kevin Frick, Hugh Taylor, Iris Gordon, Ana Patricia Marques, John Cairns, Justine H Zhang, Hannah B Faal, Iain Jones, Marty Jovic, Allyala Nandakumar

“…The findings of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, stakeholder meetings and inclusion in the ongoing Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health.Registration details https://osf.io/9au3w (DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/6F8VM).…”
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Protocol for process evaluation of SMART Mental Health cluster randomised control trial: an intervention for management of common mental disorders in India by Anushka Patel, David Peiris, Pallab K Maulik, Graham Thornicroft, Shekhar Saxena, Sudha Kallakuri, Amanpreet Kaur, Siddhardha Devarapalli, Mercian Daniel, Beverley M Essue, Shashi Kant, D Praveen, Usha Raman, Rajesh Sagar, Ankita Mukherjee

“…Findings of the study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, stakeholder meetings, digital and social media platforms.Trial registration number CTRI/2018/08/015355.…”
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A quantitative environmental impact assessment of Australian ultra-processed beverages and impact reduction scenarios by Kim Anastasiou, Michalis Hadjikakou, Ozge Geyik, Gilly A. Hendrie, Phillip Baker, Richard Pinter, Mark Lawrence

“…The largest reductions occurred when policy scenarios were combined to represent a suite of policy actions which aimed to meet health and environmental targets (30-82% environmental savings). …”
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Management of Hypertension in the Elderly Patient at Abidjan Cardiology Institute (Ivory Coast) by K. E. Kramoh, E. Aké-Traboulsi, C. Konin, Y. N'goran, I. Coulibaly, A. Adoubi, J. Koffi, J. B. Anzouan-Kacou, M. Guikahue

“…He required at least two antihypertensive drugs to meet the recommended blood pressure target.…”
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How to enhance company engagement in public-private emergency collaborations in the supply of essential goods by Markus Lüttenberg, Alexander Zienau, Marcus Wiens, Ole Hansen, Florian Diehlmann, Frank Schultmann

“…Purpose – In crises like natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic, public actors might have to take over responsibility for the population’s supply when the market fails to meet the demand for essential goods. Companies can be valuable collaboration partners for public actors. …”
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Failure Mechanism and Control Technology of Thick and Soft Coal Fully Mechanized Caving Roadway under Double Gobs in Close Coal Seams by Shengrong Xie, Xiaoyu Wu, Dongdong Chen, Yaohui Sun, En Wang, Xiaowei Wu, Xiaobo Duan, Zaisheng Jiang, Pengyu Qi, Songhao Shi

“…The overall design and control technology of the roadway can meet the site safety and efficient production requirements.…”
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Air quality-related human health damages of wild capture seafood production in the United States by Madisen L Gittlin, Sumil K Thakrar, Madeline G Faubion, Jason D Hill

“…Our work suggests that as global protein demand rises, shifting diets towards increased seafood consumption to meet nutritional protein requirements may offer potentially large reductions in environmentally driven harm to human health relative to terrestrial animal-based proteins.…”
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