Physical Activity Improves Verbal and Spatial Memory in Older Adults with Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial by Lindsay S. Nagamatsu, Alison Chan, Jennifer C. Davis, B. Lynn Beattie, Peter Graf, Michelle W. Voss, Devika Sharma, Teresa Liu-Ambrose

“…All participants exercised twice per week for six months. We measured verbal memory and learning using the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and spatial memory using a computerized test, before and after trial completion. …”
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Vitamin C Content in Daphnia sp. Enriched with L-ascorbic Acid Ethyl Cellulose at Different Enrichment Period by D. Jusadi, I. Meylani, N.B.P. Utomo

“…/l medium were enriched with either 0.1, 0.5 or 1 g l-ascorbic acid ethyl cellulose (VC) per l culture medium. In this triplicate experiment, Daphnia were enriched with VC in a 12 litre aquaria for 0, 3, 6 or 9 h. …”
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Biological and urban environmental variables as correlates of adolescents' physical activity by Julio Brugnara Mello, Michael Duncan, Arieli Dias, Gabriel Bergmann, Anelise Gaya, Adroaldo Gaya

“…Measures included PA (steps per day by pedometers); self-report questionnaire; geographical location; ‘geocoding’ process; and direct observation and cardiorespiratory fitness (by 6-min run test). …”
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Effect of stabilizer pressure biofeedback on post-thyroidectomy neck pain in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial by Elham S Hassan, Afaf M. Botla, Marian Y. Abdou, Abdel Hamid A. Attalla, Khadra Mohamed Ali, Shreen Rashad Aboelmaged

“…Q1: The treatment interventions were administered 3 times per week for six weeks. A stabilizer pressure biofeedback device was utilized to evaluate the endurance capacity of the DCFs. …”
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Japi 2.0, a gaming platform to stimulate cognitive and non-cognitive skills in early childhood: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial by Jorge Gaete, Saray Ramírez, Cristian A. Rojas-Barahona, Valentina Romo, Natalia Ríos, Ricardo Araya

“…Japi 2.0 has 24 sessions, and 2 sessions of 15 min per week are delivered for 12 weeks. Measures will be conducted using different instruments with children, parents, and early years educators to gain insight into their acceptance of the intervention and the development of cognitive and non-cognitive skills. …”
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What are the important factors influencing the physical activity level of junior high school students: a cross-sectional survey by Huijun Ma, Xuefeng Li, Chengliang Ma, Da Teng

“…The data on students’ physical activity levels were collected through the Children’s Leisure Activities Study Survey Questionnaire, and the data on factors affecting students’ physical activity were collected through the Student Perceived Factors Affecting Physical Activity Questionnaire.ResultsIn this study, students from the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades participated in physical activities, averaging 214.500 min per week in moderate-intensity and 25.000 min in high-intensity activities, cumulatively averaging 280.000 min weekly. …”
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The Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Glycemic, Weight, and Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Double‐Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Mehrab Sayadi, Sara Javadpour Nowbandegani, Fatemeh Balaghi Inalou, Bahman Nazemzadegan, Shirzad Javidi Alsaadi, Mohammadreza Eskandari, Matin Sepehrinia

“…The study group received two capsules of 220 mg of zinc sulfate containing 50 mg of zinc, and the control group received two capsules of 220 mg of placebo ingredient per week for 12 weeks. At the start and end of the treatment period, the fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), zinc level, weight, waist circumference (WC), and blood pressure were measured. …”
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Prevalence and Intensity of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Donkeys in Selected Abattoirs in Kenya by Nancy Mulwa, Samuel Githigia, Davis Karanja, Cecilia Mbae, Eberhard Zeyhle, Erastus Mulinge, Japhet Magambo, Kennedy Ogolla

“…Faecal samples were collected per rectum from all the study donkeys for faecal egg counts (EPG) and morphological identification of the eggs. …”
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Techno-economic optimization of hybrid power systems for sustainable energy in remote communities of Iraq by Mohammed A. Qasim, Salam J. Yaqoob, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Adel A. Obed

“…Moreover, the economic analysis reveals that the optimal hybrid configuration achieves the lowest LCOE of $0.0521 per kWh and an NPC of $40,681. Furthermore, this system configuration reduces CO2 emissions to 426.337 kg/year, significantly lower than the emissions of alternative configurations such as the PV/BESS/DG system, which emits 33,384 kg/year. …”
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Immunoglobulin replacement therapy in patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies: impact of infusion method on immunoglobulin-specific perceptions of quality of life an... by Rajiv Mallick, Noemi Hahn, Christopher Scalchunes

“…However, there was no significant difference between the two patient cohorts on other, non-IG specific PROs (PASS, PROMIS GPH-2 and GMH-2 and Quick DASH). Patient reported time per infusion was lower for SCIG infusions than IVIG infusions (pre-infusion time; 22 min vs. 63 min, p < 0.001, infusion time; 120 min vs. 240 min, p < 0.001, post-infusion time; 9 min vs. 31 min, p < 0.001). …”
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Monocyte to High‐Density Lipoprotein Ratio Is Associated With Carotid Plaque: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Shuang Liu, Xinlei Miao, Manling Hu, Ziping Song, Xiaoling Xie, Yuting Sun, Meng Li, Guimin Tang, Song Leng

