Task difficulty modulates motor learning benefits of balance exercises in community-dwelling older adults by Kazunori Akizuki, Kosuke Takeuchi, Kazuto Yamaguchi, Ryohei Yamamoto, Wataru Nakano, Jun Yabuki

“…Results: While both groups showed improved balance performance with practice, the low-difficulty group demonstrated greater motor learning benefits at the 24-h post-test (p < 0.001). …”
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Measuring the impact of community-based interventions on type 2 diabetes control during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town – A mixed methods study by Neal J. David, Graham Bresick, Natasha Moodaley, Klaus B. von Pressentin

“…The mean glycaemic control was suboptimal both at baseline and post-lockdown in both groups. Interviews with 83 study patients confirmed the acceptability of the home delivery intervention. …”
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Influences of Gait Training with Knee–Ankle–Foot Orthosis on Gait Ability and Independence in Severe Hemiplegia and Pusher Behavior with Unilateral Spatial Neglect Following Stroke... by Kota Sawa, Miko Tamura, Saori Arai

“…ABSTRACT Background Orthotic therapy is crucial for post‐stroke patients with severe motor paralysis and higher brain dysfunction, including pushers and unilateral spatial neglect (USN). …”
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Application of anterior bilateral sacrospinous fixation in the treatment of apical genital prolapse by A. A. Popov, S. A. Gadzhieva

“…The frequency of intra- and postoperative complications, patient complaints, and relapse rates were assessed post-surgery. Functional outcomes were assessed using the PFDI-20 questionnaire (Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20) at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment. …”
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Factors associated with changes in walking performance in individuals 3 months after stroke or TIA: secondary analyses from a randomised controlled trial of SMS-delivered training... by Staffan Eriksson, Erik Lundström, Birgit Maria Vahlberg, Ulf Holmback

“…The regression model described 36% of the variance in changes in the 6 min walk test.Conclusions Post hoc regression analyses indicated that younger age, male sex, lower BMI and shorter 6 min walk test at baseline and possible no comorbidity contributed to improvement in walking performance at 3 months in patients with a recent stroke or TIA. …”
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The Multiple Dosing Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Cartilage Regeneration in Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Saraf A, Hussain A, Mahipal V, Agarwal T, Kush A

“…Assessment of outcome scores (visual analogue scale [VAS] and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index [WOMAC]) was done at baseline and three, six, nine months post intervention. Serum collagen 2-1 (Coll2-1) estimation at baseline and nine months post-therapy was used for biochemical assessment. …”
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Physiological and psychological effects of visits to different linear Spatial landscape on the students: a field experiment in the campus environment by Ren-Lin Zhao, Lu-Qi Bai, Yu-Lin Zhao, Yi-Tian Zhou, Meng Luo

“…Conclusions Our study demonstrates that exposure to linear spatial landscapes, particularly those featuring abundant landscape elements, safety features, and shelter, such as GPS, holds potential as a therapeutic method for improving physiological functions and as an effective psychological relaxation strategy for students in campus environments.…”
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Complex Hip Arthroplasty Following Failed Proximal Femur Osteosynthesis by Shahzaib Riaz Baloch, Mohammad Sohail Rafi, Syed Ata Ur Rahman, Imtiaz Ahmed Hashmi, Eamaan Abid, Faryal Karim

“…Ziauddin Hospital's electronic records were analyzed for functional and radiographic outcomes up to one-year post-surgery. …”
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Antrodia cinnamomea extract alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice by inhibiting the mTOR pathway by Ying-Wei Lan, Chia-En Chen, Tsung-Teng Huang, Tse-Hung Huang, Chuan-Mu Chen, Kowit-Yu Chong

“…Eight-week-old ICR mice were intratracheally administered bleomycin and then fed with an A. cinnamomea extract on day 3 post-administration of bleomycin. At day 21 post-bleomycin administration, the pulmonary functional test, the expression level of inflammation- and fibrosis-related genes in the lung tissue, and the histopathological change were examined. …”
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Enhancing the effects of nusinersen with cybernic treatment using Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) in spinal muscular atrophy: a real-world case series and exploratory cohort analysis by Takashi Nakajima, Toshio Saito, Akihiro Hashiguchi, Taiki Nakabayashi, Kazuki Kodera, Kota Utsumi, Takeshi Kanayama, Haruka Urabe, Satoru Kinoshita

“…Functional improvement indicators included the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale-Expanded (HFMSE) and Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM) scores, and the 2-minute walk test (2MWT), measured 15 months post-nusinersen initiation. …”
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Hardcoded vulnerability detection approach for IoT device firmware by Chao MU, Xin WANG, Ming YANG, Heng ZHANG, Zhenya CHEN, Xiaoming WU

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Purification of Phycocyanin from Spirulina platensis Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents with Varied Hydrogen Bond Donor by Eirene Tentua, Safrina Dyah Hardiningtyas, Iriani Setyaningsih

