Comparison of the effects of modified German volume resistance training versus the traditional method on muscle volume, strength and body composition of active women by Elham Hajivand, Hamid Arazi

“…One of the training methods with a higher volume than the traditional method is the German volume method, which, of course, is more effective. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of modified German volume resistance training (RT) compared to the traditional method on hypertrophy, strength and body composition of active women with a history of RT.Materials and Methods: In this study, 24 female athletes with an age range of 20 to 30 years participated voluntarily and were randomly divided into two groups: 12 individuals performed modified German volume RT (the first two movements are 10 sets and the rest of the movements are 3 sets) and 12 individuals conducted traditional RT (all movements 3 sets). …”
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Influence of different types of margins in the fish assemblage from an urban river by Thais Aparecida Soinski, Lucio Antônio Stefani Pinheiro, Daiane Elen Cavallari, Marta Severino Stefani, Welber Senteio Smith

“…Regarding the types of margins and environmental variables, the Principal Component Analysis explained 97.49% of the data variation, axis 1, which explained 91.85% of the total variation, was formed by the variables conductivity and total dissolved solids. …”
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Influence of different types of margins in the fish assemblage from an urban river by Thais Aparecida Soinski, Lucio Antônio Stefani Pinheiro, Daiane Elen Cavallari, Marta Severino Stefani, Welber Senteio Smith

“…Regarding the types of margins and environmental variables, the Principal Component Analysis explained 97.49% of the data variation, axis 1, which explained 91.85% of the total variation, was formed by the variables conductivity and total dissolved solids. …”
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Exploring latitudinal gradients and environmental drivers of amphipod biodiversity patterns regarding depth and habitat variations by Farzaneh Momtazi, Hanieh Saeedi

“…However, the similarity between pelagic amphipod communities is more compatible with ecological parameters. Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) highlighted that environmental variables play a significant role in species distributions, for example, temperature and chlorophyll levels were the main predictors of species richness in shallow waters. …”
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Effects of Land Use and Water Level Fluctuations on Phytoplankton in Mediterranean Reservoirs in Cyprus by Polina Polykarpou, Natassa Stefanidou, Matina Katsiapi, Maria Moustaka-Gouni, Savvas Genitsaris, Gerald Dörflinger, Athena Economou-Amilli, Dionysios E. Raitsos

“…However, despite elevated biomass, no consistent spatial patterns were observed in phytoplankton community composition. The geographical distance between reservoirs had only a minor effect on species distribution, implying that other factors—such as water residence time or hydrological variability—play a more prominent role in shaping community structure. …”
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Morphology of male world cup and elite bouldering athletes by Pawel Draga, Paulina Trybek, Paulina Baran, Dominik Pandurevic, Alexander Sutor, Gudmund Grønhaug

“…Body proportions were more favorable in international athletes, who showed higher Ape (1.06 ± 0.02) and Arm Index values (46.22 ± 1.26) compared to national-level competitors (1.03 ± 0.03 and 44.98 ± 1.45, respectively). …”
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Effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) versus moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on cardiopulmonary function, body composition, and physical function in canc... by Chenggen Peng, Ming Hu, Linlin Yang, Zhichao Yuan

“…Nonetheless, both training modalities yield comparable outcomes in body composition and physical function. Given the variability in the quantity and quality of the included studies, further well-designed and objective RCTs are warranted to validate these findings.Systematic Review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/myprospero, identifier CRD420250654968.…”
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Longitudinal gut microbiota dynamics in Antarctic research mission crews by Min-Jung Lee, Seung-Hwan Lee, Huitae Min, Huitae Min, Tae-Wook Nam, Tae-Wook Nam, Soon Gyu Hong, Bumjo Oh, Joo Hyeong Kim, Yeon-Ran Kim, Bong-Soo Kim, Yeong-Jae Seok

“…Prevotella-dominant microbiota was more susceptible to environmental changes, including the diet, compared with Bacteroides-dominant microbiota. …”
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Fracture resistance of milled and 3D printed ultra-thin occlusal veneers made of CAD/CAM resin-based ceramics cemented by variable luting approaches by Ali A. Elkaffas, Abdullah Alshehri, Abdullah Ali Alqahtani, Abdulellah F. Almudahi, Khalid K. Alanazi, Feras Abdulqader Alhalabi, Mohammed Ali Abuelqomsan, Ali R. Alqahtani

“…Occasionally, occlusal veneers can stand in for more conventional prosthetic restorations like crowns, inlays, or onlays. …”
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Investigating the Mediating Effect of Credit Rating on the Relationship between Corporate Governance Quality and Stock Liquidity based on the Composite Liquidity Approach by Amin Pourrezaei Nav, Hamzeh Didar, Farzad Ghayour

“…Additionally, since it aims to evaluate the relationship between two or more variables, it is descriptive-correlational in nature. …”
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Logging Evaluation of Mixed-sediments Reservoirs of the Lower Cambrian Canglangpu Formation in Penglai Gas Area, Central Sichuan Basin by WANG Haiqing, WANG Zeyu, LAI Qiang, LI Shurong, WU Yuyu, ZHANG Mingyong, WANG Yaqing

