High-intensity interval training modulates thrombotic susceptibility in metabolic syndrome: Attenuation of plasma PAI-1 and fibrinogen via ameliorated metabolic dysfunction by Niyousha Ghazbani, Arezoo Razmdideh, Amin Alimohammadi, Danial Bagherzadeh, Ehsan Rezaee Moeini, Mohammad Reza Mozaffari, Mohammad Sadra Roshani Koosha

“…Fasting plasma PAI-1, fibrinogen, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), body composition, and lipid profiles were assessed pre/post-intervention. HIIT significantly reduced PAI-1 (−30.7%, p<0.001) and fibrinogen (−21.8%, p<0.001) versus controls. …”
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Negative association between body roundness index and constipation: insights from NHANES by Lingting Chen, Huirong Xiao, Xuchao Yu, Bingbin Huang, Sirong Guo, Ting Yuan, Siyang Deng

“…Subgroup analyses identified significant interaction effects of BRI with age, alcohol consumption status, and hypertension on constipation risk (interaction P < 0.05). Post PSM, constipation patients demonstrated higher BRI levels than non-constipation counterparts (P = 0.013). …”
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Corticosteroid effectiveness among hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Malaysia by Najma Kori, Farida Islahudin, Muhammad Yusuf Zawir Abd Rahim, Petrick Periyasamy, Noraida Mohamed Shah, Ernieda Md Hatah, Lau Chee Lan

“…Methodology: Retrospective data on hospitalised COVID-19 patients were collected for this study, and the primary outcome measure was the patients’ clinical status based on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement (OSCI) on Day-5 and Day-10 post-steroid.  Results: The results demonstrated that using steroids significantly improved patients’ clinical outcomes from a WHO OSCI level of 4 (0.1) on Day-1 to 2.6 (2.5) on Day-5 (p < 0.001). …”
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Features of myocardial characteristics of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with diabetes mellitus as assessed by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic re... by O. V. Stukalova, Yu. O. Shalaginova, R. M. Shakhnovich, A. G. Komarova, N. L. Lyakhova, S. K. Ternovoy, I. I. Staroverov

“…All patients underwent cardiac MRI with contrast, including myocardial T1 mapping, tissue analysis of left ventricular myocardium with determination of infarct zone, heterogeneous zone, edema zone, pre- and post-contrast T1 values, extracellular volume values of healthy myocardium and infarct zone.Results. …”
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ORLA combined with telerehabilitation in patients with subacute Poststroke aphasia: a randomized controlled trial by Li Gan, Litao Huang, Lijuan Li, Xin Yang, Lijiao Meng, Zijian Pang, Quan Wei

“…The primary outcome was a change in Aphasia Quotient (AQ) at baseline and 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months post-treatment. The secondary outcomes included quality of life and language subscale scores at the same time points. …”
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Health technology assessment (HTA) of prostatic urethral lift (PUL) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in the Italian context by Agostino Fortunato, Eugenio Di Brino, Michele Basile, Debora Antonini, Filippo Rumi

“…Specifically, savings are derived from the lower incidence of adverse events and complications, both post-operative and in the long term, implying lower inpatient costs and less use of human resources. …”
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Transcatheter PDA recanalization and interatrial septal stenting as a bridge to arterial switch operation in a late-presenting infant with D-transposition of the great arteries by Revan Satrio, Priyandini Wulandari, Hiradipta Ardining, Brian Mendel, Indriwanto Sakidjan Atmosudigdo, Radityo Prakoso, Bambang Widyantoro

“…The patient demonstrated stable post-procedural hemodynamics and was subsequently bridged to elective ASO, which was performed successfully after two months. …”
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Dietary fatty acids promote gut health in weaned piglets by regulating gut microbiota and immune function by Zongze Fan, Lei Lei, Xingyue Wu, Ronghui Xing, Pengfei Du, Ziyang Wang, Huijuan Zhao, Yanqun Huang, Wen Chen, Xuemeng Si

“…BackgroundPost-weaning diarrhea in piglets is a common challenge that adversely impacts growth performance and increases mortality, leading to severe economic losses. …”
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Ohmic heating enhanced extraction and yield kinetics of kinnow juice by Lalremmawii, Satish Kumar, Maninder Kaur, Mahesh K. Samota

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Integrating Smartphone Apps During Differentiated Teaching: Promoting Increased Student Engagement and Performance in Team Sports Activities in Middle School Physical Education by Ega Trisna Rahayu, Edi Setiawan, Rolly Afrinaldi, Kamal Prihandani, Rina Syafrida, Mochammad Ikhsanul Al Raffi, Amayra Tannoubi, Allabergan Sharipov, Adang Suherman, Ferman Konukman

