Delayed-release prednisone improves fatigue and health-related quality of life: findings from the CAPRA-2 double-blind randomised study in rheumatoid arthritis by Frank Buttgereit, Rieke Alten, Amy Grahn, Robert J Holt, Patricia Rice

“…Delayed-release (DR) prednisone is designed for evening administration (approximately 22:00) and releases 4 h later to coincide with the rise of nocturnal inflammatory cytokines associated with development of morning stiffness. …”
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Hop Distance Symmetry Moderately Reflects Knee Biomechanics Symmetry During Landing But Not For Controlled Propulsions by Stefano Di Paolo, Naoaki Ito, Kayla D. Seymore, Haraldur B. Sigurðsson, Laura Bragonzoni, Stefano Zaffagnini, Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Karin Gravare Silbernagel

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose To investigate the correlation between clinical limb symmetry index (LSI) and landing and propulsion knee biomechanics during the hop test battery using markerless motion capture. # Study Design Cross-sectional biomechanics laboratory study # Methods Forty-two participants with and without knee surgery (age 28.0 ± 8.0 years) performed the hop test battery which consisted of a single hop for distance, crossover hop, triple hop, and 6-m timed hop in the order listed. …”
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Performance and quality of eggs of laying hens fed with Moringa Oleifera leaf flour. by Rogério Ventura da Silva Junior, Carlos Bôa-Viagem Rabello, Maria do Carmo Mohaupt Marques Ludke, Cláudia da Costa Lopes, Waleska Rocha Leite de Medeiros Ventura, Elayne de Souza Rocha Soares, Patricia Maria Guedes Paiva, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Apolonio Gomes Ribeiro, Júlio Cézar Dos Santos Nascimento, Lilian Francisco Arantes de Souza, Helia Sharlane de Holanda Oliveira

“…They were distributed in a completely randomized design, consisting of five treatments with five replications of six birds. …”
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Short-Circuit Performance Analysis of Commercial 1.7 kV SiC MOSFETs Under Varying Electrical Stress by Shahid Makhdoom, Na Ren, Ce Wang, Yiding Wu, Hongyi Xu, Jiakun Wang, Kuang Sheng

“…These findings underscore the critical importance of robust gate drive designs and effective thermal management. By surpassing the shortcomings of lower voltage classes, 1.7 kV SiC MOSFETs can be a more reliable, and efficient choice for operating at higher voltages in next-generation power systems.…”
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Cancer Loyalty Card Study (CLOCS): protocol for an observational case–control study focusing on the patient interval in ovarian cancer diagnosis by Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Sudha Sundar, Yasemin Hirst, Hannah R Brewer, James M Flanagan

“…We propose a case–control study, as part of a larger project called the Cancer Loyalty Card Study (CLOCS), to investigate whether a significant change in medication purchases could be an indication for early signs of ovarian cancer, using data already collected through store loyalty cards.Methods and analysis Using a retrospective case–control design, we aim to recruit 500 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer (cases) and 500 women without ovarian cancer (controls) in the UK who hold a loyalty card with at least one participating high street retailer. …”
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Processing, characterisation and oxidation resistance of βNiAl bond coat: Al and Zr effects by Chandio A.D., Shaikh A.A., Salman W., Ahmed H.

“…The aim of this study was to design and fabricate the Zr-modified-βNiAl bond coat on CMSX-4 superalloy using an aluminizing method. …”
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No Difference in Hip Muscle Volumes and Fatty Infiltration in Those With Hip-Related Pain Compared to Controls by Timothy H Retchford, Kylie J Tucker, Harvi F Hart, Adam I Semciw, Patrick Weinrauch, Alison Grimaldi, Sallie M Cowan, Kay M Crossley, Joanne L Kemp

“… # Purposes To: (i) compare the volumes and fatty infiltrate of gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimis, tensor fascia latae and quadratus femoris between symptomatic and less-symptomatic sides of participants with hip-related pain; (ii) compare the volumes and fatty infiltrate of hip muscles between healthy controls and symptomatic participants; and (iii) explore relationships of hip muscle volumes to muscle strength and patient-reported outcome measures in people with hip-related pain. # Study Design Cross-sectional study # Methods Muscle volume and fatty infiltrate (from magnetic resonance imaging), hip muscle strength, patient-reported symptoms, function and quality of life (QOL) were determined for 16 participants with hip-related pain (no clinical signs of FAIS; 37±9 years) and 15 controls (31±9 years). …”
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The role of climate change in the movement of climatic seasons in Iran by mahnaz Aziz Ebrahim, Mohammad Saligheh, Mohammad hossein Nassrzadeh, Bohlol Alijani

“…Daily temperature data for each clustering time series were determined, then by considering 7-day sequences, the beginning and end of the seasons. The designated times were tested using the Rayman model. …”
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Intellectual code analysis in automation grading by Denys Seliutin, Elena Yashyna

