The effect of 8 weeks of aquatic and land exercise training on balance and proprioception of the ankle joint in children with diplegia cerebral palsy by Hamid Abbasi, Hossein Ghasemsharifi, Saeed Abedinzadeh, Reza Sharifatpour

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a functional training protocol combining water and land exercises on the balance and proprioception of the lower limbs of children with cerebral palsy and diplegia.Materials and Methods: Thirty children with diplegia cerebral palsy were selected through available sampling and randomly divided into two equal groups of experimental (age, 9.33±1.63 years; height, 1.32±0.06 m; weight, 33.88±3.63 kg) and control group (age, 9.46±1.30 years; height, 1.30±0.05 m; weight, 32.04±3.52 kg). …”
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The effects of different caloric restriction diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight and obese females by Mraović Tatjana, Radaković Sonja, Ristić-Medić Danijela, Tepšić-Ostojić Vesna, Rađen Slavica, Hajduković Zoran, Čairović Aleksandra, Miljanović Gora

“…Different CR diets with the same macronutrient content are equally effective in reducing body weight, WC and body fat, improve cardiometabolic risk factors and decrease level of proinflammatory hs-CRP in overweight/obese females.…”
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Risk Factors and Predictive Model for Stress Hyperglycemia After Cardiac Surgery in Non-Diabetic Patients by Zhang M, Wu J, Wang L, Huang H, Duan H, Xue F

“…Mengli Zhang,1,* Jinyan Wu,1,* Lulu Wang,2 Hui Huang,2 Huan Duan,3 Fang Xue1 1School of Nursing, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 2Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 3Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fang Xue, School of Nursing, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, People’s Republic of China, Email 0700036@bbmu.edu.cn Huan Duan, Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China, Email duanhuan886@sina.comObjective: To create and verify a model that predicts the risk of stress hyperglycemia (SHG) in patients without diabetes after cardiac surgery.Design: Retrospective analysis.Methods: This retrospective analysis analyzed patients without diabetes post cardiac surgery at our hospital between June 2020 and December 2023. …”
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Differences in the profile of cytokine expression induced by implantation of oncogenic and non-oncogenic millipore filters by E. Yu. Rybalkina, O. Yu. Susova, T. G. Moizhess

“…One of the phenomena of this type of carcinogenesis is the occurrence of sarcoma after the subcutaneous implantation in mice of hydrophilic millipore filters with a pore diameter not exceeding 0.1 μm and the inability to induce tumors of one’s with a pore diameter greater than or equal to 0.22 μm.The objective of our work was to study the differences between oncogenic and non-oncogenic filters at the molecular level.Materials and methods. …”
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Effects of Remimazolam-Propofol with Flumazenil Reversal on the Emergence Time and Hemodynamics of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Partial Hepatectomy: A Prospective Randomized Co... by Feng Y, Jia JM, Cheng YX, Lin J, Zhang XY, Wang YZ, Zuo YB

“…Whether remimazolam and propofol combined with flumazenil reversal can accelerate the recovery and enhance hemodynamic stability remains controversial.Methods: Fifty patients aged 18– 70 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I–III and Child-Pugh classification A or B undergoing elective laparoscopic partial hepatectomy were enrolled. …”
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Combining Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, and Experimental Validation to Uncover the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Si-Miao-Yong-An Decoction in... by Zhang S, Shao Y, Jin R, Ma B

“…This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of SMYA in promoting diabetic wound healing and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms.Methods: The wound healing effects of SMYA were evaluated in db/db diabetic mice by measuring wound closure rates and histological characteristics, including epidermal thickness and collagen deposition. …”
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Potentially Inappropriate Use of Transdermal Fentanyl in Working-Age and Older Adult Populations with Non-Cancer Pain: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study by Seunghyun Cheon, Seo-Yong Choi, Kyu Ri Kim, Han-Gon Choi, Jee-Eun Chung

“…The working-age and older adult groups were compared to evaluate the differences in FTD use, and modified Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients were used to assess the equality of FTD use. ResultsA total of 5386 patients and their 19,800 reimbursements were included in the study. …”
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Immediate Analgesic Efficacy of Acupuncture in Acute Postoperative Pain Following Internal Fixation of Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Tri... by Wang H, Wang T, Tang X, Tang X, Li C, Deng Y, Li Q, Liang F, Liao J, Guo T

“…This study aims to evaluate the immediate analgesic efficacy of acupuncture within 10 minutes of treatment in participants experiencing acute postoperative pain following internal fixation of IFF.Participants and Methods: From March 2025 to March 2027, 154 postoperative IFF patients (aged 50– 75) at Kunming Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine will be randomized (1:1) into acupuncture or sham acupuncture groups using computer-generated randomization sequences, with allocation concealment ensured through opaque sealed envelopes. …”
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Cognitive performance and associated factors among primary school children in artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities in northwestern Tanzania by Joel L. Maduhu, Elias C. Nyanza, Theresia Maduka, Neema Kayange

“…Results A total of 865 primary school children were recruited from areas with (n=412) and without (n=453) ASGM activities with almost equal distribution of boys and girls (51% vs 49%). …”
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Cholera Outbreak in Chienge District, Luapula Province, Zambia- 31st May – 9th June 2023: Re-emerging threat by Miss Tebello Kolobe

“…This study aimed to describe cases, identify the cause, and risk factors, and propose control measures. Methods: An outbreak investigation followed by a 1: 2 matched case-control study were conducted. …”
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Oral Health Status in the Iranian Elderly: The Role of Nutrition Status and Health Literacy by Shahab Papi, Manijeh Izadi, Leila Behboodi, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Fatemeh Hosseini, Mahdi Yousefi, Zeynab Karimi

