International society of sports nutrition position stand: β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) by John A. Rathmacher, Lisa M. Pitchford, Jeffrey R. Stout, Jeremy R. Townsend, Ralf Jäger, Richard B. Kreider, Bill I. Campbell, Chad M. Kerksick, Patrick S. Harty, Darren G. Candow, Brandon M. Roberts, Shawn M. Arent, Douglas S. Kalman, Jose Antonio

“…Position Statement: The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) bases the following position stand on an analysis of the literature regarding the effects of β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate (HMB). The following 12 points have been approved by the Research Committee of the Society: 1. …”
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Physical Activity to Counter Age-Related Cognitive Decline: Benefits of Aerobic, Resistance, and Combined Training—A Narrative Review by Wissem Dhahbi, Walid Briki, Andreas Heissel, Lutz Schega, Ismail Dergaa, Noomen Guelmami, Abdelfatteh EL Omri, Helmi Chaabene

“…Key Points - Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise is associated with significant improvements in cognitive function, mood regulation, and overall well-being in older adults. …”
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Interaction between the leg recovery test and subjective measures of fatigue in handball players: short-, mid-, and long-term assessment by Julian Bauer, Thomas Muehlbauer, Sheila Geiger, Sheila Geiger, Markus Gruber

“…We used non-parametric tests to detect differences between relevant test time points (short-term: immediately following one handball-specific training session, i.e., from T0 to T1; mid-term: over the course of three consecutive training days, i.e., from T0 to T2; long-term: over the course of 8 months of training, i.e., from T0 to T12) and linear mixed models to evaluate the interplay between objective (LRT score) and subjective (KEB score and PRSS score) measures of fatigue across one season.ResultsNon-parametric tests showed that CMJ height (p = .012) and the KEB (p < .001) were higher at T1 compared to T0 for the short-term assessment. …”
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Optimizing forest environments for human Comfort: The F-MECI approach by Li Wang, Ruyi Zhou, Zhenming Shen, Yufeng Zhou, Chen Li, Zichen Jia, Wenhan Li, Guomo Zhou

“…Using the golden section method and Fechner’s law, we calculated the F-MECI values for the control points and sample plots, reclassified human-comfort levels, and conducted an in-depth analysis of disparities in comfort across the six forest types and control points. …”
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Surgeon Sex and Postoperative Resource Utilization: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Kiyan Heybati, BHSc, Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS, Khatereh Aminoltejari, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Hannah S. Thomas, MBChB, MS, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH, Frances C. Wright, MD, Med, FRCSC, Lesley Gotlib Conn, PhD, Amy N. Luckenbaugh, MD, Sanjana Ranganathan, MD, Carlos Riveros, MD, Jason Sutherland, PhD, Colin McCartney, MBChB, PhD, FRCA, FFARCSI, FRCPC, Kathleen Armstrong, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Barbara Bass, MD, Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM, Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD

“…Consistent with these findings, following adjustment for patient, surgeon, procedural, and hospital characteristics, patients treated by male surgeons were significantly more likely to utilize postoperative resources within 30 days (adjusted odds ratio: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.03–1.27; P = 0.010) and at other time points. This difference was primarily driven by the higher use of home care among patients with a male versus female surgeon at all time points (30 days: adjusted odds ratio, 1.13; 95% CI: 1.05–1.21; P = 0.002). …”
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The Impact of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Burden on Pain, Neuropathy Severity and Fiber Type by Long Davalos, Brian C. Callaghan, Lavanya Muthukumar, Simone Thomas, Evan L. Reynolds, A. Gordon Smith, J. Robinson Singleton, Ahmet Höke, Senda Ajroud‐Driss, Mazen M. Dimachkie, Stefanie Geisler, David M. Simpson, PNRR Study Group, Amro M. Stino

“…Compared to NDPN, DPN participants were more likely to have pain, higher neuropathy severity, and mixed fiber involvement. In adjusted models, diabetes was associated with pain (odds ratio [OR] 1.85, CI: 1.15–3.03) and severity (point estimate [PE] 0.84, CI: 0.27–1.42), but not fiber type involvement. …”
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The notch effect on fracture of polyurethane materials by T. Voiconi, R. Negru, E. Linul, L. Marsavina, H. Filipescu

“…The asymmetric semi-circular bend specimen was adapted to perform mixed mode fracture toughness tests. This semi-circular specimen with radius R, which contains an edge crack of length a oriented normal to the specimen edge, loaded with a three point bending fixture, was proved to give wide range of mixed modes from pure mode I to pure mode II, only by changing the position of one support. …”
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Physical and chemical properties of soils in Gera moist Afromontane forest, southwest Ethiopia by Dereje Egeta, Giche Yadesa, Abeje Eshete, Hailu Belay

“…Soil is the centre of plant growth and, in turn, plants are important elements in soil creation. This points to a strong positive correlation between forest growth dynamics and soil qualities. …”
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Effectiveness of a school-based high-intensity interval training intervention in adolescents: study protocol of the PRO-HIIT cluster randomised controlled trial by Yong Liu, Alan R. Barker, Anna-Lynne R. Adlam, Minghui Li, Stephanie L. Duncombe, Andrew O. Agbaje, Yaodong Gu, Huiyu Zhou, Craig A. Williams

