Transcending borders: anthropometric insights and body image among Turkish immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands by Kübra Baran, Başak Koca Özer, Michael Hermanussen, Detlef Groth, Christiane Scheffler

“… Background The phenomenon of human migration is multi-dimensional, involving economic, political, cultural and environmental factors; it operates with 'push-pull' dynamics and structures the immigrant population in terms of behaviour, social dynamics, dietary patterns, growth trajectories, reproductive strategies and overall well-being. …”
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Knotted single lasso loop has a lower stiffness and comparable ultimate failure strength compared with knotless whipstitch fixation in onlay tenodesis by Jiong Yu, Jingyi Mi, Kai Huang, Renfei Qi

“…The force on the tendon was then returned to 5 N, which was pulled until the ultimate failure of the construct. …”
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Development, effectiveness, and usability of a home-based exercise education video on neck control among Nigerian children with cerebral palsy by A. Okonji, M. Odetunde, R. Ibrahim, P. Govender

“…This study concluded that the video-based exercise tool had good usability among caregivers of children with CP and effectively improved neck control among children with CP.…”
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Comparison of physical characteristics among english professional and semi-professional soccer players across different leagues. by Nicholas Joel Ripley, Jack Fahey, Paul Jones, Jake Batsford, Paul Sindall, Christopher Bramah, Paul Comfort

“…Trivial to moderate differences were observed in CMJRJ rebound jump height and rebound jump momentum (p ≥ 0.440, d = 0.17-0.41). NLN players had longer rebound contact time and lower rebound RSI, rebound average relative braking and propulsion forces to a large magnitude (p ≤ 0.001, d = 1.18-1.85), with small differences between ELF2 and NL (p > 0.536, d = 0.11-0.39). …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Circular RNA ATXN7 promotes the development of gastric cancer through sponging miR-4319 and regulating ENTPD4 by Zhen Zhang, Honglei Wu, Zhaosheng Chen, Guangchun Li, Bin Liu

“…It was determined that circATXN7 acted as a sponge for miR-4319 and had a negative association with miR-4319. We also found that miR-4319 upregulation restrained GC cell proliferation and migration whereas enhanced apoptosis. …”
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Combined Lag Screw and Cerclage Wire Fixation for Calcaneal Tuberosity Avulsion Fractures by Vincenzo Giordano, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos, Felipe Serrão de Souza, Hilton Augusto Koch, Cesar de Cesar Netto, Stefan Rammelt

“…At final follow-up, all patients had regained full plantar flexion range of motion and strength, with no gait or weight-bearing restrictions. …”
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Long Noncoding RNA TUG1 Inhibits Tumor Progression through Regulating Siglec-15-Related Anti-Immune Activity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yanyi Ren, Jiayi Lyu, Yaoguang Guo, Yuan Yao, Lin Hu

“…Changes in hsa-miR-582-5p expression negatively regulated Siglec-15 levels and immunosuppression but had no influence on TUG1 levels. siRNA knockdown of TUG1 effectively led to tumor progression inhibition and immune response improvement in HCC cells both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Is inertial training more effective than traditional resistance training in young healthy males? by Alicja Naczk, Katarzyna Kisiel-Sajewicz, Ewa Gajewska, Piotr Gramza, Tomasz Jędzrzejczak, Mariusz Naczk

“…Nevertheless, inertial training had a slight advantage over traditional resistance training when knee extensor muscle training was considered.…”
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Temporal Trends in Internal vs. External Referrals for TAVR in a Large Academic Center: Patients Characteristics and Outcomes by Aurelie Merlo, Audrey Khoury, Mohsin Shah, Tabitha Linville, John Ikonomidis, Matthew Cavender, John Vavalle, Thomas Caranasos

“…Data for all patients who underwent TAVR at our institution between November 2014 and March 2020 were pulled from the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. …”
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The effect of blood flow restriction training on core muscle strength and pain in male collegiate athletes with chronic non-specific low back pain by Yixuan Liu, Jiahuan Liu, Min Liu, Minzhuo Wang

“…All participants supervised exercises (deep-squat, lateral pull-down, bench-press and machine seated crunch) cycled 4 times per week for 4 weeks (16 sessions). …”
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Specific interaction of Gαi3 with the Oa1 G-protein coupled receptor controls the size and density of melanosomes in retinal pigment epithelium. by Alejandra Young, Meisheng Jiang, Ying Wang, Novruz B Ahmedli, John Ramirez, Benjamin E Reese, Lutz Birnbaumer, Debora B Farber

“…However, the Gαi subfamily has three highly homologous members, Gαi1, Gαi2 and Gαi3 and it is possible that one or more of them partners with Oa1. We had previously shown by in-vivo studies that Gαi3-/- and Oa1-/- mice have similar RPE phenotype and decussation patterns. …”
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Machine learning prediction of interfacial bond strength of FRP bars with different surface characteristics to concrete by Lingyu Tian, Luchen Wang, Guijun Xian

