Physical fitness in young top level table tennis players: differences between sex, age and playing style by Francisco Pradas de la Fuente, Víctor Toro-Román, Miguel Ángel Ortega-Zayas, Alejandro Moreno-Azze

“…Physical fitness evolves with increasing age as a function of sex. This is the first study to assess fitness in a large sample of TT players as a function of playing style.…”
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Prevalence and predictors of kidney dysfunction among people living with HIV in Tanzania. by Daniel Msilanga, Elizabeth Msangi

“…We conducted a cross-sectional sub-analysis of data from a larger study assessing point-of-care creatinine testing. PLHIV aged ≥18 years attending the HIV clinic at Temeke Regional Referral Hospital (TRRH) in Dar es Salaam from 5th January to 30th March 2025 consented to participate were included. …”
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Selective intraarterial radionuclide therapy with yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres for hepatic neuroendocrine metastases: Initial experience at a single center by Arslan Nuri, Emi Mustafa, Alagöz Engin, Üstünsöz Bahri, Oysul Kaan, Arpacı Fikret, Uğurel Şahin, Beyzadeoğlu Murat, Özgüven Ali Mehmet

“…All patients had meticulous pre- and post-imaging studies as a part of their work-up procedure, as well as serologic tests of liver function to determine the extent of liver function damage. …”
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Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Liver Transplant Parturients by Nitu Puthenveettil, Susmitha Susan Mammen, Sajan Rahman, Amitha Aredath, Jerry Paul

“…None of the patients had graft rejection or significant deterioration in liver function tests. Three babies (25%) were delivered preterm. …”
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Increased thyroxine levels of patients with allergic rhinitis by Violeta Lokaj-Berisha, Besa Gacaferri Lumezi

“…In these conditions, the role of thyroid function remains underexplored. This study enrolled 116 participants with a mean age of 29.55 years: 66 with allergic rhinitis, 20 with concomitant asthma, and 30 healthy controls. …”
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Schatzki ring as a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease by M. D. Levin, G. Mendel'son

“…The results of examining 95 patients aged 62–92 years with the symptoms of dyspepsia in the Netanya State Geriatric Center (Israel) in 1994–2004 were analyzed. …”
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Prospective Evaluation of Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Idiopathic Macular Hole by Phacovitrectomy and Combined Cataract and Vitrectomy Surgery by Kinga Tochman-Kanty, Monika Jasielska, Jerzy Mackiewicz

“…Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study was to compare the morphological and functional results of the studied patients with idiopathic macular hole treated with a one-stage method (phacovitrectomy) and combined cataract and vitrectomy surgery. …”
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Immunological and biochemical changes in young children with recurrent course of respiratory infections and cytomegaloviral infection by L. N. Boyarskaya, T. S. Herasimchuk, Yu. V. Kotlova, L. N. Boyarskaya, A. H. Davydova

“…In RRI group the patients with the frequent respiratory diseases with bacterial implications four and more times during the second year of life were included. The levels of serum iron and 25-hydroxy-cholecalciferol (vitamine 25(ОН)D) were detected in blood serum of all children by ELECSYS-test. …”
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Protocol of a randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of an 18-month, home-based, high-intensity, exercise intervention in older, cognitively unimpaired APOE ε4 carriers by Stephen M. Rao, Alexandria L. Chorba, M. J. Helppi, Alina Tuladhar, Amanda L. Penko, Sarah Holley, Brandon Nehls, Sabrina Paulino, Matthew C. Streicher, Audrey Zhu, Kellie Bruening, Sally Durgerian, Katherine Koenig, Mark Lowe, Wanyong Shin, Stephen E. Jones, Rachel Galioto, Jagan A. Pillai, Lynn M. Bekris, James B. Leverenz, Anson B. Rosenfeldt, Tamanna Singh, Gerald J. Beck, J. Carson Smith, Jay Alberts, Jay Alberts

“…Secondary outcomes include comprehensive neurocognitive and physical function test batteries, MRI scans including structural and functional connectivity measures, and blood-based biomarkers.HypothesesOver an 18-month interval, physically inactive ε4 carriers who engage in high-intensity aerobic exercise will demonstrate less cognitive decline and hippocampal atrophy than physically inactive ε4 carriers who did not participate in a formal exercise program.ConclusionSuccessful demonstration of a scalable, home-based, high-intensity aerobic exercise intervention in altering the trajectory of AD pathophysiology and its effects on cognitive functioning will transform AD treatment, improve patient outcomes and quality of life, and reduce healthcare costs.…”
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PREDICTION ROLE OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE REMODELLING IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION PATIENTS by S. V. Ivanova, Yu. A. Vasyuk, E. L. Shkolnik, A. V. Khadzegova, I. A. Sinitsina

“…Totally, 180 AH patients studied at the age 50,5±6,7 y.o., for 10 years of follow-up. All patients at the inclusion stage underwent standard clinical and functional investigation, 2D-echocardiography, 6-minute walking test, NT-proBNP.Results. …”
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Evaluation of the Yield and Agronomic Traits of Tropical alfalfa Cultivars in Sistan\'s Warm and Dry Climate by Ahmad Ghasemi, Mohammad Reza Narouierad, Mahmoud Mohammad ghasemi, Behnam Bakhshi

