Implementing the Copenhagen Adductor Exercise and Nordic Hamstring Exercise in West African Academy Soccer Players: An Intervention Study by Matthew D DeLang, Lasse Ishøi, Maren Nielsen Hole, Prince Wilson, Michael Segbefia, Kristian Thorborg

“… # METHODS Forty-four African elite male academy players (age 14.7±1.5 \[12-18] years) participated in twice weekly CAE and NHE interventions for 8- and 10-week periods separated by a 4-week rest. …”
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“I surely don’t call for fun”: experiences of being a “frequent caller” to the Danish emergency helpline by Camilla Braendstrup Laursen, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Linda Huibers, Claus Bossen, Ulla Vaeggemose

“…The interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded twice. Through abductive analysis of the data, we found Desjarlais’ concept of “struggling along” to be a useful theoretical lens. …”
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Superior interface properties and unusual deformation mechanisms of high-entropy alloys through explosive welding by Yaping Zhou, Ze Hua, Lei Li, Yinxin Tan, Jiaohui Yan, Zhihui Lin, Wen Yang, Ke Jin, Ruiwen Shao, Tiansheng Liu

“…Microcolumns near the interface exhibited minimal dislocation slip, and their compressive strength was found to be approximately twice that of regions further from the interface. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TIME ECHO VARIATIONS IN THE METABOLITE VALUES MR BRAIN SPECTROSCOPY by Revina Dewi Susanto, Ayu Yuliana F., Eunike Serfina F., Celine Catharina R., Merry Amnesti, Siti Masrochah, Lina Choridah

“…Researchers used five samples focusing on the results of head multi-voxel spectroscopy charts with clinical lesions or masses that had been taken twice using TE 35 and TE 144. At each TE in each sample, three voxel areas were measured, namely normal, perilesional, and lesion. …”
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Combination Therapy with Platelet-Rich Plasma and Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells Increases Treatment Efficacy in Vascular Dementia by Somayeh Akbari, Masoud Haghani, Mojtaba Ghobadi, Etrat Hooshmandi, Afshin Borhani Haghighi, Mohammad Saied Salehi, Sareh Pandamooz, Negar Azarpira, Afsoon Afshari, Shahrbanoo Zabihi, Marzieh Nemati, Mahnaz Bayat

“…The treated groups received 1 million cells on days 4, 14, and 21 with or without 500 µl PRP (twice a week) after 2VO. The memory performance and anxiety were evaluated by behavioral tests including open field, passive avoidance, and Morris water maze. …”
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Relationship between Myopia Progression and School Entrance Age: A 2.5-Year Longitudinal Study by Linjie Liu, Dandan Jiang, Chunchun Li, Yaoyao Lin, Wenzhe Zhou, Haishao Xiao, Yanyan Chen

“…Their noncycloplegic refraction was measured twice each year by using an automatic refractometer; axial length (AL) and corneal radius of curvature (CRC) were tested annually by using the IOLMaster for 2.5 years. …”
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Huerto urbano Adelfas (Madrid, 24 de enero de 2021) by Claudia Antón Biezma

“…It is a big space, it gets sun light, neighbours water it twice per week and it is open to everyone. The main advantage of this type of garden is for city kids to be able to be in contact with something rural, where they can plant and grow vegetables. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…In both groups, the participating children will attend Taekwondo training sessions twice a week over 10 consecutive weeks. In the "Taekwondo training with elements of music therapy" group, elements of music therapy will be incorporated into the Taekwondo training. …”
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Sex Hormones Enhance Gingival Inflammation without Affecting IL-1β and TNF-α in Periodontally Healthy Women during Pregnancy by Min Wu, Shao-Wu Chen, Wei-Lan Su, Hong-Ying Zhu, Shu-Yuan Ouyang, Ya-Ting Cao, Shao-Yun Jiang

“…This study is to evaluate the effects of hormonal changes during pregnancy on gingival inflammation and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). 30 periodontally healthy pregnant women were evaluated in the first, second, and third trimesters. 20 periodontally healthy nonpregnant women were evaluated twice (once per subsequent month). Clinical parameters including probing pocket depth (PPD), bleeding index (BI), gingival index (GI), clinical attachment level (CAL), and plaque index (PLI) were recorded. …”
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Rearing of Humpback Grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) Fed on Pellet and Trash Fish in Cage Culture System by I.A. Fauzi, I. Mokoginta, D. Yaniharto

“…Fish fed on the experimental diet twice a day, at satiation, for 60 days. Result showed that the growth rate of fish fed on the artificial diet are slightly lower (6.37% and 8.38%) than that of trash fish (11.11% and 10.18%). …”
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Growth performance and antioxidant status of giant gourami given different levels of astaxanthin supplementation by , Sofian, Dedi Jusadi, Sri Nuryati

