Comparative study of Baduanjin and brisk walking on balance and stability in older adults by Ya-Guang Yu, Jun Zhang, Lin Wang, Dai-Feng Yu, Gong-Bing Shan, Xiao Fu

“…Sixty elderly individuals aged 65 to 79 were selected and randomly divided into the Baduanjin group, the brisk walking group, and the control group that did not engage in exercise. …”
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Protocol of a randomised trial of teriparatide followed by zoledronic acid to reduce fracture risk in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta by Jennifer Walsh, Catriona Keerie, Stuart H Ralston, Christopher J Weir, Muhammad K Javaid, WAYNE LAM, Bente L Langdahl, Jannie D Hald, Patricia Osborne

“…The Treatment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Parathyroid Hormone and Zoledronic Acid trial will determine if therapy with teriparatide (TPTD) followed by zoledronic acid (ZA) can reduce the risk of clinical fractures in OI.Methods and analysis Individuals aged ≥18 years with a clinical diagnosis of OI are eligible to take part. …”
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Healthy dietary patterns and the incidence of chronic kidney disease: results from a prospective cohort study by Yong-Ping Lu, Bin Xia, Xiao-Hua Wang, Qiang-Sheng He, Chang-Bo Qu, Ying-Ying Xie, Tian-Jiao Cui, Si-Qing Wu, Jin-Yu Zhao, Zhi-Hua Zheng, Ting Zhu, Jin-Qiu Yuan, Chun Tang

“…Methods Data from the UK Biobank cohort, which included over 500,000 participants aged 40–69 from diverse regions of England, Wales, and Scotland, were analyzed. …”
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Acute and chronic effects of physical exercise on atherosclerosis, kynurenine pathway, endothelial function and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease: a clinical tr... by Eliete Bouskela, Gabriela Andrade Paz, Marcus VDS Rangel, Caio Luan Farias, André Luiz Conveniente Soares, Erica Langner, Tatiana Teixeira, Patrícia M L Dutra, Paulo Farinatti, Maria das Graças C Souza, Juliana P Borges

“…We aim to investigate exercise’s acute and chronic effects on carotid intima-media thickness, KP metabolites, inflammatory markers and plasma-soluble adhesion molecules in patients with CAD. Patients with CAD aged 40–70 will undergo exercise training (three times per week for 12 weeks). …”
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Nonlinear effect of body mass index on postoperative survival following isolated heart transplantation by Reid Dale, PhD, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, MD, MS, Matthew Leipzig, BSc, Maria Elizabeth Currie, MD, PhD

“…Patients receiving an isolated heart transplant ages 18 and older since 2010 were included. Overall survival was the primary outcome. …”
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Long-term real-world evidence of CPX-351 of high-risk patients with AML identified high rate of negative MRD and prolonged OS by Thomas Cluzeau, Fabio Guolo, Edmond Chiche, Paola Minetto, Ramy Rahme, Sarah Bertoli, Luana Fianchi, Jean-Baptiste Micol, Michele Gottardi, Pierre Peterlin, Sara Galimberti, Xavier Thomas, Giuliana Rizzuto, Olivier Legrand, Michela Rondoni, Emmanuel Raffoux, Giambattista Bertani, Alexis Caulier, Michelina D’Argenio, Caroline Bonmati, Atto Billio, Caroline Lejeune, Barbara Scappini, Arnaud Pigneux, Patrizia Zappasodi, Christan Recher, Francesco Grimaldi, Lionel Ades, Roberto M. Lemoli

“…We retrospectively collected data from 168 patients in 36 centers in France and Italy who had received 1 or 2 cycles of induction with CPX-351. All patients were aged >18 years and had newly diagnosed, untreated t-AML or MRC-AML. …”
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Verbal fluency and semantic association deficits in children with in birth nonprogressive neuromuscular diseases by Maria Koriakina, Maria Koriakina, Olga E. Agranovich, Ioannis Ntoumanis, Maxim Ulanov, Isak B. Blank, Anna Shestakova, Evgeny Blagovechtchenski

“…This relevance is particularly noted in children with severe motor disorders (MD) from birth, highlighting a need to explore how these disorders may impede cognitive functions.MethodsIn this study, we assessed verbal fluency, a critical component of speech function, in 68 children aged 7 to 15. This group consisted of 36 children with motor disorders, specifically those diagnosed with obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP, n = 22) or arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC, n = 14), and 32 healthy control children. …”
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Hydroxocobalamin for the treatment of vasoplegia after lung transplantation: A case series by Anh Nguyen, MD, PhD, Rima Bouajram, PharmD, Marek Brzezinski, MD, Sahand Hassanipour, David Gordon, Binh Trinh, MD, Tobias Deuse, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Steve Hays, MD, Jonathan Singer, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH

