Effects of a Distributed Form of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Clinical Application: The Keys Treatment Protocol by Sarah dos Anjos, Mary Bowman, David Morris

“…Background/Aim: Currently, there are limited evidence-based protocols for improving upper extremity (UE) motor function after stroke. The Keys protocol, a distributed form of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), delivers CIMT components in fewer hours per day over an extended period, fitting outpatient rehabilitation schedules and third-party payor models. …”
Get full text

A High-Order Melnikov Method for Heteroclinic Orbits in Planar Vector Fields and Heteroclinic Persisting Perturbations by Yi Zhong

“…This work extends the high-order Melnikov method established by FJ Chen and QD Wang to heteroclinic orbits, and it is used to prove, under a certain class of perturbations, the heteroclinic orbit in a planar vector field that remains unbroken. …”
Get full text

Dramatic Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Presentations of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: Three Cases and a Literature Review by Joel M. Stary, Bonnie H. Wang, Seong-Jin Moon, Huan Wang

“…Although RCVS generally resolves without significant sequelae, a rare and possibly underrecognized hemorrhagic presentation has a worse potential course. …”
Get full text

A Comparative Study of HPV Vaccine Acceptability Across Global North and South Countries: USA and Kenya by Robert Nyaga, Adu Gyamfi Prince

“… This study examined the HPV vaccine landscape in Kenya and the USA with a focus on if differences exist in the perceptions of HPV knowledge, vaccine attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and vaccine intention among students across country and gender. …”
Get full text

Estimating BMI distributions by age and sex for local authorities in England: a small area estimation study by Peter Scarborough, Ben Amies-Cull, Linda Cobiac, Jane Wolstenholme

“…We aimed to produce new small area estimates of body mass index (BMI) by age and sex for each lower tier and unitary local authority in England, to provide up-to-date and more detailed estimates for the use of policy-makers and academics working in non-communicable disease risk and health inequalities.Design We used generalised linear modelling to estimate the relationship between BMI with social/demographic markers in a cross-sectional survey, then used this model to impute a BMI for each adult in locally-representative populations. …”
Get full text

Conflicting Clinical Presentation of Infection with Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens in a 5-Month-Old Infant by Barbara Schaub, MD, Carolyn Luhman-Lunt, MD, Andrea Ott, MD, Maren Krüger, DSc, Martin Skiba, PhD, Sylvia Worbs, PhD, Brigitte G. Dorner, PhD, Michael Buettcher, MD, Martin B. Dorner, PhD

“…We present a 5-month-old infant with a 1-day history of poor feeding and sudden progression into generalized weakness including septic shock syndrome after consumption of homemade food. …”
Get full text

The association between estimated pulse wave velocity and cardio-cerebrovascular disease risk: a cohort study by Guangyan Liu, Wenyue Sha, Yueying Wu, Jinhua Luo, Yuying Cai, Tuming Zhang, Yu Yang

“…However, the relationship between the estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV), a novel indicator of arterial stiffness, and cardio-cerebrovascular disease risk remains unclear. …”
Get full text

Socio-Legal Strategies against a Total Abortion Ban in El Salvador: Alliances in Hostile Contexts by María Angélica Peñas Defago, Violeta Cánaves

“…Finally, a third moment entails the socio-legal strategies embraced by feminist movements since 2018 within the framework of the campaign named “Las 17+”.…”
Get full text

Back to basics in cricoid pressure among anaesthesia nurses in Singapore public hospitals: a prospective survey by Hwan Ing Hee, Leng Leng Or, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Seo Peng Tan, Jing Fu, Bong Chee Goh, Ranjeet Kaur, Sharon Wan

Get full text

Nutritional values, bioactive compounds and health benefits of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.): a comprehensive review by Yanxi Li, Longgao Xiao, Huan Yan, Mingyi Wu, Xiaojiang Hao, Haiyang Liu

“…., commonly known as purslane, is a worldwide weed species belonging to the family Portulacaceae and has been known as “Global Panacea”. …”
Get full text

Iliac Crest Bone Block Autograft Transfer for Ballistic Posterior Glenoid Fracture: A Case Report by Jordan Cook Serotte, Hayden Baker, Cody Lee, Jason A. Strelzow

“…Acute posterior glenohumeral instability secondary to a ballistic fracture is a rare injury pattern. …”
Get full text

