Effects of Recreational Ski Mountaineering on Cumulative Muscle Fatigue – A Longitudinal Trial by Simon Haslinger, Simon Haslinger, Cornelia Blank, David Morawetz, Arnold Koller, Tobias Dünnwald, Sarah Berger, Nico Schlickum, Wolfgang Schobersberger, Wolfgang Schobersberger

“…After each day of skiing, participants underwent an isokinetic muscle test assessing the concentric and eccentric muscle strength of both thighs. …”
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Marmara University Medical Students’ Perception on Sexual Violence against Women and Induced Abortion in Turkey by Nimet Emel Lüleci, Eda Kaya, Ece Aslan, Ece Söylem Şenkal, Zehra Nadide Çiçek

“…First, the descriptive statistics were analyzed, followed by Chi-square for contingency tests assessing differences in attitudes toward sexual assault and induced abortion by factors such as gender and educational term. …”
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Physical Fitness and Body Composition among People with Mild Level Intellectually Impairment, with and without Additional Disabilities: A Cross-sectional Study by Fariba Mohammadi, Mahdi Bayati, Mohammad Bayattork

“…Participants were allocated purposefully to three different II groups, including II without additional disabilities (n= 90), II with DS (n= 89), and II with other disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy (CP), ADHD, Hydrocephaly, Microcephaly, Speech Disorders, or Behavioral Disorders (n= 93). Eurofit Battery Tests assessed physical fitness, and body composition was measured by Biospace (In Body 230). …”
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels correlate with cognitive performance in Parkinson’s disease patients with mild cognitive impairment by Alberto eCosta, Alberto eCosta, Antonella ePeppe, Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo, Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo, Silvia eZabberoni, Francesco eScalici, Carlo eCaltagirone, Carlo eCaltagirone, Francesco eAngelucci

“…Moreover, in the executive domain we found a significant correlation between BDNF levels and scores on tests assessing working memory and self-monitoring/inhibition. …”
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Neuropsychological impairment in post-COVID condition individuals with and without cognitive complaints by Mar Ariza, Mar Ariza, Mar Ariza, Neus Cano, Neus Cano, Bàrbara Segura, Bàrbara Segura, Bàrbara Segura, Bàrbara Segura, Ana Adan, Ana Adan, Núria Bargalló, Núria Bargalló, Núria Bargalló, Xavier Caldú, Xavier Caldú, Xavier Caldú, Anna Campabadal, Anna Campabadal, Anna Campabadal, Maria Angeles Jurado, Maria Angeles Jurado, Maria Angeles Jurado, Maria Mataró, Maria Mataró, Maria Mataró, Roser Pueyo, Roser Pueyo, Roser Pueyo, Roser Sala-Llonch, Roser Sala-Llonch, Roser Sala-Llonch, Roser Sala-Llonch, Cristian Barrué, Javier Bejar, Claudio Ulises Cortés, NAUTILUS-Project Collaborative Group, Carme Junqué, Carme Junqué, Carme Junqué, Carme Junqué, Maite Garolera, Maite Garolera, Vanesa Arauzo, Jose A. Bernia, Marta Balague-Marmaña, Berta Valles-Pauls, Jesús Caballero, Anna Carnes-Vendrell, Gerard Piñol-Ripoll, Ester Gonzalez-Aguado, Carme Tayó-Juli, Eva Forcadell-Ferreres, Silvia Reverte-Vilarroya, Susanna Forné, Anna Bartes-Plan, Jordina Muñoz-Padros, Jose A. Muñoz-Moreno, Anna Prats-Paris, Inmaculada Rico, Nuria Sabé, Marta Almeria, Laura Casas, Maria José Ciudad, Anna Ferré, Tamar Garzon, Manuela Lozano, Marta Cullell, Sonia Vega, Sílvia Alsina, Maria J. Maldonado-Belmonte, Susana Vazquez-Rivera, Eva Baillès, Sandra Navarro

“…During the first year, we collected 428 participants’ data, including 319 post-COVID and 109 healthy controls (18–65 years old) from those who underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological battery for cognitive assessment. Scores on tests assessing global cognition, learning and long-term memory, processing speed, language and executive functions were significantly worse in the post-COVID condition group than in healthy controls. …”
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Emodin-8-<i>O</i>-Glucoside—Isolation and the Screening of the Anticancer Potential against the Nervous System Tumors by Estera Okon, Maryna Koval, Anna Wawruszak, Adrianna Slawinska-Brych, Katarzyna Smolinska, Myroslav Shevera, Andrzej Stepulak, Wirginia Kukula-Koch

“…Thanks to the application of centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) operated in the descending mode using a mixture of petroleum ether:ethyl acetate:methanol:water (4:5:4:5 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>/<i>v</i>/<i>v</i>) and a subsequent purification with preparative HPLC, E-8-<i>O</i>-G was obtained in high purity in a sufficient quantity for the bioactivity tests. Assessment of the cancer cell viability and proliferation were performed with the MTT (3-(bromide 4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium), CTG (CellTiter-Glo^®) and BrdU (5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine) assays, respectively. …”
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The role of hsa_circ_0008945 in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus by Qifan Wang, Baiye Xu, Qingmei Zhang, Haidao Wang, Shulian Chen, Tingting Chen, Shishan Liang

“…The Spearman correlation test assessed the correlation between circ_0008945 and clinical variables. …”
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Assessment of drought variability in the Marrakech-Safi region (Morocco) at different time scales using GIS and remote sensing by Chaima Elair, Khalid Rkha Chaham, Abdessamad Hadri

