Shift work schedules alter immune cell regulation and accelerate cognitive impairment during aging by Karienn A. de Souza, Morgan Jackson, Justin Chen, Jocelin Reyes, Judy Muayad, Emma Tran, William Jackson, M. Karen Newell-Rogers, David J. Earnest

“…Even during “post-treatment” exposure to standard LD 12:12 conditions, re-entrainment in shifted LD mice was marked by altered patterns of entrainment and increased day-to-day variability in activity onset times that persisted into middle-age. …”
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AI for IMPACTS Framework for Evaluating the Long-Term Real-World Impacts of AI-Powered Clinician Tools: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis by Christine Jacob, Noé Brasier, Emanuele Laurenzi, Sabina Heuss, Stavroula-Georgia Mougiakakou, Arzu Cöltekin, Marc K Peter

“…To ensure successful AI integration, flexible, fast-tracked assessment processes and proper assessor training are needed to maintain rigorous standards while adapting to AI’s dynamic evolution. …”
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Bromfenac in ophthalmic practice by M.L. Maximov, A.A. Zveginceva, I.D. Kanner, N.M. Lapkin

“…While corticosteroids are the gold standard for inflammatory ocular diseases, comparative studies on the efficacy of NSAIDs and corticosteroids have demonstrated no significant differences in outcomes. …”
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A dehazing and enhancement algorithm for heterogeneous images of underground mining environments in coal mines by Xuhui ZHANG, Yanbin XIE, Wenjuan YANG, Chao ZHANG, Jicheng WAN, Zheng DONG, Yanqun WANG, Jie JIANG, Long LI

“…The results indicate that compared to the above novel and excellent algorithms in terms of their optimal indicators, the proposed algorithm exhibited that: (1) The average gradients were approximately twice those obtained by CEEF, suggesting elevated image clarity. (2) The average information entropy decreased by approximately 1% compared to that of MRP, implying more information preserved. (3) The standard deviation increased by approximately 6% on average compared to OSFD, representing improved image contrast. (4) The average fog aware density evaluator (FADE) value by approximately 23% compared to CEEF, implying an effective reduction in the haze Therefore, the proposed algorithm can effectively improve the visual effects and quality of blurred images of underground mining environments in coal mines, exhibiting high utility in engineering.…”
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Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players by Sergio Jiménez Rubio, José L. Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez-Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

“…During the in-season period, both groups followed the standard training routines prescribed by the coaching staff. …”
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Long-Term Treatment Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Primary and Secondary Glaucoma: A 5-Year Analysis by Ronald M. P. C. de Crom, Stefani Kujovic-Aleksov, Carroll A. B. Webers, Tos T. J. M. Berendschot, Henny J. M. Beckers

“…Methods Patients with mild to advanced glaucoma who underwent a standardized micropulse TSCPC procedure at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht from November 2016 to February 2019 were included. …”
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Analisis Kinerja Augmented Reality HyperText Markup Language (ARHTML) Melalui Pemanfaatan Web Graphics Library dan OpenGl Shading Language untuk Pengembangan 3D by Multohadi Hamzaturrazak, Abdul Jabbar, Rizal Setya Perdana, Aryo Pinandito

“…WebGL serves as the authoritative standard for 3D graphical rendering within web-based interfaces, whereas GLSL functions as the scripting language responsible for regulating the visual presentation produced by WebGL. …”
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Oxidative balance score and its association with chronic inflammatory airway diseases and mortality: a population-based study by Zhuanbo Luo, Shiyu Chen, Peixu Chen, Feng Qiu, Weina Huang, Chao Cao

“…The median OBS levels were 20.98 with a standard deviation of 0.17. After adjusting for all confounders, we found that the highest quartile of OBS was significantly associated with lower prevalence of total CIAD (OR = 0.71, 95% CI 0.64–0.81), asthma (OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.52–0.73), chronic bronchitis (OR = 0.64, 95% CI 0.44–0.92), and COPD (OR = 0.48, 95% CI 0.31–0.77) compared to the lowest quartile. …”
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Efficacy and safety of PCSK9 inhibitors, potent statins, and their combinations for reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hyperlipidemia patients: a systematic network me... by Yuhua Jiang, Yingying Wang, Sijia Ma, Linlin Qian, Yeteng Jing, Xi Chen, Jinsheng Yang