“…During the follow‐up of 9725 person‐years, the MHR at quartile 4 group experienced a significantly higher incidence of CP than the MHR at quartile 1 group (56.9 versus 101.5 per 1000 person‐years; log‐rank P <0.001). Compared with the MHR at quartile 1 group, the MHR at quartile 4 group had the highest CP risk (hazard ratio. 1.389 [95% CI, 1.059–1.823]) and 10‐year cardiovascular risk (China‐PAR Project score: odds ratio, 1.975 [95% CI, 1441–2.708 in men]; odds ratio, 6.015 [95% CI, 1.949–18.564 in women) (P <0.001). …”
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Automatic Segmentation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm From Computed Tomography Angiography Using a Patch-Based Dilated UNet Model by Merjulah Roby, Juan C. Restrepo, Haehwan Park, Satish C. Muluk, Mark K. Eskandari, Seungik Baek, Ender A. Finol

“…During the prediction phase, the deep learning architecture demonstrates exceptional speed, requiring <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$17~\pm ~0.02$ </tex-math></inline-formula> milliseconds per frame to generate the final segmented output. …”
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Effect of partial oocyte maturation before ovum pick up on developmental competence of buffalo oocytes by Amjad Riaz, Muhammad K. Ashraf, Talha Ashraf, Ali Husnain, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad H. Mushtaq, Burhan E. Azam

“…Starting on Day 2 of the experiment, the ovaries of buffalo were super- stimulated with six equally divided doses of 33.3 mg per dose of porcine follicle stimulating hormone (Vetoquinol, Magny-Vernois, France) i.m., for three days with 12 h interval. …”
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Mini-cutting technique for the propagation of a Eucalyptus camaldulensis clone selected in a semiarid region by Francisco Emerson F. de Felice, Poliana C. Dias-Araujo, Ewerton S. Pinheiro, Carlos Vergara

“…Main results: The mini-stumps from E. camaldulensis clone showed 100% survival, 13 propagules per mini-stump/month and 900 sprouts/m2/month. The adventitious rooting was lower in control (55%) than in IAA (85%) and IBA (80%) at 2.000 mg.L-1. …”
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Growth and survival of Kryptopterus lais treated with thyroxine hormone by , Agusnimar, , Rosyadi

“…Fish were fed 10% of body weight daily, given twice per day. The results showed that the treatement of P2 provided the best growth of absolute body weight and length of K. lais, the growth of absolute weight was 14.8 mg while the growth of absolute length was 1.1 cm.The best daily growth of body weight founded at P4 (0.27 %), while the best daily growth of body length were founded at P2 and P4 (0.06%). …”
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Duplex qPCR for detecting and differentiating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus GI and GII subtypes by Bin Wang, Wang Han, Di Wu, Yue Jing, Li Ma, Feiyang Jiang, Shusen Ji, Lianmei Bai, Xiuju Yu, Wei Hou, Shouyu Wang, Haidong Wang

“…Leveraging this information, we developed a TaqMan probe-based quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay that is uniquely tailored to detect both PEDV GI and GII subtypes.ResultsAdditionally, this qPCR can identify PEDV GI and GII subtypes with high sensitivities of 90 copies/μL and 40 copies/μL, respectively (refers to the number of copies of the DNA target per microliter of template in the reaction system), much higher than the previously reported works and especially suitable for early diagnosis and prevention. …”
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Study of wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) breeding material potential for (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.)androgenesis by N. V. Petrash, T. N. Kapko, V. V. Sovetov

“…A significant heterotic effect was revealed considering the number of new formations per 100 anthers among the hybrids of such combinations as Novosibirskaya 15 × Lutescens ShT-335, Novosibirskaya 15 × Lutescens 111/09, and Zagora Novosibirskaya × Obskaya 2. …”
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Meniran (Phyllanthus niruri Linn) Extract Potential on Texel Sheep Feed Consumption, Body Weight Gain and Feed Conversion by Rara Irbah Fitriana Karimah, Sri Hidanah, Mohammad Anam Al-Arif, Kadek Rachmawati, Emy Koestanti Sabdoningrum, Suwarno

“…The treatment groups consisted of : P0 (sheeps were given CMC-Na 0.5% solution), P1 (given meniran extracts at 5% concentration), P2 (given meniran extracts at 10% concentration) and P3 (given meniran extracts at 20% concentration). administration of treatment between groups using a syringe (20 ml) amount of 1ml/kgBB per oral. Data in the form of feed consumption, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio were then analyzed using ANOVA and continued with Duncan's test. …”
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A multicenter, single‐group, open feasibility study of a new individual cognitive behavioral therapy program for adult Japanese patients with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disord... by Naoki Takamatsu, Misuzu Nakashima, Kei Matsuura, Ikue Umemoto, Masaya Ito, Junichiro Kanazawa, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Masaki Kondo, Hisateru Tachimori, Tomohiro Nakao, Masaru Horikoshi, Hironori Kuga

“…The full analysis set and per protocol set will be used for statistical analysis. …”
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Estimating residential building material demand for Ahmedabad 2050 and its impact on CO2 emissions by Chaitali Trivedi, Minal Pathak, Bhargav Adhvaryu

“…The estimated material demand (EMD) for 2050 was derived from the calculated total constructed floor area (CFA) and quantity of material consumption per square meter. The total CFA is calculated using percentages of different housing types, unit sizes, and building height. …”
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