Investigation of Interaction Effects of Elbow and Wrist Angles in Sitting and Standing Postures on Grip Strength and Perceived Exertion by Davood Afshari, Niloofar Chinisaz, Maryam Seyedtabib, Iman Dianat, Maryam Nourollahi-Darabad

“…In all three elbow angles examined (0°, 60°, and 90°), the highest value of perceived exertion was recorded in the full extension of the wrist. The changes in the grip strength at different angles were the same for sitting and standing postures, yet the hand grip strength was higher in the standing than the sitting posture (P-value<0.001). …”
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Analisis Perbaikan dan Pemodelan Proses Bisnis Menggunakan Business Process Improvement Pada Sistem Manajemen Budidaya Buah Agrowing by Addini Yusmar, Yani Nurhadryani, Irman Hermadi

“…Furthermore, the ever-increasing complexity of agricultural business processes necessitates business process changes. This study aims to improve business processes by analyzing the improvement and modeling of business processes of fruit cultivation management systems. …”
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Unveiling Hidden Aspects of Intermediary Organizations in Innovation: A Systematic Review through the Lens of Industry Taxonomy by Mostafa Mohseni kiasari, ‌Javad Soltanzadeh, Amirhossein Azizi Hasanabadi, Hamed Talebi

“…Results The results of the analysis showed four main themes: (1) the functions of intermediary organizations in convergence with the macro trends of changes and new technological developments; (2) their functions at various levels of innovation systems, (3) mediating organizations as actors for managing knowledge-based industries, and (4) their functions in different industries are presented.   …”
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Evolution characteristics of overburden structure in inclined fully mechanized caving under residual coal pillars of the upper layer by LIU Yong, WANG Hongwei, WU Xuesong, TIAN Chengpeng, GUAN Rongfu, NIE Yunxiao, FAN Zhiwei, CAO Peipei

“…As the inclined position of the lower fully mechanized caving face relative to the residual coal pillars changed, the overburden breakage in the external field exhibited an approximately symmetrical trapezoidal shape. …”
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Systematic review of amyloid-beta clearance proteins from the brain to the periphery: implications for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and therapeutic targets by Letian Huang, Mingyue Liu, Ze Li, Bing Li, Jiahe Wang, Ke Zhang

“…Notably, TREM2 and cathepsin D showed changes in both brain (SMD = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.16–0.47, P < 0.001, I2 = 78.4%; SMD = 1.24, 95% CI: 0.01–2.48, P = 0.048, I2 = 90.1%) and peripheral blood (SMD = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.35–1.66, P = 0.003, I2 = 96.5%; SMD = 7.55, 95% CI: 3.92–11.18, P < 0.001, I2 = 98.2%) samples. …”
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AI Chatbots and Cognitive Control: Enhancing Executive Functions Through Chatbot Interactions: A Systematic Review by Pantelis Pergantis, Victoria Bamicha, Charalampos Skianis, Athanasios Drigas

“…It included studies using AI-based chatbots or conversationalists to support executive functions, such as anxiety, stress, depression, memory, attention, cognitive load, and behavioral changes. In addition, this study included general populations with specific neurological conditions, all peer-reviewed, written in English, and with full-text access. …”
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Human Primary Monocytes as a Model for in vitro Immunotoxicity Testing: Evaluation of the Regulatory Properties of TiO2 Nanoparticles by Svadlakova T, Kolackova M, Kulich P, Kotoucek J, Rosecka M, Krejsek J, Fiala Z, Andrýs C

“…This study focuses on titanium dioxide (TiO2) as an example of relatively low cytotoxic nanoparticles with potential biomedical use and aims to evaluate their possible modulatory effects on the inflammasome-based response in human primary monocytes.Methods: Monocyte viability, phenotypic changes, and cytokine production were determined after exposure to TiO2 (diameter, 25 nm; P25) alone. …”
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Does music counteract mental fatigue? A systematic review. by Cong Ding, Soh Kim Geok, He Sun, Samsilah Roslan, Shudian Cao, Yue Zhao

“…The types of music interventions that counteract mental fatigue include relaxing, exciting, and personal preference music, all of which were associated with decreased subjective feelings of mental fatigue and changes in objective physiological markers. Cognitive performance, particularly in inhibition and working memory tasks impaired by mental fatigue, was countered by both relaxing and exciting music. …”
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Augmentation index as a predictor of right ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study by Arash Rahimi, Babak Geraiely, Hamed Vahidi, Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Ramyar Rahimi Darehbagh, Somayeh Mohammadi, Golrokh Ghaffari, Meysam Khoshavi

“…Results Patients with high AIx (> 80%, n = 53) had significantly worse RV systolic function compared to those with normal AIx (≤ 80%, n = 68), as evidenced by lower tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), fractional area change (FAC), RV free wall longitudinal strain (RVLS), and RV systolic velocity (RV S’) (all P < 0.05). …”
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Effects of Yanghe Decoction on IL-1 and TNF-α of Papain in Rabbit Knee Osteoarthritis by Zhenqiang HONG, Hongjian GAO, Junjun HE, Zeling HUANG