“…Weeds were mechanically weeded in the early stages of growth. In each year, eight plants were harvested at the 20% flowering stage. …”
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Evaluation of Changes in Airway Dimensions with Twin Block Therapy in Class II Malocclusion by Kavya Suresh, Faizal C. Peedikayil, Soni Kottayi, Aswathi Sreedharan, Athira Aravind, Athul Ramesh

“…The Twin Block (TWB) appliance is advised as functional orthodontic treatment for Class II malocclusion to maximize the growth response to functional mandibular protrusion. …”
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Application of Levi’s Muscle Index in frailty assessment: comparison of bioimpedance measures among older adults by Kworweinski Lafontant, Kworweinski Lafontant, David H. Fukuda, Estefania Zamarripa, Estefania Zamarripa, Abigail L. Tice, Jethro Raphael M. Suarez, Jethro Raphael M. Suarez, Chitra Banarjee, Chitra Banarjee, Dahee Kim, Jeffrey R. Stout, Jeffrey R. Stout, Joon-Hyuk Park, Joon-Hyuk Park, Rui Xie, Rui Xie, Rui Xie, Ladda Thiamwong, Ladda Thiamwong

“…IntroductionFrailty is prevalent among older adults and is characterized by reductions in physical function and muscle quality. Despite the emerging clinical utility of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and phase angle (PhA) as a bioimpedance index, little is known about how bioimpedance indices such as Levi’s Muscle Index (LMI), reactance/height (Xc/Height), and resistance/height (R/Height), relate to physical function and frailty.MethodsThis cross-sectional study examined 208 community-dwelling older adults (female, n = 183; age = 74.2 ± 6.9 years; BMI = 30.4 ± 6.4 kg/m2) to compare physical function measures and bioimpedance indices across frailty categories determined by the FRAIL questionnaire. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of the screening program of autism spectrum disorder in Primary Healthcare Centers in Bahrain by Muna A. Almohri, Mahmood A. Alawainati, Zahra A. Ayoob, Nayla A. Nasser, Noof A. Abdulaal, Ahmed A. Aldailami, Donya A. Aldailami

“…SPSS version 25.0 was used for data analysis; mean and standard deviation were calculated for continuous variables, and categorical variables presented as frequency and percentage. Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate, used to test for statistical significance. …”
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Susceptibility to invasive meningococcal disease: polymorphism of complement system genes and Neisseria meningitidis factor H binding protein. by Declan T Bradley, Thomas W Bourke, Derek J Fairley, Raymond Borrow, Michael D Shields, Peter F Zipfel, Anne E Hughes

“…We used additive model logistic regression, accepting P<0.05 as significant after correction for multiple testing. The effects of fHBP subfamily on the age at infection and severity of disease was tested using the independent samples median test and Student's T test. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT ON MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION IN ELDERLY AND SENILE PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE by Iu. V. Nikishchenkova, V. S. Nikiforov

“…The study included 86 patients with ischemic heart disease (CHD) of older age groups admitted to  hospital treatment because of the progression of CHF: 21 patients — 65 to 74 years, 65 patients — 75 to 89 years. A standard clinical  study, echocardiography with global longitudinal strain assessment (GLS), and a Morisky-Green test were performed.Results. …”
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Self-Perceived Health Status of School-Age Children: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Omayyah Nassar PhD, Khaldoun Hamdan PhD, Abeer Shaheen RN, MSN, CNS, PhD

“…Data from the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance. Results The satisfaction subscale (i.e., satisfaction with oneself and health) has the highest mean (M = 87.7), followed by the achievement (M = 86) subscale that reflects appropriate role functioning in school and with peers, while the comfort subscale (i.e., the experience of physical and emotional symptoms) has the lowest mean (M = 78.8). …”
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Change in Quality of Life for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome following Referral to a Gastroenterologist: A Cohort Study. by Caroline Canavan, Joe West, Timothy Card

“…<h4>Background</h4>Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic functional condition, considerably reduces quality of life (QoL) and referral to gastroenterology is common. …”
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Multi-clause deduction algorithm based on dynamic combination optimization of strategies and its application(策略动态组合优化多元演绎算法及应用) by 郭海林(GUO Hailin), 曹锋(CAO Feng), 易见兵(YI Jianbing), 李俊(LI Jun), 吴贯锋(WU Guanfeng)

“…The performance of SDCO_E is evaluated by two sets of experiments: Experiment 1 took the international first-order logic automated theorem prover competition problems (1 500 in total) in recent three years as test object, SDCO_E solved 35 problems more than the original Epover 2.6, and the total number of theorem proofs has increased by 3.06%; Experiment 2 took problems with a rating of 1 in the TPTP benchmark as test object, SDCO_E solved 6 problems in the field of Number Theory and Set Theory, which has not been solved by all other provers. …”
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Comparative analysis of effectiveness of some students’ physical culture training methodic by A.Yu. Osipov, M.D. Kudryavtsev, S.S. Iermakov, M.G. Yanova, T.V. Lepilina, I.I. Plotnikova, O.S. Dorzhieva

“…We used the methods of physical condition control and assessment (control tests) and functional fitness (functional tests). …”
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