Targeted Neuromodulation of Abnormal Interhemispheric Connectivity to Promote Neural Plasticity and Recovery of Arm Function after Stroke: A Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial Stu... by Michael R. Borich, Steven L. Wolf, Andrew Q. Tan, Jacqueline A. Palmer

“…Assessments of cortical excitability and motor skill performance will be conducted prior to and at four time points following the ihPAS intervention. The primary outcome measures will be: TMS-evoked interhemispheric motor connectivity, corticomotor excitability, and response time on a modified serial reaction time task. …”
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Innovations in Nipple-areolar Complex Reconstruction: Evaluation of a New Prosthesis by Michele Riccio, MD, Angelica Aquinati, MD, Mario Fordellone, PhD, Nicola Carboni, MD, Andrea Marchesini, MD, Francesco De Francesco, MD, PhD

“…Various approaches often do not maintain projection over time. Over time, several techniques have been perfected, including the C-V flap, to improve and support projection for patients with bilateral implant-based reconstructions. …”
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Development and validation of a deep learning system for detection of small bowel pathologies in capsule endoscopy: a pilot study in a Singapore institution by Bochao Jiang, Michael Dorosan, Justin Wen Hao Leong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Tiing Leong Ang

“…The models could process approximately 200–250 images per second and showed good discrimination on time-critical abnormalities such as bleeding. Conclusion: Our pilot models showed the potential to improve time to diagnosis in CE workflows. …”
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Patients’ satisfaction with services provided by family physicians at the Comprehensive Healthcare Centers in Northern Jordan by Hadeel B. Heilat, Muntaha K. Gharaibeh, Wanas M. Shtaiyat, Raghad S. Gharaibeh, Ayah M. Ananbeh, Manar J. Baniyaseen, Shahd M. Alsharaydeh, Aya B. Alqawaba’h, Emad A. Alzu’bi, Nour G. Amayreh, Reem R. Aldawagreh

“…Study has implications for the health care system in Jordan, as regards the strengthening of the health information system to incorporate policies on appointments, quality of consultation times, and waiting times.…”
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Evaluation of bone healing in trabeculae structure of mandibular corpus and angulus fracture patients with fractal dimension analysis by Poerwati Soetji Rahajoe, Hendra Sukawijaksa, Pingky Krisna Arindra, Silviana Farrah Diba

“…In both groups of mandibular corpus and angulus fractures, there was a significant effect of time with p = 0.00 in each group. The longer the observation time, the more trabeculae patterns were formed in the healing process of corpus and angulus fractures. …”
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Conducting and automating the water Morris maze test in SPF conditions by N. V. Khotskin, V. A. Kulikov, E. L. Zavyalov, D. V. Fursenko, A. V. Kulikov

“…The image of an animal was processed in a frame-by-frame fashion using the EthoStudio program, with the following parameters calculated: latent release time, route covered, cumulative distance to the platform and the time spent in the reservoir sectors. …”
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Atmospheric curing of zinc sulfide concentrate by sulfuric acid below 300°C by Deng F.-L., Xu G.-X., Fan W.-W., Li S., Ma R.-X.

“…Under open-air conditions, zinc sulfide concentrate was cured with sulfuric acid at different acid-to-ore ratios and heated to 220℃~260℃ for a different time, then the cured product was leached. The effects of temperature, curing time, acid-to-ore ratio, and sulfuric acid concentration on the leaching ratio of zinc (ηZn) were studied. …”
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Flow-induced fiber orientation in gas-powered projectile-assisted injection molded parts by Zhang Wei, Wu Jun-wei, Kuang Tang-Qing, Liu He-Sheng

“…The results also showed that gas injection delay time was the main factor affecting the fiber orientation states within the G-PAIM part, and a shorter gas injection delay time could remarkably induce more ordered fiber orientation along the melt direction. …”
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Floods’ Impact on Cities’ Critical Infrastructure: A Case Study on Dubai by Diaa Addeen Abuhani, Raghad Aldamani, Imran Zualkernan, Reem Alali, Himanshu Grover

