Impact of the level of physical activities on emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, lack of personal accomplishment and burnout among students in the city province of Kinshasa by Liny Enyuka Kila, Constant Nkıama, Dalmond Kambale Mutsopi, Siloé Ntumba Tshiyamba, Carel Busano Nduakulu, Godefroid Kusuayi Mabele

“…The duration of physical activities of 30 to 45 minutes per day practiced three or more times per week positively improves emotional exhaustion, personalization, and personal accomplishment and burnout syndrome. …”
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Cerebral vascular shunting and oxygen metabolism in sickle cell disease by Alexander K. Song, Wesley T. Richerson, Megan A. Aumann, Spencer L. Waddle, R. Sky Jones, Samantha Davis, Lauren Milner, Chelsea Custer, L. Taylor Davis, Sumit Pruthi, Dann Martin, Lori C. Jordan, Manus J. Donahue

“…Participants with VHS of 2, indicative of the most rapid arteriovenous transit, had significantly reduced blood oxygen content (CaO2; 10.90 ± 1.69 mL O2/100 mL blood), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF; 33.52% ± 5.54%), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (CMRO2; 2.91 ± 0.69 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute) compared with their counterparts with VHS = 0 (CaO2 = 12.42 ± 1.58 mL O2/100 mL blood; OEF = 39.03% ± 3.80%; CMRO2 = 3.77 ± 0.84 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute) or VHS = 1 (CaO2 = 11.86 ± 1.73 mL O2/100 mL blood; OEF = 36.37% ± 5.11%; CMRO2 = 3.59 ± 0.78 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute). …”
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Identification of standing dead trees in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations across China’s Loess Plateau using multiple deep learning models by Li Zhang, Xiaodong Gao, Shuyi Zhou, Zhibo Zhang, Tianjie Zhao, Yaohui Cai, Xining Zhao

“…Additionally, the number of dead trees per unit varied with slope aspect, with sunny slopes exhibiting the highest values and shady slopes the lowest. …”
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The influence of post-processing methods and frequency bands on rs-fMRI: An example of electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) by YingJie Kang, YiLei Chen, ZhiGang Gong, YanWen Huang, Hui Wang, Jiling Huang, SongHua Zhan, YiJing Li, WenLi Tan

“…Wavelet-ALFF was stable but less sensitive. PerAF was a promising method for investigating LFOs in white matter. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of Knee Arthroplasty versus Joint Distraction for Osteoarthritis (KARDS): protocol for a multicentre, phase III, randomised control trial by Deborah D Stocken, Dennis G McGonagle, David Murray, Catherine Reynolds, Catherine Fernandez, David R Ellard, Andrew Metcalfe, Hemant Sharma, Paul Harwood, Hamish Simpson, Hemant Pandit, Susanne Arnold, Cerys Joyce Tassinari, Ruchi Higham, Isabelle Louise Smith, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Thomas William Hamilton, Julie Croft

“…Secondary outcome measures include patient-reported overall KOOS, Pain Visual Analogue Scale and Oxford Knee Scores, knee function assessments, joint space width, complications and further interventions over 24 months post-operation. Per patient cost difference between KR and KJD and cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained over 24 months will be estimated within trial, and incremental cost per QALY gained over 20 years by KJD relative to KR predicted using decision analytic modelling.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee (REC) and Health Research Authority (HRA). …”
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Dim blue light at night worsens high-fat diet-induced kidney damage via increasing corticosterone levels and modulating the expression of circadian clock genes by Wenji Ren, Zixu Wang, Yulan Dong, Jing Cao, Ting Gao, Qingyun Guo, Yaoxing Chen

“…We were surprised to find that dBL altered the expression of the circadian clock genes, resulting in a decrease in the positively regulated genes Bmal1, Clock, and an increase in the negatively regulated genes Per1, Per2, Per3. Mechanistically, dBL increased plasma CORT levels as well as decreased renal GR α expression, and in vitro experiments showed that the circadian clock genes were altered by the addition of CORT and returned to normal levels after the addition of the GR inhibitor RU486. …”
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On Generalization Based on Bi et al. Iterative Methods with Eighth-Order Convergence for Solving Nonlinear Equations by Taher Lotfi, Alicia Cordero, Juan R. Torregrosa, Morteza Amir Abadi, Maryam Mohammadi Zadeh

“…Accordingly, it requires four functional evaluations per iteration with eighth-order convergence. Consequently, it satisfies Kung and Traub’s conjecture relevant to construction optimal methods without memory. …”
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Broadcast Boom Sprayer Calibration by Thomas W. Dean, Frederick M. Fishel

“…Fishel, details all steps needed to estimate accurately in gallons-per-acre (GPA) how much a properly calibrated boom sprayer will broadcast. …”
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Broadcast Boom Sprayer Calibration by Thomas W. Dean, Frederick M. Fishel

“…Fishel, details all steps needed to estimate accurately in gallons-per-acre (GPA) how much a properly calibrated boom sprayer will broadcast. …”
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Performance analysis and simulation of FMT system in the presence of frequency offset by ZHU Wei-hong, GAO Zhen-ming, GAO You-jun, XU Feng

