Resistencia cardiorrespiratoria y características morfológicas en jugadores de goalball (Cardiorespiratory fitness and morphological characteristics in goalball players) by Andrés Godoy Cumillaf, Nicolás Fica Ramírez, Paola Fuentes Merino

“…We worked with a sample of 34 visually impaired athletes. The variables studied were, CRF, body composition, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR). …”
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Influence of different types of margins in the fish assemblage from an urban river by Thais Aparecida Soinski, Lucio Antônio Stefani Pinheiro, Daiane Elen Cavallari, Marta Severino Stefani, Welber Senteio Smith

“…This study examined whether the taxonomic fish composition in an urban river varies along three riparian zone preservation conditions: preserved, intermediate preservation and degraded. …”
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Influence of different types of margins in the fish assemblage from an urban river by Thais Aparecida Soinski, Lucio Antônio Stefani Pinheiro, Daiane Elen Cavallari, Marta Severino Stefani, Welber Senteio Smith

“…This study examined whether the taxonomic fish composition in an urban river varies along three riparian zone preservation conditions: preserved, intermediate preservation and degraded. …”
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Water retention influences thigh skin temperature variation post-exercise: preliminary study of bioimpedance analysis and thermography data by Alessandra Amato, Luca Petrigna, Martina Sortino, Paulo Roberto S. Amorim, Paulo Roberto S. Amorim, Giuseppe Musumeci, Giuseppe Musumeci

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the influence of body composition variables, focusing on the extracellular water level and gender difference, on infrared thermography detection during and post exercise.MethodOne hundred two participants were included in the study. …”
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Aroma analysis of rum prepared by rapid aging process by HAO Yadong, WANG Shiyu, CHEN Jinxiu, CUI Yang, LI Jingming

“…The rum was prepared by a rapid aging process, the composition of aroma substances was detected by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and the changes in various aroma substances were analyzed in rum samples at different aging stages: pre-aging, initially-aging (golden rum), and post-aging (black rum). …”
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Dietary antioxidant capacity is inversely associated with F2- isoprostane and body fat percentage in elite soccer referees by Camile Reinert, Mariana Papini Gabiatti, Hanna Pillmann-Ramos, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Patrícia de Fragas Hinnig, Jolmerson de Carvalho, Vilma Simões Pereira Panza, Edson Luiz da Silva, Fernanda Hansen

“…However, the DaC association with oxidative stress (OS) and body composition parameters is an unexplored area, mainly in physically active individuals. …”
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Fat-to-Muscle Ratio: Exploring Associations with Motor Competence and Physical Fitness in 7-Year-Old Children by Raquel Font-Lladó, Víctor López-Ros, Graham Sinclair, Fidanka Vasileva, Anna Jódar-Portas, Judit Homs, Anna Prats-Puig

“…This study aimed (1) to explore the association between body composition [fat-to-muscle ratio (FMR), waist circumference (WC), and body mass index (BMI)] with motor competence (MC) and physical fitness (PFI) in 7-year-old children; (2) to ascertain whether FMR modifies the associations between MC and PF. …”
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Effectiveness of UAN fertilisation with potassium thiosulphate in pepper and tomato cultivation by Marzena Błażewicz-Woźniak, Marzena Brodowska, Monika Karsznia

“…The experiment included the following variable factors: nitrogen dose (2 levels: N1 – optimum nitrogen rate and N2 – nitrogen rate reduced by 25% from the optimum dose) and fertiliser composition (2 levels: pure UAN – N : K0 : S0, UAN with potassium thiosulphate – N : K1: S1). …”
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Morphology of male world cup and elite bouldering athletes by Pawel Draga, Paulina Trybek, Paulina Baran, Dominik Pandurevic, Alexander Sutor, Gudmund Grønhaug

“…AimsTo compare the somatic characteristics and somatotypes of elite bouldering athletes competing in World Cups and World Championships with national-level climbers and general adult population norms, and to identify anthropometric characteristics that differentiate performance levels in competitive climbing and distinguish climbers from the general adult population.Materials and methodsAnthropometric data were measured according to the ISAK protocol and somatotype was determined using the Heath-Carter method. Tissue composition and body proportions were examined using measurements of skinfolds, circumferences, widths and indices such as Ape Index and Arm Index. …”
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The measurement of dietary species richness reveals that a higher consumption of dietary fibre, fish, fruits and vegetables, is associated with greater food biodiversity in UK diet... by Magaly Aceves-Martins, Anneli Löfstedt, Carlos Francisco Moreno-García, Elizabeth H Zandstra, Anne J Wanders, Baukje de Roos

“…Participants: Participants from NDNS 9–11 (2016–2019). Results: Composite dishes had the highest DSR (median 8 (Q1 = 4, Q3 = 12)), followed by seasoning, sauces and condiments (median 7, (Q1 = 4, Q3 = 10)) and, grains and grain-based products (median 5, (Q1 = 2, Q3 = 7)). …”
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Different factors modulate visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation in adults: a single-center study in Brazil by Camila Lima Chagas, Nadja Fernandes da Silva, Isa Galvão Rodrigues, Isa Galvão Rodrigues, Gabriela Maria Pereira Floro Arcoverde, Gabriela Maria Pereira Floro Arcoverde, Victoria Domingues Ferraz, Dário Celestino Sobral Filho, Dário Celestino Sobral Filho, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Poliana Coelho Cabral, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda

