Characterization of Metabolically Healthy Obese People and Metabolically Unhealthy Normal-Weight People in a General Population Cohort of the ABCD Study by Silvio Buscemi, Pierfilippo Chiarello, Carola Buscemi, Davide Corleo, Maria Fatima Massenti, Anna Maria Barile, Giuseppe Rosafio, Vincenza Maniaci, Valentina Settipani, Loretta Cosentino, Carla Giordano

“…In addition, 36.7% of the normal-weight participants were MUH. HOMA-IR, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, and the carotid intima-media thickness were significantly different in the 4 subgroups (P<0.001), with higher values observed in the MUH normal-weight and obese groups. …”
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Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity of People with Stroke in Rehabilitation Hospitals by Anna Sjöholm, Monica Skarin, Leonid Churilov, Michael Nilsson, Julie Bernhardt, Thomas Lindén

“…Results. 104 patients were observed (53% men). Participants spent an average of 74% (standard deviation, SD 21%) of the observed day in sedentary activities. …”
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The Happy Warrior: Winston Churchill and the Representation of War, 1895–1901 by Antoine Capet

“…Most people today only remember his massive role in the British war effort during the Second World War, but in fact he was an active participant in more distant conflicts—as frontline observer or combatant—as early as 1895, when he used his parents’ connections in high places to obtain permission to go to Cuba, where a war of independence was taking place. …”
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An Assessment of the Validity of an Audio-Video Method of Food Journaling for Dietary Quantity and Quality by Emily Jago, Alain P. Gauthier, Ann Pegoraro, Sandra C. Dorman

“…Meals, selected by participants (n=30), were documented using the AV method: participants video-recorded their tray while audio-recording a description of their selected meal, after which the research team digitally weighed each food item and created an itemized diary record of the food. …”
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The Notch Pathway in Breast Cancer Progression by Emmanuel N. Kontomanolis, Sofia Kalagasidou, Stamatia Pouliliou, Xanthoula Anthoulaki, Nikolaos Georgiou, Valentinos Papamanolis, Zacharias N. Fasoulakis

“…Current data prove that Notch pathway has a major participation and multiple roles during breast tumor progression. …”
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Prediction of PM2.5 via precursor method using meteorological parameters by Naeem Sadiq, Zaheer Uddin

“…Being the major component of the pollution, particulate matters 2.5µm diameter (PM2.5), are known to highly raise health risks to people in the country. …”
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Planning strategy for Tukad Bindu destination as a tourist Attraction in Denpasar city by I Wayan Agus Ananda Putra, Francisca Titing Koerniawaty, I Made Darsana

“…The S-T (Strengths-Threats) strategy can be done by empowering the community through active participation to overcome potential threats. The W-O (weaknesses-opportunities) strategy involves providing education and counselling through the Denpasar City Environment Agency to local communities. …”
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Preliminary Evidence for Feasibility, Use, and Acceptability of Individualized Texting for Adherence Building for Antiretroviral Adherence and Substance Use Assessment among HIV-In... by David J. Moore, Jessica L. Montoya, Kaitlin Blackstone, Alexandra Rooney, Ben Gouaux, Shereen Georges, Colin A. Depp, J. Hampton Atkinson, The TMARC Group

“…From an ongoing randomized controlled trial, 30-day text response rates of participants assigned to the intervention (individualized texting for adherence building (iTAB), n = 20) were compared to those in the active comparison condition (n = 9). …”
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Macrophage-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor is involved in the neutrophil recruitment inhibitory activity present in the supernatants of LPS-stimulated macrophages by B. M. Tavares-Murta, F. Q. Cunha, M. Dias-Baruffi, M. C. Roque-Barreira, S. H. Ferreira

“…Furthermore, the incubation of the D-gal− fraction with anti-TNF-α plus anti-IL-8 antisera partially prevents its inhibitory effect on neutrophil migration, but had no effect on the D-gal+ activity. …”
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Health-Harming Legal Needs Identified by People with HIV by Samantha Morton, Andrew Maude, Theresa Brabson, Hervette Nkwihoreze, Robin Davison, Miguel Munoz-Laboy, Omar Martinez

