Kinematics of balance controls in people with chronic ankle instability during unilateral stance on a moving platform by Xiaohan Xu, Joanna Bowtell, Daniel T. P. Fong, William R. Young, Genevieve K. R. Williams

“…Twenty-three CAI and 23 HC participants performed balance tasks on a force plate that either remained static or moved mediolaterally. …”
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Impact of Smoking on Oxygen Saturation, Carboxyhemoglobin, and Carbon Monoxide Levels: A Pilot Study of Chairside Biomarkers for Smoking Status by Christeena Binny, Mathew Jacob, Saramma M. Fenn

“…Aim: The objective of this study is to assess the levels of oxygen saturation, carboxyhemoglobin, and carbon monoxide in smokers compared to nonsmokers. Methods: Participants who had refrained from smoking for 3 hours prior to measuring exhaled carbon monoxide and carboxyhemoglobin levels. …”
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The opposite effect of convulsant drugs on neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthase – A possible explanation for the dual proconvulsive/anticonvulsive action of nitric oxide... by Vega Rasgado Lourdes A., Ramón-Gallegos Eva, Rodríguez-Páez Lorena, Alcántara-Farfán Verónica

“…Nitric oxide (NO) participates in processes such as endothelium-dependent vasodilation and neurotransmission/neuromodulation. …”
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Turkish Version of Cognitive Behavioural Avoidance Scale: Psychometric Properties and Psychopathological Correlates by Selmin Erdi-Gok, Ozden Yalcinkaya Alkar

“…Lastly, avoidance tendencies and avoidance strategy types of participants with low and high levels of depression and anxiety were compared; group differences were discussed. …”
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Strategies for inclusive playgrounds: a case study from Japan by Jia Wang, Yasuyuki Hirai, Yunkyu Lee

“…Additionally, based on the journey map’s statistical results, the updated plan was also assessed to determine whether it meets participants’ preferences across four key areas: physical play, mental play, social play, and access. …”
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Growth profile of Bacteroidetes strains under low molecular weight alginate fractions produced by non-thermal processing techniques by Pedro Rivero-Ramos, Pedro J. Fernandez-Julia, Dolores Rodrigo, María Benlloch-Tinoco, Jose Munoz-Munoz

“…However, there is limited understanding of how key physicochemical characteristics of partially depolymerised alginate fractions affect the growth of various Bacteroidetes strains. …”
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Increased observation of predictable visual stimuli in children with potential autism spectrum disorder by Mikimasa Omori

“…This study employed a preferential-looking paradigm to examine whether children with potential ASD demonstrated longer observation durations for predictable movements compared to typically developing (TD) children. Participants were presented with pairs of stimuli featuring predictable and unpredictable movements, which they freely observed side-by-side. …”
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Rebel Attentiveness by Connie Etter

“…This research focuses on the reflections of cycling group founders and participants in the occupied West Bank, who ride despite efforts by the Israeli occupation to control and limit Palestinians’ movements. …”
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Enhancing service delivery via Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) at uMzimkhulu Local Municipality, South Africa by Sikhona Cornelius Nkosi, Linah Mahlahla, Kunle Oparinde

“…Data for this study was collected from the uMzimkhulu local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, specifically from the Harry Gwala District. A total of 56 participants took part in the study, including 28 WIL students and 28 mentors. …”
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Quand le stagiaire planifie… une question d’équilibre dans ses décisions by Agnès Deprit, Catherine Van Nieuwenhoven

“…To this end, seven students in their final year of training were invited to complete a daily logbook and participate in two semi-directive interviews (Merriam, 2009). …”
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Smoking Patterns among Primary School Students in Turkey by Yesim Uncu, Emel Irgil, Mehmet Karadag

