Alteration of Lumbar Sagittal Alignment after Surgical Decompression with Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis by Wen-Tung Hsieh, Ting-Chun Huang, Chih-Wei Chen, Ming-Hsiao Hu, Shu-Hua Yang

“…Functional outcome by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI: 0–100) was recorded. …”
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The Relationship Between Opium Smoking and Sway Back Posture and Spinal Musculoskeletal Disorders by Omid Massah, Amir Masoud Arab, Ali Farhoudian, Mehdi Noroozi, Fahimeh Hashemirad

“…It seems that plasticity and structural and functional adaptations of the posture occur due to opium smoking. …”
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Beta‐Lactoglobulin for Water‐Based and Tunable Nanostructure Templating of Printed Titania Thin Films: The Influence of pH Value and Protein Concentration by Linus F. Huber, Kun Sun, Manuel A. Reus, Christian L. Weindl, Julian E. Heger, Stephan V. Roth, Peter Müller‐Buschbaum

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Adapting Young Adults’ In-Shoe Motion Sensor Gait Models for Knee Evaluation in Older Adults: A Study on Osteoarthritis and Healthy Knees by Chenhui Huang, Kenichiro Fukushi, Haruki Yaguchi, Keita Honda, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Zhenwei Wang, Yoshitaka Nozaki, Kentaro Nakahara, Satoru Ebihara, Shin-Ichi Izumi

“…This study leverages advancements in wearable technology to explore the adaptation of models based on in-shoe motion sensors (IMS), initially trained on young adults, for evaluating knee function in older populations, both healthy and with OA. …”
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Study on intelligent height adjustment control method of shearer based on coal-rock interface recognition by Songyong LIU, Cheng CHENG, Hongzhuang WU, Yuming CUI, Deyuan MENG, Lei SI

“…Furthermore, based on the kinematics and state space model of shearer, a neural network observer based indirect adaptive performance control (NOIAPPC) method is developed for automatic height adjustment. Radial Basis Function Neural Networks (RBF NNs) are applied to estimate unknown nonlinear system functions, while the derivatives of the virtual control law at each step of backstepping control are estimated using a second-order filter. …”
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Anionic Lipid Catalyzes the Generation of Cytotoxic Insulin Oligomers by Jhinuk Saha, Audrey Wolszczak, Navneet Kaur, Malitha C. Dickwella Widanage, Samuel D. McCalpin, Riqiang Fu, Jamel Ali, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy

“…Human insulin has long been known to form amyloid fibrils under various conditions, which affects its bioavailability and function. Clinically, insulin aggregation at recurrent injection sites poses a challenge for diabetic patients who rely on insulin therapy. …”
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The effect of fear of movement on gait characteristics in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Bixuan Duan, Yuxuan Zhang, Pei Ma, Fangmin Chen, Wei Li

“…Gait parameters including hip, knee, and ankle joint angles and moments of both lower extremities were assessed using a 3D motion capture system. …”
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Surface spin asymmetry in Pt(001)–hex induced by electron accumulation by Larisa E Borcan, Cristian M Teodorescu, Alexandru-Cristi Iancu, Nicoleta G Apostol, Adela Nicolaev, Ruxandra M Costescu, Marius A Hușanu, Dana G Popescu, George A Lungu, Marco Bianchi

“…A strong variation of the spin asymmetry as function of the binding energy near the Fermi level, whose amplitude depends also on the median emission angle, suggests a spin textured state in this energy range or the presence of a Stoner gap.…”
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Clinical Features of Patients with Exfoliation Glaucoma Requiring Surgical Intervention by Hideyuki Nakano, Tetsuya Togano, Yuta Sakaue, Aki Suetaka, Ryu Iikawa, Rieko Nakano, Takeo Fukuchi

“…Age, duration of previous glaucoma treatment, intraocular pressure, medication scores, visual function, and surgical procedure were compared among the three patient groups. …”
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Novel Robotic Balloon-Based Device for Wrist-Extension Therapy of Hemiparesis Stroke Patients by Klaudia Marek, Aleksandra Olejniczak, Elżbieta Miller, Igor Zubrycki

“…It is commonly associated with impaired wrist-extension function. Upper-limb paresis can place a tremendous burden on stroke survivors and their families. …”
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Determination of stability of the cutting process under dynamic loading conditions by A.S. Manokhin, S.An. Klimenko, S.A. Klimenko, M.Yu. Kopieikina, Yu.O. Melniychuk, A.O. Chumak, A.G. Naidenko