“…Results show that, the dimensionality reduction method and other methods have solved the problem of calculating the composition and content of more than four kinds of minerals, and the calculation results are highly consistent with the Litho Scanner logging data, the porosity calculated by variable matrix parameters on the basis of tri-porosity logging curves and the permeability calculated by subdivision model are in good agreement with those from core analysis, the electrical imaging logging combined with acoustic remote detection and acoustic velocity tomography has a good application effect to judge the pore space type characteristics and reservoir effectiveness. …”
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Anthropometric Profile, Body Composition and Somatotype of Elite ILCA 7 Class Sailors—Differences Across General Competitive Success Levels by Luka Pezelj, Jan G. Bourgois, Mirjana Milić, Josip Maleš, Israel Caraballo

“…The most successful group of sailors was, on average, 4.9 years older than the least successful group. More highly successful sailors were also found to have an average of 2.73 kg more muscle mass but an 8.81 mm lower sum of skinfolds than those in the lower success group. …”
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Assessing nutritional composition and ingredients of packaged foods in Brazil: an in-store census method for creating a comprehensive food label database by Mariana Vieira dos Santos Kraemer, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Maria Cecília Cury Chaddad, Tailane Scapin, Tailane Scapin, Beatriz Vasconcellos de Barros, Elisa Milano, Marina Padovan, Paula Lazzarin Uggioni, Greyce Luci Bernardo, Neha Khandpur, Gastón Ares, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença

“…The experience prompted reflections about the methodological aspects of food label studies, and enabled improvements to the research process, such as a more accurate data collection, the inclusion of all packaged foods and beverages available for sale in the supermarket and the inclusion of more variables to the analysis. …”
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The contrasting roles of fungal and bacterial diversity and composition in shaping the multifunctionality of rhizosphere and bulk soils across large-scale bamboo forests by Wen Guo, Mai-He Li, Lianghua Qi

“…., rhizosphere and bulk soil). Soil variables influenced SMF in bulk soils by affecting bacterial diversity and fungal composition, whereas in rhizosphere soils, soil variables influenced SMF primarily by affecting fungal diversity and composition, suggesting that different characteristics of bacterial and fungal communities drive SMF. …”
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Enhanced Biomechanical Risk Assessment in Manual Lifting: Comparing Inertial Measurement Units with Optoelectronic Systems for Composite Lifting Index Calculation by Tiwana Varrecchia, Filippo Motta, Giorgia Chini, Manuela Galli, Alberto Ranavolo

“…This study aims to improve the assessment of biomechanical risk in manual lifting tasks by introducing a method for calculating composite lifting index (CLI) using wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs). …”
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The impact of CrossFit training on body composition, muscle strength, physiological adaptations, and the development of rebounding and footwork skills in basketball players by Ahmad Hassan

“…Conclusion: The experimental program, which was implemented, had a positive effect on body composition, where a lower proportion of fat and more muscular mass was recorded. …”
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A Study on the Mechanical Properties and Impact Resistance of Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Cement-Based Composites with Low Water–Cement Ratios by Shuangxi Li, Xinhui Wei, Ziming Dang

“…Statistical analysis using the two-parameter Weibull distribution accurately characterized the variability and reliability of the impact resistance data, while pore structure analysis confirmed a reduction in average pore diameter and a more favorable pore size distribution. …”
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The Southern Ocean Time Series: a climatological view of hydrography, biogeochemistry, phytoplankton community composition, and carbon export in the Subantarctic Zone by E. H. Shadwick, E. H. Shadwick, C. A. Wynn-Edwards, C. A. Wynn-Edwards, R. S. Eriksen, R. S. Eriksen, R. S. Eriksen, R. S. Eriksen, P. Jansen, X. Yang, X. Yang, G. Woodward, D. Davies

“…Using observations collected at the SOTS site between 1997 and 2022, we present the seasonal variability in upper-ocean hydrography, biogeochemistry, phytoplankton and microplankton community composition, and diversity, along with particulate organic and particulate inorganic carbon export to the deep ocean. …”
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An An exploratory observational study of the seasonal changes of body composition, bone parameters, testosterone, and cortisol in Spanish male professional soccer players by Isabel Almodóvar-Fernández, Antonio Real-Fernández, Paula Sánchez-Thevenet, Héctor Usó-Vicent, Adolfo Muñoz-Macho, Jorge Arasa, Rafael González-Moret, Lidia Ibañez

“…Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) was used to evaluate associations between variables. FM was more responsive to physical activity across a soccer season than the other parameters analyzed. …”
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Bias in the estimated association between all-cause mortality and long-term exposure to a specific chemical component of fine particulate matter: The example of black carbon by Jianyu Deng, Ning Kang, Xueqiu Ni, Hong Lu, Meng Wang, Mingkun Tong, Pengfei Li, Mingjin Tang, Tao Xue, Mei Zheng, Tong Zhu

“…Our study presents a novel method to adjust for OVB in meta-analyses, and we find that BC more harmful than NBC components of PM2.5 by using the novel method.…”
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