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• Effect of whole-body vibration on neuromuscular activation and explosive power of lower limb: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Authors:Zhen Wang, Zhen Wei, Xiangming Li, Zhangqi Lai, and Lin WangFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20226,407 words Report 1310LObjective The review aimed to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on neuromuscular activation and explosive power. Methods Keywords related to whole-body vibration, neuromuscular activation and...

• What is the overlap between malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia in the older population? Study protocol for cross-sectional study using UK Biobank.

  Authors:Nada AlMohaisen, Matthew Gittins, Chris Todd, and Sorrel BurdenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20226,494 words Report 1340LBackground In an increasingly older adult population, understanding the inter-relationship between three age related conditions malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia is important in order to improve their recognition,...

• Body image disturbance and associated eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder pathology in gay and heterosexual men: A systematic analyses of cognitive, affective, behavioral und perceptual aspects.

  Authors:Michaela Schmidt, Christoph O. Taube, Thomas Heinrich, Silja Vocks, and Andrea S. HartmannFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 202211,778 words Report 1590LObjective This study contributes to the quantitatively large, yet narrow in scope research on body image in gay men by assessing whether gay and heterosexual men systematically differ on various dimensions of body...

• Spontaneous head movements support accurate horizontal auditory localization in a virtual visual environment.

  Authors:Andrea Gulli, Federico Fontana, Eva Orzan, Alessandro Aruffo, and Enrico MuzziFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20227,175 words Report 1560LThis study investigates the relationship between auditory localization accuracy in the horizontal plane and the spontaneous translation and rotation of the head in response to an acoustic stimulus from an invisible sound...

• Mangrove health assessment using spatial metrics and multi-temporal remote sensing data.

  Authors:Pham Minh Hai, Pham Hong Tinh, Nguyen Phi Son, Tran Van Thuy, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh, Sahadev Sharma, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20226,107 words Report 1500LMangrove forest plays a very important role for both ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. In Vietnam, mangrove is mainly distributed in the Mekong delta. Recently, mangrove areas in this region decreased...

• Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year follow-up.

  Authors:Ragnhild Bjørknes, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Ane Nærde, Gro Mjeldheim Sandal, Ellen Haug, Silje Mæland, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20226,031 words Report 1550LObjective This two-wave longitudinal study aimed at increasing knowledge about levels of parental stressors and rewards among mothers and fathers of children aged 1-18 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in...

• Identification of a rickettsial endosymbiont in a soft tick Ornithodoros turicata americanus.

  Authors:Lichao Liu, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Hameeda Sultana, and Girish NeelakantaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20227,358 words Report 1350LBacterial endosymbionts are abundantly found in both hard and soft ticks. Occidentia massiliensis, a rickettsial endosymbiont, was first identified in the soft tick Ornithodoros sonrai collected from Senegal and later...

• Carbonyl sulfide (COS) emissions in two agroecosystems in central France.

  Authors:Sauveur Belviso, Camille Abadie, David Montagne, Dalila Hadjar, Didier Tropée, Laurence Vialettes, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20227,449 words Report 1550LCarbonyl sulfide (COS) fluxes simulated by vegetation and soil component models, both implemented in the ORCHIDEE land surface model, were evaluated against field observations at two agroecosystems in central France. The...

• Beliefs regarding COVID-19 vaccinations of young adults in the United Kingdom: An interview study applying the Integrated Change Model.

  Authors:Ilja van Bergen, Sophie Böger, Charlotte Beaudart, Mickaël Hiligsmann, and Kei Long CheungFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20227,082 words Report 1360LIntroduction Young adults are considered one of the most hesitant groups towards getting vaccinated in the UK, which threatens the success of the vaccination program in ending the pandemic. Identifying and...

• Litter eco-hydrological function characteristics of three typical plant communities in the area of Karst peak-cluster depressions from Guizhou, China.

  Authors:Jianli Zhang, Ting Zhang, Lihua Pu, Lingbin Yan, Guojun Cai, Pengli Chen, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20227,708 words Report 1700LLitter is an important component of forest ecosystems and plays an important eco-hydrological function. Many studies have been carried out on litter at present, but less research has been carried out on the...

• Native annual forbs decline in California coastal prairies over 15 years despite grazing.

