Plasticity of thermal tolerance and associated gill transcriptome in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) by Peter Almaiz Palma, Michaël Bekaert, Alejandro P. Gutierrez, Elfred John C. Abacan, Herve Migaud, Mónica B. Betancor

“…To address knowledge gaps on the species thermal biology, critical thermal limits were determined by acclimating fish (21.5 ± 3.1 g, 10.5 ± 0.4 cm) at a range of temperatures (6, 10, or 14°C) found in its natural habitat on the west coast of Scotland for one week and subjecting them to ramping temperature (~0.3°C/min) until loss of equilibrium. …”
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Exploring Risk Factors with Crash Severity on China Two-Lane Rural Roads Using a Random-Parameter Ordered Probit Model by Shikun Xie, Xiaofeng Ji, Wenchen Yang, Rui Fang, Jingjing Hao

“…To better understand the effect of critical factors on crash severity outcome probability, an elasticity analysis was then introduced. …”
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Clinical Significance of the Peripheral Blood Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Chemotherapy Outcomes for Small Cell Lung Cancer by Gao L, Liu B

“…Fasting venous blood samples were collected in the morning within one week before the initiation of chemotherapy, and a complete blood cell count was performed to calculate the NLR.Results: The NLR in the plasma of patients with SCLC was significantly elevated compared to that of healthy individuals (P < 0.01). …”
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Host Susceptibility to Brucella abortus Infection Is More Pronounced in IFN-γ knockout than IL-12/β2-Microglobulin Double-Deficient Mice by Ana Paula M. S. Brandão, Fernanda S. Oliveira, Natalia B. Carvalho, Leda Q. Vieira, Vasco Azevedo, Gilson C. Macedo, Sergio C. Oliveira

“…At 1 week after infection, IFN-γ KO and IL-12/β2-m KO mice showed increased numbers of bacterial load in spleens; however, at 3 weeks postinfection (p.i.), only IFN-γ KO succumbed to Brucella. …”
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Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students by Ka Po Chau, Wing Chong, Raquel Londono, Beau Cubillo, Julia McCartan, Liza Barbour

“…Setting: The intervention was co-designed by students (n 5) and an educator over a 4-week period as part of a larger multi-disciplinary study at an Australian university. …”
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Reliability and Validity of Visual Estimation in Determining Thorax Rotation Mobility using the Quadruped Lumbar-Locked Position by Katelyn S Whetstone, Kyle A Matsel, Andrew S Patton, Sarah E Gehres, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer

“…Accurate differentiation between normal mobility and active and passive physiological deficits in the thoracic region is critical for identifying the need for intervention to the thorax…”
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The Efficacy of the Mulligan Concept to Treat Meniscal Pathology: A Systematic Review by Nathan C. Reep, Sydney N. Leverett, Rebecca M. Heywood, Russell T. Baker, Darren L. Barnes, Scott W. Cheatham

“…These studies demonstrated short term results lasting from one week to 21 weeks. # Conclusion Treatment interventions incorporating MC MWM techniques demonstrated reduction of pain and improvement in function in the short term in patients with clinically diagnosed meniscal pathologies…”
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Reliability and Validity of a Chinese Version of Adaptive Cognitive Evaluation Tool in College Students by Yu Z, Wang Y, Li Y, Feng W

“…A baseline assessment was conducted using the ACE Chinese version, Digit Span Memory Test (DSMT), and Line-trailing Test-A & B (LTT-A&B). After one week, the ACE tests were administered again to assess test–retest reliability.Results: The results indicated no significant correlations between age, sex, and the outcomes of the sub-tests. …”
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Complex immunotoxic effects of T-2 Toxin on the murine spleen and thymus: Oxidative damage, inflammasomes, apoptosis, and immunosuppression by Mingyan Chen, Yanfang Zhang, Yangbo Zhao, Kewei Cao, Ruiyan Niu, Dongguang Guo, Zilong Sun

“…For this study, sixty healthy 4-week-old male C57BL/6 N mice were divided randomly into four groups and treated for 28 days with T-2 concentrations of 0, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg/kg. …”
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Effects of Absenteeism on Academic Performance of Pupils in Rubuguri Town Council Kisoro District. by Alfred Safari, Ruteisire

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A novel technique of cryodenervation for murine vagus nerve: implications for acute lung inflammation by Di Wu, Ximing Liao, Jing Gao, Kun Wang, Wujian Xu, Feilong Wang, Zhixian Jin, Dandan Wu, Qiang Li, Wei Gao

