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Background: Late effects of polio (LEoP) is a progressive condition leading to a lifelong disability that can affect mental health. There is limited knowledge of depressive symptoms and associated factors in people with LEoP. Objective: To assess the occurrence of depressive symptoms in people with LEoP and explore the association with sociodemographic and disability-related factors. Design: Cross

As immersive technologies expand in education, a gap persists between teachers’ familiarity with virtual reality (VR) tools and effective pedagogical use. This study designed, implemented, and evaluated a 60-h VR Trainer Training Program using Educational Design Research (EDR) and the Taba-Tyler curriculum model. Sixteen teachers participated in a needs analysis, followed by 42 in-service teachers

Background: Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is a marker of adverse outcomes in heart failure (HF). We used a 5-point RVD score to describe three phenotypes (preserved RV function, RVD and RV failure) and investigated their relationhip with cardiac function and their contribution to risk stratification. Methods: Patients (n = 201) with HF, undergoing right heart catheterization and echocardiogr

The exponential rise in atmospheric CO₂ driven by human activities is accelerating climate change and causing ocean acidification (OA). While the effects of elevated CO₂ on a wide range of marine species have been well documented, the implications of OA for bivalve aquaculture have received comparatively little attention. Using a multi-level meta-analytical approach, we evaluated the impacts of tw

Traditional data sources on bushfire evacuation behaviour, such as quantitative surveys and manual observations have severe limitations. Mining social media data related to bushfire evacuations promises to close this gap by allowing the collection and processing of a large amount of behavioural data, which are low-cost, accurate, possibly including location information and rich contextual informat

Introduction Autistic persons experience problems with movements and body awareness in everyday functionality, expressed in affected movement quality. Yet, there is a knowledge gap about the effects of interventions targeting these aspects in autistic persons. Objective To evaluate effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) and treatment-as-usual (TAU), compared to TAU alone on movement qualit

Catalytic active phases are often separated from inactive ones by their appearance/removal in heating/cooling experiments. Such experiments can reveal ignition, extinction, and often an associated hysteresis. The corresponding behavior and hysteresis under rapid gas composition changes in the milliseconds regime remain largely unexplored. However, such experiments can potentially be highly rewardi

The differentiation of proplastids into chloroplasts is driven by light and closely linked to the process of chlorophyll biosynthesis. Chloroplasts, while essential for photosynthesis, also generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), necessitating robust antioxidant mechanisms such as superoxide dismutases (SODs). SODs catalyze the detoxification of superoxide radicals to molecular oxygen and hydrogen

ZnS nanoparticles co-doped with Ni–Cr and Ni–Cu were synthesized by chemical precipitation and systematically examined for structural, optical, magnetic, and magneto-transport properties. All samples retained the cubic zinc blende phase with nanoscale crystallinity. Optical studies showed that Ni doping induced bandgap narrowing through sp-d exchange, while Cu and Cr introduced Burstein-Moss-type

Early kidney function decline may be associated with reduced filtration of middle-sized molecules, currently defined as selective glomerular hypofiltration syndrome (SGHS), and driven by the accumulation of atherosclerosis-promoting proteins. We aimed to investigate whether SGHS and other markers of kidney function are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis as evaluated by intima-media thickn

Closed-form conditions for bound states in the continuum are derived for planar, cylindrical, and spherical cavities enclosed by metasurfaces with electric and magnetic response. While the combined response in lossless systems enables field confinement in arbitrarily small cavities, the gain-enabled bound states in the continuum are found to coalesce with a laser mode, leading to intriguing single

Cancer cells exhibit phenotypical plasticity and epigenetic reprogramming that allows them to evade lineage-dependent targeted treatments by adopting lineage plasticity. The underlying mechanisms by which cancer cells exploit the epigenetic regulatory machinery to acquire lineage plasticity and therapy resistance remain poorly understood. We identified zinc finger protein 397 (ZNF397) as a bona fi

Water structure is crucially important to protein function and catalysis and can be conserved throughout related proteins despite differences in sequence. The complex hydrogen-bonding networks formed by water molecules and protein residues have been studied extensively, and graph-theory-based methods have frequently been used to describe these networks. Although there exist a number of tools which

The use of organic active materials in redox flow batteries (RFBs) presents a promising approach to sustainable large-scale energy storage. However, the stability of nonaqueous organic RFB electrolytes is generally limited by degradation reactions that cause capacity fade. These reactions are commonly thought to convert redox-active organics to products that are no longer electrochemically active.

Online teaching for place-based experiential learning is a rather new practice that can be used to create a more engaging and comprehensive learning experience. Though, it is a challenge to deliver experiential learning and place-based education in online teaching. This paper reports how we tackled this challenge in the pedagogical development of an interdisciplinary course within the European Uni

The municipal government of São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, proposed the construction of the Usina Verde incinerator for urban solid waste in 2012 through a public-private partnership with SBC Valorização de Resíduos Revita e Lara. The plant would burn 3,000 tonnes of waste daily and produce energy. Located in the Alvarenga neighbourhood, the former landfill area, it would replace recycling and

This chapter applies a critical feminist theory of intersectionality to analyse the climate policy efforts of two Swedish cities: Gothenburg and Malmö. As cities committed to ambitious climate goals, they are regarded as frontrunners. Actors in both cities acknowledge the challenges posed by organisational structures as they have made efforts to integrate measures, attempting to work more holistic

Precise design of architected functional ceramics hinges on a fundamental understanding of their structure-property relations. Functional properties in ferroelectric ceramics are known to be strongly nonlinear with respect to electric-field amplitude due to microscopic mechanisms, such as domain-switching. However, unlike monolithic ceramics, since electric-field distribution within architected fe

This study looked at a fluorocarbon-free water-repellent treatment on different types of polyester textiles in order to test the durability of the treatment in simulated wear-and-tear tests in collaboration with Thule Group. This research was being done in order to gain a deeper understanding in the strengths and limitations of the C0 Water-Repellent (C0WR) treatment on polyester textiles. The stu