Exercise Therapy for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Superior Efficacy of Activity Monitors over Pedometers by Masaaki Miyauchi, Masao Toyoda, Noriko Kaneyama, Han Miyatake, Eitaro Tanaka, Moritsugu Kimura, Tomoya Umezono, Masafumi Fukagawa

“…The results suggest that the use of activity level monitor that displays information on exercise intensity, in addition to the number of steps, is useful in exercise therapy as it enhances the concept of exercise therapy and promotes lowering of HbA1c in diabetic patients.…”
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Behavioral intention to receive self-financed and fully-subsidized herpes zoster vaccines among community-living older adults in Hong Kong: A random telephone survey by Xue Liang, Erdi Gu, Doug H. Cheung, Danhua Ye, Fuk-Yuen Yu, Yuan Fang, Phoenix K.H. Mo, Zixin Wang

“…Concerns regarding vaccine side effects were associated with lower intent in both scenarios. Frequent exposure to information regarding higher risk of HZ among older adults and COVID-19 survivors, as well as governmental recommendations for these groups to receive the vaccine, was associated with higher intent to vaccinate. …”
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POTENTIAL FOR THE APPLICATION OF SUGAR CANE BAGASSE AND RICE IN THE REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS PRESENT IN THE WATER PRODUCED OF PETROLEUM by Mayra Almeida Cavalcante, Leila Maria de Melo Marques, Fernando Dantas de Santana Junior, Kilton Renan Alves Pereira, Keila Regina Santana Fagundes, Fábio Pereira Fagundes

“…This fact has encouraged researchers to direct studies to find alternatives capable of efficiently removing the contaminants present in this water at a lower cost compared to other existing technologies. …”
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Performance and Characterization for Blend Membrane of PES with Manganese(III) Acetylacetonate as Metalorganic Nanoparticles by H. Abdallah, M. S. Shalaby, A. M. H. Shaban

“…AFM images have proved excellent pores size distribution of blend membrane and lower surface roughness compared with bare PES. The desalination test was applied to blend membrane, where the blend membrane provided good performance; particularly, permeate flux was 24.2 Kg/m2·h and salt rejection was 99.5%.…”
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The Association of Weight Status with Physical Fitness among Chinese Children by Xianwen Shang, Ailing Liu, Yanping Li, Xiaoqi Hu, Lin Du, Jun Ma, Guifa Xu, Ying Li, Hongwei Guo, Guansheng Ma

“…The likelihood of achieving good performance was much lower among overweight and obese children in comparison with their counterparts with normal weight (OR=0.13–0.54). …”
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Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence of depression in U.S. adults: evidence from NHANES by Yun Jiang, Wusheng Deng, Mei Zhao

“…By analyzing data from two survey cycles close to the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, the study identified a significant impact of the pandemic on depression prevalence, with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.58 (95% CI: 1.28–1.94). Individuals with lower socioeconomic status and those without pre-existing conditions exhibited greater increases in depression prevalence, whereas the emotional health of individuals who smoke appeared unaffected by the pandemic.…”
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pVAXhsp65 Vaccination Primes for High IL-10 Production and Decreases Experimental Encephalomyelitis Severity by Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves Zorzella-Pezavento, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Thais Graziela Donegá França, Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Larissa Camargo da Rosa, Priscila Maria Colavite, Bianca Balbino, Camila Marques, Maura Rosane Valerio Ikoma, Ana Paula Masson, Célio Lopes Silva, Alexandrina Sartori

“…Vaccinated mice presented significant lower clinical scores and lost less body weight. …”
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Clinically relevant phenotypes in chronic rhinosinusitis by Jessica W. Grayson, Marina Cavada, Richard J. Harvey

“…Discussion Diagnosis and treatment of upper and lower airway conditions become increasingly important as phenotypes and endotypes are being described. …”
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Biofilm Forming Intestinal Escherichia coli as a Risk Factor for Increasing BMI in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Sahar Salih Hussein, Asal Aziz Tawfeeq

“…Results: The results demonstrated a substantial (P < 0.05) increase of 80% in biofilm formation E. coli in diabetic patients with greater BMI than those without diabetes with lower BMI. Conclusion: This study showed a significant relationship between intestinal bacteria (specially E. coli) and diabetes causing increased BMI, leading to probable useful tools for developing strategies to prevent obesity.…”
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Serum drug levels and anti-drug antibodies in the context of dose tapering by interval prolongation of adalimumab, etanercept and ustekinumab in psoriasis patients: results of the... by Selma Atalay, Sophie E. Berends, Hans M. M. Groenewoud, Ron A. A. Mathot, David M. Njoo, Johannes M. Mommers, Paul M. Ossenkoppele, Marjolein I. A. Koetsier, Maartje A. Berends, Annick de Vries, Peter C. M. van de Kerkhof, Alfons A. den Broeder, Elke M. G. J. de Jong, Juul M. P. A. van den Reek

