Improved Hip Flexibility and Gluteal Function Following a Daily Lunge-and-Reach Stretching Intervention by Brent A. Ehresman, B.J. Lehecka, Damien Hiser, Levi Koster, Jessica Wietharn

“…Participants in the intervention group performed five minutes of a lunge-and-reach stretch daily for six weeks. # Results Statistically significant changes were found for the Modified Thomas Test (mean change 5.92 ± 3.73 deg, p=0.01) and single-leg broad jump for distance (mean change 12.39 ± 11.23 cm, p=0.02) for the intervention group. …”
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Evolutionary Patterns of Meandering Morphology in the Middle Reach of the Mainstream Tarim River over the Past Decade by ZHANG Xiao-ying, LIU Qi, XIAO Yu-lei, DAI Wen-hong, LI Lin

“…To reveal the formation and evolutionary patterns of typical meandering river morphology in the main stream of the Tarim River, this study used remote-sensing images and overlaying techniques to summarize the types of planform changes in the river boundaries of the middle reach of Tarim River from Wusiman to Aqike over the past decade. …”
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Laparoscopic removal of an aberrant acupuncture needle in the gluteus that reached the pelvic cavity: a case report by Akira Yamamoto, Junichiro Hiro, Yusuke Omura, Takashi Ichikawa, Shozo Ide, Hiroki Imaoka, Hiromi Yasuda, Hiroyuki Fujikawa, Yoshiki Okita, Takeshi Yokoe, Masaki Ohi, Yuji Toiyama

“…However, it was unclear whether the tip of the needle reached the pelvic cavity. Thus, it was decided to surgically extract the needle via laparoscopic surgery under X-ray guidance as a safe and minimally invasive method. …”
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Impact of the fishing ban on fish diversity and population structure in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China by Juan Du, Juan Du, Huiwu Tian, Zhiyuan Xiang, Kangshun Zhao, Kangshun Zhao, Lixiong Yu, Xinbin Duan, Daqing Chen, Jun Xu, Jun Xu, Mingdian Liu

“…Fish monitoring data collected from 2017–2019 (pre-ban) and 2021–2023 (post-ban) were analyzed to evaluate changes in fish body size, species diversity, and community structure. …”
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Analysis of the Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Factors Influencing the Freight Network in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River by Shumin Huang, Yin Huang, Xiaofan Zhang, Sishi Sheng, Lisha Mao, Xiangni Huang, Runda Liu, Biao Huang

“…There are 31 cities in the middle reaches of the Yangtze river that form the subject of the research. …”
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Innovations to the ECHO model to enhance reach and network-building among addiction clinicians in Western Canada by Samantha Robinson, Isabella Brohman, Jenna van Draanen, Rivka Kushner, Nadia Fairbairn, Stephanie Glegg

“…Our findings can inform innovations in other ECHO programs to enhance reach, engagement, and impact.…”
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Air-for-water substitution in characterizing lake heatwaves in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin by Zihan Zhu, Wei Wang, Heng Lyu, Bo Wang, Zhiwen Wen, Qiuxiang Jin

“…Study region: This study focuses on seventeen lakes with surface area larger than 100 km2 located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, China. Study focus: This study compares the spatiotemporal differences between lake heatwave and atmospheric heatwave metrics and elucidates the intensity differences between two heatwaves across seventeen lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin. …”
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Impact of flow and sediment factor selection on downstream channel adjustments in the Lower Jingjiang Reach of the Yangtze River by Haoyong Tian, Zaimin Ren, Chenchen Yao, Na Zhong, Chunchen Xia

“…IntroductionUpstream damming significantly changes the flow and sediment conditions entering downstream reaches, resulting in remarkable channel adjustments. …”
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Multiscale evolution of human-water relationship and its influencing factors in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River by RAN Zhao, LIU Yansui, GAO Jianhua

“…The surplus areas were concentrated in the plateau and mountainous areas in the middle reaches and the southeastern area of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the deficit areas were located in the wind-blown sand transition zone in northern Shaanxi Province, as well as the Weihe Plain, the Shanxi Basin, the Yellow River alluvial plain, and the northwestern plain of Shandong Province. (3) The multiscale evolution process of the human-water relationship is mainly the result of the interaction and coupling of climate change, human activities, landscape pattern, and topography. …”
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Current Situation, Trend and Peak-Reaching Path of Low-Carbon Development of Water Transportation in Zhejiang Province by Lu Meng, Wei Yanhua, Lu Yilei, Zhou Yiying

