Unraveling the transcriptomic effects of leucine supplementation on muscle growth and performance in basketball athletes. by Sinan Wang, Weishuai Guo, Rui Dong

“…Baseline exercise performance-assessed through a 282-foot sprint, free throws, three-point field goals, and self-rated practice assessments-was measured prior to leucine supplementation. Participants were then given a functional drink containing either leucine (50 mg/kg body weight) or a placebo for 28 days. …”
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Problematic Internet use among resident physicians at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yiknashewa Solomon Mekonnen, Selamawit Alemayehu Tessema, Solomon Dhabi Bedane, Askalemariam Bikiss Ali

“…To look for associations, logistic regression analysis, both binary and multivariable, was performed, and a p-value of < 0.05 was used to determine statistical significance. Results 414 participants were included in this study, with a response rate of 99.3%. …”
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Fasting for male fertility—a mixed methods study by Katharina T. May, Jocelyn Behling, Katharina Sochiera-Plegniere, Katharina Batschari, Christian S. Kessler, Christian S. Kessler, Christian S. Kessler, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen, Farid I. Kandil, Sarah B. Blakeslee, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Wiebke Stritter, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a subgroup and evaluated by structured content analysis.ResultsRecruitment proved difficult, with 18 out of only 22 recruited participants completing all visits. There were no marked group differences between fasters (n = 10, 36.9 ± 5.17 years) and controls (n = 8, 36.1 ± 2.8 years) regarding sperm parameters. …”
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Redefining outcomes of ventricular arrhythmia for SGLT2 inhibitor medication in heart failure patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Miao Lin, Shiyu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Chengying Yang, Yang Luo, Yajin Peng, Xiaoqiu Tan, Qiang Wen, Xinrong Fan, Xianhong Ou

“…The analysed SGLT2 inhibitors included canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, bexagliflozin, sotagliflozin, and ertugliflozin. The participants were non-advanced HF patients, including at-risk for HF, pre-HF, and symptomatic HF, with follow-up duration ranging from 12 to 296 weeks. …”
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Analisa Tingkat Kematangan Literasi Tik Pada Tenaga Kesehatan Dalam Pelayanan Kesehatan Berbasis TIKDi Puskesmas Kota Palembang by Istiqomah Febrianty, Darius Antoni, Dedy Syamsuar, Diana Diana

“…Through a questionnaire distributed to 5 (five) Puskesmas in the Palembang City area, 53 participants were obtained for this research. Furthermore, the data was analiyzed using the the People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM) method, the result being that the Maturity Level of ICT Literacy in health officers at the Puskesmas in Palembang City towards ICT-based health service aplications is at Level 2 (Repeatable) with an average maturity index between 0,66 – 0,69. …”
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Revize vzdělávacího obsahu bezpečnostní problematiky pohledem klíčových aktérů kurikulární reformy by Miroslava Kovaříková

“…Je tedy zřejmé, že jsou učiteli považována za témata patřící do vzdělávání. Ukázalo se, že tato témata jsou také respondenty nejčastěji navrhována jako rozvíjející učivo. …”
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Application of modular teaching combined with progressive cases in clinical nursing teaching of anorectal surgery (模块化教学结合进展性案例在肛肠外科临床护理教学中的应用研究)... by LI Ping (李萍), XIE Wei (谢薇), SUN Lu (孙璐), FENG Lin (冯琳)

“…Methods Totally 90 nursing students who participated in the internship in the Department of Anorectal Surgery were selected and divided into the control group and observation group according to the time of arrival, with 45 nursing students in each group. …”
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The impact of same‐day and rapid ART initiation under the Universal Health Coverage programme on HIV outcomes in Thailand: a retrospective real‐life cohort study by Sirinya Teeraananchai, David C. Boettiger, Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat, Rattaphon Triamwichanon, Patchara Benjarattanaporn, Nittaya Phanuphak

“…Methods PLHIV aged ≥15 years initiating ART between 2014 and 2022 were included from the UHC database. We categorized participants into four groups using the duration from HIV diagnosis to ART initiation: (1) ≤ 7 days (same‐day ART); (2) 8 days to <1 month; (3) 1–3 months; and (4) >3 months. …”
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Assessment of Scleral and Conjunctival Thickness of the Eye after Ultrasound Ciliary Plasty by Bartłomiej Bolek, Adam Wylęgała, Edward Wylęgała

“…Seventy-eight patients with primary and secondary refractory glaucoma participated in this study. Complete ophthalmic examinations including measurements of scleral and conjunctival thickness were performed preoperatively and at 1 week, and 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months postoperatively. …”
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Biaxial fatigue behavior of a powder metallurgical TRIP steel by S. Ackermann, T. Lippmann, D. Kulawinski, S. Henkel, H. Biermann

“…Major cracks after shear fatigue had partially mode II orientation (tilted 45° to the loading axes) and afterwards bifurcated into two pairs of mode I cracks. …”
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Traditional Chinese Mind and Body Exercises for Neck Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Yu-Hua Xie, Man-Xia Liao, Mao-Yuan Wang, W. C. Hewith A. Fernando, Yue-Ming Gu, Xue-Qiang Wang, Lin-Rong Liao

