The impact of precompetition state on athletic performance among track and field athletes using machine learning by Yuting Zhang, Pengyu Fu, Qi Yu, Qingmei Niu, Dongfeng Nie, Xiangya Dou, Xiaoqin Zhang

“…The positive detection rate of urinary leukocytes in the BnP group was higher than that in the BP group, and the positive detection rate of urinary occult blood and vitamin C in the BP group was higher than that in the BnP group. (2) One week before the competition, the blood lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the BP group was significantly higher than that in the BnP group (P < 0.05). …”
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Febuxostat Attenuates Renal Damage besides Exerting Hypouricemic Effect in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Jianmin Ran, Gang Xu, Huixuan Ma, Hailing Xu, Yan Liu, Rongshao Tan, Ping Zhu, Jun Song, Gancheng Lao

“…The control and diabetic rats were treated with and without febuxostat for 8 weeks, respectively. Fasting blood and 24-h urine samples were collected every 4 weeks. …”
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Effects of message framing on self-management behaviour among patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Xin Zhang, Feng Li, Hui Guo, Yue Pang, Yandi Liu, Ruitong Gao, Xiaoqian Lian, Tianyue Yu, Lanyu Zhu

“…All outcomes will be measured at baseline and 12 weeks.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of School of Nursing, Jilin University (No. 2020101501). …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Their Related Factors Among Parents/Guardians of Students Affected by Nigerian University Staff Strikes by Patrick Ayi Ewah, Idoo Womboh, Peter Agba Awhen, Felicia Agbor-Obun Dan

“…Gender (P=0.052), level of education (P=0.001), frequency of leaving home per week (P=0.048), and number of children in the university (P=0.001) were significantly associated with anxiety. …”
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Clinical Effect and Rotational Stability of TICL in the Treatment of Myopic Astigmatism by Manhui Zhu, Linling Zhu, Qiujian Zhu, Cailian Xu, Peng Yu, Haiyang Xiao, Ying Wang, You Yuan

“…The uncorrected and best-corrected visual acuity (UCVA and BCVA), astigmatism and spherical equivalent, intraocular pressure, vault, endothelial cell morphometry, and rotation of the TICL axis were assessed at l day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Prediction of successful weaning from renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients based on machine learning by Qiqiang Liang, Xin Xu, Shuo Ding, Jin Wu, Man Huang

“…We evaluated RRT weaning success based on patients being free of RRT in the subsequent week and their overall survival. Multiple logistic regression (MLR) and machine learning algorithms were adopted to construct the prediction models.Results A total of 976 patients were included, with 349 patients successfully weaned off RRT. …”
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A protocol to optimize non-invasive brain stimulation for post-stroke rehabilitation by Ayesha Juhi, Manul Das, Dinesh Bhatia, Suman Dhaka, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Shreya Sharma, Pritam Kumar Chaudhary, Chanchal Goyal, Md Asif Khan, Himel Mondal

“…Participants receive 20 min sessions, five days a week, over six weeks. Cognitive and motor assessments are conducted at 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and 6 months to measure short-term and sustained effects. • Hemodynamically stable post-stroke patients randomized in four groups in rTMS and tDCS each and their baseline cognitive and motor function assessed • Application of the two types of therapy for 6 weeks • Checking improvement of cognitive and motor function and compare the improvement among subgroups of recipient of various frequencies and currents…”
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Differential Diagnosis between Ulcerative Colitis and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease in a Patient with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1 by Elizaveta A. Trush, Alexander V. Korolev, Elena A. Poluektova, Pavel V. Pavlov, Maria G. Pavlova, Alexander S. Tertychny, Yulia O. Sidorina, Natalia A. Ponkratova, Oleg S. Shifrin

“…A 25-year-old patient with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1) complained of loose stools up to 10 times a day with blood admixture, rapidly growing weakness and a weight loss of 5 kg per week. When examined on the day of admission, surgical pathology was excluded. …”
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Rationale and Design of RNAFH Study: Effect of Rosuvastatin (10 mg/d) on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver in Metabolic Syndrome Patients without Overt Diabetes Evaluated by 1H-Magnetic Res... by Fan Ping, Xuan Wang, Jing Yang, Mei-cen Zhou, Wei Li, Ling-ling Xu, Yu-xiu Li

“…Patients will be randomized to 52-week treatment with either rosuvastatin (10 mg/d) or blank control. …”
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Emergency Department Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use with a Brief Tablet-Based Questionnaire by Joshua W. Elder, Evan F. Wu, James A. Chenoweth, James F. Holmes, Aman K. Parikh, Aimee K. Moulin, Tommie G. Trevino, John R. Richards

“…A total of 283 (57%) subjects were enrolled over a 4-week period, which represented an increase of 183% over the monthly average of patients referred for SBIRT by the CADC prior to the study. …”
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Pre- and Post-Operative Pain Intensity and Physical Activity Levels in Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Prospective Cohort Study by Naif Alrashdi, Robert Motl, Elroy Aguiar, Donald Lein Jr, Suzanne Perumean-Chaney, Michael Ryan, Matthew Ithurburn

