The Impact of Physical Activity on Skin Health and Condition: Physiological Mechanisms and Dermatological Effects by Natalia Dolata, Bartosz Balcer, Paweł Liszka, Mateusz Pakuła, Maja Weimann, Adrianna Kruczkowska, Aleksandra Stosiek, Agnieszka Cebula, Emil Bulzacki, Wojciech Urbański

“…Exercise also supports the skin barrier function and may alleviate the course of dermatological conditions such as psoriasis or atopic dermatitis. …”
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Efficiency evaluation of a natural material for removal of cationic oxazine and anionic azo dyes from aqueous solutions by Boudaoud Asma, Ad Chifaa, Djedid Mebrouk, Benalia Mokhtar, Guermit Mounira, Amel Soltani

“…The LPSH adsorbent was analysed by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analyses. The descriptive analysis of the morphology of LPSH revealed a heterogeneous surface, while the structural analysis showed the presence of functional groups typical of lignocellulosic structures and it was confirmed that the mesoporous surface of the adsorbent had a specific surface area of ~1.53 m2 g-1. …”
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Quality of life, disability, and clinical variables in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Mariana Asmar Alencar, Izaura Monique Moura da Silva, Stéfanie Marcelle Hilário, Marcela Ferreira de Andrade Rangel, Juliana Silva Abdo, Caroline Martins de Araújo, Leonardo Cruz de Souza

“…Demographic, clinical and functional aspects were investigated. Functioning and QoL were assessed using disease-specific tools (ALS Functional Ranting Scale-Revised/ALSFRS-R and ALS Assessment Questionnaire/ALSAQ-40). …”
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Nuclear clustering over the nuclear chart from a covariant EDF approach by Ebran Jean-Paul, Heitz Louis, Khan Elias, Lasseri Raphaël-David, Mercier Florian, Nikšić Tamara, Vretenar Dario, Yüksel Esra, Zhao Jie

“…Nuclear clustering has been studied with covariant Energy Density Functional approaches for more than a decade. It recently allowed to bridge microscopically the description of cluster states in light nuclei with the one of cluster and alpha decays in heavy ones. …”
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Traditional Chinese exercises for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Weiqiang Tan, Zhaoquan Pan, Jiawei He, Tiexiong Wu, Feng Wu, Yachen Xu, Lisha Liu, Ziyu Yang, Chunrui Li, Yuechen Hu, Muxi Liao

“…Conclusions: The findings indicated that the use of TCEs may have potential to alleviate the severity of NPSs including depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and enhance cognition function and overall quality of life in PD patients. …”
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Elite athletes’ overall oral health, values and related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by André Júdice, Diogo Brandão, João Botelho, Vanessa Machado, Luís Proença, Luciano M. A. Ferreira, Athanasios Stamos, Peter Fine, José João Mendes

“…They answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, oral health impact profile 14 to measure OHRQoL and OHV scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics assessed oral health outcomes and demographic or sport-related factors. …”
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Traditional Agroforestry Models Based on Local Knowledge in the Mount Mutis-Timau Highlands,Timor Island, Indonesia by Fransiskus Xaverius Dako, Yudhistira A.N.R. Ora, Fabianus Ranta, Yudhistira A.N.R. Ora, Yakub Benu, Blasius Paga, Fredik S. Aramak, Eko Pujiono

“…Willd, Citrus reticulata, Persea americana, Artocarpus heterophyllus, and Mangifera indica) to increase income and ecological functions, and forestry crops (Casuarina junghuhniana, Eucalyptus urophylla, Tectona grandis L.f, and Gmelina arborea), which provide both economic and ecological benefits. …”
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The role of influencer content value and credibility in purchase intention by Ahmad Shaheen, Abdullah Khataan, Abdelrehim Awad, Anwar Yahia Shams Eldin, Awadia Elnour

“…This study aimed to explore the effects of different dimensions of influencer value of content and influencer credibility on purchase intention among young Egyptian adult consumers. Employing a descriptive-explanatory design, survey data were collected from 633 social media users. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for carpal tunnel syndrome: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses by Yulin Liu, Chao Wang, Qi Wang, Qing Zhang, Songhao Ning, Quanai Zhang

“…The quality of evidence evaluated by GRADE was low or very low. Descriptive analyses indicated that acupuncture could effectively reduce pain intensity, but evidence on responder rate, symptom severity, functional status, and electrophysiological parameters was inconsistent. …”
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Ultrasonic replacement of natural aging: Potential strategies for improving the color, antioxidant activity, and volatile compound profile of astragalus mead by Jianfeng Wang, Xiangjin Kong, Yuqi Han, Faisal Eudes Sam, Jixin Li, Zhengmei Qi, Yumei Jiang

