Long-term management effects on depth gradients of 13C, 15N and C/N ratio in agricultural soils by Laura E. Skadell, Florian Schneider, Sara L. Bauke, Wulf Amelung, Axel Don

“…Agricultural management practices influence the turnover and residence time of soil organic matter (SOM) and thus can contribute to carbon (C) removal from the atmosphere. …”
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Factors of coxitis progression in patients with axial spondyloarthritis. Results of a two-year dynamic observation by E. M. Agafonova, Sh. Erdes, T. V. Dubinina, A. B. Demina, A. V. Smirnov

“…To describe the data and their variability with a normal distribution of the feature, the arithmetic mean and standard deviation were used, and with an abnormal distribution of the feature or a small sample – the median, minimum and maximum values, interquartile range (Me [25th; 75th percentiles]). …”
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The Halo Vest Immobilization for Craniocervical Junction Tuberculosis: A Comparison of Treatment Options by Yunfeng Wu, Xiyou Yang, Long Yu, Ning Liu, Shangjie Yang, Xu Cui

“…Additionally, there were no significant differences in ESR and CRP values at any time point between the treatment groups (p > 0.05). …”
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Randomized single-dose crossover comparative bioavailability study of two novel oral cannabidiol (CBD) formulations in healthy volunteers under fed conditions, compared to a standa... by Mehmet Nevzat Pisak, Edibe Bereket, Aydin Erenmemisoglu

“…Mean plasma CBD concentration–time profiles for the three formulations demonstrated markedly different absorption kinetics. …”
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Incorporation of a high-level soccer player into the team after a muscle injury: A case study (Incorporación de un jugador de fútbol de alto nivel en el equipo después de una lesió... by Andrés Vargas Fuentes, Iban Urkiza Ibaibarriaga, Susana María Gil Orozko

“…Besides, the number of times they entered the different acceleration rates: (Acc) 1 (0-2 m/s/s), Acc2 (2-3 m/s/s) and Acc3 (3-5 m/s/s) and the number of times they entered the different deceleration rates: (Dec) 1 (0-2 m/s/s), Dec2 (2-3 m/s/s) and Dec3 (3-5 m/s/s). …”
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Long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness in south American adults: a multi-country cross-sectional online survey by Victor Zuniga Dourado, Maria do Socorro Morais Pereira Simões, Vinícius Tonon Lauria, Pablo Gulayin, Laura Gutierrez, Ricardo Peña-Silva, Isabel Pereyra-González, Alfonsina Ortiz, Sandra Lopez-Arana, Indah Suci Widyahening, Laila Al-Shaar, Goodarz Danaei, Rosana Poggio, On behalf of Lown Scholars in Physical Activity and Fitness Network (PA&FIT)

“…We also observed an increase in the proportion of participants with hypertension (12.9 vs. 16.5%), diabetes (6.8 vs. 9.8%), dyslipidemia (18.9 to 24%), depression symptoms (14.4 to 15.4%) and obesity (15.4 to 18.2%) compared with pre-pandemic levels (all p-values < 0.05). The eCRF was significantly lower at the survey time compared with pre-pandemic levels (mean difference, -1.17 mL/min/kg (or 3.34%): 95% CI, -1.03 to -1.30) even after adjusting for age (-0.50 mL/min/kg (or 1.45%): 95% CI -0.37 to -0.64). …”
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Effects of two forms of school-based high-intensity interval training on body fat, blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents: randomized control trial with eight... by Jarosław Domaradzki, Marek Popowczak, Katarzyna Kochan-Jacheć, Paweł Szkudlarek, Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz, Dawid Koźlenia

“…The second-order interaction for VO2max (time × sex × group: F = 6.960, p = 0.001, η2pG = 0.003, d = 0.05) indicated that the improvements over time were not related to the training variant. …”
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Artificial intelligence in hospital infection prevention: an integrative review by Rabie Adel El Arab, Zainab Almoosa, May Alkhunaizi, May Alkhunaizi, Fuad H. Abuadas, Joel Somerville, Joel Somerville

“…Advanced algorithms, including neural networks, decision trees, and random forests, significantly improved detection rates when integrated with EHRs, enabling real-time surveillance and timely interventions. In resource-constrained settings, non-real-time AI models utilizing historical EHR data showed considerable scalability, facilitating broader implementation in infection surveillance and control. …”
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Impact of Preoperative and Intraoperative Factors on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A 10-Year Retrospective Study by Lucian Flavius Herlo, Ioana Golu, Alexandra Herlo, Claudia Raluca Balasa Virzob, Ionescu Alin, Stela Iurciuc, Ionut Eduard Iordache, Luana Alexandrescu, Doina Ecaterina Tofolean, Raluca Dumache

“…Statistical analyses were performed using chi-square tests for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify independent predictors of postoperative complications and mortality. …”
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The impact of use of climate information services on smallholder welfare: Evidence from the hub of cashew production in Ghana by Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Osei Tawiah Frederick, Hamdiyah Alhassan, Otchere-Adu Nana Akua, Chelsea Naa Darkowaa Adu

