Effectiveness of combining a proximal strengthening exercise program and foot orthosis on pain and performance among women with patellofemoral pain syndrome and a pronated foot: st... by Mansoureh Barati Ashtiani, Hassan Daneshmandi, Zahra Raeisi

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a combination of a proximal strengthening exercise (PSE) program and a foot orthosis (PSEFO) on pain and function in women with PFPS and a pronated foot (PF). …”
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Justification of the Crank Tedder Parameters for Mineral Fertilizers by Sayakhat Nukeshev, Kairat Yeskhozhin, Yerzhan Akhmetov, Boris Gorbunov, Dinara Kossatbekova, Khozhakeldi Tanbayev, Adilet Sugirbay, Kaldybek Tleumbetov

“…The following optimal parameters were established: the tedder blade width 0.05–0.09 m, the radius of the elbow 0.028–0.034 m, the blade installation angle 23–27°, and the kinematic mode of the tedder <i>k</i> = 1.5–1.9. …”
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Efficacy of cold and cryo-preserved nerve allografts with low-dose FK506 for motor nerve regeneration: a preclinical study by Jong Pil Kim, Soon Chul Heo, Dae Hee Lee, Jun Sang Bae, Young Kwang Shin, Su Hyeok Son, Il Yong Park, Hae-Won Kim, Jun Hee Lee, Kyung Wook Kim

“…This study evaluated sciatic nerve regeneration in rats implanted with cold- or cryopreserved allografts, and examined the effects of FK506, an immunosuppressant that targets calcineurin function, on motor recovery. Methods Sixty-five male Lewis rats were divided into five groups of 13, each with a 10-mm sciatic nerve gap. …”
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The unexplored mechanism of antitumoral effect of pirfenidone in melanoma cells by Melissa Marchese, Gilda La Regina, Rachele Amato, Gianmarco Bertoni, Jessica Ruzzolini, Daniele Martinucci, Laura Papucci, Silvia Peppicelli, Francesca Bianchini

“…Recently, it has been suggested that PFD may function as furin convertase enzyme inhibitor. Furin is involved in many physiological and pathological processes such as BRAF oncogene activation. …”
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A Hybrid Path Planning Algorithm for Orchard Robots Based on an Improved D* Lite Algorithm by Quanjie Jiang, Yue Shen, Hui Liu, Zohaib Khan, Hao Sun, Yuxuan Huang

“…For global path planning, an enhanced D* Lite algorithm is used with a cost function that jointly considers centerline proximity, turning angle smoothness, and directional consistency. …”
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Emotional State Evaluation of Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients with the Beck Depression Inventory by Ayşe Öner, Neslihan Sinim Kahraman, Mehmet Orkun Sevik, Kübra Kelek Tülü, Özlem Şahin, Saliha Özsoy

“…Therefore, assessing mental health as well as functional tests is important in patients with RP.…”
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The Occlusal Contact Area Is Associated with the Magnitude but Not Peak Timing of Changes in Chewing-Induced Brain Blood Flow in Mandibular Prognathism by Hiroyuki Kanzaki, Chihiro Kariya, Kana Yoshida, Yuri Inagawa, Masao Kumazawa, Hiroshi Tomonari

“…BBF was measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, while participants chewed soft paraffin or hard gummy candy. …”
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Operation of Photo Electron Spectrometers for Non-Invasive Photon Diagnostics at the European X-Ray Free Electron Laser by Joakim Laksman, Florian Dietrich, Theophilos Maltezopoulos, Jia Liu, Danilo Enoque Ferreira de Lima, Natalia Gerasimova, Ivars Karpics, Naresh Kujala, Philipp Schmidt, Suren Karabekyan, Svitozar Serkez, Jan Grünert

“…Angle-resolved photoelectron spectrometers with microchannel plate detectors and fast digitizer electronics are versatile and powerful devices for providing non-invasive single-shot photon diagnostics at a MHz repetition rate X-ray free-electron lasers. …”
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Indications and Limitations of Resection and Ligaments Repair for Os Subfibulare Based on the Hasegawa Classification by Naohiro Hio MD, PhD, Masanori Taki MD, PhD, Atsushi Hasegawa MD, PhD

“…Outcome measures assessed were pain via the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), functional status using the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot ankle/hindfoot scale (JSSF scale), subjective instability, talar tilting angle (TTA), and anterior drawer stress distance (ADSD), both derived from stress radiographs. …”
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Visual SLAM algorithm for underground robots in coal mines based on point-line features by Li WANG, Tianxiang ZANG, Bo SU

