SCREEN TIME, AGE AND SUNSHINE DURATION RATHER THAN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TIME ARE RELATED TO NUTRITIONAL VITAMIN D STATUS IN CHILDREN WITH ASD

Screen Time, Age and Sunshine Duration Rather Than Outdoor Activity Time Are Related to Nutritional Vitamin D Status in Children With ASD

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the possible association among vitamin D, screen time and other factors that might affect the concentration of vitamin D in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Methods: In total, 306 children with ASD were recruited, and data, including their age, sex, height, weight, screen time, time of outdoor

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Temperature and atmospheric pressure may be considered as predictors for the occurrence of bacillary dysentery in Guangzhou, Southern China

Introduction The control of 1073spx bacillary dysentery (BD) remains a big challenge for China.Methods Negative binomial multivariable regression was used to study relationships between meteorological variables and the occurrence of BD during the period of 2006-2012.Results Each 1°C rise of temperature corresponded to an increase of 3.60% (95%CI,

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Biohybrid Actuators for Soft Robotics: Challenges in Scaling Up

Living systems have evolved to survive in a wide range of environments and safely interact with other objects and organisms.Thus, living systems have been the source of inspiration for many researchers looking to apply their mechanics and unique characteristics in engineering robotics.Moving beyond bioinspiration, biohybrid actuators, chicago cubs

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Less Rain and More Heat”: Smallholders’ Perception and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Tropical Environments

here The main objective of this study was to analyze local perceptions of climate variability and the different adaptation strategies of four communities in the southern Yucatán Peninsula, using the Social-Ecological System (SES) approach.Four SESs were considered: two in the coastal zone and two in the tropical forest zone.Data were collected usi

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