“…With this method, it is proposed to evaluate the time series of cutting force values and determine the stability index as a function of the prediction accuracy, which is determined by the root mean square error of deviation (RSME) of the predicted and experimental values of the cutting force signal. …”
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Enhancing Predictive Tools for Skeletal Growth and Craniofacial Morphology in Syndromic Craniosynostosis: A Focus on Cranial Base Variables by Lantian Zheng, Norli Anida Abdullah, Norlisah Mohd Ramli, Nur Anisah Mohamed, Mohamad Norikmal Fazli Hisam, Firdaus Hariri

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Patients with syndromic craniosynostosis (SC) pose a significant challenge for post-operational outcomes due to the variability in craniofacial deformities and gain-of-function characteristics. This study aims to develop validated predictive tools using stable cranial base variables to predict changes in the midfacial region and explore the craniofacial morphology among patients with SC. …”
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Comparative Study on the Treatment Effect of Stretching and High-frequency Diathermy in Subjects With Gastrocnemius Tightness by Beom-Seop Kim, Yixin Wang, Ye-Jin Kim, Min-Young Kim, Hye-Seon Jeon

“…Background: Ankle flexibility is important for maintaining proper biomechanical function. Static stretching is used to improve flexibility with minimal risk; however, its effects are often temporary. …”

The Impact of Flow Channel Structural Parameters on Both the Hydraulic Performance and Anticlogging Abilities of Variable Flow Emitters by Peining Niu, Yan Mo, Baolin Yao, Zongze Yang, Yanqun Zhang, Dequan Zhang

“…The optimal design combination of channel structure parameters for different scenarios was determined using the scipy.optimize.minimize function in Python 3.8.0. The research results provide a reference for the optimal design of variable flow emitters.…”
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Robust Band-Pass Filter-Based PLL-Less Approach for Three-Phase Nonsinusoidal Grid Conditions by Manish Kumar, Anant Kumar Verma, Claudio Burgos-Mellado, Raj Kumar Jarial, Ravinder Nath, Bhumaiah Jula, Diego Munoz-Carpintero, Catalina Gonzalez-Castano, Pedro Roncero-Sanchez

“…Furthermore, the phase angle and amplitude are adaptively estimated using an off-line error-resolving approach, which is derived from the transfer function of the proposed prefiltering solution. …”
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Effects of chronic low-frequency pulsed magnetic fields exposure on the contractility and morphology of biceps brachii in healthy adults–a randomized controlled, double-blind trial... by Zhongshan Li, Zhongshan Li, Wenhao Li, Shi Bai, Tieli Yang

“…B-mode ultrasound images were used to evaluate changes in muscle thickness, cross-sectional area, pennation angle, and stiffness.ResultsThe PEMF group showed a significant increase in the MVC (maximum voluntary contraction) value and a significantly higher amplitude of the increase than the control group. …”
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Solar Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays from Hydrogen to Nickel Based on a Modified Force-field Approach by Zhenning Shen, Caixia Li, Pingbing Zuo, Gang Qin, Xiaojun Xu

“…The solar modulation potential ϕ ( E ) is described by a double power-law function with an exponential tail. Due to differences in LIS spectral shapes and mass-to-charge ratio-dependent modulation effects, protons and helium have distinct ϕ values, while heavier nuclei share the same ϕ as helium. …”
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Clinical implications of intra-fraction CBCT image guidance in DIBH radiotherapy for left-sided breast cancer by BAO Zhengmin, LI Qianyong, LU Xiaoteng, YANG Yanju

“…Patients with satisfactory cardiopulmonary function and stable DIBH compliance were included. …”
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Efficacy of the maxillary anterior segmental distraction osteogenesis in patients with cleft lip and palate by Panjun Pu, Shanying Bao, Jianbo Gao, Yuhua Jiao, Feiyu Wang, Huaxiang Zhao, Yuxia Hou, Yalin Zhan

“…It typically results in significant maxillary dysplasia, causing severe oral function problems and substantially affecting the patient’s facial aesthetics. …”
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Research on overburden movement laws and spontaneous combustion “three zones” of composite goaf in shallow buried depth and stereo-intersected coal seam group by Dianfu CHEN, Quan NI, Bing WU, Yang LI

“…Furthermore, after the lower coal seam was mined, the overburden experienced secondary compressive deformation, with the caving angle reduced by approximately 9° compared to the initial deformation. …”
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