The Impact of Time-Restricted Eating and Intermittent Fasting on Glycemia, Body Weight, and Overall Well-Being in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes – A Review of Studies by Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Bartosz Omasta, Daria Rybak, Magdalena Agata Czerska, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Olga Krupa, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Kinga Furtak

“…One variation of this approach is time-restricted eating (TRE), which involves consuming meals only during a specific time window, typically lasting between eight to twelve hours each day.  Aim Of The Study The objective of this article was to analyze studies conducted on both animal and human models. …”
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The Effect of Six Weeks of Core Stability Training on Balance and Performance Improvement Among Male Taekwondo Athletes by Ebrahim Ebrahimi, Somayeh Mozafari

“…Participants were selected based on judgment sampling and randomly divided into two groups of 15 each. The single-hop test and triple-hop test were used to assess performance, while the Y balance test evaluated balance. …”
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Perceptions and Experiences of Caregiver-Employees, Employers, and Health Care Professionals With Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policy in Hong Kong: Thematic Analysis by Maggie Man-Sin Lee, Eng-kiong Yeoh, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Xue Bai, Nelson Chun-Yiu Yeung, Catherine French, Henock Taddese

“…In addition, the two facilitation-related themes (“role struggle” and “inadequate support”) identified in this study exhibit how the dual role had positive and negative spillover effects on each other and the inadequacy of social welfare and health care support systems. …”
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The application of grey statistical method and analytic hierarchy process in the evaluation of community park rehabilitation landscapes by Qingtao Cheng, Qiuping Li

“…The GST method is utilized to screen and select evaluation indicators, while the AHP method is employed to construct the landscape evaluation system and calculate the weights of each indicator. The results are as follows: (1) Out of the 30 indicator factors, 13 were not selected through the GST method. (2) The weights of the criteria layer, from highest to lowest, are as follows: physical rehabilitation (D1) with a weight of 0.6370, psychological rehabilitation (D2) with a weight of 0.2583, and spiritual rehabilitation (D3) with a weight of 0.1047. (3) The highest and lowest values in the indicator layer are as follows: D1 (P14: illumination duration 0.2359, P17: hydrological conditions 0.0197); D2 (P21: sense of security 0.1433, P23: human-environment interaction 0.0162); D3 (P34: sense of pleasure 0.0400, P36: aesthetic value 0.0045). …”
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A bi-subpopulation coevolutionary immune algorithm for multi-objective combinatorial optimization in multi-UAV task allocation by Xi Chen, Yu Wan, Jingtao Qi, Zipeng Zhao, Yirun Ruan, Jun Tang

“…At the same time, the effectiveness of each design component of BCIA has been comprehensively verified in the ablation study.…”
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Analysis of Gender-Based Authorship Trends in Leading Pain-Medicine Journals Over 10 Years by Natalie Strand, Molly Kraus, Charlotte Pougnier, Audrey Keim, Anagha Deshpande, Jillian Maloney

“…We analyzed data for January, April, and October in 2009, 2014, and 2019. For each article, the following information was recorded: journal name, journal month, journal year, article title or article PMCID, total authors, total female authors, total male authors, total authors of unknown gender, presence or absence of a female first author, and presence or absence of a female last/senior author. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of postural restrictions after Semont liberatory maneuver on immediate reactions and short-term outcome in the posterior semicircular canal canalolithiasis... by Andrea Albera, Marco Boldreghini, Sergio Lucisano, Roberto Albera, Claudia Cassandro, Alma Barci, Giuseppe Riva, Andrea Canale

“…To improve the success rate after the maneuver, many authors have suggested postural restrictions.MethodsTo determine the best predictors of outcome between the immediate behavior after the Semont maneuver and postural restriction, we analyzed 102 patients with posterior semicircular canalithiasis who underwent the Semont maneuver. In each case, we assessed the immediate reaction to the maneuver. …”
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Towards Sustainability: Tracking Carbon Footprint Trends at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife by Kgaphudi Wendy Madiope, Jacob Adedayo Adedeji, Sebataolo Rahlao

“…The results show that 34,016.62 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) are emitted on average each year. The majority of these emissions are caused by Scope 2 electricity consumption, which accounts for 23,475.82 tCO2e, and Scope 1 emissions, which account for 7,826.20 tCO2e. …”
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Implementation of Moodle, an open-source solution for Team Based Learning by Reid Proctor, Renee Hayslett

“…Ninety-four percent of the students surveyed indicated that the Moodle system had worked well for each TBL session. Since the Fall of 2018, we have used this system to support delivering over 360 TBL class sessions with no technical incidents reported. …”
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Upper blepharoplasty: A comparative study between wound closure strips and subcuticular closure by Hemin Othman Sheriff, Ari Raheem Qader, Avan Hassan M. Ameen

“…Also evaluating the time required for incision closure, any complication, and the aesthetic outcome of each technique. In this study a total of 54 upper blepharoplasty had been performed on 27 patients. …”
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Principles in practice? A policy review of the IOC's environmental sustainability agenda by Alison Cain, Michael Callan

