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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535741/changes-in-body-composition-and-physical-performance-after-a-six-week-international-tour-in-young-chilean-female-tennis-players
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pablo Luna-Villouta, Luis Valenzuela Contreras, Cristian Martínez Salazar, Jorge Flández Valderrama, Carlos Matus-Castillo, Carol Flores-Rivera, Marcelo Paredes-Arias, Rodrigo Vargas-Vitoria
Junior tennis players travel a lot to play tennis tournaments; this causes them to spend a lot of time away from their homes and disrupts their training, which could reduce their performance and increase the risk of injury. The purpose of this study was to analyze the changes in physical performance and body composition after a six-week international tour in young Chilean female tennis players. Thirty young female tennis players (15.4 ± 0.6) participated in this study. Body weight, skinfolds, and perimeters were measured...
March 11, 2024: Sports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535736/weekly-programming-of-hamstring-related-training-contents-in-european-professional-soccer
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pedro Gómez-Piqueras, Antonio Martínez-Serrano, Tomás T Freitas, Antonio Gómez Díaz, Irineu Loturco, Enric Giménez, Joao Brito, David García-López, Hernan Giuria, Paulino Granero-Gil, Shaun Huygaerts, Francesc Cos, Julio Calleja-González, Emmanuel Vallance, Eduardo Sáez de Villarreal, Pedro E Alcaraz
Hamstring injuries in soccer continue to be a challenge for professionals who work with soccer players daily. Although its origin is multifactorial, the proper management of neuromuscular fatigue during the training microcycle is a very important factor to consider. There are no clear guidelines regarding the weekly distribution of certain exercises that demand the hamstrings. The main objective of this study was to describe the usual training practices of professional European soccer teams. An international observational survey design was applied to some of the strength and conditioning coaches of professional soccer teams...
March 5, 2024: Sports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535734/applicability-of-the-cumberland-ankle-instability-tool-in-elite-volleyball-athletes-a-cross-sectional-observational-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Flavia Figlioli, Giacomo Belmonte, Valerio Giustino, Alberto Canzone, Elena Ferrantello, Marco Gervasi, Eneko Fernández-Peña, Giuseppe Battaglia, Antonino Bianco, Antonino Patti
BACKGROUND: The ease of administration of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) could represent a methodology for periodically evaluating athletes, preventing ankle instability injuries. This study aimed to achieve three objectives: (a) to evaluate the applicability of the CAIT scale in volleyball; (b) to explore whether ankle instability presents a greater risk in lower-level volleyball categories and whether elite athletes demonstrate an ability to mitigate this risk; and (c) to identify potential predictors of ankle instability...
March 5, 2024: Sports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535732/isak-based-anthropometric-standards-for-elite-male-and-female-soccer-players
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cristian Petri, Francesco Campa, Francis Holway, Luca Pengue, Luis Suarez Arrones
This study aimed to provide reference values for anthropometric characteristics of elite male and female soccer players, considering a group of individuals from the general population as controls. The anthropometric profiles of 357 elite soccer players [184 males (age 24.3 ± 4.3 y) and 173 females (age 25.2 ± 5.1 y)] participating in the first Italian league (Serie A) and 363 subjects from the general population [188 males (age 24.2 ± 4.8 y) and 175 females (age 25.0 ± 5.1 y)] were measured according to the guidelines of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK)...
February 23, 2024: Sports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535565/wildlife-as-food-and-medicine-in-brazil-a-neglected-zoonotic-risk
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Caio Graco Zeppelini, Ianei de Oliveira Carneiro, Poliana Mascarenhas de Abreu, Ann Katelynn Linder, Romulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Federico Costa
The practice of consuming wild fauna in Brazil is both culturally and socioeconomically questionable. Wild animals and their byproducts are sought for nutritional, medicinal, and/or supernatural reasons, with some taxa (e.g., songbirds) being kept as pets. This practice is concentrated in traditional and rural communities, as well as the rural exodus populations in large urban centers, maintained both by cultural preferences and for their role in food safety in part of the rural exodus community. A total of 564 taxa are known to be sold in wet markets in Brazil, with birds, fish, and mammals being the most commonly listed...
