The role of resonance frequency in slow-paced breathing: Systematic review by Božo Vukojević, Christian Vater, Sylvain Laborde

“…We included SPB studies with experimental and quasi-experimental designs, conducted on healthy populations that determined individual RF in the breathing protocols, with no specific criteria on gender, age restrictions, or publication year. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Association Between ACTN3 R577X Genotypes and Performance in Endurance Versus Power Athletes and Non-athletes by El Mokhtar El Ouali, Benjamin Barthelemy, Juan Del Coso, Anthony C. Hackney, Ismail Laher, Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Abdelhalem Mesfioui, Urs Granacher, Hassane Zouhal

“…Abstract Background Previous studies reported differences in genotype frequency of the ACTN3 R577X polymorphisms (rs1815739; RR, RX and XX) in athletes and non-athletic populations. This systematic review with meta-analysis assessed ACTN3 R577X genotype frequencies in power versus endurance athletes and non-athletes. …”
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Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Make Food Choices Is Associated with Healthier Eating among 8th and 11th-Grade Students: An Analysis of Statewide Representative Data from the 20... by Christopher D. Pfledderer, Nalini Ranjit, Adriana Pérez, Raja I. Malkani, Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes, Ethan T. Hunt, Carolyn L. Smith, Deanna M. Hoelscher

“…Background: Nutrition labels are a tool to inform and encourage the public to make healthier food choices, but little information is available about use in multi-ethnic adolescent populations in the U.S. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between the level of nutrition label usage and healthy/unhealthy eating behaviors among a statewide representative sample of 8th and 11th-grade students in Texas. …”
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Online Programs and Geographic Proximity are Key Determinants of Information Professionals’ Interest in Pursuing Post-Master’s Education at the Doctoral Level. A Review of: Powell,... by Martha Ingrid Preddie

“…<br><b>Main Results </b>– A total of 270 questionnaires(33%) were returned from three populations: Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario. A self-selected sample of 101 members (6%) of the Michigan Library Association responded. …”
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Atualização dos dados nos sistemas de informação em saúde [Data update in health information system] [Actualización de los datos en los sistemas de información em salud] by Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus, Sueli Maria dos Reis Santos, Thais Pereira Goulart, Nathália Alvarenga Martins, Renata Bastos Peres, Victor da Silva Coelho

“…The lowest coverage rates of the Primary Healthcare Information System are located in the most populous cities. The coverage of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System for 56.7% of the municipalities was above 10%. …”
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Impact of NHS 111 Online on the NHS 111 telephone service and urgent care system: a mixed-methods study by Janette Turner, Emma Knowles, Rebecca Simpson, Fiona Sampson, Simon Dixon, Jaqui Long, Helen Bell-Gorrod, Richard Jacques, Joanne Coster, Hui Yang, Jon Nicholl, Peter Bath, Daniel Fall

“…Better understanding of the characteristics of the telephone and online populations could help identify who is most likely to benefit and could improve information about when to use the service. …”
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Seguridad y eficacia de la polipectomía en intestino delgado utilizando enteroscopio asistido por balones en pacientes pediátricos con síndrome de Peutz-Jeghers by G. Blanco-Velasco, O.V. Hernández-Mondragón, J.M. Blancas-Valencia, V. Paz-Flores, D. Fuentes-Hernández, P. Rodríguez-González, B. González-Ortíz

“…Complications in adults can be as high as 6.8%, but there is little information on pediatric populations. Our aim was to describe the safety and efficacy of polypectomy in a group of pediatric patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome using balloon-assisted enteroscopy. …”
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Fine Aerosol Acidity and Water during Summer in the Eastern North Atlantic by Theodora Nah, Junwei Yang, Jian Wang, Amy P. Sullivan, Rodney J. Weber

“…Specifically, NH₃ was needed to constrain the pH of populations of PM₁ that had low mass concentrations of NH₄⁺ and non-volatile cations (NVCs). …”
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Impacto del nivel socioeconómico en el conocimiento del ictus de la población general: un gradiente de desigualdad social by J.M. Ramírez-Moreno, R. Alonso-González, D. Peral Pacheco, M.V. Millán-Nuñez, A. Roa-Montero, A.B. Constantino-Silva, J.J. Aguirre-Sánchez

“…Abstract: Objectives: Socioeconomic status is a factor that influences health-related behaviour in individuals as well as health conditions in entire populations. The objective of the present study was to analyse the sociodemographic factors that may influence knowledge of stroke. …”
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Comportamiento de las principales infecciones de transmisión sexual bacterianas durante la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 by A. Casanova-Esquembre, B. Fuster Escrivá, J. Lorca Spröhnle, C. Labrandero-Hoyos, R. Peñuelas-Leal, C. Gimeno Cardona, A. Pérez-Ferriols, P. Hernández-Bel

“…STI cases rose during 2020-2021, indicating that they remain a significant problem that needs to be addressed in young and adult populations.…”
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Molluscan assemblage from a tropical intertidal estuarine sand-mud flat, Gulf of Nicoya, Pacific, Costa Rica (1984-1987) by José A Vargas-Zamora, Jeffrey A Sibaja-Cordero

