Feasibility and cross-cultural validation of an adapted social skills group training programme (KONTAKT CHILD) for Chinese autistic children: a waitlist RCT protocol.

Introduction: School-age autistic children commonly experience social communication and interaction challenges in their everyday lives. While international evidence suggests that social skills group training (SSGT) programmes can support autistic children, improving their psychosocial functioning, to date there is no standardised evidence-based SSGT tailored towards the needs of autistic children aged 8-12 years living in the Chinese Mainland. Therefore, the primary objective of this study will be to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted 16-session version of the social skills programme KONTAKT in Chinese autistic children.

Adaptation and Feasibility of the Mandarin Version of PEERS for Autistic Adolescents.

Purpose: The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a group-based social skills training program for adolescents on the autism spectrum. Although the program has been shown to be effective in improving social skills in autistic adolescents, evidence of its effectiveness from the Mandarin-speaking Chinese population is sparse. The present study used a non-randomized, pre- and post-intervention research design to investigate the feasibility and cultural validity of the program, as well as examine the moderators of intervention outcomes.

Astaxanthin inhibits oxidative stress and apoptosis in diabetic retinopathy.

Background: The pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is thought to be influenced by oxidative stress. Astaxanthin (ASX) is a natural product with antioxidant effect, but it is not clear whether its mechanism of inhibiting the development of DR is related to anti-oxidation.

Methods: Rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin (60 mg/kg) to create DR rat models followed by ASX (20 mg/kg) for 45 days.

Studies on the Platinum Thick Film Sensor Conformally Written by Laser Micro-Cladding: Formability, Microstructure, and Performance.

In this paper, laser micro-cladding technology (LMC) was conducted to prepare high-temperature Pt thick film sensors in situ. The formability, microstructure, sintering mechanism, and electrical properties of the LMCed Pt thick films were first studied systematically. Results indicated that with the increase of laser power density, the sintering degree of the Pt thick film increased obviously, improving its adhesion strength and reducing its resistivity.

Artesunate Alleviates Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury in Neonatal Mice by Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic respiratory disease in preterm infants that may cause persistent lung injury. Artesunate exhibits excellent anti-inflammatory in lung injury caused by various factors. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the artesunate on hyperoxia-induced lung injury in neonatal mice and its mechanism.

The Development of Brain Network in Males with Autism Spectrum Disorders from Childhood to Adolescence: Evidence from fNIRS Study.

In the current study, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to collect resting-state signals from 77 males with autism spectrum disorders (ASD, age: 6~16.25) and 40 typically developing (TD) males (age: 6~16.58) in the theory-of-mind (ToM) network.

Novel Acylated Flavonol Tetraglycoside with Inhibitory Effect on Lipid Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Cells from Lu'an GuaPian Tea and Quantification of Flavonoid Glycosides in Six Major Processing Types of Tea.

A novel acylated flavonol tetraglycoside, kaempferol 3-O-[(E)-p-coumaroyl-(1→2)][α-l-arabinopyranosyl-(1→3)][β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→3)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (camellikaempferoside C, 1), together with 2 flavonols and 18 flavone and flavonol glycosides (FGs) (2-21) was isolated from the green tea Lu'an GuaPian (Camellia sinensis L.O. Kuntze).