Adaptive immunity modulation linked to migratory behaviour in two partially migratory hoopoe Upupa epops populations by Mercè Palacios, David Martín-Gálvez, Francisco Pulido, María Dolores Barón, Elena Arriero

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Evaluation of Liposuction as a Part of Abdominoplasty and Simultaneous Hernioabdominoplasty by M. V. Timerbulatov, A. S. Shornina, R. A. Lihter, A. E. Kaipov

“…Introduction. According to the estimates of many countries, liposuction comprises a sought-after aesthetic surgery, achieving a leading position among popular surgical interventions in recent decades. …”
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Unilateral Exercise and Bilateral Vascular Health in Female Tennis Players and Active Controls by Chanhtel E. Thongphok, Abena O. Gyampo, Elisa Fioraso, Anneli O. Ramolins, Elianna G. Hills, Claire E. Coates, Stephen J. Ives

“…While active, tennis players (TP) experience bilateral differences in shear stress, and thus vascular function due to the unilateral nature of the sport. …”
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Feasibility study of intravascular pulsed electric field ablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias by Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Yunhao Li, Ming Liang, Ming Liang, Jingyang Sun, Jie Zhang, Lisheng Xu, Yaling Han, Yaling Han

“…The catheter was positioned within the heart model to simulate endovascular ablation, and the ablation damage range was estimated using the 1000 V/cm contour. Additionally, a probe function was used to monitor the maximum electric field and temperature within the ablation zone to evaluate the feasibility and safety of this approach.ResultsThe electric field can penetrate blood vessels and fat to induce effective myocardial injury. …”
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Skeletal muscle size and quality in healthy kidney donors, normal range and clinical associations by Ido Druckmann, Doron Schwartz, Nirit Rotem, Jayan Khawaja, Tamir Graziani, Mor Saban, James Kastner, Raz Sher, Yaacov Goykhman, Michal Ariela Raz, Moshe Shashar, Keren Cohen-Hagai, Naomi Nacasch, Idit F. Schwartz, Ayelet Grupper

“…Lower mass and density (intramuscular fat infiltration) of skeletal muscles are markers of sarcopenia, associated with increased mortality risk, impaired physical function, and poorer prognosis across various populations and medical conditions. …”
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Predictive Values of Handgrip Strength for Protein-Energy Wasting Among Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Muhammad Haneef Ghifari, Seba Talat Al-Gunaid, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Juan Fransiscus Wira, Maimun Syukri, Amanda Yufika, Muhammad Habiburrahman, Muhammad Iqhrammullah

“…Consequently, assessing a more practical and reliable tool such as handgrip strength (HGS) is important, as it strongly correlates with the PEW status in patients undergoing MHD, in whom increased protein and fat breakdown leads to muscle strength and function loss. …”
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The effect of empagliflozin on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-related parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Shojaei, Azam Erfanifar, Saeid Kalbasi, Shahriar Nikpour, Latif Gachkar

“…Insulin resistance was estimated using the Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) formula. …”
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Sex-specific energy expenditure during the Alaska mountain wilderness ski classic; insights from an Arctic winter expedition by Melynda S. Coker, Michelle N. Ravelli, Timothy C. Shriver, Dale A. Schoeller, Dustin R. Slivka, Brent C. Ruby, Robert H. Coker

“…WT was reduced compared to previous reports of athletes exercising in thermoneutral and hot environments.ConclusionAbsolute rates of TEE were lower in females compared to males, but there was no difference when TEE was expressed relative to fat free mass. Estimates of TEE/total load carriage were lower in females than males, modestly suggesting greater functional efficiency in females during this expedition. …”
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Ecografía POCUS: una herramienta para la detección y seguimiento de sarcopenia en diálisis peritoneal by Estefanya García-Menéndez, José Portolés, Irene Pérez Rodrigo, Ana Tato Ribera, Claudia Yuste Lozano, Marta Ossorio González, María Jesús Álvarez López, Paula López Sánchez, Darío Janeiro Marín

“…Clinical, efficacy, analytical and nutritional parameters were collected, along with functional performance measured by SPPB, frailty (FRAIL scale), risk of malnutrition (MIS scale), bioimpedance and estimation of appendicular skeletal muscle mass using Lin's formula. …”
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Сhronic hepatitis C in patients with мetabolic syndrome by T. V. Antonova, M. A. Romanova, E. G. Sergeeva

