Adaptations to the welsh national exercise referral scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of service users and providers and supplement... by Katie Newby, Neil Howlett, Adam P. Wagner, Nigel Lloyd, Imogen Freethy, Charis Bontoft, Olujoke Fakoya, Shelley Jackson, Carla Jackson, Wendy Wills, Mary-Ann McKibben, Annie Petherick, Katherine E. Brown

“…As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, NERS was initially suspended and then transitioned from standard face-to-face delivery to alternative remote methods, including virtual delivery. …”
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Prevalence of disability in Iranian older adults in Tehran, Iran: A population-based study by Vahid Rashedi, Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Mahshid Foroughan, Ahmad Delbari, Reza Fadayevatan

“…All participants were interviewed by trained personnel by means of a standardized questionnaire which asked about prevalence of disability, disability type and socio-demographic variables. …”
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Corneal and Epithelial Thickness Mapping: Comparison of Swept-Source- and Spectral-Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography by Cristina Georgeon, Ilanite Marciano, Roxane Cuyaubère, Otman Sandali, Nacim Bouheraoua, Vincent Borderie

“…Interoperator variability (standard deviation and COV) was significantly higher for SS-OCT than for SD-OCT for all local epithelial thicknesses and significantly lower for the central CT and several local corneal thicknesses, whereas no significant differences between both technologies were found for the central and minimum ET and the minimum CT. …”
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Premorbid predictors of death at initial presentation of coronary heart disease in the Women's Health Initiative study by Ming-Li Chen, Jin Li, Kruthika R. Iyer, Catherine Tcheandjieu, Shirin Jimenez, Elias Levy Itshak Salfati, Liana C. Del Gobbo, Marcia L Stefanick, Manisha Desai, Xiaonan Xue, Themistocles L Assimes

“…A five-year increase in age, smoking 5 to 34 cigarettes per day, and a standard deviation (SD) increase in the Cornel voltage product, an electrocardiographic measure highly correlated with left ventricular mass index on echocardiography, each independently increased the relative risk (RR) of dying from one's initial presentation of CHD by 46 % (95 % confidence interval [CI], 35 to 58 %), 30 % (8 to 51 %,), and 17 % (7 to 28 %), respectively. …”
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Factors affecting the implementation of guideline-based prophylactic antiemetic therapy for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in Japan: a protocol for a hospital-based quali... by Yosuke Uchitomi, Junko Saito, Maiko Fujimori, Taichi Shimazu, Ayako Okuyama, Sadamoto Zenda, Ayumu Matsuoka, Akiko Yaguchi-Saito, Yuki Kaji, Miyuki Odawara, Aki Otsuki

“…Introduction Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) decrease patients’ quality of life and negatively impact treatment outcomes. Although standard prophylactic antiemetic therapy for acute CINV recommended by guidelines is effective, poor guideline implementation is a worldwide problem. …”
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Thermal ablation included in multimodality treatment predicts enhanced survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a propensity score-matched outcome study by Stella Chin-Shaw Tsai, Yi-Min Chen, Yueh-Han Ku, Chia-Hsuan Hsu, Tzu-Hsuan Hsiao, Pin-Hsu Liao, Tzu-Chin Wu, Frank Cheau-Feng Lin

“…The results support the integration of TA into standard care protocols, with further prospective studies needed to confirm these findings and optimize treatment strategies.…”
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Assessing dynamic coastal vulnerability to climate hazards: A geospatial approach in Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, India by Ganni Satya Venkata Sai Aditya Bharadwaz, Indrajit Pal, Chitrini Mozumder, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad

“…The study recommends enhancing local services such as clean water, sanitation, primary healthcare, skill development, and flood shelters linked by efficient transportation networks could improve living standards and reduce vulnerability.…”
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Changing trends from inguinal radical orchiectomy to testis-sparing surgery in pediatric testicular tumors by Özlem Balcı, Aslı Nur Abay, Şule Yeşil, İbrahim Karaman, İsmet Faruk Özgüner, Burçak Kurucu, Derya Erdoğan, Gürses Şahin, Ayşe Karaman

“…Conclusion Radical inguinal orchiectomy is still the standard surgical treatment for malignant testicular tumors. …”
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Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Comparison between a Chinese cohort and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data by Qin Xiao, Haifan Xiao, Shuyu Ouyang, Jinming Tang, Baihua Zhang, Hui Wang

“…Abstract Background The optimal standard treatment for primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE) remains undetermined. …”
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Microbiological Safety of Leafy Vegetables Produced at Houeyiho and Sèmè-Kpodji Vegetable Farms in Southern Benin: Risk Factors for Campylobacter spp. by Sylvain Daton Kougblénou, Alidéhou Jerrold Agbankpé, Justin Gbèssohélé Béhanzin, Tamègnon Victorien Dougnon, Alidah Victonie Aniambossou, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Honoré Sourou Bankolé

