Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum vitamin D and continuous metabolic syndrome score among children and adolescents: roles of levels of inflammation in per... by Yanyan Li, Zhuang Ma, Yan Li, Ting Xiong, Ziyang Zhang, Bingxuan Kong, Wenlong Lu, Xiu Zhao, Rongfei Zheng, Yuhan Tang, Ping Yao, Zhe Su, Yuanjue Wu, Jingfan Xiong

“…Methods The cross-sectional analysis involved 4490 participants aged 6 ~ 18, and the longitudinal investigation included 1398 individuals aged 6 ~ 12 years. …”
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Computational analysis of reproducibility and image quality of 2011 and 2017 models of Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT machines by Kyoung A Viola Lee, Corey Tesdahl, Keith Zimmerman, Kimberly Jun, Sabrina Khalil, Alexander Shahin, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Ramesh Ayyala, Radouil Tzekov

“…Design: Prospective cohort study evaluating TRT measurements across two visits. Subjects and participants: Fourteen healthy individuals (28 eyes, age range: 22-54 years) underwent TRT measurements using both Old and New OCT models, with each eye receiving three consecutive scans per visit. …”
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The implementation of genome sequencing in rare genetic diseases diagnosis: a pilot study from the Hong Kong genome projectResearch in context by Wai Kei Jacky Lam, Chak Sing Lau, Ho Ming Luk, Lisa Wing Chi Au, Gary C.P. Chan, Will Yap Hang Chan, Shirley Sze Wing Cheng, Timothy Hua Tse Cheng, Li Li Cheung, Yiu Fai Cheung, Josephine Shuk Ching Chong, Annie Tsz Wai Chu, Claudia Ching Yan Chung, Kin Lai Chung, Cheuk Wing Fung, Eva Lai Wah Fung, Yuan Gao, Stephanie Ho, Shirley Pik Ying Hue, Chi-Ho Lee, Tsz Leung Lee, Philip Hei Li, Hei Man Lo, Ivan Fai Man Lo, Herbert Ho Fung Loong, Becky Mingyao Ma, Wei Ma, Shirley Yin Yu Pang, Wai-Kay Seto, Steven Wai Kwan Siu, Ho So, Yuk Him Tam, Wenshu Tang, Rosanna Ming Sum Wong, Desmond Yat Hin Yap, Maggie Lo Yee Yau, Brian Hon Yin Chung, Su-Vui Lo

“…Methods: GS was performed on a prospective cohort of patients with suspected genetic disease recruited by territory-wide referrals to the HKGP. All participants received srGS, while lrGS was applied to a subset to resolve technically challenging regions unclear from srGS and provide phasing information for potential compound heterozygous variants. …”
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First results of the EuroHeart program by András Jánosi, Zoltán Járai

“…Primary PCI treatment for STEMI patients at the optimal time (<12 h) was administered to 73% of patients, with rates varying across participating countries. In Sweden, the vessel was opened in 90.9% of the patients within 12 hours of the onset of the complaint, in Hungary this was only achieved in 46.4% of the treatments. …”
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The effect of an eight-week proprioception training program on agility, quickness and acceleration by Cengiz Taskın, Yonca Bıcer

“…The effect of an eight-weeks proprioception training programme on agility, quicknessand acceleration in this study which aims at determining the effect of an 8-weeks proprioceptive training on agility, quickness and acceleration, 13 students studying at the school of physical education and sports, aged 23.46 ± 2.57 on average, participated as an experimental group. 13 students studying at the school of physical education and sports, aged 22.39 ± 1.56 on average, also took part in this study as a control group. …”
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The mechanism of the social state and the place of the pension system in it: theoretical and legal aspects by S. S. Polesov

“…The article is devoted to the theoretical and legal study of the role and place of the pension system in the mechanism of the social state on the example of the modern Ukrainian legal experience. …”
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The Political Movement for the Republic of Kosovo – July 2, 1990 by Agon Krasniqi

“…This reaction was marked in the hall of the Kosovo Assembly on July 2, 1990, with the participation of 114 delegates; by July 3, the final delegate was also present, bringing the total to 115 delegates who signed the declaration for Kosovo to become the seventh republic of Yugoslavia. …”
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Association of ultra-processed food-related metabolites with selected biochemical markers in the UK Biobank by Anthony Kityo, Byeonggeun Choi, Jung-Eun Lee, Chulho Kim, Sang-Ah Lee

“…Methods Cross-sectional study within the UK biobank, including a total of 72,817 participants with 24-hour recall dietary data and 134 nuclear magnetic resonance metabolites. …”
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Estimating whole-body centre of mass sway during quiet standing with inertial measurement units. by Liam H Foulger, Emma R Reiter, Calvin Kuo, Mark G Carpenter, Jean-Sébastien Blouin

“…While wearing IMUs on their head, sternum, back, right thigh, right shank, and left shank, 16 participants stood quietly on a force platform in narrow, hip-width, and shoulder-width stances, each for three two-minute trials. …”
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Detection of Salivary Interleukin 2 and Interleukin 6 in Patients With Burning Mouth Syndrome

“…Control group consisted of 30 healthy participants, aged 55&#8211;65 years. Saliva IL-2 concentrations in BMS were significantly increased in patients compared to healthy subjects: mean <mml:math alttext="$34.1 pm 9.7$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>34.1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>9.7</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> versus <mml:math alttext="$7.3 pm 3.0$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>7.3</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3.0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> pg/mL; <mml:math alttext="$cmathcheck{P<.001}$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&#x003C;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>.001</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>. …”
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Behavioral factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Results from a web-based case-control survey in the Capital Region of Denmark by Mikkel Porsborg Andersen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Helle Collatz Christensen, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Thomas Alexander Gerds, Amalie Lykkemark Moeller, Birgitte Lindegaard, Mille Dybdal Cajar, Florence Chia Chin Tan, Mogens Karsboel Boisen, Sebastian Moretto Krog, Rúna Nolsoee, Peter Lommer Kristensen, Thomas Broe Christensen, Maria Elisabeth Lendorf