“…CatBoost was utilized in parametric research on the influencing factors, and demonstrated that wf had the highest weight contribution to interfacial bond strength. …”
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Beyond financial incentives: a quantitative study on spatial stigma and Puerto Rican physician migration to the United States by Nelson Varas-Díaz, Sheilla R. Madera, Mark Padilla, Torsten B. Neilands, John Vertovec, Kariela Rivera-Bustelo, Adrián J. Santiago-Santiago, Claudia A. Mercado Ríos, Genevieve Reid, Kevin Grove, Alíxida Ramos Pibernus

“…This study quantitatively examines the role of push factors, pull factors, and spatial stigmatisation in physician migration from Puerto Rico. …”
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Surgical resection identified pseudo‐invasion with submucosal dense fibrosis in early colorectal cancer existing beyond the planned endoscopic submucosal dissection line: A case re... by Yu Hada, Akiko Ohno, Jun Miyoshi, Ryosuke Kaji, Yasue Fujikawa, Tomoki Horikoshi, Tomoya Hiratsuka, Naohiko Miyamoto, Mitsunori Kusuhara, Yoko Jinbo, Masachika Fujiwara, Junji Shibahara, Tadakazu Hisamatsu

“…The surgical specimen showed that the tumor glands of pseudoinvasion existed beyond the planned ESD dissection line, indicating that the vertical margin would have been positive if we had continued ESD. Whether pseudoinvasion was associated with the infeasibility of ESD remains unclear. …”
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Acute neuromuscular and cardiovascular effects of varying relative loads in cross-training modalities by Manuel Barba-Ruíz, Francisco Hermosilla-Perona, Francisco Hermosilla-Perona, José Miguel Fernández-Asensio, Marzo Edir Da Silva-Grigoletto, Adrián Martín-Castellanos, Juan Ramón Heredia-Elvar

“…Results showed significant differences in MPV between modalities (p < 0.05), with RFT having higher MPV than AMRAP, especially at lower intensities (<40%RM). EMOM also had higher MPV than AMRAP, with minimal differences compared to RFT. …”
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Enhanced dynamic impact resistance of UHMWPE fabrics impregnated with double-thickening shear thickening fluid by Yiting Meng, Heyu Chen, Hengyu Lin, Zhehong Lu, Yubing Hu, Yanan Zhang

“…Overall, this study proposed a high-performence STF showing double-thickening and enhancing shear-thickening behavior at a wide temperature range, the composite fabrics with the performance of resisting both the blunt and stab impact had broad application prospects in the field of personal protection.…”
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ZIF8/hydroxyapatite sheets: A sustainable triple-ligand MOF-based nanocarrier for enhancing the self-healing capabilities of the epoxy composite by Farnaz Solaimany, Shiba Mardani, Seyyed Arash Haddadi, Tizazu H. Mekonnen, Bahram Ramezanzadeh

“…The polarization and EIS experiments conducted to assess the anti-corrosion performance in the solution phase revealed that the mix@HA/Z8 had the best corrosion inhibition (51%) among the other samples. …”
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Diagnostic value of exosome-derived lncRNA PITPNA-AS1 in lung cancer by Mujin Chen, XiaoHui Feng, ChengChen Liu, Yan Huang, LiJuan Su, XiaoFeng Li, JinFeng Zhu

“…ROC curve analyses demonstrated that exosomal PITPNA-AS1 had a high accuracy for differentiating among lung cancer subtypes. …”
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Circular RNA hsa_circ_0000511 Improves Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition of Cervical Cancer by Regulating hsa-mir-296-5p/HMGA1 by Jia Xie, Qian Chen, Ping Zhou, Wenli Fan

“…Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), cell counting kit-8 assay, Transwell test, cell transfection, RNA pull-down assay and dual-luciferase reporter assay, and Western blot analysis were used to detect the expression and distribution of hsa_circ_0000511 in SiHa and HeLa cells, the ability of invasion and proliferation, and the modulated relationships between hsa_circ_0000511 and hsa-mir-296-5p, hsa-mir-296-5p, and HMGA1. hsa_circ_0000511 had the highest expression in SiHa and HeLa cells, and the expression in the cytoplasm was significantly higher than that in the nucleus, and its expression was not affected by RNase R. …”
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Neodymium magnets migrated into an internal supravesical hernia: a rare case of foreign body ingestion in children by Michiaki Ikegami, Yuichiro Miyaki, Takashi Hamano, Yurina Taira, Toshiaki Takahashi

“…Case presentation A 3-year-old boy who had accidentally swallowed two NMs 3 days ago presented with vomiting and lower abdominal pain. …”
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