Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Characteristics Among Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mădălina-Gabriela Coman, Andreea Maria Adam, Carmen Gheorghe, Mircea Dan Mocanu, Leonard Stoica, Daniel-Andrei Iordan, Ilie Onu, Dragoș Florin Teodor

“…A positive correlation was found between lower physical activity and increased fat mass, supporting Hypothesis 2. …”
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Clinical significance of plasma-free amino acids and tryptophan metabolites in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving PD-1 inhibitor: a pilot cohort study for developin... by Akihiko Kawahara, Tetsuro Sasada, Koichi Azuma, Hidenobu Ishii, Norikazu Matsuo, Takaaki Tokito, Tomoaki Hoshino, Yohei Miyagi, Huihui Xiang, Tomoyuki Tagami, Rika Kasajima, Yumiko Kato, Sachise Karakawa, Shinya Kikuchi, Akira Imaizumi, Kenta Murotani

“…Gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was compared between the high-risk and low-risk patients by this multivariate model.Results On Cox proportional hazard analysis, higher concentrations of seven PFAAs (glycine, histidine, threonine, alanine, citrulline, arginine, and tryptophan) as well as lower concentrations of three metabolites (3h-kynurenine, anthranilic acid, and quinolinic acid) and neopterin in plasma were significantly correlated with better OS (p<0.05). …”
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Predicting breast cancer prognosis using PR and PIK3CA biomarkers: a comparative analysis of diagnostic groups by Yuting Feng, Qingzhen Song, Lei Yan, Ruoqi Li, Mengqin Yang, Peng Bu, Jing Lian

“…Specifically, elevated PR expression was correlated with lower levels of Ki67 and low HER2 expression. The presence of a PIK3CA mutation was significantly linked to survival outcomes according to both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. …”
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ANALYSIS OF MAXILLARY FRACTURE PATIENTS PROFILE IN A TERTIARY GENERAL HOSPITAL (2018-2020) by I Dewa Gde Daniswara Suarta, Agus Santoso Budi, Rosy Setiawati, Magda Rosalina Hutagalung

“…Soetomo General Academic Hospital showed lower incidence rates of post-surgical issues like malocclusion, infections, and exposed plates when compared to other current datasets.…”
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Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among family replacement donors and voluntary non-remunerated blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub Saharan Africa by Macoura Gadji, Youssou Bamar Gueye, David Motto, Saliou Diop

“…However, the significant differences noted on the seroprevalences of transfusion-transmissible infections between voluntary non-paid donors and family/replacement donors strengthens WHO recommendations for the selection of volunteer non-paid donors to lower transfusion-transmissible HBV in sub Saharan Africa.                   …”
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Examining the reach of a diabetes screening program in an urban emergency department by Ruth A. Pobee, Kirstie K. Danielson, Angela Kong, Yuval Eisenberg, Brian T. Layden, Janet Lin

“…Non-Hispanic Black females had a higher prevalence of both prediabetes (54 %) and diabetes (55 %) diagnoses as compared to other race/ethnic or gender categories; whereas non-Hispanic Asians had a lower prevalence of both prediabetes and diabetes except for those ≥65 years or older. …”
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Do Individuals with History of Patellofemoral Pain Walk and Squat Similarly to Healthy Controls? A 3D Kinematic Analysis During Pain Remission Phase. by Diego Martins, Marcelo Peduzzi de Castro, Caroline Ruschel, Carlos Alberto Atherinos Pierri, Heiliane de Brito Fontana, Gilmar Moraes Santos

“… # Purpose To compare 3D kinematics during walking and the single leg squat (SLS) between individuals with history of PFP in remission phase and a control group without history of lower limb injuries and PFP. # Study Design Cross-sectional case-control study…”
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Deer Browsing Increases Stem Slenderness and Crown Irregularity and Modifies the Effects of Light Gradients on Architecture of Forest Tree Saplings by Cecilia Cacciatori, Anna Gazda, Jan Bodziarczyk, Kacper Foremnik, Aklilu B. Madalcho, Zbigniew Maciejewski, Remigiusz Pielech, Andrzej Tomski, Antoni Zięba, Tomasz Zwijacz‐Kozica, Jerzy Szwagrzyk

“…BI was weakly but negatively correlated with sapling height, indicating that even tall saplings (> 2 m) experience browsing, particularly in the lower crown. H/D consistently increased with BI across all height classes, with stronger effects in medium and tall saplings. …”
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Vegetal and Animal Food Proteins Have a Different Impact in the First Postprandial Hour of Impedance-pH Analysis in Patients with Heartburn by Irene Martinucci, Giada Guidi, Edoardo V. Savarino, Marzio Frazzoni, Salvatore Tolone, Leonardo Frazzoni, Lorenzo Fuccio, Lorenzo Bertani, Giorgia Bodini, Linda Ceccarelli, Vincenzo Savarino, Santino Marchi, Nicola de Bortoli

