Agreement between 2D Visual- and 3D Motion Capture-based Assessment of Foot Strike Pattern by Haruhiko Goto, Toshinao Kamikubo, Ryota Yamamoto, Toshiharu Tsutsui, Suguru Torii

“… # Conclusion Previous laboratory findings that categorized foot strike patterns into two distinct types may be applied in observational studies, clinical practice, and training situations…”
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Risk of long covid in patients with pre-existing chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Paul Terry, R Eric Heidel, Alexandria Q Wilson, Rajiv Dhand

“…Pre-existing asthma, but not COPD, was associated with increased odds of long covid-associated fatigue. We observed heterogeneity in the results of studies of asthma related to hospitalisation status. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Cholinesterase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Enhydra fluctuans Relevant in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease by Simin Shabnam Lopa, Md. Yusuf Al-Amin, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Md. Salim Ahammed, KM Monirul Islam, A. H. M. Khurshid Alam, Toshihisa Tanaka, Md. Golam Sadik

“…A significant correlation was observed between phenolic content and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity, while a moderate correlation was seen between flavonoid content and cholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity. …”
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Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study by Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur

“…Conclusions Although a gradual decline in smoking prevalence was observed compared with the previous 2015 survey, the Ministry of Health and Wellness should persist in fortifying its anti-smoking measures and concentrate on crafting tailored interventions aimed at the vulnerable groups identified in this study.…”
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Long-term antibody responses to COVAXIN and COVISHIELD vaccines in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy control population – A cross-sectional study by Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Anand Pyati, Madhavi Eerike

“…However, no such difference was observed in the COVISHIELD group. Disease duration did not significantly impact antispike antibody concentration in either of the vaccination group. …”
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Fabrication of highly efficient quartz crystal microbalance ammonia sensor based on Cu-BTC nanocomposites by Kobra Vazirinezhad, Fatemeh Shariatmadar Tehrani, Sedigheh Zeinali, Maryam Tohidi

“…In this work, the best sensing behavior is observed in Cu-BTC/CNT10 nanocomposite, with a sensitivity of 8.18 Hz ppm−1, a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.97 ppm, and a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 6.57 ppm in exposure to ammonia vapors. …”
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Typical use effectiveness of Natural Cycles: postmarket surveillance study investigating the impact of previous contraceptive choice on the risk of unintended pregnancy by Simon Rowland, Raoul Scherwitzl, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Jonathan Bull, Olof Lundberg, Elina Berglund-Scherwitzl, James Trussell

“…The frequency of unprotected sex on fertile days partially explained some of the observed variation in PI between cohorts. 89% of users switched to Natural Cycles from methods with higher or similar reported PIs.Conclusion The effectiveness of Natural Cycles is influenced by previous contraceptive choice and this should be considered when evaluating the suitability of the method for the individual. …”
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Effectiveness rehabilitative therapy and Pridinol Mesylate in low back pain by Lorenza Lauricella, Noemi Calabrese, Dalila Scaturro, Domenico Migliorino, Michele Vecchio, Giulia Letizia Mauro

“…In the RG, statistically significant improvements were observed only for the QBPDS scale. In the DG group, only pain improvement. …”
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Effect of Diets Supplemented With Yeast, Chitin, and Chitosan on the Growth, Immune, and Antioxidant Responses of the Freshwater Prawn Cryphiops (Cryphiops) caementarius by Walter Reyes-Avalos, Carlos Azañero-Díaz, Gladis Melgarejo-Velasquez, Carmen Yzásiga-Barrera, Brian Alegre-Calvo, Roberto Lezama-Salazar

“…Furthermore, a higher number of hemocytes positive for prophenoloxidase (98%), a shorter hemolymph clotting time (42.87 s), a higher activity of acid phosphatase (12.50 U/mL) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) (0.186 U/mL) were also observed in dietary yeast group. On the contrary, there were no differences in the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme in prawns from any dietary treatment. …”
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Microplastics in water, sediment and salts from traditional salt producing ponds by A. Tahir, P. Taba, M.F. Samawi, S. Werorilangi

“…From 16 water and sediment samples there are 31 microplastics item discovered in 11 water samples (68.75% of total contamination) and 41 microplastics item observed in 10 sediment samples (62.5% total contamination), respectively. …”
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Early Window Tailoring: A New Approach to Increase the Number of TCP Connections Served by Marcos Talau, Mauro Fonseca, Emilio C. G. Wille

