Gluteal Muscle Activation During Common Yoga Poses by B.J. Lehecka, Sydney Stoffregen, Adam May, Jacob Thomas, Austin Mettling, Josh Hoover, Rex Hafenstine, Nils A Hakansson

“… # Study Design Cross-Sectional # Methods Thirty-one healthy males and females aged 18-35 years were tested during five yoga poses performed in a randomized order. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRUXISM INDEX AND PERSONALITY TRAITS by Steliana Gabriela Buștiuc, Raluca Briceag, Elena Claudia Sin, Gheorghe Raftu, Mihaela Macrina Manolache, Salim Camer, Cristina Nucă, Aureliana Caraiane

“…Results: The study included a number of 40 female and male patients diagnosed with definite bruxism aged between 22 and 56 years. The mean value of the bruxism index recorded during sleep was 6.160±2.474. …”
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Using the alternative model of personality disorders for DSM-5 traits to identify personality types, and the relationship with disordered eating, depression, anxiety and stress by Tanya Gilmartin, Caroline Gurvich, Joanna F. Dipnall, Gemma Sharp

“…Methods A total of 391 women, 167 men and 10 gender-diverse individuals aged 16 to 31 years completed measures of the alternative model of personality disorder traits, disordered eating behaviours, eating pathology, depression, anxiety and stress. …”
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Comparison of treatment outcome of conventional drillings, osteotomes, and Densah bur used in dental implant placement in the posterior maxilla by Nikhil R. Gharge, Harish Saluja, Anuj Dhadhich, Seemit Vinod Shah

“…The inclusion criteria comprised patients aged between 18 and 60 years with edentulous maxillary posterior arches. …”
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Optimization of the DTC control for doubly-fed induction motor using a PID based-genetic algorithm: Experimental validation on the dSPACE 1104 board by Ech-Chaouy Houssam, Derouich Aziz, Mahfoud Said

“…Although the conventional DTC method offers many advantages, such as effective and dynamic control, robustness, ease of use, and impressive results, it also has drawbacks, including fluctuations in electromagnetic torque and variable switching frequencies, which lead to vibrations and accelerated aging of the machine. The purpose of this article is to improve torque control based on the direct method (DTC) and to address these limitations. …”
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In-hospital cardiac rehabilitation and clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective cohort study by Hiroaki Iijima, Kiyohide Fushimi, Natsuko Kanazawa

“…Objectives To verify the associations between participation in an in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme and clinical outcomes among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Design A retrospective cohort study using the Japanese administrative claims database.Setting Japanese acute-care hospitals.Participants Patients aged ≥18 years who underwent PCI due to AMI and survived to discharge.Primary and secondary outcome measure The primary outcomes were revascularisation, all-cause readmission and cardiac readmission (median follow-up period: 324 days, 236 days and 263 days, respectively). …”
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Sublingual Sufentanil vs. Intravenous Fentanyl for the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Aaron Berg, Jason Habeck, Michael Strigenz, Jonah Pearson, Alexander Kaizer, Jacob Hutchins

“…This was a two-arm, parallel group, randomized prospective outcomes study conducted at a single, free-standing ambulatory surgery center. Patients aged 18–80 undergoing general anesthesia who developed a postoperative pain score of ≥ 4 were enrolled and randomized to receive either 30 mcg SST or 50 mcg IV fentanyl. …”
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Electromagnetic Compatibility of Compensating Devices and Converters of an Adjustable Electric Drive in Electrical Networks of Industrial Enterprises by V. P. Schasny, A. I. Zhukouski

“…Non-sinusoidal voltage, in turn, causes additional losses of power and energy in the elements of the electrical network, causes overheating and accelerated aging of the insulation of electrical equipment, reducing its operational reliability and reducing service life, worsens the accuracy of electrical measurements, causes malfunctions in automation systems, telemechanics, relay protection, electronic systems and communications. …”
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Peripheral Refraction in Myopic Children with and without Atropine Usage by Han-Yin Sun, Wei-Yang Lu, Jhen-Yu You, Hui-Ying Kuo

“…Chinese children (n = 209) aged 7 to 12 years participated in the study, 106 used atropine and 103 did not. …”
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A randomized controlled study of auricular point acupressure to manage chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: Study protocol. by Nada Lukkahatai, Michael V Nguyen, Jingyu Zhang, Yu-Min Cho, Chitchanok Benjasirisan, Heijingzi Monica Jia, Claudia M Campbell, Jennifer Kawi, Hulin Wu, Hongyu Wang, Rupsikha Bora, Johannes Thrul, Constance M Johnson, Thomas J Smith

