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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
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Do Community Arts Programs Promote Positive Youth Development?

Critical Social Work, 2019
This study reports on the multi-method longitudinal examination of a structured arts program (combination of theatre, visual and media arts) for youth, aged 9 to 15 years, from a low-income community in Hillsborough County in Tampa, Florida.
Robin Wright, Lindsay John, Ramona Alaggia, Eric Duku, Tanya Morton   +4 more
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Characterizing Cutaneous α‐Synuclein Deposition and Seeding Activity in Parkinson's Disease Subtypes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cutaneous phosphorylated α‐synuclein (p‐syn) and α‐synuclein seeding activity are promising biomarkers for Parkinson's disease (PD), but their clinical value remains uncertain due to disease heterogeneity. This study evaluates these two biomarkers in PD patients to inform phenotype‐specific diagnosis and disease severity assessment ...
Yuting Jin, Tianyuan Yang, Minglei Liu, Haiyang Luo, Jing Yuan, Ke Zhang, Xinsheng Han, Jing Yang, Yuming Xu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Adult to Adolescent: Alignment in Clinical Trials and Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases encompassing axial and peripheral forms, with up to 20% of patients developing symptoms before age 16. Despite this substantial pediatric burden, treatment options for juvenile‐onset SpA (JSpA), particularly those with axial disease (axJSpA), remain limited.
Pamela F. Weiss, Judith A. Smith, Robert A. Colbert, Erin Treemarcki, Michael H. Weisman, Walter P. Maksymowych, Hermine I. Brunner, for the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network, and Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group Advisory Council   +9 more
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Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity After a Youth Sport‐Related Knee Injury: Informing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Youth who experience a sport‐related knee injury have elevated odds of becoming overweight or developing obesity in 3 to 10 years, compounding their risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To inform prevention strategies, this study compared patterns of adiposity change between youth with a sport‐related knee injury and uninjured youth ...
Justin M. Losciale, Nuria E. J. Jansen, Christina Y. Le, Leo Lu, Hui Xie, Marienke van Middelkoop, Jackie L. Whittaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positive Identity as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Identity is a core construct in psychology because it refers to how a person addresses issues dealing with who that person is. Important theorists studying the concept of identity, like Erikson, Marcia, and Higgins, assert that identity is organized,is ...
Sandra K. M. Tsang, Eadaoin K. P. Hui, Bella C. M. Law   +2 more
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Ecological Perspectives on Religion and Positive Youth Development

Religions, 2020
A positivist orientation that marginalized the study of religion and spirituality in social science research has limited both its scope and focus. Given a primarily cognitive orientation to this inquiry, children, adolescents, and emerging adults were ...
Mona M. Abo-Zena, Meenal Rana
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Impacts of State 4-H Council Service: A Phenomenological Study

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2021
This qualitative study explored the experience of youth serving on the state 4-H council of Missouri, which provides opportunities to serve as ambassadors of the 4-H organization and influence the experiences of younger members.
Bradd L. Anderson
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Light‐Induced Field‐Tunneling Synapses in Solution‐Processed Van Der Waals Heterostructures for Scalable, Retina‐Inspired Optical Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A scalable, solution‐processed WSe2/ZrO2‐x van der Waals heterostructure realizes a light‐induced field‐tunneling synapse (LIFTS) that activates exclusively under bright illumination, emulating the photopic adaptation of the human retina at the device level.
Kijeong Nam, Jihyun Kim, Soobeen Ji, In Soo Kim, Sejin Kim, Eungseon Yeon, Do Kyung Hwang, Iva Plutnarová, Zdeněk Sofer, Sang Min Won, Joohoon Kang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coaching and Development of Volleyball Based on Social Skills for Positive Youth Development

Kinestetik, 2023
The holistic approach to developing volleyball skills that incorporates social skills is essential in shaping the character and life skills of young athletes.
Dwi Yulia Nur Mulyadi, Amung Mamun, Berliana Berliana, Tite Juliantine   +3 more
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