“…In patients with low disease activity, reduction of the dose by interval prolongation can prevent overtreatment, and lower risks and costs. However, fear for increased anti-drug antibody (ADA) formation due to interval prolongation of biologics is an important barrier.Objective To investigate the course of serum drug concentrations, ADA levels, and predictors for successful dose reduction of adalimumab, ustekinumab, and etanercept for psoriasis.Methods Patients were randomized to dose reduction (DR) or usual care (UC) and followed for one year. …”
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Effective adaptation of flight muscles to tebuconazole-induced oxidative stress in honey bees by Máté Mackei, Fanni Huber, Csilla Sebők, Júlia Vörösházi, Patrik Tráj, Rege Anna Márton, Zsuzsanna Neogrády, Gábor Mátis

“…This efficient adaptation may have led to overcompensation processes eventually resulting in lower hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde concentrations after exposure. …”
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The Impact of Endometriosis on Mental Health - A Literature Review of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms by Julia Woźniak, Sabina Kadłubek, Magdalena Mąka, Natalia Kapturska, Szymon Kalinowski, Kinga Cymerys, Piotr Kardaszewski, Jakub Kamiński, Dominik Sikora, Ewa Góralczyk

“…The symptoms of the disease influence daily struggles,  relationship with partners and family, education and career responsibilities, subsequently lowering the quality of life. Women with endometriosis experience social stigmatization manifested not only from society members but also from healthcare professionals. …”
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Oral and Dental Findings of Dyskeratosis Congenita by Mine Koruyucu, Pelin Barlak, Figen Seymen

“…Short and blunted roots of mandible incisors and upper and lower molars were determined on the radiographic examination. …”
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Production and Digital Image Correlation Analysis of Titanium Foams with Different Pore Morphologies as a Bone-Substitute Material by Mohammed Shbeh, Elif Oner, Ammar Al-Rubaye, Russell Goodall

“…However, the space holder’s shape does have a substantial role in dictating the mechanical properties of the foams produced, where Ti foams produced using a cubic or irregular space holder were found to have a lower yield stresses than those made with the spherical space holder.…”
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Ethyl -butyl ether synthesis using carbon catalysts from lignocellulose by Alexander M Puziy, Yuriy N Kochkin, Olga I Poddubnaya, Mykola M Tsyba

“…The activity of acid groups with pK a lower than 3.6 is higher than the activity of sulphonic groups of Amberlyst-15 (TOF 0.00115 s −1 ).…”
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The Mechanisms of Inclusive Leadership on Newcomers’ Proactive Socialization Behaviors—An Exploration Based on the Proactive Motivation Model by Jingyi Shi, Long Ye, Junnan Ren

“…Furthermore, the positive association between inclusive leadership and two kinds of newcomer proactive motivations, and their accompanying indirect impacts on newcomers’ proactive behaviors, was proved stronger at lower levels of individual power distance orientation. …”
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Acute Effects of the French Contrast Method and Post Activation Potentiation on 3 × 3 Basketball Game Demands and Thermal Asymmetry Responses by Çağdaş Özgür Cengizel, Ömer Şenel

“…Significant thermal asymmetry was observed in the abdominals and lower back after the FCM and PAP. The results of this study provide coaches and practitioners with detailed information regarding the game demands that can be used to improve the playing profile of 3 × 3 basketball players.…”
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Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Osseous Defects Distal to Mandibular Second Molar after Extraction of Impacted Third Molar by Ling-Yu Li, Jie Chen, Ming Yu, Yue-Ling Li, Gang Zhou

“…The incidence of severe pain and mouth-opening limitation was significantly lower in the LLLT group than that in the control group. …”
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Downlink Multiuser Hybrid Beamforming for MmWave Massive MIMO-NOMA System with Imperfect CSI by Jing Jiang, Ming Lei, Huanhuan Hou

“…To further reduce the intercluster interference, only the candidate cluster can join the cluster set whose intercluster correlation with the existing clusters is lower than threshold. Based on the results of clustering, mmWave hybrid beamforming is designed. …”
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Correlation of lipid profiles with coronary artery plaque levels in patients undergoing coronary angiography by Sedanur Uzunpolat Yayla, Ayse Semra Demi̇r Akca, Mustafa Ozan Cakir, Gozde Nur Turmus, Abdulkerim Yayla, Sema Soner Karanfi̇l, Tugba Ci̇msi̇r Soran

“…When we categorized the lipid profiles as low, optimal and high, LDL, triglyceride and total cholesterol values were found to be significantly higher and HDL values were found to be significantly lower in those with a stenosis degree of 50% and above (p [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 937-41]…”
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