The prevalence of posture pathology in school-aged children (results of a population-based study with the use of the computerized photo-geometric program “Posture”) by I. O. Afanasieva, M. V. Khaitovych, V. S. Potaskalova, I. V. Andrushchenko, V. V. Yevminov, I. O. Kudelia

“…Deviation of the spinal column from the midline in the frontal, sagittal plane (functional and organic disorders of posture) was observed in 75.3 % of children. …”
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Identifying patients with shoulder impingement syndrome who improve with scapular training: a clinical prediction study by Ahmed M. El Melhat, Hager Tarek Khater Mohamed, Enas Fawzy Youssef, Ahmed Mahmoud Gad, Dina Mohamed Ali Al Hamaky

“…To investigate if pain severity, functional disability, scapular upward rotation angle, and upper trapezius/serratus anterior (UT/SA) isometric strength ratio at baseline assessment can predict a patient’s response to scapular training in cases of SAIS. …”
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Application of the Modified Вagolini Test in the Diagnosis of Binocular Vision Disorders by S. I. Rychkova, V. G. Likhvantseva

“…If the patient has a strabismus angle, the study was performed in two variants: without prismatic deviation compensation (under the subjective angle of strabismus — SU) and under full prismatic compensation (under the objective angle of strabismus — OU). …”
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Metabolic readouts of tumor instructed normal tissues (TINT) identify aggressive prostate cancer subgroups for tailored therapy by Ilona Dudka, João Figueira, Pernilla Wikström, Anders Bergh, Gerhard Gröbner

“…Including samples from non-PC but tumor instructed normal tissues (TINT) may increase the diagnostic power by displaying the adaptive responses in benign tissues near tumors.MethodsHere, we applied high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HR MAS NMR) to identify metabolomic biomarkers of possible diagnostic value in benign prostate tissues near low/high-grade tumors.ResultsBenign samples near high-grade tumors (B ISUP 3 + 4) exhibited altered metabolic profiles compared to those close to low-grade tumors (B ISUP 1 + 2). …”
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Broadband Achromatic Hybrid Metalens Module with 100° Field of View for Visible Imaging by Peixuan Wu, Xingyi Li, Yuanyuan Xing, Jiaojiao Wang, Wujie Zheng, Zekun Wang, Yaoguang Ma

“…The system exhibits negligible variation in focal length (~1.2%) across the visible range (460–656 nm) and consistently achieves modulation transfer function (MTF) values > 0.2 at 167 lp/mm across all wavelengths and incident angles. …”
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Accuracy Assessment of 3D-Printed Surgical Guides for Palatal Miniscrew Placement: A Retrospective Study by Angela Mirea Bellocchio, Elia Ciancio, Serena Barbera, Domenico Aiello, Marco Portelli, Angela Militi, Riccardo Nucera

“…A specific software function capable of identifying and displaying all CBCT scans passing through the planned miniscrew axis was used to identify the scan showing the maximum discrepancy between the planned and final miniscrew placement. …”
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Versatile graceful degradation framework for bio-inspired proprioception with redundant soft sensors by Taku Sugiyama, Kyo Kutsuzawa, Dai Owaki, Elijah Almanzor, Fumiya Iida, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…Reliable proprioception and feedback from soft sensors are crucial for enabling soft robots to function intelligently in real-world environments. …”
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Virtual simulation analysis and verification on working stability of sugarcane tail-breaking mechanism by Hu Jinbing, Wu Jianfeng, Wang Jun

“…Besides, it also had good function of tail-breaking. Optimal structure parameters for this anti-movement tail-breaking mechanism were obtained by virtual tests as follows: 320-330 mm of center distance between the top and bottom tail-breaking wheels, and 5 10 degree of stagger angle between the top and bottom tail-breaking elements. …”
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Abductor muscle strength deficit in patients after total hip arthroplasty for hip osteoarthritis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Werner Vach, Petros Ismailidis, Peter Kvarda, Christian Appenzeller-Herzog, Annegret Mündermann

