Effects of Twelve Weeks of Virtual Square Stepping Exercises on Quality of Life, Satisfaction with the Life, Mental Health, and Cognitive Function in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Ran... by Ángel Denche-Zamorano, Damián Pereira-Payo, Javier De Los Ríos-Calonge, Pablo Tomás-Carús, Daniel Collado-Mateo, José Carmelo Adsuar

“…The VSEE showed a significant reduction in self-perceived depressive symptoms compared to the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Reduction in Brain Parenchymal Volume Correlates with Depression and Cognitive Decline in HIV-Positive Males by Radmila Perić, Duško Kozić, Snežana Brkić, Dajana Lendak, Jelena Ostojić, Vojislava Bugarski Ignjatović, Jasmina Boban

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Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation during hemodialysis on muscle strength, functional capacity and postural balance in patients with end-stage renal disease: a randomi... by Amal Machfer, Nadia Fekih, Achraf Ammar, Hayfa Ben Haj Hassen, Wael Daab, Hassen Ibn Hadj Amor, Mohamed Amine Bouzid, Hamdi Chtourou

“…Methods Twenty-two HD patients were randomly assigned to a control group (CG) or a neuromuscular electrical stimulation training group (NSTG). …”
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Enhancing cognitive and emotional well-being in older adults through aerobic, strength, or balance training: insights from a randomized controlled trial by Chen Xu, Yuejia Wang, Chunxia Tang, Haiqin Chen, Lijun Cui, Xuefen Yu, Fei Wang

“…These improvements were significantly greater than those observed in the control group. Notably, high-frequency aerobic exercise (5×/week) yielded the most significant benefits, showing a reduction of 8.6 ± 2.7 points in HAMD-17 and an increase of 6.8 ± 2.1 points in MMSE (both p < 0.001). …”
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Vehicle power supply management strategies by A. V. Puzakov

“…The target functions of the listed control strategies are considered.Results. …”
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Neuro-fuzzy estimator, with complexity reduction, of the temperatures of a parabolic-trough solar field by J. M. Escaño, A. J. Sánchez, M. Ceballos, A. J. Gallego, E. F. Camacho

“…In this work an observer based on a fuzzy inference system to estimate the temperature profiles of the loops that make up the solar field is presented. A complexity reduction technique based on Functional Principal Analysis is applied to make the estimator realizable in practice without occupying much memory or spend so much time in its programming in industrial devices.…”
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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on employees' mental health: A systematic review. by Math Janssen, Yvonne Heerkens, Wietske Kuijer, Beatrice van der Heijden, Josephine Engels

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results of this systematic review suggest that MBSR may help to improve psychological functioning in employees.…”
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Critical review of sunflower harvesting header technology: Loss reduction, adaptability, and intelligent mechanization by Zhong Tang, Sheng Tai, Bin Li, Shiguo Wang, Yang Liu, Tiantian Jing, Xiaohu Guo

“…The paper critically evaluates existing loss reduction strategies for kernel shattering, head dropping, and improper stalk handling, reframing them within a systems engineering (Harvesting-Machine-Environment-Crop) context and exploring the potential of Sense-Decide-Act intelligent control paradigms. …”
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The Reduction of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate Shifted Soil Bacterial Community Structure in Rice Paddies by Xiaoqing Qian, Shifan Xie, Rui Hu, Wenhui Zhao, Junfei Gu, Wujian Huang, Fulei Xu

“…In summary, a reduction of N fertilizer by up to 20% compared to the amount used in traditional practices could most effectively regulate the soil bacterial community composition and increase the predicted functional groups associated with N transformation, while maintaining lower soil nitrogen contents.…”
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Asparaginase treatment for acrylamide reduction in wheat and oat flakes: From laboratory- to pilot-scale by Shpresa Musa, Kristína Kukurová, Zuzana Ciesarová, Karsten Eisenhardt, Katharina Anne Scherf

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The effect of chitosan supplementation on liver function, hepatic steatosis predictors, and metabolic indicators in adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized, dou... by Mohammad Ali Mohsenpoor, Karim Parastouei, Maryam Taghdir, Marzieh Akbarzadeh, Sepideh Abbaszadeh, Mohammad Ali Abyazi Heris, Mohammad Reza Mansouri Rad, Mohammad Amin Jafari, Ronak Borzooei

