Impact of exercise with blood flow restriction on muscle hypertrophy and performance outcomes in men and women. by Dawson Nancekievill, Ken Seaman, Danielle R Bouchard, Amy M Thomson, Martin Sénéchal

“…The primary objective was to compare the impact of 6-week BFRT on lean mass, strength, and performance outcomes between males and females. A total of 38 adults [age, 25.3 ±  3.1 years; female, n = 19 (50%)] performed whole-body resistance training program with blood flow restriction three times per week. …”
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Sealant Delamination Detection of Structural Sealant Glazing Systems Based on Driving-Point Accelerance by Danguang Pan, Kun Jiang, Xichen Zhang, Ying Huang

“…The structural sealant glazing system is widely used in glass curtain wall worldwide. However, due to the aging of the sealants, cracking may form along the sides of the glass. …”
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Identifying key blood markers for bacteremia in elderly patients: insights into bacterial pathogens by Shi-Yan Zhang, Ying Zhuo, Bu-Ren Li, Ying-Ying Jiang, Jie Zhang, Na Cai, Lin Yang

“…Patients were categorized into either the culture-positive group (82 cases) or the culture-negative group (69 cases) according to blood culture results.ResultsNo significant differences in age and gender were found between the culture-positive and culture-negative groups. …”
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BAR Score Performance in Predicting Survival after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Talaat Zakareya, Mohammad Taha, Hassan Elzohry, Ehab Darwiesh, Reda Aglan, Mostafa Elhelbawy, Hazem Zakaria, Mohamed Deif, Mohamed Abbasy

“…Kaplan–Meier curve and log-rank test were used to compare survival above and below the best cutoff values. Results. The mean age was 52.45 ± 8.54 years, and 59.6% were males. …”
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Risk Factors for Worsening of Bone Loss in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Yi Yin, Xiaofeng Lu, Zhun Li, Song Liu, Lihua Shao, Lei Cao, Rui-Qing Liu, Liang-Yu Huang, Zhen-Xing Zhu, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Wei-Ming Zhu

“…Osteopenia and osteoporosis were diagnosed in 24.6% and 5.4% of patients, respectively. Age at diagnosis, body mass index, and serum phosphorus were identified as independent factors associated with bone loss at baseline. …”
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Quality of Life and Level of Physical Activity In Students with and without Symptoms of Functional Dyspepsia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Surveyed with Questionnaire “7×7” (7 Sympt... by T. V. Zhestkova

“…The study surveyed 92 students aged 20.7 ± 0.2 years (56 men and 36 women). We report borderline manifestations of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in 51.1 %, and FD and/or IBS symptoms of mild to moderate severity in 23.9 % of respondents. …”
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Differences in Clinical and Imaging Features between Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients by Xi Ma, Zhi-Yan Lu, Yan-Juan Qu, Li-Hong Xing, Yu Zhang, Yi-Bo Lu, Li Dong, Hong-Jun Li, Li Li, Xiao-Ping Yin, Chuan-Jun Xu

“…The bulk of asymptomatic carriers who developed symptoms and most of the COVID-19 patients were older than 18 years of age with a decreased lymphocyte count, abnormal hepatic and renal function, and increased D-dimer and C-reactive protein. …”
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User Acceptance of a Home Robotic Assistant for Individuals With Physical Disabilities: Explorative Qualitative Study by Linda Sørensen, Dag Tomas Sagen Johannesen, Helinä Melkas, Hege Mari Johnsen

“…ResultsNine participants with physical disabilities aged 27 to 78 years engaged in robot interactions. …”
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Lidocaine Versus Ketamine Pretreatment on Propofol Injection Pain by Amir Murad Khudadad Boujan, Nashmeel fazeel Kareem, Amanj A. Marouf, Saman Abdullah Ahmed Fahmi, Salah Qadir Mahmood

“…There were no variations between the study groups regarding ASA status, Sex, age. The incidence of ache when injecting propofol were observed in the normal saline group was 86.5% and it was more than ketamine group 0% and lidocaine group 20% (p=0.0002). …”
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Locally sourced supplementary feeding programs as a strategic intervention to address weight faltering in children: insights from a primary health center study by Deby Aprilia Haryani, Qorry Amanda, Novita Sabjan

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a 14-day PMT intervention on weight gain and growth stability in children aged 6–59 months experiencing weight faltering. A prospective cohort study was conducted from May to August 2024 at Primary Health Center (Puskesmas) Ajibarang 1 in Banyumas, Central Java, Indonesia. …”
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Health data sharing in Germany: individual preconditions, trust and motives by Elias Kühnel, Felix Wilke

