The effect of low-intensity persistence exercise and high-intensity interval training on selective attention, memory, short-term and executive functions in sedentary students durin... by Mehdi Yazdanpanah, Isaac Naderyan

“…Statistical analyses were conducted using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and Tukey's post hoc test in SPSS version 22. …”
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Neural Networks vs. Regression: A Comparative Analysis in Medical Data Processing by Minodora ANDOR, Gheorghe Ioan MIHALAŞ

“…The risk of post-COVID-19 type 2 diabetes (glycaemia at 4 and at 12 months post-COVID as function of metabolic parameters) was predicted using both linear regression and FFNN. …”
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A novel method for reliably measuring miniature and spontaneous postsynaptic events in whole-cell patch clamp recordings in the central nervous system by Martynas Dervinis, Guy Major

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Are bisphosphonates effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis pain? A meta-analysis and systematic review. by Alison J Davis, Toby O Smith, Caroline B Hing, Nidhi Sofat

“…The trials recruited participants with OA of the hand (n=1), knee (n=8), knee and spine (n=3), or hip (n=1). Our meta-analysis of the two largest knee studies using risedronate 15 mg showed odds ratios favouring placebo interventions for the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) pain (1.73), WOMAC function (2.03), and WOMAC stiffness (1.82). …”
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Functional, Physicochemical, and Antioxidant Properties of Flour and Cookies from Two Different Banana Varieties (Musa acuminata cv. Pisang awak and Musa acuminata cv. Red dacca) by Nimesha K. Amarasinghe, Indira Wickramasinghe, Isuru Wijesekara, Gayan Thilakarathna, Sathsara T. Deyalage

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Digital Interventions for Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients With Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chen Wang, Min Liu

“…ConclusionsDigital therapies are effective in improving cognitive functioning in patients post stroke. CACT showed superior efficacy on the MoCA (emphasizing executive functioning), while RAT had the highest efficacy in the MMSE (focusing on basic cognition), suggesting different domain-specific effects. …”
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Research hotspots and frontiers of vagus nerve stimulation in stroke: a bibliometric analysis by Mingyue Liu, Mengya Liu, Bohan Zhang, Mingzhu Fang, Ke Chen, Yishen Zhang, Qian Wang, Chunyan Tian, Liang Wu, Zhe Li, Zhe Li

“…The main research trends focus on investigating VNS mechanisms via animal models and exploring its application in improving post-stroke sensorimotor function in the upper limbs. …”
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An Analysis of the Outcomes and Complications of Ultrasound Guided Corticosteroid Injection on Tendinopathy in the Foot and Ankle by Benjamin Jacques MS, Miraj N. Desai MD, Chase Gauthier MD, Tyler Gonzalez MD, MBA, J. Benjamin Jackson MBA. MD

“…Paired Student’s t-test was utilized to compare pre- and post-procedure patient-reported outcomes. Multivariable analysis was utilized to control for confounding variables. …”
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Explaining the COVID19 mortality growth rate: an empirical analysis of Israeli cities by Yuval Arbel, Yifat Arbel, Amichai Kerner, Miryam Kerner, Miryam Kerner

“…These include population size, median age, a socio-economic ranking at a city level, a date variable and a dummy variable that equals 1 for post-vaccination and 0 for pre-vaccination era.MethodRegression analysis, where each variable is converted to the standard normal distribution function. …”
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Baseline functional connectivity of the basal forebrain-cortical circuit predict taVNS treatment response in primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial and fMRI study by Meng Qi, Yiting Huang, Runru Mai, Zhaoxian Yan, Biyun Xu, Bo Liu, Yue Zhang

“…This study investigated whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) modulates BF functional connectivity (FC) in patients with PI and whether baseline FC predicts taVNS treatment response. …”
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DNA methylation changes during acute COVID-19 are associated with long-term transcriptional dysregulation in patients’ airway epithelial cells by Marey Messingschlager, Sebastian D Mackowiak, Maria Theresa Voelker, Matthias Bieg, Jennifer Loske, Robert Lorenz Chua, Johannes Liebig, Sören Lukassen, Loreen Thürmann, Anke Seegebarth, Sven Twardziok, Daria Doncevic, Carl Herrmann, Stephan Lorenz, Sven Klages, Fridolin Steinbeis, Martin Witzenrath, Florian Kurth, Christian Conrad, Leif E Sander, Naveed Ishaque, Roland Eils, Irina Lehmann, Sven Laudi, Saskia Trump

