Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in Pediatric Kikuchi‐Fujimoto Disease: A Retrospective Observational Analysis by Shintaro Fujiwara, Yousuke Higuchi, Junya Shimizu

“…Clinical and laboratory data were evaluated to determine their association with serum alkaline phosphatase levels. Results Thirty patients with KFD and 23 patients with infectious mononucleosis were included in the study. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Three High Intensity Interval Training Protocols on Maximum Oxygen Consumption and Leg Strength in Recreational Football Athletes by Wirat Sonchan, Saralee Sonchan, Ratanyoo Longrak

“…Materials and methods. Thirty-one participants were recruited and randomly assigned to one of three HIIT protocols: HIIT20/20, HIIT40/10, or HIIT60/5. …”
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The Effect of Different Types of Walking on Dual-Task Performance and Task Prioritization among Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Maayan Agmon, Einat Kodesh, Rachel Kizony

“…A cross-sectional study. Subjects. Thirty-two (22 female) community-dwelling older adults (aged 72.7±5.7 years). …”
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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Intracanal Medicaments against E. Faecalis Bacteria in Infected Primary Molars by Using Real-Time PCR: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Yasamin Ghahramani, Najmeh Mohammadi, Ahmad Gholami, Dordaneh Ghaffaripour

“…Methods and Materials. Thirty-nine 4–6-year-old children with an infected primary molar were randomly divided into three equal groups (n = 13) to receive either CH or TAP and an untreated control group. …”
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Small-sided games are more effective than instructional training for improving vertical jump performance and passing in young volleyball players by Damir Pekas, Draženka Mačak, Anja Kostić Zobenica

“…The authors hypothesized that this program might significantly improve explosive strength in adolescent volleyball players. Thirty-eight adolescent volleyball players participated in this study (12.26±1.01). …”
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Eléments pour l’élaboration d’un manuel de littérature basque pour les collèges et lycées by Jean Casenave

“…The Basque language has been taught in secondary schools for more than thirty years. Today, it is widely taught in bilingual classes in “linguistic immersion” and “in schedule parity”, in all the current Basque-speaking area (Basque Autonomous Community, Basque zone of the “Pyrénées Atlantiques” department, northern part of the Foral Community of Navarra).Yet, for the northern part of the Basque Country (French Basque Country), there still isn’t today any literature book for secondary school students. …”
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South Africa and Sweden in the UN Security Council by Angela Muvumba Sellström, Suzanne Graham

“…Indeed, conflict in Africa makes up two-thirds of the Council’s workload, and 85% of UN military peacekeepers are deployed to the continent. …”
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Investigation of Occult Hip Fractures: The Use of CT and MRI by S. K. Gill, J. Smith, R. Fox, T. J. S. Chesser

“…Over three years 92 patients were included of which 61 were referred for a CT and 31 for an MRI. Thirty-four patients were found to have a fracture. …”
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Investigating food allergy awareness and attitudes among teachers in primary schools: current status and opportunities for enhancement by Amal H. Aljohani, Abeer Mutair Alshamani, Afnan Ahmed Aljohani, Aisha Saad Almohammadi, Bushra Saad Alharbi, Deena Faraj Altarjami, Reyouf Samer Alsaedi

“…Approximately 87.5% of the participants were aware of food allergies. More than two-thirds of teachers were able to identify anaphylactic shock. …”
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Hyperthermic Intraoperative Thoracoabdominal Chemotherapy by Paul H. Sugarbaker, David Chang, O. Anthony Stuart

“…The morbidity, mortality, survival, and recurrence rate within the thoracic space were presented. Thirty patients had partial resection of a hemidiaphragm as part of a cytoreductive surgical procedure that utilized HITAC. …”
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L’ascension de l’artiste dans The Mountain and the Valley (1952) d’Ernest Buckler by André Dodeman

“…The North and South Mountains do not merely enclose the characters in the seasonal life of the farmer, they frame the narrative of David Canaan that begins and concludes with the ascent of the South Mountain where he dies prematurely at the age of thirty. This article will study the relationship between the image of the mountain, the plotline and the very act of writing itself as a creative process that the writer constantly interrogates. …”
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Analysis on Soy-Yamgurt Potential as Antidiabetic in Streptozotocin-Nicotinamide Induced Rats by Jessica Kwanariesta, Herla Rusmarilin, Ismed Suhaidi

