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Int J Exerc Sci
December 2024
Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology Program, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
This investigation evaluated validity and reliability of the HUMAC360 linear position transducer (LPT) compared to the Tendo Sport Weightlifting Analyzer (TENDO) for measuring mean velocity (MV), peak velocity (PV), and displacement (D) during the bench press. Seventeen recreationally active individuals completed three visits. During visit one, participants were assessed for their one repetition maximum (1RM) bench press.
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March 2025
State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China.
High-intensity focused ultrasound thermal ablation (HIFU) is a novel non-invasive technique in the treatment of liver metastases (LIM) that allows focal destruction and is not affected by dose limits. This retrospective study aimed to explore the efficacy of HIFU in improving survival and the safety of the method in newly diagnosed patients with cancer with LIM who received first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Between January 2018 and December 2023, data from 438 newly diagnosed patients with cancer and LIM who were treated at Mianyang Central Hospital (Mianyang, China) were reviewed.
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December 2024
Department Dermatology, Center of Pediatric Dermatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a potent topical corticosteroid (TCS) as an initial treatment in primary care for children with moderate flare-ups of atopic dermatitis (AD), compared to starting on a mild TCS.
Design: An observational prospective cohort study with an embedded pragmatic multicentre open-label randomised controlled trial.
Setting: A total of 53 general practices in the southwest of the Netherlands took part in the study.
BMJ Open
December 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Objective: Preoperative home based pulmonary rehabilitation (HPR) can reduce postoperative complications in lung surgery patients. This study aimed to investigate the level of adherence to a preoperative HPR programme in high risk patients awaiting lung surgery, and factors influencing adherence.
Design: A mixed methods explanatory sequential design consisting of a quantitative questionnaire survey and a qualitative interview study.
BMJ Open
December 2024
ExCE Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
Introduction: Approximately two-thirds of Brazilian older adults have hypertension. Aerobic training is the first-line non-pharmacological therapy for hypertension. However, the effects of different aerobic training approaches on ambulatory blood pressure in older adults are uncertain.
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