“…This review encompasses each of the IOC's three spheres of activity (as an organisation, as owner of the Olympic Games, and as leader of the Olympic Movement). …”
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Be Your Sister’s Keeper: Personal Experience of Travelling a Lonely Journey in Academia by Duduzile Mzindle

“…I argue that as black women, we need to create spaces where we can offer another not only a shoulder to cry on but encourage each other to navigate the academy and its mazes. …”
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Radiographic Features of Spinal Meningioma and Schwannoma: A Novel Specific Feature―Ginkgo Leaf Sign by Yu Toda, Masashi Miyazaki, Takaomi Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Egashira, Deokcheol Lee, Hideaki Hamanaka, Shigeo Ueda, Hiromu Yoshizato, Masatsugu Tsukamoto, Tomohito Yoshihara, Hirohito Hirata, Hiroaki Konishi, Tatsuya Tanaka, Koji Otani, Masaaki Mawatari, Tadatsugu Morimoto

“…Meningiomas were mostly found in the thoracic region (84%), whereas schwannomas were commonly located in the lumbar region (54%). For each tumor type, specific radiological findings were identified. …”
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Exploring shape diversity and sexual dimorphism in two populations of Nigma conducens through geometric morphometrics by Safa M. El-masry, Tarek G. Ismail, Asmaa N. Mustafa

“…This study employed geometric morphometrics to investigate prosoma shape and size variations between two populations of Nigma conducens spiders and between sexes within each population. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) explored shape variation, while Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA) compared shape differences between populations and sexes. …”
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Prescription Patterns of Analgesics for Oral Conditions in India - Analysis of Large Medical Audit Data of Outpatients in India’s Private Healthcare Sector by Saif Sayeed, Manu Raj Mathur, Vijay Kumar Mishra, Deepti Nagrath, Richard G. Watt

“…Interpretation: The results indicate an overall increase in the analgesic prescription rate, especially ‘NSAID combinations’ for each dental disease and age group, a finding that is hard to explain. …”
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Digital mental health treatment implementation playbook: successful practices from implementation experiences in American healthcare organizations by David C. Mohr, David C. Mohr, Alexandra L. Silverman, Alexandra L. Silverman, Soo Jeong Youn, Soo Jeong Youn, Soo Jeong Youn, Patricia Areán, Andrew Bertagnolli, Jenna Carl, Tarolyn Carlton, Neha Chaudhary, David Cooper, Shelly DeVito, Stephanie Eaneff, Megan Flom, Valerie L. Forman-Hoffman, Leanna Fortunato, Karen Franchino, Andrea K. Graham, Heidi Greenberger, Jessica Hauflaire, Benjamin Kaveladze, Rachel Kornfield, Kaylee P. Kruzan, Eric Kuhn, Eric Kuhn, Carolyn MacIver, Frederick Muench, Regina Misch, Adrian Ortega, Lisa Palko, Derek Richards, Derek Richards, Louisa Salhi, Jonathan Schremp, Eva Szigethy, Eva Szigethy, Nathan Tatro, Bethany A. Teachman, Bethany A. Teachman, Trina Histon

“…This slows progress, as experiences and learnings are siloed within each organization, hindering or preventing learning across implementations and slowing the progress. …”
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The Inaugural IJSPT and OSET Research Symposium: 2021 Abstracts by International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

“…The 2021 abstracts include contemporary orthopaedic and rehabilitation topics across various research designs. Each abstract presents only a brief summary of a research project / presentation and does not permit full assessment of the scientific rigor with which the work was conducted. …”
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Evaluation of marginal and internal adaptation of zirconia crowns constructed from traditional and digital impressions by Loura Shawqi Marqus Jumaah, Nabeel Seryoka Hanna Martani

“…The internal and marginal gaps were measured for each crown on the master die with the aid of a stereomicroscope. …”
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Digital twins as global learning health and disease models for preventive and personalized medicine by Xinxiu Li, Joseph Loscalzo, A. K. M. Firoj Mahmud, Dina Mansour Aly, Andrey Rzhetsky, Marinka Zitnik, Mikael Benson

“…However, widespread implementation faces several challenges: (1) characterizing dynamic molecular changes across multiple biological scales; (2) developing computational methods to integrate data into DTs; (3) prioritizing disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets; (4) creating interoperable DT systems that can learn from each other; (5) designing user-friendly interfaces for patients and clinicians; (6) scaling DT technology globally for equitable healthcare access; (7) addressing ethical, regulatory, and financial considerations. …”
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INFLUENCE OF NON-LIFE INSURANCE SECTOR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ON THE INCREASE OF TOTAL ASSETS IN NIGERIA'S INSURANCE MARKET (2000 TO 2022) by SOLOMON DAVID PERE, JOSIAH BOLOU-OWEI EDIKE

“…The hypothesis demonstrates that if each index for non-life insurance claims settlement is held constant, total insurance assets growth in Nigeria will increase by an intercept value of 0.0000246 basis points. …”
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