“…Red tide outbreaks in the Gulf of Nicoya in 1985 may have had an impact on the molluscan populations. Rev. Biol. Trop. 59 (3): 1135-1148. Epub 2011 September 01.…”
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Design and evaluation of an interactive quality dashboard for national clinical audit data: a realist evaluation by Rebecca Randell, Natasha Alvarado, Mai Elshehaly, Lynn McVey, Robert M West, Patrick Doherty, Dawn Dowding, Amanda J Farrin, Richard G Feltbower, Chris P Gale, Joanne Greenhalgh, Julia Lake, Mamas Mamas, Rebecca Walwyn, Roy A Ruddle

“…Conclusions: Audits seeking to widen engagement may find the following strategies beneficial: involving a range of professional groups in choosing metrics; real-time reporting; presenting ‘headline’ metrics important to organisational-level staff; using routinely collected clinical data to populate data fields; and dashboards that help staff to explore and report audit data. …”
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Loneliness Trajectories, Associated Factors and Subsequent Health in Children and Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Matched Cohort Study by Schneider V, Norris T, Nugawela M, Dalrymple E, Hargreaves D, Käll A, McOwat K, Shafran R, Stephenson T, Xu L, Pinto Pereira SM

“…Loneliness can harm health and loneliness research often examines adult populations. We wanted to know if feelings of loneliness in CYP changed during the pandemic and which factors were associated with different loneliness patterns. …”
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Taxonomic Status of a Native Species of the Genus Feltiella Rübsaamen (Dip.: Cecidomyiidae) in Iran by M. Mollaei, H Sadeghi Namaghi

“…To prove or disprove the hypothesis whether F. tetranychi is synonymous with F. acarisuga or completely separate from it, it is necessary to study voucher specimens of Feltiella species. Studying further populations of the gall midges on various hosts around the world through sequencing more than one molecular marker is also needed.Conclusion In this study specimens of the native gall midges were identified as Feltiella acarisuga Vallot based on morphological identification, while molecular studies identified them as F. tetranychi. …”
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Long-term exposure to PM2.5 constituents in relation to glucose levels and diabetes in middle-aged and older Chinese by Peixuan Zhou, Shaocai Mo, Minjin Peng, Zhiming Yang, Fang Wang, Kejia Hu, Yunquan Zhang

“…This study aimed to investigate the associations of exposure to PM2.5 and its five constituents (black carbon [BC], organic matter [OM], nitrate [NO3-], sulfate [SO42-], and ammonium [NH4+]) with diabetes and glucose levels among the middle-aged and elderly Chinese populations. Methods: A national cross-sectional sample of participants aged 45+ years was enrolled from 28 provinces across China’s mainland. …”
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Interventions designed to improve financial capability: A systematic review by Julie Birkenmaier, Brandy Maynard, Youngmi Kim

“…Researchers are testing financial capability interventions with adults, children, immigrant populations and other groups, but little is known about the effectiveness of financial capability interventions on financial behaviour and financial outcomes. …”
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Dietary magnesium intake status and main food sources of adults aged 18-64 in 15 provincial-level administrative regions in China, 2018 by Lixin HAO, Liusen WANG, Shaoshunzi WANG, Weiyi LI, Huijun WANG, Bing ZHANG, Gangqiang DING, Hongru JIANG, Zhihong WANG

“…Women, residents aged 18-49, residents in southern, middle, and western areas are high-risk populations of dietary magnesium insufficiency. Chinese residents are encouraged to eat more dark vegetables and whole grain food; women should improve their dietary quality and intake diverse magnesium-rich food; southern region residents and urban residents should increase the intake of whole grains and avoid over refining food; residents aged 18-49, urban residents, and those in western regions should adjust their dietary structure and reduce meat intake.…”
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Correlation between <i>PPARG</i> Pro12Ala Polymorphism and Therapeutic Responses to Thiazolidinediones in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis by Eun Jeong Jang, Da Hoon Lee, Sae-Seul Im, Jeong Yee, Hye Sun Gwak

“…The included studies were published between 2003 and 2016, with the majority involving Asian populations. Five of the six studies utilized pioglitazone, while the remaining study employed rosiglitazone. …”
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THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION - BOOK REVIEW by Saslina Kamaruddin, Muhammad Izwan Ikhsan

“…The SCO, which was founded in June 2001, has grown to become the world's largest and most populous regional cooperation organisation, encompassing three-fifths of the Eurasian continent. …”
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[Translated article] Epidemiologic Profile of the Main Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic by A. Casanova-Esquembre, B. Fuster Escrivá, J. Lorca Spröhnle, C. Labrandero-Hoyos, R. Peñuelas-Leal, C. Gimeno Cardona, A. Pérez-Ferriols, P. Hernández-Bel

“…STI cases rose during 2020–2021, indicating that they remain a significant problem that needs to be addressed in young and adult populations. Resumen: Introducción y objetivo: Entre 2020-2021 hemos sufrido una pandemia por el virus SARS-CoV-2. …”
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