Flexor-Pronator Mass Training Exercises Selectively Activate Forearm Musculature by Takumi Fukunaga, Connor Fedge, Timothy Tyler, Michael Mullaney, Brandon Schmitt, Karl Orishimo, Malachy McHugh, Stephen Nicholas

“…It was hypothesized that two exercises would elicit at least moderate level of muscle activity, but the activation would be different in the pronator versus the flexor muscles. # Materials/Methods 10 healthy subjects (all males, age 36±12 years) were included. …”
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Apocalypse—Rise of the World Health Organization Priority Pathogens by Apurva Kawdiya, Swati Bhalse, Gaurav Mogra, Kewal K Arora

“…Secondary objective was to assess their virulence by studying their outcome. Materials and methods: Retrospective data of positive blood cultures was collected for a period of 1.5 years (April 2022 to September 2023) from neonates admitted to the level three NICU of a medical college. …”
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Immunoglobulin G4-related disease with pleural involvement in an 80-year-old female patient: A case report and literature review by Liying Zhang, Li Mo

“…This study aimed to expand the existing case database of pleural IgG4-RD and enhance the understanding and management of this rare disease. Methods: We report a case of IgG4-RD involving the pleura in an 80-year-old woman with a weight of 62 kg and a body mass index (BMI) of 23.2 kg/m2. …”
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Acromegaly: Is earlier diagnosis possible? Exploration of a screening algorithm to select high-risk patients by Tessa N.A. Slagboom, David de Jong, Peter H. Bisschop, Madeleine L. Drent

“…Purpose: Given the ongoing need to reduce the delay in diagnosis of acromegaly, the aim of the current study was to develop a screening algorithm that: finds as many patients as possible who have already been diagnosed with acromegaly (=sensitivity), while identifying a limited number of additional patients who are at risk for acromegaly as a proxy for specificity. Methods: CTcue data mining software (version 4.7, IQVIA Inc., USA) was used to develop a screening algorithm. …”
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Exploring the Effects of a Neck Strengthening Program on Purposeful Soccer Heading Biomechanics and Neurocognition by Katelyn M. Waring, Edward R Smith, Gary P Austin, Thomas G Bowman

“… # Study Design Randomized controlled trial. # Methods Twenty collegiate soccer athletes (8 males, 12 females, age=20.15±1.35 years, height=171.67±9.01 cm, mass=70.56±11.03 kg) volunteered to participate. …”
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Long-term Conservative Follow-up in Children with High-grade Vesicoureteral Reflux and an Abnormal Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan by Pankaj V Deshpande

“…In this retrospective study, we looked at 82 children with high-grade VUR and abnormal DMSA, having conservative follow-ups, to determine if they had recurrent UTIs and what their renal function and growth were at the end of follow-ups. Materials and methods: Records of 82 children who were being followed up conservatively for high-grade VUR and an abnormal DMSA were seen for the number of UTIs, present kidney function and urine protein/creatinine ratio, and growth at follow-up, reason for micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG) and if circumcision had been done. …”
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Item-level and Composite-level Interrater Reliability of Functional Movement Screen™ Scores Following Condensed Training in Novice Raters by Brent A Harper, Stephen M Glass

“… # STUDY DESIGN Repeated measures, descriptive cohort study. # METHODS Four novice raters completed a two-hour training course administered by an FMS™-certified, licensed physical therapist. …”
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Reduction of chickens use to perform in vitro pre-screening of novel anticoccidials by miniaturisation and increased throughput of the current Eimeria tenella compound-screening mo... by Virginia Marugan-Hernandez, Javier Regidor-Cerrillo, Luis Ortega-Mora, Sara Arias-Maroto, Kelsilandia Aguiar-Martins

“…This disease is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria (Apicomplexa), and it is mainly controlled by chemoprophylaxis with ionophores and chemical anticoccidials; however, there is an overall agreement about the limitation of these traditional drugs and the need to improve current methods of control. Anticoccidial activities of novel compounds is currently evaluated by expensive experiments that involve large numbers of chickens. …”
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When math legitimizes knowledge: a step by step approach to Bayes’ rule in diagnostic reasoning by Yung Bruno de Mello Gonzaga, André Demambre Bacchi, Vitor Borin Pardo de Souza

“…OBJECTIVE: To present a step-by-step demonstration of Bayes' formula for positive and negative predictive values, fostering understanding and enabling its adoption in evidence-based medicine education and clinical practice as a supporting tool in the decision-making process. METHODS: In this article, we explain the difference between deductive and inductive thinking and how diagnostic reasoning is predominantly inductive, where evidence (the test result) is used to predict the cause (the presence of disease), a path that involves reverse probability, for which our reasoning is hazier. …”
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Impact of sleep chronotype on blood pressure and metabolic markers by Weiwei Huang, Qinglu Wang, Yuan Gao, Jiefeng Wang, Feihao Wang, Jiyou Tang