“…Objective To study the association between behavioural factors and incidence rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Design Case–control web-based questionnaire study.Setting Questionnaire data were collected in the Capital Region of Denmark in December 2020 when limited restrictions were in place, while the number of daily SARS-CoV-2 cases increased rapidly.Participants 8913 cases of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were compared with two groups of controls: (1) 34 063 individuals with a negative SARS-CoV-2 test from the same date (negative controls, NCs) and 2) 25 989 individuals who had never been tested for a SARS-CoV-2 infection (untested controls, UC). …”
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Petrophysical Regression regarding Porosity, Permeability, and Water Saturation Driven by Logging-Based Ensemble and Transfer Learnings: A Case Study of Sandy-Mud Reservoirs by Shenghan Zhang, Yufeng Gu, Yinshan Gao, Xinxing Wang, Daoyong Zhang, Liming Zhou

“…Based on this knowledge, ensemble learning technique, partially developed for fitting problems, can be regarded as a solution. …”
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Sex and Age Comparisons in Neuromuscular And Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee in Young Athletes by Erin R Pletcher, Travis J Dekker, Scott M Lephart, Tim C Sell

“…What this study adds to existing knowledge: The current study looks at multiple neuromuscular and biomechanical variables in male and female participants at different maturation statuses. The current data supports the significant changes observed in strength and jump height, as both genders age, but the data also demonstrates significant differences in balance between age groups in males and between genders in balance and knee flexion angles.…”
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Role of serum sodium on heart, anemia, and diabetes patients by Mahashweta Das, Sunit Kumar Medda, Shipra Banik, Rabindra Nath Das

“… This article examines the role of serum sodium (SNa) on heart, anemia, and diabetes patients based on a real data set of 299 patients and probabilistic modeling. …”
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Fostering quantity surveying student success through academic engagement: an interactive qualitative analysis by Gerrit Crafford, Liezel Frick

“…This study used an interpretivist paradigm, which emphasises participants' subjective experiences, to navigate this complex landscape.  …”
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موقع Research Gate وتأثیره العلمى والأکادیمى :دراسة استکشافیة تحلیلیة by د. ریهام عاصم غنیم

“…The  publications available over the sample years varied between four main subjectareas (medical and health sciences - Physical and Natural Sciences - LifeSciences - Social Sciences and Humanities), as well as the qualitative diversity ofdocuments and materials available and loaded on the RG.As the RG publications varied during the sample periods betweenscientific articles - conference work - presentations - in addition to a variety ofother forms, the study also found an average direct correlation between theobservations and the reference citations, as well as the recommendations andposts (0.5+ (While we find a complete direct correlation (1.0+) between both theactual readings and downloads of the publication, and the citations, the studyalso concludes that there is an intermediate direct relationship (+0.5) between(Views, Recommendations and Participation as indicators of RG and referencecitations in Scopus as a traditional indicator The scientific value of thepublications, with a complete direct relationship (1.0+) between both readingsand downloads as indicators for RG and the volume of reference citations for thesame publications in Scopus, in addition to that there is a complete directcorrelation (1.0+) between both reference citations in RG and reference citationsin Scopus This study indicates that the alternative methods and indicators thatResearchGate provides to evaluate scientific publications can be with furtherstudy and analysis relied upon to measure the activity and scientific impact of thepublications or various thematic sectors.…”
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Based on CT scans at the 12th thoracic spine level, assessing the impact of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue index on one-year postoperative mortality in elderly hip fracture pat... by En-li Li, Jia-sen Hu, Zi-hao Chen, Run-xun Ma, Chen Jin, Yi-tian Bu, Si-xiang Feng, Cheng-bin Huang, Ya-ping Jin, Lei Yang

“…Methods A total of 334 participants from two institutions were enrolled in this study to obtain skeletal muscle index (SMI), subcutaneous fat index (SFI), visceral fat index (VFI), and the visceral-to-subcutaneous ratio of the fat area (VSR) at T12 levels and divide them into death and survival groups based on the results of follow-up after 1 year. …”
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Lumbopelvic Stability and Trunk Muscle Contractility of Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability by Ryan S McCann, Kelly Johnson, Ashley M B Suttmiller

“… # Methods Ten individuals with CAI, 10 ankle sprain copers (COP), and 10 healthy controls (CON) participated. Diagnostic ultrasound imaging was used to assess transversus abdominis (TrA) and lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle contractility. …”
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Thiazide-Associated Hyponatremia and Mortality Risk: A Cohort Study by Steven G. Achinger, Juan Carlos Ayus, Ambuj Kumar, Athanasios Tsalatsanis

“…Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting &amp; Participants: This study used data from the TriNetX federated health research network comprising deidentified electronic medical records of ∼93 million patients from 76 health care organizations located primarily in the United States. …”
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Effects of group communication norms on daily steps in a team-based financial incentive mobile phone intervention in Shanghai, China by Yingnan Jia, Yingcheng Xiao, Hao Chen, Klaus Gebel, Chengshu Li, Shuangyuan Sun, Qinping Yang, Siyuan Wang, Li Zhang, Jing Wang, Minna Cheng, Dantong Gu, Yan Shi, Ding Ding

“…For the intervention group (n = 2,049), participants set a goal of 10,000 steps per day. The teams and individual members would receive points for meeting the daily goal, contributing to team-based rankings and financial rewards for the teams and their members. …”
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