Discriminative Validity and Reliability of the Single-Leg Squat and Single-Leg Landing Frontal Plane Kinematics in Individuals with Lower Limb Functional Deficits by Jean Marlon Machado, Marcelo Peduzzi de Castro, Amandda de Souza, Carlos Alberto Atherinos Pierri, Francisco Xavier de Araujo, Heiliane de Brito Fontana, Caroline Ruschel

“…Methods: The frontal plane kinematics of 86 adults, divided into 2 groups (43 with lower limb functional deficits and 43 without), as classified by the Lower Extremity Functional Scale, were assessed during single-leg squat and single-leg landing tasks. …”
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Diagnostic value of conventional MRI combined with DTI for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia by Ruifang Yan, Dongming Han, Jipeng Ren, Zhansheng Zhai, Fengmei Zhou, Jingliang Cheng

“…Methods: Seventy-three newborns with hyperbilirubinemia were grouped into three groups: the mild increase group (M, 27 cases), the moderate increase group (O, 28 cases), and the severe group (S, 18 cases). …”
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Utilisation of remote capillary blood testing in an outpatient clinic setting to improve shared decision making and patient and clinician experience: a validation and pilot study by Jackie Donovan, Michael Loebinger, Kate Mclaren, Anand Shah, Lisa Nwankwo, Zhifang Ni, Alberto Vidal-Diaz, Alice Morrisey, Adam Igra

“…This requires either visits to tertiary centres for phlebotomy and physician review or utilisation of primary care services.Objectives This study aims to validate remote capillary blood testing in an outpatient setting and analyse impact on clinical pathways.Methods A single-centre prospective cross-sectional validation and parallel observational study was performed. …”
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Study of the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-12 questionnaire in rural Bangladesh. by Fakir M Amirul Islam

“…This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-Q12 questionnaire using Rasch measurement theory to assess general health literacy among adults in rural Bangladesh.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Baseline data was collected through a cluster randomized control trial (RCT) in the Narail district of Bangladesh from 1 December 2020 to 31 January 2021, involving 307 adults aged 30-75 with hypertension. …”
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ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND COMORBIDITIES WITH QUALITY-OF-LIFE MEASURES IN PATIENTS WITH GOUT by M. S. Eliseev, M. V. Mukagova, S. I. Glukhova

“…The multiple regression analysis established a direct association between HAQ FS worsening and female gender, elderly age, number of inflamed joints and frequency of arthritis attacks; the coefficient of multiple determination (R2) was 0.41. …”
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Distinguishing Characteristics of Benign Versus Malignant Intraosseous Schwannomas: A Comparative Study by Jiangchao Zhang, Ge Xiong, Wei Zheng, Jing Sun

“…The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to determine inter‐observer agreement. …”
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Experimental Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Rotating Heat Pipes for Cooling Motor Rotor of Nuclear-powered Submarine by ZHU Zhanghao1, 2, ZHANG Song1, 2, 3, TIAN Langlang1, 2, CHEN Jidong1, 2, TANG Simiao1, 2, , SUN Wan1, 2, LIAN Qiang1, 2, PAN Liangming1, 2

“…The operation efficiency of the power system and motor rotor of nuclear-powered submersibles directly determines the performance of submersibles, and the traditional heat dissipation methods can no longer meet the operation requirements of new submersible motors. …”

Effect of damage or contamination to the tips of 200 light-curing units by Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad, Afnan O. Al-Zain, Hassan A. Alyami, Husain A. Almakrami, Osama A. Alsulaiman, Eman H. Ismail, Richard B. Price, Ahmed A. Alsulaiman

“…Spearman correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between the condition of the LCU and radiant emittance/power (p = 0.05). …”
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An investigation of fear of COVID-19 status in university student athletes from different sports associated with contact by Celil Kaçoğlu, Halil O. Çobanoğlu, Emre Şahin

“…The aim of this research is to (i) examine the COVID-19 fear scales according to the contact rate of the sports branch of the athletes and (ii) examine the COVID-19 fear scales according to some demographic variables of the athletes. Material and Methods. Sport Sciences Faculty students athletes (n=176) in sports with different levels of contact voluntarily participated in the current study. …”
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Cluster-randomized trial of the implementation of the Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) system in children with acute malnutrition 6 to 59 months of age in Ngouri... by Nancy M. Dale, Youssouf Djidita Hagre, Susan Shepherd, George Tomlinson, Stanley Zlotkin, Masra Ngaradoum, Mahmat Bechir, Marius Madjissem, Charles Tehoua, Christopher Parshuram

