Thymus vulgaris seed extract hampered hepatic oxidative burden and improved insulin sensitivity in obese male rats by Sherif A. Abdelmottaleb Moussa, Fatma A.A. Ibrahim, Marawan Abd Elbaset, Fatma A. Morsy, Samir W. Aziz, Noha A. Abd El-Latif, Sherif M. Afifi, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Sayed A. El Toumy, Josline Y. Salib, Samir A.E. Bashandy

“…The T. vulgaris-treated groups, particularly the high-dose (400 mg/kg) group, showed substantial reductions in waist size, body weight, and BMI compared to the obese group. …”
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Difficulties in Manipulating the Female Artificial Urinary Sphincter Pump: Prevalence and Management by Alexandre Dubois, Valentine Lethuillier, Claire Richard, Camille Haudebert, Juan Penafiel, Caroline Voiry, Magali Jezequel, Emmanuelle Samson, Louis-Paul Berthelot, Lucas Freton, Juliette Hascoet, Andrea Manunta, Benoit Peyronnet

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Endocannabinoid and N-acylethanolamine concentrations in hair of female patients with posttraumatic stress disorder – associations with clinical symptoms and outcomes following mul... by L. Bergunde, M. L. Woud, L. Shkreli, L. Schindler-Gmelch, S. Garthus-Niegel, S. E. Blackwell, C. Kirschbaum, H. Kessler, S. Steudte-Schmiedgen

“…Our findings suggest that hair ECs/NAEs may be distinctly linked with trauma-related and affective and anxiety symptoms, however, do not predict treatment response in PTSD. This challenges expectations and highlights the complexity of endocannabinoid system alterations in stress-related psychopathology. …”
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Exploring the links between work-related psychosocial factors and occupational stress, occupational depression, and job anxiety among health workers in central and Southern Ethiopi... by Yitagesu Habtu, Abera Kumie, Medhine Selamu, Hidenori Harada, Eshetu Girma

“…Lower decision latitude score (β: -0.088, 95%CI: -0.159, -0.017) positively predicted job anxiety symptoms in males. Social support partially mediates the relationship between job demand and occupational stress, job demand and occupational depressive symptoms, work-family conflict and occupational stress, job reward and occupational stress, job reward and occupational depressive symptoms, and job reward and job anxiety. …”
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HFPO homologues, the novel alternatives to PFOA, impair male reproduction in mice through inducing mitochondrial dysfunction by Mei-Ling Le, Yi-Qi Wan, Jia-Yu Xue, Shi-Yi Deng, Bin-Hui Wang, Li-Hai Wu, Hou-Peng Wang, Yang-Yang Yuan, Xiao-Dong Kuang, Tao Luo, Da-Lei Zhang

“…Moreover, oral administration of HFPOs impaired testicular mitochondrial structure along with reduction in ATP content and mitochondrial DNA copy number and disruption of mitochondrial dynamics. …”
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Genome-wide identification of GDPD gene family in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) and functional characterization of SiGDPD14 under low phosphorus stress by Chaomin Meng, Haojie Guo, Cheng Wang, Furong Yang, Bing Du

“…This study aimed to identify and predict the function of GDPD gene family members in foxtail millet through a comprehensive genome-wide analysis.14 SiGDPD genes were identified in the foxtail millet genome. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Salt Stress-Responsive Expression Analysis of the <i>GmPLATZ</i> Gene Family in Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> L.) by Mingyu Wang, Zheyun Guan, Songquan Wu, Jingyong Zhang, Chunjing Lin, Yanyan Sun, Mingzhe Shen, Chunbao Zhang

“…Subcellular localization predictions indicated nuclear localization for most <i>GmPLATZs</i>, except for <i>GmPLATZ5</i> and <i>GmPLATZ14</i>, which showed dual chloroplast–nuclear localization. …”
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Data From the MTurk Parent eHealth Preference Survey: Mental Health Symptoms, Psychosocial Correlates, Service Use, and Preferences by Charlie Rioux, Avaline Konkin, Anna L. MacKinnon, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Leslie E. Roos

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Three weeks of environmental enrichment enhance hepatic-muscular oxidative balance and decrease interleukin-6 levels in juvenile female C57BL/6 mice by Débora Eduarda da Silva Fidélis, Débora Eduarda da Silva Fidélis, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Tiago Lacerda Ramos, Tiago Lacerda Ramos, Clarice Beatriz Gonçalves Silva, Allifer Rosendo Perreira, Cássia Giselle de Olivera Nóbrega, Valdênia Maria Oliveira de Souza, Valdênia Maria Oliveira de Souza, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Yalin Aygun, Claudia Jacques Lagranha, Mariana Pinheiro Fernandes, Reem M. Alwhaibi, Fabrício Oliveira Souto, Fabrício Oliveira Souto