“…Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of chitosan supplementation on liver function, hepatic steatosis predictors, and metabolic indices in adults with NAFLD. …”
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Accelerated iTBS with a personalised targeting method to treat negative symptoms of schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial by Yunyi Han, Fang Jin, Jimmy Lee, Wenpeng Hou, Xue Yang, Yiming Zhang, Yueying Zhang, Xuefeng Lu, Zhimin Wang, Qijing Bo, Zhengyi Yang, Fuchun Zhou, Tianzi Jiang, Chuanyue Wang

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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing Outcomes of Reduction versus Nonreduction Pyeloplasty in Children by Tharanendran Heera, Ramesh Babu

“…Larger randomized controlled trials are necessary to better understand the impact of pelvic reduction on outcomes in pyeloplasty.…”
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Analytical Solution and Analysis of Aerodynamic Noise Induced by the Turbulent Flow Interaction of a Plate with Double-Wavelength Bionic Serration Leading Edges by Chenye Tian, Xiaomin Liu, Lei Wang, Yuefei Li, Yandong Wu

“…As a bionic flow control structure, leading-edge serrations have been proven to effectively suppress the aerodynamic noise of airfoils. …”
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Electronic structure modulation of high entropy materials for advanced electrocatalysis by Luoluo Qi, Jingqi Guan

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The effect of individual exercise rehabilitation program on ischemic burden and cardiac function in patients with ischemic non-obstructive coronary heart disease: a randomized para... by Yuan Wen, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qingquan Lv, Weiqun Lan, Yi Shu, Qiuhuan Qi, Hongping Hu, Othman Zakaria Saleh

“…The therapeutic effect, total myocardial ischemic burden (TIB), the effective rate of TIB reduction, pulmonary function indices, cardiac function, and the incidence of adverse events compared between the two groups.ResultsThe intervention group demonstrated a higher effective rate. …”
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A Comparison Between the Mézières Method and Isostretching Postures for Frontal Stand Curvatures and Functionality in Elite Female Rhythmic Gymnasts with Low Back Pain: A Randomize... by Jasemin Todri, Erda Qorri, Juan Martínez-Fuentes, Orges Lena

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Effects of water stably-enriched with oxygen as a novel method of tissue oxygenation on mitochondrial function, and as adjuvant therapy for type 2 diabetes in a randomized placebo-... by Joan Khoo, Christoph E Hagemeyer, Darren C Henstridge, Sumukh Kumble, Ting-Yi Wang, Rong Xu, Linsey Gani, Thomas King, Shui-Boon Soh, Troy Puar, Vanessa Au, Eberta Tan, Tunn-Lin Tay, Carmen Kam, Eng-Kiong Teo

“…We evaluated the effects of water which is stably-enriched with oxygen (ELO water) to increase arterial blood oxygen levels, on mitochondrial function in the presence of normal- or high-glucose environments, and as glucose-lowering therapy in humans.…”
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Effects of Self-Assisted Manual Therapy Combined with a High-Intensity Walking Program on Musculoskeletal Pain, Functionality, and Posture in Older Adults: A Multicentre Randomized... by Gemma Victoria Espí-López, Laura Fuentes-Aparicio, Rocío Cogollos-de-la-Peña, Lucas Monzani, Elena Marques-Sule, Dagmar Pavlu, Anna Arnal-Gómez

“…Conclusions: A combined protocol of self-assisted manual therapy and high-intensity walking, compared to high-intensity walking alone, improved musculoskeletal pain, functionality, and posture in older adults in the short term (over one month), with pain reduction maintained in the medium term (at the one-month follow-up).…”
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Peculiarities of synthesis and bactericidal properties of nanosilver in colloidal solutions, SiO₂ films and in the textile structure: a review by A. M. Eremenko, I. S. Petryk, Y. P. Mukha, N. V. Vityuk, N. P. Smirnova, A. D. Rudenko

“…Chemical reduction of silver ions was carried out also by the amino acid tryptophan (Trp) which has a dual function – a biocompatible reducing agent and stabilizer of silver NPs while maintaining their shape, size and stability for long-term use. …”
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