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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Chronic stress drives autophagy‐mediated β2‐AR degradation, impairing antiviral immunity and promoting poxvirus lethality. Lycorine directly stabilizes β2‐AR to restore host defense, suppress excessive inflammation and improve survival. ABSTRACT Psychological stress is a pervasive yet poorly understood modulator of infectious disease outcomes. Here, we
Xin Zhang +12 more
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Toys as Tools for Skill-building and Creativity in Adult Life
Seminar.net, 2015 Previous understandings of adult use of toys are connected with ideas of collecting and hobbying, not playing. This study aims to address toys as play objects employed in imaginative scenarios and as learning devices.
Katriina Heljakka
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Therapeutic play to prepare children for invasive procedures: a systematic review,
Jornal de Pediatria: Objective: To analyze the available evidence regarding the efficacy of using therapeutic play on behavior and anxiety in children undergoing invasive procedures.
Rosalia Daniela Medeiros da Silva +3 more
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Take Care: development and evaluation of a serious game about violence against children and adolescents [PDF]
Revista Latino-Americana de EnfermagemObjective: to develop a serious game for nurses and physicians in Primary Health Care based on clinical cases that address types of violence against children and adolescents, and evaluate the serious game based on player satisfaction.
Izabela Andréa da Silva +4 more
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The use of the Child Initiated Pretend Play Assessment - ChIPPA: a scoping review
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2022 Introduction: Playing is an important child occupation, and its assessment should be part of the therapeutic process to analyze the child's occupational performance and plan interventions based on this occupation.
Renata Valdívia Lucisano +2 more
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Haptic In‐Sensor Computing Device Based on CNT/PDMS Nanocomposite Physical Reservoir
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.Using a porous carbon nanotube‐polydimethylsiloxane nanocomposite, a sensor array integrated with a physical reservoir computing paradigm capable of in‐sensor computing is demonstrated. The device is able to classify between nine objects with an accuracy above 80%, opening the possibility for low‐power sensing/computing for future robotics.
Kouki Kimizuka +7 more
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Analysis of literary productions on the use of therapeutic play in clinical child [PDF]
Revista Gestão & Saúde, 2012 This study aimed to survey and describe the scientific production on the use of therapeutic play as a resource facilitator in assisting the child during the performance ofclinical procedures by the healthteam.the strategy is through the integrative ...
Dione Viero Viana +2 more
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THE USE OF COMICS IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2023 Objective: To learn about children's participation in nursing care through a playful intervention in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Method: Qualitative study carried out between October 2022 and February 2023 in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ...
Nayara Araujo Sousa +1 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.We developed methods to characterize soft contractile actuators using force–displacement measurements in the passive state and the total force in the active state and define the operational range of thermal, electrothermal, and pneumatic muscles. A graphical method enables the selection of an actuator based on the required mechanical force–displacement
Qiong Wang +5 more
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Adaptation of the Test of Playfulness for Iranian Children (3-6 Years): Face and Content Validity of the Persian Version [PDF]
Function and Disability Journal, 2022 Background and Objectives: The term “playfulness” is a new word in Persian and one of the intervention areas in pediatric occupational therapy/psychology.
Ali Tavoosi +3 more
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