“…Hypomethylated regions affected immune regulatory genes, while hypermethylated regions were associated with genes governing ciliary function. These genes were not only downregulated in the acute phase of the disease but sustained repressed up to 12 months post infection in ciliated cells. …”
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Functional Imaging of Liver Cancer (FLIC): Study protocol of a phase 2 trial of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT imaging for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. by Esther Mena, Joanna Shih, Joon-Yong Chung, Jennifer Jones, Atoosa Rabiee, Cecilia Monge, Baris Turkbey, Liza Lindenberg, Kilian E Salerno, Michael Kassin, Brad Wood, Jonathan Hernandez, Roberto Maass-Moreno, Babak Saboury, Neha Jakhete, Jason K Molitoris, Keith R Unger, Peter L Choyke, Freddy E Escorcia

“…The purpose of this Functional Imaging Liver Cancer (FLIC) trial is to assess the ability of 18F-DCFPyL-PET/CT to detect sites of HCC.…”
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Comparison of Functioning, Quality of Life, and Cognition between Lithium and Sodium Valproate Combination Therapy and Sodium Valproate Monotherapy in Euthymic Bipolar Patients: A... by M Ashwini, R Jhamuna, V Jaikumar

“…An independent t-test was used to compare quality of life and cognitive variables, as well as, the number of episodes post-treatment between the two groups. A Chi-square test was used to compare functioning between the two groups. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota of Thai Indigenous Chicken Fed House Crickets by Nattanan Panjaworayan T-Thienprasert, Titiradsadakorn Jaithon, Pavit Klomkliew, Prangwalai Chanchaem, Thanathip Suwanasopee, Skorn Koonawootrittriron, Attawit Kovitvadhi, Pipatpong Chundang, Prapasiri Pongprayoon, Sutasinee Kityakarn, Patraporn Luksirikul, Sunchai Payungporn

“…The gut microbiota is pivotal to chickens’ overall health, influencing digestion, nutrient absorption, and immune function. Dietary compounds significantly impact gut microbiota composition. …”
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Factors contributing to the delayed diagnosis of endometriosis—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wenwei Li, Huiyan Feng, Qingjian Ye

“…For the primary post hoc analysis, subgroup analyses and evaluation of heterogeneity (I2 statistic) were conducted. …”
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Impact of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Basal Metabolic Rate on PTSD, Depression, and Emotional Instability by Tianyi Lyu, Haonan Qian, Sung-Pil Chung

“…This analysis encompassed the differential gene expression analysis to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs), followed by an functional enrichment analysis to uncover key molecular pathways associated with EI. …”
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Culturological Dimensions of Art-Management: Paradigmatic Transformations by Oksana Оliinyk

“…The purpose of the article is to reveal the culturological dimension of art management on the stage of the paradigm functioning transformation of the art sphere in the epoch of metamodernity and post-information society. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes of Physiological Versus Conventional Pacing by Patrycja Paluszkiewicz, Adrian Martuszewski, Jacek Smereka, Jacek Gajek

“…<b>Background</b>: Conduction system pacing (CSP), encompassing His bundle <i>pacing</i> (HBP) and left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), has emerged as an alternative to conventional pacing methods such as right ventricular pacing (RVP) and biventricular pacing (BVP). This meta-analysis aimed to compare the effects of CSP versus conventional pacing on left ventricular function and selected clinical and electrophysiological outcomes. …”
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Changes in thyroid hormone status following induction chemotherapy in patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Jingzi Zhong, Haini Yang, Dan Zeng, Dan Lan

“…Through a prospective analysis of 96 newly diagnosed ALL patients against healthy controls, we assessed thyroid function at diagnosis and after induction chemotherapy. …”
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Dietary inclusion of cyanobacteria Arthrospira (Spirulina platensis) spp. decreases the aggravating effect of hemin from red meat in a rat colorectal carcinogenesis model by Luis Manuel Sarmiento-Machado, Simone Oliveira Amadeu, Nelci Antunes de Moura, Luciana Azevedo, Luis Fernando Barbisan

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