Factors Affecting the Survival of Patients with Oligometastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by Yu Shi, Jianxin Yang, Ninghua Yao, Minghai Shao, Wenxiu Ding, Wanrong Jiang, Xinchen Sun

“…The aim was to investigate the potential factors related with overall survival of oligometastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Methods. A literature search was conducted in databases including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library up to March 2017. …”
Get full text

Avoiding the Inherent Limitations in Datasets Used for Measuring Aesthetics When Using a Machine Learning Approach by Adrian Carballal, Carlos Fernandez-Lozano, Nereida Rodriguez-Fernandez, Luz Castro, Antonino Santos

“…Since these datasets present problems, we proposed a new dataset that is a subset of DPChallenge.com. …”
Get full text

Agrobiodiversity as a Reservoir of Medicinal Resources: Ethnobotanical Insights from Aymara Communities in the Bolivian Andean Altiplano by Simón Cocarico, Diego Rivera, Stephan Beck, Concepción Obón

“…Our results suggest men may use a smaller set of species more frequently, while women know and use a broader range of species. …”
Get full text

A reference genome for the eastern bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Richard J Edwards, Luke W Silver, Sam Banks, Carolyn J Hogg, Adrian Manning, Linda Neaves

“…Additionally, we used GeMoMa to provide and accompanying annotation for the reference genome. The generation of a reference genome for the eastern bettong provides a vital resource for the conservation of the species.…”
Get full text

Analysis of national BIM implementation strategies, for the creation of a reference frame-work for the implementation of BIM in Mexico. by F. Rodríguez Gamboa, S. Álvarez Romero, M. Gómez

“…The results will serve as support for the creation of a reference framework to imple-ment BIM in Mexico.…”
Get full text

A Novel Intensive Distribution Logistics Network Design and Profit Allocation Problem considering Sharing Economy by Mi Gan, Shuai Yang, Dandan Li, Mingfei Wang, Si Chen, Ronghui Xie, Jiyang Liu

“…While the development of sharing economy makes it possible to achieve the integration of whole social logistic resources, big data technology can grasp customer’s logistics demand accurately on the basis of analyzing the customer’s logistics distribution preference, which contributes to the integration and optimization of the whole logistics resources. This paper proposes a kind of intensive distribution logistics network considering sharing economy, which assumes that all the social logistics suppliers build a strategic alliance, and individual idle logistics resources are also used to deal with distribution needs. …”
Get full text

A Non-interactive Key Exchange Scheme for Space-IntegratedGround Information Network Based on Blockchain by Mengru LIU, Yulong FU, Jin CAO, Hui LI

“…For scenarios such as space-integrated-ground information network where satellite resources are limited and communication delays are large, in response to the requirements of non-interactive key exchange in the satellite communication network, a non-interactive key exchange scheme for space-integrated-ground information network based on blockchain and Diffi e-Hellman key exchange protocol was proposed.The scheme arranged the blockchain in space-integrated-ground information network to form TDYTH blockchain.After the satellite node was registered, its related information was stored in TDYTH blockchain.When the satellite node needed to communicated with the long-distance node such as NCC, the two parties could query the immutable information stored in TDYTH blockchain to generated the shared session key, established consensus, and then completed access authentication and key distribution under non-interactive conditions.The result of simulation demonstrated that the scheme we proposed could meet the requirements of non-interactive key distribution of satellites and other nodes, and could signifi cantly improved security and robustness.…”
Get full text

Evaluation of the Guiding Groove Technique in Periapical Endodontic Surgery: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial by Jinghua Sun, Xiaolin Li, Chen Zhang, Benxiang Hou

“…Methods: Subjects with intact labial and buccal bone walls or defects with a maximum diameter of <3 mm, who met the inclusion criteria, were randomized into two groups using www.random.org. …”
Get full text

Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis by Elena Bolletta, Pierluigi Macchioni, Giorgia Citriniti, Valentina Mastrofilippo, Raffaella Aldigeri, Luca De Simone, Fabrizio Gozzi, Chantal Adani, Anna Sangiovanni, Chiara Posarelli, Michele Figus, Francesco Muratore, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani, Luca Cimino

“…Ninety-nine patients with NGAU were enrolled, of whom 36 (36%) with a diagnosis of SpA: 14 with peripheral SpA and 22 with axial SpA. …”
Get full text