Peripapillary Microvascularization Analysis Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Optic Chiasmal Compression by Inès Ben Ghezala, Déa Haddad, Julie Blanc, Cyril Meillon, Rachid Madkouri, François Borsotti, Alain M. Bron, Catherine Creuzot-Garcher

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 patients with chiasmal compression confirmed by neuroimaging. Sixteen healthy participants were also included. All patients with chiasmal compression underwent a neuro-ophthalmological examination one week before and 6 months after brain surgery, including static automated perimetry as well as measurement of the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and the ganglion cell complex (GCC) with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). …”
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Access to mass media and teenage pregnancy among adolescents in Zambia: a national cross-sectional survey by David Mukunya, Daniel Mwamba, Quraish Sserwanja, Abigail Sitsope Sepenu

“…We therefore examined the association between access to mass media and teenage pregnancy in Zambia.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Zambia.Participants Weighted sample of 3000 adolescents aged 15–19 years.Outcome measure Teenage pregnancy that included adolescents who were currently pregnant or had had an abortion or had given birth in the last 5 years preceding the survey.Results Out of 3000 adolescents, 897 (29.9%, 95% CI: 28.1% to 31.3%) were pregnant or had ever been pregnant. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Metabolism during Exercise Measured with Near Infrared Spectroscopy by Kevin K. McCully, Sarah N. Stoddard, Mary Ann Reynolds, Terence E. Ryan

“…This study characterized the level of oxidative metabolism in skeletal muscle during whole-body activity as a percentage of the muscle’s maximum oxidative rate (mVO₂max) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Ten healthy participants completed a progressive work test and whole-body walking and lunge exercises, while oxygen saturation was collected from the vastus lateralis muscle using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). …”
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The obesity paradox in osteoporosis risk among older adults is mostly driven by women: a population-based prospective study by Qingfeng Luo, Shiyong Zhang, Zixin Liang, Danni Wang, Yanlin Zhong, Bin Xia, Peng Xie, Can Wang, Jinqiu Yuan, Ziji Zhang, Xingsheng Li

“…Methods A cross-sectional and prospective study was conducted using data from 177,734 participants in the UK Biobank. The association of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and fat percentage with BMD was examined using Spearman correlation analysis with baseline BMD data. …”
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STUDENTS’ INTRINSIC MOTIVATION USING GAME-BASED ACTIVITIES by Nestor L. Lasala Jr

“…Sixty-nine Grade 7 students from two sections of a public secondary school in Sorsogon, Philippines, participated in this study. One section with 34 students was assigned to an experimental group and exposed to GBAs developed for ecosystem lessons. …”
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Investigating the effectiveness of ailurophobia treatment using virtual reality technique compared to metacognitive therapy: a randomized clinical trial by Alireza Ebrahimi, Farzad Akbarzadeh, Negar Asgharipour, Razie Salehabadi, Malihe Arjamandi

“…Based on simple random sampling, the participants were allocated in two groups: metacognitive intervention and virtual reality intervention. …”
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Effect of Bacillus subtilis JZXJ-7, a Strain Isolated from Shrimp Paste, on Colonic Function and Microbial Community in Mice Infected with Vibrio parahaemolyticus by ZHOU Kui, WANG Rundong, GONG Mengxue, MOU Jingyuan, DENG Yijia, LI Xuepeng, ZHANG Yuhao, LI Jianrong

“…Furthermore, JZXJ-7 significantly increased (P < 0.05) intestinal microbial diversity, partially reversing intestinal flora disturbance, enriching Akkermansia, Bifidobacterium, Clostridium and other beneficial bacteria, and thus resulting in the restoration of intestinal microecological homeostasis. …”
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Sex life dissatisfaction contribute to intention toward infidelity among Malaysians: relationship satisfaction as a mediator by Soon Aun Tan, Siew Mun Ang, Pit Wan Pung, Xi Yao Teoh, Seow Ling Ooh

“…Method A total of 292 married individuals (Mage=42.98; SDage=9.82; 66.4% women; 65.4% Chinese Malaysians, 15.8% Indians Malaysians, 14.7% Others Ethnic Malaysians, and 4.1% Malay Malaysians) participated in the cross-sectional quantitative online survey. …”
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Quantitative Complexity Theory Used in the Prediction of Head-Up Tilt Testing Outcome by Paweł Krzesiński, Jacek Marczyk, Bartosz Wolszczak, Grzegorz Gielerak

“…The aim of the present article was to evaluate the prognostic value of complexity in comparison with traditional haemodynamic parameters (HR and BP) in predicting the HUTT outcome. …”
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Constitutive Androstane Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Metformin on Phase II Metabolic Enzyme SULT2A1 by Xiaowen Hu, Mengsiyu Li, Chunxue Zhang, Shuguang Pang

“…In addition, we found that the prevented CAR transfer into the nucleus by metformin was partially an AMPK-dependent event. Conclusion. The present study indicated that the activation of AMPK-CAR pathway mediated the suppression of SULT2A1 by metformin. …”
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Economic behavior of agricultural land market subjects by V. I. Trofimova

