Biomechanical Changes During a 90º Cut in Collegiate Female Soccer Players With Participation in the 11+ by Celeste Dix, Amelia Arundale, Holly Silvers-Granelli, Adam Marmon, Ryan Zarzycki, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“… # Study Design Prospective cohort study # Methods Forty-six participants completed preseason and postseason motion analysis of a 90º cut. …”
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Willingness-to-pay to access Ingenol Mebutate Gel for Actinic Keratosis Treatment in the U.S. Setting by Michael Willis, Sandra Erntoft, Sofie Persson, Jenny M. Norlin, Ulf Persson

“…**Objectives:** The objective of the study was to estimate the value of ingenol mebutate gel’s shorter treatment duration and tolerability profile to potential patients, versus existing topical treatments (imiquimod 3.75%, imiquimod 5% and diclofenac 3%) in the United States. **Methods:** The open-ended Contingent Valuation (CV) approach was used to estimate incremental willingness-to-pay (WTP) for ingenol mebutate gel rather than treatment with imiquimod 5%, imiquimod 3.75% and diclofenac 3%. …”
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Ultrasonographic Validation for Needle Placement in the Tibialis Posterior Muscle by Stephanie R. Albin, Larisa R. Hoffman, Cameron W. MacDonald, Micah Boriack, Lauren Heyn, Kaleb Schuler, Annika Taylor, Jennie Walker, Shane L. Koppenhaver, Mark F. Reinking

“… # Design Cross Sectional Study. # Methods Needle placement and ultrasound imaging were performed on 20 healthy individuals. …”
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EFFECT OF PLATELET RICH FIBRIN AND MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL ON MYOBLAST AND FIBROBLASTS RATIO IN RABBIT MUSCLE DEFECT by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Mohammad Zaim Chilmi, Angga Fiandana

“…Purpose: To evaluate effect of platelet rich fibrin and allogenic mesenchymal stem cell on muscle regeneration through comparation of myoblast and fibroblast ratio. Methods: This research is true experimental with randomized pre and post test with control group design. …”
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Seasonal Variations in the Composition and Distribution of Planktonic Fauna in the Eastern Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by AS Yakup, KJ Balogun, GE Ajani, KO Renner, BO Bello, JA Nkwoji, JK Igbo

“…Samples of water and planktonic fauna were collected from twelve stations within the eastern axis of the Lagoon and analyzed using standard methods. The study area had brackish water characteristics with fresh water condition (0‰ salinity across the 12 stations) in the rainy season whereas the salinity ranged from 11.4‰ to 30.5‰ in the dry season. …”
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Bioeffects of EM Radiation on Human Skin Health: A Theoretical SAR Analysis by Rockey Choudhary, Vijay Kumar, Soni Mishra

“…The sources are increasing as we are regularly using devices that emit EM waves.  Methods: to study the effects of non-ionizing EM radiation on the skin of human being, the electric field around the transmiison tower is calculated. …”
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Vitamin D as a predictor of negative outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: An observational study by Volodymyr Bogomaz, Sofiia Shatylo

“…# Introduction Serum vitamin D deficiency is thought to be associated with worse clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients. # Methods This single-centre observational study evaluated the association between serum vitamin D levels and negative outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Ukraine. …”
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Climate catastrophe in Rio Grande do sul, Brazil: impact of strategic actions in response to flooding by Priscila Bárbara Zanini Rosa, Giovana Munhoz de Oliveira, Monique Pimentel, Melina Schuch, Jonas Wolf

“…This study aimed to describe the strategic actions of volunteers gathered by a social institution linked to a private hospital in southern Brazil and their impacts on the affected community. Methods Descriptive study, based on the experience of the team at the Instituto Moinhos Social (IMS) - Hospital Moinhos de Vento (Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil), which brought together a group of volunteers to develop actions in response to the flood. …”
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An In Vitro Comparative Study of the Push-out Bond Strengths of Various Endodontic Sealers to Radicular Dentin by Mohamed Abdelaziz El Sayed, Safiya Saeed Alderei

“…The present study aimed to assess the push-out bond strength of three endodontic sealers used with the single-cone obturation technique. Materials and Methods: The root canals of 40 central maxillary incisors were instrumented using ProTaper Universal NiTi rotary files. …”
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Perceptual Analysis of Tone Mapping Operators by Raazia Sosan, M. Hamza Qureshi, M. Zukhruf Bashir, Ahmad Hussain, Naz Islam

“…Additionally, the proposed SSIM and CIEDE2000 metrics serve as valuable tools for future research and benchmarking in the field of image processing. …”
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Can the Use of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content Bridge the Cancer Knowledge Gap? A Longitudinal Study With Health Self-Efficacy as a Mediator and Educational Level as a Mo... by Zehang Xie MA, Ru Chen MA, Wenjuan Ding MA

