Supporting self-management with an internet intervention for low back pain in primary care: a RCT (SupportBack 2) by Adam W A Geraghty, Taeko Becque, Lisa C Roberts, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E Foster, Lucy Yardley, Beth Stuart, David A Turner, Gareth Griffiths, Frances Webley, Lorraine Durcan, Alannah Morgan, Stephanie Hughes, Sarah Bathers, Stephanie Butler-Walley, Simon Wathall, Gemma Mansell, Malcolm White, Firoza Davies, Paul Little

“…Background Low back pain is highly prevalent and a leading cause of disability. …”
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Characteristic analysis of a new high-static-low-dynamic stiffness vibration isolator based on the buckling circular plate by Zhirong Yang, Yan Wang, Ziming Huang, Zhushi Rao

“…A high-static-low-dynamic stiffness vibration isolator composed of a buckling circular plate and a traditional linear spring is proposed in this paper. …”
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Low-Dose Spironolactone-Pioglitazone-Metformin Normalizes Circulating Fetuin-A Concentrations in Adolescent Girls with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Marta Díaz, José Miguel Gallego-Escuredo, Abel López-Bermejo, Francis de Zegher, Francesc Villarroya, Lourdes Ibáñez

“…Conclusions. A low-dose combination of insulin sensitizers and an antiandrogen—but not oral contraception—normalizes fetuin-A levels in adolescent girls with PCOS. …”
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Achieving thermally conductive low loss PVDF-based dielectric composites via surface functionalization and orientation of SiC nanowires by B. Wang, X. H. Yin, D. Peng, R. H. Lv, B. Na, H. S. Liu, X. B. Gu, W. Wu, J. L. Zhou, Y. Zhang

“…In addition to the low loss, the PVDF/f-SiC nanowires (86.2/13.8, v/v) composite exhibited about twofold increase of the dielectric permittivity at 1 kHz, compared to neat PVDF. …”
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Chronic low back pain management: clinical and psychophysiological outcomes of multimodal approaches—a randomised controlled trial on yoga and mindfulness by Basit Ansari, Shamoon Noushad, Sadaf Ahmed, Yusra Saleem

“…Chronic low back pain (CLBP) presents as a widespread medical issue which severely affects personal health status while generating substantial economic expenses. …”
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Improvement of Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater Through Fermentation of Low-Concentrated Wastewater Sludge and Increased Production of Volatile Fatty Acids by Elena Gogina, Nikolay Makisha, Igor Gulshin, Anna Reshetova

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The evolutionary analysis of emerging low frequency HIV-1 CXCR4 using variants through time--an ultra-deep approach. by John Archer, Andrew Rambaut, Bruce E Taillon, P Richard Harrigan, Marilyn Lewis, David L Robertson

“…Large-scale parallel pyrosequencing produces unprecedented quantities of sequence data. …”
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A low power and soft error resilience guard‐gated Quartro‐based flip‐flop in 45 nm CMOS technology by Sabavat Satheesh Kumar, Kumaravel Sundaram, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Jens Bo Holm‐Nielsen, Frede Blaabjerg

“…To overcome the SEU at inverter stages of IVQFF, in GQFF, the inverter stages are realized in a parallel fashion. A dual‐input Muller C‐element is connected to the GQFF output stage to mask the SEU and thus maintain the correct output. …”
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Genomics of an endemic cystic fibrosis Burkholderia multivorans strain reveals low within-patient evolution but high between-patient diversity. by Cédric Lood, Charlotte Peeters, Quentin Lamy-Besnier, Jeroen Wagemans, Daniel De Vos, Marijke Proesmans, Jean-Paul Pirnay, Fedoua Echahidi, Denis Piérard, Matthieu Thimmesch, Anca Boeras, Katrien Lagrou, Evelien De Canck, Elke De Wachter, Vera van Noort, Rob Lavigne, Peter Vandamme

“…Furthermore, our analysis also reveals a set of 30 parallel adaptations across multiple patients, indicating that the specific genomic background of a given strain may dictate the route of adaptation within the cystic fibrosis lung.…”
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The superiority trial of Baduanjin training on patients chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Tian-Yang Tan, Bing-Yan Cao, Wen-Ming Liang, Shuang Lou, Zheng Han, Yu-Xuan Ji, Jing Xiao

“…Methods This 24-week single-center, single-blind, parallel-group randomized control superiority trial will allocate 100 patients into two groups (control and intervention) at a 1:1 ratio. …”
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The effect of mindfulness on the inflammatory, psychological and biomechanical domains of adult patients with low back pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial. by Gustavo G Diez, Eduardo Anitua, Nazareth Castellanos, Carmelo Vázquez, Purificación Galindo-Villardón, Mohammad H Alkhraisat

