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Abstract@#In rescent years, schools are confronting continued mental health needs of children and adolescents. The person centered school mental health service model is impossible to meet current and future increasingly public health problems. Under the framework of the "whole School, whole Community, whole Child" (WSCC) theory and the concept of health promoting schools proposed by the World Health Organization, the editorial proposes to integrate universal mental health services into essential public health services in school, as well as to build a digital school mental health service platform to enable new opportunities for universal mental health services in schools.
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Abstract@#Over the past 40 years, there has been a long term trend of early pubertal onset in children in China. Early pubertal timing is closely associated with mental health and behavioral problems in children, and can even lead to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancers of the endocrine system and abnormalities of the bone and joint system in adulthood. Prompt detection of early pubertal timing in children is important. There are many methods for evaluating pubertal timing, the appropriateness of which is worth exploring. This paper reviews previous literature publications, examines current research progress in evaluation methods of pubertal timing, evaluates their applicability in the study of children and adolescents, and provides a reference for the selection of an evaluation method to assess pubertal timing in children in China.
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Exploring and quantifying the impacts of biological soil crusts on soil hydrological processes and soil water budget in semi-arid ecosystems can provide a theoretical basis for vegetation restoration and reconstruction in deserts. Based on continuous observation of soil water content in different types of areas covered by biological soil crusts (e.g., algae, moss) and bare sand in the Mu Us sandy land during the growing season (May to October) from 2018 to 2020, we examined the effects of biological soil crusts on soil water budget at a depth of 0-40 cm. Results showed that algae and moss crusts significantly reduced soil water supplement below 40 cm by rainfall and increased soil water evaporation loss, compared with that under bare sand. In the relatively wet year (2018), the amount of soil water expenditure (seepage+evaporation) covered by bare sand and the various types of biological soil crusts was less than that of rainfall, resulting in net soil water income. In the relative dry years (2019 and 2020), the amount of soil water expenditure covered by dominant algae and moss crusts was higher than that of rainfall, causing net soil water deficit, but opposite for bare sand. Biological soil crusts led to the imbalance of soil water budget of 0-40 cm depth and even soil water deficit in relatively dry years, which may lead to the succession of plant communities to be dominated by shallow-rooted plants in this area.
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Bryophyta , Soil , China , Desert Climate , Ecosystem , Plants , Sand , Soil Microbiology , Water/analysisABSTRACT
Abstract@#The topic of puberty is inherently interdisciplinary, given that it entails major biological, social, and macroenvironmental level influences and changes during the transition from childhood to adolescence. A short history of interdisciplinary work on puberty is first presented, followed by part of progress for interdisciplinary research that are important to puberty. We discuss four prioritized strategies for interdisciplinary research on puberty. Recommendation for tailoring current refined work toward integrating interdisciplinary knowledge into the systematic framework of puberty research is introduced, with cross-unit collaboration and innovations,as well as inspiration and mutual support are expected.
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Abstract@#Existing research has demonstrated that exposure to early life adversity is associated with elevated risk for multiple adverse health outcomes. Drawing on developmental plasticity theory, the current paper reframes adverse health outcomes resulting from early life adversity as strategic calibration of physiological systems to best adapt to, survive, and reproduce in response to demands of specific developmental contexts. We further discuss the role of epigenetic and other molecular processes in the biological embedding of early adversity. In particular, use of a consistent definition and identification of distinct dimensions, as well as exposure timing and duration of early life adversity that differentially influence development are required to uncover mechanisms that explain how early life adversity is associated with numerous health outcomes and identify moderators that shape divergent trajectories following early life adversities. Greater understanding of these pathways and identification of protective factors that buffer children from developmental disruptions following exposure to adversity is essential to guide the development of interventions to promote life course health following early life adversities.
