Impact of Yoga Practice on Lipid Profile and Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Individuals – A Pilot Study by Abhijeet Shelke, Ramesh Kawade, Subhradeep Bhattacharya, Vishal Sarkar, Neevhashiny Selvaraj

“…Results: After 8 weeks of daily yoga intervention, data of 29 regular attendees were analyzed. The mean age was 44.2 ± 12.3 years and females (72.4%) were predominant than males (27.6%). …”
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Effect Of Magnesium Perchlorate Content on the Mechanical, Thermal Stability, and Dielectric Properties of Plasticized PMMA/PVC-g-PMMA Electrolytes by Nguyen Thi Kim Dung, Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, Do Quang Tham, Nguyen Thuy Chinh, Man Minh Tan, Tran Thi Mai, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Do Minh Thanh, Nguyen Quang Tung, Thai Hoang

“…Ionic conductivity of the doped GPBEs can be achieved from 5.51×10−5 to 4.42×10−4 (S.cm-1) using Mg(ClO4)2 contents in the range from 10 to 40 wt.%. …”
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Bacteriological Assessment of the Indoor Air of Different Hospitals of Kathmandu District by Arzu Kunwar, Samyukta Tamrakar, Shyaron Poudel, Sony Sharma, Pramila Parajuli

“…The bacterial load was found to be high in the emergency ward (55.8%) in comparison to that in the general ward (44.2%). There is statistically no significant difference between bacterial load and 2 wards (general and emergency) of different hospitals and among different hospitals. …”
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Computed tomography–guided percutaneous biopsy in diagnosis of suspected metastatic renal cell carcinoma: which location is the most suitable? by Petr Hoffmann, Michal Balik, Martina Hoffmannova, Jindrich Kopecky, Pavel Ryska, Jana Draganovicova, Petr Dvorak

“…The biopsy location was variable, with kidney biopsy performed in 77 cases (55.8%), and other localizations (retroperitoneum, peritoneal cavity, liver, pelvis, pleural space, lung, mediastinum, chest or abdominal wall, and pancreas) in 61 cases (44.2%). Results: As many as 288 biopsies (97.1%), yielded true-positive results, and 4 procedures (2.9%) yielded histologically false-negative results that required confirmation through extended rebiopsy. …”
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Fracture properties of porcine versus human thoracic aortas from tricuspid/bicuspid aortic valve patients via symmetry-constraint Compact Tension testing by Marta Alloisio, Antti Siika, David Freiholtz, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Joy Roy, Hanna M. Björck, T. Christian Gasser

“…Patients with bicuspid aortic valves were more sensitive to age, had stronger aortas and required more $$D$$ than tricuspid valves individuals (peak load: axial loading 4.42 $$\pm$$ 1.56 N vs 2.51 $$\pm$$ 1.60 N; circumferential loading 5.76 $$\pm$$ 2.43 N vs 4.82 $$\pm$$ 1.49 N. …”
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Factors associated with poor outcomes in patients with maple syrup urine disease in a tertiary government hospital: A retrospective cohort study by Christine Mae S. Avila, Mary Ann R. Abacan

“…Male sex (OR 2.78, 95% CI 1.06–7.26, p = 0.037) and dietary non‐compliance (OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.48–4.42, p = 0.001) were associated with increased developmental delay. …”
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Spectral Velocity of the Ground Surface in Alluvial Soils due to the Presence of Circular Urban Subway Tunnels by Hamed Fakhriyeh, Reza Vahdani, Mohsen Gerami

“…Also, by increasing the doubling of the depth of the tunnel, the spectral velocity of the ground surface at a distance approximately equal to the radius of the tunnel is reduced to a maximum of 4.42%. The increase in the spectral velocity of the ground surface due to the increase in the depth of the tunnel is a maximum of 12.13% and occurs at a distance approximately equal to the tunnel radius. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with and without Anti-dsDNA Antibodies: Analysis from a Large Monocentric Cohort by Conti Fabrizio, Ceccarelli Fulvia, Perricone Carlo, Massaro Laura, Marocchi Elisa, Miranda Francesca, Spinelli Francesca Romana, Truglia Simona, Alessandri Cristiano, Valesini Guido

“…The reduction of C4 serum levels was identified significantly more frequently in anti-dsDNA + and anti-dsDNA ± (40.0% and 44.2%, resp.) compared with anti-dsDNA − (21.8%, P=0.005). …”
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Simulating cover crops impacts on soil water and nitrogen dynamics and silage yield in the semi-arid Southwestern United States by Atinderpal Singh, Prakriti Bista, Sanjit K. Deb, Rajan Ghimire

“…Simulated N mineralization in maize and sorghum with cover cropping was 41.1–44.2 % and 41.9–42.3 % greater than NCC. Also, the model simulated that cover crops improved the plant N uptake by 15.4–17.3 % in maize and 13.6–14.7 % in sorghum compared to NCC. …”
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Self-reported secondhand smoke exposure following the adoption of a national smoke-free policy in Poland: analysis of serial, cross-sectional, representative surveys, 2009–2019 by Mateusz Jankowski, Vaughan Rees, Wojciech Stefan Zgliczyński, Dorota Kaleta, Mariusz Gujski, Jarosław Pinkas

“…The highest decrease in SHS exposure was observed in transport services (decreased from 45.7% to 11.7% among all respondents and from 44.2% to 11.7% among non-smokers) and in bars/pubs (SHS exposure decreased from 45.0% to 7.0% among all respondents and from 39.4% to 7.0% among non-smokers).Conclusions This study demonstrates the substantial success of a national smoke-free law. …”
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Wykorzystanie kredytu handlowego przez mleczarnie w Polsce z uwzględnieniem formy prawnej podmiotu by Katarzyna Ziętek-Kwaśniewska, Maria Zuba-Ciszewska

