Daily Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with COPD Using Spirometry Data from Canadian Measures Health Survey by P. Bernard, G. Hains-Monfette, S. Atoui, G. Moullec

“…Thus, “move more and sit less” public health strategy could equally target adults with or without COPD.…”
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The Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Tenotomy versus Tenodesis with Medium-to-Massive Rotator Cuff Tear in the Elderly: A Retrospective Study by Song K, Lu G, Cai M, Sun Q

“…Kaihang Song,* Guanghua Lu,* Ming Cai, Qi Sun Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ming Cai; Qi Sun, Email cmdoctor@163.com; tjdxsq@163.comPurpose: Shoulder arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears with simultaneous treatment of lesions of the long head of the biceps tendon has become increasingly accepted. …”
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Comparing the Efficacy of Local Corticosteroid Injection, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Pes Anserine Bursitis: A Prospective, Rando... by Wesam Gouda, Awad S. Abbas, Tarek M. Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed Z. Shoaeir, Walid Ahmed, Abdelhfeez Moshrif, Ahmed Mosallam, Mohamed Kamal

“…A prospective, randomized, comparative study was conducted on 180 patients diagnosed with chronic PAB. They were equally divided into three groups as follows: Group I received a local corticosteroid injection of 40 mg of methylprednisolone acetate/1 ml; Group II received a PRP injection; and in Group III, ESWT was used. …”
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FSErasing: Improving Face Recognition with Data Augmentation Using Face Parsing by Hiroya Kawai, Koichi Ito, Hwann-Tzong Chen, Takafumi Aoki

“…In face recognition, adding FSErasing in training ResNet-34 with Softmax using CelebA improves the average accuracy by 0.354 points and the average equal error rate (EER) by 0.312 points, and with ArcFace, the average accuracy and EER improve by 0.752 and 0.802 points, respectively. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF SOCIALISATION: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH by Yurii Petrunia, Dmytro Maliar, Vira Petrunia, Nataliia Kovtun

“…Under the ordinalist approach, it is shown that a person’s social equilibrium occurs when the marginal rate of replacement of other activities with socialization equals the ratio of the relative prices of socialization and other activities. …”
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The essence of the heirs’ obligation to reimburse funeral expenses of the testator and peculiarities of its fulfilment by O. Ye. Kukhariev

“…Heirs, on the other hand, bear these costs in the amount equal to their share in the inheritance. In addition, the heirs must reimburse the funeral expenses of the testator, regardless of the share value of the inherited property. …”
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Functional outcome and quality of life index after endonasal versus external dacryocystorhinostomy by Rashmi A Dave, Suryasnata Rath, Devjyoti Tripathy, Samir Mahapatra, Mohd Hasnat Ali

“…Results: A total of 110 patients were recruited and equally distributed (n = 55) in both groups. The mean age of the population was 47.6 years (SD = 14.02; range 20–79 years). …”
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Spatial and Temporal Monitoring of North African Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur arenicola (Hartert, EJO, 1894): First Migrants Arrive Early and Select Nesting Trees next to Forag... by Mohamed Mounir, Ismail Mansouri, Wafae Squalli, Soumaya Hammada, Mohamed Dakki

“…From the end of February to early September, we monitored the migration dates, counting arrival and departure dates, and breeding chronology, to clarify if the breeding season is divided into sub-breeding phases or not. Equally, the spatial distribution of nests following potential breeding phases was surveyed weekly in Beni Mellal province following a map of a selected orange orchard. …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and chronic kidney disease: insights from NHANES 2017–2020 by Sheng Chen, Ting Zhang, Hongjun Gao, Jianqiang Zhang

“…Subgroup analyses showed stronger negative associations (p < 0.05) for men and women with a WCS of 2-3 h, adults under 60 years of age with a WCS of 2-3 h, those with less than 1 h of catch-up sleep on weekends and a body mass index (BMI) of 25-29.9, those with a BMI of less than 25 or greater than or equal to 30 with a WCS of 2-3 h, and those with less than 7 h of sleep on weekdays and 2-3 h of catch-up sleep on weekends.Conclusion Our findings suggest that when weekday sleep duration is < 7 h, WCS in 2-3 h is strongly associated with a lower prevalence of CKD.…”
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Metabolism-Related Adipokines and Metabolic Diseases: Their Role in Osteoarthritis by Zhang Q, Zhao YX, Li LF, Fan QQ, Huang BB, Du HZ, Li C, Li W

