Testing Consistency: Analyzing the Reliability of Two Lower Limb Isometric Force Measurements in Strength-Trained Athletes by Francisco Giuliano, Marcos A. Soriano, Victor Pino-Mulero, Jaime González-García

“…Force at various time points exhibited moderate to excellent reliability (ICC = 0.70–0.90). …”
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Stigma of People Affected by Leprosy and its determinants: a cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka by Udhishtran Arudchelvam, Thayaparan Pulendran, Maheshi Sirimanne, Sandali Pabasara, Indira Kahawita, Nadeeka Chandraratne

“…Disclosure Concerns (rs=-2.66; p = 0.005) and Anticipated Stigma (rs=-3.6; p < 0.001) demonstrated weak - moderate negative correlations with the time since diagnosis. On the other hand, the correlation between time since diagnosis and Experienced Stigma (rs=0.22; p = 0.022) was positive and weak. …”
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A pressure sensor made of laser-induced graphene@carbon ink in a waste sponge substrate using novel and simple fabricaing process for health monitoring by Aoxun Liang, Weijie Liu, Yuanrui Cui, Peihua Zhang, Xinkun Chen, Junlong Zhai, Wenhao Dong, Xueye Chen

“…It has a high linearity with R2 = 0.996, a high sensitivity S = 3.68 kPa−1, a response time of 400 ms, and a recovery time of 300 ms. Meanwhile, to reduce the interference of sweat and water vapor in a high-humidity environment, the hydrophobic Ecoflex material is selected and improved by using SiO2 for packaging, enhancing the practicability of the sensor. …”
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The Promising Key Factors Mediating Secondary Neuronal Damage in the Perihematomal Region of Intracerebellar Hemorrhage of Mice by Saandeep Bhatia, Ramissh Paramasivam, Mohd Khairul Izamil Bin Zolkefley, Regunath Kandasamy, Sangu Muthuraju, Jafri Malin Abdullah

“…Identifying the time window of these vital changes could help prevent secondary damage and optimize the treatment to occur at proper time points.…”
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Psychological distress and coping strategies among Indonesian psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-wave cross-lagged study by Fitri Ariyanti Abidin, Ahmad Gimmy Prathama, Efi Fitriana, Evy Sulfiani Komala, Joeri K. Tijdink

“…This study investigates the interaction between coping strategies and psychological distress among a group of Indonesian psychologists.Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted over two-time points in 2021, with data collected from April 29 to June 23 and again from September 1 to October 23. …”
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Realidade virtual e seu papel na redução da dor na obtenção de acessos venosos em um departamento de emergência pediátrica by Gabriela Spessatto, Larissa Rosa Passos, Solena Ziemer Kusma Fidalski, Rômulo Targa Pinto, Cláudia Maria Baroni Fernandes, Eduardo Maranhão Gubert, Rita De Cassia Rodrigues Silva

“…OBJECTIVES: To compare changes in baseline pain between groups with and without the use of virtual reality, before and after the venipuncture procedure and to evaluate number of attempts, time of venous puncture and patient satisfaction with virtual reality. …”
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Integrated Business and Engineering Educational Experience for Medical Students in the Development of Pediatric Medical Devices by Jennifer J. Li, Jonathan Lee, Mayilone Sathialingam, Nhi Ha, Tamara Galoyan, Ethan Faye, Michael Kim, Tara Shelby, Rishabh Shah, Yelim Lee, Melissa Bent, Juan C. Espinoza

“…Participation in the program grew over time. CONCLUSIONS The initial iterations of the internship program were well received by students. …”
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Learning curve and complications of unilateral biportal endoscopy–unilateral laminectomy bilateral decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis by Jiashen Shao, Zihan Fan, Hai Meng, Qi Fei

“…Results: A total of 122 consecutive patients who underwent single-segment UBE-ULBD were included in this study. The surgical time curve fitting indicated that the surgeon nearly mastered the technique by the 38th case. …”
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Decreased Hospital Length of Stay for ICH and PE after Adoption of an Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Radiological Worklist Triage System by Michael Petry, Charlotte Lansky, Yosef Chodakiewitz, Marcel Maya, Barry Pressman

“…Three separate control groups were defined as follows: (i) all remaining patients that underwent the designated imaging studies, (ii) patients diagnosed with hip fractures, and (iii) all hospital wide encounters, during the study period. Pre-AI and post-AI time periods were defined around the deployment dates of the ICH and PE modules, respectively. …”
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THE DESIRE FOR RECOGNITION IN THE CONTEXT OF FRANCIS FUKUYAMA’S UNIVERSAL HISTORY by T. V. Danylova

“…Author’s ideas have gained many supporters. At the same time, they were subjected to severe criticism that reflected the important trends of political life and ideological preferences. …”
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Cost-Minimization Analysis for Subcutaneous Daratumumab in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma in Three Gulf Countries by Anas Hamad, Shereen Elazzazy, Ruba Y. Taha, Hani Osman, Sana Alblooshi, Islam Elkonaissi, Mustaqeem A. Siddiqui, Khalil Al-Farsi, Mohammed Al Lamki, Sali Emara, Gihan H. Elsisi