“…The aim of this study is to identify attitudes and factors that influence citizens’ willingness to share personal health data for medical research purposes.MethodsA standardized cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted among the German population aged 18 and above. The representative survey of a total of 1,004 people took place from December 7th to 21th, 2023. …”
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Breaking the myth: the association between the increasing incidence of labour induction and the rate of caesarean delivery in Finland - a nationwide Medical Birth Register study by Mika Gissler, Seppo Heinonen, Heidi Kruit, Leena Rahkonen

“…The frequency of advanced maternal age (18.0% vs 23.5%; p<0.001), obesity (11.4% vs 15.1%; p<0.001) and gestational diabetes (9.8% vs 23.3%; p<0.001) increased during the study.Conclusions The 70% increase in the rate of labour induction in Finland has not led to a significant increase in the rate of caesarean delivery, which has remained one of the lowest in the world. …”
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Arnold-Chiari Malformation Type II and CYP1B1 Congenital Glaucoma: A Possible Association by Shaikha Aldossari, Amani Al Bakri, Yumna Kamal

“…A 2-year-old female who is known to have Arnold Chiari Malformation Type II (ACM- II) was referred due to abnormal eye examination done in a peripheral hospital that suggested infantile glaucoma in both eyes. MRI at 3 months of age showed lumbosacral myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus. …”
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Therapeutic role of isoflavones from traditional medicine in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome by Ashwini Armarkar, Prafulla Sabale, Satyendra Prasad, Vidya Sabale, Lata Potey, Dipti Masram

“…Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a significant public health problem and one of the most common gynaecological and endocrine disorder.This condition affects an estimated 8–13 % of women of reproductive age worldwide. PCOS manifests as a group of symptoms, including oligomenorrhea, obesity, infertility, increased risk of diabetes, acne, and hirsutism. …”
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Association between Pneumonia Development and Virulence Gene Expression in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Clinical Specimens by Ji Yun Bae, Ina Yun, Kang Il Jun, Chung-Jong Kim, Miae Lee, Hee Jung Choi

“…Elevated expression of hisF (adjusted odds ratio = 5.93, P=0.03) and uspA (adjusted odds ratio = 7.36, P=0.02) were associated with 30-day mortality after adjusting for age and the Charlson score. uspA and hisF may serve as putative targets for novel therapeutic strategies.…”
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The association between personality traits and transphobia among university students: a cross-sectional study in northwestern Iran by Ali Reza Shafiee-Kandjani, Behzad Shalchi, Asal Raeisnia, Sara Tajlil, Elham Davtalab-Esmaeili

“…Results The response rate was calculated as 98.35% in which 204 (48.8%) out of the participants were female. The mean (SD) age was 23.73 (2.01) years. The adjusted multiple linear regression coefficients indicated that the agreeableness (β = 0.16, p = 0.001), neuroticism (β = 0.11, p = 0.02), and openness (β = -0.27, p = 0.001) were able to effectively explain the variance in transphobia scores. …”
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Does High Medial Elbow Stress During Pitching Compromise the Dynamic Stabilizers of The Elbow? by Malachy P. McHugh, Michael J. Mullaney

“… # Study Design Controlled Laboratory Study # Methods A pilot study was performed to determine if middle and ring finger flexion strength tests preferentially activated the FCU and FDS versus the PT (10 men age 36±12 yr). EMG amplitudes, expressed as percent of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) were compared between tests and muscles. …”
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Retrospective Observational Study on Rebamipide Ophthalmic Suspension on Quality of Life of Dry Eye Disease Patients by Yuri Sakane, Masahiko Yamaguchi, Atsushi Shiraishi

“…The medical records of 43 patients (3 men and 40 women; mean age: 64 ± 14 years; range: 32 to 83 years), who were diagnosed with DED and treated with RBM at the Ehime University Hospital between November 2012 and June 2016, were reviewed. …”
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The Effect of Adjuvant Therapy on Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia Patients at Madani Hospital by Indah Kurnia Utami, Yasinta Rakanita, Patricia Novina Nurak, Niluh Puspita Dewi

“…Result: The percentage of schizophrenia patients by gender was dominated by males (60%). By age, the majority were adults (87%). In Group A, the incidence of metabolic syndrome decreased from 53% in the pretest to 40% in the posttest after being given vitamin A, B, and folic acid therapy. …”
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Acute electrocardiographic changes during smoking: an observational study by Balram Bhargava, Sandeep Singh, Ambuj Roy, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Nitish Naik, Kinjal Bhatt, Akhilesh K Dubey, Sandeep Seth

“…A total of 31 such patients aged 49.8±10.5 years, in whom TMT was either negative or mildly positive were included. …”
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