The Relationship between the Activity Balance Confidence and Mobility Tests among Older Adults in Indonesia by Indri Hapsari Susilowati, Sabarinah Sabarinah, Susiana Nugraha, Sudibyo Alimoeso, Bonardo Prayogo Hasiholan, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…Reduced balance is a further precursor of falls, and injuries adversely affect the instability. In doing an activity without losing their balance, confidence among older adults is also crucial because it will influence their mobility. …”
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Growth Performance, Antioxidants, Intestinal Microbial Composition and Histological Effect of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) through diets Enriched to Pomegranate Peel (Punic... by Hassan. A. Fazaa, Fatima A.M. Sultan, Raad M. Sayed-Lafi

“…Graphical Abstract Highlight Research • PPE supported the growth indices like final weight, weight gain, SGR, and FCR. • PPE affected the total aerobic bacteria or total lactic acid bacteria (LAB) count, but the enteric gram-negative bacteria count was significantly reduced in the experimental groups…”
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Analysis of factors influencing HPV vaccination intention among Chinese college students: structural equation modeling based on health belief theory by Shi-Yuan Song, Ying Guo, Yi-Hua Li, Zheng Wang, Wei Gao

“…The results of the structural equation modeling analysis revealed that college students’ perceptions of the perceived benefits of the HPV vaccine positively and directly affect their willingness to be vaccinated (β = 0.290, p < 0.001), and perceived severity has an indirect effect on their willingness to be vaccinated (β = 0.198, p < 0.05).ConclusionAlthough college students in ethnic minority areas have a high rate of HPV-related knowledge, their willingness to be actively vaccinated and their positive behaviors need to be improved. …”
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Frequency and consequences of violence and aggression towards employees in the German healthcare and welfare system: a cross-sectional study by Claudia Peters, Albert Nienhaus, Anja Schablon, Annett Zeh, Dana Wendeler, Claudia Wohlert, Melanie Harling

“…Younger workers run a higher risk of being affected by physical violence than older colleagues (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.4). …”
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Characterization of demethylating DNA glycosylase ROS1 from Nicotiana tabacum L. by D. V. Petrova, N. V. Permyakova, I. R. Grin, D. O. Zharkov

“…The recombinant NtROS1 protein was able to remove mC bases from DNA, and the enzyme activity was barely affected by the methylation status of CG dinucleotides in the opposite strand. …”
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Elevated fasting serum xylitol levels are associated with a lower risk of incident type 2 diabetes among individuals with prediabetes in the Chinese population by Yicheng Qi, Xiaoyong Li, Yu Liu, Meng Wang, Yiming Wu, Qing Su, Li Qin, Jing Ma

“…Abstract Background It is important to detect the predictors of prediabetes progressing to diabetes. Although polyols affect glycometabolism, little is known about the association between fasting serum polyol levels of participants with habitual diet and the risk of prediabetes progressing to type 2 diabetes. …”
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Impact of commercial gut health interventions on caecal metagenome and broiler performance by Gladys Maria Pangga, Banaz Star-Shirko, Androniki Psifidi, Dong Xia, Nicolae Corcionivoschi, Carmel Kelly, Callie Hughes, Ursula Lavery, Anne Richmond, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, Ozan Gundogdu

“…GHI supplementation generally affected the abundance of microbial enzymes relating to carbohydrate and protein digestion and metabolic pathways relating to energy, nucleotide synthesis, short-chain fatty acid synthesis, and drug-transport systems. …”
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Sex differences of molecular mechanisms of insulin sensitivity in young and adult C57BL/6J mice by T. V. Yakovleva, A. Yu. Kazantseva, E. N.  Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…It was shown that sex and age affect the expressions of insulin signal transduction genes. …”
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A Binocular Vision-Assisted Method for the Accurate Positioning and Landing of Quadrotor UAVs by Jie Yang, Kunling He, Jie Zhang, Jiacheng Li, Qian Chen, Xiaohui Wei, Hanlin Sheng

“…To tackle the problem of poor controller performance affecting UAV tracking and landing accuracy, a feedforward model predictive control (MPC) algorithm is integrated into a mobile landing control method. …”
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Impact of “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocols vs. traditional perioperative care on patient outcomes after colorectal surgery: a systematic review by Vaishnavi Kannan, Najeeb Ullah, Sunitha Geddada, Amir Ibrahiam, Zahraa Munaf Shakir Al-Qassab, Osman Ahmed, Iana Malasevskaia