“…Agricultural organizations, individual entrepreneurs, farms, personal subsidiary plots, and citizens (rural population) participate in land sailing. Buyers in the market are owner, land user, landowner, and tenant. …”
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NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (rs10754558) gene polymorphism in chronic spontaneous urticaria: A pilot case-control study by Aya El Gendy, Fawzia Hassan Abo Ali, Shereen A. Baioumy, Sara I. Taha, Mahy El -Bassiouny, Osama M. Abdel Latif

“…Methods: Each study group included 62 participants; all were subjected to CSU severity evaluation by the urticaria activity score (UAS), autologous serum skin testing (ASST) and NLRP3 (rs10754558) genotyping. …”
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Enhancing clinical and public health interpretation of accelerometer-assessed physical activity with age-referenced values based on UK Biobank data by Alex V. Rowlands, Andrew P. Kingsnorth, Bjørge H. Hansen, Stuart J. Fairclough, Lynne M. Boddy, Benjamin D. Maylor, Henrik R. Eckmann, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Nathan P. Dawkins, Cameron Razieh, Kamlesh Khunti, Francesco Zaccardi, Tom Yates

“…Methods: 92,480 UK Biobank participants aged 43–80 years with wrist-worn accelerometer data were included. …”
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PostCOVID-19 Impact on Perinatal Outcomes by Gaukhar Kurmanova, Ardak Ayazbekov, Almagul Kurmanova, Madina Rakhimbayeva, Gulzhan Trimova, Anarkul Kulembayeva

“…</b> This study was conducted in the Regional Perinatal Center N3 of Turkestan city, Kazakhstan. A total of 229 participants were enrolled comprising individuals with (n = 133, exposed group) from August to September 2021 with a history of COVID-19 and without one in the same period in 2019 (n = 96, unexposed group). …”
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Moving beyond an Addiction Framework for Phubbing: Unraveling the Influence of Intrinsic Motivation, Boredom, and Online Vigilance by Mirko Duradoni, Tommaso Raimondi, Federica Buttà, Andrea Guazzini

“…In addition, the study is aimed at examining the relationship between phubbing and three potential individual-level factors for possible phubbing modeling: intrinsic motivation, boredom state, and online vigilance. A total of 551 participants took part in the study (mean age=32 years; SD=14.15). …”
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Changes of Air Pollutants in Urban Cities during the COVID-19 Lockdown-Sri Lanka by Buddhi Pushpawela, Sherly Shelton, Gayathri Liyanage, Sanduni Jayasekara, Dimuthu Rajapaksha, Akila Jayasundara, Lesty Das Jayasuriya

“…This study analyzes the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) concentrations in two urban cities (Colombo and Kandy) in Sri Lanka, by comparison of data from the lockdown period (March to May 2020) with its analogous period of 2019 and 2021. …”
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Suitability of paediatric legislation beyond the USA and Europe: a qualitative study on access to paediatric medicines by Albrecht Jahn, Rosa Jahn, Anna Volodina

“…Emphasis was placed on regulation-related barriers and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Where participants were familiar with paediatric legislation, views regarding its relevance for domestic context were explored in depth.Results Insufficient paediatric research and development, regulatory hurdles and reimbursement constraints were reported to be relevant access barriers in all studied settings. …”
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Calreticulin as an Adjuvant In Vivo to Promote Dendritic Cell Maturation and Enhance Antigen-Specific T Lymphocyte Responses against Melanoma by Zheng Gong, Ming Chen, Jie Miao, Chao-Jie Han, Qiao Zhong, Fang-Yuan Gong, Xiao-Ming Gao

“…An endoplasmic reticulum resident protein, calreticulin (CRT), participates in many cellular processes. CRT is a tumor-associated antigen with an important role in antitumor immunity. …”
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Fatigue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol of the Dutch multicentre, longitudinal, observational FAntasTIGUE study by Mirjam A G Sprangers, Martijn A Spruit, Emiel F M Wouters, Daisy J A Janssen, Jean W M Muris, Judith B Prins, Yvonne M J Goërtz, Milou Looijmans, Melissa S Y Thong, Jeannette B Peters, Chris Burtin, Yvonne Meertens-Kerris, Arnold Coors, Jan H Vercoulen

“…Finally, at 18 and 24 months the participants will be followed up on their fatigue, number of exacerbations, exacerbation-related hospitalisation and survival.Ethics and dissemination This protocol was approved by the Medical research Ethics Committees United, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands (NL60484.100.17).Trial registration number NTR6933; Pre-results.…”
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Validation of the Italian version of the intuitive exercise scale: a four-factor structure in the general population by Paolo Mancin, Marta Ghisi, Tatiana Moro, Silvia Cerea

“…Invariance among physically and non-physically active individuals was only partially supported. Excellent internal consistency and adequate convergent validity were achieved. …”
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