“…Results: We identified 3 male patients aged 49 to 62, with lung allocation scores between 89.9 and 90.6, requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (pre- and post-transplant for 5, 5, 9 and 8, 2, 2 days, respectively). …”
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Cardiovascular disease risk prediction by Framingham risk score in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Mina Amiri, Maryam Mousavi, Mahsa Noroozzadeh, Fereidoun Azizi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani

“…Among them, 215 women aged 30 years or older were diagnosed with PCOS. …”
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Evaluating the implementation of a multicomponent intervention to improve faecal immunochemical test-based (FIT) colorectal cancer screening in primary care by Kamala Adhikari, James Whitworth, Gary F Teare, Muhammad Kashif Mughal, Danica Hignell, Barbara Moysey, Jawad Chishtie

“…The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is recommended for screening people aged 50–74 years at average risk of CRC in Alberta, Canada. …”
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U-shaped association between TC/HDL-C ratio and osteoporosis risk in older adults by Chuanwei Zhao, Xiaochun Zhang, Xu Zhang, Bo Zhao, Yane Yang, Mu Lin, Wenli Qiao, Zeyao Hu, Haijie Yang

“…A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from 7,465 individuals aged 60 and above from the 2005–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Impact of Ramadan Intermittent Fasting on Salivary pH, Flow Rate, and Electrolyte Levels in Healthy Adult Men by Sinda Yacoub, Mehdi Khemiss, Amira Besbes, Helmi Ben Saad

“…This before-and-after design study, which was conducted during Ramadan 2023, aimed to compare salivary flow rate (SFR), potential hydrogen (pH), and electrolyte concentrations before Ramadan (BR), at the end of Ramadan (ER), and after Ramadan (AR). Men aged 20 to 30 years who were fasting during Ramadan were recruited from the University of Monastir (Tunisia). …”
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Association between social determinants of health and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and sex differences in US adults: A cross-sectional study by Chun Yang, Na Zhang, Tiankuo Gao, Yingxin Zhu, Chen Gong, Mingyue Xu, Cuicui Feng

“…Result: A total of 40,536 participants aged ≥18 years (19,548 men and 20,888 women) were included in the analysis. …”
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The Effect of Embryo Transfer Process Duration on Implantation Success by Isıl Kasapoglu, Kiper Aslan, Adnan Orhan, Ozge Albayrak, Seyma Haskoylu, Goktan Kuspinar, Berrin Avcı, Gürkan Uncu

“…Day 5 fresh embryo transferred patients aged between 18 - 40, BMI <35 kg/m2 without uterine pathology were enrolled in the study. …”
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Selection and Success in Badminton: The Role of Lobs and Smashes in Junior Athletes' Performance by Touptiolo Touptiolo, Helmina Ria Siregar, Vina Mardatila Tarigan, Yogi Suwananda, Soukaina Hattabi, Willette Nance

“…Through quantitative analysis of 32 junior players (16 males, 16 females, aged 14-18 years), we investigated shot frequency, success rates, and contextual factors influencing strategy selection. …”
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Detecting tropical freshly-opened swidden fields using a combined algorithm of continuous change detection and support vector machine by Ningsang Jiang, Peng Li, Zhiming Feng

“…Exploring universal approaches for accurate mapping of newly-opened swiddens and fallows of different ages has not yet been stopped. The development of data-, information-, and knowledge-based algorithms for monitoring swidden agriculture requires integration of multi-dimensional features. …”
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Patient Perceptions of Surgeon Attire, Professionalism, and Gender Bias in Pakistani Public Hospitals by Maham Arshad, Zara Ali, Talha Tariq, Kainat Raza, Fatima Hashmi, Tarim Nayab

“…Methodology: A cross-sectional survey of 300 individuals aged 18 to 60 years was conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, from January to March 2024. …”
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Efficacy of Hymecromone in Post-Cholecystectomy Patients by A V. Okhlobystin, A. К. Ufimtseva, M. A. Tatarkina, O. Z. Okhlobystina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Overall, 26 patients were enrolled in non-interventional comparative study: 2 males, 24 females, aged from 25 to 74 years. All patients underwent cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstone disease within 1 to 10 years prior to beginning of the study. …”
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Concentric and Eccentric Force Changes with Elastic Band and Isotonic Heavy Resistance Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Eric Folkins, Sidharth Sahni, John Ryan, Stacey Wooden, Gina Bushby, Christian Radzinski

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose was to examine the effects of a four-week isotonic low repetitions/heavy resistance strengthening program compared to a low repetitions/heavy resistance elastic band strengthening program on shoulder external rotation, hip abduction, and elbow flexion concentric and eccentric isokinetic force production in college aged untrained females. # Study Design Randomized Trial # Methods Twenty healthy females performed pre-and-post isokinetic (60 degrees/second) concentric/eccentric testing of the elbow flexors, shoulder external rotators, and hip abductors. …”
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Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…Methods The study design is cross-sectional and data gathering was in the period between 2007 and 2020, this research encompassed 19,235 participants aged 15 to 26. PA preferences were gauged using the Questionnaire on Physical Activity Preferences, while actual PA levels were measured through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form. …”
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