The effects and durability of an 8-week dynamic neuromuscular stabilization program on balance and coordination in adult males with intellectual disabilities: a randomized controll... by Hamed Babagoltabar-Samakoush, Behnoosh Aminikhah, Saeid Bahiraei

“…Conclusion This study provides robust evidence that DNS exercises can significantly enhance balance and neuromuscular coordination in middle-aged males with IDs, with improvements maintained over two months post-training. …”
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Assessment of liver fibrosis by acoustic radiation force impulse elastography in rheumatic disease patients on long-term methotrexate treatment by Arindam Nandy Roy, Gayatri Senapathy, Vijay Kumar Bongu, Yarram Ashok Kumar, Syeda Sana Fatima, Regina Lata Thadigiri

“…A total of 151 patients with rheumatic disease, aged ≥ 18 years were enrolled into the study. In addition, 24 healthy subjects (controls) were recruited to compare the ARFI values with that of patients with rheumatic disease. …”
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Temperature- and ontogeny-dependent metabolism in invasive early juvenile round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) by Hunter A. Herron, Sina Zarini, William Andrew Thompson, Andy J. Turko, Sigal Balshine

“…We tested early juveniles at two separate and distinct ages (6–7 weeks and 12–14 weeks post-hatch). Growth was highest at 23°C compared to 15°C and 27°C, but this pattern only emerged after 12–14 weeks of development. …”
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“Urban by nature”: The Sokoto jihadist approach to urban planning by Stephanie Zehnle

“…This phase of intense foundation of fortified settlements must also be understood as a process of sedentarization and aging of the first Jihad soldiers. Equipped with land, wives and slaves from the booty, many soldiers and commanders were settled in new towns and established a living there with their families. …”
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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in High-Surgical Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience and Outcome by Fatma A. Taha, Hesham Naeim, Fareed Alnozha, Osama Amoudi, Reda Abuelatta

“…Results. Sixty-four patients aged 62.7 ± 16.1 years with an STS score of 9.2 ± 3.7% underwent TMVR [35 (55%) TMViV, 16 (25%) TMViR, and 13 (20%) TMViMAC]. …”
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Is International Travel an Emerging Issue on Transmission of Beijing Lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis? by Pavithra S. Madamarandawala, Srinath Satyanarayana, Collins Timire, Aashifa Yaqoob, Dushantha Madegedara, Dhammika N. Magana-Arachchi

“…The prevalence was also higher among young people (aged <35 years). Treatment success rates were similar in patients with (83%) and without BL strains (83% vs. 81%; P value = 0.8375). …”
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The Effect of a 12-Week Plyometric and Tabata Training Program with Three Weekly Sessions on Cardiovascular Efficiency in Elite Soccer Players by Nidhin Muthrathiparambil Narayanan, Kayambu Sundar, Nirmal Michael Salvi, Yashpal, Debajit Karmakar, Sohom Saha, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Farjana Akter Boby, Yuni Astuti

“…Sixty male inter-university players, aged 20.79 ± 1.75 years, were randomly assigned to the Plyometric Training Group (PTG, n = 20), Tabata Training Group (TTG, n = 20), or Control Group (CG, n = 20). …”
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Psychological stress among university students in wartime: A longitudinal study by U. B. Mykhaylyshyn, A. V. Stadnik, Yu. B. Melnyk, J. Vveinhardt, M. S. Oliveira, I. S. Pypenko

“…Material and Methods: The study involved university students from Ukraine and European Union countries in 2022-2024. Respondents aged 20-50 years were divided into 4 groups. Group 1 consisted of 107 students, including 64 (59.8%) males and 43 (40.2%) females, living in areas where there was no hostilities or shelling (November 2022). …”
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Association between sleep patterns and depression in older adults: a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2014 by Yi Niu, Yuqin Sun, Yijie Xie, Shun Yu

“…Methods A total of 5636 participants (2754 men and 2882 women) aged 60 years and older from the 2007–2014 waves of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were included. …”
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Glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) methylation, childhood maltreatment, multilevel reward responsiveness and depressive and anxiety symptoms: A neuroimaging epigenetic study by Yajing Xu, Shan Yang, Cong Cao

“…Method: A total of 192 Chinese university students aged 18∼25 (Mage = 21.08 ± 1.91 years; 59.4% females) were followed in two waves. …”
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Childhood heart disease and parental emotional wellbeing: a predictive model to explain the perception of quality of life in children and adolescents by Teresa Grimaldi Capitello, Cinzia Correale, Giulia Amodeo, Michela Balsamo, Leonardo Carlucci, Caterina Fiorilli