“…Qian Zhang,1,&ast; Yi Xuan Zhao,1,&ast; Long Fei Li,2 Qian Qian Fan,3 Bin Bin Huang,1 Hong Zhen Du,1 Chen Li,3 Wei Li3 1School of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Cerebrovascular Disease Ward, The First People’s Hospital of Ping Ding Shan, Pingdingshan, Henan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Li; Chen Li, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Binzhou Medical University Hospital, No. 661 huanghe 2nd Road, Binzhou, Shandong, People’s Republic of China, Email yishengliwei@163.com; lc_0625@163.comAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects several joints but tends to be more prevalent in those that are weight-bearing, such as the knees, which are the most heavily loaded joints in the body. …”
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Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by K. Al Oweidat, S. A. AlRyalat, M. Al-Essa, N. Obeidat

“…We included patients with a diagnosis of OSA who had Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) greater than or equal to five. We classified patients into REM-related OSA according to either the broad definition (AHIREM/AHINREM ≥ 2) or the strict definition (AHIREM > 5 and AHINREM < 5 with a total REM sleep duration of at least 30 minutes), and patients with AHIREM/AHINREM less than two were classified as NREM-related OSA. …”
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Physiotherapists’ perspectives on the implementation of direct access to physiotherapy services in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Hosam Alzahrani, Razaz Shaheen, Osama Mohammed, Elaf Marouf

“…The study included licensed physiotherapists currently working in Saudi Arabia.Results The study included 401 participants, with a nearly equal distribution of 203 males (50.6%) and 198 females (49.4%). …”
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The effect of different bioceramic root canal sealer removal protocols on the bond strength of composite to coronal dentin in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: an ex vivo study by Arzu Şahin Mantı, Cemile Kedici Alp

“…Ultrasonic-15 and ultrasonic-30 groups showed equal SBS values ​​in the non-diabetic group (p = 0.001), while the highest SBS was seen in the ultrasonic-30 subgroup in the diabetic dentin group. …”
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Effects of HIIT Model Progressive Sprint-Release and TUJA Shuttle Run in increasing aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, and speed: a comparative study in female volleyball athlet... by Tutur Jatmiko, Rizky Muhammad Sidik, Nining Widyah Kusnanik, Tri Setyo Utami, Muhammad Labib Siena Ar Rasyid, Wahyu Renandi Aji

“…Results: The results of the paired sample t-test showed that the PSR group and TUJA group were equally able to increase aerobic capacity (p <0.05), anaerobic capacity (p <0.05), and speed (p <0.05). …”
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Comorbidity and impact of bronchial asthma to gastroesophageal reflux disease in children by Y.V. Кarpushenko, Т.V. Frolova, N.M. Drobova, О.М. Ashcheulov

“…Inflammatory changes of the esophageal mucosa (EM) were equally frequently detected in patients with mild and moderate persistent BA, and were absent in patients with severe BA. …”
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High sensitivity c-reactive protein and homocysteine in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease by Marisol Peña Sánchez, Cesarina Lisselotte Torres Vázquez, Melany Betancourt Loza, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Marianela Arteche Prior, María Caridad Menéndez Saiz

“…Moderate and high cardiovascular risk occurred in equal proportions (46.8%). There were statistical differences in the relationship between cardiovascular risk and age (p=0.00); but neither the time of evolution nor the risk factors of the disease showed this behavior. …”
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Development of an Orientation-independent Handheld Nebulizer by Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Wei-Ren Ke, Yu-Mei Kuo, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…Abstract This work aimed to develop and evaluate a miniaturized handheld vibrating mesh nebulizer (MHVMN) that functions equally well in any orientation. The MHVMN, which comprises a a power supply unit, a vibrating mesh plate, and a liquid reservoir equipped with either a flat end orifice tube (FEOT) or a traditional wick for delivery, was primarily tested using deionized water and a 0.9% sodium chloride solution. …”
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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…The analysis involves statistical data on the socio-economic situation in Russian regions that attract educational migrants, and the results of a survey of out-of-town students of Kazan Federal University.The study found that both the university and the city are equally important bases for educational strategies for the majority of applicants. …”
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Effect of gallic acid on ram semen spermatological parameters at +4 &#8304;c storage by Şükrü Güngör, Muhammed Enes İnanç, Ayhan Ata

“…The mixed ejaculates were divided into four equal aliquots and samples were extended with tris containing 0 mM (control), 2 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM gallic acid and they were stored at 4°C. …”
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Magnetite-Functionalized Horse Dung Humic Acid (HDHA) for the Uptake of Toxic Lead(II) from Artificial Wastewater by Rahmat Basuki, Bambang Rusdiarso, Sri Juari Santosa, Dwi Siswanta

“…The removal uptake of Pb(II) ions increased when the initial concentration was increased and fitted well with the Langmuir isotherm model when the monolayer adsorption capacity was 2.78×10−4 mol/g (equal to 57.64 mg/g). The value of Dubinin-Radushkevich adsorption energy (ED−R) found in this study was 14.78 kJ/mol, which implied that ion exchange is the main mechanism involved in the adsorption process. …”
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