“…The suggested instruments can be incorporated into the Intelligent Tutoring System designed for IT majors.…”
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Impact of Foliar Application of Zinc and Magnesium Aminochelate on Bean Physiology and Productivity in Ghana by Stephen Yeboah, James Asibuo, Patricia Oteng-Darko, Emmanuel Asamoah Adjei, Maxwell Lamptey, Eric Owusu Danquah, Boaz Waswa, Louis Butare

“…The treatments were arranged in split-plot design with the two improved common bean varieties as the main plot, and foliar fertilizer options (zinc, 200 g/ha; magnesium, 224 g/ha; combined zinc and magnesium, 100 g/ha Zn and 112 g/ha Mg) and water spray (control) as the subplot treatments. …”
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Embodied climate impacts in urban development: a neighbourhood case study by Simon Sjökvist, Nicolas Francart, Maria Balouktsi, Harpa Birgisdottir

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Two chromatographic methods for analyzing paracetamol in spiked human plasma with its toxic metabolite, N-acetyl parabenzoquinone imine and its antidote, N-acetyl-l-cysteine by Omar M El-Abassy, Michael Gamal Fawzy, Ebraam B. Kamel

“…Additionally, the achievement of the eco-friendliness profile of the designed procedures was assessed. Both techniques passed the ICH validation tests.…”
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Performance of the Illumina GGP Bovine 100K SNP array for buffalo populations genotyping in Colombia by William Burgos-Paz, Yolanda Gómez-Vargas, Edison J. Ramírez-Toro

“…Therefore, we conducted an evaluation of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays originally designed for cattle to determine their potential applicability in genetic evaluation of Colombian buffalo populations. …”
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Measuring Intention to Build a Creative City Based on Theory of Planned Behaviour and Readiness to Change by Nurul Jannah Lailatul Fitria, Ferdy Aprilyandi, Shanty Bunga Adinda

“…This is interesting to conduct a depth study. This research is designed as a descriptive quantitative approach and supported by data processing with SEMPLS. …”
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Changes in Hemodynamics and Tissue Oxygenation Saturation in the Brain and Skeletal Muscle Induced by Speech Therapy – A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study by U. Wolf, F. Scholkmann, R. Rosenberger, M. Wolf, M. Nelle

“…The study was performed with a randomized crossover design. Significant concentration changes were found during recitation of all verses, with mainly a decrease in Δ[O2Hb] and ΔStO2 in the brain, and an increase in Δ[O2Hb] and Δ[tHb] in the leg muscle during recitation. …”
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The Quality of Frozen Semen Sexing with Percoll Medium and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) in Dorper Sheep and Saanen Goat by Sumaryadi Mas Y., Pangestu Mulyoto, Hidayah Chomsiatun N., Nugraha Aras P., Saleh Dadang Mulyadi, Sugiarto Mochammad

“…The study aimed to determine the quality of frozen semen sexing with percoll medium and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) in Dorper sheep and Saanen goats. The research was designed based on the experimental method, as the main plot is livestock (M) consisting of two levels, namely M1 (Dorper sheep) and M2 (Saanen goats), while as a sub plot is sex separation medium (S) consisting of percoll medium (S1) and BSA medium (S2), each treatment combination was repeated 3 (three) in the form of semen collection. …”
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EU-TIRADS-Based Omission of Fine-Needle Aspiration and Cytology from Thyroid Nodules Overlooks a Substantial Number of Follicular Thyroid Cancers by Tamas Solymosi, Laszlo Hegedüs, Miklos Bodor, Endre V. Nagy

“…The US-based indication of FNA, as defined by EU-TIRADS scores, combined with lesion size, was calculated. This study design is unique in avoiding the common selection bias when TIRADS’ sensitivity is tested in a cohort selected for FNA and surgery based on the same US characteristics on which TIRADS is based. …”
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Characteristics and Dynamics of Full Arch Distalization Using Transpalatal Arches with Midpalatal and Interradicular Miniscrews as Temporary Anchorage Devices: A Preliminary Finite... by Mashallah Khanehmasjedi, Sepideh Bagheri, Vahid Rakhshan, Mojtaba Hasani

“…Afterward, miniscrews and appliances were designed, and the whole model was registered within a finite element analysis software by assigning proper mechanical properties to tissues and orthodontic appliances. …”
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Research on multi-label recognition of tongue features in stroke patients based on deep learning by Honghua Liu, Peiqin Zhang, Yini Huang, Shanshan Zuo, Lu Li, Chang She, Mailan Liu

“…Then, considering that tongue color, coating color, and coating texture are interrelated in TCM theory and jointly reflect the body’s physiological and pathological state, a label-guided multi-label recognition model for tongue images is designed. This model extracts features from the tongue images of stroke patients, learns the correlations among the features, and performs classification to automatically identify key characteristics such as tongue shape, color, and coating. …”
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Effect of Community-Based Occupational Therapy on Health-Related Quality of Life and Engagement in Meaningful Activities of Women with Breast Cancer by Daiva Petruseviciene, Deive Surmaitiene, Daiva Baltaduoniene, Egle Lendraitiene

“…An open label randomized controlled trial study design was applied. The participants were members of various societies of women with cancer. …”
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