“…Phycocyanin retained its structural integrity, with enhanced antioxidant activity (IC50 = 40.54 ppm) post-purification. The aqueous two-phase system (ATPs) efficiently separated impurities, improving extraction scalability. …”
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DYNAMICS IN CHANGES OF FREE-RADIAL OXIDATION PROTEINS, REGENERATOR PROCESSES, MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION AND NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNITY IN THE HOMOGENATES OF SCAR TISSUES AT DIFFERENT STAGE... by L.R. Krinichko, S.M. Grigorov

“…It was proved that the combined use of PRF-clot at the intraoperative stage of prophylaxis and ceruloplasmin at the post-operative, in contrast to monotherapy with fibrin membranes, obtained from platelets-rich plasma caused a better functional and aesthetic result, which significantly improved the quality of life of patients in the early and late postoperative periods.…”
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TREM-1 as a potential gatekeeper of neuroinflammatory responses: therapeutic validation and mechanistic insights in experimental traumatic brain injury by Yunsheng Zhang, Yunsheng Zhang, Yunsheng Zhang, Yulian Zhang, Hanhan Dang, Hanhan Dang, Chuanpeng Zhang, Chuanpeng Zhang, Kun He, Kun He, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Zixi Wang, Zixi Wang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Yanbing Yu, Yanbing Yu, Yanbing Yu

“…Pharmacological targeting of TREM-1 attenuates neuroinflammation, reduces cerebral edema, preserves blood-brain barrier integrity, and improves functional recovery. These effects are mediated through suppression of TREM-1-dependent NF-κB signaling and pyroptosis. …”
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F-box/LRR-repeat protein 12 reorchestrated microglia to inhibit scarring and achieve adult spinal cord injury repair by Xu Xu, Feng Gao, Qixin Chen, Bairu Chen, Wenyu Liang, Runzhi Huang, Yuchen Liu, Zhibo Liu, Yanjing Zhu, Gufa Lin, Bei Ma, Letao Yang, Shaorong Gao, Rongrong Zhu, Liming Cheng

“…Importantly, axons grew through the epicenter and reached a length of more than 2.4 mm 56 days post-SCI, significantly improving motor function and reconstructing the neural circuit. …”
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The role of physical exercise in the rehabilitation of children with surgically treated unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis by Marius Negru, Liliana Catan, Elena Amaricai, Adrian Emil Lazarescu, Marius Rezumes, Corina Maria Stanciulescu, Eugen Sorin Boia, Calin Marius Popoiu

“…The main objective of our study is to underline the im-portance of early rehabilitation in functional recovery of children with operated unilateral SCFE. 30 patients with unilateral SCFE treated by in situ fixation with a percutaneous screw have been evaluated using the Harris Hip Score (HHS) before surgery, 7 days post-op and three months post-operatively. …”
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ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION DIAGNOSTIC METHODS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION by V. A. Lusov, N. A. Volov, A. Yu. Lebedeva, M. A. Benevskaya, M. A. Kudinova

“…Depressive disorders, accompanying acute myocardial infarction, affect clinical course in post-infarction phase, patients’ functioning and quality of life. …”
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Differentially expressed microRNAs in pre-transplant lung biopsies target immune checkpoint proteins and can predict primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation by Vitale Miceli, Pia Ferrigno, Claudio Centi, Claudia Carcione, Gioacchin Iannolo, Valentina Agnese, Giovanna Lo Iacono, Rosa Liotta, Pier Giulio Conaldi, Massimo Pinzani, Lavinia De Monte, Alessandro Bertani

“…Lung transplantation (LTx) significantly improves outcomes for patients with end-stage respiratory failure. …”
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Efficacy of Chinese Medicine on Postoperative Rehabilitation of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), a Randomized Controlled Study by Yifeng Gu MD, Yichao Wang MD, Huiling Zhou MD, Ao Qi PhD, Guanjin Wu MM, Jiaqi Li MMed, Congmeng Zhang MMed, Yong Yang MD, Jialin Yao MD, Wenxiao Yang PhD, Lingzi Su MMed, Yi Liu MMed, Xueqi Tian MMed, Jiajun Song MMed, Yabin Gong MD, Xiong Qin MD, Lijing Jiao PhD, Ling Xu PhD

“…The intervention group showed better post-treatment SF-36 scores in Role-Physical (RP), Social Function (SF), Role-Emotional (RE), and Mental Health Summary (MCS) ( P  < .05). …”
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HABIT training in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy children having mirror movement disorder by Javeria Shahid, Mir Arif Hussain Talpur, Hassan Rauf

“…Comparison of baseline and post-intervention showed that the functional independence level of children had improved, with improvement in unimanual and bimanual hand performance (p less than 0.05). …”
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