ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud +4 more
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Sedentary Behavior and Low Back Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Calvo-Muñoz I +3 more
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Cardiometabolic Treatment Gap in Routine Psychiatric Care: A Cross‐Sectional Study of 1553 Patients
ABSTRACT Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) have elevated cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality, with similar concerns increasingly reported in other psychiatric conditions including anxiety disorders and ADHD. Somatic conditions are often underdiagnosed and pharmacologically undermanaged in this population.
Vincent Achour +4 more
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Reducing sedentary behavior through workplace counseling: effects on activity, sitting breaks, and well-being - a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Engeroff T +4 more
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Abstract Background and Aims Oral nicotine pouches (NPs) are a new class of non‐combustible nicotine products that have gained rapid popularity. Despite rising sales and marketing, evidence of their prevalence and risk perceptions remains limited. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the available global evidence on the prevalence and patterns of
Salma Mahmoodianfard +7 more
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Association of park features with total and prolonged sedentary behavior among older adults: An observational study in Macau. [PDF]
Chen Y, Zheng J, Huang L.
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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The Association Between Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: An Analysis Based on NHANES Data. [PDF]
Huang H +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Vitiligo is associated with substantial psychosocial burden; however, community‐based patient‐reported data remain limited, and existing instruments may not fully reflect patients' lived experience. This study explored the psychosocial impacts of vitiligo using social media‐based recruitment.
Megan Noda +2 more
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Sedentary behavior, physical activity, psychological well-being, and gynecologic and obstetric disorders: A multivariable Mendelian randomization and mediation analysis. [PDF]
Hu Y +6 more
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