The effectiveness of digital technology-based Otago Exercise Program on balance ability, muscle strength and fall efficacy in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zihao He, Hua Wu, Guanggao Zhao, Yiming Zhang, Chao Li, Yachen Xing, Anjie Xu, Junchao Yang, Ronghui Wang

“…A training regimen of 12 weeks or more, with sessions occurring three or more times per week for 30 to 45 min, appears to be an effective approach for improving these outcomes based on the available evidence from the included studies. …”
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Influence of cervical muscle strength and pain severity on functional balance and limits of stability in elderly individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain: a cross-sectional s... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Mohammad A. ALMohiza, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ghada Mohammed Koura, Ajay Prashad Gautam, Debjani Mukherjee, Raee S. Alqhtani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Abdullah Mohammed Alyami, Faisal M. Alyazedi

“…Functional balance was measured using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, while LOS were evaluated using the Iso-Free machine. …”
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A socio-ecological model of the management of leprosy reactions in Indonesia and India using the experiences of affected individuals, family members and healthcare providers by Annisa Ika Putri, Ruth M. H. Peters, Kevin De Sabbata, Brittney S. Mengistu, Regitta I. Agusni, Medhi Denisa Alinda, Joydeepa Darlong, M. Yulianto Listiawan, Cita R. S. Prakoeswa, Stephen L. Walker, Marjolein B. M. Zweekhorst

“…These findings highlight the need to address these challenges to ensure timely, effective, and comprehensive care for individuals with LR.…”
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Sex-specific analysis of individual and ski geometry-related risk factors for ACL injuries in recreational alpine skiing: A case-control study by Gerhard Ruedl, Martin Faulhaber, Markus Posch

“… Introduction In recreational alpine skiing, female skiers experience knee injuries at twice the rate of male skiers, with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries being three times higher in women (Posch et al. 2021). In addition to individual factors such as, e.g., age or skill level, ski geometry parameters may also influence the risk of ACL injuries (Ruedl et al., 2022). …”
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Nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP) effectively eliminates skin tumors in a mouse model of UV-induced carcinogenesis with a short-term treatment regimen by Szabolcs Bozsányi, Ruby Acquah, Rhea Carmel Glen Rodrigues, Erin C. Tracy, Sean P. Murphy, Gregory Fridman, Wendy J. Huss, Peter C. Friedman, Gyorgy Paragh

“…Materials and methods: SKH1 mice were exposed to solar-simulated UV light 5 times a week for 10 weeks, which produced multiple skin tumors on each mouse. …”
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The protein composition of human adenovirus replication compartments by Paloma Hidalgo, Amada Torres, Pierre M. Jean Beltran, Gamaliel López-Leal, Luca D. Bertzbach, Thomas Dobner, S. J. Flint, Ileana M. Cristea, Ramón A. González

“…In this study, we isolated adenovirus RC-enriched fractions from infected cells at different times post-infection and employed a tandem mass tag-based quantitative mass spectrometry approach to identify proteins associated with RCs (data available via ProteomeXchange identifier PXD051745). …”
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Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of conventional and alternative steel production methods in countries dependent on energy import: A South Korean case study by Juha Lee, Gyuna Kwak, Yujin Jung, Wonjae Choi

“…When natural gas direct reduction utilizes coal-based power compared to renewable energy, it emits 2 times more the life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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The success of reforestation after experimental strip-shelterwood felling in the pine stands of the Eastern Polissia of Ukraine by Anatolyi Zhezhkun

“…In the latitudinal orientation strips, 1.2–2.5 times more pine advance growth is regenerated compared to the meridional direction of the strips. …”
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Alterations in the polarization of liver M1/M2 macrophages upon long-term administration of triptorelin in rats by M.V. Rud, Y.V. Stetsuk, V.I. Shepitko, O.V. Vilkhova, L.B. Pelypenko, O.V. Voloshyna, A.G. Sydorenko, H.P. Pavlenko, N.M. Sharlai, O.V. Sych

“…In the livers of animals on day 30 of the experiment, the number of CD68+ cells were calculated to be 12.2400 ± 1.5792 per FOV at p < 0.01, which is 2.2 times higher than in the control group. The expression of CD163+ with a value of 25.04 ± 1.79 (p < 0.01) is 5.56 times higher compared to the controls. …”
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Long-term functioning status of COVID-19 survivors: a prospective observational evaluation of a cohort of patients surviving hospitalisation by Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Felipe Fregni, Marta Imamura, Vinicius Delgado Ramos, Lucas Ramos De Pretto, Simon K H A A Van Cauwenbergh, Sabrina Saemy Tome Uchiyama, Denise Matheus, Flavia Kuhn, Ana Alice Amaral de Oliveira, Gabriella Souza Naves, Aline Rossetti Mirisola, Fernando de Quadros Ribeiro, Andre Tadeu Sugawara, Mauricio Cantarino, Rafael Andrade Santos Antunes Cavalca, Vanessa Pagano, Melina Valentim Marques, Elizabeth Mendes da Silva, Alessandra Pereira Gomes

