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

“…Time (pre, post) and group (experimental, control) served as the independent variables. …”
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Gender beliefs and norms underlying intimate partner violence stigma among women living in Botswana: Results of an exploratory factor analysis. by Ari Ho-Foster, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Lorato Ruth Moalusi, Nicola Christofides

“…Among them, an EFA of 31 gender beliefs and norms identified three latent variables: community norms about male dominance over female partners (C-MDP) (11 items; ω = 0.86); respondent beliefs about male dominance over female partners (I-MDP) (12 items; ω = 0.83); and survivor blaming attitudes (SBA) for the IPV they experienced (8-items; ω = 0.83). …”
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Comparison of robotic-assisted and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy based on the PADUA score and the predictive value of the PADUA score and the Mayo Adhesive Probability score for... by Shuo Liu, Bowen Zhang, Bowen Weng, Xiangqiang Liu, Sichuan Hou

“…Evaluated outcomes included operative time (OT), warm ischemia time (WIT), estimated blood loss (EBL), drainage duration, postoperative length of stay, and absolute change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at three months post-surgery, along with intra- and postoperative complications. …”
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Perancangan dan Implementasi Sistem Informasi Deteksi Kesesuaian Pemanfaatan Ruang Berbasis Web dengan Fitur Geo-Intersection Pada POSTGIS by Issa Arwani, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra, Ghazian Hamdi, Tsania Dzulkarnain

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Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Infertile Women who Underwent ART Cycle During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ebru Cogendez, Pinar Kumru, Sunullah Soysal, Enis Ozkaya, Belgin Devranoglu, Elif Tozkir, Ilhan Sanverdi

“…In cases of diminished ovarian reserve and oocyte freezing; a significantly higher incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder was found compared to patients with unexplained infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, and male factor infertility (p=0.004). …”
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Continuous follow-up intervention of a low-salt diet to control blood pressure among older people with hypertension in rural Indonesia by Ivana Aprilia Pehopu, Andi Masyitha Irwan, Elly Lilianty Sjattar, Sakul Changmai, Noor Azah Abd Aziz

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Lower Kinetic Chain, Meet the Thinking Brain: A Scoping Review of Cognitive Function and Lower Extremity Injury Risk by Michaela A. Reyes, Mark O. Probasco, Trina N. Worby, Dylan E. Loertscher, Lyndsey K. Soderbeck, Wendy E. Huddleston

“…Half of the studies that examined concussion and post-concussion cognitive testing demonstrated significant effects…”
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The Art of Managing Various Ocular Defects in Different Clinical Scenarios: A Case Series by Apurva Verma, Ramya Srinivasan, Kaushal Kishor Agrawal, Bhaskar Agarwal, Diksha Singh

“…The absence of eye and irradiation post-enucleation may result in problems like dryness of the eye sockets, itching and crusting. …”
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My Pine Is Under Attack—What Should I Do? by Jiri Hulcr

“…The 3-page pictorial guide will help determine whether beetles have attacked a pine tree, how far along the attack has progressed, and what to do about it. …”
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My Pine Is Under Attack—What Should I Do? by Jiri Hulcr

“…The 3-page pictorial guide will help determine whether beetles have attacked a pine tree, how far along the attack has progressed, and what to do about it. …”
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A novel surgical technique for cranial cruciate ligament repair in dogs using autologous lateral digital extensor muscle tendon graft combined with platelet-rich plasma: A prelimin... by Mousa H. Daradka, Mays A. Malkawi, Zuhair Banni Ismail1, Hanan M. Hammouri, Mahmoud A. Abu-Abeeleh, Saba A. Rihani

“…Materials and Methods: Twenty-four healthy, male, local-breed dogs were divided into two groups. …”
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Inhibition of RAC1 activator DOCK2 ameliorates cholestatic liver injury via regulating macrophage polarisation and hepatic stellate cell activation by Jianli Qiu, Yitong Qu, Yinli Li, Cancan Li, Junling Wang, Lu Meng, Xiaojin Jing, Jiangping Fu, Yan Xu, Yuna Chai