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Effects of Coal Mining Subsidence on Loess Slope Morphology and Soil Erosion in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River by Shijie Song, Ruilin Niu, Shuai Yang, Xing Cheng, Hao Ruan, Baodeng Chen, Yuanhong Li, Lijun Tang

“…How to solve the contradiction between coal mining and soil and water conservation is a key scientific issue in the achievement of high-quality development in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. In this paper, the northern Shaanxi mining area in the middle reaches of the Yellow River is taken as the research area, and the surface loess micro-topography is taken as the entry point. …”
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Reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance of a school eye health program in Petauke district, Zambia by Surenth Priyan Srinivasan, Amaarah Udat, Evelyn Ngaanuma, Ronnie Graham, Hannah Faal, Ving Fai Chan

“…Purpose: This study evaluates the performance of a school eye health program conducted by Vision Action in the Petauke district, Zambia, using the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance). …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution of time-lagged vegetation responses to moisture conditions and the influencing factors in a highly human-impacted area in China by Yuxing Yan, Guoqiang Wang, Yinglan A, Xiaojing Zhang, Baolin Xue, Jin Wu, Yuntao Wang

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Temporal and Spatial Variation Characteristics of Base Flow and Its Influencing Factors in Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River by JIANG Lei, HE Ya'nan, GU Xihui

“…Based on the daily runoff data and meteorological data of 64 hydrological stations in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the base flow segmentation results of three digital filtering methods (Lyne-Hollick method, Chapman-Maxwell method, and Eckhardt Method) and smoothing minimum method were compared, and the driving factors of base flow and base flow index changes were analyzed from the aspects of climate and underlying surface factors. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution and driving forces of landscape ecological risk in the lower reaches of the Yellow River from 2000 to 2020 by Yu Lin, Jie Zhou, Jin Wang, Hao Xu, Yan Li, Feiyong Chen, Yaohui Liu

“…Abstract Rapid urban development and human activities have led to drastic changes in land use, resulting to heightened ecological pressures and risks to ecosystems, especially in cities along the lower reaches of the Yellow River (CLRYR), China. …”
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Estimation and prediction of water conservation in the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River Basin based on InVEST-PLUS model by Pengtao Niu, Zhan Wang, Jing Wang, Yi Cao, Peihao Peng

“…We first analyzed 8,416 remote sensing images in the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River Basin (URHRB) by GEE platform and obtained the land use and land cover (LULC) results of fours periods. …”
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Water-Sediment Characteristics and Flow-Sediment Diversion Patterns in Typical Bifurcated Channels in the Middle Reaches of Huaihe River by ZHANG Hui, NI Jin, BEN Peng, WANG Jiu-sheng

“…The driving factors of abrupt changes and variation trends in water and sediment conditions were explored. …”
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Determination of Meander Pattern in Gharehsou River Using Sinuosity Coefficients and Central Angle in Anzab-Samian Bridge reach by Fariba Esfandyari-darabad, Raoof Mostafazadeh, Ahmad Abyat, Ahmad Naseri

“…Most of residential areas, population centers, and agricultural lands are located along the rivers and especially on the river terrace, which are affected by river dynamics, discharge changes, and flood hazards, bed fluctuations and meander variations. …”
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Plantar Pressure Distribution among Older Persons with Different Types of Foot and Its Correlation with Functional Reach Distance by Aisyah Mohd Said, Maria Justine, Haidzir Manaf

“…Background. Changes in biomechanical structures of human foot are common in the older person, which may lead to alteration of foot type and plantar pressure distribution. …”
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Improving access to appropriate case management for common childhood illnesses in hard-to-reach areas of Abia State, Nigeria by Chinwoke Isiguzo, Samantha Herrera, Joy Ufere, Ugo Enebeli, Chukwuemeka Oluoha, Jennifer Anyanti, Debra Prosnitz

“…The findings suggest that scaling up iCCM in Nigeria may improve access to appropriate treatment for under five children living in hard-to-reach areas.…”
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