Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“… Introduction Advanced Footwear Technology (AFT) enhances running economy, which is partly attributed to midsole foam properties such as high resilience (the ability of a material to absorb and recover energy under elastic deformation) and high compliance (the tolerance of a material to deformation). …”
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Assessing Pulmonary Function in Children and Adolescents After Cancer Treatment: Protocol for a Multicenter Cohort Study (Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study FollowUp–Pulmo) by Maša Žarković, Christina Schindera, Grit Sommer, Christine Schneider, Jakob Usemann, Maria Otth, Sonja Lüer, Marc Ansari, Philipp Latzin, Claudia E Kuehni

“…Since spirometry mainly assesses the large airways but cancer therapy also affects peripheral airways, additional functional tests are needed. The nitrogen multiple breath washout test (N2MBW) is sensitive to peripheral airway damage in other patient populations, but its benefit in CCS is unknown. …”
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Evaluating the impact of interactive video-based case-based learning in clinical medical education: a randomized controlled trial by Jing Wang, Yang Jiang, Xinghua Fu, Ruiqiang Gou, Zhijing Sun, Ge Li, Wei Zhang, Jin Nie, Wenling Wang, Kun Zhao, Li Wang, Ruihong Zhang

“…Data were analyzed using paired and independent tests.ResultsSixty-two students completed the study. …”
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The Relationship Between Diabetes Knowledge and Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors in Relation to Diabetes Distress in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern Taiwan by Chen YC, Huang YH, Lee CH

“…The data analysis methods include (1) differences in diabetes knowledge, diabetes self-care behaviors, and diabetes distress scores, analyzed using t-tests or ANOVA, (2) Scheffe’s tests for significant differences identified by ANOVA to locate group differences in means, and (3) multiple regression analysis to identify key predictive factors of diabetes distress.Results: The findings reveal that both diabetes knowledge (β=− 0.046, p=0.029) and diabetes self-care behaviors (β=− 0.186, p=0.006) significantly predict diabetes distress. …”
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Integration Viewpoint Using UHPLC-MS/MS, In Silico Analysis, Network Pharmacology, and In Vitro Analysis to Evaluate the Bio-Potential of <i>Muscari armeniacum</i> Extracts by Nilofar Nilofar, Gokhan Zengin, Mehmet Veysi Cetiz, Evren Yildiztugay, Zoltán Cziáky, József Jeko, Claudio Ferrante, Tina Kostka, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Stefano Dall’Acqua

“…In contrast, the leaf extracts had the highest values for the PBD assay and maximum chelation ability compared to other tested extracts. According to the enzyme inhibition studies, the methanolic extract from the bulb appeared to be the most potent inhibitor for all the tested enzymes, with the highest values obtained for AChE (1.96 ± 0.05), BChE (2.19 ± 0.33), α-amylase (0.56 ± 0.02), α-glucosidase (2.32 ± 0.01), and tyrosinase (57.19 ± 0.87). …”
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Vision-related Quality of Life (VRQOL) and its determinants among the Elderly in rural blocks of Haryana, India by Mona Duggal, Ankita Kankaria, Latika Rohilla, Harashish Jindal, Limalemla Jamir, Parul Chawla Gupta, Debarati Sarkar, Vaibhav Miglani, Akash Kumar, Drishti Sharma, Neha Dahiya, Siddhartha Sharma, Sandeep Grover

“…Bivariate analysis was done using Student t-test or Rank Sum test for continuous variables (for up to 2 groups) and One-Way ANOVA was run for continuous variables (for more than 2 groups). …”
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Early identification of mild cognitive impairment: an innovative model using ocular biomarkers by Lingjing Zhang, Lingjing Zhang, Yanwei Wang, Yuming Liu, Zi Ye, Zhaohui Li

“…Additionally, an external dataset from an independent medical center was employed as a test set to further validate the nomogram’s predictive performance. …”
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Effects of Dendrobium nobile Lindl. alkaloids on behavior and hippocampal tissue damage in manganese-exposed rats by Qian LEI, Xiaodong YAO, Yan LI, Mengheng ZOU, Zongyang PAN, Yu CHEN, Jinping LIU, Jida LI, Yuyan CEN

“…ResultsThe neurobehavioral tests revealed that the manganese-exposed rats exhibited decreased total movement distance, prolonged central zone dwelling time, and reduced motor activity in the open field test, indicating tendencies toward depression and anxiety (P<0.05). …”
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Frog Skin Peptides Hylin-a1, AR-23, and RV-23: Promising Tools Against Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Infections by Annalisa Chianese, Annalisa Ambrosino, Rosa Giugliano, Francesca Palma, Preetu Parimal, Marina Acunzo, Alessandra Monti, Nunzianna Doti, Carla Zannella, Massimiliano Galdiero, Anna De Filippis

“…In addition, the checkerboard test analyzed the compounds’ synergistic effect with meropenem. …”
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Human milk oligosaccharide metabolism and antibiotic resistance in early gut colonizers: insights from bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the maternal-infant microbiome by Anna Samarra, Simone Renwick, Aleksandr A. Arzamasov, Dmitry A. Rodionov, Kennedy Spann, Raul Cabrera-Rubio, Antia Acuna-Gonzalez, Cecilia Martínez-Costa, Lindsay Hall, Nicola Segata, Andrei L. Osterman, Lars Bode, Maria Carmen Collado

