Both apoA-I (62) and sphingosine-1-phosphate (65, 66), a lipid component of HDL, have been proposed to contribute significantly to HDL-mediated cytoprotection. HDL can affect platelet function through the promotion of nitric oxide production (67) and coagulation by the inhibition of several ...
There has been a rapid growth of studies with more robust contextualization in IB (Child et al.,2017; Jackson & Deeg,2019; Nielsen et al.,2020; Welch et al.,2011,2022). Rigorous contextualization has been developed in regards to: geographical or country characteristics (Klopf & Nell,2018; ...
ER activities have become a positive and encouraging tool for women, helping to remove societal biases and bridge the gender gap in computer sciences and STEM fields (Atmatzidou & Demetriadis, 2016; Jackson et al., 2021; Sullivan & Bers, 2018). Most recent research in computer sciences ...
To date, there have been limited systematic attempts to synthesise or evaluate the varied approaches to investigating sleep discrepancy. Three reviews have been conducted in this area. Castelnovo et al. [9] conducted a systematic review of quantitative definitions of paradoxical insomnia, an insomnia ...
. Further, we include another item to capture parents’ general ability to look for help: “Do you know where to look for information on child nutrition and well-being?”. All indicators have a dichotomous outcome (1 = Yes and 0 = No). The number of ‘Yes’ answers is ...
(PM), and gases, like ground-level ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx: NO + NO2), carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and others [12]. Each of these pollutants may have independent and potentially synergistic effects; however, the impact of exposure to a ...
This trend may be because individuals with already high physical appearance scores have less poten- tial for improvement in their appearance; thus, even with increased exercise, the improvement in their appear- ance is not as noticeable as for individuals starting from a lower point. This finding...
Given the social and emotional tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic on college and university students, many students have become academically disengaged during the pandemic. Although some colleges and universities have the capacity to promote social support for their students, research has yet to comprehens...
Editing a social networking site's homepage makes people more likely to embrace the self-categorization component of social identity, and those who spend more time on their Facebook homepage tend to have higher self-esteem and a more positive self-perception [27]. Also, self-presentation on ...
It is a 64 amino acid phosphoglycoprotein [33]. Five oligosaccharides (glycans) have been identified as part of the glycomacropeptide structure [32]. In its pure form, the glycophosphopeptide has an unusual amino acid sequence containing no aromatic amino acids (tryptophan, tyrosine, ...