Acute Effect of Post-activation Potentiation on Semi-dynamic Balance in Girl Gymnasts Aged 9–12 by Nazanin Afzali, Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani, Rohollah Nikoei

“…Background: Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a novel warm-up method shown to improve sports performance. This study aimed to investigate the acute impact of this method on semi-dynamic balance while walking on the balance beam among female gymnasts aged 9–12 in Kerman city.Methods: Twenty healthy gymnasts volunteered to participate (height: 138.1 ± 5.04 cm; mass: 40.7 ± 3.12 kg) and were randomly divided into two equal sub-groups. …”
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Identification of Anoikis-Related Genes in Driving Immune-Inflammatory Responses in Ulcerative Colitis Based on Bioinformatics Analysis and Machine Learning by Diao W, Huang X, Huang W, Jiang J, Li W, Liu H, Yan B, Shen L

“…This study aims to explore the biological and clinical implications of anoikis-related genes (ARGs) in UC.Methods: Gene expression microarrays from normal and UC mucosal tissues focused on ARGs. …”
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Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Lymphotoxin Alpha Gene Polymorphisms with the Presence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Amira P Tarigan, Tamsil Syafiuddin, Faisal Yunus, Suradi Suradi

“…Results: of the total of 227 samples that met inclusion criteria and after equalizing the age and history of smoking, 186 subjects were enrolled, of which, 93 people as COPD group and 93 people as non-COPD group. …”
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A Pharmaco-Economic Analyzis of Treating Severe Uncontrolled Child Asthma with Omalizumab — Actual Russian Clinical Practice Data by A. S. Kolbin, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, E. A. Vishneva, M. Y. Frolov, T. L. Galankin, A. A. Alekseeva, E. A. Dobrynina

“…Total costs for treating 100 children with asthma, 7 of which would be treated with omalizumab, were equal to the amount of money which is enough to treat 105 children without omalizumab (analysis of budgetary influence).Conclusion: The analyses of cost efficiency and utility have shown that the strategy of using omalizumab together with standard treatment is economically expedient. …”
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Making Hospitals More Dementia Friendly: An Inclusive, User-Centered Approach by Farsetta DL, Endicott SE, Woywod P, Bratzke LC

“…This contributes to poor outcomes for patients living with dementia, frustration and confusion for care partners, and distress for hospital staff.Patients and Methods: An academic project team with expertise in education, geriatrics, simulation, and community engagement, who had previously developed dementia-friendly training materials for classroom and community use, designed a dementia-friendly hospital toolkit. …”
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Data on Swiss consumers’ perception of different types of sustainability levies, agriculture and willingness to choose suboptimal potatoes in different settingsZenodo by Jeanine Ammann, Gabriele Mack, Rita Saleh

“…Specifically, participants’ trust in crop and livestock production farmers and their perceived knowledge about production methods and their affect towards farmers was assessed.In a second part, we collected quantitative data on participants’ preference for different sustainability levies. …”
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Effect of whey protein beverages on surface roughness of a packable resin composite by Michael Zacharia Mathew, Balaji Ganesh Subramanian, Somasundaram Jayalakshmi

“…Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effect of whey protein beverages on the surface roughness of a packable resin composite restorative material.Methods: Twenty disc-shaped specimens were prepared from a resin composite (Ivoclar Te-Econom Plus). …”
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RND1 Induces Ferroptosis to Alleviate Inflammatory Response, Proliferation, Invasion, and Migration of Rheumatoid Synoviocytes by Chen Q, Chen D, Wang S, Huang X, Liang L, Xie T, Lu J

“…The cell proliferation, migration and invasion were detected using CCK-8 method, EdU staining, wound healing and transwell assays. …”
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The effect of vigorous continuous and interval exercise training along with resveratrol on SIRT3 and OGG1 proteins in the liver tissue of male Wistar rats by Mohammad Esmaeil Afzalpour, Hadi Sarir, Zoufa Zanjirian, Mohsen Moammadnia Ahmadi, ELHAM GHASEMI

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of vigorous continuous and interval exercise training along with resveratrol on SIRT3 and OGG1 proteins in the liver tissue of male Wistar rats. Methods: In this research, forty-eight male Albino Wistar rats divided into six equal of eight groups including sedentary control, supplement, interval exercise, interval exercise + supplement, continuous training and continuous training+ supplement. …”
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Prevalence and Related Factors of Hypokalemia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Luo Y, Hao J, Su Z, Huang Y, Ye F, Qiu Y, Liu Z, Chen Y, Sun R, Qiu Y

“…Yanfang Luo,1,* Jianru Hao,2,* Zhenzhen Su,1,* Yujuan Huang,1 Fen Ye,1 Yanhui Qiu,2 Zhimin Liu,2 Yuping Chen,3 Renjuan Sun,1 Yuyu Qiu2 1Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, People’s Republic of China; 2Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214126, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, 224005, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Renjuan Sun; Yuyu Qiu, Email 15061885987@163.com; yuyuqiu@jiangnan.edu.cnAim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of hypokalemia in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Methods: A cohort of 996 patients was assessed using a general data questionnaire, laboratory indicators, the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), the Barthel Index (BI), the Frail scale, Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002), and the Kubota drinking water test.Results: Among the 996 patients, 205 (20.6%) were found to have hypokalemia. …”
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Using revised oral assessment guide to assess association between oral health and mortality in older inpatients: a single-center observational cohort study by Kuan-Ying Chen, Shih-Yi Lin, Shuo-Chun Weng, Yu-Shan Lee, Fu-Hsuan Kuo, Ya-Hui Yeh