“…This resulted in a high increase in travel time delay and lower reachability scores. On the other hand, the Airport and Trade Center areas show a high reachability and low travel time delays as per the results obtained.…”
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Impact of Branch Pipe Valve Closure Procedures on Pipeline Water Hammer Pressure: A Case Study of Xinlongkou Hydropower Station by Zilong Li, Jin Jin, Zhanpeng Pan, Jianren Sun, Kaiqiang Geng, Yu Qiao

“…The results showed that shorter valve closure times resulted in higher peak water hammer pressures, with the maximum pressure occurring at the terminal valve. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Introduction: Dengue fever has been one of the most concerning endemic diseases of recent times. Every year, 50-100 million people get infected by the dengue virus across the world. …”
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Effect of HTST Thermal Treatments on End-Use Quality Characteristics of Goat Milk by B. D. Rohitha Prasantha, K. M. S. Wimalasiri

“…Fat oxidation 2-3 times higher at 81°C than 72°C pasteurized samples. …”
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A comparative study on different machine learning approaches with periodic items for the forecasting of GPS satellites clock bias by Longjiang Song, Jiahao Liu, Leilei Wang, Ziyi Wang, Yibo Yuan

“…Abstract Accurately predicting satellite clock deviation is crucial for improving real-time location accuracy in a GPS navigation system. …”
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Vestibular Rehabilitation as an Early Intervention in Athletes Who are Post-concussion: A Systematic Review by Gabrielle Babula, Edward Warunek, Katherine Cure, Grace Nikolski, Heather Fritz, Susan Barker

“…Incorporating visual interventions and cervical manual therapy into early rehabilitation significantly reduced symptoms and time to return to sport. However, balance interventions did not have a significant effect on reducing time to return to sport when used as a sole intervention…”
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Addition of anal encirclement to perineal proctosigmoidectomy: a retrospective review by Aiya Amery, Kayla Marritt, Zarrukh Baig, Haven Roy, Dilip Gill, Nathan Ginther

“…There was no difference in post-operative complications or operating time.ConclusionsRoutine anal encirclement in perineal proctosigmoidectomy reduces recurrence rates and length of stay without increasing operating time or complications.…”
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Retinal Arterial Occlusion: Epidemiology, Clinical Approach, and Visual Outcomes by Ana Sofia Lopes, Rita Basto, Susana Henriques, Luísa Colaço, Filomena Costa e Silva, Isabel Prieto, Francisco Guerreiro

“…CRAO was observed in 69.2% and BRAO in 30.8% of the cases, with clinically significant visual improvement (a decrease in logMAR of 0.3) in 55.5% and 75%, respectively. Time between symptoms onset and treatment had a median of 9 hours. …”
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The Effect of Sensorimotor Synchronization on Gait Spatiotemporal Parameters in Women with Multiple Sclerosis by Mozhgan Memarmoghadam, Mansoureh Shahraki, Behzad Mohammadi Orangi, Luca Correale, Leonardo A. Peyré-Tartaruga

“…Stride length, double stance, and swing time were improved in the group with rhythmic visual stimulus, but this change was not significant. …”
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The importance of field research in efficient water use in Kashkadarya region by Matyakubov B., Yakhyoev O., Karabayev A., Altmishev A.

“…It was mentioned that 80 percent of the time of the year falls on the autumn-winter seasons.…”
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Resource Utilization and Costs of Care prior to ART Initiation for Pediatric Patients in Zambia by Hari S. Iyer, Callie A. Scott, Deophine Lembela Bwalya, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Crispin Moyo, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Bruce A. Larson, Sydney Rosen

“…Objective. We estimated time to initiation, outpatient resource use, and costs of outpatient care during the 6 months prior to ART initiation for HIV-infected pediatric patients in Zambia. …”
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Can deep freezing maintain the quality of two different Iberian pork products over a long storage period? by Ainhoa Sarmiento-García, Beatriz Martínez, Begoña Rubio, Juan-José García-García, Ceferina Vieira

“…Frozen storage time affected microbial quality with different trends depending on the microbial count and the product assessed. …”
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