“…Assessments showed poor handgrip strength (52.20%, 379 of 726) and abnormal Timed Up and Go results (mean 13.07 s, SD: 6.49). …”
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Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-inc... by Annika Rosengren, Li Wei, Khalid Yusoff, Martin McKee, Clara K Chow, Rajeev Gupta, Koon Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Rafael Diaz, Alvaro Avezum, Fernando Lanas, Noorhassim Ismail, Romaina Iqbal, Jephat Chifamba, Gilles Dagenais, Salim Yusuf, Anna B Gilmore, Scott Lear, Wang Yang, Omar Rahman, Katarzyna Zatonska, Prem Mony, Rajesh Kumar, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Daniel J Corsi, Ehimario Igumbor, V Mohan, Annamarie Kruger, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Yuksel Altuntas, Ahmad Bahonar

“…Summary scores of policy implementation, social unacceptability and knowledge were positively and significantly associated with quit ratio and the associations varied by gender, for example, communities in the highest quintile of the combined scores had 5.0 times the quit ratio in men (Odds ratio (OR) 5·0, 95% CI 3.4 to 7.4) and 4.1 times the quit ratio in women (OR 4.1, 95% CI 2.4 to 7.1).Conclusions This study suggests that more focus is needed on ensuring the tobacco control policy is actually implemented, particularly in LMICs. …”
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Genome Architecture and Its Roles in Human Copy Number Variation by Lu Chen, Weichen Zhou, Ling Zhang, Feng Zhang

“…Some recent studies showed that DNA replication timing, which reflects the high-order information of genomic organization, is involved in human CNV mutations. …”
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Design of the Automatic Feeding Actuator of Rubber Packing Machine based on the Planar Transmission Mechanism by Wang Jufei, Fan Junqing, Wu Di, Li Zengzeng, Wang Juwei, Ma Qingfen, Liao Shuangquan

“…The feeding efficiency of the actuator is two times that of the traditional manual feeding efficiency. …”
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The Institutionalization of Political Humor as a Form of Reflection by S. S. Melnikov

“…A fundamental distinction between humor formed in the modern period and humor of previous times is the presence of reflexivity. New kind of humor has also dealt with political relations began to be interpreted by means of humor culture. …”
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The Challenges of The Society 5.0 Era: The Evaluation of Learning in Primary Education by Dina Oktaviana, Ahmad Barizi, Mohamad Zubad Nurul Yaqin

“…Learning evaluation is also needed in every lesson to develop better learning designs so as to produce students who think critically and creatively in solving problems and are able to keep up with the times.…”
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A Comparative Study of Competencies of Future Management Accounting Professionals in Lithuania and Latvia Using a Multi-Criteria Model by Daiva Tamulevičienė, Aistė Vareikaitė, Inga Būmane

“… Management accountants' high level of competence is essential for every company, as they manage a large amount of financial and non-financial information based on which managers make appropriate and timely decisions. However, the question arises as to whether the knowledge, skills and values of a management accountant, as referred to in the academic literature, are equally important in assessing such professionals' competence. …”
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On the Multimodal Resolution of a Search Sequence in Virtual Reality by Nils Klowait

“…The players’ inability to resort to complex language to resolve this issue results in a dense sequence of back-and-forth activity involving gestures, object manipulation, gaze, and body work. Most crucially, timing and modified repetitions of previously produced actions turn out to be the key to overcome both technical and communicative challenges. …”
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Aggregation stability and organic carbon fraction in a soil amended with some plant residues, nanozeolite, and natural zeolite by Milad Mirzaei Aminiyan, Ali Akbar Safari Sinegani, Mohsen Sheklabadi

“…The analysis of variance showed that the effects of applied nanozeolite, zeolite, plant residues, and their interaction and incubation times on MWDw and OC in aggregate size fractions were statistically significant. …”
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A problem of "Raseiniai tank's" history by Arvydas Žardinskas

“…Describing the progression of the battle and establishing exact times and other facts became possible after reviewing archival documents (e.g., war diaries, radiograms) found in archives. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVE MARKET IN 2000-2012 by E. V. Vasina

“…Today volumes of the OTC market of derivatives are several times greater than the volume of world trade and world GDP. …”
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