“…The objective of the CRIMSON study is to estimate the effect of implementation of the RISQ System on mortality and processes of care in a nutritional program. Methods A cluster randomized trial will compare the RISQ System to usual care. …”
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Quantitative analysis of ocular deviation under eye occlusion: a descriptive study using the ORTe EYENAC eye-tracking system by Shunya Tatara, Yuna Magara, Touko Sasaki, Fumiatsu Maeda, Noriaki Murata, Kazuhiro Itagaki, Tomoya Handa, Haruo Toda

“…Methods The study participants included 15 university students aged 20–22 years, among whom 13 had exophoria, 1 had intermittent exotropia, and 1 had exotropia. …”
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A Moroccan soil spectral library use framework for improving soil property prediction: Evaluating a geostatistical approach by Tadesse Gashaw Asrat, Timo Breure, Ruben Sakrabani, Ron Corstanje, Kirsty L. Hassall, Abdellah Hamma, Fassil Kebede, Stephan M. Haefele

“…Twelve soil properties were used to evaluate these calibration sample selections to predict soil properties using the near infrared (NIR) and mid infrared (MIR) ranges. Among the methods assessed, we observed distinct precision improvements resulting from spatial sample selection and MBL compared to the use of the entire MSSL. …”
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Relación de las características antropométricas con la velocidad del balón en el fútbol (Relationship of Anthropometric Variables with speed ball in soccer) by Jesús León Lozada-Medina, York Fred Santos-Quiroz, Manuel de Jesús Cortina Nuñez, Carlos Armando Hoyos-Espitia, Luis Eduardo Pupo Sfeir

“…Both correlations present a coefficient of determination of 24% and 25.8% respectively. …”
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Design of a Lorentz Force Magnetic Bearing Group Steering Law Based on an Adaptive Weighted Pseudo-Inverse Law by Chenyu Wang, Lei Li, Weijie Wang, Yanbin Zhao, Baiqi Li, Yuan Ren

“…First, considering electromagnetic back-EMF effects, individual LFMB dynamics are modeled via the equivalent magnetic circuit method, with working principles elucidated. Subsequently, saturation coefficients for LFMB swarms are designed. …”
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Objectively measured physical activity and fat mass in children: a bias-adjusted meta-analysis of prospective studies. by Desiree C Wilks, Stephen J Sharp, Ulf Ekelund, Simon G Thompson, Adrian P Mander, Rebecca M Turner, Susan A Jebb, Anna Karin Lindroos

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Studies on prevention of weight gain using objectively measured exposure and outcome were eligible; they were adopted from a recently published systematic review. …”
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Microvascular flow imaging of fibroids: A prospective pilot study by Marissa Frijlingh, Barbara Stoelinga, Robert A. deLeeuw, Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Jos W. R. Twisk, Thierry van denBosch, Lynda J. M. Juffermans, Judith A. F. Huirne

“…Material and Methods Thirty patients with one or multiple fibroids (diameter 1.5–12.0 cm) were prospectively included. …”
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The Effect of Hydraulic Partitioning on Prediction the Rate of Bed Load Transport in Gravel-bed Rivers using Support Vector Machine by Kiyoumars Roushangar, Mohammad Hosseini, Saman Shahnazi

“…Since intelligent methods are applied for various rivers with different flow conditions, it is necessary to evaluate the accuracy of these methods in quantification of bed load under varied hydraulic conditions. …”
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Caco-2 Intestinal Permeability Study of Phenyltetrahydroquinolinedione Derivative – TRPA₁ Antagonist by N. V. Pyatigorskaya, A. D. Kravchenko

“…The aim of this work was to investigate the intestinal permeability of the phenyltetrahydroquinolinedione derivative using Caco-2 cell model and to compare experimental results with the in silico obtained values of the octanol/water partition coefficients.Materials and methods. The study of permeability was carried out from the apical membrane to the basolateral (A-B) and in the opposite direction (B-A). …”
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Association between weather variables and fascial space infections of the head and neck: a retrospective chart review by Teresa E Fowler, Ryan F Bloomquist, Jeffrey N James

“…Statistical significance was determined with p-value < 0.05. Results 199 patients were included. …”
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The current state of the veterinary drugs market in the Tyumen Region by V. V. Byshenko, О. I. Knysh, L. N. Zadirachenko, А. О. Egorova, Yu. S. Rodina

“…Objective: to assess the current state of the veterinary medical product market in the Tyumen Region.Material and methods. The objects of the study included data from the State Register of Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use for 2019–2022; veterinary pharmacy organizations and veterinary clinics in the Tyumen Region (33); price lists of veterinary pharmaceutical organizations; questionnaires of veterinary specialists (69) and consumers of medicinal products for veterinary use (93).Results. …”
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