Real-Time Digitized Visual Feedback in Exercise Therapy for Lower Extremity Functional Deficits: Qualitative Study of Usability Factors During Prototype Testing by Klaus Widhalm, Lukas Maul, Sebastian Durstberger, Peter Putz, Carissa Klupper, Franz Werner

“…Thus, training physiological movement patterns may help in the treatment of such functional deficits. …”
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Regional differences in the utilisation of antenatal care and skilled birth attendant services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis by Rawlance Ndejjo, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Segun Bello, Mobolaji M Salawu, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Eniola A Bamgboye, Steven N Kabwama, Irene Wanyana, Susan Kizito, Rotimi Felix Afolabi, Magbagbeola David Dairo, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…Targeted and contextually relevant interventions should be implemented to alleviate the impact of emergency response on access to EHS and promote access to care during the pandemic.…”
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ANCA-related vasculitis incidence and features before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, Biobio Province, Chile: an observational retrospective analysis by Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Mariel Hernández, Mariel Hernández, Gonzalo P. Méndez, Lysis Cáceres, Ignacia Bravo, Josefina Jobet, Simón Castro, Lorena Cornejo, Catalina Vega, Andrés Salazar

“…IntroductionRenal vasculitis is a rare disease, the incidence of which increased markedly during the COVID-19 pandemic in our center. The aim of this study is to compare the incidence and the clinical and histopathological characteristics of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA single-center observational retrospective analysis of 61 patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis who were divided into two groups according to date of diagnosis: pre-pandemic from 2008 to 2020 (n=37) and during the pandemic from 2020 to the middle of 2022 (n=24). …”
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Unraveling the assembly mechanisms and differentiated ecological functions of protist cell-associated and free-living bacterial communities during two Prorocentrum shikokuense bloo... by Xiaoyu Wang, Xin Lin, Huatao Yuan, Hao Luo, Sitong Lin, Wenxue Wu, Ling Li

“…This study employed 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing on size-fractionated samples to investigate community assembly, dynamics, and co-occurrence patterns of free-living and cell-associated bacterial communities during two Prorocentrum shikokuense (Dinophyceae) blooms in the East China Sea. …”
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Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic diversity in Central Brazil reveals evolutionary shifts among variants of concern during the pandemic by José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Rhewter Nunes, Cintia Pelegrineti Targueta, Cintia Pelegrineti Targueta, Ramilla dos Santos Braga Ferreira, Amanda Melo-Ximenes, Amanda Melo-Ximenes, Renata de Oliveira Dias, Juliana Santana de Curcio, Daniela Melo e Silva, Menira Borges de L. Dias e Souza, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Elisângela de Paula Silveira Lacerda, Cristiana Maria Toscano, Thiago Fernando Rangel, Mariana Pires de Campos Telles, Mariana Pires de Campos Telles

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantial health, economic, and social impacts worldwide, and now, after more than 5 years since the start of the pandemic, it is possible to retrospectively evaluate patterns of SARS-CoV-2 spread and its consequences. …”
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An fNIRS-based investigation of cerebral hemodynamic responses during verbal fluency task and n-back task in individuals with mild cognitive impairment by Can Duan, Can Duan, Yufei Chong, Yufei Chong, Jingyi Gong, Jingyi Gong, Qingqing Wu, Jialing Sun, Chanjuan Zheng, Chanjuan Zheng, Chanjuan Zheng, Zhengliang Li, Zhengliang Li, Zhengliang Li, Lirong Xia, Zhen Cheng, Peiwen Zhang, Wenguang Xia, Wenguang Xia, Wenguang Xia, Wenguang Xia

“…The investigation examines changes in brain activation patterns in both MCI patients and healthy controls during the VFT and 1-back task, and identifies correlations between cognitive function and brain activation areas using fNIRS technology.MethodsThis study evaluated markers for screening MCI by performing the VFT and 1-back task using a 67-channel fNIRS to measure changes in oxyhemoglobin (HbO) levels in the bilateral prefrontal and temporal lobes of 108 healthy controls (HC) and 103 participants with MCI. …”
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The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the United States during 2008–2023: an analysis of active, laboratory, population-based, multistate surveillance dataResearch in context... by Namrata Prasad, Miwako Kobayashi, Jennifer P. Collins, Amy B. Rubis, Gordana Derado, Miranda J. Delahoy, Daniel C. Payne, Lesley McGee, Sopio Chochua, Henju Marjuki, Lucy A. McNamara, LeAnne M. Fox, Arthur Reingold, Megan Barnes, Susan Petit, Monica M. Farley, Lee H. Harrison, Ruth Lynfield, Jessica Houston, Bridget J. Anderson, Ann Thomas, Keipp H. Talbot, William Schaffner, Adam L. Cohen, Stephanie J. Schrag, Melissa Arvay

“…We aimed to describe changing epidemiologic patterns among common bacterial causes of meningitis in the United States. …”
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Causality among landscape characteristics, seasonality and stream water quality in the Paraopeba river basin by Fernando Arão Bila Júnior, Fernando António Leal Pacheco, Renato Farias do Valle Junior, Maytê Maria Abreu Pires de Melo Silva, Teresa Cristina Tarlé Pissarra, Marília Carvalho de Melo, Carlos Alberto Valera, Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes, João Paulo Moura

“…The relationships between landscape patterns and water quality, analyzed using redundancy analysis, revealed that the influence of landscape metrics on the variation of water quality parameters was significantly more pronounced during the dry period, explaining 75 % of the variation, compared to 49 % during the rainy period.…”
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Numerical simulation of the effect of shale lamination structure on hydraulic fracture propagation behavior by Xun Gong, Zhijun Jin, Xinhua Ma, Yuyang Liu

