Associations between subjective and objective measures of stress and load: an insight from 45-week prospective study in 189 elite athletes by Kristina Drole, Mojca Doupona, Kathrin Steffen, Kathrin Steffen, Aleš Jerin, Aleš Jerin, Armin Paravlic, Armin Paravlic

“…Blood samples were collected five times during the 2022/23 season to measure cortisol and the free testosterone to cortisol ratio (FTCR). …”
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Comparison of remineralizing efficacy of two novel preparation of arginine and theobromine on white spot lesion - an in vitro SEM analysis by Shifo Savio F, Nivethigaa Balakrishnan, Aravind Kumar Subramanian

“…The pH cycle was run for 14 days, starting with a 72-h demineralization period and ending with 11 days of remineralization in the corresponding solutions. Prior to and during remineralization, microhardness was measured, and surface features were assessed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Effect of Allium mongolicum Regel Powder Addition to the Diet and Aging Time on Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant Capacity of Angus Beef by XIE Yaodi, GAO Huixia, HE Jianjian, SUN Chenxu, YU Aihuan, YAO Haibo, XU Lei, HU Jinsheng, WANG He, DUAN Yueyan, TANG Defu, LEI Zhaomin, LIU Wangjing

“…Compared with the control group, the acid value of the LAMR group significantly increased (P < 0.01). During the whole aging period, the acid value first decreased and then tended to be stable, and the peroxidase activity decreased significantly (P < 0.01).…”
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Exploring Seasonality Indices for Low-Flow Analysis on Tibagi Watershed (Brazil) by Alexandre Sokoloski de Azevedo Delduque de Macedo, Michael Männich

“…The indices were computed and compared using previously calculated low-flow discharge data (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>Q</mi><mn>95</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>) and physiographic information on sub-watersheds. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated with Leukopenia and Neutropenia in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Valganciclovir in the United States by Qinghua Li, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Pamela Moise, Harry Jin, Kaylen Brzozowski, Irina Kolobova

“…**Objective:** To evaluate HCRU among KTRs taking valganciclovir during their first year post-transplant. **Methods:** Using TriNetX Dataworks-USA, a federated, de-identified electronic medical record database, we identified adult KTRs who underwent their first kidney transplant from January 2012 to September 2020. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear Wave Elastography in Predicting Malignant Origins of Pleural Effusions in Emergency Departments by Rune Wiig Nielsen, Casper Falster, Stefan Posth, Niels Jacobsen, August Emil Licht, Rahul Bhatnagar, Christian Borbjerg Laursen

Subjects: “…shear wave elastography (SWE)…”
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Stability analysis for seed yield of chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.) genotypes by experimental and biological approaches by R. Karimizadeh, P. Pezeshkpour, A. Mirzaee, M. Barzali, P. Sharifi, M. R. Safari Motlagh

“…Fourteen advanced chickpea genotypes with two control cultivars were cultivated in a randomized complete block design in four regions of Iran during 2017–2020 growing seasons. The first two principal components of AMMI explained 84.6 and 10.0 % of genotype by environment interactions, respectively. …”
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Effects of the auxin-dependent degradation of the cohesin and condensin complexes on the repair of distant DNA double-strand breaks in mouse embryonic stem cells by A. V. Smirnov, A. S. Ryzhkova, A. M. Yunusova

“…We used Cas9 RNP nucleofection to generate deletions and inversions with high efficiency without additional selection. …”
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Effect of floral therapy in mothers of premature newborns: A randomized controlled trial by Tatiana Carneiro de Resende, Karla Oliveira Marcacine, Erika de Sá Vieira Abuchaim, Marcia Barbieri, Maria Cristina Gabrielloni, Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão

“…Their children were admitted to a Maternity Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, from June 2019 to May 2021. The use of the Five-Flower essence was proposed during hospitalization (4 drops every 15 min four times a day) and at home (16 drops a day at pre-determined times) in the ten days after the first intervention. …”
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Analysis of vehicle carbon emission characteristics on expressways in mountainous plateau areas based on the coupled simulation of CarSim/TruckSim and MOVES. by Jianping Gao, Xin Huang, Yunyong He, Enhuai He, Lu Sun, Changfeng Yang

