Ankle joint position sense acuity differences among stroke survivors at three walking ability levels: a cross-sectional study by Jinyao Xu, Jeremy Witchalls, Elisabeth Preston, Li Pan, Gengyuan Zhang, Gordon Waddington, Roger David Adams, Jia Han

“…BackgroundDespite the importance of lower limb sensation in walking highlighted in systematic reviews, there is limited research investigating the effect of proprioceptive deficits after stroke and any relationship with walking ability.ObjectivesWith stroke survivors of different walking ability, this study aimed to (1) explore side (affected/unaffected) and movement direction (inversion/plantar flexion) effects in ankle joint position sense (JPS) acuity, and (2) compare ankle JPS acuity between groups of stroke survivors with different walking ability.MethodsSeventy subacute stroke survivors were recruited and divided into three groups based on walking ability, as determined by their gait speed on the 10-Meter Walking Test: household (<0.4 m/s), limited community (0.4–0.8 m/s) and community (>0.8 m/s). …”
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Delayed retention of new word-forms is better in children than adults regardless of language ability: a factorial two-way study. by Dorothy V M Bishop, Johanna G Barry, Mervyn J Hardiman

“…<h4>Background</h4>Nonword repetition, the ability to retain and repeat unfamiliar sequences of phonemes is usually impaired in children with specific language impairment (SLI), but it is unclear whether this explains slow language learning. …”
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Evaluation of accuracy of shade selection ability of students in the dental clinics and duplication of selected shade by the dental laboratory. A spectrophotometric in-vivo study by Adel Ali Ahmed Jathmi, Muhammad Abdullah Ali Alqahtani, Muhammad Waqar Hussain

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Modular, focused data science education improves biomedical learners' abilities: A study of the Data and Analytics for Research Training (DART) program. by Rose Hartman, Karen Joy Payton, Rose Franzen, Meredith Lee, Elizabeth Drellich, Ali Shokoufandeh, Jeffrey Pennington

“…For both waves, we pre-registered hypotheses that learners' self-reported data science ability and level of agreement with important tenets of open science would increase over the course of the program. …”
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Influence of asthma and obesity on respiratory symptoms, work ability and lung function: findings from a cross-sectional Norwegian population study by Anne Kristin Møller Fell, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Johny Kongerud, Geir Klepaker, Paul Keefer Henneberger, Øystein Lunde Holla

“…Background Although asthma and obesity are each associated with adverse respiratory outcomes, a possible interaction between them is less studied. This study assessed the extent to which asthma and overweight/obese status were independently associated with respiratory symptoms, lung function, Work Ability Score (WAS) and sick leave; and whether there was an interaction between asthma and body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2 regarding these outcomes.Methods In a cross-sectional study, 626 participants with physician-diagnosed asthma and 691 without asthma were examined. …”
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Modelling the ability of mass drug administration to interrupt soil-transmitted helminth transmission: Community-based deworming in Kenya as a case study. by Nyuk Sian Chong, Stacey R Smith, Marleen Werkman, Roy M Anderson

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Study on Fire Resistance Ability and Mechanical Properties of Composites Based on Epikote 240 Epoxy Resin and Thermoelectric Fly Ash: An Ecofriendly Additive by Tuan Anh Nguyen, Quang Tung Nguyen, Xuan Canh Nguyen, Van Hoan Nguyen

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Publisher Correction: Impact of imitation abilities on social communication in autistic children: evidence from an Early Start Denver Model intervention study by Shihua Xiao, Jing Li

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Low-Level Auditory Processing Correlates With Language Abilities: An ERP Study Investigating Sequence Learning and Auditory Processing in School-Aged Children by Anna Kautto, Henry Railo, Elina Mainela-Arnold

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Decent work and nurses' work ability: A cross-sectional study of the mediating effects of perceived insider status and psychological well-being by Heba Emad El-Gazar, Amira Mohammed Ali, Mona Shawer, Reham Moharam Serag, Mohamed Ali Zoromba

“…Results: A total of 204 nurses were involved in this study. Decent work was positively associated with nurses' work ability, and this association was fully mediated by perceived insider status and psychological well-being. …”
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Shaping ability and cyclic fatigue resistance between Genius ProFlex, ZenFlex, and TruNatomy rotary systems: an experimental study by Raimundo Sales de Oliveira Neto, Murilo Priori Alcalde, Pedro Cesar Gomes Titato, Pedro Henrique Souza Calefi, Carlos Alberto Spironelli Ramos, Guilherme Ferreira da Silva, Rodrigo Ricci Vivan, Marco Antonio Hungaro Duarte

