Variations of Accelerometer and Metabolic Power Global Positioning System Variables across a Soccer Season: A Within-Group Study for Starters and Non-Starters by Hadi Nobari, Rafael Oliveira, Marefat Siahkouhian, Jorge Pérez-Gómez, Florin Cazan, Luca Paolo Ardigò

“…Twenty-one professional soccer players (age, 28.3 ± 3.8 years; height, 181.2 ± 7.1 cm; body mass, 74.5 ± 7.7 kg; BMI, 22.6 ± 1.0 kg·m²) were monitored during the full season in the highest level of the Iranian Premier League. WMPA, wAcZ, and wDcZ at three different zones (wAcZ1, wAcZ2, wAcZ3, wDcZ1, wDcZ2, wDcZ3) were collected using Global Positioning System. …”
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A survey of organizational structure and operational practices of elite youth football academies and national federations from around the world: A performance and medical perspecti... by Warren Gregson, Warren Gregson, Christopher Carling, Christopher Carling, Antonio Gualtieri, Antonio Gualtieri, James O'Brien, Patrick Reilly, Francisco Tavares, Daniele Bonanno, Emmanuel Lopez, Joao Marques, Joao Marques, Lorenzo Lolli, Lorenzo Lolli, Valter Di Salvo, Valter Di Salvo

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Estudio y análisis de la recepción en el Voleibol Masculino de Alto Rendimiento. (Research and analysis of the reception in the current high performance Men’s Volleyball.) by Diego Callej��n Lirola, Cesar Hernández González

“…The study includes the analysis of 2820 serves of which 2212 were received, corresponding to 15 games of high level competitions such as the 2003 World League and the Final phase of the European Championship that same year. …”
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Win, Draw, or Lose? Global Positioning System-Based Variables’ Effect on the Match Outcome: A Full-Season Study on an Iranian Professional Soccer Team by Hadi Nobari, Norbert Keshish Banoocy, Rafael Oliveira, Jorge Pérez-Gómez

“…Observations on individual match performance measures were undertaken on thirteen outfield players competing in the Iranian Premier League. The measures selected for analysis included total duration, accelerations in zones (AccZ1, 2, and 3), decelerations in zones (DecZ1, 2, and 3), and MPA collected by the Wearable Inertial Measurement Unit (WIMU). …”
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Comparative clinical-related outcomes of Chinese patent medicines for cardiac hypertrophy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials by Tianqi Zhang, Tianqi Zhang, Haoyang Xu, Dong Zhen, Danni Fu, Ming Zhao, Chengxi Wei, Xue Bai, Xue Bai

“…The outcomes concerned efficacy and related indicators, including echocardiographic indices, cardiac biomarkers, and functional exercise capacity, which were evaluated as odds ratios, mean differences, and 95% credible intervals. Network plots, league tables, surface-under-the-cumulative ranking (SUCRA), and funnel plots were created for each outcome, and all analyses were conducted using Stata 16.0 software.Results: A total of 25 RCTs were evaluated; these involved 2395 patients in a network meta-analysis (NMA). …”
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Comparative effectiveness of multiple different treatment regimens for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta... by Manjun Deng, Yonghao Wen, JingXin Yan, Yichen Fan, Zhixin Wang, Ruixia Zhang, Li Ren, Yinggui Ba, Haijiu Wang, Qian Lu, Haining Fan

“…Referring to the lower surface under the cumulative ranking curves (SUCRA) and the league matrix table, exenatide and liraglutide, which are also glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), showed excellent potential to reduce liver fat content, control glycemia, reduce body weight, and improve liver function and insulin resistance. …”
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Preliminary Results of Feasibility and Acceptability of Self-Collection for Cervical Screening in Italian Women by Illari Sechi, Narcisa Muresu, Mariangela V. Puci, Laura Saderi, Arcadia Del Rio, Andrea Cossu, Maria R. Muroni, Santina Castriciano, Marianna Martinelli, Clementina E. Cocuzza, Giovanni Sotgiu, Andrea Piana