“…Introduction Conservation of abductor muscle strength is directly associated with physical function after total hip replacement (THA). Although many studies have tried to explore and quantify a potential abductor muscle strength deficit after THA as well as identify possible causes and treatment options, this topic has not been addressed systematically.Methods and analysis Human-based studies reporting measurements of hip abductor strength will be included in this review. …”
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A Simple Semi-Empirical Model for the Estimation of Photosynthetically Active Radiation from Satellite Data in the Tropics by S. Janjai, A. Sripradit, R. Wattan, S. Buntoung, S. Pattarapanitchai, I. Masiri

“…The model expresses PAR as a function of cloud index, aerosol optical depth, total ozone column, solar zenith angle, and air mass. …”
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A technical note on the posterior approach BDBO for treating Kümmell disease by De-Xin Guo, Xiao-Wei Guo, Guang-Hui Yang, Yi-Bao Sun, Ya Song, Jin-Lu Wang, Wei-Bo Jiang, Tong Yu

“…Eight patients (36.4%) had mild neurologic impairment before surgery, and their neurologic function normalized at final follow-up. The rate of intervertebral fusion at the final follow-up was 100%. …”
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Thickness Model of the Adhesive on Spacecraft Structural Plate by Yanhui Guo, Peibo Li, Yanpeng Chen, Xinfu Chi, Yize Sun

“…The pressure is also a function related to the deformation characteristics and speed of the squeegee. …”
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Bone measurements interact with phenotypic measures in canine Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Sarah M. Schneider, Macie L. Mackey, Savannah Wilkinson, Lee-Jae Guo, Peter P. Nghiem

“…In GRMD, bone measurements were highly correlated with several other functional outcome measures, including eccentric contraction decrement, hip joint angle, and muscle volume/density. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Gastrocnemius Muscle Analysis Using Surface Electromyography and Ultrasound in Different Striking Patterns of Young Women’s Barefoot Running by Yuwei Liu, Justin Fernandez

“…Future research should incorporate biomechanical indicators, such as force plate testing, to better understand the relationship between muscle structure and function across different running styles.…”
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Mechanical Characteristics of Variable Cross-Section Immersed Tunnels under Spatial Differential Settlement by Chunshan Yang, Yatian Wang, Lixin Wei, Yizhen Chen

“…The force on the shear keys varies with the quadratic function of the longitudinal bending degree, and the dislocation magnitude has a positive near-linear relationship with the bending degree. …”
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Eff-ReLU-Net: a deep learning framework for multiclass wound classification by Sifat Ullah, Ali Javed, Muteb Aljasem, Abdul Khader Jilani Saudagar

“…More precisely, we introduced the ReLU activation function over the Swish in our Eff-ReLU-Net because of its simplicity, reliability, and efficiency. …”
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Multi-UAV Cooperative Suspension Control Strategy Considering Variable Rope Length and Load Posture Coupling Effect by Yi Wang, Kang Li, Xuefu Li, Jingyu Wang, Pengbo Yu

“…On this basis, the traditional dynamic model is improved, with a focus on the impact of variable rope length, analyzing the dynamic coupling relationship between rope length and swing angle, and constructing related coupling error functions to improve the stability and control accuracy of the system. …”
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Evolution of plastic deformation during multi-pass ECAP of an AA6060 aluminum alloy – An experimental flow line analysis by Nadja Berndt, Nadja A. Reiser, Martin F.-X. Wagner

“…For the analysis of the material flow we use a phenomenological model that describes the material path along the flow line based on a super-ellipse function, with only one parameter defining the evolution of curvature along the flow line. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Soft Soil considering the Influence of Unloading Stress Paths by Wei Huang, Junjie Li, Yuming Lu, Dongsheng Li, Yaqing Mou, Xuheng Wu, Zhijian Jiang, Ziyun Li

“…Under unloading conditions, the deviator stress-strain curve satisfies a hyperbolic function and can be normalized with the average consolidation confining pressure. …”
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Significances of melting heat transfer and bioconvection phenomena in nanofluid flow over a three different geometries by Prasun Choudhary, Sushila Choudhary, Kavita Jat, K. Loganathan, S. Eswaramoorthi

“…The system of ordinary differential equations is numerically solved using the “bvp4c” solver in MATLAB, and obtained results are also validated with an analytical approach Optimal Auxiliary Function Method (OAFM). Skin friction, heat, mass and motile microorganisms transfer rates are discussed through graphs and tables. …”
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