Psychological outcomes of classroom-based physical activity interventions in children 6- to 12-year-olds: A scoping review by Alejandra Robles, Rafael Zapata-Lamana, María Aurora Gutiérrez, Igor Cigarroa, Gabriela Nazar, Carlos Salas-Bravo, Mairena Sánchez–López, Daniel Reyes-Molina

“…There were significant effects on several indicators of: a) psychological health outcomes: well-being, self-esteem, body image satisfaction b) self-efficacy and motivation to physical activity and c) behavior inside the classroom: self-regulation, bullying and disruptive behavior. The most effective interventions are those that included physical activity integrated into the curriculum 2-5 times a week, in sessions between 4' to 10', implemented mainly by the classroom teacher and with audio-visual support. …”
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CKD is the Major Cause of Death in Uddanam: A Population-Representative Study Using Smart Verbal Autopsy by Balaji Gummidi, Vaishali Gautam, Renu John, Rohina Joshi, Oommen John, Vivekanand Jha

“…Despite reports of many deaths due to CKD in the lay press, the exact contribution of CKD to deaths remains uncertain because most deaths occur outside medical care. Methods: We used SmartVA automated verbal autopsy tool to ascertain the cause-specific mortality fractions among a 2419 subject-strong general population cohort of adult subjects in Uddanam between 2018 and 2022. …”
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Skin-lesion segmentation using boundary-aware segmentation network and classification based on a mixture of convolutional and transformer neural networks by Javaria Amin, Marium Azhar, Habiba Arshad, Amad Zafar, Seong-Han Kim

“…BackgroundSkin cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. In the clinical domain, skin lesions such as melanoma detection are still a challenge due to occlusions, poor contrast, poor image quality, and similarities between skin lesions. …”
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Fostering scientific creativity in science education through scientific problem-solving approaches and STEM contexts: a meta-analysis by Fredyrose Ivan Libosada Pinar, Albert Andry E. Panergayo, Richard R. Sagcal, Dharel P. Acut, Lydia S. Roleda, Maricar S. Prudente

“…Using the PRISMA protocol, 19 studies were analyzed, revealing that PjBL and PBL produced the most substantial effects, with large effect sizes (g = 2.10 and g = 1.49, respectively), while STEM contexts and IBL demonstrated moderate positive impacts. …”
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Development of the Nyika Plateau, Malawi: A Long Lived Paleo‐Surface or a Contemporary Feature of the East African Rift? by M. F. McMillan, S. C. Boone, B. P. Kohn, A. J. Gleadow, P. R. Chindandali

“…Thermal history models for exposed Precambrian basement samples adjacent to Nyika, and once buried beneath the neighboring Karoo basins, indicate that up to 3.4 km of Permo‐Triassic section has since been eroded, with samples along the plateau not indicating burial of Karoo‐type sediment at this time. Most recent cooling histories suggest that the plateau surface continued to denude at varying degrees from the Cretaceous and reached near‐surface temperatures in the Late Paleogene‐Neogene.…”
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A Strain Capable of Reducing Aflatoxin B1: Identification, Optimization of Removal Conditions and Transcriptomic Analysis of Degradation Pathways by WANG Lihui, PEI Yangyang, CHEN Xiaoru, ZHAO Huan, LIU Shuliang, HU Kaidi, ZHAO Ning, LI Qin, LI Jianlong

“…The results single factor experiments indicated that pH, temperature, and inoculum size had the most significant influence on the degradation rate of AFB1. …”
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Frontotemporal Lobar degeneration with TDP-43 presenting as progressive supranuclear palsy syndrome by Aya Murakami, Shunsuke Koga, Hiroaki Sekiya, Masataka Nakamura, Yusuke Yakushiji, Dennis W. Dickson

“…We compared the clinical and pathological features of FTLD-TDP-PSP and PSP-RS. Results The most common clinical symptoms in FTLD-TDP-PSP were memory loss (100%) followed by parkinsonism (80%), early falls (60%), and behavioral variant FTD (60%). …”
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The Efficacy of Pre-Emergence Herbicides Against Dominant Soybean Weeds in Northeast Thailand by Ultra Rizqi Restu Pamungkas, Sompong Chankaew, Nakorn Jongrungklang, Tidarat Monkham, Santimaitree Gonkhamdee

“…Among five dominant weed species, <i>Cyperus rotundus</i> proved the most resilient. CM60 demonstrated superior herbicide tolerance and yield stability, particularly under rainy conditions. …”
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The role of pomegranate seed oil on kidney and lung tissues in the treatment of sepsis: animal pre-clinical research by Mustafa Arslan, Ayşegül Küçük, Ümmü Gülşen Bozok, Aydan İremnur Ergörün, Şaban Cem Sezen, Aydın Yavuz, Mustafa Kavutçu

