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An analysis of school physical activity in adolescent girls [Analýza školní pohybové aktivity adolescentních dívek]

Krystyna Górna-Łukasik, Karel Frömel, Krzysztof Skalik, Petra Nováková Lokvencová • Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Gymnica (2011)

BACKGROUND: It has been well evidenced that physical activity (PA) has a positive effect on human health. It is very likely that a physically active child will grow up to be a physically active adult. Growing older, there is evidence of dec...

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From Mental Health Crisis to Existential Human Suffering: The Role of Self-Transcendence in Contemporary Mindfulness

Renata Cueto de Souza, Charles Scott • Religions (2022)

Our paper addresses the so-called college mental health crisis and the adoption of the strategy of mindfulness-based interventions. We offer a critique of their underlying medical–therapeutic paradigm by engaging the notion of self-transcen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rel13080681

Curcumin Inhibits Growth of Human NCI-H292 Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Increasing FOXA2 Expression

Lingling Tang, Jinjin Liu, Linyun Zhu, Qingge Chen et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2018)

Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a common histological lung cancer subtype, but unlike lung adenocarcinoma, limited therapeutic options are available for treatment. Curcumin, a natural compound, may have anticancer effects in various ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00060

Epoetin zeta in the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, differential pharmacology and clinical utility

Davis-Ajami ML, Wu J, Downton K, Ludeman E et al. • Biologics: Targets & Therapy (2014)

Mary Lynn Davis-Ajami,1 Jun Wu,2 Katherine Downton,3 Emilie Ludeman,3 Virginia Noxon4 1Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of...

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A time-motion study of the COVID-19 vaccination process in an urban primary health center of Odisha, India

G. Alekhya, Prajna Paramita Giri, Arjun M.C., Binod Kumar Behera et al. • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (2022)

Vaccination is a critical tool in protecting against COVID-19. It is essential to know the time for each activity in a COVID-19 vaccination process for better management, especially during a pandemic. Thus, we conducted a time-motion study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2073759

Low-grade chronic inflammation and transcriptomics: how molecular pharmacognosy can help find new natural treatment alternatives—a narrative review

Massimo Fioranelli, Maria Grazia Roccia, Bianca Przybylek, Francesca Romana Sconci et al. • Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (2024)

Abstract Background The inflammatory response is fundamental to the maintenance of an organism’s physiological homeostasis. Inflammation is controlled by a series of biological events driven by specific inflammatory molecules. When inflamma...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s43088-024-00506-9

In vitro effects of European and Latin-American medicinal plants in CYP3A4 gene expression, glutathione levels, and P-glycoprotein activity

Andre Luis Dias Araujo Mazzari, Mariella Guimarães Lacerda, Flora Aparecida Milton, Flora Aparecida Milton et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2022)

Many medicinal plants species from European -such as Artemisia absinthium, Equisetum arvense, Lamium album, Malva sylvestris, Morus nigra, Passiflora incarnata, Frangula purshiana, and Salix alba- as well as Latin American traditions -such ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.826395

Standardized Extract of Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba and Fructus Schisandrae Ameliorates Coughing and Increases Expectoration of Phlegm

Hee-Sung Chae, Sun Young Kim, Pisey Pel, Jungmoo Huh et al. • Molecules (2020)

Cough and phlegm frequently occur in respiratory diseases like upper respiratory tract infections, acute bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. To relieve these symptoms and diseases, various ingredients are being used desp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules25133064

Exercise Training and Circulating Small Extracellular Vesicles: Appraisal of Methodological Approaches and Current Knowledge

Ian A. J. Darragh, Lorraine O’Driscoll, Lorraine O’Driscoll, Lorraine O’Driscoll et al. • Frontiers in Physiology (2021)

In response to acute exercise, an array of metabolites, nucleic acids, and proteins are enriched in circulation. Collectively termed “exercise factors,” these molecules represent a topical area of research given their speculated contributio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.738333

Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment

Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Currently, bamboo fibers (BFs) are commonly processed through alkali boiling softening pretreatment, which generates wastewater that poses environmental pollution risks. This process is also complex and requires significant human a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-88059-4

Se faire bénévole et faire corps

Hugo Rochard • Géographie et Cultures (2020)

This article offers reflexive insights on a methodological approach experi­mented with collectives engaged in operations of ecological stewardship of their urban living environments. In addition to revealing a new theoretical agency of comm...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4000/gc.17409

Methane emission offsets carbon dioxide uptake in a small productive lake

Dominic Vachon, Timon Langenegger, Daphne Donis, Stan E. Beaubien et al. • Limnology and Oceanography Letters (2020)

Abstract Here, we investigate the importance of net CH4 production and emissions in the carbon (C) budget of a small productive lake by monitoring CH4, CO2, and O2 for two consecutive years. During the study period, the lake was mostly a ne...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10161