“…Vegetable proteins are associated with a lower number of refluxes, particularly acid refluxes, and with a reduced number of symptoms during the first postprandial hour. …”
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Pain Reduction in Patellofemoral Knee Patients During 3-Month Intervention with Biomechanical and Sensorimotor Foot Orthoses: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study by Steven Simon, Andreas Heine, Jonas Dully, Carlo Dindorf, Oliver Ludwig, Michael Fröhlich, Stephan Becker

“…Custom-made foot orthoses (FOs) are a common method of medical treatment that positively influences biomechanical factors such as the kinematics of the lower extremity and reduces pain perception in patients. …”
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Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil in Diet to Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) by Márcia Valéria Silva do Couto, Natalino da Costa Sousa, Higo Andrade Abe, Joel Artur Rodrigues Dias, Carlos Alberto Martins Cordeiro, Peterson Emmanuel Guimarães Paixão, Thays Brito Reis Santos, Fernanda dos Santos Cunha, Juliana Oliveira Meneses, Ricardo Marques Nogueira Filho, Carol Nunes Costa Bomfim, Cláucia Aparecida Honorato, Bruno Trindade Cardoso, Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto

“…Fish fed 0%, 100% of VCO and lauric acid presented lower growth than fish fed 50% of virgin coconut oil (VCO) which presents the highest biomass (929.8±80.6a) and weight gain (15.4±4.3a) (p<0.05). …”
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EEG alpha/beta features as a biomarker for quantifying pain in patients with lumbar disk herniation by Rumei Li, Wanqi Shao, Shumei Zhao, Lingli Wang, Chao Yu, Lanying Liu, Kuiying Yin

“…Alpha accounted for a significantly higher of the four regions, while theta in the frontal, occipital and beta in the central were significantly lower. HC had fewer EEG oscillations in the theta band compared to LDH. …”
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Exploring the Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options of Multiple Sclerosis by Simone Lorenzut, Ilaria Del Negro, Giada Pauletto, Lorenzo Verriello, Leopoldo Spadea, Carlo Salati, Mutali Musa, Caterina Gagliano, Marco Zeppieri

“…The goals of MS treatment options are to control symptoms, lower disease activity, and enhance quality of life. …”
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Leveraging ChatGPT for Enhancing Arabic NLP: Application for Semantic Role Labeling and Cross-Lingual Annotation Projection by Ferial Senator, Abdelaziz Lakhfif, Imene Zenbout, Hanane Boutouta, Chahrazed Mediani

“…The former is highly precise but it demands substantial training and extensive resources, while, the latter, reduce human effort but often results in lower-quality annotations. Recently, Large language model (LLM) based conversational systems like ChatGPT have emerged as a promising tool for text annotation across various NLP tasks. …”
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Effects of Mental Workload Manipulation on Electroencephalography Spectrum Oscillation and Microstates in Multitasking Environments by Wenbin Li, Shan Cheng, Jing Dai, Yaoming Chang

“…Compared with the low mental workload condition, the high mental workload condition had a lower global explained variance and time parameters of microstate B but higher time parameters of microstate D. …”
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Lifestyle factors and determination of optimal cut-off values for forward head posture in young adults with neck pain: a cross-sectional analysis by Jaeho Lee, Kyoungsik Jeong, Sujeong Mun, Siwoo Lee, Younghwa Baek

“…At the 6-month follow-up, the craniovertebral angle was closer to the diagnosis of forward head posture, with increasing lying time and lower physical activity level score; however, the association was not statistically significant. …”
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Effect of Pulsed Injection on Continuous Adductor Block for Postoperative Analgesia after Total Knee Joint Operation by Xiangfeng WANG, Huiqin LUO, Wenzhong TANG, Tingting CHEN, Haojie LU, Guanghui LIU

“…PCA usage and its complications were also recorded.Results:Compared with those of the CSI group, VAS scores of the PI group were lower when patients accessed at rest or exercise at 12,24,36 and 48 hours after surgery respectively (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and there was no significant difference in muscle strength of quadriceps between two groups (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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From fossil fuels to alternative fuels: strategy development for a sustainable transport sector in Germany by Franz Christian Vorwerg, Ali Ebadi Torkayesh, Sandra Venghaus

“…While several strategies are identified, stakeholders agree that reducing the competitiveness of fossil fuels through increased prices and lower subsidies would be the best strategy.…”
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATER SUPPLY WELLS AND METHODS OF THEIR CAPITAL REPAIR by V. V. Ivashechkin

“…Such water well design allows at the filter mud fill in the first instance the entire filtering column to be biased (knocked) down inside a special sleeve placed lower the settler by applying external buffing force, and then only extracting the filtering column out of the well by decreased traction pull. …”
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Larvicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes by Prakai Rajchanuwong, Sawaporn Peaboon, Ratchadawan Ngoen-Klan, Atsalek Rattanawannee, Atirat Noosidum, Boonhiang Promdonkoy, Jariya Chanpaisaeng, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

“…A comparison of LC50 values revealed that JC691 exhibited higher efficacy against Cx. quinquefasciatus than that by Bti (Bti LC50: 8.89 × 10⁴ CFU/ml) but lower efficacy against Ae. aegypti (Bti LC50: 1.99 × 10³ CFU/ml). …”
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