“…The number of men and women participating in this study was equal. A total of 257 people (85.7%) were married. …”
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Natural killer T cell immunotherapy combined with IL-15-expressing oncolytic virotherapy and PD-1 blockade mediates pancreatic tumor regression by Simon Gebremeskel, Adam Nelson, Brent Johnston, Brian D Lichty

“…Three days after NKT cell activation, some groups of mice were treated with anti-PD-1 antibodies weekly for 3 weeks.Results VSV-GFP and VSV-IL-15 mediated equal killing of human and mouse pancreatic cancer lines in vitro. …”
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Cholesterol-Rich Antibiotic-Loaded Liposomes as Efficient Antimicrobial Therapeutics by Natsaridis E, Gkartziou F, Mouzoura P, Mourtas S, Papadia K, Kolonitsiou F, Klepetsanis P, Dermon CR, Spiliopoulou I, Antimisiaris SG

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of cholesterol (Chol) content of liposomes, liposome concentration, and surface coating with polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the antimicrobial activity of moxifloxacin (MOX) liposomes against Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC 35984) (S.e).Methods: MOX-liposome compositions with increasing Chol content were evaluated for their susceptibility to planktonic S.e (growth inhibition, killing, and live-dead staining), as well as against pre-formed biofilms (crystal violet, MTT assay, and confocal microscopy). …”
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A formal notation of legal rules applicable in the local space by Anna M. Barańska, Konrad Eckes

“…Dissimilarity from equality of law for all and stability over time, occurs in local environments and raises the relationships between community, space and time to a higher level of generality. …”
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San'ani's View on Women Authority in the Book of Subul al-Salam | ولاية المرأة عند الصنعاني في سبل السلام by Fatihunnada Anis, Ulfa Fauziah

“…Al-Sunani understood the hadith of women in the state verbally and understood the hadeeth of women in prayer iqamah and adhan by the method of hadith contradiction.…”
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A comparative study of student performance in all-ceramic crown preparation by clinical-phase students by Abdulkarim H. Alshehri, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem, Abdullah Ahmed Meshni, Thrya S. Gadah, Nasser M. Alahmari, Nassreen H. Albar, Hafiz Ahmed A. Adawi, Bandar M. A. AL-Makramani, Mosa A. Shubayr, Kulashekar Reddy Nandalur

“…Results The overall score was very good and almost equal for males (31.03) and females (31.00), with no statistically significant differences in most rubric parameters between students or as recorded by both evaluators (p > 0.05). …”
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UAV-Based Multispectral Winter Wheat Growth Monitoring with Adaptive Weight Allocation by Lulu Zhang, Xiaowen Wang, Huanhuan Zhang, Bo Zhang, Jin Zhang, Xinkang Hu, Xintong Du, Jianrong Cai, Weidong Jia, Chundu Wu

“…The growth inversion model was then constructed using machine learning methods, including linear regression (LR), random forest (RF), gradient boosting (GB), and support vector regression (SVR). …”
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Alterations in White Matter Structure in Sleep-Related Epilepsies: A TBSS-Based Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study by Wang Z, Liu W, Feng X, Wang Q, Ning X, Xing W

“…Ziyun Wang,1,2,* Weiping Liu,3,* Ximei Feng,4 Qian Wang,1,2 Xun Ning,1,2 Wu Xing1,2 1Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiology, Changsha Central Hospital, University of South China, Changsha, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wu Xing, Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People’s Republic of China, Email xingwu@csu.edu.cnPurpose: The study aims to further investigate the relationship between the Sleep-related epilepsies (SRE) and alterations in the White Matter (WM) microstructure, as well as to explore the clinical value of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in patients with SRE.Methods: DTI data were acquired for 52 patients with SRE and 74 Healthy Controls (HC), all of whom were matched for sex and age. …”
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Research on the evolution and influencing factors of the spatial form of typical tourist towns: a case study of Wulingyuan district, China by Tengzhe Long, Bincheng Luo, Jinlin Wu, Jinlin Wu, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Yunzhe Wang, Yunzhe Wang

“…In this study, the urban area of Wulingyuan District, China, a Natural World Heritage Site, is taken as the research object.MethodsBased on Landsat remote sensing images at five time nodes between 2000 and 2022, the spatial and temporal characteristics and evolutionary patterns of urban expansion in Wulingyuan are quantitatively investigated and the driving factors are explored using fractal theory, the equal sector analysis method, partial least squares regression (PLSR), and the standard deviation ellipse.ResultsThe results reveal the following. (1) From 2000 to 2022, urban expansion has undergone four clear stages, namely, medium-speed, low-intensity, low-speed, low-intensity, medium-speed, medium-intensity, and medium-speed, high-intensity. …”
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Development and validation of BCG vaccine‐induced novel granulomatous liver injury preclinical animal model by Swati Sharma, Abhishek Moudgil, Jyoti Grewal, Pankaj Khatri, Vishal Sharma, Madhumita Premkumar, Amanjit Bal, Dibyajyoti Banerjee, Amol N. Patil

“…The present study aimed to establish a preclinical model of granulomatous hepatitis by using the BCG (Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin) vaccine, further studying it in the presence of ATT dosing, and analyze the pharmacokinetics of isoniazid, rifampicin, and their respective primary metabolites. Methods We used 56 rats in seven equal groups. Group I functioned as a normal control (NC) receiving normal saline only. …”
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