“…These indices are correlated with SPI to evaluate their performance and gauge vegetation sensitivity to meteorological drought. The Mann–Kendall test assesses trends in drought events and their severity. …”
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Association between children living with obesity and Mental Health problems: a data analysis of the Welsh Health Survey, UK by Claire Beynon

“…Methods The Chi-square test assessed the difference in the proportion of children reporting abnormal mental health scores (strengths and difficulties score ≥ 20) in children living with obesity (≥ 95 centile for age and sex). …”
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The Effect of Cardio, Aerobic and Concurrent Rehabilitation on Hemodynamic and Biomechanical Indicators in Older Men With Coronary Artery Disease by Reza Amiri, Heydar Sadeghi, Zohreh Borhani Kakhki

“…After 8 weeks of training, they underwent post-test assessments. The mean and standard deviation were used to describe the data. …”
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Episodic memory formation in unrestricted viewing by Andrey R. Nikolaev, Inês Bramão, Roger Johansson, Mikael Johansson

“…A subsequent associative memory test assessed participants’ memory for the between-category associations that specified each event. …”
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Three-dimensional analysis of hard and soft tissue changes in skeletal class II patients with high mandibular plane angle undergoing surgery by Caixia Zhang, Tong Lu, Lichan Wang, Juan Wen, Ziwei Huang, Shuang Lin, Yiwen Zhou, Guifeng Li, Huang Li

“…Pearson’s correlation test assessed the degree of correlations between hard and soft tissue change. …”
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Subjective cognitive complaints in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy by Jun Seok Lee, Jun Seok Lee, Jong Hyeon Ahn, Jong Hyeon Ahn, Jong Mok Ha, Jong Mok Ha, Jinyoung Youn, Jinyoung Youn, Jin Whan Cho, Jin Whan Cho

“…The demographic and clinical characteristics of the MCI+SCC (MCI with SCC)and MCI-SCC (MCI without SCC) groups were comparable, but the MCI+SCC group had significantly worse neuropsychological scores than the MCI-SCC group, particularly in tests assessing attention, language, visual memory, and fronto-executive function domains.DiscussionWhile SCC are commonly reported by PSP patients, patients with PSP and MCI+SCC had worse cognitive function than those who did not report SCC. …”
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Relationship between severity of symptoms of sleep disorders and information processing speed in people with multiple sclerosis (ORP-53) by Saba Naghavi, Fereshteh Ashtari, Aryan Kavosh, Ahmad Pourmohammadi, Iman Adibi, Arshia Ghalamkari, Zahra Karimi

“…We used Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA) test assess visual processing speed. Results: We included 211 pwMS, with a mean age of 36.88±8.76 (82.9% female). …”
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Functional septorhinoplasty alters brain structure and function: Neuroanatomical correlates of olfactory dysfunction by Katherine L. Whitcroft, Katherine L. Whitcroft, Katherine L. Whitcroft, Katherine L. Whitcroft, Laura Mancini, Laura Mancini, Tarek Yousry, Tarek Yousry, Thomas Hummel, Peter J. Andrews, Peter J. Andrews

“…Participants underwent psychophysical olfactory testing, assessment of nasal airway, structural and functional neuroimaging. …”
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A pharmacist-led community-based survey study: Determining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on actionable factors associated with worse cancer outcomes and cancer health dispari... by Erika Titus-Lay, Jeffrey Nehira, Jennifer Courtney, Jacquelyn Jee, Marissa Kumar, Jenny Tiet, Vivi Le, Blythe Durbin-Johnson, Moon S. Chen, Jr, Ruth Vinall

“…Chi-square tests and ANOVA followed by post-hoc Dunnett testing assessed for race and ethnicity-based differences. …”
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Cognitive profile of patients with and without speech impairment in Parkinson's disease by Nariana Mattos Figueiredo Sousa, Juliana de Fátima Garcia Diniz, Ana Paula Galvão, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki

“…Conclusion: Individuals with speech disorders brought more frequent cognitive complaints and impairment below expected in tests assessing executive functions. Future studies, with stratification by type of speech disorder, are necessary to contribute to and validate these results.…”
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Do sociodemographic factors influence the levels of health and oral literacy? A cross-sectional study by Francisco Manuel Veigas Veladas, Giancarlo De la Torre Canales, Bryanne Brissian de Souza Nobre, Ana Escoval, Ana Rita Pedro, André Mariz de Almeida, Victor Abreu Assunção, Ana Cristina Manso

“…The Spearman correlation test assessed the correlation between the levels of HL and OHL. …”
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Retrospective assessment of a collaborative digital asthma program for Medicaid-enrolled children in southwest Detroit: reductions in short-acting beta-agonist (SABA) medication us... by Meredith Barrett, Rahul Gondalia, Vy Vuong, Leanne Kaye, Alex B. Hill, Elliott Attisha, Teresa Holtrop

“…Retrospective paired t-tests assessed change in mean SABA use and SABA-free days (SFD) over time, and regressions explored the relationship between followers and medication use. …”
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Development of Assessment Instruments for Fiqh Learning Based on Religious Moderation at Madrasah Tsanawiyah in West Java by Muhammad Aditya Firdaus, Ulfah

“…Qualitative data validity testing assessed the truth and reliability of the collected data, while quantitative data analysis employed validity and reliability tests. …”
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