March 2, 2024: Pathogens
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535127/expanded-newborn-screening-for-inborn-errors-of-metabolism-in-hong-kong-results-and-outcome-of-a-7-year-journey
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kiran Moti Belaramani, Toby Chun Hei Chan, Edgar Wai Lok Hau, Matthew Chun Wing Yeung, Anne Mei Kwun Kwok, Ivan Fai Man Lo, Terry Hiu Fung Law, Helen Wu, Sheila Suet Na Wong, Shirley Wai Lam, Gladys Ha Yin Ha, Toby Pui Yee Lau, Tsz Ki Wong, Venus Wai Ching Or, Rosanna Ming Sum Wong, Wong Lap Ming, Jasmine Chi Kwan Chow, Eric Kin Cheong Yau, Antony Fu, Josephine Shuk Ching Chong, Ho Chung Yau, Grace Wing Kit Poon, Kwok Leung Ng, Kwong Tat Chan, Yuen Yu Lam, Joannie Hui, Chloe Miu Mak, Cheuk Wing Fung
Newborn screening (NBS) is an important public health program that aims to identify pre-symptomatic healthy babies that will develop significant disease if left undiagnosed and untreated. The number of conditions being screened globally is expanding rapidly in parallel with advances in technology, diagnosis, and treatment availability for these conditions. In Hong Kong, NBS for inborn errors of metabolism (NBSIEM) began as a pilot program in October 2015 and was implemented to all birthing hospitals within the public healthcare system in phases, with completion in October 2020...
March 11, 2024: International Journal of Neonatal Screening
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535126/current-methods-of-newborn-screening-follow-up-for-sickle-cell-disease-are-highly-variable-and-without-quality-assurance-results-from-the-enhance-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Najibah Galadanci, Shannon Phillips, Alyssa Schlenz, Nataliya Ivankova, Julie Kanter
Newborn screening (NBS) for sickle cell disease (SCD) has significantly improved childhood survival but there are still gaps resulting in delayed care for affected infants. As a state-run program, there are no national quality assurance programs to ensure each state achieves consistent, reliable outcomes. We performed this qualitative study of NBS follow-up practices to better evaluate and understand the multi-level, state-specific processes of how each state's public health department delivers the NBS results to families, how/if they ensure affected infants are seen quickly by sickle cell specialists, and to determine the close-out processes used in each state...
March 8, 2024: International Journal of Neonatal Screening
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535125/iowa-newborn-screening-program-experience-with-hemoglobinopathy-screening-over-the-last-two-decades-and-its-increasing-global-relevance
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ryan Jilek, Jennifer Marcy, Carol Johnson, Georgianne Younger, Amy Calhoun, Moon Ley Tung
Hemoglobinopathies are the commonest monogenic disorder worldwide, with approximately seven percent of the world population being carriers of hemoglobinopathies. The healthcare utilization impact of thalassemia has resulted in global public health initiatives to screen for hemoglobinopathies, especially sickle cell disease (SCD). The Iowa Newborn Screening Program (INSP) has been in place for more than 50 years with a primary focus on detecting SCD. Recent changes in migration patterns have led to a global distribution of hemoglobinopathies in the western world, which has translated to an increase in the diagnosis of SCD and the incidental detection of non-sickling hemoglobinopathies within the INSP...
March 8, 2024: International Journal of Neonatal Screening
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535122/psychosocial-impact-of-a-true-positive-false-positive-or-inconclusive-newborn-bloodspot-screening-result-a-questionnaire-study-among-parents
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lieke M van den Heuvel, Sylvia M van der Pal, Rendelien K Verschoof-Puite, Jasmijn E Klapwijk, Ellen Elsinghorst, Eugènie Dekkers, Catharina P B van der Ploeg, Lidewij Henneman
Expansion of newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) can increase health gain for more children but also increases the number of false-positive and uncertain results. The impact of abnormal and inconclusive NBS results on parental well-being and healthcare utilization was investigated. A questionnaire was sent to Dutch parents receiving an abnormal or inconclusive NBS result five weeks (T1) and four months (T2) post-NBS and compared to parents with a normal result (controls). In total, 35 true-positive (TP), 20 false-positive (FP), and 57 inconclusive (IC) participants and 268 controls filled out T1; 19 TP, 14 FP, 27 IC, and 116 controls filled out T2...