“…The grey relational analysis method was used to quantify the relationship between the carbon emissions equivalent per kilometer of alignment units, circular curves radius, and average grade. …”
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CHROMOGRANIN-A IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER by A. V. Sivkov, N. G. Keshishev, G. D. Efremov, G. A. Kovchenko, A. A. Trudov, L. M. Nikonova, F. D. Romikh

“…Also with the help of HGA it seem to be quite promising to discover the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer. …”
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Spatial and hydrological analysis of the water supply system in as-Sila'/Sela (Tafila, Jordan) based on a 3D model by Roser Marsal, Jesús García-Carpallo

“…Through our analysis, we identified spaces for accessing, managing, and utilising available water resources, including settlement density and flooding zones. …”
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Attaching artificial Achilles and tibialis cranialis tendons to bone using suture anchors in a rabbit model: assessment of outcomes by Obinna P. Fidelis, Caleb Stubbs, Katrina L. Easton, Caroline Billings, Alisha P. Pedersen, David E. Anderson, Dustin L. Crouch

“…Results All suture anchors used for the tibialis cranialis artificial tendons remained secure and did not fail during the study. …”
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Evaluation of diastole by echocardiography for detecting early cardiac dysfunction: an outcome study by Tatiana Kuznetsova, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, František Sabovčik, Yukari Kobayashi, Francois Haddad

“…We measured left heart dimensions, strain, tricuspid regurgitation, transmitral blood flow, and mitral annular tissue velocities using conventional echocardiography and Doppler imaging. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers of Infants Less Than Six Months of Age in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getachew Arage, Haileyesus Gedamu

“…Simple random sampling technique was employed in the selection of participants. Data were collected using pretested and structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview. …”
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A Neglected Point: Frailty in Older Adults with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Meric Coskun, Esra Cataltepe, Hacer Dogan Varan, Eda Ceker, Yasemin Bektas, Yasemin Kuscu, Mehmet Muhittin Yalcin, Mujde Akturk, Fusun Balos Toruner, Mehmet Ayhan Karakoc, Alev Eroglu Altinova

“…Methods This single-center, cross-sectional study included 70 DTC patients aged ≥60 years with stable TSH levels during the previous year while receiving levothyroxine. …”
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Statistical analyzes and anomalies of precipitation in cold period in order to understand the effect of climate change on different regions of Iran (1951-2010) by elham yarahmadi, mostafa karampoor, hooshang ghaemi, mohammad moradi, behrouz nasiri

“…Therefore, precipitation data of 27 stations were received from the Meteorological Organization during the 60-year period and After the data were evaluated qualitatively, The distribution of temporal and spatial mean, coefficient of variation, skewness and probability distribution of 20% maximum and minimum monthly and seasonal autumn and winter, for a period of 60 years (1951-2010), two 30-year periods (1980-1951), (1981- 2010) and two 10-year periods (2010-2001), (1951-1960) were calculated  and were zoned using GIS. …”
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Sustainability index analysis of microalgae cultivated in biorefinery palm oil mill effluent by A. Santoso, T. Handayani, D. Pinardi, K. Kusrestuwardani, N. Widyastuti, I. Djarot, J. Haryanti, A. Sitomurni, H. Apriyanto

“…Data is processed and analyzed using the multidimensional scaling Rapfish program. …”
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Ascorbic Acid Reduces the Blood Boss After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Insights From a Randomized Controlled Trial by Pooya Hosseini-Monfared, MD, Alireza Mirahmadi, MD, Mohammad Mehdi Sarzaeem, MD, Soheil Pourshahryari, MD, Parisa Aminnia, MD, Mohammad Poursalehian, MD, Seyed Morteza Kazemi, MD

“…Patients in the placebo group received only normal saline. We calculated the blood loss using the Hb drop. …”
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Specialty choice among final-year medical students and house officers in Nigeria: implications for anaesthesia practice – a cross-sectional study by Thankgod Chukwunnonso Okonkwo, Gbolahan Deji Olatunji, Victor Mayowa Adeleye, Mukaila Oyegbade Akinwale

“…This study aimed to identify the current specialty preferences of final-year medical students and house officers in Nigeria, factors that affect such choices, and their implications for anaesthesia practice.Design We conducted a cross-sectional study among final-year medical students and house officers in Nigeria using a self-administered, semistructured electronic questionnaire. …”
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