Effects of a CrossFit Training Program on Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Novice and Advanced Practitioners: An Inter-Individual Analysis by Pablo Aravena-Sagardia, Mauricio Barramuño-Medina, Bárbara Palma Vásquez, Sebastián Pichinao Pichinao, Paula Rodríguez Sepúlveda, Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela, Jordan Hernandez-Martinez, Álvaro Levín-Catrilao, Francisca Villagrán-Silva, Edgar Vásquez-Carrasco, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, Cristian Sandoval, Pablo Valdés-Badilla

“…The intervention consisted of 3 weekly 75 min sessions (4 weeks), with pre- and post-assessments. A two-factor mixed ANOVA and inter-individual analyses to classify responders (Rs) and non-responders (NRs) were performed. …”
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Impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on gut microbiota in colorectal surgery: insights from an Eastern European stewardship study by Irina Cezara Văcărean-Trandafir, Roxana-Maria Amărandi, Iuliu Cristian Ivanov, Loredana Mihaiela Dragoș, Mihaela Mențel, Ştefan Iacob, Ştefan Iacob, Ana-Maria Muşină, Ana-Maria Muşină, Elena-Roxana Bărgăoanu, Cristian Ene Roată, Cristian Ene Roată, Ștefan Morărașu, Ștefan Morărașu, Valeri Țuțuianu, Marcel Ciobanu, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte

“…Romania's stricter healthcare regulations result in more standardized antibiotic protocols, whereas Moldova's limited healthcare funding leads to less consistent practices and greater variability in treatment outcomes.MethodsThis study presents the results of a prospective cross-border investigation involving 86 colorectal cancer patients from major oncological hospitals in Romania and Moldova. …”
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Three Days of ActiGraph^® Use Are Sufficient to Determine the Time Spent in Sedentary Behavior, and in Moderate and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, in People with... by Lucas Melo Neves, Fabricio Eduardo Rossi, Caico Bruno Curcio Oliva de Paula, Vitória Joana Paes Arida, Isabella Cavaco Gonçalves Pereira, Priscila Almeida Queiroz Rossi, Jane de Eston Armond, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Brendon Stubbs, Beny Lafer

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The serum uric acid to creatinine ratio as a diagnostic biomarker for normoalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease by Haoran Mu, Qilun Zhang, Wenyao Huang, Qiang Pan, Yan Zhang, Yanyan Lu, Zhangxiang Zhu, Xu Jiang, Guojuan Wang, Mao Zheng, Li Chen

“…A decision curve analysis (DCA) was conducted to assess the clinical utility of the nomogram.ResultsSUA/SCr, along with glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1C) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG), showed significant associations with NADKD, both pre- and post-propensity score matching (PSM). Seven variables were incorporated into the risk nomogram. …”
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Are circadian rhythms more favorable with lithium than with other mood stabilizers? An exploratory actigraphy study in euthymic bipolar disorder type 1 by Vincent Hennion, Jan Scott, Victoire Martinot, Chloé Benizri, Cynthia Marie-Claire, Frank Bellivier, Bruno Etain

“…These findings remained significant after adjustments (respectively p = 0.010 and p = 0.019). Post-hoc analyses suggested lower variability, higher stability and higher amplitude of CRA in the “Li” group. …”
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Hybrid immunity and host factors: implications on serostatus induced by COVID-19 vaccines by Franklin E. Torres-Jiménez, Evelyn Mendoza-Torres, Adalgisa E. Alcocer-Olaciregui, María F. Torres-Ferias, Daniel A. Mendoza-Zapata, Mariangel Cantillo-Barrios, David J. Echeverría-Bernal, Valentina Varón-Toscano, Giselle P. Pineda-Awadalla

“…Variables such as sex, age, comorbidities, and type of vaccine did not significantly influence antibody levels. …”
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Risk prediction model for waitlist mortality in patients with left ventricular assist devices by Anjan Tibrewala, MD, MS, Duc Thinh Pham, MD, Mo Hu, MS, Lucia C. Petito, PhD, Jonathan D. Rich, MD, Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Theo M.M.H. de By, MBA, PhD, Kevin Veen, MD, PhD, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, Sanjiv J. Shah, MD