“…**Methods:** We performed static cost minimization analyses from a societal perspective to evaluate the costs and possible reductions in resource utilization associated with a shift from dara-IV infusion to dara-SC injection for NDMM patients over a 5-year time horizon. The model included 2 scenarios: the current scenario in which 100% of patients with NDMM are treated with dara-IV infusion and a future scenario in which dara-SC injection is gradually adopted over the modeled time horizon. …”
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SRADHO: statistical reduction approach with deep hyper optimization for disease classification using artificial intelligence by G. Sathish Kumar, E. Suganya, S. Sountharrajan, Balamurugan Balusamy, Adil O. Khadidos, Alaa O. Khadidos, Shitharth Selvarajan

“…However, there are some problems like over-fitting, under-fitting, vanishing gradient and increased elapsed time occurred in the course of data analysis and prediction which results in performance degradation of the model. …”
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Capture of 3D Human Motion Pose in Virtual Reality Based on Video Recognition by Qiang Fu, Xingui Zhang, Jinxiu Xu, Haimin Zhang

“…In terms of recognition time, the time required for human motion gesture capture and recognition is less than 2 s.…”
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Using Days Alive and Out of Hospital to measure inequities and explore pathways through which inequities emerge after coronary artery bypass grafting in Aotearoa New Zealand: a sec... by Sarah-Jane Paine, Luke Boyle, Alan Forbes Merry, Elana Curtis, Thomas Lumley, Jade Tamatea

“…The equity gap widened as the time period extended from 30 to 90 to 365 days.Conclusion Māori patients who underwent a CABG operation experienced fewer DAOH than non-Māori patients even after adjusting for multiple possible explanatory variables, and this difference increased over time postoperatively. …”
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Hippocampal Anti-inflammatory Effect of Electroacupuncture at Baihui and Shenting on Cognitive Dysfunction Induced by Systemic Inflammation by CHEN Xiaomei, PANG Lina, WANG Zhifu

“…After one week of adaptive feeding, 15 min before LPS injection, the EA group was given 10 Hz electrical stimulation at Baihui and Shenting acupoints, the intensity was 0.5 mA. 15 min after electrical stimulation, the model group and EA group were intraperitoneally injected LPS (1 mg/kg), the control group was given equal volume of solvent injection. 15 min before LPS injection and 24 h after LPS injection, the EA group was given the same electric stimulation for 15 min, and then the “what-where-when” behavioral test was performed to record the memory ability on the time, place and order of objects. After the behavioral experiment, immunofluorescence and ELISA were used to detect the changes of hippocampal Iba-1, TNF-α and serum TNF-α.Results1) Compared with the control group, the learning and memory time related to "what-where-when" in the model group was decreased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01), and serum TNF-α (3 h after LPS) and hippocampal TNF-α (24 h) were significantly increased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01); immunofluorescence and ELISA detection showed that hippocampal Iba-1 was significantly increased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01) in the model group. 2) Compared with the model group, "what" and "when" learning time in the EA group increased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01); the serum and hippocampal TNF-α were obviously decreased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01 and <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); hippocampal Iba-1 in the EA group was decreased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionElectroacupuncture at Baihui and Shenting may improve the cognitive dysfunction caused by systemic inflammation via inhibiting the activation of hippocampal microglia and reducing the release of inflammatory factor TNF-α in the peripheral blood and hippocampal regions.…”
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Rituales políticos, sexuales y sagrados en la literatura del siglo XIX. El Matadero como espacio de transición y mezcla by Lucía  Caminada Rossetti

“…That why the fact that the tale was published at that time, the Argentinian cultural analytic paradigms related with the dualism civilization/barbarism were separated and articulated with the one of healthy/unhealthy. …”
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Estimation of Anthocyanins in Apple Leaves Based on Ground Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning Models by Yu Zhang, Mi Zou, Yanjun Li, Qingrui Chang, Xing Chen, Zhiyong Dai, Weihao Yuan

“…The anthocyanins in apple leaves can indicate their growth status, and the health of apple leaves not only reveals the nutritional supply of the apple tree but also reflects the quality of the fruit. Therefore, real-time monitoring of anthocyanins in apple leaves can monitor apple growth, thereby promoting the development of the apple industry. …”
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Determination of Levetiracetam in Human Plasma by Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Followed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Greyce Kelly Steinhorst Alcantara, Leandro Augusto Calixto, Luiz Alberto Beraldo de Moraes, Regina Helena Costa Queiroz, Anderson Rodrigo Moraes de Oliveira, Cristiane Masetto de Gaitani

“…DLLME optimized parameters were type and volume of extraction and dispersing solvents, salt addition, and vortex agitation time. Under chosen parameters (extraction solvent: chloroform, 130 μL; dispersing solvent: isopropyl alcohol, 400 μL; no salt addition and no vortex agitation time), the method was completely validated and all parameters were in agreement with the literature recommendations. …”
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On the Energy Efficiency of Indoor Air Conditioning by S. N. Osipov, A. V. Zakharenko, E. M. Shirokova

“…The increase of average outdoor temperatures and their fluctuations over the past 20 years (as evidenced by the records of summer temperatures in our country) has significantly increased the need for air conditioning premises where people are present for a long time, especially when they are crowded (shops, entertainment halls, classrooms, etc.). …”
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Association between prognostic nutritional index and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality in American adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuqing Lei, Shaohong Tao, Yubo Yang, Fang Xie, Weining Xie

“…Subgroup analyses confirmed robust associations, particularly in race, education, BMI, and fibrosis. Time-dependent ROC analysis highlighted the strong predictive performance of PNI across various time points.ConclusionPNI played a significant role as an effective predictor of prognosis in individuals diagnosed with NAFLD.…”
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