Ramadan intermittent fasting induced poorer training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown: A global cross-sectional study with 5529 athletes from 110 countries by Washif, Jad

“…., training load and training times) of athletes, using pre-defined survey criteria/questions, during the ‘first’ COVID-19 lockdown, comparing RIFL to lockdown-alone (LD) in Muslim athletes. Specifically, a within-subject, survey-based study saw athletes (n = 5,529; from 110 countries/territories) training practices (comparing RIFL to LD) explored by comparative variables of: sex; age; continent; athlete classification (e.g., world-class); sport classification (e.g., endurance); athlete status (e.g., professional); and level of training knowledge and beliefs/attitudes (ranked as: good/moderate/poor). …”
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Pulpal blood flow changes and pain scores related to using superelastic 0.018-inch nickel titanium as the first orthodontic alignment archwire: A prospective clinical trial by Alhaija, Elham S.Abu

“…The archwire size group was randomly allocated with a 1:1 allocation ratio. A Laser Doppler Flowmeter was used to measure PBF at different time intervals (T0-T5). …”
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Floating capital pattern and biomass slope allocation method in the life history of calotropis procera (AIT.) AIT. F. by Ismail, A. M. A. [احمد محمد علي اسماعيل]

“…There were differences in the direction of change in the root/shoot ratio: increase, decrease and no change. The mean root/shoot ratio was 0.21:1 during the juvenile phase, rising to 0.68:1 and stabilized at 0.5:1 prior to and following the reproductive phase. …”
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Call for emergency action to restore dietary diversity and protect global food systems in times of COVID-19 and beyond: Results from a cross-sectional study in 38 countries by Hoteit, Maha

“…Middle and older ages [OR = 1.2; 95 % CI = [1.125–1.426] [OR = 2.5; 95 % CI = [1.951–3.064], being a woman [OR = 1.2; 95 % CI = [1.117–1.367], having a high education (p < 0.001), and showing amelioration in food-related behaviors [OR = 1.4; 95 % CI = [1.292–1.709] were all linked to having a higher dietary diversity. …”
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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Diseas... by Kendrick, Parkes J

“…Among females, none of these 12 countries had significant decreases in prevalence of chewing tobacco use, whereas seven of 12 countries had a significant decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking use for the period. …”
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Application of natural compounds–based gold nanoparticles for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in an anemic mouse model: Formulation of a novel drug from relationship between the... by Goorani, S.

“…TEM and FE-SEM images showed the biosynthesized nanoparticles as having a uniform spherical morphology and diameters in the range of 5–30 nm. …”
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Development of value-added polyethylene grades with extended service lifetime: Weathering resistant flame retarded materials for outdoor applications by Porfyris, A. D.

“…The target was to reach V0 classification in UL94V flammability tests, while to a large extent maintaining the mechanical properties, such as, tensile and impact strength of the investigated polymers, thus ensuring that the additives do not interfere significantly with the material quality. …”
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Swimming exercise improves short- and long-term memories: Time-course changes by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…On the other hand, swimming exercise-induced significant enhancement to the learning phase and memory formation after 7 days of training (p < 0.01). Errors decreased (p < 0.0001) after 7 days of training and remained lower (p < 0.0001) than baseline without differences between 7, 14, and 28 days (p > 0.5). …”
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Desorption of chloramphenicol from ordered mesoporous carbon-alginate beads: Effects of operating parameters, and isotherm, kinetics, and regeneration studies by Ahammad, N.A.

“…The CPC adsorption efficiency began to notably decrease from 78.9% to 48.5% after five consecutive adsorption/desorption cycles. …”
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A computational approach for investigating the mutational landscape of RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1) and screening inhibitors against the oncogenic E17K mutation... by Thirumal Kumar, D

“…We also performed a virtual screening analysis with 19 AKT inhibitors obtained from the Selleck Chemicals website those satisfied the Lipinski rule of 5. …”
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Growth and protein content of wheat kernels treated with three Growth regulators by Abo Hamed, S. A.

“…Alar at all doses caused a decrease in grain protein, except for 20 mg/L which increased the protein on 46 and 60 days post-anthesis. …”
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Occurrence and removal characteristics of phthalate esters from bottled drinking water using silver modified roasted date pits by Alhaddad F.A.

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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analy... by Hmwe Hmwe, Kyu

“…The most pronounced decline was in children younger than 5 years, with a 79·2% (72·4–84·6) decrease in diarrhoeal deaths. …”
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Negative emotional symptoms during COVID19 confinement: The relationship with reading habits by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Additionally, individuals with lower negative emotion scores reported a decrease in reading during the COVID19 pandemic.…”
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Chemical characterization and therapeutic properties of Achillea biebersteinii leaf aqueous extract synthesized copper nanoparticles against methamphetamine-induced cell death in P... by Wang, G.

“…In this study fresh leaves of A. biebersteinii were used for the biosynthesis of copper nanoparticles. …”
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An experimental study on the effect of using gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel on diesel engine performance and emissions by Bassiony, M. A.

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Antibiotics Prescriptions Pattern among Patients Visiting Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study from Qata... by Al-Nuaimi, Salma

“…Numerous studies have reported a surge in antibiotic usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Antiferromagnetism in EuPdGe3 by Albedah, M.A.

“…EuPdGe3 crystallizes in the BaNiSn3-type tetragonal structure (space group I4mm) with the lattice constants a=4.4457(1)Å and c=10.1703(2)Å. The results are consistent with EuPdGe3 being an antiferromagnet with the Néel temperature TN=12.16(1)K and with the Eu spins S=7/2 in the ab plane. …”
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valuation of salt tolerance in selected Qatari halophytes at the two initial growth stages by Alhaddad, Fedae A.

“…In general the seed germination experiments showed a decrease in the rate of germination as the salt concentration increased. …”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong, Wang

“…Global annual livebirths increased from 134·5 million (131·5–137·8) in 2000 to a peak of 139·6 million (133·0–146·9) in 2016. …”
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