“…Results of the study allowed us to estimate the influence of the carbohydrate-lipid metabolism disorders on the activity and the stage of chronic hepatitis C.…”
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Chia (Salvia hispanica) can be used to manufacture sugar-snap cookies with an improved nutritional value by V.A. Barrientos, A. Aguirre, Rafael Borneo

“…Technologists and nutritionists are always looking for alternative ingredients to use in their formulations to improve functional and nutritional properties. Therefore, cookies using Chia (Salvia hispanica), a grain with high quality nutrients, were prepared. …”
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Effect of the Addition of Different Levels of Chard on the Dough Properties and Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Pan Breads by Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Amal Hassan Alshawi

“…Chard is a valuable vegetable and is considered a beneficial functional food. Fortification of bread with chard could increase the nutraceutical and functional food consumption. …”
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Paediatric dominant and non-dominant handgrip reference curves and the association with body composition by Catherine M. Avitabile, David R. Weber, Babette S. Zemel

“…Association with ALSTMIZ suggests handgrip Z-score may be used as a measure of functional body composition.…”
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PolyA polymorphisms in 3' flanking region of pig neuronal protein 3.1 gene and their relationships with meat traits by Yang Yun, Zeng Yongqing, Zhang Zhe, Xu Zhenggang, Chen Wei, Fang Guofeng, Wang Shoudong

“…The meat traits were estimated in nine aspects including water loss, cooking loss, tenderness, pH₁, pH_μ, meat color score, marbling score, drip loss and intramuscular fat (IMF) content. …”
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Transcriptome-wide association studies identify candidate genes for carcass and meat traits in meat rabbits by Hua He, Xinyang Tian, Zhe Kang, Guozhi Wang, Xianbo Jia, Wenqiang Sun, Song-Jia Lai, Shi-Yi Chen

“…The effects of mRNA expression levels of a total of 10,288 genome-wide genes on these seven traits were statistically estimated using the mixed linear model, in which the polygenic background effects were accounted for. …”
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Correlate of Cardiovascular, Anthropometric, and Physical Risk Factors: Using the Ruffier Test as a Template by Khalid A. Alahmari, Kanagaraj Rengaramanujam, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Paul Silvian Samuel, Venkata Nagaraj Kakaraparthi, Irshad Ahmad, Jaya Shanker Tedla

“…A significant positive correlation was found between the estimated VO2max with physical activity and respiratory functions p<0.05. …”
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Fatigue, quality of life and metabolic changes in men treated with first-line enzalutamide versus abiraterone plus prednisolone for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer... by Klara Kvorning Ternov, Jens Sønksen, Mikkel Fode, Henriette Lindberg, Caroline Michaela Kistorp, Rasmus Bisbjerg, Ganesh Palapattu, Peter Busch Østergren

“…Secondary endpoints are changes in body composition (ie, fat mass, visceral adipose tissue, subcutaneous adipose tissue and lean body mass assessed with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry), glucose metabolism assessed with a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test, serum lipids, blood pressure and HRQoL assessed with the questionnaire Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P). …”
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Single-cell RNA sequencing integrated with bulk RNA sequencing analysis of clock circadian regulator with prognostic and immune microenvironment in thyroid cancer by Zhen shen, Yuelei Zhao, Xinxin Xu, Huini Yang, Shuting He, Junchi Ma, Shaoqiang Zhang, Peng Hou, Fang Sui

“…Functional assay and bioinformatics analysis indicated that CLOCK knockdown hindered tumor growth and the activity of MAPK signaling. …”
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Lipedema: diagnosis, treatment and the vicious cycle - a review of the literature by Justyna Głowacka, Natalia Tekiela, Natalie Papachristoforou, Daria Michałka, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Monika Makar, Tomasz Bartuś, Emilia Bąk, Aleksandra Kocjan, Radosław Chmiel

“…It usually develops during a period of hormonal changes (puberty, pregnancy or menopause) and is often confused with lymphoedema or obesity, leading to a delay in correct diagnosis and the introduction of effective treatment. Fat oedema is estimated to affect 1 in 72,000 people. …”
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Sarcopenic Obesity in Adult Patients: Prevalence and Risk Factors by Sana Khamassi, Fatma Boukhayatia, Haifa Abdesselem, Emna Bornaz, Kamilia Ounaissa, Houda Bouhajja, Awatef Kacem, Amel Gammoudi, Rahma Mahjoub, Emna Talbi, Henda Jamoussi, Chiraz Amrouche

“…The assessment of the impact of SO revealed that it was associated with osteoarthritis ( P  < .0001), functional disability ( P  = .001) and obesity-specific quality of life impairment ( P  < .0001). …”
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