Intraarticular Involvement of Extraarticular Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath in the Thumb of a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report by Aiko Makino, Susumu Saito, Tsuyoshi Taba

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Prenatal Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Detection of Adducted Thumbs in X-Linked Hydrocephaly: Two Case Reports with Molecular Genetic Studies by Edgardo Corral, Andres Barrios, Monica Isnard, Pascale Saugier-Veber, Sophie M. Fortier, Sarah Durrin, Waldo Sepulveda

“…X-linked hydrocephaly is a rare sex-linked genetic recessive condition occurring in 1/30,000 deliveries. Adduction of thumbs and mental retardation are additional associated clinical findings. …”
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PERANCANGAN PROTOTYPE MEKANISME GERAKAN JARI JEMPOL UNTUK ROBOT TERAPI STROK by Nur Abdi Abdillah Riyas, Gaguk Jatisukamto, Aris Zainul Muttaqin, Santoso Mulyadi, Hary Sutjahjono

Subjects: “…thumb finger gesture…”
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A Comparative study of Daiva's Sin and its Evolution in the Stories of Ancient Iran and Ta'ziehs of Daiva's Tying Thumb Based on Six Poetic Verses by Mahdi mohamadi, Adel Meghdadian, Abolfazl Tajik

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A Case of a 5-Year-Old Boy with a Blauth Type IIIB Hypoplastic Thumb Reconstructed with a Nonvascularized, Hemilongitudinal Metatarsal Transfer by Mika Nakada, Kaoru Tada, Tadahiro Nakajima, Masashi Matsuta, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

“…The treatment methods used for Blauth type IIIB hypoplastic thumbs are controversial. We performed a nonvascularized, hemilongitudinal metatarsal bone transfer on a 5-year-old boy with a type IIIB hypoplastic thumb. …”
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The adductor pollicis muscle thickness is not associated with physical function, lean mass, and nutritional status in patients on maintenance hemodialysis by Débora Moreira Morais, Isadora Cordeiro Trombim, Cassiana Regina de Góes, Barbara Perez Vogt

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El método neurodinámico estesiométrico by Néstor Manuel Pérez Lache

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Acer palmatum thumb. Ethanol Extract Alleviates Interleukin-6-Induced Barrier Dysfunction and Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis by Improving Intestinal Barrier Function and Reducing Inflammation by Kwang-Youn Kim, Tae-Woo Oh, Hyun Ju Do, Ju-Hye Yang, In Jun Yang, Yong Hyun Jeon, Young-Hoon Go, Soon-Cheol Ahn, Jin-Yeul Ma, Kwang-Il Park

“…We investigated the effect of Acer palmatum thumb. ethanol extract (KIOM-2015E) on the expression of tight junction proteins and the levels of inflammation in the cell model induced with interleukin-6- (IL-6-) and mouse model of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) induced with acute colitis. …”
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Selection of adaptive strategies in child development through modeling of the Neutrosophic VIKOR method by Gandy Francisco Álvarez Enríquez, Jimmy Fausto Aguirre Solórzano, Jorge Marcelo Thumb Chávez, Odalis Yadira Almeida Huertas

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Contribution à l’étude de la mobilité pollicale des primates actuels. Plaidoyer en faveur de l’importance du rôle de leur pouce by J Norbert Kuhlmann

“…The thumb is particularly short. Only Macacus has a thumb almost as long as that of man. …”
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Human Hand Motion Analysis during Different Eating Activities by Zakia Hussain, Norsinnira Zainul Azlan, Arif Zuhairi bin Yusof

“…The middle finger motion showed the least positive correlation with index fingertip and thumb-tip force, irrespective of the food characteristics and cutlery used. …”
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Correlation of nailfold capillaroscopic changes using handheld dermatoscope with varying grades and severity of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pi... by Rohit Raina, Neha Chhabra, Shruti Barnwal, Shivani Vasisht, Naveen Kumar Kansal, Ravi Kant

“…For all the study participants, a detailed NFC was done for all 8 fingernails (excluding the thumb), using a handheld dermatoscope. Abnormal capillary shapes were recorded by semiquantitative score (NFC score). …”
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Editorial by M. Laubscher

“… The general rule of thumb practised over the years at Acta Theologica is that our usual semi-annual editions do not require an additional editorial. …”
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TRANSMETACARPAL REPLANTATION. ELEVEN YEARS LATER by Binka Popova, Elena Mateva, Kevork Kaykchian, Deyan Sokolov

“…The lateral pinch between the thumb and second finger is useful.     The skin sensitivity is examined by Weber static two-point discrimination test (2pdt):12 mm for 2nd and 3rd fingers, 15 mm for the 4th finger and one point for the pulps of the 5th finger and the thumb; 2pdt, carried out on the palm, in the base of the fingers, is 10 mm.     …”
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JONES TENDON TRANSFER MODIFICATION WITH ERWIN RAMAWAN TECHNIQUE by Erwin Ramawan, Teddy Heri Wardhana, Ansari Rahman

“…The distance from the fingertip to metacarpophalangeal crease is 0.10 ± 0.22 (good). On thumb, abduction reaches 40.00 ± 15.81 (excellent), interphalangeal extension 166.00 ± 11.44 (good). …”
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Multidetector-row Computed Tomography Analysis of the Radial Midpalmar Flap: A Retrospective Anatomical Study by Tien Linh Nguyen Doan, MD, PhD, Shimpei Ono, MD, PhD, Goh Akiyama, MD, PhD, Hoyu Cho, MD, Hiromitsu Hayashi, MD, PhD, Rei Ogawa, MD, PhD

“…Soft tissue defects on the palm side of the thumb can be effectively covered by using the radial midpalmar (RMP) flap, which is usually harvested as a pedicled flap. …”
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Preaxial Polydactyly in an Elderly Woman by Barkha Chhabra, Richy Charls, John J. Faillace

“…A 70-year-old woman born and raised in India presented with Wassel type IV preaxial polydactyly of the right thumb and difficulty performing daily activities. …”
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“Don’t Touch Your Face!” The Contribution of Habit Reversal in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Simone Varrasi, Sabrina Castellano, Giuseppe Alessio Platania, Claudia Savia Guerrera, Pasquale Caponnetto, Concetta Pirrone

“…The Habit Reversal Training (HRT) is a behavioral procedure for treating the so-called nervous habits, such as nail biting, hair pulling and thumb sucking. In addition to being an established clinical procedure, HRT is also a strategy for behavioral change that can serve the entire community. …”
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Multi-Instance Contingent Fusion for the Verification of Infant Fingerprints by Tiwalade O. Odu, Moses O. Olaniyan, Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Isaac A. Samuel, Joke A. Badejo, Aderemi A. Atayero

“…The objective of this study is to demonstrate the potential for future identification of infants using fingerprints obtained from a 500 ppi fingerprint reader by employing a fusion technique that combines multiple instances of fingerprints, specifically the left thumb and right index fingers. The fingerprints were acquired from babies who were between the ages of one day and six months at the enrolment session. …”
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The Role of Polarizability in Isoelectronic Ions: The Case of Pseudohalides by Mert Acar, Duccio Tatini, Barry W. Ninham, Pierandrea Lo Nostro

“…Terms like “kosmotropes” and “chaotropes” are convenient rules of thumb but the frequent reversal of the Hofmeister series implies their limitations. …”
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