“…Decreasing the speed is possible with early and intensive therapy. However, most medicines have been tested, but none has proven effective. …”
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Effects of nitrogen application amount on nitrogen distribution and photosynthesis in tea leaves by Kai Li, Dong-Na Liu, Lan-Ying Li, Yuan Gao, Wan-Jun Gao, Bo-Wen Chen, Fan Luo, Yu Yao

“…Nitrogen is the most essential nutrient for plant growth and serves as a key limiting factor in overall plant development. …”
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Multi‐omic profiling reveals an RNA processing rheostat that predisposes to prostate cancer by Maike Stentenbach, Judith A Ermer, Danielle L Rudler, Kara L Perks, Samuel A Raven, Richard G Lee, Tim McCubbin, Esteban Marcellin, Stefan J Siira, Oliver Rackham, Aleksandra Filipovska

“…Abstract Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer deaths. …”
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Assistive technologies for managing language disorders in dementia by Klimova B, Maresova P, Kuca K

“…Blanka Klimova,1 Petra Maresova,2 Kamil Kuca3,4 1Department of Applied Linguistics, 2Department of Economics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 3Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, 4Center for Basic and Applied Research, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Abstract: At present, the number of elderly people is rapidly increasing, which represents a significant threat in terms of their care when they fall ill. One of the most common aging diseases nowadays is dementia, whose symptoms sooner or later include loss of cognitive functioning. …”
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The Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale among Dental Outpatients by Mika Ogawa, Teppei Sago, Hirokazu Furukawa

“…The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) is one of the most commonly used questionnaires to measure dental anxiety in the world. …”
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Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Yield of “Dual‐Priority” Water Rights in Carryover Systems at Catchment Scale by Peizhen Ren, Michael Stewardson, Murray Peel, Margot Turner, Andrew John

“…Water yield for high‐priority water rights (HPWRs) and low‐priority water rights (LPWRs) decreases for most catchments except for some catchments in northern Australia. …”
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Biodiversity of coral reefs ecosystem at Tunda Island, Banten, Indonesia by Fakhrurrozi Fakhrurrozi, Idris Idris, Permana Sereni Hafidz, Mauludiyah, Mukh Zakyrudin Ma'ruf Sutan, Isfatul Khasanah Ruly, Alif Violando Wiga, Munir Misbakhul

“…The study recorded 25 coral genera, with Porites being the most dominant. Omnivorous fish constituted the highest biomass, while herbivorous fish, particularly Caesio cuning, indicated significant fisheries potential. …”
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Targeting Mitochondrial Quality Control for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: From Molecular Mechanisms to Precision Therapy by Wanjuan Pei, Ling Dai, Mingxiao Li, Sihui Cao, Yili Xiao, Yan Yang, Minghao Ma, Minjie Deng, Yang Mo, Mi Liu

“…Among its subtypes, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which lacks <i>estrogen receptor (ER)</i>, <i>progesterone receptor (PR)</i>, and <i>human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)</i> expression, is highly heterogeneous with early metastasis and a poor prognosis, making it the most challenging subtype. Mounting evidence shows that the mitochondrial quality control (MQC) system is vital for maintaining cellular homeostasis. …”
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Forefoot Tumor of Mesenchymal Origin with Hypophosphatemic Osteomalacia: A Case Report by Myilvahanan Ganesan, Shreya P Shenoy, Kumaravel Arukutty, Senthilraja Manickavasagam

“…Investigations showed a deranged metabolic profile with hypophosphatemia and raised alkaline phosphatase, with normal electrolytes and raised FGF23 levels. PMTs, being the most common cause of adult-onset hypophosphatemia, the causative tumor was identified using Gallium 68 (68Ga) 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA)–octreotate, positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) (⁶⁸Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT), which showed increased tracer uptake in the fourth interdigital space of the right foot. …”
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Development of technology elements for growing leek seedlings for open ground in the Non-Chernozem zone by V. I. Terekhova, A. V. Konstantinovich, M. E. Dyikanova, M. V. Vorobiev, V. D. Bogdanova

“…Relevance and methods. Leek is one of the most promising onion crops for industrial cultivation in the Non-Chernozem zone, which has medicinal properties and high nutritional value. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of Umbilical Cord Serum for Dry Eye Disease: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bo Da Li, Jia Xuan Jiang, Qi Zhang, Yi Ran Chu, Ze Ying Chen, Kai Hu

“…Results: Eight studies were included in the meta-analysis, with two relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving a total of 204 patients. Most of the included studies had a follow-up time of less than 2 months. …”
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The Effects of <i>Echinacea</i> (EP107^TM) on Anxiety: A Comparison of Anxiety Measures in a Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study by József Haller, Gábor Faludi, Gábor Kovacs, György Purebl, Zoltán Füzesi, Tamás F. Freund

“…<b>Methods</b>: To investigate the influence of the anxiety measure on the detectability of anxiolytic effects, we examined the effects of <i>Echinacea</i> EP107^TM using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale–anxiety subscale (HADS-A), which focuses on psychic symptoms, and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), most items of which involve physical symptoms. The study was placebo-controlled, double-blind, and multicenter. …”
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