Cardiovascular wellness in low-resource settings: A mobile app-based risk prediction study among fuel filling station employees in Puducherry district by Divyabharathy Ramadass, Jyothi Vasudevan, Madonna J. Dsouza, Baalaji Subramanian

“…Nearly half the participants (48%) had CVD risk scores ranging from 5 to 20%, with an increased prevalence of CVD risk factors, namely, obesity/overweight (65.5%), physical inactivity (58.5%), hypertension (52%), alcohol consumption (51%) and tobacco consumption in any form (25.5%). …”
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Risk factors for fear of falling in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Li Ma, Qi Xie, Juhong Pei, Ling Gou, Yabin Zhang, Juanping Zhong, Yujie Su, Xinglei Wang, Xinman Dou

“…The risk factors for FoF in patients with stroke were women (OR=2.13, 95% CI 1.47 to 3.09), impaired balance ability (OR=5.54; 95% CI 3.48 to 8.81), lower mobility (OR=1.12; 95% CI 1.05 to 1.19), history of falls (OR=2.33; 95% CI 1.54 to 3.53) and walking aid (OR=1.98; 95% CI 1.37 to 2.88), anxiety (OR=2.29; 95% CI 1.43 to 3.67), depression (OR=1.80; 95% CI 1.22 to 2.67), poor lower limb motor function (OR=1.14; 95% CI 1.00 to 1.29) and physically inactiveness (OR=2.04; 95% CI 1.01 to 4.12). …”
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Low-Dose Caffeine Supplementation Is a Valuable Strategy for Increasing Time to Exhaustion, Explosive Power, and Reducing Muscle Soreness in Professional Male Kickboxers by Maziar Saremi, Fatemeh Shahriari, Mohammad Hemmatinafar, Rasoul Rezaei, Alireza Niknam, Michael Nordvall, Alexei Wong, Reza Bagheri

“…Background: Caffeine is a well-established ergogenic aid that enhances physical performance and recovery. However, its dose-dependent effects on key performance metrics in combat sports like kickboxing remain insufficiently explored. …”
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Translingual neural stimulation induced changes in intra- and inter-network functional connectivity in mild-moderate traumatic brain injury patients by Daniel Y. Chu, Jiancheng Hou, Thomas Hosseini, Veena A. Nair, Nagesh Adluru, Yuri Danilov, Kurt A. Kaczmarek, Mary E. Meyerand, Mitchell Tyler, Mitchell Tyler, Vivek Prabhakaran

“…The 2-week TLNS intervention program, specifically stimulation during focused physical therapy focused on recovery of gait and balance, included twice-daily treatment in the laboratory and the same program at home during the intervening weekend. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of healthy aging among community-dwelling older adults in Lishui city, China: a cross-sectional study by Jian-Hua Chen, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Azlina Yusuf, Bi-He Ying

“…Regression analysis showed 12 predictors of healthy aging: self-perceived economic independence, lifestyle-related behaviors, subjective physical health, psychological health, better competence of BPNS, frequency of community-based HPA participation, lower HPA-perceived barriers, social support, social engagement, and Health Self-Management (HSM) ability with two dimensions HSM-Consciousness and HSM-Behavior, as well as SPHA (P < 0.05). …”
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The association between obesity indicators and mortality among individuals with hyperlipidemia: evidence from the NHANES 2003–2018 by Yiheng Zhang, Yajun Yao

“…Obesity indicators (weight-adjusted waist index (WWI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), body mass index (BMI)) were evaluated by physical measurement data. Weighted Cox regression models and restricted cubic splines (RCS) were employed to assess the potential links between obesity indicators and mortality outcomes. …”
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Phase Behavior Identification and Formation Mechanisms of the BZ19-6 Condensate Gas Reservoir in the Deep Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China by Zhenliang Wang, Shengdong Xiao, Feilong Wang, Guomin Tang, Liwen Zhu, Zilong Zhao

“…The genetic mechanism of the BZ19-6 condensate gas reservoir was investigated in detail through analyses of physical properties of the fluid at high temperatures and pressures, organic geochemical characteristics of condensate oil and gas, and regional tectonic background. …”
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Marriage continues to protect: Social support, stress, and perceptions of health just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic using cross-sectional data from a crowdsourced survey in the Un... by Adrian J. ARCHULETA

“…Results: Among the sample, 66% reported psychological QoL scores below 60, followed by social QoL (60%), environment QoL (48%), and physical QoL (39%). Bivariate results identify positive correlations between social support, social network size, and QoL domains. …”
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Inadequate toothbrushing practice and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from Global School Health Survey (GSHS) 2017. by Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Nurulasmak Mohamed, S Maria Awaluddin, Habibah Yacob

“…A validated self-administered bilingual, comprised of topics related to sociodemographic as well as adolescent health and risky lifestyles; substance use (alcohol, drug, smoking cigarettes), eating patterns, hygiene (inclusive of oral and hand hygiene), mental health status, lack of peer and parental/guardian support, truancy, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI). Analysis was performed using IBM SPSS for Windows version 26.0 involving complex sampling analysis and logistic regression.…”
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Correlation analysis between mild cognitive impairment and the traditional Chinese medicine body constitution types among the elderly in a community in Changning District, Shanghai by XU Lei, ZHANG Min, WANG Wenwen, YU Li, ZHU Xuting, LYU Xiaorui

