A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland by Verena Biehl, Verena Biehl, Andreas Bänziger, Frank Wieber, Frank Wieber

“…On average, PI in health promotion students was moderate and declined over the course of the undergraduate program. …”
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Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…Abstract Background The global decline in physical activity (PA) among the youth has been exacerbated by the pandemic’s impact on their lifestyles. …”
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Effectiveness of Contrast Agents and Molecular Indicators in Alzheimer's Diagnosis Through PET and SPECT Imaging on Animal Models by Yasaman Abaszadeh, Ramin Ardalani, Athena Dehghan Najm Abadi

“… Purpose: The importance of cognitive decline has increased due to an aging population and changing lifestyles. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines for induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Edward Fottrell, Carina King, Chrispin Mandiwa, Collins Zamawe, Hannah Maria Jennings

“…We assessed the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for IOL.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature.Data sources We searched in MEDLINE, AMED and CINAHL in April 2017, updated in June 2018.Eligibility criteria We considered experimental and non-experimental studies that compared relevant pregnancy outcomes between users and non-user of herbal medicines for IOL.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted by two reviewers using a standardised form. …”
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Benchmarking LLM chatbots’ oncological knowledge with the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology’s annual board examination questions by Efe Cem Erdat, Engin Eren Kavak

“…Claude 3.5 and ChatGPT 4.0 demonstrated higher accuracy across most oncology topics. A decline in performance in recent years, particularly in the 2024 exam, suggests limitations due to outdated training data. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the composite physical function scale in Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Jiaying Qi, Jing Xu, Hui Zhang, Mingshuai Feng, Hongyan Meng, Li Wang

“…Conclusions The C-CPF scale serves as a valid and practical tool for widespread health screening to measure the level of comprehensive physical function and its decline amongst Chinese older adults. Further research is needed to explore the eligibility of the application of the C-CPF in a broad range of populations.…”
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RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

“…<h4>Background</h4>Self-stigmatization is the process by which environmental stigmas are internalized. It leads to a decline in self-esteem, isolation, denial and risk behavior, and impairs quality of life. …”
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Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

“…Five of the six criteria pollutants exhibited a sharp drop in concentration until 2017 and a gradual decline afterward, with the maximum and minimum annual values occurring during winter and summer, respectively. …”
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Congestive heart failure adherence redesign trial: a pilot study by Ashvarya Mangla, Rami Doukky, Lynda H Powell, Elizabeth Avery, DeJuran Richardson, James E Calvin

“…Median sodium intake declined (3.5 vs 2.0 g; p&lt;0.01). There was no statistically significant change in medication adherence based on electronic pill cap monitoring or the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS); however, there was a trend towards improved adherence based on MMAS. …”
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Forage harvesting using branch pruning compromises sustainable use and conservation of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir., an endangered species by Bossila Séraphin Hien, Loyapin Bondé, Mohamed Mahamoud Charahabil, Sié Sylvestre Da, Joseph Issaka Boussim, Oumarou Ouédraogo

“…It is subjected to heavy pruning pressure in dry season for livestock feeding, resulting in yearly decline of forage production and vulnerability of the species which is currently classified as endangered species. …”
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Initial versus Subsequent Injury and Illness and Temporal Trends Among Professional Hockey Players by Chelsea Martin, Allison Lieb, John Tokish, Ellen Shanely, Stefan Kluzek, Gary Collins, Garrett Bullock

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The impact of undernutrition on the association between hypomagnesemia and dynapenia in older women by Ozcan Uzun, Cihan Heybeli, Lee Smith, Nicola Veronese, Masoud Rahmati, Andre Hajek, Pinar Soysal

“…The risk of hypomagnesemia increased with each step of decline in nutritional status, and undernutrition was associated with hypomagnesemia (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.11–2.43, p = 0.013) In the entire cohort, hypomagnesemia was associated with dynapenia (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.35-3.00, p = 0.001). …”
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Metabarcoding the night sky: Monitoring landscape-scale insect diversity through bat diet by Cynthia Tobisch, Svenja Dege, Bernd Panassiti, Julian Treffler, Christoph Moning

“…Widespread declines of terrestrial insects are reported across habitats and are associated with drivers at the landscape scale. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of low back pain in women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shiwen Zhang, Xuan Ma, Yao Yao, Huashan Pan, Lijuan Zou

“…In age patterns, the highest prevalence and YLDs rates of LBP were found among women in the 45–49 age group(the prevalence: 14,412.77 per 100,000 in 2021 [95% UI: 10,482.27 to 19,077.3]) (the YLDs: 1,639.56 per 100,000 population (95% UI: 1,035.24 to 2,494.9]). Conclusion Despite declines in the prevalence and YLDs of WCBA LBP, the burden remains high. …”
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Enhancing climate resilience: A data-driven north rift weather prediction system for real-time forecasting and agricultural decision support by John W. Makokha, Peter W. Barasa, Geoffrey W. Khamala

“…By analyzing temporal variations in vegetation health and land degradation from 1995 to 2020, the study identifies a significant inverse relationship between NDVI and BSI, where increasing bare soil exposure corresponds to declining vegetation health. The analysis also reveals that climatic factors particularly temperature (minimum and maximum) and precipitation play a critical role in shaping these trends, with high temperatures after 2000 associated with reduced NDVI, while regions with higher precipitation show healthier vegetation and lower BSI. …”
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Optimizing the selection of quantitative traits in plant breeding using simulation by Rafael Augusto Vieira, Ana Paula Oliveira Nogueira, Roberto Fritsche-Neto

“…Larger populations lead to greater gains when clear objectives and adequate germplasm are available. Accuracy declines over generations, influenced by genetic architecture and population size. …”
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Investigating the Implications of COVID-19 on PM2.5 in Pakistan by Hassaan Sipra, Faheem Aslam, Jabir Hussain Syed, Tahir Mumtaz Awan

“…Based on multifractal properties, efficiency of Lahore declines during COVID-19. Furthermore, a varying impact of COVID-19 is found on the strength of multifractality of PM2.5 under consideration. …”
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Impact of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis in the United States by Tahuanty A. Pena, MD, MS, Brittany Wright, PharmD, Kalpaj R. Parekh, MBBS, Julia Kleney-Tait, MD, PhD

“…Despite an overall increase in lung transplants and waitlist additions in the United States, the proportion involving pwCF has markedly declined post-ETI. Conclusions: The introduction of ETI has dramatically reduced the need for lung transplants among pwCF, reflecting significant improvements in lung function and disease management. …”
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Effect of cubebin against streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy rats via inhibition TNF-α/NF-κB/TGF-β: in vivo and in silico study by Rahamat Unissa Syed, Sivakumar S. Moni, Weiam Hussein, Taghreed Mohammad Saad Alhaidan, Sondos Mohammed Y. Abumilha, Lama Khalid Alnahdi, Ling Shing Wong, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Vinoth Kumarasamy

“…DN is a well-identified complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) characterized by renal hypertrophy that progressively declines kidney function. Wistar rats were randomly divided into groups- normal, STZ control (65 mg/kg/body weight), and STZ + cubebin (10 and 20 mg/kg). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 Control Measures on Trace Gases (NO2, HCHO and SO2) and Aerosols over India during Pre-monsoon of 2020 by Mriganka Sekhar Biswas, D. C. Ayantika

“…Additionally, widespread decline covering all the zones was found in the pre-monsoon AOD. …”
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