Effectiveness of digital health applications on the quality of life in patients with overweight or obesity: a systematic review by Melanie Mäder, Tonio Schönfelder, Ria Heinrich, Carsta Militzer-Horstmann, Patrick Timpel

“…The evaluated interventions consisted of websites or apps, all of which included nutrition and physical activity features, and functioned independently with minimal or no involvement of a healthcare professional. …”
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Association of oxidative balance score with metabolic syndrome and its components in middle-aged and older individuals in the United States by Qu Zhang, Yemei Wu, Bo Luo

“…Recently, the oxidative balance score (OBS), an indicator of oxidative status encompassing diet and physical activity, has attracted interest. This study explores the association between OBS and MetS, as well as its individual components, in middle-aged and older Americans.MethodsData from 6,157 participants aged 45 years and older in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1999–2018) were analyzed. …”
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Associations between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome and disability in activities of daily living: a nationwide longitudinal study among the middle-aged and older adults i... by Junfeng Zhang, Huijie Huang, Zhan Lin, Jingran Dong, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jing Gao, Jing Gao, Yin Liu, Yin Liu, Changping Li, Zhuang Cui

“…CKM stage was calculated through disease and physical examination data from CHARLS database. Meanwhile, the degree of disability was assessed through the ADL scale. …”
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Clinical Study of MOTOmed Intelligent Training System Combined with Weight Support Gait Training on Improving Hemiplegic Gait of Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by LI Na, LIANG Xueqin, PAN Fangfang, DUAN Yanan, ZHANG Xiangyu

“…Weight reduction started from 30% of the body weight, and was reduced to 15% of the body weight or fully weight bearing, according to the patient's physical condition, and the treadmill walking speed was set as 0.2-1.0 m/s. …”
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"They gave us the right to choose." A qualitative study of preferences for differentiated service delivery location among recipients of antiretroviral therapy at Lighthouse Trust i... by Lisa Orii, Kate S Wilson, Jacqueline Huwa, Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia, Odala Sande, Agness Thawani, Astrid Berner-Rodoreda, Evelyn Viola, Hannock Tweya, Petros Tembo, Wapu Masambuka, Richard Anderson, Caryl Feldacker

“…At LT clinics, RoC highlighted the importance of physical separation between LT's HIV-specific service site and other care services. …”
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Soil data from the Barbastro-Balaguer gypsum belt, NE SpainMendeley Data by Juan Herrero, María Tierra, Carmen Castañeda

“…Moreover, this dataset directs to a freely downloadable book [16] with the corresponding pedological descriptions, chemical and physical analyses, hydrophysical data, and scanning electron microscope images of the soils, plus micrographs of relevant pedofeatures of thin sections seen under petrographic microscope. …”
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N-acetylcysteine increased the growth performance of Leuciscus waleckii by improving mitochondrial function, enhancing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, and inhibiting apoptosis i... by Deng Lai Li, Rui Zhu, Si Tong Meng, Yin Tao Wang, Si Ying Liu, Zhi Yong Yang, Li Fang Wu

“…NAC supplementation upregulates the mRNA expression of Claudin-3, Claudin-f, ZO-1, and Occludin-a and reduces intestinal permeability-related markers, thereby maintaining intestinal physical barrier function. HE staining results showed that NAC maintained the morphological and structural integrity of the hepatopancreas and intestine. …”
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Verification of the Reliability of an Automated Urine Test Strip Colorimetric Program Using Colorimetric Analysis: Survey Study by Keigo Inagaki, Daisuke Tsuriya, Takuya Hashimoto, Katsumasa Nakamura

“…However, when visually assessing urine test strips, accurate assessment may be difficult due to environmental influences—such as lighting color and intensity—and the physical and psychological influences of the assessor. …”
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Effects of the MyBFF@school obesity intervention program with nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge and attitude of secondary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized... by Rusidah Selamat, Junidah Raib, Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz, Norlida Zulkafly, Ainan Nasrina Ismail, W Nurul Ashikin W Mohamad, Ainol Aizuddin Zulkiply, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Fuziah Md. Zain, Zahari Ishak, Abqariyah Yahya, Abdul Halim Mokhtar

“…Abstract Background The increasing global and national prevalence of childhood obesity particularly among schoolchildren has warranted a more viable school-based obesity intervention. Apart from physical activity, nutrition is important in any obesity intervention package. …”
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The Role of Bakau Snail, Telescopium telescopium L., as Biofilter in Waste Water Management of Intensive Shrimp Culture by , Hamsiah, Daniel Djokosetiyanto, E. M. Adiwilaga, Kukuh Nirmala

“…The parameters that observed in this experiment are physical, chemical and biological of waste water.  …”
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Lipid analysis of tear fluid as a diagnostic tool for meibomian gland dysfunction by L.R. Takhauova, A.A. Guseva, A.A. Krylova, O.I. Krivosheina