“…Pain intensity was evaluated before PAO and at one week and one, three, and six months following PAO. …”
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Impact of training dairy farm personnel on milking routine compliance, udder health, and milk quality by Zelmar Rodriguez, Mario Lopez-Benavides, Marianna B. Gentilini, Pamela L. Ruegg

“…We observed a significant increase in clinical mastitis cases during the immediate week after the training. Additionally, the upward trend in bulk tank SCC was halted. …”
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Decomposition and nutrient release pattern of wheat (Triticum aestivum) residues under different treatments in desert field conditions of Sudan by Fatoma A. M. Rezig, Elsadig A. Elhadi, Mubarak R. Abdalla

“…The half-life (t0.5) values of the treatments were in the following order: RF ? CR (6.70 weeks) SS (8.0 weeks)CR (9.60 weeks)C (11.91 weeks). …”
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Evaluating the effect of biochar rate and combination with fertilizer on the dynamics of soil nitrogen supply in tea plantation by Bangwei Zhang, Cenwei Liu, Qiang Li, Jing Ye, Yi Lin, Yixiang Wang, David L. Burton

“…This research adopted a modified 2-week aerobic incubation and ion-exchange membrane (IEM) techniques to evaluate the soil N supply in tea plantations following early-summer top-dressing as influenced by various biochar rates and fertilizer combinations. …”
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Optimizing athletic engagement and performance of obese students: an adaptive approach through basketball in physical education by Oumayma Slimi, Oumayma Slimi, Antonella Muscella, Santo Marsigliante, Mourad Bahloul, Georgian Badicu, Abdullah F. Alghannam, Fatma Hilal Yagin

“…This study evaluated the effects of a 7-week adapted basketball program on the performance and athletic engagement of students with obesity.MethodsSixty-two students with obesity (23 boys, 39 girls, aged 15-17) were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG, n = 30; 11 boys, 19 girls) participating in adapted basketball sessions or a control group (CG, n = 32; 12 boys, 20 girls) attending standard basketball lessons. …”
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Effectiveness of implementation of sickle cell disease referral guidelines and other measures in paediatric department at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia by Muhammad Matloob Alam, Abdulrhman Alathaibi, Hamdan Alghamdi, Jean Barrientos De Asis, Reynan Bautista, Mansour Aladwani, Mustafa Mohamed Selim

“…Finally, the number of wrong outpatient haematology visits decreased from 2 to 4 visits/week to 0 visits.Conclusions Staff education and adherence to guidelines are major priorities for the implementation of SCD referral guidelines in the paediatric department. …”
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Clinical efficacy of 0.1% cyclosporine A in dry eye patients with inadequate responses to 0.05% cyclosporine A: a switching, prospective, open-label, multicenter study by Sook Hyun Yoon, Eun Chul Kim, In-Cheon You, Chul Young Choi, Jae Yong Kim, Jong Suk Song, Joon Young Hyon, Hong Kyun Kim, Kyoung Yul Seo

“…These parameters were assessed at baseline, and again at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after switching to 0.1% CsA. Results Ninety-one patients were enrolled in the study, and 70 patients completed the trial. …”
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Glomerulopathy in the KK.Cg-Ay/J Mouse Reflects the Pathology of Diabetic Nephropathy by Stephen P. O'Brien, Mandy Smith, Hong Ling, Lucy Phillips, William Weber, John Lydon, Colleen Maloney, Steven Ledbetter, Cynthia Arbeeny, Stefan Wawersik

“…Compared to KK- controls, 26-week-old KK- mice had elevated HbA1c, insulin, leptin, triglycerides, and cholesterol, and Unx further elevated these markers of metabolic dysregulation. …”
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Is sleep bruxism associated with smartphone use, neck pain, and sleep features among adolescents? by Ivana Meyer PRADO, Letícia Fernanda MOREIRA-SANTOS, Gabriela de Faria e Barboza HOFFMAM, Lucas Guimarães ABREU, Sheyla Márcia AUAD, Isabela Almeida PORDEUS, Júnia Maria SERRA-NEGRA

“…Adolescents experiencing nightmares once a week (OR = 3.209, 95% CI: 1.202– 8.565) had a higher prevalence of mild thrusting. …”
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Delayed Supplementation Strategy of Extracellular Vesicles from Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells with Improved Proregenerative Efficiency in a Fat Transplantation Model by Shan Mou, Yuan Li, Di Sun, Muran Zhou, Jialun Li, Lifeng Chen, Shaokai Liu, Jie Yang, Peng Xiao, Jing Tong, Zhenxing Wang, Jiaming Sun

“…For the EV-delayed group, ADSC-EVs were injected into transplanted fat a week later than the EV-immediate group. The volume and weight of grafts were measured at 3 months after fat transplantation. …”
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