“…Regarding the efficacy of lipid reduction, four principal medications were evaluated: evolocumab and atorvastatin [mean standard deviation (MD) −3.41, 95% CI −4.81 to −2.00] and evolocumab with rosuvastatin (MD −3.44, 95% CI −5.10 to −1.78) vs. placebo; alirocumab combined with rosuvastatin (MD −2.91, 95% CI −3.95 to −1.88) and alirocumab with atorvastatin (MD −2.90, 95% CI −3.97 to −1.84) vs. placebo. …”
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Performance of sewage sludge reuse in the manufacturing of fired bricks by K. Moulato, M. Ammari, L. Ben Allal

“…The sludge was classified as fine with a silty-clay character, with a plasticity index of 54.63 percent, and was therefore very plastic, and had trace element concentrations below the authorized standards. A sample containing 10 percent of sludge gives a strength of 25.9 megapascal which is close to that of the control brick. …”
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Do you know your PSMA-tracer? Variability in the biodistribution of different PSMA ligands and its potential impact on defining PSMA-positivity prior to PSMA-targeted therapy by Jan Heilinger, Katrin Sabine Roth, Henning Weis, Antonis Fink, Jasmin Weindler, Felix Dietlein, Philipp Krapf, Klaus Schomäcker, Bernd Neumaier, Markus Dietlein, Alexander Drzezga, Carsten Kobe

“…In this study, we aimed to compare tracer uptake intraindividually in various reference regions including liver, parotid gland and spleen as well as the respective tumor-to-background ratios (TBR) of different 18F-labeled PSMA ligands to today’s standard radiopharmaceutical 68Ga-PSMA-11 in a series of patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer who underwent a dual PSMA-PET examination as part of an individualized diagnostic approach. …”
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Prevalence, Pattern and Factors Associated with Developmental Delay amongst Under-5 Children in Nigeria: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011–2017 by Olayide Olubunmi Olabumuyi, Obioma Chukwudi Uchendu, Pauline Aruoture Green

“…This underscores the need for surveillance and interventions focussed on improving child literacy, nutritional status and household standard of living across the zones.…”
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Effect of supplementing epinephrine in maturation media on the developmental competence of buffalo oocytes by Ali Husnain, Abdul Khaliq, Talha Ashraf, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Yasir Zahoor, Muhammad Binyameen, Amjad Riaz

“…Results represented as least square means and respective standard error of means (LSM ± SEM). Adding epinephrine to the maturation media did not affect the nuclear maturation and cleavage. …”
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Factors influencing waist circumference among urban bank employees in Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Woynshet Yimer, Lakew Asmare, Fikre Bayu Gebeyehu, Tihtna Alemu, Anisa Mehamed, Fanos Yeshanew Ayele

“…Normality, homoscedasticity, significant outliers, and multicollinearity were assessed, and a p-value of less than 0.05, along with a 95% confidence interval, was considered statistically significant.ResultsA total of 345 participants were included in the final analysis, with a 95% response rate. The overall mean ± standard deviation (SD) of the waist circumference of the employees was 81.7 ± 6.8 cm, with 82.4 ± 6.5 cm for men and 80.7 ± 7.2 cm for women. …”
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Three-year experience of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation in the high myopia correction by I.F. Saliev, A.F. Yusupov, N.I. Mukhamedova

“…All surgeries were performed by one surgeon according to the standard procedure. Patients were examined after surgery after 1 day, 1 month, 3 months, then every 6 months for 3 years. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF LISINOPRIL IN TABLET DOSAGE FORM by Nataliya Shulyak, Kateryna Budzivula, Lubomyr Kryskiw, Tetiana Kucher

