Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Volume Using 3D Ultrasonography: Validity and Reliability Compared to MRI by Paul Ritsche, Romina Ledergerber, Michele Pansini, Francesco Santini, Oliver Faude

“…Methods We recruited 10 healthy participants (5 males, 5 females; 18–40 years). The protocol included two 3DUS sessions and one MRI session spaced one week apart. …”
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Reactive agility training to prevent frailty in older adults – a randomized controlled trial. by Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller, Ralf Roth, Sebastian Ludyga, Oliver Faude

“…Methods Forty-six healthy older adults (28 females, mean age 69.5 ± 6.8 years, BMI 25.9 ± 3.4 kg/m²) were randomly assigned to either a control (CON) or agility training (AT) group. …”
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Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy on RANKL/OPG Signaling Pathway to Regulate Bone Metabolism Balance in Osteoporosis Model Rats by Qin YIN, Hong PAN, Xiaojuan DING, Xiaoguang QIN, Xiaorong GUO

“…Objective:To explore the effect of acupuncture therapy on receptor of activator of nuclear factor-<italic>k</italic> B ligand(RANKL)/osteoprotegerin(OPG)signaling pathway in ovariectomized rats, and to analyze its mechanism of regulating bone metabolism balance.Methods:A total of 60 SPF female Wistar rats were randomly divided into the blank group, the model group, the estradiol group and the acupuncture group, with 15 rats in each group. …”
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Key prognostic risk factors linked to poor functional outcomes in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lili Lin, Senfeng Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao-kuo He, Muhammad Hibatullah Romli, Ruthpackiavathy Rajen Durai

“…Results Sixty-four studies involving 18,958 participants with a mean age of 38.46 years and females 63.03% were included in the quantitative meta-analysis. …”
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Reproductive performance of catfish Clarias sp. with probiotics Bacillus sp. NP5 addition through feed by Safira Qisthina Ayuningtyas, Muhammad Zairin Jr., Widanarni

“…The result showed that the GSI value of female catfish broodstock was significantly different in sixth week as the highest value was obtained from 1010 CFU/mL probiotics with 5.19%. …”
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Analysis of cervical and breast cancer screening behavior and its influencing factors among urban and rural women in Beijing. by Yanqing Gao, Guoxin Liang, Chun Chang, Feng Pan, Fumin Huang, Litong Gong, Liyu Huang

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To clarify the screening behavior and influencing factors of females with breast cancer and cervical cancer in suburban areas and to provide a scientific basis for the subsequent implementation of targeted health education, intervention measures and the formulation of relevant policies.…”
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Testicular cell transplantation of neon tetra Paracheirodon innesi into common carp fry by , Alimuddin, Odang Carman, Sri Setyo Wulandari

“…However, production is still relatively low due to low fecundity (approximately 180 eggs/female). Technology of testicular cell transplantation of neon tetra as donor to common carp as recipient fish which have high fecundity provides a promising way to overcome problem of neon tetra production. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of heart failure in adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease St... by Chengzhi Yang, Yuhe Jia, Changlin Zhang, Zening Jin, Yue Ma, Xuanye Bi, Aiju Tian

“…By sex, males had a higher prevalence rate per 100,000 population than females (158.0 [95% UI: 126.7–198.9] vs 137.6 [95% UI: 110.0–172.2]) in 2021. …”
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Learning with Digital Tools vs. Learning Through Digital Tools in Physical Education: Impacts on Student Perceptions by André Klostermann, Till Etterlin

“…Methods This quasi-experimental field study involved 33 students (14 females; age M = 14.4 ± 0.6 years) in regular PE classes over three weeks, learning the Fosbury flop with either an LWD (N = 16) or LWTD (N = 17) intervention. …”
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Oral Administration of 17α-Methyltestosterone Increased Male Percentage of Freshwater Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by O. Carman, M.Y. Jamal, . Alimuddin

“…Sex was determined by visual observation; the male sex organ is located at the fifth walking leg while the female is at the third.  Data was analyzed by F and BNT tests.  …”
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Sequential use of low-load-blood-flow-restricted vs. high-load resistance training on neuromuscular activation, hypertrophy and neuromuscular performance by Romina Ledergerber, Paul Ritsche, Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller

