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Computer assisted verbal autopsy: comparing large language models to physicians for assigning causes to 6939 deaths in Sierra Leone from 2019-2022. [PDF]

BMC Med
Background Verbal autopsies (VAs) collect information on deaths in low and middle-income countries occurring outside healthcare facilities to estimate causes of death (CODs) for use in epidemiological or planning studies.
Wen R, Assalif AT, Lee AS, Kamadod R, Behdinan A, Carshon-Marsh R, Meh C, Ng TKS, Brown P, Jha P, Ansumana R.   +10 more
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Asymmetry in college basketball players: change of direction performance in shuffle movement and 505 test. [PDF]

Front Physiol
IntroductionThis study aims to 1) examine the difference and asymmetry in change of direction in shuffle movement (CoDS) performance among basketball players; 2) assess the relationship and directional agreement between asymmetry scores of CoDS, 505, and
Wang P, Lyu M, Geng N, Wu Z, Ren X, Kozinc Ž, Kons R, Šarabon N, Miao X.   +8 more
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Effects of increasing cognitive demands through expanding movement options on biomechanics during changes of direction in female football players. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Anterior cruciate ligament injuries often occur during changes-of-direction (CODs), particularly when combined with cognitively demanding decision-making tasks. This study investigated the effects of increasing movement options during CODs in response to
Ebner C, Granacher U, Gehring D.
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Agility development in youth soccer: the efficacy of fixed-role small-sided games. [PDF]

Front Sports Act Living
PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of Fixed-Role Small-Sided Games (FRSSGs) on youth soccer players' agility and its components: reaction time, linear speed, and change-of-direction speed (CODS).MethodsThirty-one male U-12 regional soccer ...
Neag I, Mihaila I, Fleancu LJ, Stancu M, Potop V, Barbu D, Păun LI, Mihai I.   +7 more
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Nutritional and in vitro antioxidant activity analyses of formulated soymilk dessert

Heliyon, 2022
Soymilk (SM) is nutritionally nearly equal to milk from cows and is free of cholesterol, gluten, and lactose. This study’s objective was to formulate a cholesterol-free soymilk dessert (SOD) and compare it’s to commercial desserts (CODs).
Md. Munnaf Hossen, Md. Nazim Uddin, Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan, S.M. Hedaytul Islam, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Ummey Hafsa Bithi, Md. Abu Tareq, Md. Nazmul Hassan, Abu Sayeed, Rahat Bin Robbani, Kanika Mitra   +10 more
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Assessment of nicotine dependence among tobacco users visiting outreach programs in Dharan, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Nicotine is a highly addictive substance present in tobacco. This study was conducted to assess the level of nicotine dependence among smokers and smokeless tobacco users visiting dental outreach programs of B.P.
Krishna Subedi, Ashish Shrestha, Tarakant Bhagat   +2 more
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A new approach to quantify angles and time of changes-of-direction during soccer matches.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background and aimsSoccer players frequently perform change-of-directions (CODs) at various speeds during matches. However, tracking systems have shown limitations to measure these efforts.
Tomohiro Kai, Shin Hirai, Yuhei Anbe, Yohei Takai   +3 more
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Relationship between Physical Factors and Change of Direction Speed in Team Sports

Applied Sciences, 2021
The relationship between the change of direction speed (CODS) and sprint speed, jump ability, and muscle strength is well recognized. However, the strength of this relationship may depend on how the test is designed and which parameters are analyzed ...
Henrieta Horníková, Erika Zemková
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The Relationship Between Reactive Agility and Change of Direction Speed in Professional Female Basketball and Handball Players

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Assessing the physical ability of players to perform change of direction and the cognitive and motor abilities revealed in reactive agility (RA) is necessary to understand the physical requirements and capabilities of professional players in handball and
Marek Popowczak, Ireneusz Cichy, Andrzej Rokita, Jarosław Domaradzki   +3 more
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Self-perception regarding dental aesthetics, knowledge and attitude of traumatic dental injury and halitosis among people of Aurabani, Sunsari district of Eastern Nepal

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2015
Background and Objectives: Increased concern over dental appearance has been observed during childhood and adolescence to early adulthood. The study was conducted with objectives to assess the self-perception of dental aesthetics, knowledge, attitude and
S Dahal, SK Agrawal, A Shrestha, TK Bhagat   +3 more
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