“…Feed was given at satiation method twice a day at 09.00 and 17.00 pm.  Results showed that fish reared in high stocking density and fed on the diet supplemented with astaxanthin 100 mg/kg diet produced the best growth performance. …”
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Development and application of health-preserving training methods for ball exercises for young gymnasts aged 8-9 by Tetyana Kravchuk, Vladimir Potop, Tomasz Niźnikowski

“…The girls executed the proposed exercise complexes twice a week (a total of 40 sessions). The effectiveness of the methodologies was assessed through pedagogical testing of the performance of key ball exercises. …”
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Effects of in-feed zeolite treatment on some biomarkers in dairy cows with subclinical mastitis by Dražen Đuričić, Silvijo Vince, Nino Maćešić, Damjan Gračner, Mislav Kovačić, Ivan Folnožić, Sonja Perkov, Marko Samardžija

“…The cows were randomly assigned into the following three groups: (1) clinoptilolite (CPL) group with subclinical mastitis (n = 20), treated with in-feed 50 g natural powdered clinoptilolite twice daily from the 270th day of pregnancy to the end of the study; (2) non-treated cows (n = 19) with subclinical mastitis (SCM); and (3) the control group (CON) of healthy cows (n = 30). …”
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Changes in Locomotor Activity Observed During Acute Nicotine Withdrawal Can Be Attenuated by Ghrelin and GHRP-6 in Rats by Jázmin Ayman, András Buzás, Roberta Dochnal, Miklós Palotai, Miklós Jászberényi, Zsolt Bagosi

“…<b>Methods:</b> Male and female Wistar rats were exposed daily to intraperitoneal (ip) injection with 2 mg/kg nicotine or saline solution for 7 days, twice a day (at 8:00 and at 20:00). In parallel, the rats were exposed daily to an intracerebroventricular (icv) injection with 1 μg/2 μL ghrelin or 1 μg/2 μL GHRP-6 or saline solution for 7 days, once a day (at 8:00). …”
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Radiology Department: A Potential Source of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms: A Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Hospital, Palestine by Zena Odeh, Safaa Abatli, Mohammad Qadi

“…Samples were obtained from 80 predefined surfaces twice within and outside of CT and MRI examination rooms as well as from US and plain X-ray machines and portable X-ray machines. …”
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ezPreemie study protocol: a randomised controlled factorial trial testing web-based parent training and coaching with parents of children born very preterm by M E Schoeny, Sarah A Keim, Michelle M Greene, Julia Berteletti, Mary Lauren Neel, Kousiki Patra, Shea Smoske, Susan Breitenstein

“…Introduction Children born very preterm (VPT; gestational age &lt;32 weeks) are twice as likely to demonstrate behaviour problems such as aggression, non-compliance, temper tantrums and irritability compared with their term-born peers. …”
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Straight-Parallel Electrodes and Variable Gap for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions by María J. Lavorante, Carla Y. Reynoso, Juan I. Franco

“…When the same distance between electrodes was compared (the same and different distance between electrodes and separator), the one that had almost twice the distance (negative compartment) presented an increase in current density of approximately 33% with respect to that where both distances (from electrodes to separator) are the same. …”
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Naturally occurring variation in a cytochrome P450 modifies thiabendazole responses independently of beta-tubulin. by J B Collins, Clayton M Dilks, Steffen R Hahnel, Briana Rodriguez, Bennett W Fox, Elizabeth Redman, Jingfang Yu, Brittany Cooke, Kateryna Sihuta, Mostafa Zamanian, Peter J Roy, Frank C Schroeder, John S Gilleard, Erik C Andersen

“…Moreover, yeast expression assays showed that the lysine version of CYP-35D1 had twice the enzymatic activity of the glutamate allele. …”
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Benefit Analysis of Precursor Emission Reduction on PM2.5: Using CMAQ-RSM to Evaluate Control Strategies in Different Seasons by Chih-Rung Chen, Hsin-Chih Lai, Min-Chuan Hsiao, Hwong-wen Ma

“…The reduction benefit of primary PM2.5 was more than 11 times that of NOx, whereas the reduction benefit of NH3 was more than twice that of NOx and SOx. The simulation results show that PM2.5 concentration is highly sensitive to primary PM2.5 and NH3, and the reduction benefit of NH3 is superior to that of NOx and SOx. …”
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Cumulative Effects of a Week’s Training Loads on Shoulder Physical Qualities and Wellness in Competitive Swimmers by Matias Yoma, Lee Herrington, Tanya Anne Mackenzie

“…Active shoulder external rotation (ER) range of motion (ROM), shoulder-rotation isometric torque, and wellness factors using the Hooper questionnaire were measured twice over the week: a baseline measurement (before Monday´s training session) and a follow-up during the week. …”
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