“…We considered 41 candidate predictors at 3 months post-implant. Univariate Fine-Gray models and 4 logistic regression techniques (logistic, LASSO, random forest, gradient boosting) were used to select variables for a final survival model using the Fine-Gray method. …”
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Therapeutic vancomycin monitoring: a comparative analysis of high-performance liquid chromatography and chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay methods in liver transplant recip... by Soha Azadi, Seyed Soroush Jalali, Seyed Soroush Jalali, Soliman Mohammadi-Samani, Soliman Mohammadi-Samani, Parisa Ghasemiyeh, Parisa Ghasemiyeh, Bita Geramizadeh, Bita Geramizadeh, Hamed Nikoupour, Hamed Nikoupour, Afsaneh Vazin, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Mojtaba Shafiekhani

“…Blood samples were collected at different intervals post-vancomycin administration and analyzed using both CMIA and HPLC methods.ResultsHPLC demonstrated superior accuracy and precision in measuring vancomycin concentrations, particularly in identifying patients with vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity. …”
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Orofacial functions with emphasis on breathing and chewing patterns in individuals with and without molar incisor hypomineralisation: observational study protocol conducted in a de... by Ana Paula Taboada Sobral, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Amanda Rafaelly Honório Mandetta, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, Caroline Diniz Pagani Vieira Ribeiro, Fabiana Car Pernomiam, Caroline Cristina Batista Camargo, Iara Maria Freitas Romano

“…The χ2 test will analyse categorical variables and compare NOT-S domains between groups. …”
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Concurrent training and intermittent fasting reduce transverse cross-sectional area of cardiomyocytes and body mass in Wistar rats by Henrique Izaias Marcelo, Henrique Izaias Marcelo, Marina Politi Okoshi, Letícia Estevam Engel, Wanderson da Silva Rosa, Paulo Henrique Aleixo, Paulo Henrique Aleixo, Guilherme Akio Tamura Ozaki, Everton Alex Carvalho Zanuto, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli, Robson Chacon Castoldi

“…After obtaining the data, the Shapiro-Wilk test was performed, followed by a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey’s post-test for the variables measured at the end of the experiment.ResultsFor the variables body mass, feed consumption, and the anaerobic threshold, the FC group showed a greater decrease in the Lee index [(0.28 ± 0.00) p < 0.05)] in relation to the other groups. …”
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Effects of High-Resolution Natural Sound with Inaudible High-Frequency Components on Healing, Symptoms, and Sleep Satisfaction in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients by Yasutaka Shimotsuura, Keisuke Ishizuka, Takashi Kawaguchi, Kazue Umetsu, Mariko Harada, Yujiro Inoue, Emi Kubo, Kazuhiro Kosugi, Takashi Igarashi, Seiya Enomoto, Hidehiko Taniyama, Tetsuo Iwata, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Tomofumi Miura

“…Results: A total of 18 participants were evaluated (mean age: 69.4 years; 33.3% female). Post-intervention, there was a nonsignificant increase in Healing Scale scores at T2 (mean difference: 5.3, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −1.2 to 11.8, p = 0.106), but a significant increase at T3 (mean difference: 6.6, 95% CI: 1.0 to 12.3, p = 0.024). …”
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Is a wound drain needed routinely after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? by Jude Geldart, BSc (Hons), MBChB, Katie Mathieson, MBChB (c), Sayan Biswas, MBChB (Hons), MRes (Dist), Ella Snowdon, BSc (Hons), MBChB, Ved Sarkar, BSc (c), Callum Tetlow, BSc, K. Joshi George, MBBS, MD, FRCS (Neurosurgery), FEBNS, FISS

“…Patients were categorized into drain and nondrain cohorts and stratified according to several predictor variables including baseline demographics, and clinico-social characteristics. …”
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In Vitro Assessment of <i>Penicillium expansum</i> Sensitivity to Difenoconazole by Mohammed Khadiri, Hassan Boubaker, Abdelaaziz Farhaoui, Said Ezrari, Mohammed Radi, Rachid Ezzouggari, Fouad Mokrini, Essaid Ait Barka, Rachid Lahlali

