Analysis of Surface EMG Parameters in the Overhead Deep Squat Performance by Dariusz Komorowski, Barbara Mika

“…Next, analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests, that is, nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis and post hoc tests, were performed. <b>Results:</b> The parameter that most clearly differentiated the groups considered turned out to be %MVC. …”
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Mechanically robust neuroprotective stent by sequential Mg ions release for ischemic stroke therapy by Hongkang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Lili Sheng, Xiaofeng Cao, Chuanjie Wu, Baoying Song, Yunong Shen, Zikai Xu, Ge Song, Hao Sun, Qing Liu, Xunming Ji, Miaowen Jiang, Ming Li, Yufeng Zheng

“…Abstract Most acute ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion require stent implantation post-thrombectomy for complete recanalization, yet they exhibit a high rate of poor prognosis due to ischemia-reperfusion injury. …”
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Impact of a Structured Educational Programme on the Knowledge of Antibiotic Usage and Resistance among Undergraduate Non Medical Students: A Research Protocol by Lalhmachhuani Hmar, Ruchira Ankar

“…A paired t-test will be applied to ascertain the significance of the variation in the knowledge score between the pre and post-test. The Chi-square test will be applied to determine the association between the knowledge level and demographic variables.…”
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Patients with Alzheimer's disease who carry the APOE ε4 allele benefit more from physical exercise by Camilla Steen Jensen, Anja Hviid Simonsen, Volkert Siersma, Nina Beyer, Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Hanne Gottrup, Kristine Hoffman, Peter Høgh, Ruth Frikke‐Schmidt, Nanna Aue Sobol, Gunhild Waldemar, Lene Wermuth, Steen Gregers Hasselbalch

“…Epidemiological studies in healthy elderly suggest that exercise preserves cognitive and physical abilities to a higher extent in APOE ε4 carriers. Methods In this post hoc subgroup analysis study, we investigated whether the beneficial effect of an exercise intervention in patients with mild AD was dependent on the patients' APOE genotype. …”
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MITIGASI DAN EVAKUASI BENCANA PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 BAGI MASYARAKAT PASIE NAN TIGO KOTO TANGAH KOTA PADANG by Aisyah Elliyanti, Julizar Julizar, Lili Irawati, Miftah Irrahmah, Afriwardi Afriwardi, Yose Ramda Ilhami, Fika Anggraini, Rahmad Syawqi

“…Sebagian besar pemahaman peserta sudah meningkat tentang pencegahan Covid-19 dan penanggulangan bencana dibuktikan dengan meningkatnya jumlah jawaban kuisioner yang benar saat post-test dibanding pretest dari 50% menjadi 80%. …”
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PKM2-driven metabolic reprogramming in digestive system tumors: mechanisms, therapeutic advances, and clinical challenges by Xinyao Huang, Jianjun He, Haonan Sun, Yi Wu, Renjun Gu, Renjun Gu, Ziyun Li

“…In digestive system tumors, the regulatory network of PKM2 demonstrates tissue specificity, mediated by non-coding RNAs, post-translational modifications, and crosstalk between metabolic and signaling pathways, collectively sustaining metabolic plasticity. …”
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Modified Four-Point Scleral Suture Fixation Technique for Repositioning a Dislocated Intraocular Lens in the Absence of Capsule Support by Kaicheng Wu, Wangyi Fang, Yuan Zong, Jian Yu, Canqing Xu, Chunhui Jiang, Ye Tan

“…After a mean follow-up period of 19.75 ± 7.85 months (range: 8 to 24 months), the patients’ best-corrected vision acuity (BCVA (LogMAR), before: 0.63 ± 0.36, after: 0.58 ± 0.43, P=0.604) and intraocular pressure (pre 13.35 ± 0.85 mmHg, post 14.80 ± 2.03 mmHg, P=0.150) remained unchanged. …”
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EFEK PENGGUNAAN OBAT ANTIDIABETES TERHADAP LUARAN TERAPI PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELITUS TIPE 2 DENGAN KOMPLIKASI ULKUS KAKI DIABETIK DI RSUP SANGLAH DENPASAR by N. M. R. A. M Samba, N. N. F. Sukarmini, N. K. S. Lestari, M. A. Sarasmita, Luh Putu Febriana Larasanty

“…Penggunaan kombinasi Glargine + Aspart dan Glargine + Glulisine keduanya mampu memberikan penurunan yang signifikan pada kadar glukosa darah puasa dan kadar glukosa darah 2 jam post prandial dengan penurunan rata-rata dan nilai signifikansi berturut-turut yaitu 85,00±77,718 mg/dL (p=0,000); 85,656±70,276 mg/dL (p=0,000); 92,545±66,656 mg/dL (p=0,001)  dan 86,818±59,189 mg/dL (p=0,001). …”
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The Effect of Ventilation, Age, and Asthmatic Condition on Ultrafine Particle Deposition in Children by Hector A. Olvera, Daniel Perez, Juan W. Clague, Yung-Sung Cheng, Wen-Whai Li, Maria A. Amaya, Scott W. Burchiel, Marianne Berwick, Nicholas E. Pingitore

“…Asthmatic conditions were confirmed via pre-and post-bronchodilator spirometry. Subjects were exposed to a hygroscopic aerosol with number geometric mean diameter of 27–31 nm, geometric standard deviation of 1.8–2.0, and concentration of 1.2×106 particles cm−3. …”
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Comparación del comportamiento sismorresistente de edificaciones en acero A36 diseñadas por el método DDBD y el método FBD bajo el sistema SMF by David Alejandro Orellana Smith, Gino Giuseppe Pannillo Majano