“…This study was conducted among 17 primary schools chosen according to their socioeconomic situations in different municipality districts in Turkey, with 9,408 students participating. Data were obtained by questionnaire. The mean age to start smoking was 11.7 ± 1.6; 82.9% of the students who took part in this study had never smoked before, 13.4% had tried smoking at least once, and 3.7% had been smoking regularly. …”
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Latent tuberculosis prevalence in healthcare workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study by Sypaseuth Duangmixay, Siriphone Virachith, Judith M. Hübschen, Phitsada Siphanthong, Sakhone Suthepmany, Somphou Sayasone, Antony P. Black

“…Results 10.2% of the participants were positive by IGRA, none of whom were previously aware of their TB status. …”
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Mediation of anxiety and coping strategies between severe discipline and interparental conflict with parenting stress by Docal-Millán María del Carmen, Riveros-Munévar Fernando, Acuña-Arango Lina María, Campos-García Ángela Ximena, Cabrera-García Victoria Eugenia

“…A total of 1.373 fathers and mothers of Colombian children participated (Age M = 40.57; SD = 12.65). Questionnaires on parenting stress, severe discipline, perception of interparental conflict, anxiety and family functioning in crisis situations were applied. …”
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Qualitative analysis of cardiovascular disease prevention in dental practice by Áine O'Farrell, Chee H. Liew, Rosemary Geoghegan, Gerard T. Flaherty

“…NVivo 12 Pro software was utilised to support the data analysis. Results: Eleven participants (eight female) with a mean employment history of 17.45 years, were interviewed, at which point data saturation was reached. …”
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Directed Attention in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome by Nellie Georgiou, John L. Bradshaw, Jim G. Phillips

“…This experiment sought to ascertain whether overt direct visual attention would influence tactile attentional performance in TS, via the use of a vibrotactile choice reaction time procedure involving biased probabilities of event occurrence. Participants were required to look (i.e., direct gaze) either at the hand receiving the most (expected) vibrations, or the hand less often stimulated (the unexpected), for both crossed and uncrossed arm postures. …”
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Clinical Whole-Body Gait Characterization Using a Single RGB-D Sensor by Lukas Boborzi, Johannes Bertram, Roman Schniepp, Julian Decker, Max Wuehr

“…Here, we present vGait, a comprehensive 3D gait assessment method using a single RGB-D sensor and state-of-the-art pose-tracking algorithms. vGait was validated in healthy participants during frontal- and sagittal-perspective walking. …”
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Stock investment funds in Brazil: performance and management expertise by Paulo Rogério Faustino Matos, Artur Nave

“…This article analyzes the stock investment fund market in Brazil and proposes dynamic rankings constructed from different risk-return metrics, during the period from 1998 to 2009. …”
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Remodeling the light-adapted electroretinogram using a bayesian statistical approach by Marek Brabec, Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Lynne Loh, Irene O. Lee, Mikhail Kulyabin, Aleksei Zhdanov, Hugo Posada-Quintero, Dorothy A. Thompson, Paul A. Constable

“…Electroretinograms were recorded in n = 25 ADHD (16 male; age 11.9 ± 2.7 years) and n = 38 (8 male; age 10.4 ± 2.8 years neurotypical control participants as part of a broad study into the determining if the electroretinogram could be a biomarker for ADHD. …”
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Magnifying Endoscopic Features of Follicular Lymphoma Involving the Stomach: A Report of Two Cases by Masaya Iwamuro, Katsuyoshi Takata, Seiji Kawano, Nobuharu Fujii, Yoshiro Kawahara, Tadashi Yoshino, Hiroyuki Okada

“…Magnifying endoscopic observation with narrow-band imaging showed that the gastric pits were only partially preserved and were destroyed in most of the stomach. …”
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Influence of Nutrition Claims on Appetite Sensations according to Sex, Weight Status, and Restrained Eating by Geneviève Painchaud Guérard, Simone Lemieux, Éric Doucet, Sonia Pomerleau, Véronique Provencher

“…BMI and Restraint Scale were used to categorize participants according to their weight and restraint status. …”
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