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of three newly introduced rotary endodontic systems: Genius ProFlex (Medidenta), TruNatomy (Dentsply Maillefer), and ZenFlex (Kerr). …”
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Fasting Ramadan in Yemeni Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A Comparative Study on the Ability to Fast in 2 Consecutive years by Al-Sharafi BA, Mohsen DF, Almurtadha AS

“…Over 50 million diabetics fast annually, emphasizing the necessity for specialized care.Aim: The study focused on the ability of diabetic patients in Yemen too fast for two consecutive years during Ramadan.Methodology: A total of 573 Patients (343 females and 230 males, including 19 adolescents aged 12– 19 years) participated in the study. …”
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Assessing Student Teachers’ Ability in Posing Mathematical Reasoning Problems by Masriyah, Ahmad Wachidul Kohar, Endah Budi Rahaju, Dini Kinati Fardah, Umi Hanifah

“…This study investigates the quality of mathematical reasoning problems posed by student teachers. …”
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A genome wide association study of mathematical ability reveals an association at chromosome 3q29, a locus associated with autism and learning difficulties: a preliminary study. by Simon Baron-Cohen, Laura Murphy, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Ian Craig, Uma Mallya, Silvia Lakatošová, Karola Rehnstrom, Leena Peltonen, Sally Wheelwright, Carrie Allison, Simon E Fisher, Varun Warrier

“…Mathematical ability is heritable, but few studies have directly investigated its molecular genetic basis. …”
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The effect of tofacitinib on function and quality of life indicators in patients with rheumatoid arthritis resistant to synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic dru... by D. E. Karateev, D. E. Abdulganieva, A. R. Babaeva, A. A. Baranov, L. P. Evstigneeva, O. N. Ivanova, G. V. Lukina, E. L. Luchikhina, V. I. Mazurov, A. S. Misiyuk, O. V. Semagina, A. E. Sizikov, V. N. Sorotskaya

“…The results of our multicenter study using considerable Russian material confirmed the pronounced positive effect of TOFA used as a second-line agent (after s-DMARD failure) and a third-line agent (after s-DMARD and BA failure) on patients' assessment of disease activity, functional ability in daily life, and quality of life.…”
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Yogic Practice Improves Neuromuscular Coordination in Sedentary Middle-Aged Women: An Experimental Study by Asit Mahara, Md Nasim Reza, Aminur Rahaman, Sentu Mitra, Md. Arman Gazi, Md. Hamidur Rahman

“…Yogic practice is widely recognized for its benefits in enhancing physical and neuromuscular functions, but its specific impact on these variables remains underexplored. Objectives. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an eight-week yogic practice on kinesthetic perception, static balance, and coupling ability among sedentary middle-aged women. …”
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Comparative evaluation on the masking ability of different tooth colored restoration over blackish discoloration caused by 38% silver diamine fluoride: an in -vitro study by Prajval Mahajan, Anupama Nayak P, Srikant Natarajan, Karuna Yarmunje Mahabala, Kiran N Baliga, Ashwin Rao, Charisma Thimmaiah

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A Prospective Clinical Study to EvaluAte the AbiliTy of the CloudCath System to Detect Peritonitis During In-Home Peritoneal Dialysis (CATCH) by Rajnish Mehrotra, Don E. Williamson, C. Ross Betts, Barbara A. Greco, Eric Yu, Aly El-Badry, Brian Fisher, Paul D. Mehoudar, Benjamin Briggs, Glenn M. Chertow

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Explicit Motor Imaging Abilities Are Similar in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Chronic Limb Pain and Healthy Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Cohen-aknine G, Mottet D, Homs AF, Mura T, Jedryka F, Dupeyron AF

“…Using a self-rated questionnaire, this study aims to compare explicit motor imagery abilities between individuals with CRPS, with chronic limb pain (CLP), and healthy controls, and to also examine differences between affected and unaffected limbs. …”
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Study of the Equine Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacterium With a High Ability to Form Biofilms and Changes in Its Properties Under the Influence of Farnesol by Nadezhda Sachivkina, Diana Kondrateva, Olga Kuznetsova, Ekaterina Neborak, Alfia Ibragimova, Abdugani Abdurasulov, Rakhima Muratova, Kursantbek Attokurov, Elmurat Obdunov

“…We studied its ability to form biofilms and experimentally confirmed that Far perfectly inhibits their growth even at small concentrations from 1.6 μM/mL. …”
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