“…Six studies with 716 participants met the inclusion criteria. Compared with the control groups, TCMBE had no therapeutic advantage in improving pain intensity (visual analogue scale: mean difference (MD) = 1.8, 95% confidence interval (CI): −7.70 to 11.46, and P = 0.70); functional mobility (neck disability index: MD = 0.15, 95% CI: −6.37 to 6.66, and P = 0.96; neck pain and disability scale: MD = 1.31, 95% CI: −4.10 to 6.71, and P = 0.64); or 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) scores for physical function (MD = 5.58, 95% CI: −8.03 to 19.18, and P = 0.42), general health (MD = 1.87, 95% CI: −4.99 to 8.72, and P = 0.59), body pain (MD = 2.26, 95% CI: −3.80 to 8.32, and P = 0.46), vitality (MD = 6.24, 95% CI: −1.49 to 13.98, and P = 0.11), social function (MD = 8.06, 95% CI: −4.85 to 20.98, and P = 0.22), role physical (MD = –1.46, 95% CI: −8.54 to 5.62, and P = 0.69), or role emotional (MD = 6.5, 95% CI: −3.45 to 16.45, and P = 0.2). …”
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Inheritance patterns of pomological traits in walnut hybridization breeding: influence of parental varieties on nut traits by Akide Özcan, Huri Taşcı, Şakir Burak Bükücü, İlker Büşah Ayaz, Mehmet Sütyemez

“…The study found that maternal parents played a more partially dominant role in determining nut traits in most hybrid combinations. …”
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The joint effects of inflammation and renal function status on in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis by Zhichao Huang, Xiaoyue Zhu, Xiuman Xu, Yi Wang, Yafang Zhu, Dongqin Chen, Yongjun Cao, Xia Zhang

“…Methods We retrospectively screened a total of 409 AIS patients treated with IVT. The study participants were classified into two groups according to post-stroke pneumonia or functional outcome. …”
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Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study by Hao Liang, Shuai Zhang, Ye Zhu

“…Based on the selected variables, participants were divided into four groups (Q1 ~ Q4), and multifactorial Logistic regression analysis, restricted cubic spline regression, gender subgroup analysis and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve were used to explore the relationship between the relevant variables and AF. …”
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Typical Forms of Plans for Certain Investigative (Search) Actions by O. O. Khan

“…Carrying out a search in the presence of the searched person may include the following elements: a) search situation; b) versions explaining the situation; c) tasks on the situation; d) tactics; e) sequence of search actions; e) distribution of functions of search participants.…”
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Urine kidney injury molecule-1 predicts subclinical kidney disease among persons living with HIV initiating tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-based ART in Zambia by Freeman W. Chabala, Edward D. Siew, Edward D. Siew, Edward D. Siew, C. William Wester, C. William Wester, Alana T. Brennan, Alana T. Brennan, Alana T. Brennan, Masauso M. Phiri, Michael J. Vinikoor, Michael J. Vinikoor, Sepiso K. Masenga, Muktar H. Aliyu, Muktar H. Aliyu, Muktar H. Aliyu

“…The median baseline KIM-1-to-creatinine and NGAL-1-to-creatinine ratios of the participants who developed overt TDF-associated nephrotoxicity and those who did not were not significantly different. …”
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The impact of routines on emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and on parental anxiety during COVID-19 by Vera Lees, Rosie Hay, Helen Bould, Helen Bould, Helen Bould, Alex S. F. Kwong, Daniel Major-Smith, Daniel Major-Smith, Daphne Kounali, Rebecca M. Pearson, Rebecca M. Pearson

“…All eligible ALSPAC-G2 participants were sent the survey and the responders are representative of the eligible G2 population. …”
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Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens: Insights from rural South Africa by J-D K Lotz, J Porter, H Conradie, T Boyles, B Gaunt, S Dimanda, D Cort

“…To describe the outcomes of participants treated for DR-TB using a shorter, compared with a longer, regimen in a deeply rural SA setting, and to explore other factors affecting these outcomes. …”
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Genetic and Plasma Proteomic Approaches to Identify Therapeutic Targets for Graves&rsquo; Disease and Graves&rsquo; Ophthalmopathy by Ke C, Yu Y, Li J, Yu Y, Sun Y, Wang Y, Wang B, Lu Y, Tang M, Wang N, Chen Y

“…We aimed to identify the causal proteins and potential targets for Graves’ disease (GD) and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) via systematic genetic analyses.Methods: Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) on the UK Biobank- Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP) collected 2923 Olink proteins from 54,219 participants. We conducted a proteome-wide Mendelian randomization (MR) study with cis-pQTLs to identify candidate proteins for GD and GO risk. …”
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Correlation and predictive value of novel anthropometric indicators with adult sarcopenia and sarcopenia obesity by Xue Wu, Ziang Chen, Yuanhui Zhao, Hong Ren

“…The data pertaining to NHANES participants were meticulously selected from the databases of six cycles, spanning from 2001 to 2004 and 2011 to 2018. …”
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