“…Materials and Methods. Chemical reference standard of lisinopril dihydrate (Sigma-Aldrich, ³98%, HPLC), methanol R (Honeywell Riedel-de Haen™, 99.9%), tablets of Lisinopril-Astrapharm 10 mg), Lisinopril-KRKA 10 mg (Slovenia) and Lisinopril-Teva 10 mg (Germany) were used in this study. …”
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Caffeinated chewing gum enhances maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises in resistance-trained men by Li Ding, Jue Liu, Yi Yao, Li Guo, Bin Chen, Yinhang Cao, Olivier Girard

“…The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of caffeinated chewing gum on maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises.MethodsIn a randomized, double-blind design, 16 resistance-trained males (age: 21.6 ± 2.0 years, height: 176.8 ± 6.1 cm, mass: 79.6 ± 8.8 kg) chewed either caffeinated gum (3 mg/kg) or a placebo gum on two occasions, 1 week apart. After a standardized warm-up, participants chewed the gum for 5 min before performing maximal strength test (one-repetition maximum [1RM]) and muscular endurance test (60% 1RM repetitions to failure) for bench press and back squat exercises. 1RM, number of repetitions, ratings of perceived exertion and pain perception were assessed.ResultsCaffeinated chewing gum significantly improved 1RM in both bench press (105.3 ± 14.5 vs. 100.3 ± 13.4 kg, +5.0% [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.7–6.3%], p < 0.01) and back squat (172.3 ± 20.2 vs. 161.9 ± 22.3 kg, +6.8% [95%CI: 4.1–9.5%], p < 0.01) exercises with small effect size (Cohen’s d: 0.36 [95%CI: 0.09–0.63] and 0.49 [95%CI: 0.22–0.76], respectively), despite similar levels of pain perception and RPE (p > 0.05). …”
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Control de la tenacidad de los hormigones reforzados con fibras usando el ensayo de doble punzonamiento (ensayo barcelona) Quality control of fiber reinforced concretes by mean of... by Sergio Carmona Malatesta, Antonio Aguado de Cea, Climent Molins Borrell, Manuel Cabrera Contreras

“…Also, they have the disadvantage of being complex tests, which require heavy specimens and highly qualified staff. The use of other standard tests of direct and indirect tensile strength has also been intended, which have proved very complex to implement and also have high dispersion. …”
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Hemodynamics Change and Clinical Efficacy on Cervical Spondylosis of Vertebral Artery Type Treated by Hot Compress Therapy with Medicinal Salt Pillow by Li CHEN, Lijun YAO, Li ZHAO, Chunqiao FU, Xiaoyu XU

“…The cervical vertigo symptom and function assessment scale (ESCV) was used to evaluate the degree of symptoms and function of patients, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated according to the therapeutic standard of traditional Chinese medicine.Results:1) There were no statistical differences between the two groups before treatment for the indicators of blood flow velocity and asymmetry, PI of the bilateral vertebro-basilar artery and the score of ESCV(<italic>P</italic>&gt; 0.05). 2) After four weeks treatment, the mean of peak systolic blood flow velocity[(LVA+RVA) VP/2]and the mean of end diastolic blood flow velocity[(LVA+RVA) Vd/2]of the bilateral vertebro-basilar artery in both groups with slow blood flow velocity were significantly higher than those before treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.05). …”
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Development of an artificial intelligence-based application for the diagnosis of sarcopenia: a retrospective cohort study using the health examination dataset by Chang-Won Jeong, Dong-Wook Lim, Si-Hyeong Noh, Sung Hyun Lee, Chul Park

“…Additionally, we developed an algorithm for the calculation of T-Score calculated as (measurement value-Young adult mean)/(Young adult SD) using the Aggregation Pipeline by MongoDB, with the mean and standard deviation for skeletal muscle area (SMA), SMA/height2, SMA/weight, and SMA/body mass index (BMI) for both sexes and different age groups. …”
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