“…Methods: 185 women were enrolled in the LILT (Italian League Against Tumors) regional project. A self-sampling kit, including a dry FLOQSwab^® (Copan), instructions for use, and a satisfaction questionnaire, were supplied for each woman and sent by mail to the laboratory. …”
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Iron status in spanish junior soccer and basketball players. Status en hierro de jugadores de fútbol y baloncesto de la categoría junior. by Valtueña , Jara, González Gross, Marcela, Sola , Ricardo

“…<br>Material and methods: Forty six soccer and eleven basketball players aged 17-21 years (mean age 18.2 +1.1) who played in the Spanish national junior soccer and basketball league, respectively, who had neither drugs, medicines intake nor illness during the study which altered the appetite or some studies parameters, took part in the study. …”
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Impact of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms of <i>CTLA-4</i>, <i>CD80</i> and <i>CD86</i> on the Effectiveness of Abatacept in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Noelia Marquez Pete, María del Mar Maldonado Montoro, Cristina Pérez Ramírez, Almudena Sánchez Martín, Juan Enrique Martínez de la Plata, Fernando Martínez Martínez, Rafael Caliz Caliz, Abdelali Daddaoua, María del Carmen Ramírez Tortosa, Alberto Jiménez Morales

“…The patients were classified according to the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria at 6 and 12 months from start of treatment. …”
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Recovery and stress monitoring in elite ice hockey: A longitudinal pilot-study by Patrick Eggenberger, Nadine Buffat, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Emanuel Brunner

“…Methods Twenty-five male ice hockey players from the highest level Swiss leagues at their respective age group participated (i.e., National League, NL, n = 11, age = 24.8 ± 4.1 years and U20, n = 14, age = 18.5 ± 1.5 years). …”
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Efficacy, patient-reported outcomes, and safety of the anti-granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor antibody otilimab (GSK3196165) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a... by Buckley, C, Simón-Campos , JA, Zhdan, V, Et al.

“…Patients who were not in the otilimab 180 mg group, without a good or moderate European League Against Rheumatism response (week 12) or with DAS28-CRP >3·2 (week 24) escaped to otilimab 180 mg. …”

OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines. by Zhang, W, Moskowitz, R, Nuki, G, Abramson, S, Altman, R, Arden, N, Bierma-Zeinstra, S, Brandt, K, Croft, P, Doherty, M, Dougados, M, Hochberg, M, Hunter, D, Kwoh, K, Lohmander, L, Tugwell, P

“…Evidence before 2002 was based on a systematic review conducted by European League Against Rheumatism and evidence after 2002 was updated using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, AMED, the Cochrane Library and HTA reports. …”

Rituximab versus tocilizumab in anti-TNF inadequate responder patients with rheumatoid arthritis (R4RA): A stratified, biopsy-driven, multi-centre, randomised, open label, controll... by Humby, F, Durez, P, Buch, MH, Lewis, M, Rizvi, H, Rivellese, F, Nerviani, A, Giorli, G, Mahto, A, Montecucco, C, Lauwerys, B, Ng, N, Ho, P, Bombardieri, M, Romão, VC, Verschueren, P, Kelly, S, Sainaghi, PP, Gendi, N, Dasgupta, B, Cauli, A, Reynolds, P, Cañete, JD, Moots, R, Taylor, P, Edwards, CJ, Isaacs, J, Sasieni, P, Choy, E, Pitzalis, C

“…Patients aged 18 years or older who fulfilled the 2010 American College of Rheumatology and European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and were eligible for treatment with rituximab therapy according to UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines were eligible for inclusion in the trial. …”

Semiology and determinants of apathy across neurodegenerative motor disorders: A comparison between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease by Barbara Poletti, Federica Solca, Sabrina Maffi, Silvia Torre, Laura Carelli, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Roberta Ferrucci, Roberta Ferrucci, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori, Alberto Priori, Alessia Monti, Federico Verde, Federico Verde, Nicola Ticozzi, Nicola Ticozzi, Simone Migliore, Eugenia Scaricamazza, Melissa Casella, Ferdinando Squitieri, Andrea Ciammola, Vincenzo Silani, Vincenzo Silani