“…The in vivo test used thirty 10-16 week old male Wistar rats with an average weight of 160-200 g divided into 5 groups: P1 (control), P2 (streptozotocin-nicotinamide), P3 (glibenclamide of 0.45 mg/kg body weight), P4 (3 ml of soy-yamgurt) and P5 (3.5 ml of soy-yamgurt).The results showed that the soy-yamgurt at the doses of 3 ml/160 g body weight and 3.5 ml/160 g body weight for 4 weeks in streptozotocin-nicotinamide-induced rats had significantly (P<0.01) lowered blood glucose levels and increased their weight. …”
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Chemical and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Roman and Late Antique Glass from Northern Greece by Alberta Silvestri, Elissavet Dotsika, Antonio Longinelli, Enricomaria Selmo, Sophia Doukata-Demertzi

“…The present paper emphasizes the importance of measuring the oxygen isotopic and chemical compositions of ancient glass, in order to constrain some features such as age, raw materials, and production technologies and to identify the “fingerprint” of local productions. In this context, thirty-nine Roman and late Antique glass samples and eight chert samples from northern Greece were selected and analysed for their oxygen isotopic and chemical compositions. …”
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The Effect of Synbiotic Supplementation on Self-Reported Aggression in Healthy Adult Men: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Rahele Sadat Montazeri, Farzad Shidfar, Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini-Baharanchi, Golraste Kholasezadeh

“…P-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: Thirty people completed the study. The synbiotic supplement caused a significant decrease in total aggression at the end of the intervention, compared to PG (P=0.04). …”
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Bilateral Comparison of Anterior Shoulder Position in Elite Tennis Players by Todd Ellenbecker, E. Paul Roetert, Kristyn Petracek, Mark Kovacs, Natalia Barajas, David Bailie

“… # Results One hundred thirty-three males and 173 females were included in this study with a mean age of 16.58 years. …”
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The Dorsiflexion Range of Motion Screen: A Validation Study by Phillip J Plisky, Garrett S Bullock, Mary Beth Garner, Risa Ricard, Josh Hayden, Bethany Huebner, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Kyle Kiesel

“… # Study Design Reliability and validity study # Methods Thirty-seven healthy subjects participated in the study. …”
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Patterns of mental health service use among perpetrators of domestic homicide: descriptive study of Domestic Homicide Reviews in England and Wales by Poppy MacInnes, Marilia A. Calcia, Michela Martinuzzi, Cora Griffin, Siân Oram, Louise M. Howard

“…Separate analyses were conducted for perpetrators of intimate partner homicide (IPH) and family homicide. Results Over two-thirds (64.5%, n = 120) of the perpetrators had accessed mental healthcare before the homicide. …”
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Timing of Frontal Plane Trunk Lean, Not Magnitude, Mediates Frontal Plane Knee Joint Loading in Patients with Moderate Medial Knee Osteoarthritis by Freyja Hálfdanardóttir, Dan K. Ramsey, Kristín Briem

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of trunk lean and contralateral hip abductor strength on the peak knee adduction moment (KAM) and rate of loading in persons with moderate medial knee osteoarthritis. Thirty-one males (17 with osteoarthritis, 14 controls) underwent 3-dimensional motion analysis, strength testing of hip abductors, and knee range of motion (ROM) measures, as well as completing the knee osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS). …”
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Efficacy of Endodontic Cryotherapy in Alleviating Post-Treatment Pain after Single-Visit RCT: A Randomized Study by Prasad Chandrakant Ingale, Simran Sethi, Sukruti Suresh Babu, Khushi Rathod, Rahul Sharma, Shanu Khan

“…Material and Method: Thirty-six patients aged 18–32 years requiring single-visit root canal treatment (RCT) were divided into three groups at random, with twelve people in each: group 1 (control group), group 2 (normal saline), and group 3 (cold saline). …”
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The impact of musical expertise and directional isotropy on the proportions and magnitudes of pitch-shift responses in glissandos by Li-Hsin Ning

“…Nevertheless, the influence of musical expertise and the preference for adopting opposing or following responses during glissando vocalizations remain unexplored.MethodsIn this study, thirty-six native Mandarin speakers, comprising equal numbers of musicians and non-musicians, were asked to perform three vocal tasks. …”
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