March 5, 2024: International Journal of Neonatal Screening
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535051/the-role-and-value-of-professional-rapid-testing-of-acute-respiratory-infections-aris-in-europe-a-special-focus-on-the-czech-republic-poland-and-romania
#30
REVIEW
Pavel Drevinek, Robert Flisiak, Roxana Nemes, Katya A Nogales Crespo, Krzysztof Tomasiewicz
This review aims to explore the role of professional diagnostic rapid testing of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), especially COVID-19 and influenza, ensuring proper disease management and treatment in Europe, and particularly in Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania. The paper was constructed based on a review of scientific evidence and national and international policies and recommendations, as well as a process of validation by four experts. The development of new testing technologies, treatment options, and increased awareness of the negative multidimensional impact of ARI profiles transformed differential diagnosis into a tangible and desirable reality...
March 16, 2024: Diagnostics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534943/impact-of-systemic-delays-for-patient-access-to-oncology-drugs-on-clinical-economic-and-quality-of-life-outcomes-in-canada-a-call-to-action
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REVIEW
Sandeep Sehdev, Joanna Gotfrit, Martine Elias, Barry D Stein
Canada has one of the most complex and rigorous drug approval and public reimbursement processes and is, unfortunately, one of the countries with the longest delays in drug access. To assess the overall impact of systemic delays in access to cancer therapy, a targeted literature review (TLR) was performed to identify studies associated with the clinical, economic, and quality of life impacts of delayed access to oncology drugs. Using MEDLINE/PubMed databases and snowballing, four unique records met the eligibility criteria...
March 11, 2024: Current Oncology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534910/educational-approach-application-of-swot-analysis-for-assessing-entrepreneurial-goals-in-senior-dental-students
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maria Antoniadou, Antonia Kanellopoulou
The SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis is a framework used to evaluate a company's competitive position and to develop strategic planning. In the competitive dental sector, it can aid dentists in identifying and analyzing internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats. This study focuses on senior dental students of the Department of Dentistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, aiming to scrutinize their use of SWOT analysis and assess its application as a tool for evaluating entrepreneurial goals and making career decisions in dental entrepreneurship...
March 20, 2024: European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534898/the-translation-and-preliminary-psychometric-validation-of-the-ghosting-questionnaire-in-urdu
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Waqar Husain, Asma Sadiqa, Eman Zahid, Fatima Idrees, Achraf Ammar, Zahra Saif, Khaled Trabelsi, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal, Mary V Seeman, Haitham Jahrami
BACKGROUND: "Ghosting" refers to the practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with a person with whom you have been in constant correspondence. The break comes without warning and without understandable provocation. The term most commonly applies to online romantic relationships. The motives for and effects of ghosting have been studied, and validated research questionnaires have been developed; however, there are no such questionnaires available for Urdu speakers. The purpose of this study was to adapt the "Ghosting Questionnaire (GQ)" for use in Pakistan and India, two of the world's most populous countries-a process that involves translation, adaptation, and validation...
March 1, 2024: European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534632/the-fragmented-picture-of-antimicrobial-resistance-in-kenya-a-situational-analysis-of-antimicrobial-consumption-and-the-imperative-for-antimicrobial-stewardship
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REVIEW
Aarman Sohaili, Judith Asin, Pierre P M Thomas
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) jeopardizes the effectiveness of essential antimicrobial agents in treating infectious diseases. Accelerated by human activities, AMR is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, due to indiscriminate antibiotic use and limited diagnostics. This study aimed to assess Kenya's AMR efforts through a situational analysis of policy efficacy, interventions, and implementation, culminating in recommendations for strengthening mitigation. Employing two methodologies, this study evaluated Kenya's AMR endeavors...
February 20, 2024: Antibiotics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534525/contactless-blood-oxygen-saturation-estimation-from-facial-videos-using-deep-learning
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chun-Hong Cheng, Zhikun Yuen, Shutao Chen, Kwan-Long Wong, Jing-Wei Chin, Tsz-Tai Chan, Richard H Y So
Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2 ) is an essential physiological parameter for evaluating a person's health. While conventional SpO2 measurement devices like pulse oximeters require skin contact, advanced computer vision technology can enable remote SpO2 monitoring through a regular camera without skin contact. In this paper, we propose novel deep learning models to measure SpO2 remotely from facial videos and evaluate them using a public benchmark database, VIPL-HR. We utilize a spatial-temporal representation to encode SpO2 information recorded by conventional RGB cameras and directly pass it into selected convolutional neural networks to predict SpO2 ...