“…This study aimed to evaluate the potential of AIGC to bridge the cancer knowledge gap, assessing the roles of health self-efficacy as a mediator and educational level as a moderator in this relationship. Methods A 6-month longitudinal study was conducted using online surveys distributed to undergraduate students in non-medical disciplines at one university and graduate students in medical specialties at another university in China. …”
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Robust adaptive optimization for sustainable water demand prediction in water distribution systems by Ke Wang, Jiayang Meng, Zhangquan Wang, Kehua Zhao, Banteng Liu

“…The experimental outcomes demonstrate that the RAOD model outperforms existing models across all considered metrics, highlighting its suitability for accurate and reliable water demand forecasting in the context of sustainable energy management.…”
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Addressing Healthcare Access Inequalities in South Africa: Evaluating Legislative and Human Rights Obligations and Proposing Strategies for Improvement by Mlondolozi Mvikweni

“…The study employed a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. …”
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Hip Strength, Change of Direction, and Falls in Recreational Pickleball Players by Betsy Myers, June Hanks

“… # Study design Cross-sectional study. # Methods Participants completed a survey reporting age, fall history, and reasons for falling during play. …”
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Exploring the relationship between nursing professional values and job satisfaction in Vietnam by Thi-Phuong-Thao Pham, Mei-Chih Huang

“…This study explores the relationship between five factors of nursing professional values (i,e, caring, activism, trust, professional, and justice) and job satisfaction among nurses in Vietnam a developing country. Methods & Materials: A cross-sectional survey is conducted with a total of 669 Vietnamese nurses through the Vietnamese Nursing Association network by purposive convenience sampling. …”
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Addressing the Rural and Underserved Healthcare Workforce Needs: Residency Specialty Selection and Workforce Outcomes of the WWAMI AHEC Scholars Program by Kenya Morales-Luna, Stacey Morrison, Toby Keys

“…This is a descriptive study of graduates of the University of Washington WWAMI AHEC Scholars program’s residency selection and workforce outcomes. Methods: From July 2022 to December 2023, our research team conducted a follow-up survey and online search to locate WWAMI AHEC Scholars graduates from the 2018 and 2019 cohorts. …”
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Disability and its correlates among persons with bipolar disorder: Exploratory findings from the bipolar disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study) by Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi, Rahul Chakravarty, Amitava Dan, Kaustav Chakraborty, Rajarshi Neogi, Avinash Desouza, Omkar Nayak, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Vikas Menon, Raman Deep, Manish Bathla, Alka A. Subramanyam, Naresh Nebhinani, Prasonjit Ghosh, Bhavesh Lakdawala, Ranjan Bhattacharya

“…Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the disability and its correlates in persons with Bipolar Disorder during the remission phase. Materials and Methods: As part of the multicentric study, 773 patients with bipolar disorder, currently in clinical remission, were evaluated for disability on the Indian Disability Assessment Evaluation Scale. …”
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Neonatal mortality outcome and trends: A 6-year retrospective analysis from a North Indian teaching college hospital by Ritu Rakholia, Mohd Maroof, Damini Kharkwal, Gurpreet Singh

“…Targeted interventions can be planned after a specific analysis of region-specific causes if India is to achieve the sustainable development goal (SDG 3.2) of neonatal mortality of 12 per 1000 live births. Material and Methods: A retrospective study of medical records of all neonates admitted in the special care neonatal unit (SCNU) over the 6-year period of 2018–23 at a teaching medical college. …”
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Pea protein-based pickering emulsions: Mechanistic insights into its modification and innovations for food applications by Nita Aryanti, Alifia Rizki Adina, Aininu Nafiunisa, Dyah Hesti Wardhani

“…This review explores key modification methods for pea protein, including ultrasonication (physical), chemical reactions with reducing sugars, and enzymatic hydrolysis, while also examining complexation mechanisms and factors that improve its stabilizing properties in Pickering emulsions. …”
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The Effect of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome on DOMS and Recovery Time by Nicole F Ostuni, Charles A Marinello, Taras Luzhnyy, Alexa Pawlikowski, Connor Vlasaty, Georgios Thomatos, Peter C Douris

“… # Study Design Quasi-experimental, observational comparison # Methods Two groups including a hypermobile group (score >4 on Beighton Scale) and a non-hypermobile group all took part in five-second long standing eccentric bicep curls based using their one- repetition maximum (1-RM) of their dominant arm to failure in order to induce DOMS. …”
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