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a three-arm randomized controlled clinical trial protocol. Patients aged 18 and older who are experiencing CIN are randomly assigned to one of the three groups: an APA group (in-person APA; mAPA), a sham control group (virtual APA; vAPA), and a wait-list usual care control group (UC). …”
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Treatment of Kinesiology Taping Combined with Exercise Training in Children with Foot Valgus Caused by Cerebral Palsy by Songyin ZHENG, Yan WANG, Dongliang XIANG, Yuntana WU, Haifeng YANG, Shuang LI, Yan WANG, Huijie CHEN

“…Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of kinesiology taping combined with exercise training in children with foot valgus caused by cerebral palsy.Methods:The children aged 2 to 6 years old with foot valgus caused by cerebral palsy who were treated in the rehabilitation center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2018 to April 2019 were selected as the research subjects, and 60 cases met the inclusion criteria were selected and were divided into control group and treatment group according to the random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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Effects of supplementing a polyphenol-rich sugarcane extract through drinking water on egg production and quality of laying hens. by Namalika D Karunaratne, Sasmitha De Silva, Minoli Herath, Ruvini Liyanage, Pabodha Weththasinghe, Barana C Jayawardana, Eranga De Seram, Anil Pushpakumara, Mathew Flavel

“…A total of 120 Shaver Brown hens, aged 43 weeks, were randomly allocated to 12 litter-floor pens in two open-sided poultry houses. …”
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Different keratoconus definitions can lead to substantial prevalence disparities in population-based studies by Hasan Shabani, Bart T. H. van Dooren, Magda A. Meester-Smoor, Annette A. J. M. Geerards, Caroline C. W. Klaver, Wishal D. Ramdas

“…Abstract This report explores the prevalence of keratoconus in a population-based cohort of adults aged 40 or older according to ten different definitions. …”
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The association between life’s essential 8 and gallstones: A cross-sectional study by Yang Zhao, Xuesong Liu, Jingru Han, Bin Feng, Chowtin Yan, Jianfu Zhao

“…We analyzed data from 5,024 participants aged 20 and older, using information from the 2017–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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A comparative analysis of lumboperitoneal shunt outcomes in patients with post-hemorrhagic and post-traumatic hydrocephalus by Tong Sun, Siyang Chen, Junjie Wang, Chao You, Ke Wu

“…This retrospective study investigates shunting outcomes in patients aged 18 years or older diagnosed with PHH or PTH who underwent LPS between 2014 and 2018. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Families That Are Positively Deviant for Childhood Obesity in a Latino Population: A Case-Control Study by Byron A. Foster, Christian A. Aquino, Sharol Mejia, Barbara J. Turner, Arvind Singhal

“…This case-control study used medical record data to identify Latino children aged 2–5 and classify them using their longitudinal weight change. …”
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Bacterial aetiology of chronic otitis media with effusion in children - risk factors by Izabela Korona-Glowniak, Agata Wisniewska, Marek Juda, Karolina Kielbik, Grazyna Niedzielska, Anna Malm

“…Methods Middle ear effusions (MEF) from 50 children, aged 2–8 years, diagnosed by ENT and undergoing routine tympanostomy tube placement were collected. …”
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Making space for patients’ preferences in precision medicine: a qualitative study exploring perspectives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Bente Appel Esbensen, Karin Schölin Bywall, Jennifer Viberg Johansson, Inger Erlandsson, Marie Heidenvall, Marta Lason

“…Patients were eligible if they had an RA diagnosis, were aged 18–80 years, and understood and expressed themselves in Swedish. …”
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A Study to Assess Resilience and Empathy among the BSc Nursing Students by S. Anand, K. R. Anoopa, J. P Haripriya

“…Most of the participants were aged 21 and above. The Percentage of the student in the first year is 27.3%, while the number who belongs to the 3rd year is 25.8% and equal number of students belongs to 4th year. …”
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TLR Agonist Immunoadjuvants Provide Effective Protection Against PCV2 and PRV Infections in a Bivalent Subunit Vaccine for PCV2 and PRV by Fulai Yu, Wei Xiang, Weiye Ou, Yang Li, Xinbiao Shu, Xiaoliang Li

“…Antigens from the pseudorabies variant strain gB and gD proteins and PCV2 (genotyped) Cap protein were mixed with the pattern recognition receptor (PRR) agonist FLICd as adjuvants and formulated with a micro-hydrogel adjuvant into PCV2 and PRV bivalent subunit vaccines. Twenty pigs, aged 30–35 days, were divided into groups A (received bivalent subunit vaccine) and B (received bivalent subunit vaccines with recombinant FLICd adjuvant), as well as C (non-vaccinated challenge control) and D (blank control). …”
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