Snapshot of health-related behaviours in adults living with disabilities 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study by Syeda F Hussain, Nikki Heinze, Claire L Castle, Lauren R Godier-McBard, Theofilos Kempapidis, Renata S M Gomes

“…Although the majority in both groups reported exercising three to four times per week and eating what they should, those with disabilities were more likely to eat less than they should, not exercise at all and to have been self-isolating for over 6 months than participants with no disabilities.Conclusions The data in this study present some key differences between the two groups, with those living with disabilities being more likely to report that they had been self-isolating for prolonged periods of time, not exercising at all, and not eating as much as they should . …”
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Taurine Alleviated the Negative Effects of an Oxidized Lipid Diet on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Properties, and Muscle Quality of the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by Dan Liu, Jiali Mi, Xiao Yan, Chaobin Qin, Junli Wang, Guoxing Nie

“…In the present study, we conducted a 10-week culture experiment to investigate the effects of taurine on the growth performance, antioxidant properties, and muscle quality of the common carp fed an oxidized lipid diet. …”
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Evaluating the usefulness of plasma chromogranin A measurement in cyclic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome by Keisuke Kakizawa, Miho Yamashita, Yuto Kawauchi, Akira Ikeya, Kenji Ohba, Akio Matsushita

“…Despite the short peak secretion period of ACTH (approximately one week), immunostaining of the surgically removed tumor confirmed ACTH positivity. …”
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Molecular evidence for the efficacy of PBM therapy in the treatment of oral lichen planus by Maria Zaharieva Mutafchieva, Milena Nenkova Draganova, Plamen Ivanov Zagorchev, Reem Hanna, Georgi Tomchev Tomov

“…Methods: Twenty patients with OLP underwent PBM with 810 nm diode laser (0.5 W, 30 s, 1.2 J/cm2), 3 times a week for one month. The size and clinical scores of the lesions and pain level were recorded and compared before and after therapy using Thongprasom sign scoring system and Visual Analogue Scale, respectively. …”
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Use of D-Squame^® as a Minimally Invasive Technique to Evaluate Skin Immune Response Biomarkers in Canine Atopic Dermatitis by Marion Mosca, Nadège Milhau, Mélanie Legain, Adrien Idée, Xavier Langon, Didier Pin

“…Eight beagle dogs were epicutaneously sensitized to <i>Dermatophagoides farinae</i> extract after tape stripping on sensitized site (S); twice a week for 49 days. Two sites were determined: lesional site (L) and non-lesional site (NL) on eight dogs affected spontaneously with AD. …”
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Assessment of knowledge and behaviors of an opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution program during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic by Alexis E. Horace, Ojochogwu Atawodi-Alhassan

“…OEND coincided with the SSPs activities one time a week. Participants first received harm reduction supplies through the SSP and then had the option of receiving OEND. …”
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Genotypic variability in the functioning of photosystem II in leaves of covered and naked oats by E. M. Lisitsyn, S. A. Churakova, G. A. Batalova

“…Comparisons between naked and covered oats to assess the efficiency of energy flows within PSII and its relation to useful agronomic traits have not been previously made but can have an effect on their cultivation practices.Materials and methods. Two-week-old plants of 16 covered and 17 naked oat genotypes were assessed for rapid chlorophyll α fluorescence using a Fluor Pen FP 110/S fluorometer. …”
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Vitamin D Status and Physical Functioning in Nursing Home Residents after Improved Adherence to the Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendation—A Quasiexperimental Study by Charlotte Mortensen, Anne Marie Beck, Inge Tetens, Charlotte Jeppesen, Søren Frank Jørgensen, Leif Kofoed Nielsen, Michael Kristensen

“…Methods. This was a 20-week quasiexperimental study involving 40 residents from two Danish nursing homes. …”
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The Effects of Confiding on Shift Work Nurses’ Emotion Regulation and Self-Perceived Well-Being: An Online Randomized Controlled Trial by Cui Lu, Yawen Sun, Chunyan Wang, Tianyong Chen, Yi Tang

“…An online randomized controlled trial was conducted with 66 shift work nurses, including 34 in the experimental group and 32 in the control group, to assess the impact of an 8-week confiding intervention focused on thinking about the social support obtained from confiding. …”
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Transportation increases circulating corticosterone levels and decreases central serotonergic activity in a sex dependent manner in Pekin ducks by M.M. Bergman, J.M. Schober, R. Novak, A. Grief, C. Plue, G.S. Fraley

“…To better understand how transportation affects the ducks’ physiology, we evaluated several central and peripheral parameters. Thirty-six, 23-week-old ducks were collected at a commercial breeder facility and randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups (n = 6/sex/treatment): 1) caught and euthanized (control), 2) caught and put in a crated in the pen for 90 min (crate), or 3) caught, crated, and transported in a truck for 90 min (transport) to simulate actual transportation. …”
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Bacterial diversity impacts as a result of combined sewer overflow in a polluted waterway by O. Calderon, H. Porter-Morgan, J. Jacob, W. Elkins

