Examining some physical parameters of elite basketball players playing in different leagues by Mehmet Fatih Yuksel

“…Objective of this study is to examine some physical parameters of basketball players at elite level who are playing in different league levels. Total 24 sportsmen consisting of 12 sportsmen from Turkish Man Basketball 2nd League and 12 sportsmen from Turkey Men Basketball 3rd league whose training age is minimum 5, voluntarily participated to this study. …”
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Assessment of Brushing Techniques in School Children and Its Association with Dental Caries, Omdurman, 2019 by Rugaia Eltayeb Hag Maki Ibrahim, Maha O. Helaly, Ehab Mohamed Abdelhlim Ahmed

“…There was a statistical significance between the periodic change of the toothbrush and dental caries (P value ≤0.001). There was statistical significance between the level of education of the mother (P value ≤0.001) and father (P value ≤0.012) to the brushing technique used by the child as well. …”
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Effect of Allium mongolicum Regel Powder Addition to the Diet and Aging Time on Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant Capacity of Angus Beef by XIE Yaodi, GAO Huixia, HE Jianjian, SUN Chenxu, YU Aihuan, YAO Haibo, XU Lei, HU Jinsheng, WANG He, DUAN Yueyan, TANG Defu, LEI Zhaomin, LIU Wangjing

“…Adding 10 g/d of AMRP to the diet improved the activity of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD). In contrast, adding 20 g/d of AMRP to the diet improved the content of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) and reduced the content of malondialdehyde (MDA). …”
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An Eye for an Eye: Brian Evenson’s Merciless Art of Exposure by Jean-Yves Pellegrin

“…Evenson’s prose thus makes a bid for the evidential power of photography and, by the same token, attempts to turn the reader’s own eye into a camera eye. …”
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How Problems Gain Importance and Become Contentious Issues through Agenda Setting by Courtney T. Owens, Alexa J. Lamm

“… A significant number of problems, like poverty, crime, and lack of resources, face people in the world today. This 4-page fact sheet discusses how a problem draws political attention through agenda setting and becomes a public issue, discusses the role the media plays in agenda setting, and provides a brief commentary on the influence of interest groups on public issues. …”
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Effect of Whole Wheat Noodles on Biochemical Indexes and Histopathology of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Li WU, Yuan ZHANG, Chunhong TANG, Huan YOU, Haijun CHANG, Shuai ZHANG

“…It also extremely significantly reduced the serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) (P<0.01), with reductions of 53.09%, 79.58%, and 45.11%, respectively, in the high-dose group. …”
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We Walk: a person-centred, dyadic behaviour change intervention to promote physical activity through outdoor walking after stroke—an intervention development study by Stephan U Dombrowski, Brendan McCormack, Maggie Lawrence, Frederike Van Wijck, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine

“…Phase 3: informed by phases 1 and 2, the intervention and form of delivery were refined, with final review through patient and public involvement.Setting Three Scottish community rehabilitation stroke services.Participants Twenty-three ambulatory community-dwelling PWS and their companions, thirty-seven health and exercise professionals, seven behaviour change experts.Results Phase 1 determined key intervention components: information about benefits of walking; developing motivation and confidence to walk; facilitating dyadic goal setting and making plans together; monitoring walking, overcoming challenges; and maintaining walking behaviour. …”
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Acute Soft Head Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease in an Adolescent in Rural Western Uganda: Case Report by Abukar Ali Ahmed, Dalton Kambale Munyambalu, Awil Abdulkadir Abdi, Elias Joseph Xwatsal, Hanan Asad Hassan, Ibrahim Ahmed Nur, Abdikani Ali Hassan, Venance Emmanuel Mswelo

“…Complete blood counts revealed anemia, Haemoglobin Electrophoresis confirmed Sickle Cell Anemia. Head Computed Tomography concluded a subgaleal fluid collection. The diagnosis of acute soft head syndrome was established in a newly diagnosed SCD patient. …”
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La Nouvelle-Orléans, une ville nommée Désir et bien davantage by Pascale SMORAG