“…Although CIS is meant to assist farmers in adapting to climate variability, this study reveals paradoxical outcomes, with users of CIS exhibiting lower asset values, net farm income, and yield, alongside greater food insecurity than non-users. …”
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Physical activity and factors associated with the costs of low back pain among adults after 18 months of follow-up: a cohort study by Everton Alex Carvalho Zanuto, Valter Penna, Cristiano Rocha da Silva, Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque, Ruben de Faria Negrão Filho, Robson Chacon Castoldi, Jamile Sanches Codogno, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes

“…Body mass index (kg/m2) was determined using body mass and height values collected during the interviews. The questionnaire included confounding variables, such as sex, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. …”
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Evaporation and Transpiration From Multiple Proximal Forests and Wetlands by Victoria Shveytser, Paul C. Stoy, Brian Butterworth, Susanne Wiesner, Todd H. Skaggs, Bailey Murphy, Thomas Wutzler, Tarek S. El‐Madany, Ankur R. Desai

“…A dominance analysis revealed that environmental variables explained on average 69% of the variance of half‐hourly T, which decreased from summer to autumn. …”
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Global Resistive Magnetohydrodynamic Accretion Flows around Spinning Active Galactic Nuclei: Impact of Resistivity on the Magnetically Arrested Disk State by Ramiz Aktar, Kuo-Chuan Pan, Toru Okuda

“…We examine accretion flow dynamics considering globally uniform resistivity values ranging from ∼0 to 0.1. During the simulation time of t  ≲ 1000 t _g , we find that the mass accretion rate is comparable for both the 2D and 3D models. …”
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Dye-cleaning prediction with a variant of nature-inspired algorithms coupled with extreme gradient boosting by Tiyasha Tiyasha, Chijioke Elijah Onu, Mohamed A. Ismail, Rama Rao Karri, Abdelfattah Amari, Vinay Kumar, Suraj Kumar Bhagat

“…This study focused on the relationships between the initial dye concentrations of Fast Green, Eosin Y, and Quinine Yellow dyes, their initial pH, ACMOF adsorbent dosage (activated carbons: metal‒organic frameworks), and sonication time as input variables, with the removal percentage as the output data. …”
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Effect of fermented garlic extract containing nitric oxide on radial artery pulse waves in hypertension patients: a feasibility observational study by Jihye Kim, Gyeong cheul Kim, Gyeong cheul Kim, HeeJung Kang, HeeJung Kang, Youngju Jeon

“…Notably, the RAI, w, w/t ratio, and SVI exhibited a decreasing trend at 15, 20, and 25 min compared to the values before the administration of FGE. After 2 weeks of ingestion, no pulse wave variables showed significant changes compared to those before the administration of FGE.ConclusionThe oral administration of low-dose FGE containing NO showed acute positive effects on the wrist artery, including a reduction in BP and an improvement in arterial stiffness. …”
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Factors Affecting Thyroid Volume in Children Aged 4 to 18 Years by Nevena Folić, Marko Folić, Miloš N. Milosavljević, Ana V. Pejčić, Slobodan Janković, Maja Vulović, Milos Stepovic, Isidora Mihajlović, Jovana Milosavljević

“…However, pediatricians must be aware of the normal thyroid volume values in children in order to recognize and treat thyroid disorders in children on time. …”
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Symphysis-fundal height correlates with adverse delivery and neonatal outcomes in induced full-term and premature pregnancies by Ugo Indraccolo, Maria Giulia Lombana Marino, Beatrice Bianchi, Silvia Catagini, Danila Morano, Pantaleo Greco

“…Probabilities for outcomes variables were plotted along with values of SFH and trends were tested. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA copy number in peripheral blood of IgA nephropathy: a cross-sectional study by Jiaqi Liu, Rong Wang, Ning Luo, Zhibin Li, Haiping Mao, Yi Zhou

“…We examined the associations between mtDNA-CN and clinical variables and found that patients with higher mtDNA-CN had higher estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (r = 0.1009, p = .0092) and lower serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and uric acid (UA) (r=−0.1101, −0.1023, −0.07806, respectively, all p values <.05). …”
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Factors associated with an excellent transfer of passive immunity: multisite, cross-sectional study conducted in different European countries on dairy cattle by Aitor Fernandez-Novo, Iris Kolkman, Monique Driesse, Matt Yarnall, Manuel Cerviño, Francisco Javier Dieguez, Susana Astiz

“…Mixed-effects multinomial regression modeling was implemented at animal-level, with country and herd as random factors. Median values for colostrum variables were 3 l of volume, quality of 24.4% Brix and time to administration after birth of 2 h. …”
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Safety Assessment of Loop Closing in Active Distribution Networks Based on Probabilistic Power Flow by Wenchao Cai, Yuan Gao, Xiping Zhang, Qin Si, Jiaoxin Jia, Bingzhen Li

“…By modeling DGs and loads as random variables, their cumulants are efficiently obtained through LHS. …”
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