“…Methods In this 10-week randomized controlled trial, 37 healthy male and female adults (35-60 years) completed progressive resistance training for knee extensors either 8 weeks with low-load BFRT followed by 2 weeks of HLT, or exclusively HLT. …”
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Incidence of self-reported tuberculosis treatment with community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV and tuberculosis screening in Zambia and South Africa: A planned analy... by L Telisinghe, S Floyd, D MacLeod, A Schaap, R Dunbar, J Bwalya, N Bell-Mandla, E Piwowar-Manning, D Donnell, K Shaunaube, P Bock, S Fidler, R J Hayes, H M Ayles, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team

“…In a cohort of randomly selected adults (18 to 44 years) enrolled between 2013 and 2015 from all 21 communities (total size 38,474; 27,139 [71%] female; 8,004 [21%] HIV positive) and followed-up annually for 36 months to measure the population-level impact of the interventions, data on self-reported TB treatment in the previous 12 months (self-reported TB) were collected by trained research assistants and recorded using a structured questionnaire at each study visit. …”
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The fibrosis-4 index and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in China by Ying Miao, Yu Wang, Qin Wan, Nanwei Tong

“…Results The study encompassed 2658 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, comprising 1441 males and 1217 females, with an average age of 56.71 ± 10.22 years. …”
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Educational effectiveness of cognitive and metacognitive strategies on educational self-destructive behaviors and negative self-evaluation thinking in Arabic lessons by Ali Nourihamid Altome, Mohammad hassani, Masoumeh Talebi

“…Ali Bakshi & Maghanlou (2023) investigated the relationship between academic self-efficacy and negative self-evaluative thinking among female high school students. The results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between academic self-efficacy and educational self-defeating behaviors among female high school students. …”
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γ-亚麻酸对α-亚麻酸转化为DHA的影响 Effect of γ-linolenic acid on the conversion of α-linolenic acid to DHA by 谢婉菲1，姜珊1，王成成1，王玉明1,2，薛长湖1,2，张恬恬1 " XIE Wanfei1, JIANG Shan1, WANG Chengcheng1, WANG Yuming1,2, XUE Changhu1,2, ZHANG Tiantian1"

“…In order to determine the effect of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) on the conversion efficiency of α-linolenic acid (ALA) to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), female ICR mice with SPF grade were fed with n-3 PUFA deficient diet for 8 weeks to establish a n-3 PUFA deficient mouse model. …”
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Two-field mydriatic fundus photography to assess the prevalence of macular disorder in diabetes by T.A. Avanesova, Zh.G. Oganezova, V.V. Anisimova, A.B. Baeva, D.H. Miaev

“…</p> <p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> this work is part of a study involving medical institutions of five cities of the Russian Federation. 367 patients with diabetes (34.88% males and 65.12% females; mean age 50.88±20.55 years) were enrolled, including 34.88% with T1D and 65.12% with T2D. …”
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Ultrafast dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI with quantitative perfusion parameters in differentiating breast cancer: a study focusing on triple-negative and HER2 positive breast... by Guo Haodong, Zhu Jianguo, Dmytro Pylypenko, Dou Weiqiang, Su Sheng, Xu Jie, Li Haige

“…The AUC of the models was compared using DeLong’s test as per the ROC analysis.ResultsWe analyzed a total of 96 female patients, revealing significant differences in the semi-quantitative parameters such as TTP, MAX Conc, AUC, and MAX Slope among different groups. …”
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Cross-sectional study of the perceived wellbeing of children in palliative care by Daniel Toro-Pérez, Ester Camprodon-Rosanas, Catalina Bolancé, Montserrat Guillen, Sergi Navarro Vilarrubí, Joaquin T. Limonero

“…Results: The sample consisted of 60 children and adolescents with a mean age of 16.0 (SD, 4.2; range, 9–24), 33.3% female, and with a mean pWB score of 7.0 (SD, 1.8). …”
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Recurrent adenoid cystic carcinoma of the left upper palate accompanied by massive maxillary hemorrhage: a case report and literature review by ZHANG Wangru, CHEN Yuanyuan, LI Zhiping, MENG Jian

“…The patient was a 36-year-old female with ACC located in the left palate, initially diagnosed at clinical stage T3N0M0 in 2013. …”
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O diagnóstico e o tratamento de problemas de aprendizagem em questão by Lúcia Gracia Ferreira

“…No primeiro capítulo (Aprendizagem e Educação), Paín postula, inicialmente, os fundamentos teóricos do processo de aprendizagem e suas funções interdependentes, sendo que em função do caráter complexo na função educativa, à aprendizagem é vista, simultaneamente, como instância alienante e como possibilidade libertadora. …”
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