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Clay minerals and elemental composition of smectites in the marine sediment from the southwest Ross Sea and implication for their provenance and sediment input changes after the la... by Young Kyu Park, Jae Il Lee, Kyu-Cheul Yoo, Hanbeom Park, Jaewoo Jung

“…It might be necessary to understand variabilities and distribution of elemental compositions in smectites in the southwest Ross Sea and their provenance, and to reconstruct sediment transport through the glacier changes. …”
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Battery Housing for Electric Vehicles, a Durability Assessment Review by Moises Jimenez-Martinez, José Luis Valencia-Sánchez, Sergio G. Torres-Cedillo, Jacinto Cortés-Pérez

“…Recent research emphasizes the growing use of advanced composite materials in modern transportation, highlighting their superior weight-to-strength ratio. …”
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Influence of Weight Loss, Body Composition, and Lifestyle Behaviors on Plasma Adipokines: A Randomized Weight Loss Trial in Older Men and Women with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis by Gary D. Miller, Monica Z. Jenks, Mandolyn Vendela, James L. Norris, Gloria K. Muday

“…Measurements of leptin, adiponectin, soluble leptin receptor, lifestyle behaviors, and body composition were collected at baseline and 6 months. …”
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Relationship Between Anthropometric Profile, Body Composition, and Physical Performance in Spanish Professional Female Soccer Players at Pre-Season Onset: A Cross-Sectional Study by Marta Ramírez-Munera, Raúl Arcusa, Francisco Javier López-Román, Vicente Ávila-Gandía, Silvia Pérez-Piñero, Juan Carlos Muñoz-Carrillo, Antonio Jesús Luque-Rubia, Javier Marhuenda

“…<b>Background</b>: Body composition plays a key role in both anaerobic and aerobic performance in professional soccer. …”
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Development of a territory-wide household-based composite index for measuring relative distribution of households by economic status in individual small areas throughout Hong Kong by Eva L.H. Tsui, Philip L.H. Yu, K. F. Lam, Kelvin K.Y. Poon, Adam C.M. Ng, K. Y. Cheung, Winnie Li, Michael L.H. Leung, David H.Y. Lam, James L.Y. Cheng, Sharon P.W. Ng

“…Methods The index development involved 248,000 anonymized sampled household-based data collected from the population census, representing 2·66 million domestic households and 6·93 million population in mid-2021. Our composite index comprises seven variables under income-/wealth-related and housing-related domains with weights determined using the analytic hierarchy process. …”
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Modeling and analysis of the effects of age hardening, magnesium dissolution, and SiC reinforcement on wear properties in eutectic Al-Si composites using full factorial techniques by Ashwin Shetty, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, Sathyashankara Sharma, Ravikantha Prabhu, Ananda Hegde, Nithesh K, Gajanan Anne

“…This study aims to explore the effects of age-hardened traces, magnesium (Mg) dissolution, and silicon carbide (SiC) reinforcement on the wear properties of eutectic aluminum-silicon (Al-Si) matrix composites, focusing on optimizing their performance for industrial applications. …”
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Impact of Wall Material Composition (Maltodextrin vs. Inulin vs. Nutriose) and Emulsion Preparation System (Nano- vs. Microemulsion) on Properties of Spray-Dried Linseed Oil by Dorota Ogrodowska, Iwona Zofia Konopka, Grzegorz Dąbrowski, Beata Piłat, Józef Warechowski, Fabian Dajnowiec, Małgorzata Tańska

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Association of composite dietary antioxidant index and endometriosis risk in reproductive—age women: a cross-sectional study using big data-machine learning approach by Wenxin Chen, Kui Xiao, Chenyu Zhou, Jiajia Cheng, Zixuan Zeng, Fang Zhang

“…However, the precise connection between the composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI)—a key measure of dietary antioxidants—and EM risk remains unclear. …”
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Composition of peripheral blood immune cell compartment in stage 5 chronic kidney disease is affected by smoking and other risk factors associated with systemic inflammatory respon... by Ivan Zahradka, Filip Tichanek, Lucia Majercikova, Jana Duskova, Mathias Streitz, Stephan Schlickeiser, Stephan Schlickeiser, Klara Osickova, Vojtech Petr, Petra Hruba, Petra Reinke, Ondrej Viklicky, Ondrej Viklicky

“…Variables that significantly affected immune cell composition were then included in a subsequent series of Poisson regression models, assessing predictors influence on the counts of individual immune cell subpopulations.ResultsCompared to healthy controls, CKD5 patients presented with B cell lymphopenia across all measured subsets except for plasmablasts, T cell lymphopenia with an immunosenescent phenotype predominantly in the CD4+ compartment, and significantly higher counts of LIN-HLA-DR+ antigen-presenting cells, mainly due to an increase in myeloid dendritic cell subpopulations. …”
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