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between sleep chronotype and metabolic markers to further reveal the influence of sleep chronotype on human health.MethodsThe Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire was administered to 442 volunteers aged 23–70 years old. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease and Its Implication for Higher Catastrophic Health Expenditures Among Households in Sub-Saharan Africa by Folashayo Ikenna Peter Adeniji, Taiwo Akinyode Obembe

“…This study assessed the impact of CVD on the risks of incurring higher CHE among households in Ghana and South Africa. **Methods:** The World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (WHO SAGE), Wave 1, implemented 2007-2010, was utilized. …”
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Potential therapeutic effects of apigenin for colorectal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Koohyar Ahmadzadeh, Shayan Roshdi Dizaji, Fatemeh Ramezani, Farnad Imani, Jebreil Shamseddin, Arash Sarveazad, Mahmoud Yousefifard

“…This systematic review and meta‐analysis investigates the currently existing evidence on the effect of apigenin on CRC. Methods Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched for articles related to apigenin and its effect on CRC in the preclinical setting. …”
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Effectiveness of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Elina Jääskeläinen, Mikko Manninen, Heikki Hurri, Mikko Rantasalo, Yun Zhou, Hannu Kautiainen, Leena Ristolainen

“…ObjectiveThis randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effectiveness of anti-gravity exercise, precisely the AlterG anti-gravity treadmill, on postoperative rehabilitation following TKA and to obtain new knowledge on this form of rehabilitation to better use it in the future. MethodsThis randomized controlled trial study divided the patients into two groups: the intervention group and the control group. …”
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Clinical Characteristic of Patients Underwent Bone Mineral Density Examination in Prof. Dr. R. Soeharso Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022-2023: A Cross-Sectional Study by R. Andhi Prijosedjati, Pamudji Utomo, Leli Sabariyah, Ahmad Fauzi

“…Soeharso Orthopaedic Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Prof. …”
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Gender and melanoma subtype‐based prognostic implications of MUC16 and TTN co‐occurrent mutations in melanoma: A retrospective multi‐study analysis by Nilesh Kodali, Simona Alomary, Abhijit Bhattaru, Ahmed Eldaboush, Robert A. Schwartz, Shari R. Lipner

“…Mutations in the MUC16 and TTN genes commonly occur concurrently in these melanoma patients, but their combined prognostic significance stratified by gender and cancer subtype remains unclear. Methods The cBioPortal database was queried for melanoma studies and returned 16 independent studies. …”
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Sciatic nerve analysis in thyroid hormone transporters Mct8 and Oatp1c1 knockout mice by Steffen Mayerl, Andrea Alcaide Martin, Reinhard Bauer, Heike Heuer

“…To which extent the peripheral nervous system is affected by combined MCT8/OATP1C1 deficiency has not been addressed. Methods: Using the sciatic nerve as a model, we studied the spatiotemporal expression of TH transporters as well as the sciatic thyroidal state, sciatic nerve myelination and function in M/Odko mice by immunofluorescence, qPCR, Western blotting and electrophysiology. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Combined treatment of glibenclamide and CoCl2 decreases MMP9 expression and inhibits growth in highly metastatic breast cancer by Zhe Rong, Li Li, Fei Fei, Lailong Luo, Yang Qu

“…Abstract Background To observe the influence of combination treatment with glibenclamide and CoCl2 on the growth and invasiveness of TA2 breast cancer, and to detect the protein and mRNA expression of MMP9. Methods 50 adult female TA2 mice were randomly divided into 5 groups including DMSO control, CoCl2, glibenclamide, CoCl2 + glibenclamide and paclitaxel. …”
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Water Model Study on Alloy Melting and Mixing in RH Refining Process by XU Zhibo, CHEN Chao, WANG Jia, LI Yihong, CAO Ruiyun, ZHAO Yansong, XUE Liqiang, FAN Jinping

“…The motion, melting, and mixing of alloy in RH determine the production rate of refining process. [Methods] The transport process and mixing phenomenon of NaCl saturated solution or NaCl particles in water model of RH were studied by water model experiment and numerical simulation. …”
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Epidemiological investigation of poultry infectious in Kazakhstan (2021–2024) by Karlygash B. Zikibayeva, Asset A. Svanbayev, Nurlan N. Akhmetsadykov, Kamshat N. Kudaibergenova, Shynar N. Akhmetsadykova, Ernur N. Nurolda, Aidyn I. Kydyrmanov

“…Continuous monitoring, improved vaccination strategies, and robust biosecurity measures are essential to reduce disease impact and ensure sustainable poultry farming.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence and genetic diversity of major avian infectious diseases in Kazakhstan. …”
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Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Associated Fibrosis Stages Among US Adults Using Imaging-Based vs Biomarker-Based Noninvasive Tests by Jesse Fishman, Tom O'Connell, Christina M. Parrinello, Jonathan J. Woolley, Eric Bercaw, Michael R. Charlton

“…This analysis estimated the prevalence of NASH among US adults and assessed variation with different noninvasive tests. **Methods:** A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the 2017–March 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycle. …”
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