  Authors:Josephine C. Lesage, Grey F. Hayes, and Karen D. HollFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20226,246 words Report 1570LLivestock grazing is often used as a land management tool to maximize vegetation diversity in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Prior research has shown that cattle grazing benefits native annual forb species in...

• Structural filtering of functional data offered discriminative features for autism spectrum disorder.

  Authors:Alireza Talesh Jafadideh and Babak Mohammadzadeh AslFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 202213,035 words Report 1280LThis study attempted to answer the question, "Can filtering the functional data through the frequency bands of the structural graph provide data with valuable features which are not valuable in unfiltered data"?. The...

• Lower limb muscle fatigue after uphill walking in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

  Authors:I. Moll, J. M. N. Essers, R. G. J. Marcellis, R. H. J. Senden, Y. J. M. Janssen-Potten, R. J. Vermeulen, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20226,429 words Report 1440LFatigue during walking is a common complaint in cerebral palsy (CP). The primary purpose of this study is to investigate muscle fatigue from surface electromyography (sEMG) measurements after a treadmill-based fatigue...

• Population structure and genetic diversity characterization of soybean for seed longevity.

  Authors:Naflath T. V., Rajendra Prasad S., and Ravikumar R. L.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 202211,281 words Report 1480LSeed longevity is an important trait in the context of germplasm conservation and economics of seed production. The identification of populations with high level of genetic variability for seed longevity and associated...

• Income inequality and its relationship with loneliness prevalence: A cross-sectional study among older adults in the US and 16 European countries.

  Authors:Thamara Tapia-Muñoz, Ursula M. Staudinger, Kasim Allel, Andrew Steptoe, Claudia Miranda-Castillo, José T. Medina, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20226,936 words Report 1400LBackgrounds The prevalence of loneliness increases among older adults, varies across countries, and is related to within-country socioeconomic, psychosocial, and health factors. The 2000-2019 pooled prevalence of...

• An efficacy and safety report based on randomized controlled single-blinded multi-centre clinical trial of ZingiVir-H, a novel herbo-mineral formulation designed as an add-on therapy in adult patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

  Authors:Shan Sasidharan, Hareendran Nair J., Srinivasakumar K. P., Jerin Paul, Madhu Kumar R., Kannan Rajendran, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 202210,658 words Report 1470LObjective Coronaviruses, hence named because of the crown-like spikes on the viral envelope, are members of Coronaviridae family and Order Nidovirales. SARS-CoV-2 is the seventh human pathogenic coronavirus identified...

• Dihydroxyacetone suppresses mTOR nutrient signaling and induces mitochondrial stress in liver cells.

  Authors:Arlet Hernandez, Manoj Sonavane, Kelly R. Smith, Jensyn Seiger, Marie E. Migaud, and Natalie R. GassmanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 202210,664 words Report 1430LDihydroxyacetone (DHA) is the active ingredient in sunless tanning products and a combustion product from e-juices in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). DHA is rapidly absorbed in cells and tissues and incorporated...

• Relationship between food insecurity and housing instability on quality of care and quality of life in adults with diabetes.

  Authors:Elise Mosley-Johnson, Rebekah J. Walker, Sneha Nagavally, Laura Hawks, Sanjay Bhandari, Hannah Trasser, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20225,419 words Report 1680LObjective Examine the relationship between food and housing insecurities, quality of care and quality of life in adults with diabetes using a nationally representative data source. Methods Data from 39,604 adults...

• A cluster analysis of high-performance female team players' perceived motivational climate: Implications on perceived motor competence and autonomous behaviour.

  Authors:J. Arturo Abraldes, Luis Conte Marín, David Manzano-Sánchez, Manuel Gómez-López, and Bernardino J. Sánchez-AlcarazFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20225,811 words Report 1490LHigh performance sport for females is an area which is gaining more and more relevance today, but which hasn't received the same research interest as sport for males. The aim of the present study was to analyse the...

• Undernutrition and its associated factors among children aged 6 to 59 months in Menz Gera Midir district, Northeast Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

  Authors:Getabalew Engidaye, Melak Aynalem, Tiruneh Adane, Yemataw Gelaw, Aregawi Yalew, and Bamlaku EnawgawFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 20227,239 words Report 1410LBackground Undernutrition can lead to impaired physical growth, restricted intellectual skills, low school performance, reduced working capacity, and rooted disability in adult life. Thus, this study was designed to...