“…The analysis of the samples taken was carried out according to the modified NF EN ISO 10272-1 standard. Of the 280 samples analyzed in this survey, 63 were positive for Campylobacter contamination. …”
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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. Both groups completed 52-minute sessions twice weekly. …”
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The effects of low-carbohydrate diet on glucose and lipid metabolism in overweight or obese patients with T2DM: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Wende Tian, Shuyu Cao, Yongxin Guan, Zihao Zhang, Qiyu Liu, Jianqing Ju, Ruixi Xi, Ruina Bai

“…However, the variability in diet definitions and methodologies underscores the necessity for further research to standardize dietary guidelines and evaluate long-term effects.…”
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H-AMR FORGE’d in FIRE. I. Magnetic State Transitions, Jet Launching, and Radiative Emission in Super-Eddington, Highly Magnetized Quasar Disks Formed from Cosmological Initial Cond... by Nicholas Kaaz, Matthew Liska, Alexander Tchekhovskoy, Philip F. Hopkins, Jonatan Jacquemin-Ide

“…Quasars are powered by supermassive black hole (SMBH) accretion disks, yet standard thin disk models are inconsistent with many observations. …”
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Water utilization strategy of tomato grown on east-west orientation in solar greenhouses revealed based on hydroxide isotopes by Furong Han, Lili Zhangzhong, Wengang Zheng, Jingjing Li, Kaili Shi, Yibo Wei

“…Crop evapotranspiration under standard conditions (ETc) refers to the amount of evapotranspiration to achieve full production under ideal conditions. …”
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A Rule-Based Parser in Comparison with Statistical Neuronal Approaches in Terms of Grammar Competence by Simon M. Strübbe, Alexander T. D. Grünwald, Irina Sidorenko, Renée Lampe

“…The “Easy Language” standard was created to help individuals with cognitive disabilities understand texts more easily. …”
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Review of Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy: Risks, Complications and Management by Patrycja Kałuziak, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Marta Jajczak, Maciej Mossakowski, Aleksandra Witek, Mateusz Litwin, Stanisław Jesionek

“…Routine screening for ASB is standard in prenatal care, and treatment with safe, effective antibiotics is essential. …”
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The clinical impact of conventional therapies for adults and adolescents suffering from eosinophilic esophagitis, a type 2 inflammatory chronic disease, and their economic conseque... by Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Gherardo Mazziotti, MD, PhD, Alessandro Repici, MD, Massimiliano Povero, PhD, Luca Castello, MSc, Lorenzo Pradelli, MD, Miryana Dobreva, MSc, Francesca Fanelli, MSc, Jean Pierre Saab, MD, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, MD, PhD

“…TCSs were more effective in achieving histologic and endoscopic responses, whereas PPIs were effective in reducing symptoms. Standardized treatment guidelines are needed because of varied treatment efficacy across studies. …”
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Sex similarities and differences in the reverse and anti-remodeling effect of pressure unloading therapy in a rat model of aortic banding and debanding by Tímea Bálint, Mihály Ruppert, Bálint András Barta, Korkmaz-Icöz Sevil, Loganathan Sivakkanan, Attila Oláh, Sayour Alex Ali, Kálmán Benke, Dávid Nagy, Karck Matthias, Oliver Schilling, Béla Merkely, Gábor Szabó

“…Background: Investigating the effect of sex on pressure unloading therapy in a clinical scenario is limited by several non-standardized factors. Hence, we sought to study sex-related similarities and differences under laboratory conditions. …”
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Assessing survey design changes of long-term fishery-independent groundfish trawl surveys in the Gulf of Mexico by Adam G. Pollack, Eric R. Hoffmayer, Theodore S. Switzer, David S. Hanisko, Jill M. Hendon, John Mareska, Fernando Martinez-Andrade, Jeff Rester, Zachary C. Zuckerman, Gilmore Pellegrin

“…In the United States Gulf of Mexico, bottom trawl surveys targeting groundfish and shrimp (hereafter, groundfish surveys) have been conducted since the 1950s, with standardized surveys beginning in 1972. The resulting data can provide a great deal of information on commercially and recreationally important species. …”
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Photothermal performance of nanofluids: An experimental study on direct absorption solar energy conversion using graphene oxide and its binary composites for water purification by Abdul Sattar, Bai Bofeng, M. Adeel Munir, Muhammad Farooq, S. Bilal, M. Imran Khan, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammed Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Rehan, Fahid Riaz

“…Then, nanofluids were prepared using a standard two-step method, and characterized using scanning electron microscopy and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy. …”
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