“…<i>Penicillium expansum</i> causes blue mold, a major post-harvest disease affecting apples. This disease is commonly managed using fungicides, including Difenoconazole (Dif), a demethylation inhibitor (DMI) approved for its control. …”
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The enhanced integration of proven techniques to quantify the uncertainty of forecasting extreme flood events based on numerical weather prediction models by Mitra Tanhapour, Jaber Soltani, Hadi Shakibian, Bahram Malekmohammadi, Kamila Hlavcova, Silvia Kohnova, Peter Valent

“…The outcomes indicated a variability of 2–10 % in the relative peak error using the HBV-LSTM approach for different flood events. …”
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Tocilizumab in Extracranial Giant-Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis: A Multicentric Observational Comparative Study by Carmen Lasa-Teja, Javier Loricera, Diana Prieto-Peña, Fernando López-Gutiérrez, Pilar Bernabéu, María Mercedes Freire-González, Beatriz González-Alvarez, Roser Solans-Laqué, Mauricio Mínguez, Iván Ferraz-Amaro, Santos Castañeda, Ricardo Blanco, on behalf of the Tocilizumab in Large-Vessel Vasculitis Spanish Collaborative Group

“…Outcomes were assessed at baseline and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-treatment initiation. The variables analyzed included the following: (a) the achievement of clinical remission and improvement in laboratory markers; (b) imaging-based disease activity; (c) a glucocorticoid (GC)-sparing effect; and (d) side events and a safety profile. …”
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The impact of indoor and outdoor exercise programs on anthropometric, body composition, metabolic status, cardiovascular response, and neuromuscular capacity in individuals with In... by Miguel Jacinto, Rui Matos, Diogo Monteiro, Raul Antunes, André Caseiro, Beatriz Gomes, Maria João Campos, José Pedro Ferreira

“…There was a difference in fat mass in OG (pré ≠ intermediate; Bonferroni corrected: t=2.405; p=0.048; W=0.08 and pré ≠ post moments; Bonferroni corrected: t=2.405; p=0.048; W=0.08). …”
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Bright Luminal Sign on High b-Value Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Enterography Imaging as a New Biomarker to Predict Fibrotic Strictures in Crohn’s Disease Patients: A Retr... by Luca Pio Stoppino, Stefano Piscone, Ottavia Quarta Colosso, Sara Saccone, Paola Milillo, Nicola Della Valle, Rodolfo Sacco, Alfonso Reginelli, Luca Macarini, Roberta Vinci

“…DWI findings were compared to pre- and post-contrast MRE data. Luminal bright sign performance results were calculated using a confusion matrix, the relationship between categorical variables was assessed by the χ2 test of independence, and the Kruskal–Wallis test (ANOVA) was used for the assessment of statistical significance of differences between groups. …”
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Ethephon Application on Hazelnut (<i>Corylus avellana</i> L.) Trees: Productive and Physiological Experience in a Temperate Climate Zone by Daniela Padilla-Contreras, Carlos Manterola-Barroso, Gabriela Gavilán-CuiCui, Benjamín Cayunao-González, Ricardo Lagos-Muñoz, Manuel Alexandru Gîtea, María José Lisperguer, Cristian Meriño-Gergichevich

“…These results demonstrate that ETH effectively synchronizes hazelnut harvests under temperate conditions, reducing post-harvest losses and optimizing logistics without compromising yield or quality.…”
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The effect of chewing gum on postoperative ileus after laparotomy for gastroduodenal perforations: a randomized controlled trial by Joshua Muhumuza, Selamo F. Molen, Godefroy N. Bassara, Musa A. Waziri, Stephen M. Kithinji, Kiyaka M. Sonye, Mugisho M. Leocadie, ByaMungu P. Kagenderezo, Esperant T Tshimanga, Tatana M. Faustin, Herman Lule

“…Conclusion Chewing gum that is readily available and reasonably priced may help shorten the duration of post-operative ileus, which has the extra benefit of enabling early discharge.…”
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Assessment of male football players’ physical fitness levels based on certain gene (AGT rs699 & IL-6 rs1800795) polymorphisms by Celal Bulgay, Nicola L. Bragazzi, Orhan Gök, Veli O. Çakır, Selin Y. Tuncer, Tolga Polat, Korkut Ulucan, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Metin Dalip, Mehmet S. Kocak, Mesut Cerit

“…Statistical analysis involved the use of the Paired-Sample t-Test to discern differences between the pre-test and post-test measurements of the male football players. …”
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