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) body constitution types in the elderly, and to provide an evidence for the control of cognitive impairment in the elderly.MethodsThe elderly aged 65 and above who participated in the community physical examinations in a community of Changning District, Shanghai were selected as the research subjects. …”
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Synergistic enhancement of hydrophobic dental adhesives: autonomous strengthening, polymerization kinetics, and hydrolytic resistance by Burak Korkmaz, Erhan Demirel, Qiang Ye, Qiang Ye, Anil Misra, Anil Misra, Candan Tamerler, Candan Tamerler, Candan Tamerler, Paulette Spencer, Paulette Spencer, Paulette Spencer

“…The margin between the composite and tooth is initially sealed by a low-viscosity adhesive, but chemical, physical, and mechanical stresses work synergistically and simultaneously to degrade the adhesive, destroying the interfacial seal and providing an ideal environment for bacteria to proliferate. …”
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Solid waste management system for small island developing states by J. Weekes, J. Musa Wasil, K. Malave Llamas, C. Morales Agrinzoni

“…Small Island Developing States face unique challenges which are influenced by their peculiar physical, economic, social, political and institutional characteristic. …”
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Properties of Nanocrystals-formulated Aluminosilicate Bricks by Francesca Conciauro, Emanuela Filippo, Claudia Carlucci, Viviana Vergaro, Francesca Baldassarre, Rosaria D’Amato, Gaetano Terranova, Caterina Lorusso, Paolo Maria Congedo, Barbara Federica Scremin, Giuseppe Ciccarella

“…These outcomes were investigated with complemen‐ tary techniques, like mercury porosimetry for porosity, and Archimedes methods to measure physical properties like the bulk and apparent densities, apparent porosities and water absorption. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Bahareque Walls Under In-Plane Horizontal Loads by Karol Cristancho, Iván Fernando Otálvaro, Daniel M. Ruiz, Natalia Barrera, Jesús D. Villalba-Morales, Yezid A. Alvarado, Orlando Cundumí

“…Key material properties, including compressive strength and Young’s modulus, were determined, alongside the mechanical and physical properties of the infill material, which incorporated natural fibers. …”
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Association of COVID-19-related perceptions and experiences with depression and anxiety in Ugandan caregivers of young children with malaria and iron deficiency: A cross-sectional... by Saeun Park, Paul Bangirana, Ezekiel Mupere, Reagan I Baluku, Erika S Helgeson, Sarah E Cusick

“…Caregivers had more severe symptoms of depression and/or anxiety if they experienced greater changes in living situations or decreases in physical activity (CESD-20: β = 3.35, 95% CI [1.00, 5.70], p = .01), food insecurity (HSCL-25: β = 3.25, 95% CI [0.41, 6.10], p = .03, CESD-25: β = 3.09, 95% CI [0.79, 5.39], p = .01), and domestic violence (HSCL-25: β = 3.82, 95% CI [0.94, 6.70], p = .01) during COVID-19. …”
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Minimally Invasive Atrial Septal Defect Closure: A Single Center Experience by Mehmet Özülkü, Asım Çağrı Günaydın, Mehmet Çelik

“…Redo cases in which the sternum was opened before were excluded from the study. Demographic data, physical examination findings, transthoracic echocardiographic and angiographic examination data of the patients were obtained retrospectively from the database of our hospital. …”
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Comparison of Therapeutic Effects of Different Rehabilitation Methods on Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zhaokai Jin, Yi Tang, Hua Huang, Lei Chen, Zhongyi Zhang, Tianyou Ma, Zhengming Wang, Hai Su, Haojing Zhou, Shuaijie Lv, Peijian Tong

“…And we have summarized nine rehabilitation intervention measures: conventional physical therapy (CPT), cryotherapy, thermal therapy (TT), acupuncture, hydrotherapy, neuromuscular training (NT), electrotherapy, continuous passive motion (CPM), continuous active motion (CAM). …”
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A cross-sectional study of the mental health burden among COVID-19 survivors by Arvind Nongpiur, Bhupen Barman, Kimberly Syiem, Andreecia Mn Mawiong, Naveen Anand, Arvind Nune

“…The Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were used to assess the presence of physical, psychological, and cognitive symptoms. The presence of anxiety, depression, and stress was based on the cut-off scores for HADS-A (≥8), HADS-D (≥8), and PSS (≥14), respectively. …”
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Effects of Balance and Proprioceptive Exercises on the Balance of Ice Hockey Players and the Risk of Lower Limb Injuries by Agnė Karvelytė, Saulė Sipavičienė

“…Balance and proprioception exercises should be included in hockey physical training to improve static and dynamic balance and reduce the risk of injury. …”
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Artrosis: ¿cambios degenerativos o cambios adaptativos? Consejos educativos breves en la consulta de atención primaria by Gema Izquierdo Enríquez, María Victoria García Espinosa, Isabel Prieto Checa, María Fernández de Paúl, Patricia Moreno Carrero, Silvia Fernanda García Vila

“…Moreover, there are no disease-modifying drugs or curative treatment at present; the basic or first-line treatment is non-pharmacological, based on education and physical exercise.The presence of degenerative changes in imaging tests is present in a high percentage of the general asymptomatic population, i.e. in those who have no pain or functional limitation, and this percentage increases progressively with age. …”
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