A Comparison of Pitching Biomechanics and Sport Specialization in High School Pitchers by Tyler J. Hamer, Adam B. Rosen, Samuel J. Wilkins, Kristen F. Nicholson, Garrett S. Bullock, Brian A. Knarr

“…The second hypothesis states that kinematics and kinetics commonly associated with performance and injury risk would differ between low-, moderate-, and high-level specialized pitchers…”
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Anxiety as a prevailing factor of performance of university mathematics students during the COVID-19 pandemic by D. Mendoza, M. Cejas, G. Rivas, C. Varguillas

“…In face-to-face education, mathematical anxiety is common. But because of the pandemic, mathematics education has had to migrate to the virtual environment. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of Lansoprazole plus Metoclopramide among Neonates with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Resistant to Conservative Therapy and Monotherapy: A Clinical Trial by Peymaneh Alizadeh Taheri, Elahe Validad, Kambiz Eftekhari

“…Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common problems in neonates. The main clinical manifestations of neonatal GERD are frequent regurgitation or vomiting associated with irritability, crying, anorexia or feeding refusal, failure to thrive, arching of the back, and sleep disturbance. …”
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Low-Load Blood-flow Restriction Training for Medial Tibial Stress-Syndrome in Athletes: A Case Series by Anders F. Brekke, Johanne Bjørklund, Rosa C. Holse, Christian Larsen, Mikkel H. Hjortshoej

“…# Background Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is a common overuse injury characterized by activity-induced pain along the distal medial tibial border. …”
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A blinded comparison of fluticasone propionate with budesonide via powder devices in adult patients with moderate-to-severe asthma: a clinical evaluation by N. Ringdal, P. Swinburn, R. Backman, P. Plaschke, A. P. Sips, P. Kjaersgaard, G. Bratten, T. A. J. Harris

“…In Vitro and in vivo data have demonstrated that there are detectable differences between inhaled corticosteroids commonly used to treat asthma. However, controversy still remains as to whether these differences translate into clinical benefits. …”
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Prospective directions for the development of means and methods for detection and fixation of handprints by V. V. Korniienko

“…Identification by fingerprints remains one of the most common ways of proving the involvement of persons in the commission of a criminal offense in law enforcement practice around the world. …”
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The link between smoking, emphysema, and fibrosis: A retrospective cohort study by Liying Zhai, Haihong Gong, Wencheng Yu

“…Introduction The presence of emphysema is common in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), which is designated as combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). …”
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Recruiting participants for focus groups in health research: a meta-research study by Jonas Lander, Simon Wallraf, Dawid Pieper, Ronny Klawunn, Hala Altawil, Marie-Luise Dierks, Cosima John

“…FG participants were most commonly recruited by the research team (21%) or by health professionals (16%), with less collaboration with public organisations (10%) and little indication of the number of people involved (13%). …”
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Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between first and second COVID-19 waves in a secondary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study by Prem Chandra, Vamanjore A Naushad, Nishan K Purayil, Abazar Ahmad M Saeed, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Irfan Varikkodan, Joe V Mathew, Jaseem Sirajudeen, Riyadh A Hammamy, Ahmad M Badi, Aasir M Suliman, Mohamed N Badawi, Saket Arya, Maryam AlMotawa, Aisha Al-Baker, Rania Alatom, Anand Kartha

“…Patients with a normal chest X-ray and those who had a negative PCR test despite a positive COVID-19 antigen test were excluded.Outcome Length of stay, need for mechanical ventilation, final disposition and mortality were the key outcomes studiedResults Influenza like symptoms (18.5% in the first wave vs 36.1% in the second wave, p 0.001), cough (79.2% vs 87%, p<0.001) and dyspnoea (27.5% vs 38% p<0.001) were more common in the second wave. Second wave patients had significantly higher respiratory rate, lower peripheral oxygen saturation, needed more supplemental oxygen and had higher incidence of pulmonary embolism. …”
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“Unmasking the Uncommon”: A case series of multi-drug resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica causing late-onset sepsis and meningitis in preterm neonates [version 2; peer review:... by Anisha Maria Fernandes, Sinchana Bhat, Suchitra Shenoy M., Prajnha U.P.