“…At the current study, three sites were sampled one week apart during a dry period and a wet period, where indication of a combined sewage overflow event could be detected. 16s rRNA high-throughput sequencing from these three sites collectively yielded over 1000 species of bacteria belonging to twenty-two classes. …”
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Histomorphometric analysis of external apical root resorption using L-loops and different intrusive forces by Yosuke Miyaji, Hidetoshi Morikuni, Toru Tsujibayashi, Yoshitomo Honda, AKI Nishiura

“…Using a universal test force measuring device, L-loops were calibrated to 4 N/mm and 6 N/mm for the 0.014-inch and 0.016-inch diameter stainless steel round wires, respectively. Fifteen-week-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) male rats were used and divided into the control (no loop) and experimental (0.014 and 0.016) groups (n = 5 for each group). …”
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The influence of physical activity levels on lactate production during squat training using a functional electromechanical dynamometer by Indya del-Cuerpo, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos, Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete, Pedro Delgado-Floody

“…Participants visited the lab four times within a two-week period, ensuring at least 48 h between visits. …”
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The impact of technologies on the development of repetitive speed in handball, basketball and volleyball by Dana Badau, Adela Badau, Virgil Ene-Voiculescu, Carmen Ene-Voiculescu, Dragos Florin Teodor, Constantin Sufaru, Corina Claudia Dinciu, Victor Dulceata, Dan Cristian Manescu, Catalin Octavian Manescu

“…Study phasing: initial testing; implementing a 6-week experimental program using the Fitlight technology to improve manual, repetitive speed; final testing. …”
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What Time Is It&#x003F; Finding Which Temporal Features is More Useful for Next Activity Prediction by Lerina Aversano, Martina Iammarino, Antonella Madau, Giuseppe Pirlo, Gianfranco Semeraro

“…In this article it is proposed a comparative analysis of temporal features, such as differences in timestamp, time of day, and day of week, extracted for each event in a prefix. Using both k-fold cross-validation for robust benchmarking and a 75&#x002F;25 split to simulate real scenarios in which new process events are predicted based on past data, it is shown that timestamp differences within the same prefix consistently outperform other temporal features. …”
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Wild pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i>Pisum sativum L. subsp. <i>elatius</i> (Bieb.) Aschers. et Graebn. s.l.) at the periphery of its range: Zagros Mountains by O. E. Kosterin, V. S. Bogdanova, A. V. Mglinets

“…In such regions, wild pea populations are rare, small in size and suffer from climatic change and land exploitation, hence their focused search is strongly desirable. A two-week-long expedition to Iran in May 2017 revealed two small populations of the wild pea (Pisum sativum subsp. elatius) in the Zagros Mts, in Aligudarz and Khorramabad Districts of Lorestan Province, Iran, at elevations of 1841 and 1971 m a.s.l., respectively. …”
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Reliability and concurrent validity of the iHandy level mobile application to measure thoracolumbar range of motion in low back pain patients by Nimra Ijaz, Saima Riaz, Tahreem Raza, Sidra Ali

“…Measurements were taken at baseline and one-week follow-up. Results In asymptomatic participants, the mobile application had ICC values of 0.81, 0.70, 0.79, and 0.85, while in symptomatic, regarding intra-rater reliability, these were 0.80, 0.78, 0.81Regarding the concurrent validity of mobile apps in asymptomatic patients, ICC values were 0.94, 0.93, 0.84, and 0.89, while in symptomatic patients, the ICC values were found to be 0.92, 0.89, 0.83, and 0.85 for flexion, extension, RLF, and LLF, respectively. …”
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Impact of Soft Drink Intake on Bone Development and Risk of Fractures in a Danish Cohort of Schoolchildren by Helene Hermansen, Mina Nicole Händel, Malene Søborg Heidemann, Niels Wedderkopp

“…Participants (<i>n</i> = 529) were recruited from intervention schools offering 270 min of physical education (PE) per week (active arm) and control schools with 90 min of standard PE. …”
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Performance and gut microbiota of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fed powdered Moringa oleifera leave as additive (Probiotics) by Jerimoth Kesena Ekelemu, Arnold Ebuka Irabor, Ruth Elohor Anderson

“…A total of 180 C. gariepinus hatchery-bred juveniles were obtained, acclimated in a 4 × 4 × 3 feet concrete tank, and fed adlib with 1.5 mm Coppens for one week. Initial mean weight (g) and length (cm) of sample fish were measured and randomly distributed in triplicates of 15 fish/tank into twelve concrete tanks of dimension 4 × 4 × 3 feet (T1A-C – T4A-C). …”
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Statistical evaluation of selected air quality parameters influenced by COVID-19 lockdown by M.H. Masum, S.K. Pal

“…In Chittagong, a city scale lockdown came in force on 26 March 2020, a week after when first three cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Bangladesh. …”
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