“…In the results, it was observed that EWT was shown to be efficient in congestion control. …”
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The effect of Garcinia livingstonei aqueous leaf extract on hyperglycaemic-induced human sperm cell: An in-vitro study by Murendeni Nethengwe, Kunle Okaiyeto, Chinyerum S. Opuwari, Oluwafemi O. Oguntibeju

“…A significant (P<0.05) improvement in all tested sperm parameters was observed after exposure of the hyperglycaemic spermatozoa to aqueous leaf extract of G. livingstonei. …”
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Nootkatone inhibits the progression of glioblastoma by activating the ATF4-CHOP-CHAC1 pathway by Qian Wang, Xiumin Xue, Zhichao Chen, Wei Zhang, Yiming Qian, Danni Chen, Lin Lin, Yinfeng Yuan, Weiqiao Zhao, Zhihui Huang, Yongjie Wang

“…In this study, we found that NKT inhibited the growth of GBM cells in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. Subsequently, we observed that NKT suppressed the migration and arrested cell cycle at G2/M phase of GBM cells. …”
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Male Gender Is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis but Not with Recurrence in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Jiang Zhu, Rui Huang, Ping Yu, Haoyu Ren, Xinliang Su

“…Conclusions. This observational cohort study revealed that male gender was significantly associated with CLNM; whereas, LLNM was not different between female and male PTC patients in southwestern China. …”
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Comparing the safety and efficacy of remimazolam-based total intravenous anesthesia versus volatile agent-based anesthesia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ji-In Park, Hyo-Seok Na, Keum-O Lee, Jung-Hee Ryu, Hyun-Jung Shin

“…No significant differences were observed in the other outcomes. Conclusions Remimazolam-based TIVA demonstrated favorable hemodynamic effects, with a lower incidence of hypotension and similar bradycardia rates, compared to volatile agent-based anesthesia. …”
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The effect of the work-family conflict, subjective socio-economic status, and physical activity on the perceived quality of life of working women in Iran: the mediating role of qua... by Nader Rajabi-Gilan, Shirin Zardoshtian, Neda Sarabi, Mehdi Khezeli

“…The highest positive correlation was observed between QWL and QOL (r = 0.309, p-value < 0.001). …”
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Obesity and the Odds of Weight Gain following Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer by Lior Z. Braunstein, Ming-Hui Chen, Marian Loffredo, Philip W. Kantoff, Anthony V. D'Amico

“…Consideration should be given to avoid ADT in obese men with low- or favorable-intermediate risk PC where improved cancer control has not been observed, but shortened life expectancy from weight gain is expected.…”
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Potential molecular and cellular mechanisms for adverse placental outcomes in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2 infection-A scoping review. by Janelle Y Wai, Eilidh M Wood, Kylie K Hornaday, Donna M Slater

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our findings suggest that changes in the ACE2 pathway, mitochondrial dysfunction, and/or inflammatory processes may lead to placental damage observed in SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. …”
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Atmospheric Pollutants Assessment during the COVID-19 Lockdown Using Remote Sensing and Ground-based Measurements in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Natacha S. Represa, Lara S. Della Ceca, Gabriela Abril, María F. García Ferreyra, Carlos M. Scavuzzo

“…An increase in PM at the industrial station (64% PM2.5 and 8% PM10) could be due to the contribution of industrial sources other than vehicle traffic. Also, we observed a reduction of the tropospheric NO2 column density mean by 54% at urban stations, and AOD values decreased between 38% and 66% during 2020. …”
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Effects of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Inflammatory Responses and Injury of Lung Tidal Volume Changes during One-Lung Ventilation in Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled... by Chun-Yu Wu, Yi-Fan Lu, Man-Ling Wang, Jin-Shing Chen, Yen-Chun Hsu, Fu-Sui Yang, Ya-Jung Cheng

“…The plasma high-mobility group box 1 level decreased significantly from 51.7 (58.1) to 33.9 (45.0) ng.ml−1 (p<0.05) in the dexmedetomidine group, which was not observed in the saline group. Plasma monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 [151.8 (115.1) to 235.2 (186.9) pg.ml−1, p<0.05] and neutrophil elastase [350.8 (154.5) to 421.9 (106.1) ng.ml−1, p<0.05] increased significantly only in the saline group. …”
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