Effects of combined aerobic-resistance training on health-related quality of life and stress in sedentary adults by Fernanda M. Silva, Fernanda M. Silva, José P. Ferreira, Ana M. Teixeira, Alain Massart, Pedro Duarte-Mendes, Pedro Duarte-Mendes

“…Intra- and inter-group analysis were performed using a mixed ANOVA or Friedman’s test.ResultsIn relation to SF-36 results, a significant improvement in the mental component summary (p = 0.047, Kendall’s W = 0.170 (small effect)) and social functioning subdomain (p = 0.040, Kendall’s W = 0.179 (small effect)) was found for the exercise group after the intervention. …”
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A ROLE OF ARGININE DEIMINASE FROM STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES M49-16 IN PROMOTING INFECTION AND INHIBITION OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL PROLIFERATION by E. A. Starikova, A. B. Karaseva, L. A. Burova, A. N. Suvorov, A. V. Sokolov, V. B. Vasilyev, I. S. Freidlin

“…., inhibits proliferation and other endothelial cell functions related to angiogenesis. To confirm a leading role of arginine deiminase, as a factor responsible for the anti-proliferative effect, we have constructed an isogenic S. pyogenes M49-16 mutant unable to express arginine deiminase. …”
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Endoscopic surgery for multilevel spinal stenosis: a comprehensive meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of uniportal and biportal approaches by Manuel González-Murillo, Juan Castro-Toral, César Bonome-González, Juan Álvarez de Mon-Montoliú

“…It improves long-term pain and functionality, with no significant radiological changes or postoperative inflammation. …”
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The Impact of Leader–Member Relationships on Team Effectiveness Through Speaking Up and Silence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Chinese Hospitals by Wang H, Buljac-Samardzic M, van Wijngaarden JDH, van de Klundert J

“…Finally, speaking up mediates the associations of both leader-member perceived similarity and power distance orientation with perceived quality of care (β=0.15, p< 0.01; β=0.08, p< 0.01 respectively) and job satisfaction (β=0.30, p< 0.01; β=0.54, p< 0.01 respectively).Conclusion: Speaking up, rather than silence, contributes to team functioning by mediating the impact of leader–member relationships to team outcomes. …”
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THE COURSE OF HEPATITIS C INFECTION AND RESPONSE TO ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR AND HEPATITIS C INFECTION: A LONGITUDINAL, PROSPECTIVE STUDY. by Sanaa Kamal, Sara Abdelhakam, Dr., Dahlia Ghoraba, Mohamad Amer Mohsen, Ahmed Abdelsalam, Huda Hassan, Leila Nabeigh

“…The blood transfusion needs and chelating agents were determined. Liver functions tests, HCV-RNA, iron and ferritin levels were measured. …”
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Cognitive-Discursive Study of Migration Discourse (Based on English-Language Media Texts) by N. V. Stepanova

“…At the first stage of the study, articles were considered at the text level with the identification of lexical, syntactic and stylistic aspects of the functioning of the discourse. At the second stage (discourse as a discursive practice), examples of intertextuality were investigated, including the depth layer of intertext – cognitive one. …”
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المفعولات غير الصريحة في العربية بين القبول والرفض دراسة نحوية دلالية by صبرى عبد الفتاح إبراهيم عبد القوى

“…The result of this was that their orientations diversified, their opinions differed, and their visions differed ; Therefore, it must be wondered about how the two sides dealt with the indirect objects And about the sources of agreement and the difference between them in this is an disclosure of the role of time in the faces of the disagreement between the earlier and the later grammarians, and the study strives to deny the existence of non-explicit expressions from a semantic point of view in order to establish an approved and non-indicative form of its functions. And that the accusative Objects are the only one in the Arabic language.…”
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Insomnia prehabilitation in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: Protocol for a pilot, multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing nurse delivered sleep restriction thera... by Leanne Fleming, Solveiga Zibaite, Simon D Kyle, Kathleen Boyd, Vivien Green, James Mansell, Beatrix Elsberger, David Young

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Insomnia is a prevalent sleep disorder that negatively impacts daytime functioning and quality of life. Breast cancer patients report higher rates of insomnia and more circadian disruption than other cancer groups. …”
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Excess Thermodynamic Properties and FTIR Studies of Binary Mixtures of Toluene with 2-Propanol or 2-Methyl-1-Propanol by Maria Magdalena Naum, Vasile Dumitrescu

“…The values of thermodynamic functions of activation of viscous flow were computed and analyzed. …”
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Serum CD5L Responds Positively to Selenium and Coenzyme Q₁₀ Supplementation with Relation to Thyroid Hormones, Mortality, and Health-Related Quality-of-Life—A Sub-Analys... by Urban Alehagen, Jan O. Aaseth, Trine B. Opstad, Anders Larsson, Sabrina Asaad, Lutz Schomburg, Jan Alexander