“…One week after drug withdrawal, all experimental animals were sacrificed, and the rabbit femoral medial condyle articular cartilage was taken. The morphological changes of articular cartilage stained with hematoxylin-eosin were further observed by naked eye and light microscope, and the degree of cartilage degeneration was evaluated by modified Mankin's score standard. …”
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Weak coupling of observed surface PM2.5 in Delhi-NCR with rice crop residue burning in Punjab and Haryana by Poonam Mangaraj, Yutaka Matsumi, Tomoki Nakayama, Akash Biswal, Kazuyo Yamaji, Hikaru Araki, Natsuko Yasutomi, Masayuki Takigawa, Prabir K. Patra, Sachiko Hayashida, Akanksha Sharma, A. P. Dimri, Surendra K. Dhaka, Manpreet S. Bhatti, Mizuo Kajino, Sahil Mor, Ravindra Khaiwal, Sanjeev Bhardwaj, Vimal J. Vazhathara, Ravi K. Kunchala, Tuhin K. Mandal, Prakhar Misra, Tanbir Singh, Kamal Vatta, Suman Mor

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Probiotic administration aggravates dextran sulfate sodium salt-induced inflammation and intestinal epithelium disruption in weaned pig by Kunhong Xie, Weidong Cai, Lingjie Li, Bing Yu, Yuheng Luo, Zhiqing Huang, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Ping Zheng, Hui Yan, Hua Li, Jun He

“…The inflammatory responses of piglets were dramatically changed by the simultaneous presence of A. muciniphila and DSS: expression level of IL17A, IL17F, IL23, RORγt, Stat3 was elevated in DA pigs compared to the other pig groups. …”
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At-Home Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk Among Office Workers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jing Zhao, Akitomo Yasunaga, Andrew T Kaczynski, Hyuntae Park, Yufeng Luo, Jiuling Li, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shohei Yano, Koichiro Oka, Mohammad Javad Koohsari

“…Differences in metabolic syndrome clinical risk factors among all groups will be used to evaluate the effects of at-home immersive VR exergames. Changes in active and sedentary behaviors will also be used to determine the impacts of VR exergames on metabolic syndrome. …”
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Pediatric reference values for total psoas muscle area in Korean children and adolescents by Jisoo Kim, Mi-Jung Lee, Hyun Ji Lim, Yonghan Kwon, Kyunghwa Han, Haesung Yoon

“…BackgroundUniform cut-off values cannot be applied to children because muscle mass changes significantly with growth and different population groups have different races and lifestyles, so reference values from healthy children are needed.Materials and methodsPediatric patients (≤18 years of age) who underwent abdominal CT for abdominal pain in the emergency room without a past history from January 2015 to January 2021 were enrolled. …”
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Immediate and residual effect of tobacco powder compost and of NPK on N2O emissions and on N use in a wheat/corn crop succession by Pâmela Oruoski, Celso Aita, Stefen Barbosa Pujol, Heitor Luís Santin Bazzo

“…Increasing the compost dose increased cumulative N2O emissions by 52 % (9.36 vs 6.16 ha-1 yr-1); however, it did not change the emission factor (EF) of N2O, the yield-scaled emission, or N use efficiency. …”
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Wildfire indicators modeling for reserved forest of Vellore district (Tamil Nadu, India) by Yara EzAl Deen Sultan, Kanni Raj Arumugam Pillai, Archana Sharma

“…This paper assists in applying the models to predict the future wildfire risk under climate change and land use conditions.…”
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Photo-Fenton Degradation of RB5 Dye in Aqueous Solution Using Fe Supported on Mexican Natural Zeolite by José Domenzain-Gonzalez, José J. Castro-Arellano, Luis A. Galicia-Luna, Luis Lartundo-Rojas

“…Then, the evaluation reaction was carried out by UV-Vis spectroscopy to know the change in RB5 concentration and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal to determine the organic carbon. …”
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Perspectives on Swedish Regulations for Online Record Access Among Adolescents With Serious Health Issues and Their Parents: Mixed Methods Study by Josefin Hagström, Charlotte Blease, Arja Harila, Päivi Lähteenmäki, Isabella Scandurra, Maria Hägglund

“…Adolescents’ and parents’ views on ORA regulations were categorized into 3 themes (challenges of the access gap, balancing respect for autonomy and support, and suggested regulatory change). ConclusionsIn Sweden, ORA regulations and a lack of available information cause significant inconvenience for adolescents with serious health issues and their parents. …”
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Pathophysiology of tumor progression and possibilities of using polarization biomedical optics methods in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer by Yu.Ye. Rohovyi, O.V. Bilookyi, O.H. Ushenko, V.V. Bilookyi

“…Clinical diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer usually occurs at the stage of tumor progression accompanied by intensive processes of growth, invasion, formation of blood vessels to provide blood supply to the tumor, the structure and quantitative changes of which can be more informatively accurately assessed by polarization biomedical optics. …”
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Study results of the stress-strain states of the crown parts of molars restored with composite, ceramic and zirconium onlays by Y.A. Sardykov, M.H. Kryshchuk, O.O. Fastovets, R.Y. Matvieienko

“…The analysis of the zones of maximum stress for the zirconium onlay revealed their predominant localization in the center of its occlusal surface and in the zone of change in its spatial configuration at the border with cement. …”
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