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Cyanidin-3-O-β-glucoside inhibits LPS-induced expression of inflammatory mediators through decreasing IκBα phosphorylation in THP-1 cells
As a common phytochemical, cyanidin 3-O-β-glucoside (C3G) has a role in inhibiting inflammatory mediators; however, its mechanism of action remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of ...
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Empirical change in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents from 2007 to 2011 in Guangzhou, China
There is a strong evidence of an increasing secular trend in obesity in adolescents in most of the world over the past 10 years. However, no studies have been reported on this trend in Guangzhou, one of the mo...
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Open AccessA national school-based health lifestyles interventions among Chinese children and adolescents against obesity: rationale, design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial in China
The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents has been rapidly rising in Mainland China in recent decades, both in urban and rural areas. There is an urgent need to develop effective interventions t...
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Open AccessRelationship of BMI to the incidence of hypertension: a 4 years’ cohort study among children in Guangzhou, 2007–2011
In China, there has been a dramatic increase in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in recent decades. However, little longitudinal studies reported BMI in relation to the risk for hypertensi...
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Open AccessAssociation between sleep duration and obesity is age- and gender-dependent in Chinese urban children aged 6–18 years: a cross-sectional study
Information on the relationship between sleep duration and obesity among children in urban Guangzhou, China is limited. This study aims to examine the relationship between sleep duration and obesity in childre...
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Open AccessEffects of purified anthocyanin supplementation on platelet chemokines in hypocholesterolemic individuals: a randomized controlled trial
It is becoming increasingly evident that platelet chemokines are involved in distinct aspects of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of long-term supplementation with purified ant...
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Open AccessGender-dependent association between sleep duration and overweight incidence in CHINESE school children: a national follow-up study
The relationship between sleep duration and overweight risk remains unexplored among Chinese children. This study aims to evaluate this association in a national investigation with school-aged population.
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Open AccessIron metabolism and its association with dyslipidemia risk in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study
Information on the association between iron metabolism and dyslipidaemia in children is limited. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the iron metabolic status of children with different body mass index (BMI) and...
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Open AccessShort sleep duration is associated with specific food intake increase among school-aged children in China: a national cross-sectional study
The relationship between sleep duration and food intake is unclear. This study aims to examine the relationship among children aged 6–17 years in China.
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Open AccessMental health and its influencing factors among left-behind children in South China: a cross-sectional study
With rapid development of China’s economy, there were over 68.7 million left-behind children (LBC) in China whose mental health has become a problem of public concern. The present cross-sectional study aimed t...
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Open AccessSingle-course antenatal corticosteroids is related to faster growth in very-low-birth-weight infant
Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) treatment is critical to support survival and lung maturation in preterm infants, however, its effect on feeding and growth is unclear. Prior preterm delivery, it remains uncert...
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Open AccessReliability and validity of the FFQ and feeding index for 7-to 24-month-old children after congenital heart disease surgery
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital defect in neonates. Infants with CHD often have more nutritional difficulties, but currently, there is no unified Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a nutritional risk screening tool for preterm children in outpatient settings during a complementary feeding period: a pilot study
A complementary feeding (CF) period is necessary for nutritional and developmental reasons. Preterm children encounter more feeding problems than their term counterparts in the CF period. The goal of this stud...
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Analysis on the resource and environmental carrying capacity of coal city based on improved system dynamics model: a case study of Huainan, China
As the major energy bases, numerous coal cities in China are facing severe challenges in terms of resources and environment. In order to overcome the disadvantages of static evaluation, this study selected Hua...
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Assessment of spatial–temporal differences of industrial eco-efficiency in the huaihe river economic belt
To promote the coordinated and healthy development of ecology and economy of Huaihe River Economic Belt, the paper tries to make an exploration of the path of industrial eco-efficiency improvement. This study ...
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Dynamic assessment and system dynamics simulation of safety risk in whole life cycle of coal mine
Based on the accident causation theory, the mechanism and inducement of construction safety risk in mining enterprises are clarified. The safety risk system of mining enterprises is divided into five subsystem...
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Research on the evolution of sustainable development of declining coal city using system dynamics model
China has numerous declining coal cities, and their sustainable development is lagging due to resource exhaustion, economic recession, and environmental destruction. In order to overcome these problems associa...
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Open AccessClinical efficacy and acceptability of remote fetal heart rate self-monitoring in Southern China
Compared to traditional fetal heart rate monitoring (FHR) for the outpatients in clinic, remote FHR monitoring shows real-time assessment of fetal wellbeing at home. The clinical function of remote FHR monitor...
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Open AccessCarfilzomib relieves pancreatitis-initiated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by inhibiting high-temperature requirement protein A1
Pancreatitis is a crucial risk factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), and our previous study had proved high-temperature requirement protein A1 (HTRA1) exacerbates pancreatitis insult; however, th...
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Open AccessDietary intake and gastrointestinal symptoms are altered in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: the relative contribution of autism-linked traits
Dietary and gastrointestinal (GI) problems have been frequently reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the relative contributions of autism-linked traits to dietary and GI problems in children wi...