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A spontaneous ovarian teratoma in an FVB/n female mouse: Case report and literature review by Paula Alexandra Martins de-Oliveira, Ana I. Faustino-Rocha, Rui M. Gil da-Costa, Elisabete Nascimento Goncalves, Ana Margarida Calado, Catarina Jota Baptista, Adelina Gama, Fernanda Seixas

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Retinoic acid-loaded PLGA nanocarriers targeting cell cholesterol potentialize the antitumour effect of PD-L1 antibody by preventing epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediated by M... by Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo Júnior, George A Lira, Timo Schomann, Rômulo S Cavalcante, Natalia Feitosa Vilar, Regina Célia Monteiro de Paula, Raelle Ferreira Gomes, Chih Kit Chung, Carla Jorquera-Cordero, Olena Vepris, Alan B Chan, Luis J. Cruz

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Glucose-Functionalized Silver Nanoparticles as a Potential New Therapy Agent Targeting Hormone-Resistant Prostate Cancer cells by Morais M, Machado V, Dias F, Figueiredo P, Palmeira C, Martins G, Fernandes R, Malheiro AR, Mikkonen KS, Teixeira AL, Medeiros R

“…Mariana Morais,1,2,&ast; Vera Machado,1,&ast; Francisca Dias,1 Patrícia Figueiredo,3 Carlos Palmeira,4– 6 Gabriela Martins,4,5 Rui Fernandes,7,8 Ana Rita Malheiro,7,8 Kirsi S Mikkonen,3,9 Ana Luísa Teixeira,1,2 Rui Medeiros1,2,6,10,11 1Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), Research Center-LAB2, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal; 2ICBAS, Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, 4050-513, Portugal; 3Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland; 4Department of Immunology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO-Porto), Porto, 4200-072, Portugal; 5Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), Research Center-LAB2, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal; 6Biomedical Research Center (CEBIMED, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University (UFP), Porto, 4249-004, Portugal; 7HEMS-Histology and Electron Microscopy, i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal; 8IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; 9Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland; 10Research Department, LPCC- Portuguese League Against Cancer (NRNorte), Porto, Portugal; 11Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (FMUP), Alameda Prof. …”
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Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial by Kate Hunt, Hui Jun Chih, Himanshu Gupta, Dominika Kwasnicka, Eleanor Quested, Bryce Brickley, Brendan J Smith, James A Smith, Toby Pavey, Andrew Maiorana, Deborah A Kerr, Joanne McVeigh, Joanna C Moullin, Graham Hillis, Matthew David McDonald, Tracy McCaffrey, Jason Bonson, Scarlett Holmes, Marshall Makate, Lee Wharton, Neil Wharton

“…Aussie-FIT involves 12 weekly face-to-face sessions including coach-led interactive education workshops and PA delivered in Australian Football League (Western Australia, Northern Territory) and rugby (Queensland) sports club settings. …”
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Skill Retention of Light-Curing Technique Using Only Verbal Instructions versus Using an Instructional Video: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study of Dental Students by Al-Zain AO, Alsolami AH, Jamalellail HM, Price RB

“…Then, they completed a modified version of the National League of Nursing (NLN) satisfaction and self-confidence questionnaire and answered light-curing knowledge questions. …”
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Diagnostic properties of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) in Huntington’s disease by Federica Solca, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Simone Migliore, Silvia Torre, Laura Carelli, Roberta Ferrucci, Roberta Ferrucci, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori, Alberto Priori, Federico Verde, Federico Verde, Nicola Ticozzi, Nicola Ticozzi, Sabrina Maffi, Consuelo Ceccarelli, Ferdinando Squitieri, Vincenzo Silani, Vincenzo Silani, Andrea Ciammola, Barbara Poletti

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