The Effects Of Differing Density Of Swim-Training Sessions On Shoulder Range Of Motion and Isometric Force Production In National and University Level Swimmers by Matias Yoma, Lee Herrington, Tanya Mackenzie

“… # Study design Cross-sectional. # Methods Ten male swimmers (age= 18.7 ± 1.2 years) were divided into high-load (N= 5 national-level, weekly swim-volume= 37.0 ± 2.7 km) and low-load groups (N= 5 university-level, weekly swim-volume= 6.8 ± 1.8 km). …”
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Identification and Validation of Feature Genes Related to Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Ulcerative Colitis by Wu Y, Tan Z, Lan Q, Liu Y, Liu C, He H, Zhang J, Dong W

“…Colonoscopic biopsy tissues from UC patients and controls were collected retrospectively to verify the protein expression levels of feature genes through immunohistochemical staining.Results: Based on nine DEMORGs, two MD and OS-related subtypes were identified in UC samples. Subtype C2 is characterized by a more severe degree of MD, higher OS levels, and more severe disease activity. …”
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Comparison of Achilles Tendon Ruptures Treated with Open, Percutaneous, or Mini-Open Repair Techniques: A Meta-Analysis by Thomas Cho BS, Jiayong Liu MD, Shradha Shendge, Elisabeth Sohn, Rayanne Mustapha

“…However, the mini-open repair seems to be the superior technique, having advantages in AOFAS score, ATRS score, re-rupture and sural nerve injury rates compared to the percutaneous repair and having a lower infection rate than open repair. In the future, more studies with larger sample sizes should be done to further determine which operative technique is most beneficial.…”
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Phenotypic and oncological insights in ANNA1 autoimmunity: Age stratification and biomarker analysis by Naveen Kumar Paramasivan, Majed Masoud, Carley Karsten, Anza Zahid, Haidara Kherbek, Anastasia Zekeridou, Sri Raghav Sista, Surendra Dasari, Andrew M. Knight, Georgios Mangioris, John R. Mills, Andrew McKeon, Sean J. Pittock, Divyanshu Dubey

“…Abstract Objective To describe the phenotypes, oncological associations, biomarker profiles, and outcomes across different age groups in patients with ANNA1 (anti‐Hu) autoimmunity. Methods A retrospective review of patients with ANNA1‐IgG in serum/CSF between January 1, 2001, and December 31,2019 was performed. …”
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Investigating the association between the number of interpersonal supporters during first-time pregnancy and postpartum depression symptoms by Junko Niimura, Syudo Yamasaki, Miharu Nakanishi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Kaori Baba, Naomi Nakajima, Mitsuhiro Miyashita, Daniel Stanyon, Gemma Knowles, Jordan DeVylder, Mariko Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Shuntaro Ando, Kiyoto Kasai, Atsushi Nishida

“…Results In the overall sample, postpartum depressive symptoms were found to be lower among individuals with more than 3.0 supportive individuals (prepartum). …”
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SVMFN-FSAR: Semantic-Guided Video Multimodal Fusion Network for Few-Shot Action Recognition by Ran Wei, Rui Yan, Hongyu Qu, Xing Li, Qiaolin Ye, Liyong Fu

“…A principal challenge in the FSAR task is to obtain more action semantics related to the category from a few samples for classification. …”
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Exploring animal enclosures and parasite interactions in Germany by Christopher Sander, Niko Balkenhol, Stephan Neumann

“…Three hundred and sixty fecal samples (54.46 %) tested positive for parasites using flotation and sedimentation methods. …”
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The influence of UV-visible light, microwave radiation, argon laser, and heating and aging processes on silicone oil utilized as intravitreal implants: Experimental exposure with c... by Rami Al-Dwairi, Ahmad A Ahmad, Abdelwahab Aleshawi, Qais M Al-Bataineh, Areen Bani-Salameh, Ihsan A Aljarrah, Seren Al Beiruti, Abdulrawof Alhabachi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Unused pharmaceutical ophthalmic SO samples and four explanted SO samples from previously vitrectomized patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment were analyzed. …”
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Prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Kirkuk City, Iraq by Abeer Omer Ahmed, Abeer Abbas Ali, Hayder Jaleel Mardan

“…About residence, 16 were rural residences in the TIIDM group and 23 urban samples in the control group. About autoimmune, 14 samples of diabetic patients infected with another autoimmune disease and 20 samples were not infected in the control group. …”
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Opioid-use disorder and reported pain after spine surgery: Risk-group patterns in cognitive-appraisal processes in a longitudinal cohort study by Carolyn E Schwartz, ScD, Katrina Borowiec, MA, Bruce D Rapkin, PhD, Joel A Finkelstein, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), Tai Sutherland, BA, Olivia B Caan, BA, MS, Richard L Skolasky, ScD

“…This study examined cognitive-appraisal processes as potential moderators of OUD-risk, after adjusting for demographic and clinical factors. Methods: This longitudinal cohort study included 342 adults undergoing surgical treatment for a back/leg problem, neck/arm/shoulder problem, or spinal deformity at a United States academic medical center. …”
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Psychological predictors and “protectors” of students’ Internet addiction by A. A. Kolmogortseva, E. A. Rylskaya