“…Phenotypic analysis revealed that B. bifidum strains had the lowest levels of antibiotic resistance, while Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (B. lactis) strains were resistant to most tested antibiotics. Overall, B. bifidum demonstrated the strongest HMO-degrading ability while remaining the most antibiotic-susceptible species. …”
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Orange Peel <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i>: Development of A Mucoadhesive Nasal Spray with Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Activity by Elisa Corazza, Asia Pizzi, Carola Parolin, Barbara Giordani, Angela Abruzzo, Federica Bigucci, Teresa Cerchiara, Barbara Luppi, Beatrice Vitali

“…Its antibacterial activity was tested against <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>, <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>, and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, while anti-inflammatory potential was evaluated by Griess assay. …”
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The First Moon Bistatic SAR Imaging Experiment Based on FAST Radio Telescope by Yan Yin, Jinghai Sun, Jitong Duan, Xiaochen Wang, Mingyuan Li, Xinan Yue, Lijia Huang, Peng Jiang, Chibiao Ding

“…Because FAST lacks the ability to actively transmit signals, SYISR is chosen as the transmitting radar. …”
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68Ga-PSMA PET/CT versus CT and bone scan for investigation of PSA failure post radical prostatectomy by Yuigi Yuminaga, Chris Rothe, Jonathan Kam, Kieran Beattie, Mohan Arianayagam, Chuong Bui, Bertram Canagasingham, Richard Ferguson, Mohamed Khadra, Raymond Ko, Ken Le, Diep Nguyen, Celi Varol, Matthew Winter

“…The results of the three imaging modalities were analysed for their ability to detect local recurrence and distant metastases. …”
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High-throughput single-cell analysis reveals fully human Omp38-specific monoclonal antibodies against Acinetobacter baumannii by Yiwei Zhang, Wenkang Yu, Peng Yu, Shufeng Wang, Hui Dong, Yong Qi, Xiaohua Chen, Li Zhang, Yuxiang Liu, Xing Mou, Tingting Zhao, Jingbo Zhang, Xiangmei Chen, Haibo Li, Shun Zhou, Yuzhang Wu, Yi Tian

“…After identifying mAbs binding to Omp38 via ELISA, their binding ability to LAC-4 and the clinical isolates was further evaluated. …”
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Continuous ultraviolet irradiation induces the development of irreversible resistance of melanoma cells to anticancer drugs by Yu. Yu. Shchegolev, M. A. Karpukhina, D. V. Sorokin, A. M. Scherbakov, O. E. Andreeva, V. E. Razuvaeva, T. A. Bogush, I. N. Mikhaylova, L. V. Demidov, M. V. Gudkova, M. A. Krasil’nikov

“…The data obtained demonstrate a decrease in the sensitivity of melanoma cells to targeted drugs under the long-term exposure to UV. The ability of metformin to potentiate the action of targeted drugs and inhibit Snail allows us to consider metformin not only as an antitumor agent, but also as a potential inhibitor of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition.…”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of <i>Weissella cibaria</i> SDS2.1 Against <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>-Induced Mammary Gland Inflammation by Meiyi Ren, Tianxiong Jin, Jingdi Tong, Deyuan Song, Qinna Xie, Xiaohan Li, Yan Li, Kangping Liu, Jian Gao, Mingchao Liu, Jia Cheng

“…The safety of <i>W. cibaria</i> SDS2.1 was assessed through comprehensive analyses, including antibiotic resistance profiling, hemolysis assays, cell cytotoxicity tests, and whole-genome sequencing. Furthermore, its ability to protect against cellular and tissue damage caused by <i>K. pneumoniae</i>-induced mastitis was evaluated using both in vitro and in vivo models. …”
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Machine Learning Models in the Detection of MB2 Canal Orifice in CBCT Images by Shishir Shetty, Meliz Yuvali, Ilker Ozsahin, Saad Al-Bayatti, Sangeetha Narasimhan, Mohammed Alsaegh, Hiba Al-Daghestani, Raghavendra Shetty, Renita Castelino, Leena R David, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin

“…Six different ML models (logistic regression [LR], naïve Bayes [NB], support vector machine [SVM], K-nearest neighbours [Knn], random forest [RF], neural network [NN]) were then tested on their ability to classify the images into M and N. …”
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N-(9-Acridinyl) Amino Acid Derivatives: Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluation of Anti-<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Activity by Đorđe Zlatković, Vladimir Dobričić, Jelena Srbljanović, Olivera Lijeskić, Neda Bauman, Vladimir Ćirković, Tijana Štajner

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Acridine, an aromatic heterocyclic compound, serves as a basis for the synthesis of potent bioactive derivatives, displaying a broad spectrum of biological activity, such as antibacterial, antitumor, and antiparasitic activity. With the ability to undergo various types of electrophilic substitutions, introducing different side chains could lead to compounds being active towards various and potentially multiple biotargets. …”
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Tumor Invasion Distance Based on MRI Is a Novel Prognostic Indicator for I-IIIB Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy by Linying Liu, Jie Lin, Anyang Li, Ning Xie, Jianfeng Zheng, Youping Xiao, Xuefen Lin, Shizhong Wu, Haijuan Yu, Yang Sun

“…The performance of the new stratification was assessed using the linear trend χ² test, Akaike information criterion, and Harrell’s concordance index. …”
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Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Manganese-Substituted Layered Perovskite-like Titanates A′₂La₂Mn_xTi_3−xO₁₀ (A′ = Na... by Sergei A. Kurnosenko, Anastasiya I. Ustinova, Iana A. Minich, Vladimir V. Voytovich, Oleg I. Silyukov, Dmitrii V. Pankin, Olga V. Volina, Alina V. Kulagina, Irina A. Zvereva

“…The materials obtained were tested as photocatalysts of hydrogen evolution from aqueous methanol, and the greatest activity in this reaction was demonstrated by the samples with low manganese contents (<i>x</i> = 0.002–0.01). …”
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