“…Abstract Background Colorectal surgery is associated with a high risk of postoperative complications, including technical complications, surgical site infections, and other adverse events affecting patient safety and overall patient experience. …”
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Identification of novel anti-CD16a antibody clones for the development of effective natural killer cell engagers by Bill Liao, Christine Tumanut, Lin Li, Adam Corper, Dilip Challa, Alex Chang, Hydari Begum, Elinaz Farokhi, Catherine Woods, Xiaomin Fan

“…These anti-CD16a antibody clones are promising candidates for combination with any TAA of interest, offering the potential for novel NK cell engager-based cancer therapeutics that are minimally affected by the high concentrations of human IgG in the circulation.…”
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Effect of thiamine supplementation on glycaemic outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ritin Fernandez, Heidi Green, Arti Muley, Prasad Muley

“…Interpretation: Thiamine supplementation does not affect glycaemic outcomes, however reduces triglycerides while increasing HDL. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Multicriteria Decision-Making Methods for Bus Washing Process Selection: A Case Study by Paulo Ávila, Alzira Mota, Eliana Oliveira, Hélio Castro, Luís Pinto Ferreira, João Bastos, O. Fernandes Nuno, Joaquim Moreira

“…Furthermore, the results of the sensitivity analysis performed with disturbances for the weights of each criterion presented that the results are slightly affected and the similarity in rankings for the four MCDM methods was validated by Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rs) and Kendall’s coefficient of concordance (W). …”
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Integrating whole-genome re-sequencing and transcriptome data to reveal the molecular mechanism of TBX5 gene regulating feathered feet in Guangxi native chickens by Zhuliang Yang, Yongcui Liu, Jintang Luo, Cong Xiao, Hong Yuan, Wenya Du, Xiurong Yang

“…It is proposed that TBX5 may affect the formation of feathered feet by regulating the proliferation and migration of dermal fibroblasts.…”
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Understanding the consumer purchase behaviour towards green electronic products: using insight from the theory of planned behaviour by Rukhsar, Mohd Yameen, Zeba Khanam

“…Purpose – This research investigation aims to explore the factors that affect purchasing behaviour among consumers in India in the context of green electronic products with the aid of the extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) by incorporating two additional constructs, namely environmental concern and ethical obligation. …”
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Effect of Melatonin on Cognitive Function and Sleep in relation to Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Melissa Voigt Hansen, Michael Tvilling Madsen, Lærke Toftegård Andersen, Ida Hageman, Lars Simon Rasmussen, Susanne Bokmand, Jacob Rosenberg, Ismail Gögenur

“…Melatonin increased sleep efficiency and total sleep time but did not affect cognitive function. The dropout rate was significantly lower in the melatonin group. …”
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Complications of Estimating Hatchery Introgression in the Face of Rapid Divergence: A Case Study in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) by Bradley Erdman, Wesley Larson, Matthew G. Mitro, Joanna D. T. Griffin, David Rowe, Justin Haglund, Kirk Olson, Michael T. Kinnison

“…Here, we apply these methods to restriction‐site associated DNA (RAD) data from 643 brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) originating from 13 wild populations and an exogenous hatchery strain to investigate the extent of historical extirpations, hatchery contributions, and processes affecting population structure in a small area of the previously unglaciated Driftless Area of Wisconsin, USA. …”
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Clinicopathological Features, Treatment Strategy, and Prognosis of Primary Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Duodenum: A SEER Database Analysis by Guoliang Zheng, Yue Wang, Yan Zhao, Zhichao Zheng

“…In this study, we sought to describe clinical features and identify factors affecting survival in patients with PDL using a large population cohort. …”
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Studying Alzheimer’s disease through an integrative serum metabolomic and lipoproteomic approach by Alessia Vignoli, Giovanni Bellomo, Federico Paolini Paoletti, Claudio Luchinat, Leonardo Tenori, Lucilla Parnetti

“…Methods This pilot study proposes a serum investigation via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in a consecutive series of AD patients including 57 patients affected by Alzheimer’s disease at dementia stage (AD-dem) and 45 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to AD (MCI-AD). …”
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Dependency of solid particle erosion behaviour of plasma sprayed NiTi coating on primary gas flow rate by B. Swain, S. Mantry, S.S. Mohapatra, P. Mallick, A. Behera

“…Erosion rate of the plasma sprayed NiTi coatings has been affected significantly by the coating's physical and mechanical properties. …”
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