Predictors of cardiorespiratory endurance in martial arts athletes: A path analysis of body composition, hemoglobin, and motivation by Novanto Ponco Nugroho, Dani Nur Riyadi, Aridhotul Haqiyah

“…Background: Cardiorespiratory endurance is vital to athletic performance, particularly in sports requiring sustained physical exertion such as martial arts. …”
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Sibling gender dynamics and childhood stunting in Ghana by Peter Annor Mensah, Ruth Tobi Sawyerr, Aaron Kobina Christian

“…Abstract Background Stunting remains a public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Do e-athletes move? A study on physical activity level and body composition in elite e-sports by Akan Bayrakdar, Yağmur Yıldız, Işık Bayraktar

“…Background and Study Aim. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of e-sports on physical activity level and body composition. …”
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The relationship between body composition and biomotor performance parameters in U18 football players by Muhammed Z. Kahraman, Ersin Arslan

“…Background and Study Aim. This study aimed to determine the relationship between body composition and biomotor performance parameters in male football players under 18 years of age (U18). …”
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Domestication of medicinal plants (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) in China: comparison of morphological, resistance and biochemical traits between wild and cultivated populations by Congzhe Hou, Luyao Huang, Zhuangzhuang Li, Nan Sun, Sheng Yang, Jia Li, Zhenhua Liu

“…Therefore, this study aims to compare and analyze differences in morphology, resistance, and biochemical composition between wild and cultivated varieties.MethodsA total of 36 wild and 81 cultivated specimens were examined to compare plant morphology, flowering time, bud length, active ingredients, and resistance between wild and cultivated populations.ResultsThe cultivated honeysuckle exhibited several noteworthy characteristics, including more erect plant morphology, higher flower-to-leaf ratio, more obvious aggregation of flowers into clusters at the top of branches, higher frequency of flowering, and longer bud length compared to the wild type. …”
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Trends in the proportion of women as reviewers, editors, and editorial board members of 15 North American and British medical journals from 2014 to 2019: A retrospective study by Roxanna Wang, Robin Roberts, James C Fredenburgh, Mary Cushman, Jeffrey I Weitz

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Long-Term Physiological Adaptations Induced by Short-Interval High-Intensity Exercises: An RCT Comparing Active and Passive Recovery by Mario Mauro, Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez, Pasqualino Maietta Latessa, Sofia Marini, Stefania Toselli

“…<b>Background:</b> High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is one of the most debated methods involving several parameters that could be modulated, but the long-term adaptations it induces are still unclear. …”
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Intratumoral microbiota composition in women’s cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Qin Wen, Qin Wen, Shubin Wang, Shubin Wang, Shunlian Fu, Xinxiang Zhou, Xinxiang Zhou, Yalan Min, Yalan Min, Jinyi Lang, Jinyi Lang, Meihua Chen

“…BackgroundThe intratumoral microbiota has attracted considerable interest in carcinogenesis, progression, and treatment owing to advancements in sequencing technology. …”
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The Effect of Home Bleaching on Color Match with Anterior Single Shade Composite Restoration by Buse Kesgin, Özhan Yağcı, Pınar Güvenç, Gamze Paken, Merve Ünal

“…Background: Aim of this study is to assess the color matching in class III restorations made with single-shade resin composite after bleaching with different carbamide peroxide concentrations. …”
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Is Clot Composition Associated With Cause of Stroke? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Nanthiya Sujijantarat, Kelsey A. Templeton, Joseph P. Antonios, Daniela Renedo, Andrew B. Koo, Joseph O. Haynes, Bushra Fathima, Abdelaziz Amllay, Kamil Nowicki, Anita Huttner, James A. Giles, Dhasakumar Navaratnam, Lauren H. Sansing, Ryan M. Hebert, Joseph T. King, Charles C. Matouk

“…Background Prior studies have suggested an association between clot histological composition and cause of stroke. …”
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Comparative efficacy of herbal essences with amphotricin B and ketoconazole on Candida albicans in the in vitro condition by Shahin Gavanji, Sayed R. Zaker, Zahra G. Nejad, Azizollah Bakhtari, Elham S. Bidabadi, Behrouz Larki