“…Toponyms give insight into the geographical, political and cultural construction of a place. …”
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Effectiveness of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization training on strength, endurance, and flexibility in adults with intellectual disabilities, a randomized controlled trial by Hamed Babagoltabar-Samakoush, Behnoosh Aminikhah, Saeid Bahiraei

“…This study employed a randomized controlled trial design to investigate the effects of an 8-week DNS training program on the strength, endurance, and flexibility of adults with ID. A total of 31 participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n = 16) or a control group (n = 15). …”
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Effects of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Wear Mechanisms and Microthermal Expansion for the Material of Drive Elements by Yuh-Ping Chang, Gino Wang, Jeng-Haur Horng, Li-Ming Chu, Yih-Chyun Hwang

“…The shape of wear particles changes from slip tongue to smooth stratification. Moreover, the surface magnetization is smaller for the case of Carburizing-Deep cryogenic treatment. …”
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Coccidia Species and Geographical Distribution in Genus <i>Sus:</i> A Scoping Review by Hongyu Han, Hui Dong, Qiping Zhao, Shunhai Zhu, Bing Huang

“…A quality assessment was done for each study reviewed and relevant information reported in the identified studies was collated, categorized, and summarized. A total of 149 publications and references were eligible for the final review. …”
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Endobronchial Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Bronchial Stenosis or Obstruction by Jian Chen, Tao Xin, Lei Pan, Yan Li, Weisheng Qian, Jin Wei, Yan Yan, Yan Wang, Faguang Jin, Hua Jiang

“…Finally, the mass removal restored bronchus patency. Taken together, EL symptoms lack specificity, necessitating reliance on histopathology for EL accurate diagnosis. …”
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Serotonin circuits act cooperatively with pathophysiology of opioid use disorder by Arakawa Hiroyuki, Ozawa Akihiko

“…We briefly introduce molecular base of opioid receptors and available research tools in mouse models and examine OUD-phase dependent circuit mechanisms, including pain, addiction, and respiratory depression. …”
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Factors Linked to the Development of Anemia in Pregnant Mothers by Ni Kadek Suantari, Ni Wayan Suarniti, Listina Ade Widya Ningtyas

“…Respondents in this study totaled 36 respondents. The research instrument used a questionnaire and an ANC register book. …”
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Exploring Seasonality Indices for Low-Flow Analysis on Tibagi Watershed (Brazil) by Alexandre Sokoloski de Azevedo Delduque de Macedo, Michael Männich

“…Spatial analysis reveals varied patterns with a certain trend of increased seasonality intensity (parameter <i>r</i>) towards downstream (north) and as the watershed area increases. …”
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Rethinking Eurovision Song Contest as a Clash of Cultures by Zeynep Merve ŞIVGIN

“…Afterwards the study tries to discover how does this contest became a tool of cultural struggle in Turkish society by analyzing the news and the discource of the news that took place in national print media.…”
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An EPQ inventory model with Weibull distribution, dynamic time-dependent holding cost under various demand pattern using Maclaurin series approximations by Gopal Kumar Gupta, Atma Nand, N. S. Chauhan, Shivanand

“…With these components, the model tries to maximize manufacturing quantities and lower total variable costs for products with near-term expiration dates. …”
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LIETUVOS KOLEGIJŲ SOCIALINIŲ ATASKAITŲ TYRIMAS by Irena Klimavičienė, Jūratė Vaičiulėnaitė

“…Atliktas tyrimas parodo Lietuvos kolegijų socialinės atskaitomybės padėtį ir gali būti pritaikytas aukštųjų mokyklų atskaitomybės tobulinimui, rezultatų sklaida gali būti naudinga kitoms aukštojo mokslo institucijoms ir suinteresuotoms šalims.…”
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Mechanical properties and energy absorption of CoCrNi functionally graded TPMS cellular structures by Zhaoyi Wang, Junxian Zhou, Yunzhuo Lu, Dongming Li, Deyu Yue, Xu Zhang, Bingzhi Chen

“…In this study, CoCrNi uniform and functionally gradient structures based on Gyroid and Diamond topologies were designed and manufactured via selective laser melting (SLM) technique. …”
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