Unilateral baseball pitching: morphological and functional adaptations in the neck muscles by Leila Rahnama, Ceren Acik, Christine Dy, Stefan Keslacy

“…Understanding potential asymmetries in neck musculature could provide valuable insights into athletes’ performance and injury prevention strategies.MethodsA total of 14 collegiate baseball pitchers and 15 controls voluntarily participated in this study. Bilateral dorsal neck muscle thickness, stiffness, neck range of motion (ROM), neck repositioning error, and extensor strength were measured, and the asymmetry between the two groups was compared. …”
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The effectiveness of self-differentiation training on family process and marital intimacy in couples with marital conflict by Seyedeh Farzaneh Jafari, Kobra Kazemian Moghaddam, Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofreh

“…A convenience sample of 30 couples was recruited. Participants completed the Family Process Scale and the Marital Intimacy Scale at baseline, post-intervention, and a 45-day follow-up assessment. …”
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Review of communication optimization methods in federated learning by YANG Zhikai, LIU Yaping, ZHANG Shuo, SUN Zhe, YAN Dingyu

“…Traditional cloud-centric distributed machine learning, which trains models or optimizes model performance by collecting data from participating parties, is susceptible to security attacks and privacy attacks during the data exchange process, leading to consequences such as a decline in overall system efficiency or the leakage of private data. …”
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Genetic diversity of kaffir sorghum accessions from the VIR collection in kafirin-encoding loci by N. V. Alpatieva, I. N. Anisimova, M. K. Ryazanova, V. V. Vasipov, R. A. Abdullaev, O. I. Romanova, E. E. Radchenko

“…Three accessions demonstrated a significant thickness of the vitreous layer, while the others had a farinaceous or partially vitreous endosperm. No differences were found among the accessions in the kafirin electrophoretic banding patterns. …”
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Selected health characteristics are associated with urban Canadians’ acceptability of policies promoting healthier restaurant food environments by Jessica Lambert-De Francesch, Kadia Saint-Onge, Nazeem Muhajarine, Lise Gauvin

“…Setting: Canada’s seventeen most populated census metropolitan areas. Participants: Urban Canadian adults responded to the survey (n 27 162). …”
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TRPV4 modulates inflammatory responses and apoptosis in enteric glial cells triggered by Clostridioides difficile toxins A and B by Dvison de Melo Pacífico, Deiziane Viana da Silva Costa, Maria Lucianny Lima Barbosa, Conceição Silva Martins Rebouças, Simone de Goes Simonato, Cirle Alcantara Warren, Maria Luana Gaudencio dos Santos Morais, Renata Ferreira de Carvalho Leitao, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito

“…TRPV4 mediates TNF-α release in EGCs and is partially involved in the increase in IL-6 gene expression triggered by these toxins. …”
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Associations of Abnormal Sleep Duration and Chronotype with Higher Risk of Incident Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A UK Biobank Prospective Cohort Study by Gan Zhang, Wen Cao, Zhuoya Wang, Kailin Xia, Binbin Deng, Dongsheng Fan

“…A short sleep duration (<6 h) was associated with an increased risk of ALS incidence (HR: 1.91, 95% CI: 1.10–3.30, <i>p</i> = 0.021) in females. In participants aged ≥65 years, eveningness was associated with increased ALS risk (HR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.08–1.61; <i>p</i> = 0.006). …”
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Medical Liability of Residents in Taiwan Criminal Court: An Analysis of Closed Malpractice Cases by Kuan-Han Wu, Po-Chun Chuang, Chih-Min Su, Fu-Jen Cheng, Chien-Hung Wu, Fu-Cheng Chen, Yii-Ting Huang

“…A retrospective descriptive study. Setting/Study Participants. The verdicts pertaining to physicians recorded on the national database of the Taiwan justice system were reviewed. …”
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Immunogenicity of the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine: Post hoc analysis from five phase 3 studies by Anna R. Giuliano, Joel M. Palefsky, Stephen E. Goldstone, Jacob Bornstein, Ilse De Coster, Ana María Guevara, Ole Mogensen, Andrea Schilling, Pierre Van Damme, Corinne Vandermeulen, Misoo C. Ellison, Susan Kaplan, Jianxin Lin, Rachael Bonawitz, Alain Luxembourg

“…Month 7 GMTs were generally higher in participants aged 16–21 versus 22–26 years. Region and race minimally impacted immunogenicity. …”
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Stress and Traditional Support: The Role of Orphans’ and Vulnerable Children’s Primary Caregivers in Rural Ethiopia by Aweke Tadesse, Kenan Li, Jesse Helton