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Explorating the Involvement of Plasma Sestrin2 in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Rong Jiang, Qiru Wang, Huifen Zhai, Xiaohua Du, Shibo Sun, Haoyan Wang

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Synergistic effects of PS-NPs and Cd on ovarian toxicity in adolescent rats: Ferroptosis by induction of mitochondrial redox imbalance via the SIRT3-SOD2/Gpx4 pathway by Hua Wu, Lihua Feng, Huang Wu, Lihong Wang, Hengyi Xu, Fen Fu

“…However, research on the combined toxicity of heavy metals and NPs is scarce, especially during the critical developmental period of adolescence. In this study, polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) and/or cadmium (Cd) were exposed to 4-week-old female rats for 28 days, with the aim of exploring the potential effects of combined exposure to PS-NPs and Cd on the ovaries of adolescence rats. …”
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Effects of community family doctors-led intervention for self-management and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: study protocol of a cluster randomised contr... by Yue Chen, Biqi Ren, Ningsheng Wang, Shuang Lei, Shuzhi Lin, Lianye Liu, Yufang Xiang, Bianling Feng

“…It will include five parts: usual care, a medication reminder, a 4-week plan, a weekly phone interview and a monthly interview. …”
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Osteoblastic Differentiation and Mitigation of the Inflammatory Response in Titanium Alloys Decorated with Oligopeptides by Aroa Álvarez-López, Raquel Tabraue-Rubio, Rafael Daza, Luis Colchero, Gustavo V. Guinea, Martine Cohen-Solal, José Pérez-Rigueiro, Daniel González-Nieto

“…We find that the RGD-decoration remains stable for 1 week after the surgical procedure and reduces post-implantation macrophage-related inflammation. …”
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<i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> Serovars from the C-Complex and the B- and C-Related Complexes Are Significantly More Pathogenic than Those from the B-Complex in C3H/HeN but Not in BA... by Sukumar Pal, Jennifer R. Carmichael, Delia F. Tifrea, Olga Tatarenkova, Luis M. de la Maza

“…To determine the pathogenicity and its impact on fertility, at week seven post-infection, female mice were caged with male mice. …”
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Deficiency of the palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC7 modulates depression-like behaviour in female mice after a mild chronic stress paradigm by Christa Hohoff, Nicole Kerkenberg, Mingyue Zhang, Weronika Palkowska, Lydia Wachsmuth, Maja Peng, Lena Stiehl, Christiane Schettler, Johannes C. S. Zang, Andreas Huge, Evgeni Ponimaskin, Cornelius Faber, Bernhard T. Baune, Weiqi Zhang

“…Female and male Zdhhc7-knockout (KO) and -wildtype (WT) mice underwent a four-week-mild CS paradigm or non-stress control (C) condition. …”
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Spatial and temporal predictability drive foraging movements of coastal birds by Madeleine Foley, Kimberly A. Lato, Matthew Fuirst, Richard R. Veit, Robert M. Cerrato, Lesley H. Thorne

“…Abstract Background Temporal and spatial predictability of food resources are critical to the foraging efficiency of central place foragers. …”
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COVID-safe behaviour before, during and after a youth mass gathering event: a longitudinal cohort study by Tegan Cruwys, Joanne A Rathbone, Mark Stevens, Laura J Ferris

“…This study examined anticipated COVID-safe behaviour before, during, and after a youth mass gathering event.Design Longitudinal cohort study.Setting Self-report data were collected online at five timepoints from secondary-school graduates participating in celebrations linked to an annual week-long youth mass gathering event in Australia.Participants Australian secondary-school graduates completed surveys before the event (N=397), on days 1 (N=183), 3 (N=158) and 5 (N=163) of the event, and 3 weeks after the event (N=140). …”
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We Walk: a person-centred, dyadic behaviour change intervention to promote physical activity through outdoor walking after stroke—an intervention development study by Stephan U Dombrowski, Brendan McCormack, Maggie Lawrence, Frederike Van Wijck, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine

“…Objectives To develop We Walk, a theoretically informed, 12-week person-centred dyadic behaviour change intervention to increase physical activity (PA) in community-dwelling people with stroke (PWS) through outdoor walking.Design Three-phase intervention development study. …”
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