“…It is an innate immune mediator protein with a multitude of functions, such as binding of invading microorganisms and oxidised LDL, and it is associated with clinical conditions, i.e., atherosclerosis and inflammation. …”
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Attenuation of salinity-induced stress and improvement of brackish water aquaculture of Labeo rohita through dietary interventions of multi-species probiotics by Habiba Jamil, Abdul Ghaffar, Fozia Afzal, Hussain Ahmad, Ghulam Abbas, Dalia Fouad, Farid Shokry Ataya, Kun Li

“…The histomorphology of hepato-renal, intestine and gills structures was observed with improved histoarchitecture in terms of cellular integrity and functionality in MSP diet groups compared to non-probiotics ones. …”
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Reconfigurable and Highly-Miniaturized Low-Noise Amplifiers Based on Tunable Filtering Loads by Andres Fontana, Steven Matthew Cheng, Dimitra Psychogiou

“…The proposed LNAF concepts are based on complex-terminated bandpass filter (BPF)-type output matching networks that facilitate quasi-elliptic transfer functions that can be tuned in terms of bandwidth (BW), center frequency (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{cen}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>), and can be intrinsically switched-off. …”
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Preventing epileptogenesis by interaction between inositol isomers and proteins by Lia Tsverava, Luka Kharkhelauri, Vincenzo Lagani, Giorgi Gamkrelidze, Veriko Bokuchava, Tamar Kiguradze, Merab Kokaia, Revaz Solomonia

“…Myo‐inositol (MI), the most prevalent isomer, functions as an osmolyte and mediates cell signal transduction. …”
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QCD predictions for simultaneously produced Higgs and vector bosons at $$\sqrt{s}$$ s = 13, 14, 27 and 100 TeV with a comprehensive study of systematic uncertainty and charge asymm... by Kamuran Dilsiz, Emrah Tiras, Meryem Yilmaz, Hasan Ogul

“…In addition, NNPDF3.1 parton distribution functions (PDF) were used during the calculation. The results showed that the numerical value of the QCD prediction increases at NLO and NNLO as compared to the LO predictions. …”
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The interlinked trajectories of interpersonal attachment and maladaptive behaviors among Chinese adolescents—a latent growth modeling approach by He Xiao, Pei Chen, Huiyi Xiao, Peizhi Zhong, Jiajie He, Yangang Nie

“…Interventions may need to leverage these trajectory-related characteristics to better enhance adolescents’ psychosocial functioning.…”
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MDO of Robotic Landing Gear Systems: A Hybrid Belt-Driven Compliant Mechanism for VTOL Drones Application by Masoud Kabganian, Seyed M. Hashemi

“…It is anticipated that the proposed <i>hybrid</i> design would also offer improved durability and ease of maintenance, thereby enhancing functionality and safety in comparison with existing robotic landing gear systems.…”
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Growth differentiation factor 15 aggravates sepsis-induced cognitive and memory impairments by promoting microglial inflammatory responses and phagocytosis by Lijiao Chen, Shiyuan Luo, Ting Liu, Zhewei Shuai, Yifan Song, Qianzi Yang, Ying Wang, Hongjun Huang, Yan Luo

“…The anti-GDF15 monoclonal antibody ponsegromab was injected intracerebroventricularly before modeling, and cognitive and memory functions of the septic mice were assessed using fear-conditioning and novel object recognition tests. …”
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Young Scientists’ Motivation for the Research Activity in Russian Regional Universities by R. A. Dolzhenko, V. A. Karpilianskii, R. A. Hady, A. S. Didenko

“…The authors developed and validated survey tools in order to test the assumptions and to check the final list of assumptions, which included a questionnaire and a list of expert assessments. …”
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Reliability and responsiveness of the D12 and validity of its scores as a measure of dyspnoea severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease by Jeffrey J Swigris, Sonye Danoff, Paul F Dellaripa, Joshua J Solomon, Tracy J Doyle

“…Longitudinal validity was supported by significant associations between D12 and anchor scores over time (eg, at 52 weeks, correlation between D12 change and SGRQ Activity change was 0.54, p&lt;0.0001; between D12 change and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID) Functioning Component was 0.41, p&lt;0.0001). A battery of analyses confirmed the responsiveness of D12 scores for capturing change in dyspnoea over time. …”
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A simple model of the rheological curve of HPAM solutions at different temperatures by Eduar Pérez, Dario Alviso, Mauricio Carmona, Eduardo Manrique, Guillermo Artana

“…The solvent viscosity and relaxation time-employed as references to define these parameters-are functions of temperature. On the master surface, while the power coefficient of Carreau-Yasuda (n) exhibits only a slight dependency on temperature, the relative viscosity depends monotonically on this variable. …”
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