“…This study aimed to assess PCG well-being and explore their perceived stress and the traditional family and community coping mechanisms. Method: Participants from the Oromia region of Ethiopia were recruited, and a mixed-methods design was employed. …”
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Acceptability of artificial intelligence in breast screening: focus groups with the screening-eligible population in England by Jo Waller, Rumana Newlands, Lauren Gatting, Angie A Kehagia, Syeda Ahmed, Priscilla Meccheri

“…This study explores the public acceptability of the use of AI in breast screening from the perspective of screening-eligible women in England.Methods 64 women in England, aged 50–70 years (eligible for breast screening) and 45–49 years (approaching eligibility), participated in 12 focus groups—8 online and 4 in person. …”
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Adherence to four healthy lifestyles and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 to 75 years in Fujian province: a longitudinal study by Ze YANG, Xin FANG, Yefa ZHANG, Wenling ZHONG, Tiehui CHEN, Jingyu CHEN, Yanrong YIN, Xiaoqing LI

“…MethodsA descriptive analysis of adherence to four healthy lifestyle habits, including non-smoking, non-drinking or moderate drinking, adequate physical activity during leisure time, and a healthy diet, was conducted among 31 610 residents aged 35 – 75 years who participated in the Fujian Provincial Early Screening and Comprehensive Intervention Program for High-Risk Cardiovascular Disease from 2016 to 2022. …”
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THE WHEAT INTROGRESSIVE FORM EVALUATION BY GRAIN BIOCHEMICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES by A. I. Abugaliyeva, T. V. Savin

“…Previously, with Triticum militinae, T. timopheevii, T. kiharae, Aegilops cylindrical and Ae. triaristata samples participation, introgressive winter common wheat forms were created and selected for stability and yield. …”
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Perspective on Agapeic Ethic and Creation Care by Loveday Chigozie Onyezonwu, Ucheawaji Godfrey Josiah

“…This paper adopts a non-participant observation of refuse collection as carried out by refuse collectors, the waste disposal practices of people, and the waste handling and disposal practices of selected churches. …”
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LitSpatz: An App for Literary Walks to Promote and Record Primary Students' Text Comprehension, Perspective Taking and Related Skills by Nora Heyne, Maximilian Pfost, Peter Kuntner

“… • App enables primary students to participate in (virtual) literary walks to achieve learning goals in listening and reading…”
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Developing a new clinical governance framework for chronic diseases in primary care: an umbrella review by Walter Ricciardi, Gianfranco Damiani, Alessandra Buja, Vincenzo Baldo, Mark H Ebell, Roberto Toffanin, Mirko Claus

“…Objectives Our goal is to conceptualise a clinical governance framework for the effective management of chronic diseases in the primary care setting, which will facilitate a reorganisation of healthcare services that systematically improves their performance.Setting Primary care.Participants Chronic Care Model by Wagner et aland Clinical Governance statement by Scally et alwere taken for reference. …”
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Heterogeneity of Clostridioides difficile asymptomatic colonization prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Daniel De-la-Rosa-Martínez, Rodrigo Villaseñor-Echavarri, Diana Vilar-Compte, Virna Mosqueda-Larrauri, Paola Zinser-Peniche, Seth Blumberg

“…We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus for articles published between 2000 and 2023 on tCDAC. …”
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Impact of monthly air pollution and weather conditions on cardiorespiratory mortality in Portuguese Metropolitan Areas by Ediclê de Souza Fernandes Duarte, Paulo Sérgio Lucio, Lígia Henriques-Rodrigues, Maria João Costa

“…Abstract This study analyses cardiorespiratory mortality rates (CARDIO) and their association with air pollutants - particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters lower of equal to 10 or 2.5 (µm) (PM10, PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3) - and meteorological variables (temperature, humidity, wind speed, direction) in the Lisbon (LMA) and Porto (PMA) metropolitan areas from 2011 to 2020. …”
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The Influence of Lifestyle Modifications on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Adults: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study by Mohammed Almutairi, Ashwaq A. Almutairi, Abdulaziz M. Alodhialah

“…Path analysis was employed to assess direct and indirect effects of lifestyle factors on cardiovascular outcomes. <b>Results:</b> Participants adhering to a healthy diet, engaging in regular physical activity, and avoiding smoking had significantly lower composite cardiovascular risk scores. …”
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Epidemiological analysis of reported acute glyphosate poisoning in Malaysia: identifying risk factors and high-risk groups (2006–2023) by Yin-Hui Leong, Noor Afiza Abdul Rani, Mohd Fadhli Razali, Nurul Iffah Amir Shah Ruddin, Fahim Mohamed, Nurul Izzah Ahmad

“…This paper aims to study the epidemiology of glyphosate poisoning in Malaysia, assessing severity, identifying risk factors, and high-risk groups.Setting All glyphosate-related data of the Malaysia National Poison Centre from 2006 to 2023.Participants Telephone inquiries of incidents involving glyphosate made by healthcare professionals across Malaysia. …”
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