“…The growing demand for natural and functional beverages has driven research aimed at improving the quality of herbal meads. …”
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Retrospective Evaluation of Tooth Agenesis in Different Regions of Turkey with Panoramic Radiography by Neşe Oral, Şükran Ayran, Aslıhan Aslan Balcı, Gülay Özdoğan, Selma Ece Karabıyıkoğlu, Hilal Peker Öztürk, Hüseyin Aykut Özyiğit, Ercan Türerer, Gürdoğan Aydın

“…It can result in several complications, impacting functional aspects of the dentition, such as chewing and speech. …”
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Planning community-based intervention for speech for children with cleft lip and palate from rural South India: A needs assessment by Subramaniyan Balasubramaniyan, Vaidyanathan Raghunathan, B. Rajashekhar, B. W. C. Sathiyasekaran, Roopa Nagarajan

“…Velopharyngeal port functioning assessment was completed for 55/124 participants. …”
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Naturopathic approaches to irritable bowel syndrome: protocol for a prospective observational study in academic teaching clinics by Joshua Z. Goldenberg, Amie Steel, Andrew Day, Christina Yap, Ryan Bradley, Kieran Cooley

“…Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional bowel disorder with a worldwide prevalence estimated between 10% and 20%. …”
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Designing a model for optimal locating of sports facilities based on the urban planning criteria by ALIREZA AHMADI, HABIB HONARI, JAVAD SHAHLAEE, GHOLAMALI KARGAR, FARZAD GHAFOURI

“…Verification of the functional area of the existing sport facilities and specific restrictions of the area; 3. …”
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Association of Vitamin D with the TaqI Polymorphism of the VDR Gene in Older Women Attending the Basic Health Unit of the Federal District, DF (Brazil) by Renata de Souza Freitas, Caroline Ferreira Fratelli, Calliandra Maria de Souza Silva, Luciano Ramos de Lima, Marina Morato Stival, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Silvana Schwerz Funghetto

“…Aging is accompanied by various functional modifications determined by their environment, lifestyle, nutrition, and genetics. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Excess Weight in Patients with Heart Failure in Cali, Colombia by Jhonatan Betancourt-Peña, Julieth Paola Suárez-Hernández, Guillermo Perlaza-Peláez, William Eduardo Escobar-Rodríguez, Adriana Orejuela-Upegui, Mauricio Hernández-Carrillo

“…The study included sociodemographic and clinical variables, functional aerobic capacity measured by the 6-minute walk test, quality of life assessed using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLFHQ), and depression evaluated by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Sugarcane Juice Quality Based on Principal Component and Cluster Analyses by Xianli LI, Honglin LI, Zhengmei YAN, Ze LU, Hongbo LOU, Lilian HE, Fusheng LI

“…The second category, with moderate sweetness, was suitable for the development of functional beverages, and the third category, with a good taste and flavor, was ideal for juice extraction for fresh consumption. …”
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Leveraging Community Science to Measure Bee Body Size From Museum Specimens by Madeleine M. Ostwald, Colleen Smith, Julie Allen, Alec Buetow, A. Rosie Manner, Robert Guralnick, Carys Goldsmith, Katja C. Seltmann

“…ABSTRACT Community or volunteer participation in research has the potential to significantly help mobilize the wealth of biodiversity and functional ecological data housed in natural history collections. …”
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Longitudinal Assessment of QT Apex in Tumor‐Bearing Dogs Receiving Doxorubicin Monotherapy by Keita Kitagawa, Jacob Ryave, Robert A. Sanders, Ji‐Hyun Lee, Zhongyue Zhang, Paulo Vilar Saavedra

“…ABSTRACT Background The cardiac morphologic and functional derangements induced by doxorubicin (DOX) are referred to as DOX‐induced cardiotoxicity (DOX‐IC). …”
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Evaluation of pressure parameters intra-abdominal and thoracic in patients submitted to abdominoplasty by Jefferson di Lamartine Galdino Amaral, Daniel Augusto dos Santos Soares, Juldasio Galdino de Oliveira Junior, Leonardo Martins Costa Daher, Luciano Gomes Moura, Fernando Cassio de Andrade, Edinei Fabiano Rebonatto, José Carlos Daher

“…INTRODUCTION: The abdomen is an important aesthetic and functional segment in the characterization of body contouring. …”
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