“…Therefor it can overcome the sensitivities to carrier frequency offset of the traditional multicarrier modulation, such as OFDM. But per-subchannel equalization should be used to compensate the ISI. …”
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Utilização de índices na definição da região metropolitana de Londrina by Omar Neto Fernandes Barros, Maurício Polidoro

“…This study aims to make use of some socio-economic indices (Human Development Index, FIRJAN Municipal Development, Housing Need Index, Gross Domestic Product, GDP per capita, Social Exclusion Index) in the evaluation and definition of a metropolitan area. …”
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Analysis and improvement of a password-based authenticated key exchange protocol by SHU Jian1, XU Chun-xiang1

“…The results show that it provides per- fect forward secrecy.…”
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Interactive effect of dietary metabolizable energy levels with amino acid density in male broiler chickens: Carcass yield, nutrient intake, digestibility and excretion by Mehdi Toghyani, Shemil MacElline, Peter H. Selle, Sonia Y. Liu

“…On day 42, four birds per replicate were euthanized for carcass yield and quality evaluation. …”
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Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents Analysis of North American ENDS by Smith Cameron, Jamison Brian, Jongsma Candice, Carter Karen, Wang Jiaming, Bates Austin, Ullah Sifat, Cook David, Gene Gillman I.

“…The study consisted of 14 brands (seven closed pod-based, four open (refillable) pod-based, two cigalike, one disposable) and analyzed multiple e-liquid formulations per brand with varying labelled nicotine concentrations and flavors, equating to 35 unique tested ENDS. …”
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Changes in interpersonal violence and utilization of trauma recovery services at an urban trauma center in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, comparat... by Kevin Y. Zhu, Kristie J. Sun, Mary A. Breslin, Mark Kalina Jr., Tyler Moon, Ryan Furdock, Heather A. Vallier

“…During the study period, 266 patients (mean, 14.9 patients per month) presented before the declaration of COVID-19 as a national emergency on March 13, 2020, while 236 patients (mean, 25.9 patients per month) presented afterward, representing a 74.6% increase in victim-of-crime patients treated. …”
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Effect of Long-term Moxibustion at Baihui (GV20) on Urinary Incontinence Patients with Cognitive Dysfunction after Stroke by Jun LENG, Fangyue WEI, Wen GUO, Huimin LIU, Xiaoxue LENG

“…The observation group received long-term moxibustion with pure moxa stick at Baihui acupoint on the basis of the control group, more than two hours per time, for as long as possible, and once per day, seven times per week, continuous treatment for eight weeks or till the end of treatment (disappearance of incontinence symptoms). …”
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Health system costs of a breast cancer early diagnosis programme in a rural district of Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional economic analysis by Lydia E Pace, Lawrence N Shulman, Jean Claude Mugunga, Parsa Erfani, Kayleigh Pavitra Bhangdia, Rashidah Nambaziira, Lysa Carolle Niteka, Jean Marie Vianney Dusengimana, John Ruhumuriza, Marie Louise Uwineza, Vestine Rugema, Cyprien Shyirambere, Melany Rabideau

“…The study evaluated the health system cost of the BCED programme at seven health centres (HCs) in Burera district and Butaro Cancer Centre of Excellence (BCCOE) at Butaro District Hospital.Outcome measures Health system costs per patient visit and cost per cancer diagnosed were quantified. …”
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Budget Impact of Rivaroxaban for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events after Hip or Knee Replacement in Spain by Xavier Granero Xiberta, Antonio Murcia, José Ricardo Troncoso Durán, Claudio Gómez Zubeldia, Aleix Llorac Moix, Ruth Graefenhain De Codes, Maria Giovana Ferrario, Luis Lizán

“…The annual cost associated with each cohort was estimated based on the mean cost per patient and the estimated distribution of use of rivaroxaban or enoxaparin in the base case scenario and alternative scenario (increase of rivaroxaban use) over the 3 years. …”
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Clinical burden of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in France by Philippe Charron, Carla Zema, François-Emery Cotté, Eléonore Herquelot, Taryn Krause, Florent Daydé, Jean-Noël Trochu

“…The incidence of cardiovascular-related hospitalization was high (35,436 hospitalizations; 117,229 per 100,000 patient-years) and this risk increased with NYHA class (from 81,247 per 100,000 patient-years for NYHA class I/II patients to 140,790 per 100,000 patient-years for NYHA class III/IV patients, p < 0.0001).ConclusionsPatients with obstructive HCM are at high risk of death and cardiovascular outcomes, especially those in higher NYHA classes. …”
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Effect of Rehabilitation Training based on Mirror Vision Feedback on the Old Age Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by Bo GENG, Hanchao FENG, Jian ZHANG, Xiaoxue WANG

“…The control group was given routine rehabilitation training including hemiplegic side limb exercise (5-10 times for each item, and 2-3 cycles every day), standing balance (30 min a time, one time a day), sitting balance (30 min a time, one time a day), walking (30 min a time,2-3 times per day), daily activities (30 min a time,2-3 times every day), treatments for five days per week and continuous treatment for four weeks. …”
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