“…We implemented a retrospective cohort study to assess oral health in older inpatients by using the revised oral assessment guide (ROAG) and examined the associations of oral health and mortality. Methods The study was executed in a 35-bed geriatric ward. …”
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Safety and Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture During Colon Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Zhang J, Zhang H, Zheng J, Niu C, Zhu S, Hu H, Lu Y, Zhu M

“…The present study was performed to determine the safety and effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) versus propofol sedation during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early colon neoplasm.Methods: A total of 150 adult outpatients undergoing ESD were selected and divided into the EA combined with propofol group (EP group), remifentanil combined with propofol group (RP group), and propofol group (SP group), with 50 patients in each group. …”
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Pathways to care: Factors predicting women’s access to clinic versus pharmacy-based medication abortion in Ghana by Caesar Agula, Adriana Biney, Pearl Kyei, Ayaga A. Bawah

“…These factors should be considered in developing strategies to enhance equal opportunity in accessing high-quality and safe MA. …”
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RISK FACTORS FOR THE EARLY NEONATAL MORTALITY IN NEWBORNS WITH VERY LOW AND EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT by О. V. Lebedeva, Т. А. Chikina

“…A critical p error level was set equal to 0.05. Results: In newborns with a VLBW the increased risk of the early neonatal mortality depended on a gestation term (OR 4.40, 95% CI 1.56–11.71; р = 0.002) and emergency Caesarean section (OR 7.48, 95% CI 1.28–43.74; р = 0.008). …”
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PRODUCTIVITY OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY OF AGROCENOSES IN THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE OF FOREST STRIPS by Olga V. Ruleva, Alexey A. Novikov, Zulfiya M. Kazieva

“…The studies were carried out at sites located at a distance from forest plantations equal to the height of the plantation itself (H) -2.5N, 5H, 10H, 15H, 20H, 30H (control) in dynamics according to the phases of development of potato agrocenoses. …”
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A randomized controlled educational study to evaluate an e-learning module to teach the physical examination of the temporomandibular joint in juvenile idiopathic arthritis by Nancy Pan, Rebecca E. Sadun, Melissa A. Lerman, Cory M. Resnick, James E. Bost, Peter Stoustrup, Marinka Twilt, Tova Ronis, for the CARRA TMJ arthritis Workgroup

“…Written test: The two groups improved equally, although there was a trend toward improved defining of maximal incisal opening (MIO) in the module group. …”
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Study on the Clinical Efficacy of Combined Therapy with Minocycline Hydrochloride Ointment and Tinidazole for Chronic Periodontitis: Retrospective Study by Wu Q, Cao Z, Wu S

“…Qirong Wu,1,* Zhengyao Cao,2,* Sisi Wu3 1Department of Prosthetics, Wuxi Stomatological Hospital, Wuxi, 214001, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Stomatology Wuxi People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Periodontics, Wuxi Stomatology Hospital, Wuxi, 214001, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Sisi Wu, Email owts057@163.comObjective: To analyze the clinical efficacy of combined minocycline hydrochloride and tinidazole therapy for chronic periodontitis (CP).Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data from 93 CP patients admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to January 2023. …”
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Exosome-Delivered circFOXP1 Upregulates Autophagy and Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression Through Its Encoded p196 Protein Targeting the KHDRBS3/ULK1 Axis by Zhao P, Yin C, Liu R, Shao S, Ke W, Song Z

“…This study explores the exosome-mediated transfer of circFOXP1 and its functional protein product, p196, in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression.Methods: HCC circRNA datasets were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases, and circRNAs were validated via qRT-PCR and Sanger sequencing. …”
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Influence of spin-off decision on financing risk: Empirical insight from Indonesian Islamic banks [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Abdul Hakim, Akhsyim Affandi, Jaka Sriyana, Zulfikar Bagus Pambuko

“…This study investigates whether the spin-off decision has a significant impact on financing risk in Indonesian Islamic banks. Methods Financing risk is measured by the non-performing financing ratio, while the spin-off decision is represented by a dummy variable equal to 1 for the post-spin-off period and 0 for the pre-spin-off period. …”
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From bites to bytes: understanding how and why individual malaria risk varies using artificial intelligence and causal inference by Adèle Helena Ribeiro, Júlia M. P. Soler, Rodrigo M. Corder, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Dominik Heider

“…Beyond its health impact, malaria disrupts education, economic development, and social equality. While traditional research has focused on biological factors underlying human-mosquito interactions, growing evidence highlights the complex interplay of environmental, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors, alongside mobility and both human and parasite genetics, in shaping transmission dynamics, recurrence patterns, and control effectiveness. …”
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