“…In this regard, it has become even more relevant to consider psychological characteristics, which allow a person to remain within the framework of a “healthy” use of the Internet, and, which ones predict the emergence of Internet addiction.The aim of the present research was to identify the psychological properties of a person that contribute to and prevent the emergence of Internet addiction among students in the higher education system.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Ascitic Tumor Markers for Gastric Cancer-associated Malignant Ascites by Yaewon Yang, Hong Jun Kim, Se-il Go, Woo Kyun Bae, Eun-Kee Song, Seonggyu Byeon, Hee Kyung Kim, Yusook Jeong, Jihyun Kwon, Ki Hyeong Lee, Hee Bok Chae, Seung-Myoung Son, Dae Hoon Kim, Hyo Yung Yun, Hye Sook Han

“…Conclusions Measurement of tumor markers, such as CEA, CA 72-4, and CA 19-9, in ascites samples could help diagnose GC-ascites, and combining two or more tumor markers could further increase the diagnostic yield, even in cytology-negative patients.…”
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A prospective, phase II, neoadjuvant study based on chemotherapy sensitivity in HR+/HER2‐ breast cancer‐FINEST study by Li Chen, Wen‐Ya Wu, Fei Liang, Guang‐Yu Liu, Ke‐Da Yu, Jiong Wu, Gen‐Hong Di, Lei Fan, Zhong‐Hua Wang, Jun‐Jie Li, Zhi‐Ming Shao

“…The SNF4 subtype of HR+/HER2‐ breast cancer was more chemo‐sensitive, whereas the SNF2 subtype might be more sensitive to immunotherapy.…”
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Evaluation of recombinant proteins <i>T. pallidum</i> Тр0163 and Тр0971 as antigens for the diagnosis of syphilis using enzyme immunoassay by Natalia V. Arbuzova, Marina V. Shpilevaya, Georgii L. Katunin, Oleg E. Kuznetsov, Nikita Yu. Nosov, Viсtoria S. Solomka

“…In practice, however, there are often significant difficulties in diagnosing asymptomatic forms of syphilis, especially late forms, when the sensitivity of serologic methods may vary considerably. Therefore, the search for more sensitive and specific antigens for the serological diagnosis of syphilis continues. …”
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Yield, Composition, and Chemotypes of Essential Oils from <i>Origanum vulgare</i> L. Aerial Parts Cultivated in Different European Countries by Ain Raal, Tetiana Gontova, Anu Ivask, Anne Orav, Oleh Koshovyi

“…EOs from the raw materials were obtained by hydrodistillation according to the European Pharmacopoeia method; their analysis was carried out by GC-MS. A total of 17 studied samples of <i>O. vulgare</i> aerial parts from Estonia, Turkey, Scotland, Moldova, and Italy contained 1.9–11.0 mL/kg of EO. …”
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Bacterial microbiota associated with raw plant-based meat analogue products and their influences on selective enrichment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Sabrina Capitani, Liam P. Brown, Catherine D. Carrillo, Calvin Ho-Fung Lau

“…Towards fostering a more sustainable food production system in face of the climate change challenge, alternative protein meat-substitute products that are plant-based and free of animal by-products have been gaining attractions from both food manufacturers and consumers. …”
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Dune, outcrop, and pan sediments from the southern Kalahari Basin: A geoarchaeological case study from the Kgalagadi district, Botswana by Inez Faul, Taylor Grandfield, Stefan Dreibrodt, Sarah Mothulatshipi, Phillip Segadika, Christopher Green, Marine Frouin, Michaela Ecker

“…We investigated the mechanisms involved in the deposition of pan, dune, and sandy outcrop sediment by applying a multi-method analysis to thirty sediment samples. Analysis of pan samples reveals the presence of mostly intergrade duricrusts, with some calcretes present. …”
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Isotopic characteristics of Crimean collection wines by L. A. Oganesyants, A. L. Panasyuk, E. I. Kuzmina, D. A. Sviridov, V. V. Likhovskoy, V. A. Zagoruiko, N. A. Shmigelskaya

“…It was interesting to find out the nature of alcohol that was used for wine alcoholization in the preceding decades. To this end, the method of isotope mass spectrometry was used. In addition, it was necessary to establish whether the values of isotopic characteristics of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen of ethanol of grape origin have changed over the last decades. …”
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Progress towards the UNAIDS 2030 HIV prevention target in New South Wales, Australia: a population-based studyResearch in context by Phillip Keen, Steven J. Nigro, Curtis Chan, Benjamin R. Bavinton, Htein Linn Aung, Martin Holt, Rebecca Guy, Janaki Amin, Timothy R. Broady, Jane Costello, Anthony D. Kelleher, Carla Treloar, Rick Varma, Matthew Vaughan, Valerie Delpech, Andrew E. Grulich

“…We report progress towards this goal in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Methods: We report HIV notification data for people newly diagnosed by exposure category, with a focus on GBM who comprised more than three-quarters of diagnoses. …”
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The digital competence of teachers in the Canary Islands to meet the needs of functional diversity / La competencia digital del profesorado canario para atender a la diversidad fun... by Pedro José Carrillo-López, Ana Adela Hernández-Gutiérrez

“…Objective: to analyse the level of digital competence of teachers in the Canary Islands with regard to the application of ICT to cater for diversity. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was designed with a sample of 382 teachers (100 males and 282 females). …”
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