Exploring the Associations Between Systematic Engagement in Physical Activity, Dietary Habits and Body Composition in a Sample of Greek Adolescents by Anastasios Karaoglou, Tzortzis Nomikos, Ioanna Kontele, Tonia Vassilakou, Panagiotis Vlachos, Theodosia Chatzopoulou, Konstantinos Kotrokois

“…The aim of this study is to explore the associations between systematic engagement in physical activity, dietary habits and body composition in a sample of Greek adolescents. (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 292 adolescent volunteers, aged 12 to 18 years, from high schools in the Attica region (169 boys [57.9%] and 123 girls [42.1%]) participated. …”
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Is There a Relationship Between <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection and Anthropometric Status? by Lilian Camaño Carballo, Alejandro Ernesto Lorenzo Hidalgo, Paola Andrea Romero Riaño, Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez, Daniela Alejandra Loaiza Martínez

“…Both health issues are influenced by the high consumption of processed foods or those prepared under inadequate hygiene conditions. <b>Methods:</b> In this context, this research aimed to correlate the body composition of university students with the prevalence of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>. …”
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Adaptations of the Autonomic Nervous System and Body Composition After 8 Weeks of Specific Training and Nutritional Re-Education in Amateur Muay Thai Fighters: A Clinical Trial by Antonio Beira de Andrade Junior, Elena Marie Peixoto Ruthes de Andrade, Guilherme Rodrigues de Souza, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…Background: Considering that the nervous system regulates cardiac autonomic modulation (CAM) and that low CAM is associated with poorer performance, it is essential to evaluate the effects of training to increase parasympathetic modulation in Muay Thai (MT) fighters. …”
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Indicators of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Croatian Children by Marko Badrić, Leona Roca, Vladan Pelemiš, Dragan Branković, Vladimir Živanović

“…Background/Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between CRF (cardiorespiratory fitness) and body composition, specifically obesity indicators, in a sample of schoolchildren from the continental and Adriatic regions of the Republic of Croatia. …”
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The impact of aminoglycoside exposure on soil and plant root-associated microbiota: a meta-analysis by Jessica L. Coates, Ashanti J. Lawson, Kathleen Bostick, Mentewab Ayalew

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The impact of intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic outcomes in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled t... by Bingjie Wang, Chen Wang, Haixia Li

“…Abstract Background Obesity is a global health crisis, projected to affect over 1.53 billion adults by 2035. …”
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Body composition of metabolically unhealthy normal-weight patients with aortic stenosis: a prospective cohort study by Shuangxiang Lin, Chenjia Liu, Xingfa Ding, Shuyue Wang, Jiaxing Wu, Xinhong Wang, Jianzhong Sun

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of computed tomography (CT)-based body composition parameters in metabolically unhealthy normal-weight patients (MUHNW) with aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). …”
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Physical activity relates to carotid plaque vulnerability in older persons with subclinical carotid atherosclerosisResearch in context by Luoshiyuan Zuo, Maryam Kavousi, Julie A.E. Van Oortmerssen, Trudy Voortman, M Kamran Ikram, Daniel Bos

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Comparison Between Single‐ and Multi‐slice Computed Tomography Body Composition Analysis in Patients With Oesophagogastric Cancer by Leo R. Brown, Maria Soupashi, Michael S. Yule, Danielle R. Clyde, Ellen Gardner, Charlotte Smith, Ahmed Dhaif, Barry J. A. Laird, Stephen J. Wigmore, Richard J. E. Skipworth

“…ABSTRACT Background Single‐slice computed tomography (CT) body composition has been studied extensively for prognostication in patients with cancer. …”
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Robust phylogenetic tree-based microbiome association test using repeatedly measured data for composition bias by Kangjin Kim, Sungho Won

“…Moreover, longitudinal analysis facilitates the estimation of the within-subject covariate effect, is robust to the between-subject confounders, and provides better evidence for the causal relationship than cross-sectional studies. However, this method of analysis is limited by compositional bias, and few statistical methods can estimate the effect of microbiota on host diseases with repeatedly measured 16S rRNA gene data. …”
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Comparison between compositional data analysis and principal component analysis for identifying dietary patterns associated with hyperuricemia by Junkang Zhao, Junkang Zhao, Yajie Zhao, Jiannan Han, Jiannan Han, Yixuan Zhao, Sumiao Liu, Zhida Liu, Liyun Zhang, Yan Zhang