“…Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) alters the composition and physical properties of lipids, leading to pathological changes in both the MG and tear film. …”
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Sex differences in epigenetic ageing for older people living with HIVResearch in context by Carrie D. Johnston, Alina P.S. Pang, Eugenia L. Siegler, Charlene Thomas, Chelsie O. Burchett, Mia Crowley, Rochelle O'Brien, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Marshall J. Glesby, Michael J. Corley

“…Additionally, sex was significantly associated with epigenetic biomarker scores for proportion of naïve CD4+ T cells (p = 0.0006), physical fitness including DNAmGait (p = 0.0010), DNAmGrip (p < 0.0001), and DNAmV02 max (p < 0.0001). …”
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Controlled Resistant Hypertension Following A Successful Renal Artery Stenting: A Rare Case Report in A Developing Country by Fatihatul Firdaus Munita, Badai Bhatara Tiksnadi, Januar Wibawa Martha, Margareta Ginanti Ratna

“…We found cardiomegaly on physical examination, which was proven by a chest x-ray. …”
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Psychological and autonomous nervous system features of functional gastric dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, duloxetine treatment efficacy by A. P. Pogromov, G. M. Dyukova, M. L. Leonova

“…To study treatment efficacy of FD and IBS patients by selective serotonin and norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor duloxetine.Material and methods. At physical examination analysis of complaints, past history, examination data was applied. …”
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Development of Cephradine-Loaded Gelatin/Polyvinyl Alcohol Electrospun Nanofibers for Effective Diabetic Wound Healing: In-Vitro and In-Vivo Assessments by Anam Razzaq, Zaheer Ullah Khan, Aasim Saeed, Kiramat Ali Shah, Naveed Ullah Khan, Bouzid Menaa, Haroon Iqbal, Farid Menaa

“…The resulting drug-loaded NFs (LNFs) were characterized physically using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry (for drug loading capacity (LC), drug encapsulation efficiency (EE), and drug release kinetics determination), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (for thermostability evaluation), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (for surface morphology analysis), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (for functional group identification). …”
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Calculation of a fibre concrete block as a part of locally reinforced truss nodes made of square hollow sections by L. R. Gimranov, R. G. Gainetdinov, L. R. Khairullin, Abdurahman Pazhwak

“…The bearing capacity of a node with the direct adjacency of struts to the chords of trusses made of S+HS is almost completely determined by geometry and physical and mechanical characteristics of truss elements made of SHS. …”
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The development and pilot testing of a behavioral activation-based treatment for depressed mood and multiple health behavior change in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome. by Emily C Gathright, Katherine Diaz Vickery, Woubeshet Ayenew, Matthew C Whited, Melissa Adkins-Hempel, Michelle Chrastek, Jill K Carter, Rochelle K Rosen, Wen-Chih Wu, Andrew M Busch

“…., smoking cessation, medication adherence, physical activity, and diet). After the initial conceptualization, ten post-ACS patients and eight cardiac rehabilitation professionals completed qualitative interviews. …”
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Effect on Movement and Balance Function with Robot Training for Stroke Patients in Lower Limb Rehabilitation by Zhiyuan WU, Kunbin LI, Shuwei LOU, Xianli YAO, Pingge SUN, Xiaoxing LI

“…The observation group received lower limb rehabilitation robot training based on the control group, and the standing angle, step mode, left/right leg movement range were choosed according to the patient's physical condition, set the walking frequency about 20 to 30 steps per minute, the training frequency was 30 min per day, once a day, five days a week, continuous treatment for eight weeks. …”
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Association between the attentional network efficiency and change of direction speed ability in young male Indian footballers by Debabrata Chatterjee, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Arkadeb Dutta, Arkadeb Dutta

“…Partial correlation was conducted between the physical (field tests) and cognitive test scores adjusted for age and BMI.ResultsCODS ability measured with IAT was significantly correlated [r = +0.507 (large), p &lt; 0.05] with the executive control network only, nor with alerting [r = −0.039 (trivial), p &gt; 0.05] and orienting [r = + 0.051 (trivial), p &gt; 0.05] networks and neither the CRT task performance [r = −0.011 (trivial), p &gt; 0.05].DiscussionA strong positive association between executive control and preplanned CODS indicates better interference control by the attentional network. …”
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HESS Opinions: Towards a common vision for the future of hydrological observatories by P. Nasta, G. Blöschl, G. Blöschl, H. R. Bogena, S. Zacharias, R. Baatz, G. De Lannoy, K. H. Jensen, S. Manfreda, L. Pfister, L. Pfister, A. M. Tarquis, I. van Meerveld, M. Voltz, Y. Zeng, W. Kustas, X. Li, H. Vereecken, N. Romano

“…The already existing monitoring infrastructures have provided an enormous amount of hydrometeorological data, facilitating detailed insights into the causal mechanisms of hydrological processes, the testing of scientific theories and hypotheses, and the revelation of the physical laws governing catchment behavior. Yet, hydrological monitoring programs have often produced limited outcomes due to the intermittent availability of financial resources and the substantial efforts required to operate observatories and conduct comparative studies to advance previous findings. …”
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