“…Key legal concerns were identified from 111 participants through quantitative and qualitative analyses of patient-reported responses and attorney case summaries. …”
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FACTORS RELATED TO MOTORCYCLING PERFORMANCE OF THE ELDERLY: A CASE STUDY OF KHI LEK SUBDISTRICT, UBON RATCHATHANI PROVINCE, THAILAND by Laksanee BOONKHAO, Pirawan WINTACHAI, Supasinee PONGAREE, Pongsak RATTANACHAIKUNSOPON, Warisin BAUKEAW, Wannee KAEWSUK, Thitima SAENRUEANG

“…Data were collected from interviews on driving behavior with the participants and their driving performance from the tests modeled on the Thai driving license test. …”
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Women’s experiences of ceasing to breastfeed: Australian qualitative study by Jennifer Elizabeth Ayton, Leigh Tesch, Emily Hansen

“…Objective To investigate mothers’ infant feeding experiences (breastfeeding/formula milk feeding) with the aim of understanding how women experience cessation of exclusive breastfeeding.Design Multimethod, qualitative study; questionnaire, focus groups and interviews.Setting Northern and Southern Tasmania, Australia.Participants 127 mothers of childbearing age from a broad sociodemographic context completed a questionnaire and participated in 22 focus groups or 19 interviews across Tasmania, 2011–2013.Results Mothers view breastfeeding as ‘natural’ and ‘best’ and formula milk as ‘wrong’ and ‘unnatural’. …”
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Russian Initiatives in Internet Governance by S. S. Shirin

“…The article is devoted to the research of Russian initiatives concerning its participation in international system of Internet governance. …”
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Third-hand Smoking Beliefs in Patients with Cancer by Remziye Can, Elif Saraç, Esra Yıldız, Şerif Kurtuluş

“…CONCLUSION: None of the participants had previously heard of the concept of THS. …”
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Multisession Anodal tDCS Protocol Improves Motor System Function in an Aging Population by G. Dumel, M.-E. Bourassa, M. Desjardins, N. Voarino, C. Charlebois-Plante, J. Doyon, Louis De Beaumont

“…Design. A total of 23 participants (51 to 69 years old) performed five consecutive, daily 20-minute sessions of a serial reaction time task (SRT task) concomitant with either anodal (n=12) or sham (n=11) M1 a-tDCS. …”
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Personal responsibility with health in Cuba: Mapping and play of actors for its promotion by Isabel Pilar Luis Gonzálvez, Yusdanys Torres Jiménez, Adolfo Gerardo Álvarez Pérez

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> for any health goal to be achieved, it is necessary to involve multiple social actors whose intersectoral participation conditions the materialization of public health policies.…”
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A parametric investigation of binaural beats for brain entrainment and enhancing sustained attention by Anastasiia Melnichuk, Robert K. Cooper, Larry W. Hawk

“…Participants completed a 2-visit within-subjects cross-over comparison of BBs vs. control auditory stimulation. …”
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Pengalaman Pasien Diabetes Mellitus yang Tinggal Sendiri dalam Melakukan Manajemen Diri by Sovia Susianty, Mahathir Mahathir, Fitri Mailani, Hema Malini, Chong Mei Chan

“…The technique of taking participants was using purposive sampling  according to inclusion criteria. …”
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Enhancing adolescent resilience to grief through ego state counseling by Ikhsan Hilmi, Mungin Eddy Wibowo, Sunawan Sunawan

“…This study reports the findings of a study that used an A-B-A single case research design to analyze the effect of ego state counseling to enhance resilience with adolescent grief symptoms. Participants consisted of three junior high school students (N=3) who experienced grief symptoms and low levels of resilience. …”
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Effects of high-intensity training on jumping performance among athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Xinzhi Wang, Kim Geok Soh, Shamsulariffin Samsudin, Long Li, Chunqing Liu, Min Sun, Shuzhen Ma

“…Conduct subgroup analysis (participant age, gender, training experience, intervention length and frequency). 18 high-quality studies met the inclusion criteria, including 490 athletes aged between 6 and 27 years old. …”
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