“…Outcome data will be collected at three time points: pre- and post-intervention, and two months (summer holiday) upon completion of the intervention. …”
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Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity evaluation of AH Plus, Well-Root ST, and AH Plus Bioceramic Sealer by Aysenur Oncu, Duru Aras Tosun, Berkan Celikten, Arda Buyuksungur

“…Methods To prepare AH Plus, equal amounts of paste A and paste B were mixed following the manufacturer's instructions. …”
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Examining the Dose-Response Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Interventions on Well-Being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicholas Bowles, Alexander Burger, Jonathan N Davies, Julie A Simpson, Julieta Galante, Simon Dennis, Benjamin Stone, Nicholas T Van Dam

“…Meta-analyses and randomized controlled trials have shown mixed results so far, although such results may stem from methodological issues rather than reflecting the absence of an underlying effect. …”
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Growth rate of piggles using iron and copper chelate complexes by T. V. Farionik, Ya. A. Yuzko

“…Therefore, not only from the physiological, but also from the technological and economic points of view, special attention has always been given to the quality of feed and its completeness. …”
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Relationships between fixed-site ambient measurements of nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and particulate matter and personal exposures in Grand Paris, France: the MobiliSense study by Sanjeev Bista, Giovanna Fancello, Karine Zeitouni, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Basile Chaix

“…All the spatial location points collected with a personal GPS receiver and mobility survey were used to retrieve background hourly concentrations of air pollutants from the nearest Airparif monitoring station. …”
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Community-Based Health-Social Partnership Programme (C-HSPP) for enhancing self-care management among older adults: protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial by Wilson Yeung Yuk Kwok, Frances Kam Yuet Wong, Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Jonathan Bayuo

“…An effectiveness analysis will be conducted using mixed-effects models and generalized estimating equations, incorporating degrees-of-freedom corrections and adjustments for clustering. …”
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Lean Mass Longitudinally Confounds Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Blood Pressure Progression in 2513 Children by Andrew O. Agbaje

“…Body composition was assessed with dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry at all time points. Multivariate adjusted generalized linear mixed‐effect model and structural equation causal mediation model analyses were conducted. …”
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Clinical evaluation of usefulness and effectiveness of sitting-type continuous passive motion machines in patients with total knee arthroplasty: a dual-center randomized controlled... by Byung Chan Lee, Chang-Won Moon, Woo Sung Choi, Young Mo Kim, Yong Bum Joo, Da Gyo Lee, Sook Joung Lee, Eunseok Choi, Jong Hun Ji, Dong Whan Suh, Kang Hee Cho

“…Patients who underwent unilateral TKA were recruited and randomly allocated to three groups (151 participants; Group 1, conventional type; Group 2, mixed; and Group 3, sitting type). All participants underwent 10 days of CPM management. …”
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New Paradigms in Rejection Monitoring: Lymphocyte Subsets as Noninvasive Graft Markers in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation by Sachin R. Chinta, BS, Alay R. Shah, MD, David L. Tran, MD, Wen-Yu Lee, MS, Massimo Mangiola, PhD, Bruce E. Gelb, MD, Daniel J. Ceradini, MD, Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS

“…Peripheral blood samples were analyzed for lymphocyte subsets at multiple time points posttransplantation. A linear mixed-effects model was used, aiming to identify any upregulation associated with episodes of graft rejection. …”
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Correlation of PROMIS Scores with the Various Classes of the New Classification System of Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity by Seif El Masry, Grace DiGiovanni BS, Brittany M. Ammerman MD, Allison L. Boden MD, Jonathan Day MD, Joseph T. Nguyen MPH, Cesar de Cesar Netto MD, PhD, Scott J. Ellis MD

“…Patients were divided into two groups depending on whether subclasses D and/or E were present, indicating more severe deformity. Linear mixed models were used to assess longitudinal change in PROMIS scores between groups over time. …”
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Stress reactivity and maternal health (STRIVE): protocol for a multisite observational cohort study by Kiarri N Kershaw, Brittney Williams, William A Grobman, Lynn M Yee, Anna Bartholomew, Shaina J Alexandria, Lauren Hoffer, Grace D Achepohl, Stephanie Brindle, Heather Frey

“…We use ecological momentary assessments administered via smartphones to collect repeated measurements of exposure to everyday stressors throughout the day over the course of seven consecutive days at two different time points mid-pregnancy (14–22 weeks and 22–28 weeks). …”
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Enhancing resilience: the impact of a near-peer mentoring program on medical students by Lea Pölczman, Lea Pölczman, Dorottya Árva, Dorottya Árva, Zsuzsa Győrffy, Márk Jámbor, András Végh, András Végh, Gergő Kristóf, György Purebl, Edmond Girasek

“…Data was collected at two points, 5 months apart, at the semester’s start (August 2022) and end (February 2023). …”
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