DOES ETHNIC DENSITY INFLUENCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN MASS PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVENTS? THE CASE OF PARKRUN IN ENGLAND [VERSION 1; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED]

Does ethnic density influence community participation in mass participation physical activity events? The case of parkrun in England [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: parkrun has been successful in encouraging people in England to participate in their weekly 5km running and walking events.However, there is substantial heterogeneity in parkrun participation across different communities in England: after controlling for travel distances, deprived communities have significantly lower participation rates

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Angiogenesis as a Survival Mechanism in Heartworm Disease: The Role of Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase and Actin from Dirofilaria immitis in an In Vitro Endothelial Model

Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is Universal Remote Control a vector-borne zoonotic disease, (mainly affecting canids and felids) causing chronic vascular and pulmonary pathology in its early stages, which worsens with parasite load and/or death of adult worms in the pulmonary artery or right heart cavity, and can be fatal to the

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