“…Methods We recruited 447 children aged 5 to 18 years with a CHD diagnosis and their parents (319 mothers and 229 fathers) from January to December 2018. …”
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A combined school survey and reactive case detection reveals minimal local transmission of malaria in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea by Osama Seidahmed, Serah Kurumop, Elizabeth Wawaga, Melvin Kualawi, Valentine Siba, Sharon Jamea, Yangta Ura, Leo Makita, William Pomat, Manuel W. Hetzel

“…Results Thirteen individuals were diagnosed with malaria: eleven with Plasmodium falciparum (five schoolchildren, six household members) and two with Plasmodium vivax (one student, one household member); all were aged ten years or older. Malaria prevalence was 0.09% [95% CI 0.03, 0.3] among schoolchildren and 1.7% [95% CI 0.3, 9.1] among household members. …”
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An integrated strength-carbon emissions-total cost model for silica fume concrete by Li-Yi Meng, Yi-Sheng Wang, Feng Sun, Runsheng Lin, Xiao-Yong Wang

“…Through linear regression, a compressive strength prediction formula for SF concrete with varying water-cementitious material mass ratios (0.79–0.45), different SF contents (0–20 %), and curing ages (1–365 days) was developed. The correlation coefficient between the test results and the predicted results was 0.979, and the root mean square error was 4.395 MPa. sondly, based on the mix ratio, the material cost and CO₂ emissions of concrete per 1 MPa strength were calculated. …”
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Interventions to prevent violence against women and girls globally: a global systematic review of reviews to update the RESPECT women framework by Avni Amin, Mary Ellsberg, Chelsea Ullman, Angela Bourassa, Shikha Chandarana, Flávia Dutra

“…Evaluations had to have a target population of women or girls aged 10 and older. Data were extracted from included reviews, and AMSTAR-2 was used to assess the risk of bias in systematic reviews. …”
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Multi-study fMRI outlooks on subcortical BOLD responses in the stop-signal paradigm by Scott Isherwood, Sarah A Kemp, Steven Miletić, Niek Stevenson, Pierre-Louis Bazin, Birte Forstmann

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Morphological characteristics of regeneration of the lower jaw bone in an experiment using natural collagen with lincomycin by I.V. Chelpanova

“…This study aimed to investigate the dynamic changes in the histo­morphological architecture of bone-ceramic regeneration following the transplantation of natural collagen combined with lincomycin into an experimental defect of the rabbit mandible. 45 adult male rabbits aged 6-7 months and weighing 2.5-3 kg were used for the study. 20 animals were in control group and 20 animals in experimental. …”
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What are healthcare providers’ understandings and experiences of compassion? The healthcare compassion model: a grounded theory study of healthcare providers in Canada by Aynharan Sinnarajah, Shane Sinclair, Thomas F Hack, Shelley Raffin-Bouchal, Susan McClement, Kelli Stajduhar, Pavneet Singh, Neil A Hagen, Harvey Max Chochinov

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Effects of awareness of breast cancer overdiagnosis among women with screen-detected or incidentally found breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Brooke Nickel, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten McCaffery, Kristen Pickles, Jolyn Hersch, Jayant S Vaidya

“…Objectives To explore experiences of women who identified themselves as having a possible breast cancer overdiagnosis.Design Qualitative interview study using key components of a grounded theory analysis.Setting International interviews with women diagnosed with breast cancer and aware of the concept of overdiagnosis.Participants Twelve women aged 48–77 years from the UK (6), USA (4), Canada (1) and Australia (1) who had breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ n=9, (invasive) breast cancer n=3) diagnosed between 2004 and 2019, and who were aware of the possibility of overdiagnosis. …”
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Case report: 10-year follow-up of a patient with neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease and a literature review by Kenji Yoshida, Tomotsugu Kaga, Sachiko Hosoyama, Jun-ichi Niwa, Jun Sone, Naoki Mabuchi

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Optimal doses of intranasal esketamine plus dexmedetomidine for sedating toddlers during transthoracic echocardiography: a prospective, double-blind, randomized trial by Dongjie Pei, Ting Xiao, Li Zeng, Siwei Wei, Lei Wang, Zhen Du, Shuangquan Qu

“…In this study, we compared the different doses of intranasal esketamine combined with dexmedetomidine for sedation during transthoracic echocardiography in toddlers.Patients and Methods A total of 121 eligible children aged 13 years, who were scheduled for transthoracic echocardiography were randomized into three groups. …”
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