March 4, 2024: Bioengineering
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534494/feature-extraction-based-on-local-histogram-with-unequal-bins-and-a-recurrent-neural-network-for-the-diagnosis-of-kidney-diseases-from-ct-images
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdorreza Alavi Gharahbagh, Vahid Hajihashemi, José J M Machado, João Manuel R S Tavares
Kidney disease remains one of the most common ailments worldwide, with cancer being one of its most common forms. Early diagnosis can significantly increase the good prognosis for the patient. The development of an artificial intelligence-based system to assist in kidney cancer diagnosis is crucial because kidney illness is a global health concern, and there are limited nephrologists qualified to evaluate kidney cancer. Diagnosing and categorising different forms of renal failure presents the biggest treatment hurdle for kidney cancer...
February 25, 2024: Bioengineering
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534459/the-effects-of-salinity-and-genotype-on-the-rhizospheric-mycobiomes-in-date-palm-seedlings
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mahmoud W Yaish, Aya Al-Busaidi, Bernard R Glick, Talaat Ahmed, Juha M Alatalo
Salinity severely affects the health and productivity of plants, with root-associated microbes, including fungi, potentially playing a crucial role in mitigating this effect and promoting plant health. This study employed metagenomics to investigate differences in the structures of the epiphyte mycobiomes in the rhizospheres of seedlings of two distinct date palm cultivars with contrasting salinity tolerances, the susceptible cultivar, 'Zabad', and the tolerant cultivar, 'Umsila'. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rRNA was utilized as a DNA barcoding tool...
March 15, 2024: Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534117/psychometric-properties-of-entrustable-professional-activity-based-objective-structured-clinical-examinations-during-transition-from-undergraduate-to-graduate-medical-education-a-generalizability-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Manish Suneja, Kate DuChene Hanrahan, Clarence Kreiter, Jane Rowat
PURPOSE: The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) assesses clinical competence in health sciences education. There is little research regarding the reliability and validity of using an OSCE during the transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education. The goal of this study was to measure the reliability of a unique 2-rater entrustable professional activity (EPA)-based OSCE format for transition to internship using generalizability theory for estimating reliability...
March 26, 2024: Academic Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534094/relationship-between-siri-and-android-and-gynoid-fat-related-to-obesity-and-cardiovascular-risk-a-cross-sectional-study-of-nhanes-2017-2018
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xuanchun Zhang
OBJECTIVE: Inflammation has a crucial role in several metabolic diseases, such as obesity. The author aimed to investigate the relationship between the system inflammation response index (SIRI) and android fat composition and distribution. METHODS: Data for individuals aged 8-59 years, SIRI, android percent fat, and android-to-gynoid ratio from the 2017 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used. Weighted multiple linear regression and smooth curve fitting were used to test for linear and nonlinear associations...
March 2024: Journal of International Medical Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534040/characterization-of-the-visually-impaired-patients-with-diabetes-mellitus-in-japan
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yuka Sugihara, Yoshihiro Takamura, Yutaka Yamada, Masakazu Morioka, Makoto Gozawa, Kumiko Kato, Takao Hirano, Fumiko Murao, Miho Shimizu, Sentaro Kusuhara, Tomoya Murakami, Yuki Takenaka, Naoko Okabe, Tatsuya Jujo, Hiroto Terasaki, Daisuke Nagasato, Zhenyu Dong, Shigeo Yoshida, Shuntaro Ogura, Kanako Yasuda, Gaku Ishigooka, Osamu Sawada, Fumiaki Higashijima, Masaru Inatani
AIMS/INTRODUCTION: To conduct a multicenter survey of visually impaired patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to identify the physical and ocular characteristics that lead to blindness in Japan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Visually impaired patients with diabetes mellitus in Japan were divided into blind and low-vision groups according to the World Health Organization classification. Data on parameters related to diabetes mellitus and ocular complications in the right and left eyes were collected from 19 highly advanced medical facilities and compared between the two groups...
March 27, 2024: Journal of Diabetes Investigation
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