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Progress on Foot Assessment and Training to Prevent Running-related Injuries by ZHAO Xianli, LI Xinyu, WU Xubo, SHAN Chunlei, ZHANG Yihui, ZHANG Cai

“…For runners lack of ankle mobility and strength, the rear foot strike pattern is recommended, and runners with knee or calf injuries can choose the fore and mid foot strike patterns.…”
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Reusability, Reconfigurability and Efficiency Optimization of Satellite Network Modeling and Simulation by Su Gao, Yue Cao, Yinqiao Li, Yujun Chen, Song Jin, Shikun Xie, Jihong Liu

“…Additionally a reusable modeling framework is developed with tailored design patterns and multiple viewpoints. Analysis metamodel, profile and interface are further presented to preserve reusability during iterations among multiple optimization rounds. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Changes in Ecosystem Service Value and Its Overlap with Coal Mining Intensity in the Yellow River Basin, China, During 2000–2030 by Yongjun Yang, Renjie Gong, Qinyu Wu, Fu Chen

“…By 2030, the high-high clustering area is expected to stabilize in southern Shaanxi Province, and the low-low area will potentially spread eastward; (3) the overall ESV is low, and it experienced a significant decline from 2000 to 2020, with water supply emerging as a major limiting factor, although some policy-supported counties had better ecological service values and trends. (4) From 2000 to 2020, the coal mining intensity (CMI) was concentrated in the upper and middle reaches, particularly at the junctions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia, and the pattern remained stable, but local areas experienced increased mining intensity; (5) the overlap of the CMI and ESV primarily exhibited a low-high clustering pattern in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River Basin and eastern Ordos City, and a high-high clustering pattern in the middle reaches of the basin in Shanxi Province, which remained stable and slightly expanded from 2000 to 2030; (6) the trade-off between the ecosystem services in the overlap area intensified, especially between the provisioning and support services, and was significantly impacted by the coal mining activities. …”
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Study on the Rock Fracture during Fluid Injection Using a Coupled Flow-Stress-Damage (FSD) Model: Insight into the Stress Shadow Effect by Xueliang Li, Guang Sun

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Prevalence of pelagic diatoms and harmful algae in tellinid bivalve diets during record low sea ice in the Pacific Arctic determined by DNA metabarcoding by Chelsea W. Koch, Sarah A. Sonsthagen, Lee W. Cooper, Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, Ann E. Riddle-Berntsen, Robert S. Cornman

“…., with a near absence of ice algae in the clam diet. This pattern reflects the lack of lipid-rich ice algal production during these low sea ice events. …”
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Increased corn cultivation exacerbated crop residue burning in Northeast China in the 21st century by Yiqun Shang, Yanyan Pei, Ping Fu, Chuantao Ren, Zhichao Li, Jianfeng Ren, Xinqi Zheng, Yuanyuan Di, Yan Zhou, Jinwei Dong

“…Here, we examined the effects of cropping pattern adjustment on variations of CRB patterns in NEC during 2001–2021, utilizing the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) burned area dataset, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) active fire dataset, and the high-accuracy crop planting area maps. …”
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An optimization method for hemi-diaphragm measurement of dynamic chest X-ray radiography during respiration based on graphics and diaphragm motion consistency criterion by Yingjian Yang, Jie Zheng, Peng Guo, Tianqi Wu, Qi Gao, Yong Li, Chengcheng Liu, Yang Liu, Yingwei Guo, Huai Chen

“…Second, abnormal hemi-diaphragms are identified, resulting from morphological deformation of the lung field during respiration. Lastly, these abnormal hemi-diaphragms are optimized based on the consistency criterion of diaphragm motion.ResultsResults show that the proposed optimization method can effectively measure the hemi-diaphragm, even in the presence of the inapparent cardiophrenic angle caused by abnormal deformations of the lung field morphology during respiration, reducing the mean error by 49.050 pixels (49.050 × 417 μm = 20,453.85 μm).DiscussionTherefore, the proposed optimization method may become an effective tool for precision healthcare to find the pattern of diaphragm movement during respiratory interventions.…”
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A scoping review and quality assessment of machine learning techniques in identifying maternal risk factors during the peripartum phase for adverse child development. by Hsing-Fen Tu, Larissa Zierow, Mattias Lennartsson, Sascha Schweitzer

“…., heavy metal exposure) or mental health problems during the peripartum phase has been shown to lead to negative and lasting impacts on child development and life in adulthood. …”
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Numerical analysis of the use of multiple inlet plates to improve the thickness uniformity of silicon epitaxial layers during atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition by Ba-Phuoc Le, Jyh-Chen Chen, Chieh Hu, Wei-Jie Lin, Chun-Chin Tu, Liang-Chin Chen

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Effect of Body Position on Electrical Activity of Respiratory Muscles During Mouth and Nasal Maximal Respiratory Pressure in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study by Lailane Saturnino da Silva, Rayane Grayce da Silva Vieira, Thiago Bezerra Wanderley e Lima, Vanessa Regiane Resqueti, Jordi Vilaro, Jessica Danielle Medeiros da Fonseca, Giane Amorim Ribeiro-Samora, Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi

“…Additionally, rectus abdominis muscle activity was higher in this position during MIP and SNEP maneuvers. <b>Conclusions</b>: The results suggest there are significant differences in inspiratory pressures between positions, with the difference in activity muscle pattern. …”
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Adherence to the Singapore Integrated 24 h Activity Guidelines for Pre-Primary School Children Before, During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown in Singapore by Seow Ting Low, Terence Buan Kiong Chua, Dan Li, Michael Chia

“…Screen time (ST) adherence significantly declined during lockdown (16.7% to 10.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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