“…The reprojection error model of point features and line features is constructed, the angle constraints are added to the line feature residual model, the Jacobian matrix of the pose increment of point features and line features is derived, the unified cost function of the reprojection error of point features and line features is established, the local mapping thread uses the ORB-SLAM3 classic local optimization method to adjust the pose of points, line features and keyframes, and performs loop correction, subgraph fusion and global BA(Bundle Adjustment) in the back-end thread. …”
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Comparison of medium- and long-term total knee arthroplasty follow-up with or without tourniquet by Qigang Zhong, Hu Yang, Renfei Qi, Tao Zhang, Junfeng Zhan, Yunfeng Yao

“…The preoperative and postoperative knee association function scores (HSS), knee range of motion, HKA, and MPTA between the two groups did not differ significantly (P > 0.05). …”
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Entropy generation and heat convection analysis of second-grade viscoelastic nanofluid flow in a tilted lid-driven square enclosure: A finite difference approach by Anil Ahlawat, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, K. Loganathan

“…Moreover, upper wall moves at a uniform velocity in positive x-axis direction. The stream function approach removes the pressure gradient term from the linear momentum equation, and the resulting partial differential equations are discretized via finite differences and then resulting algebraic equations are solved with SOR and SUR methods employing self-developed MATLAB codes. …”
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An Amplitude Analysis-Based Magnetoelastic Biosensing Method for Quantifying Blood Coagulation by Xi Chen, Qiong Wang, Jinan Deng, Ning Hu, Yanjian Liao, Jun Yang

“…In contrast, magnetoelastic sensors, known for their low cost and rapid response, have garnered attention for their potential application in various coagulation tests. These sensors function by detecting resonant frequency shifts in response to changes in blood viscosity during coagulation. …”
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Effects of Simulated Nitrogen Deposition on the Physiological and Growth Characteristics of Seedlings of Two Typical Subtropical Tree Species by Zhenya Yang, Benzhi Zhou

“…Amid global environmental change, the intensification of nitrogen (N) deposition exerts critical impacts on the growth of forest vegetation and the structure and function of ecosystems in subtropical China. However, the physiological and growth response mechanisms of subtropical tree species remain poorly understood. …”
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Polarization dependent optical response of infrared metamaterials by Shahban Ali, Sahitya Varma Vegesna, Uwe Hübner, Marco Diegel, Andrea Dellith, Jan Dellith, Christin David, Sarmiza-Elena Stanca, Heidemarie Krüger

“…The infrared metamaterials shown polarization dependent response, which is pronounced at 80° angle of incident light and is adjustable via periodicity of the square-cavity-array in resist. …”
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Internet-Based Telerehabilitation Versus in-Person Therapeutic Exercises in Young Adult Females With Chronic Neck Pain and Forward Head Posture: Randomized Controlled Trial by Patcharin Nilmart, Arrada Sichuai, Asree Chedang, Chanikarn Goontharo, Nollapan Janjamsai

“…Studies have shown that exercise interventions can improve pain, craniovertebral angle (CVA), range of motion, and function in individuals with FHP. …”
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Research on Algorithms for Local Robot Positioning Using Methods of Discrete Optimization by Vyacheslav Korolyov, Maksim Ogurtsov, Oleksandr Khodzinskyi

“…The algorithm from the scipy.optimize.minimize library numerically finds the solution to the discrete optimization problem with a combined objective function considering the specified constraints, ensuring coordinate recovery accuracy of approximately 10 % and acceptable program execution speed for fixed-wing UAVs.…”
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Using the Interval Number TOPSIS Method to Assess the Risk of Water and Mud Inrush from Weathered Trough in Subsea Tunnels by Binghua Zhou, Yuxiao Huang, Shuai Wang, Chaojie Gu, Jisheng Cui, Baokai Yang, Zhongsheng Wang, Changsheng Du

“…The triangular fuzzy number membership function was used to determine the membership degree, and the 1–9 scales method was used to construct the judgment matrices, which can obtain the weight of evaluation indices. …”
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Exposição ocupacional do cirurgião-dentista à vibração mecânica transmitida através das mãos: um estudo de caso Occupational exposure of dental surgeons to mechanical vibration: a... by Gilsée Ivan Regis Filho, Thiago Rodrigo Lóss Zmijevski, Louise Pietrobon, Marianella Aguilar Ventura Fadel, Francisco Keller Klug

“…The deleterious effects of vibration on the hand-arm assembly are a function of frequency and amplitude of the signal. …”
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Effect of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Technology in the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence by Cheng-Yu Long, Kun-Ling Lin, Jian-Lin Yeh, Chien-Wei Feng, Zi-Xi Loo

“…The urethral and vaginal topography were performed and found that HIFEM mainly worked on pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and enhanced their function and integrity. <b>Conclusions</b>: The results suggest that HIFEM technology is an efficacious therapy for the treatment of SUI.…”
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