“…Background: The Candida species are the most important factors of fungal infections in humans and animals. …”
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Microscale total genomic DNA was used to explore the complete mitochondrial genomes of two biting midge species of the family Ceratopogonidae (Insecta: Diptera) by Xiaohong Jiang, Yao Xie, Qiongyou Liu

“…The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of some insect species were cloned by long PCR, but degenerate or multiple pairs of primers were needed; thus, the long PCR method was optimized and improved in this study. The optimized method was named the two-fragment cloning method. …”
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Physical transition from professional MMA to tactical firefighting: case study by Cole Smeester, Gabriel J. Sanders, Corey A. Peacock, Jose Antonio

“…Background Firefighting is a physically and mentally demanding line of work, requiring heightened strength, conditioning, and cognition to perform job-specific tasks safely and effectively. …”
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Impact of a 15-week ability-based training program on body composition and physical fitness in university-based fire academy recruits by Annette Zapp, Kyla Schults, Krissy Sanchez, Paige Sutton, Amanda Ehlrich, Jay Dawes

“…This study aimed to determine the impact of a 15-week ability-based physical training (PT) program on body composition and physical performance among university fire academy recruits.Methods Thirty-two (n = 32; male = 29 and female = 3) fire academy recruits (age = 21.22 ± 3.17 yrs; height (HT) = 179.17 ± 7.85 cm; body mass (BM) = 76.55 ± 16.12 kg; body fat percentage (BF%) = 17.14 ± 8.77%) voluntarily agreed to participate in a physical assessment battery at the commencement and at two additional time points during their academy training. …”
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Resistance training as a modulator of inflammation and cognition by Jacqueline Goodrich, Jamie L. Tartar, Jonathan Banks, Francesca Leon, Jose Antonio

“…Background Inflammation is a natural immune response; however, prolonged or chronic inflammation has been implicated as a key contributor to chronic disease and cognitive decline. …”
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Changes in body composition across a competitive season among three division 1 female sports by Matthew T. Stratton, Shelley L. Holden, Austin T. Massengale, Ray Davis, Jarrett Strate-Lutzow, Kaitlyn Evenson-McMurtry

“…Background Collegiate athletes undergo body composition changes during their competitive seasons, yet potential differences across sports remain underexplored. …”
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Clinical comparison of direct and indirect class II composite restorations: a prospective 12-month follow-up study by Mürşide Süheda Incekara, Muhammet Karadas

“…Methods In 74 participants, 79 class II cavities were restored using direct composite (Filtek Ultimate) and indirect composite (Crea.lign) materials. …”
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Influence of portal excavation of shallow-buried bias tunnel on stability of soil‒rock bedding slope: a case study of Moziping tunnel by Tao Li, Yue Li, Jiajun Shu, Shiming Hu, Bo Liu

“…A mechanical model of a tunnel–soil–rock bedding slope is established on the basis of the transfer coefficient method, and a slope stability evaluation method suitable for composite strata is proposed. …”
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Mechanism of action behind the pain-relief effects of extracellular vesicles in microfragmented adipose tissue: an in vitro and in vivo study by Francesco De Francesco, Letizia Ferroni, Ilaria Zanolla, Lucia Sileo, Maria Pia Cavaleri, Mario Fordellone, Letizia Senesi, Anna Maria Monachino, Elena Tremoli, Ilenia Pia Cappucci, Eduardo Maria Sommella, Massimo Bonora, Alfredo Ronca, Ugo D’Amora, Noemi De Cesare, Luca Lovatti, Michele Riccio, Ali Mobasheri, Paolo Pinton, Barbara Zavan

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Adaptive blind deconvolution decomposition and its application in composite fault diagnosis of rolling bearings by Wei Dong, Bin Feng, Yulun Liu, Shuqing Zhang

“…However, blind deconvolution methods such as CYCBD often fail when composite bearing faults occur in the presence of strong background noise. …”
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