“…Para MSZ #8 y #9 el MDD obtuvo un comportamiento cercano a la cedencia, mientras que en el MDF el comportamiento fue post-cedente con incursión insignificante al rango inelástico con daños de naturaleza reparables…”
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Results of Laboratory Diagnostics of the Human herpes virus Type 6 in Various Forms of Eye Diseases by E. V. Svetlova, O. S. Slepova, E. V. Denisova, L. A. Kovaleva, E. A. Eremeeva, P. V. Makarov, A. E. Kugusheva, E. S. Vakhova, A. E. Andryushin, V. V. Demkin

“…A parallel simultaneous study of the blood (n = 40) revealed markers of chronic and/or active infection and DNA of the virus in patients of all nosological groups surveyed (uveitis, corneal ulcers of various etiologies, post-inflammatory cataracts, corneoscleral eye injuries and corneal graft disease). …”
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Quality of antenatal care and its potential impacts on delivery services and postnatal care compliance among reproductive women in Bangladesh: A situation analysis from the Banglad... by Mehejabin Nurunnahar, M Pear Hossain, Tahmidul Haque, S M Rokonuzzaman, Susmita Dey Pinky, Rumpa Kairy, Tahrima Mohsin Mohona, Abdus Sobhan, Most Hafeza Khatun, Abu Yousuf Md Abdullah, Md Shahjahan Siraj

“…Factors such as completing secondary education, engaging in skilled/unskilled manual labor and higher wealth quintile were associated with better delivery and post-delivery outcomes.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Ensuring qANC and expanding PNC service use remain challenging in Bangladesh. …”
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Subjective Improvement of Sleep in Insomnia Patients Treated at a Day Rehabilitation Centre After the Use of EEG Neurofeedback Therapy – a Pilot Study by Joanna Białkowska, Dorota Mroczkowska, Michał Boraczyński

“…However, there was no significant difference in the -SMR amplitude between pre- to post-treatment (9.15 3.11 and 8.62 2.82, respectively, p=0.095).Conclusions: Due to the subjective improvement of sleep quality, without statistically significant changes in the electrophysiological record (expressed by SMR amplitude), it is advisable to continue research with the use of EEG-NFB therapy.…”
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The impact of adenomyosis on intrauterine insemination success in unexplained infertile women: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Sefa Arlıer, Sadık Kükrer, Fikriye Işıl Adıgüzel, Ahmet Zeki Nessar, Gülsüm Uysal, Cevdet Adıgüzel, Dilek Kaya Kaplanoğlu

“…IUI was performed 36 h post-human chorionic ggonadotropin (hCG) administration, with pregnancy defined as a positive β-hCG 12–14 days after IUI. …”
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Serological Prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in Mobile Populations in Previously Endemic but Now Non-Endemic Regions of China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Chao-Rong Bian, Da-Bing Lu, Jing Su, Xia Zhou, Hong-Xiang Zhuge, Poppy H L Lamberton

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 41 studies in Chinese met the inclusion criteria, covering seven provinces of China. The time of post-interruption surveillance ranged from the first year to the 31st year. …”
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Ventajas y desventajas de adoptar el valor a los 60´ en la prueba oral de tolerancia a la glucosa by Graciela Pennachiotti

“…Sin embargo, actualmente existen debates sobre los puntos de corte aceptables internacionalmente para definir la hiperglucemia intermedia usando glucemia en ayunas, glucemia post sobrecarga a las 2 h (POTG 2h) y HbA1c. Pese a esto, hay un consenso global en el uso de la POTG 2 h para definir estados disglucémicos. …”
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Complete response of somatic POLE-ultramutated recurrent undifferentiated uterine sarcoma to pembrolizumab and concurrent radiotherapy by Natasha E. Charewycz, I-Chow Joe Hsu, Kevin Lu, Katherine Fuh, Lee-may Chen, Varun Monga, Stephanie Cham

“…The patient was subsequently treated with concurrent radiation and pembrolizumab and demonstrated complete disease resolution after cycle 3 of pembrolizumab and one month post-radiation completion. She has since remained disease-free for 17 months on pembrolizumab maintenance therapy. …”
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Effects of laughter yoga on separation anxiety in kindergarten children: Children's characteristics and related factors by Milad Tabei, Hadi Hasani, Tayebeh Negahban Bonabi, Niyayesh Kargar, Fatemeh Tamadon

“…In this study, we assess effects of laughter yoga on SAD in kindergarten children in Rafsanjan, Iran, with an experimental, pre-post-test design. Sample were selected using cluster sampling design, in which we randomly selected four kindergartens in the city and assessed all the students from these kindergartens (n = 221). …”
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Automatic Detection of Landslide Surface Cracks from UAV Images Using Improved U-Network by Hao Xu, Li Wang, Bao Shu, Qin Zhang, Xinrui Li

“…Additionally, it incorporates multi-scale skip connections and channel-wise cross attention modules in the decoder to improve feature reconstruction capabilities. Finally, post-processing techniques such as morphological operations and dimension measurements were applied to crack masks to generate crack inventories. …”
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Shaping the future of medical laboratory practices in Somaliland: a review of the current standards by Omar Abdulkarim Saeed Alhammadi, Zhinya Kawa Othman, Ephraim Ikpongifono Udokang, Tayaba Sarfraz, Olalekan John Okesanya, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno

“…Findings demonstrate that quality management and efficient leadership are critical for a successful pre-accreditation and post-accreditation process, indicating the dual focus as the main strategy to ensure Somaliland’s medical laboratories meet global standards of excellence in terms of diagnostic accuracy, operational efficiency, patient outcomes, resilience and sustainability. …”
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