“…Badaniem objęto 113 mleczarni w Polsce, z czego 55,8%  stanowiły spółdzielnie, a 44,2% – podmioty prowadzące działalność w innej formie. …”
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Predictive value of creatinine-cystatin C ratio for mortality and technique failure in anuric peritoneal dialysis patients by Zhihong Zhang, Tingting Zhou, Man Zhang, Shuiqin Cheng

“…We evaluated the relationship between the Cr/CysC ratio and patient survival, as well as technique failure, utilizing Cox regression and competing risk analyses.Results The average age of the participants was 50.46 ± 12.63 years, with 99 individuals (44.2%) being male. Among all subjects, the Cr/CysC ratio was found to be 1.85 ± 0.56. …”
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Factors associated with Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure in communities of Lagos Nigeria: A Megacity experience. by Kikelomo Ololade Wright, Adeyinka Adeniran, Adedayo Aderibigbe, Olufunsho Akinyemi, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Omoyeni Ayodeji, Biola Adepase, Emmanuella Zamba, Hussein Abdurrazzaq, Faith Oniyire, Olusegun Ogboye, Akin Abayomi

“…Additionally, gender, religion, income, household location, and self-rated health status were significant predictors of household CHE, with adjusted odds ratios of 4.42, 2.45, 1.00, 1.07, and 1.69, respectively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>CHE is more prevalent among people with lower socio-economic status, urban residents, and those lacking health insurance. …”
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Health extension workers job satisfaction and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Gebeyehu Lakew, Eyob Getachew, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Demis Getachew, Abiyu Abadi Tareke

“…Supportive supervision (AOR = 4.42; 95% CI: 2.23, 8.23), training opportunities (AOR = 4.69; 95% CI: 2.72, 6.61), and support from management (AOR = 4.90; 95% CI: 3.03, 6.77) were statistically associated with the level of job satisfaction among HEW in Ethiopia. …”
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New insights into the effects of Aspergillus oryzae administration during the transition period in Bubalus bubalis by Sameh A. Abdelnour, Walaa M. Essawi, Nasser Ghanem, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Ahmed N. F. Neamat-Allah, Shimaa A. Amer, Simon J. Davies, Ali Ali El-Raghi

“…The concentration of haptoglobin, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and Malondialdehyde (MDA) was significantly lower in the treated group (4.42 mg/dl, 68.89 pg/ml, 3.46 nmol, respectively) than in the control group (8.29 mg/dl, 83 pg/ml, 6.23 nmol, respectively). …”
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青海湖主要集群繁殖鸟类巢区分布及其生境特征 by 侯元生, 崔鹏, 星智, 何玉邦, 尹祚华, 雷富民

“…共发现10个巢区,分布在蛋岛、鸬鹚岛、海心山、三块石和布哈河三角洲5个地点。巢区平均面积为44.8±44.2 hm²,巢的平均数量为1 002±715个。4种鸟类中以斑头雁的巢最为密集。…”
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Divergent trends in the incidence and mortality of acute myocardial ischaemic syndrome, especially in women. Evidence from Finland in 1996–2021 by Atte Kallström, Ida Holopainen, Oleg Kambur, Markus Perola, Veikko Salomaa, Aki S. Havulinna, Markus Ramste, Juha Sinisalo

“…We examined if a similar development in AMIS trends can be observed in Finland from 1996 to 2021 among persons aged 35–74 years.Methods We linked Finnish country-wide Hospital Discharge- and Causes of Death- Registers covering the first non-fatal and fatal myocardial ischaemic events (total 69 906 442 person-years at risk). We analyzed the incidence, mortality, and 28-day CF and their trends using negative binomial, Poisson, segmented and logistic regression adjusting for age and sex.Results The analysis consisted of 186 489 non-fatal and 72 907 fatal myocardial ischaemic events. …”
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Long COVID-19 “A Metabolic Sequela,” the New-Onset Diabetes among Cohorts Admitted at Tertiary Care Hospital, Hyderabad by Sudha Bala, Surendra B Darivemula, Shrikanth Muralidharan, Rajiv K Bandaru, Sushma N Katkuri, Anesha Singireddy

“…Significant risk factors were the presence of comorbidities OR = 15.23 (4.42–22.46), sedentary lifestyle 6.14 (1.39–9.11), tobacco usage 6.80 (2.63–14.55), symptomatic COVID-19 presentation 2.43 (1.11–5.41), alcohol usage 2.11 (0.99–4.49) and extra physical activity 1.72 (0.66–2.32). …”
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Association of uveitis with pediatric autoimmune diseases based on a TriNetX study by Alan Y. Hsu, Hou-Ting Kuo, Chun-Ju Lin, Chang-Ching Wei, Ning-Yi Hsia, James Cheng-Chung Wei, Yu-Hsun Wang, You-Ling Li, Chun-Ting Lai, Huan-Sheng Chen, Yi-Yu Tsai

“…The autoimmune cohort demonstrated a significantly increased uveitis risk across our 18-year study period (HR 4.42 [95% CI 3.98–4.90]). Iridocyclitis, chorioretinal inflammation, unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, panuveitis, retinal vasculitis, and sympathetic uveitis were uveitis conditions significantly associated with autoimmune diseases. …”
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A decade-long overview of adverse events in a tertiary surgical service in South Africa by H Wain, D L Clarke, S Wall

“…Of the total, 8 027 events were clinical care related, 3 106 were pathology related, 2 662 were system related and 442 miscellaneous. A total of 300 were excluded. …”
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