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to study the effect of mindfulness-based program on the psychological, biomechanical and inflammatory domains of patients with chronic low back pain.<h4>Methods</h4>A multicentre randomized and controlled clinical trial of parallel groups in patients with chronic low back pain between March 2019 to March 2020. …”
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Optimized radiofrequency shimming using low-heating B1+-mapping in the presence of deep brain stimulation implants: Proof of concept. by Maryam Arianpouya, Benson Yang, Fred Tam, Clare E McElcheran, Simon J Graham

“…However, "RF-shimming" parallel transmission (PTX) has the potential to reduce DBS heating during MRI. …”
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Evaluation of the Bonding Shear Strength between Enamel and Dentin Feldspathic Porcelain and Two Different Monolithic Zirconia with Low and High Translucency by Amirhossein Fathi, Yeganeh Natanzian, Mahsa Ghorbani, Ramin Mosharraf

“…The highest SBS was achieved by the high-translucency monolithic zirconia with enamel porcelain group (18.81 ± 3.18 MPa) and the high-translucency monolithic zirconia with dentin porcelain group (17.89 ± 2.75 MPa), followed by the low-translucency monolithic zirconia with dentin porcelain group (15.04 ± 2.24 MPa) and the low-translucency monolithic zirconia with enamel porcelain group (14.33 ± 2.00 MPa), respectively. …”
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Monolithic 3D Oscillatory Ising Machine Using Reconfigurable FeFET Routing for Large‐Scalability and Low‐Power Consumption by Joon Pyo Kim, Song‐Hyeon Kuk, Hyun Wook Kim, Jaeyong Jeong, Juhyuk Park, Bong Ho Kim, Jongmin Kim, Aida Todri‐Sanial, Sanghyeon Kim

“…By leveraging the intrinsic OIM features of parallel computing together with M3D integration, it is reported that the M3D OIM outperforms reported OIMs in scalability and speed. …”
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Feasibility and effects of intra-dialytic low-frequency electrical muscle stimulation and cycle training: A pilot randomized controlled trial. by Gordon McGregor, Stuart Ennis, Richard Powell, Thomas Hamborg, Neil T Raymond, William Owen, Nicolas Aldridge, Gail Evans, Josie Goodby, Sue Hewins, Prithwish Banerjee, Nithya S Krishnan, Stephen M S Ting, Daniel Zehnder

“…<h4>Design, setting, participants, and measurements</h4>Assessor blind, parallel group, randomized controlled pilot study with sixty-four stable patients on maintenance hemodialysis. …”
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Multiplexed Methylated DNA Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (Mx-MeDIP-Seq) to Study DNA Methylation Using Low Amounts of DNA by Inam Ridha, Chenxi Xu, Yining Zhang, Yunro Chung, Jin G Park, Joshua LaBaer, Vel Murugan

“…Methods and Results: We developed a novel method called Multiplexed Methylated DNA Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (Mx-MeDIP-Seq), which can be used to analyze many DNA samples in parallel, requiring only small amounts of input DNA. …”
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Low-Burden Electronic Health Record Strategies for Engaging Oncologists in Digital Health Behavior Change Interventions: Qualitative Interview Study by Monisola Jayeoba, Courtney L Scherr, Allison J Carroll, Elyse Daly, Savanna Kerstiens, Siobhan M Phillips, Brian Hitsman, Sofia F Garcia, Bonnie Spring, Maia Jacobs

“…The participating oncologists requested a tailored conversation aid for patient communication and parallel systems combining electronic health record messaging with print materials. …”
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1,25(OH)2D3 increase osteogenic potential of human periodontal ligament cells with low osteoblast potential* by Bruno Cazotti PEREIRA, Catharina Marques SACRAMENTO, Enilson Antonio SALLUM, Mabelle de Freitas MONTEIRO, Renato Corrêa Viana CASARIN, Marcio Zaffalon CASATI, Karina Gonzales SILVÉRIO

“…These cells are highly heterogeneous, and many present low potential to renovate the hard tissue damaged by periodontal disease. …”
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Efficacy of a Blended Low-Intensity Internet-Delivered Psychological Program in Patients With Multimorbidity in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial by Alicia Monreal-Bartolomé, Adoración Castro, M Ángeles Pérez-Ara, Margalida Gili, Fermín Mayoral, María Magdalena Hurtado, Esperanza Varela Moreno, Cristina Botella, Azucena García-Palacios, Rosa M Baños, Yolanda López-Del-Hoyo, Javier García-Campayo, Jesus Montero-Marin

“…MethodsA 2-armed, parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial was designed for this study. …”
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Grab control method of food sorting robot based on 3D model by XIAO Yao-xing, LIU Li-xin, HU Liu, LU Yan-zhi

“…Objective: To solve the problems of poor accuracy and low sorting efficiency of the existing string fruits in robot sorting. …”
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