“…It exhibits resistance to many commonly employed first-line antibiotics used to treat gram-negative pathogens. …”
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Harmonizing measurement tools: examining the concurrent validity of the Daily Activity Behaviors Questionnaire compared to the ActiGraph to assess 24-hour movement behaviors among... by Iris Willems, Vera Verbestel, Dorothea Dumuid, Patrick Calders, Bruno Lapauw, Marieke De Craemer

“…All analyses were compared by four commonly used data processing methods for ActiGraph data (cut-points and data reduction method-specific). …”
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A genetic exploration of the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular diseases by Eva Lukas, Rada R. Veeneman, Dirk J. A. Smit, Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Jentien M. Vermeulen, Gita A. Pathak, Renato Polimanti, Karin J. H. Verweij, Jorien L. Treur

“…First, we estimated genetic correlations and utilized genomic structural equation modeling to identify a common genetic factor for PTSD and CVD. Next, we assessed biological, behavioural, and psychosocial factors as potential mediators. …”
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Isolation and Evaluation of Clinically Important Acinetobacter Baumannii From Intensive Care Unit Samples by Mohamed Mowfik Sehree, Hanaa N. Abdullah, Amani M. Jasim

“…The current findings suggest that automated Vitek 2 system is the most common method to accurately detect the isolates and evaluate multi-drug resistant A. baumannii among patients. …”
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Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of Human Bocaviruses Detected in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infections in Bulgaria by Neli Korsun, Svetla Angelova, Ivelina Trifonova, Silvia Voleva, Iliana Grigorova, Iren Tzotcheva, Sirma Mileva, Penka Perenovska

“…From October 2016 to September 2019, nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs were prospectively collected from 1842 patients of all ages and tested for 12 common respiratory viruses using a real-time RT-PCR. …”
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Maternal and paternal depressive symptoms and parental vocalisation behaviours in infancy: findings from UK-based birth cohort by Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Gemma Lewis, Ilaria Costantini, Miguel Cordero, Andy Skinner, Esther Dermott, Tina Miller, Mari-Rose Kennedy, Iryna Culpin, Iryna Culpin

“…However, there was an indication that fathers demonstrated higher frequency and duration of commands, exclamations and ironic/sarcastic tone, and criticisms compared to mothers, while mothers engaged in more teaching compared to fathers. …”
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High genetic gains in wood volume and fecundity can be both achieved by direct selection in half-sib families of Pinus yunnanensis Franch by Chengjie Gao, Zhongmu Li, Jin Li, Kai Cui

“…Methods We evaluated nine phenotypic traits in 3467 plus-tree progenies from six provenances in a common garden setting. Using structural equation modeling and “random forest” analysis, we identified key predictors of cone production and trunk straightness and assessed trait interrelationships. …”
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A systematic scoping review to identify the design and assess the performance of devices for antenatal continuous fetal monitoring. by Kajal K Tamber, Dexter J L Hayes, Stephen J Carey, Jayawan H B Wijekoon, Alexander E P Heazell

“…The devices adopted various designs and signal processing methods. There was no common means of device performance assessment between different devices, which limited comparison. …”
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Infestation of Ixodidae Ticks in Cattle: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Ambo District, Western Ethiopia by Addis Kassahun Gebremeskel, Berhanu Mekibib, Bekele Dabesa

“…Mixed infestations were common including Rh. Boophilus and Amblyomma 24(6.25%) and Rh. …”
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Experimental Study of 2-Ethylhexyl Nitrate Effects on Engine Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engine Fueled with Diesel–2-Methylfuran Blends by Balla M. Ahmed, Maji Luo, Hassan A. M. Elbadawi, Nasreldin M. Mahmoud, Pang-Chieh Sui

“…Experiments were conducted using a modified four-cylinder, four-stroke, direct-injection compression ignition (DICI) engine featuring a common rail fuel injection system. The engine was evaluated under different load conditions, with brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) ranging from 0.13 to 1.13 MPa, while maintaining a constant engine speed of 1800 rpm. …”
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Exercise on Striatal Dopamine Level and Anxiety-Like Behavior in Male Rats after 2-VO Cerebral Ischemia by Yongzhao Fan, Xiaoyang Kong, Kun Liu, Hao Wu

“…The C and S group did not perform voluntary running exercise and the bilateral common carotid arteries of S group were exposed without ligation. …”
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