Reliability and Validity of the Functional Movement Screen™ with a Modified Scoring System for Young Adults with Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Sharon Wang-Price, Kelli Brizzolara

“…In addition, the LBP group scored significantly lower than the group without LBP (*p* = 0.008). # Conclusions The results indicate that the FMS™ is able to distinguish between individuals with and without LBP, and that it could be a useful test for clinicians to quantify movement quality and to assess movement restrictions in individuals with LBP…”
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Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Insulated Single-Sided Composite Shear Walls under Different Shear Spans and Axial Compression Ratios by Qiang Sun, Shoufeng Zhang, Ke Liu, Xinyi Wu, Guowei Zhang, Bei Cheng

“…Results show that for each composite specimen, under the same axial compression ratio, the large shear span ratio specimen has a lower ultimate bearing capacity and faster stiffness degradation but better ductility and postyield energy dissipation capacity. …”
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Exploring mental health in veterinary students: common stressors and effective coping strategies: a narrative review by Rahib K. Islam, Emily K. Cobb, Hannah K. McCowan, Kylie Watson, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Anjali Chandra, Warda Mohiuddin, Karen Gruszynski, Karen Gruszynski, Amanda H. Wilkerson, John J. Dascanio, Robert E. Davis, Vinayak K. Nahar, Vinayak K. Nahar

“…Social support and relationship quality were crucial for mental wellbeing, with students in supportive environments experiencing lower stress. Effective coping strategies included exercise and social activities; whereas, harmful behaviors like substance misuse exacerbated mental health issues. …”
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Patellofemoral mechanics after uniplane open wedge high tibial osteotomy is superior to those after biplane open wedge high tibial osteotomy by Yi Zheng, Bin Yang, Decheng Meng, Zhijie Wang, Naihao Pan, Chen Feng, Juan Wang

“…Conclusion Uniplane OWHTO would induce lower contact stress and larger contact area on the patellofemoral surface than biplane OWHTO during walking and sitting-to-standing, which may cause less mechanical pain and secondary damage to the articular cartilage. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Saireito (TJ-114) in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation procedures: A randomized pilot study. by Tetsuma Kawaji, Satoshi Shizuta, Hidenori Yaku, Kazuhisa Kaneda, Fumiya Yoneda, Shushi Nishiwaki, Munekazu Tanaka, Takanori Aizawa, Shun Hojo, Kenji Nakatsuma, Masashi Kato, Takafumi Yokomatsu, Shinji Miki, Koh Ono, Takeshi Kimura

“…The Saireito group was associated with a numerically lower number of episodes of frequent atrial tachyarrhythmias than the control group (3.1 versus 5.2 times, P = 0.17). …”
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Sex Difference in Risk Factors, GRACE Scores, and Management among Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Sri Lanka by Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Vipula Bataduwaarachchi, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Gamini Galappatthy, Upul Senerath, Chandrika Wijeyaratne, Ruwan Ekanayake

“…Smoking is significantly lower among Sri Lankan women diagnosed with ACS. …”
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Circulating visfatin concentrations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis by Nahid Aboutaleb, Alireza Moradi, Hamzeh Mirshekari Jahangiri, Mohammad Reza Aslani, Mohammad Reza Aslani

“…The pooled results showed that although the circulating concentration of visfatin was lower in patients with COPD, no significant difference was observed (SMD: −0.48 mg/L; 95% CI: −1.67 to 0.70; p = 0.43). …”
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Autoinflammatory diseases. Part 1: concept, classification, immunobiology, diagnosis by O.V. Shvaratska, M.V. Kalichevska, O.V. Klymenko, O.M. Taran, O.V. Klimova, Y.V. Vilenskyi, T.M. Plekhanova, T.K. Mavropulo

“…This scientific review aimed to systematize current ideas about autoinflammatory diseases to increase medical professionals’ awareness regarding the issue, which is significantly lower than that of other categories of immune dysfunction. …”
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Morphological characterization of spleen and bursa of Fabricius of Pekin ducks in selenium-deficient area by Ye. E. Lazareva

“…The opposite pattern was observed for bursa of Fabricius: the above-mentioned parameters in test group were lower than that ones in control group. It was concluded that organic selenium additive had a positive effect on development of the immune system organs and reduced the stress factor impact on duckling organism.…”
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Molecular Detection of Panton Valentine Leukocidin Toxin in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Kiambu County, Kenya by Sani Iliya, Jonathan Mwangi, Ronald Maathai, Mary Muriuki, Christopher Wainaina

“…The isolates that were obtained from the female patients had a higher PVL toxin prevalence of 35.7%, while the isolates collected from the male patients had a lower prevalence of 15.4% (P=0.09). The pediatrics department had the highest PVL gene prevalence compared to outpatient department and surgical units (P=0.08). …”
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Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania by Lenka Benova, Claudia Hanson, Aliki Christou, Aline Semaan, Peter M Macharia, Jessie Pinchoff, Andrea B Pembe