“…We evaluated and compared CoDA, including compositional principal component analysis (CPCA) and principal balances analysis (PBA), with the most commonly used principal component analysis (PCA) in determining dietary patterns associated with hyperuricemia.MethodsThe 3 day 24-h dietary recall method was used to estimate dietary data from 3,954 study participants of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). …”
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Higher levels of plasmatic saturated fatty acid were significantly associated with liver fibrosis in HIV mono-infection: A case-control study by Cristiane Fonseca de Almeida, Wilza Arantes Ferreira Peres, Paula Simplício da Silva, Claudia Santos de Aguiar Cardoso, Michelle Morata de Andrade, Julio Castro-Alves, Marcel de Souza Borges Quintana, Marina Campos Araujo, Karla Yasmin Dias Fraga, Julliana Antunes Cormack, Ronaldo Ismerio Moreira, Sandra W. Cardoso, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Patricia Dias de Brito, Hugo Perazzo

“…Background: The relationship between plasmatic fatty acid (FA) composition and liver fibrosis remains scarce in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). …”
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Multi-Level Thresholding Based on Composite Local Contour Shannon Entropy Under Multiscale Multiplication Transform by Xianzhao Li, Yaobin Zou

“…This paper proposes a Shannon entropy-based multi-level thresholding method that utilizes composite contours. The method selects appropriate multiscale multiplication images by maximizing the Shannon entropy difference and constructs a new Shannon entropy objective function by dynamically combining contour images. …”
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Deriving household composition using population-scale electronic health record data-A reproducible methodology. by Rhodri D Johnson, Lucy J Griffiths, Joe P Hollinghurst, Ashley Akbari, Alexandra Lee, Daniel A Thompson, Ronan A Lyons, Richard Fry

“…<h4>Background</h4>Physical housing and household composition have an important role in the lives of individuals and drive health and social outcomes, and inequalities. …”
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Modal Parameter Identification and Damage Localization of Composite Helicopter Rotor Blades Based on AR/PR Identification by Zefeng Wang, Yuhan Sun, Jie Li, Zhiguang Song

“…Specifically, using the AR/PR (autoregressive/polyreference) time-domain identification method, experiments are designed to identify the modal parameters (natural frequency, modal damping ratio, and mode shape) of composite rotor blades based on acceleration and strain signals. …”
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Prospective Associations of Body Composition and Body Shape With the Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer in the UK Biobank Cohort by Sofia Christakoudi, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Marc J. Gunter, Elio Riboli

“…It is unclear, however, whether fat or fat‐free mass plays a role in these relationships, whether abdominal obesity is more important than general obesity or whether the associations with anthropometric indices and diabetes are independent of each other. Methods We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to examine the prospective associations of body composition (allometric fat‐mass index (AFI) and allometric lean‐mass index (ALI), based on bioelectrical impedance, uncorrelated with each other and with height), waist size (allometric waist‐to‐hip index (WHI), uncorrelated with weight and height) and diabetes with pancreatic cancer risk in UK Biobank. …”
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Effect of thermocycling on flexural strength of dental CAD/CAM ceramics of variable thicknesses and structures: an in vitro study [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wi... by Shahad T. Alameer, Laila Al Dehailan, Sultan Akhtar, Turki Alshehri, Nourhan M. Aly, Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan, Passent Ellakany

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Effect of thermocycling on flexural strength of dental CAD/CAM ceramics of variable thicknesses and structures: an in vitro study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wi... by Shahad T. Alameer, Laila Al Dehailan, Sultan Akhtar, Turki Alshehri, Nourhan M. Aly, Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan, Passent Ellakany

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The Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 Questionnaire: A Sensitive Test to Detect Risk for Autonomic Neuropathy by Sondre Meling, Erling Tjora, Heike Eichele, Niels Ejskjaer, Siri Carlsen, Pål Rasmus Njølstad, Christina Brock, Eirik Søfteland

“…Background and Aims. Autonomic neuropathy is a common but often neglected complication of diabetes, prediabetes, and even in individuals with an elevated risk of diabetes. …”
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Evaluation of Surface Treatments on the Shear Bond Strength of Composite Resin and RMGIC to Biodentine: An In-Vitro Sem Study by Minu Thomas, Krishnan Hari, Joy Mathew, Faisal M. A. Gaffoor, Gargi Yumnam, Rakhi Rajendran

“…Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate and contrast the impact of various surface treatments on the shear bond strength (SBS) of composite resin and RMGIC on Biodentine. …”
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