“…Results Cholestasis was induced in male C57BL/6 mice by bile duct ligation (BDL). DOCK2 knockdown was achieved by tail vein injection of adenovirus containing DOCK2-targeting shRNA. …”
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Comparison of meat tenderness parameters and free amino acids content in different species: Buffalo, Yak and Maremmana beef by Michela Contò, Sabrina Di Giovanni, Giacomo Contò, Sebastiana Failla

“…These parameters are influenced by several aspects, such as animal species and proteolytic enzyme activity that occurs during post- mortem aging. This work aimed to evaluate the evolution of the proteolytic degradation on Longissimus dorsi muscle in male buffalo (B), yak (Y), and Maremmana beef breed (M) of about 16 months old during the pre-rigor and post-rigor period. …”
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The Effects on Knee Swelling, Range of Motion and Pain using a Commercially Available Hot/Cold Contrast Device in a Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Setting by Kevin E Wilk, Robert E Mangine, James Tersakjs, Kimberly Hasselford

“… # Subjects Fifty subjects (34 males and 16 females) with a mean age of 22.2 +/- 4.9 yrs (ranging from 17 to 45 yrs of age) were recruited. …”
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Nuevas variedades de Lilium: Método de obtención y caracterización by G. Facciuto, S. Soto, D. Morisigue

“…Para superar las barreras pre y post cigóticas se utilizaron los métodos de corte del estilo previo a la polinización y cultivo de discos de ovarios. …”
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A rare case of renal cystic oncocytoma: Case report by Mohamed Lameir, Ahmed Mustafa, Jouhar Kolleri, Akram Twair, Mohammed Akhtar, Sali Alatasi

“…The diagnosis of renal oncocytoma was confirmed post-operatively through histopathological examination.…”
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Hepatic Microhaemocirculation Dynamics in Experimental Extrahepatic Cholestasis by K. Kh. Akhmedov, M. A. Ergashev, A. N. Meliboboyev, E. H. Boltayev

“…Experiments were carried out with a mixed group of 48 white mongrel male rats. Extrahepatic cholestasis was modelled in rats with via the ligation of common bile duct.Results. …”
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“Subarachnoid block in active burn injury”: A case report of anesthetic challenges and considerations by Rutuja Gohad, Sudha S. Jain, Shubham Rahane, Dushyant Bawiskar

“…Here, we present a case of a 35-year-old male electrician with an electric burn and a fall from height who sustained major chest trauma (hemothorax, pneumothorax, emphysema, and multiple rib fracture, and bilateral femur fracture). …”
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Corticomuscular Coupling Alterations During Elbow Isometric Contraction Correlated With Clinical Scores: An fNIRS-sEMG Study in Stroke Survivors by Xiaohan Wang, Weidong Li, Rong Song, Di Ao, Huijing Hu, Le Li

“…The cerebral blood flow dynamics of the bilateral prefrontal cortex, motor cortex, and occipital lobe, along with sEMG signals from the biceps brachii and triceps brachii, were simultaneously recorded. …”
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Pediatric endoscopic retrograde pancreatography expertise in chronic pancreatitis: a single-center analysis by Hongxi Guo, Juan Luo, Hu Yang, Jun Yang, Hongqiang Bian, Xufei Duan, Xin Wang

“…The annual frequency of pancreatitis episodes showed a significant reduction, decreasing from 2.4 times pre-treatment to 0.6 times post-treatment (P < 0.05). Body mass index (BMI) also showed a significant improvement post-treatment compared to pre-treatment (P < 0.05).ConclusionsERP performed by trained endoscopists utilizing standard adult endoscopes and accessories proved a safe and effective treatment option for pediatric CP, with complication rates comparable to those reported in adult cases.…”
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