“…Introduction Recent studies suggest that the urban advantage of lower neonatal mortality in urban compared with rural areas may be reversing, but methodological challenges include misclassification of neonatal deaths and stillbirths, and oversimplification of the variation in urban environments. …”
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3D bioprinting lobule-like hepatorganoids with induced vascularization for orthotopic implantation by Jianing Yan, Zhichao Ye, Yiwei Lu, Yuyang Yuan, Xiaofeng Wang, Tingting Yan, Jun Yin, Yifan Wang

“…In this research, we developed a 3D bioprinting method using gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel to fabricate lobule-like hepatorganoids, which faithfully mimic the structure of hepatic lobules with lower level of hypoxia (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 0.4880 vs 1.009, 0.6778, 0.8704; p < 0.01), high secretion of albumin (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 13.47 vs 12.39, 12.65, 10.08 mg/L; p < 0.01) and urea (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 5.304 vs 5.233, 4.781, 4.358 mg/L; p < 0.01) in vitro; and promotion of angiogenesis and maintenance of activity following orthotopic implantation. …”
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Dietary Micronutrient Intake and the Prevalence of Metabolic Conditions among Children from the United States–Affiliated Pacific Region in the Children’s Healthy Living Program by Lucia A Seale, Ashley B Yamanaka, Kristi Hammond, Eunjung Lim, Lynne R Wilkens, Pauline McFall, Tanisha F Aflague, Patricia Coleman, Travis Fleming, Leslie Shallcross, Jonathan Deenik, Rachel Novotny

“…Micronutrient intake imbalances were most associated with insulin resistance and obesity in lower-middle and high-income groups in the USAP region, respectively. …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioral factors of hypertension among Indian tribal population: Evidence from national family health survey 5. by Bodhi Sri Vidya Vennam, Sai Sushma Kuppli, Jayanta Kumar Bora, Soumya Swaroop Sahoo, Chaitanya Gujjarlapudi, Devi Madhavi Bhimarasetty, Ganga Nagamani Nerusu, Sonu Goel

“…Among women, urban residence, lower education status, wealth status and consumption of alcohol were found to be significant predictors of hypertension. …”
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Factors Related to Visual Outcomes after Lens Surgery in Isolated Microspherophakia by Jialei Zheng, Lina Cheng, Zexu Chen, Tianhui Chen, Yongxiang Jiang

“…Compared with the high IOP group, the normal IOP group was significantly younger and had better preoperative BCVA, a higher ECC, deeper ACD, a lower postoperative IOP, and flatter total corneal refractive power K1. …”
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The Impact of Atorvastatin on Intraprostatic Biomarkers – Prognostic Value of 3LS-score – Follow-up of ESTO1-Trial by Eemil Lehtonen, Maiju Vertanen, Heimo Syvälä, Teemu Tolonen, Seppo Auriola, Teuvo Tammela, Aino Siltari, Teemu Murtola

“…However, the atorvastatin arm had a lower risk of major acute cardiovascular events (HR 0.11, 95% CI 0.01–1.01). …”
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Respirable Particles and Gas Contaminants Emissions from a Desktop Laser Cutter and Engraver by Kevin O’Neill, Xinyi Niu, Jun Wang, Runcheng Fang

“…Conversely, glass demonstrated excellent resilience to thermal cutting, resulting in lower particle emissions. Wood and plastic materials showed intermediate levels of respirable and ultrafine particle production compared to cardboard and glass. …”
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Blood Transfusion Frequency and Indications in Yemeni Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Abdul-Wahab M. Al-Saqladi, Dikra M. Maddi, Aida H. Al-Sadeeq

“…Hemoglobin (Hb) levels were significantly lower in the transfused than in the nontransfused (Hb 5.5 ± 1.5 vs. 7.7 ± 1.5 g/dL, p=0.03). …”
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Lidocaine Infusion for the Management of Postoperative Pain and Delirium (LIMPP): protocol for a randomised control trial by Matthias Behrends, Marc Alan Buren, Alekos Theologis, Ariadne Zuraek, Aaron J Clark, Jacqueline M Leung

“…Literature supports the intraoperative use of lidocaine infusions to decrease postoperative opioid requirements, however, whether the use of postoperative lidocaine infusions is associated with lower opioid requirements and subsequently a reduction in postoperative delirium has not been investigated.Methods and analysis The Lidocaine Infusion for the Management of Postoperative Pain and Delirium trial is a randomised, double-blinded study of a postoperative 48-hour infusion of lidocaine at 1.33 mg/kg/hour versus placebo in older patients undergoing major reconstructive spinal surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. …”
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Bond Strength and Deflection of Four Types of Bonded Lingual Retainers by Amin Golshah, Shirin Asadian Feyli

“…Also, the three-strand wire had lower deflection rate, which highlights its higher resistance to occlusal forces. …”
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