“…SE and GP were measured at the pre-test, mid-test, and post-test stages. The results of the 2-way repeated measure (RM) ANOVA analysis showed that there were significant main effects of time, teaching, and interaction on SE related to vigor (p < 0.001), dedication (p < 0.001), and absorption (p < 0.001). …”
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The Potential Effects of Sensor-Based Virtual Reality Telerehabilitation on Lower Limb Function in Patients with Chronic Stroke Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Case-C... by Mirjam Bonanno, Maria Grazia Maggio, Paolo De Pasquale, Laura Ciatto, Antonino Lombardo Facciale, Morena De Francesco, Giuseppe Andronaco, Rosaria De Luca, Angelo Quartarone, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Methods: Twenty chronic post-stroke patients underwent evaluation for inclusion in the analysis through an electronic recovery data system. …”
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Effect of Acute Exercise on Pulmonary Function in Young Adults with Anaemia: A Quasi-experimental Study by K Roopashree, An Jubin John, KC Devina Dilip, Prithika Shree Ragothaman, Aadhi Krishna

“…An independent sample t-test was used to find differences between the groups, while a paired t-test was used to compare pre- and post-exercise values within each group. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Protective effects and mechanisms of sodium pyruvate on storage lesions in human red blood cells by CHEN Haoning, MIAO Qi, GAO Qiang, SUN Xin, MEI Shunyu, WANG Li, LIAN Yun, LUO Honglin, ZHOU Chenjie, LI Hao

“…[Methods] Six units of leukocyte-depleted suspended RBCs (discarded for non-infectious reasons within three days post-collection) were randomly assigned to four groups: negative control (NS), positive control (PS), experimental group 1 (SP1), and experimental group 2 (SP2). …”
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The effect of ZnO nanoparticles addition to PMMA on surface contact angle and adhesion of Candida albicans by Dedi Fardiaz, Dyah Irnawati, Nuryono Nuryono

“…Results: The mean contact angles (°): 82.96±4.20; 82.36±0.66; 86.25±4.49; and 92.82±5.40. Results of post-hoc LSD showing differences only in the 7.5% ZnO NPs group. …”
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Injectable and Conductive Polyurethane Gel with Load-Responsive Antibiosis for Sustained Root Canal Disinfection by Bo Mu, Xiaoyu Lei, Yinglong Zhang, Jingzheng Zhang, Qingda Du, Yuping Li, Dongyu Huang, Li Wang, Jidong Li, Yubao Li, Yi Zuo

“…The ISO-compliant gel provides durable, load-responsive disinfection while maintaining good biocompatibility, offering a promising solution to prevent post-treatment reinfection.…”
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Innovative approach to IOL-bag complex fixation with Siepser’s scleral sliding knots in pseudoexfoliation syndrome by Dario Furgiuele, Piera Giunta, Michele Rinaldi, Luca D’Andrea, Ciro Costagliola

“…There were no statistically significant differences when comparing the BCVA before the IOL dislocation with the 1-year post-operative BCVA (p > 0.13). No intraocular pressure fluctuations (preoperative IOP 15.0 ± 2.43 vs 1 year IOP 14.69 ± 2.27 p > 0.3), changes in endothelial cell counts (CC) (Preoperative CC: 1812 ± 461 cell/mm2 vs 1 year 1760 ± 329 cell/mm2; p > 0.3), or significant complications were observed. …”
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MACROSCOPICS AND MICROSCOPICS FEATURE OF WITAR RATS LIVER AFTER IMMERSION IN GRADUAL CONCENTRATION OF RANDU HONEY by Putri Ariani Kusuma, Tuntas Dhanardhono, Saebani Saebani, Ratna Damma Purnawati, Hermawan Istiadi

“…Methods Experimental with post-test only control group design using 24 male Wistar rats as sample, randomly divided into 4 groups consist of: Group C (preserved with 10% formaldehyde solutions), P1 (preserved with 10% randu honey solutions), P2 (preserved with 20% randu honey solutions) and P3 (preserved with 30% randu honey solutions). …”
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Preparation and Optimization of Mn²⁺-Activated Na₂ZnGeO₄ Phosphors: Insights into Precursor Selection and Microwave-Assisted Solid-State Synthesis by Xiaomeng Wang, Siyi Wei, Jiaping Zhang, Jiaren Du, Yukun Li, Ke Chen, Hengwei Lin

“…Notably, the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of the sample utilizing MnCO₃ as the manganese precursor was recorded at 2.67%, whereas the sample synthesized from MnO₂ exhibited a remarkable PLQY of 17.69%. Moreover, the post-treatment of SSR-derived samples through the MASS process significantly enhanced the PLQY from 0.67% to 8.66%. …”
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Self-care behaviors towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention in hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional study by Mobina Kaviani, Nasrin Rasoulzadeh, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Rana Haddadi

“…ANOVA analysis revealed a significant relationship between self-care and age (P=0.01), with post-hoc Scheffé’s test indicating that participants under 40 years old had lower self-care levels. …”
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Efficacy of isolated periocular botulinum toxin A injections versus periocular and adjunctive lower facial injections in hemifacial spasm: a randomized, controlled, noninferiority,... by Akarawit Eiamsamarng, Niphon Chirapapaisan, Wanicha Chuenkongkaew, Natthapon Rattanathamsakul, Manassawee Joradoln, Yanee Mukdar, Phakinee Rueangcharin

“…Primary outcomes were visual analog scale (VAS) for periocular and lower face regions at 4 weeks post injection. Secondary outcomes included the Hemifacial Spasm Grading Scale (HSGS), Samsung Medical Center grading system (SMC), HFS questionnaire (HFS-30), and adverse events. …”
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