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Effects on antioxidant responses, stress indicator and immune responses of olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus raised in bio-floc culture or seawater culture challenged by Strep... by Saebom Sohn, A-Hyun Jo, Cheol Young Choi, Ju-Chan Kang, Jun-Hwan Kim

“…In immune responses, lysozyme activity and Ig M levels were significantly decreased, with greater reductions in the seawater culture group compared to the bio-floc culture group. …”
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Preventive Gastroprotective Effect of a Functional Food Based on Quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i> Willd.) and Quercetin in a Murine Model of Ibuprofen-Induced Gastric Damage by Maribel Valenzuela-González, José Luis Cárdenas-López, Armando Burgos-Hernández, Norma Julieta Salazar-López, Manuel Viuda-Martos, Mónica A. Villegas-Ochoa, Gustavo Martínez-Coronilla, J. Abraham Domínguez-Avila, Shela Gorinstein, Gustavo A. González-Aguilar, Rosario Maribel Robles-Sánchez

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Impact of COVID-19 – Experiences of 5th year medical students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal by Andrew J. Ross

“…Background: The global pandemic associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a considerable effect on higher education in South Africa, with online instruction replacing traditional lectures for many students. …”
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Development and validation of a brief version of the traditional Chinese Stressors in Nursing Students scale among college nursing students in Taiwan by Shoa-Jen Perng, Roger Watson, Graeme D Smith, Chen-Jung Chen, Tzu-Ying Lee, Malcolm Koo, Huei-Chuan Sung

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The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress and Student Engagement for Student Teachers’ Intention to Drop Out of University in Germany: An Analysis Using the Study Demands–Resources Mo... by Edgar Hahn, Dina Kuhlee, Julia Zimmermann, Juan Serrano-Sánchez

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Development of Speech Therapy Application for Children with Stuttering (STACS) by Janith Raj Jayaraju, Amudhu Sankar

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Verify the effects of esports on cognitive skill: focusing on decision making by Maryam Imanian, Amin Khatibi, Mukesh Dhamala, Ehsan Moheb, Sedighe Heydarinejad, Esmaeil Veisia, Esmaeel Saemi

“…To examine this issue, this study investigated the effects of esports on brain activity associated with decision-making, focus, and stress. Methods Twelve male fourth-semester students majoring in Physical Education, with no prior experience in esports, participated in this study (Mage = 20.08 years; SD = 0.74). …”
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Association between outdoor light at night exposure and preterm birth and effect modification by pre-pregnancy stress: A national population-based retrospective cohort study by Manman Chen, Qiongjie Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Qu Lu, Anying Bai, Fangyi Ruan, Yandan Liu, Yu Jiang, Xiaotian Li

“…Conclusions: Our findings suggest that higher pre-pregnancy stress levels may amplify the risk of PB associated with outdoor ALAN exposure, especially among women with lower educational levels, of non-farmer occupation, and living in rural areas or in south regions.…”
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Urethrovaginal fistula: is fistuloplasty always indicated? by R. A. Shakhaliev, N. D. Kubin, A. S. Shulgin, F. K. Sintsov, D. D. Shkarupa

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Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives of childbirth education classes for quality of care and positive childbirth experience: an interpretative phenomenological analysis stu... by Anwar Nader AlKhunaizi, Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi, Areej Ghalib Al-Otaibi, Amany Anwar AlAbdullah, Kawther Saleh Alosaif, Meral Jehad Al Zayer

“…Abstract Background Pregnancy is a significant transitional life experience that can be one of the most stressful experiences in life. Childbirth education is designed to improve health behaviors and offers information on psychological and physical changes that occur in pregnancy, signs that labor has begun, hospital routines and what to expect, how to manage pain through non-pharmacological strategies, the first hours of a newborn’s life, and the benefits of breastfeeding. …”
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Сomparison of biomechanical properties of non-absorbable and partially absorbable mesh implants used in surgery for urinary incontinence and genital prolapse: experimental study by D. D. Shkarupa, R. A. Shakhaliev, A. S. Shulgin, T. S. Filipenko, N. D. Kubin, I. A. Labetov, D. A. Suchkov

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