Abnormality in field physical test predicts a reduced quadriceps strength in patients with hip- or knee-osteoarthritis. A prospective observational study. by Quentin Fanget, Anargyros Verdilos, Samuel Adelou, Vivien Reynaud, Stéphane Boisgard, Stéphane Descamps, Bruno Pereira, Ruddy Richard, Emmanuel Coudeyre, Frédéric Costes

“…However, its measurement is limited due to lack of time and the need for trained personnel and equipment whose accuracy is verified.…”
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Active Theater as a Complementary Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study by Nicola Modugno, Sara Iaconelli, Mariagrazia Fiorlli, Francesco Lena, Imogen Kusch, Giovanni Mirabella

“…Conversely, the control patients did not exhibit significant ameliorations with time. Thus, the present study provides the first scientific evidence that active theater, coupled with conventional medical treatments, represents a valid complementary therapeutic intervention for PD treatment.…”
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POPULATION-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE RECTAL CANCER STAGE STRUCTURE AND INCIDENCE AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROJECT “HEALTH” AND ALL-NATIONAL DISPENSARIZATION IN THE ARKHAN... by D. M. Dubovichenko, M. Y. Valkov, A. A. Karpunov, A. Yu. Pankrat'eva

“…Population number and its age distribution were taken from the Regional Bureau of Statistics, Arkhangelskstat. Time trends were analyzed using segmented regression.Results. …”
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What can be lost? Genomic perspective on the lipid metabolism of Mucoromycota by Blanka Sokołowska, Małgorzata Orłowska, Alicja Okrasińska, Sebastian Piłsyk, Julia Pawłowska, Anna Muszewska

“…Duplications were observed for 69 genes. For the first time we demonstrate that ergosterol is not being produced by several independent groups of plant-associated fungi due to the losses of different ERG genes. …”
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTRIC STUMP CANCER: A COHORT STUDY OF 51 PATIENTS by Eric DRIZLIONOKS, Valdir TERCIOTI JUNIOR, João de Souza COELHO NETO, Nelson Adami ANDREOLLO, Luiz Roberto LOPES

“…Among the patients who had the lesion resected, the mean follow-up time was 34.2 months (standard deviation: 47.6 months), the overall survival at 3 years was 43.6%, and the survival at 5 years was 29.7%. …”
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The Use of Vegetation Indices on Temporal Mangrove Condition: A Case Study on Timbulsloko and Bedono, Demak by Zahra Safira Aulia, Rudhi Pribadi, Muhammad Helmi

“… • The addition of area in the sparse mangrove category can be an indication of mangrove planting at the most recent time. • In general, the research outcome will be valuable recommendation for mangrove rehabilitation in current target area.…”
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Risk factors and prevention strategy for patient dissatisfaction after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a single-center retrospective study by Lixin Yang, Zhao Guo, Yuhao Qiao, Jichao Guo, Jiaqi Li, Wei Wang

“…Univariate analysis showed that body mass index (BMI), preoperative pain time, postoperative visual analog scale (VAS)-back, intraoperative bleeding volume, postoperative rehabilitation training, feel depression and symptom recurrence were related with patient's level of satisfaction 2 years after discectomy. …”
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Yaadwinder Shergill, Danielle B. Rice, Eve-Ling Khoo, Virginia Jarvis, Tinghua Zhang, Monica Taljaard, Keith G. Wilson, Heather Romanow, Brittany Glynn, Rebecca Small, Joshua A. Rash, Andra Smith, Lynette Monteiro, Catherine Smyth, Patricia A. Poulin

“…No significant differences were found on the primary outcome of the proportions of women with reduced pain interference scores from the time of randomization to 3 months after the intervention was received. …”
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Feasibility and complications of videocapsule endoscopy in dogs weighing 7 kg or less by Camille St‐Jean, Allison Collier, Alex Zur Linden, Alexa Bersenas, Alice Defarges

“…Median esophageal, gastric, and small bowel transit time were 5 seconds (range, 1‐180), 240 minutes (range, 17‐335), and 73.5 minutes (range, 5‐168), respectively. …”
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Novel insights into immunopathogenesis and crucial biomarkers between primary open‐angle glaucoma and systemic lupus erythematosus by Yixian Liu, Mengling You, Zhou Zeng, Jing Wang, Rong Rong, Xiaobo Xia

“…Finally, reverse transcription quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction (RT‐qPCR) was performed in human trabecular meshwork stem cells to validate the five identified biomarkers. …”
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Fifty years of evidence on perinatal experience among refugee and asylum-seeking women in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries: A scoping review. by Marwa Ramadan, Hani Rukh-E-Qamar, Seungmi Yang, Zoua M Vang

“…Early studies (1980 to 2009) focused more on traditional perinatal outcomes; however, from 2010 onwards, studies related to perinatal experience were more likely to emerge in the global health literature. Access to timely prenatal care remains a challenge with failure to address the root causes of the problem in several OECD countries including those with a long history of hosting refugees. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of occupational violence against professionals in health services: a protocol for a systematic review by Caroline Vieira Cláudio Okubo, Renata Cristina Campos Pereira Silveira, Maria José Quina Galdino, Daiane Rubinato Fernandes, Aline Aparecida Oliveira Moreira, Júlia Trevisan Martins

“…The search will be conducted on August 1 st 2020, without language and time restrictions. Following the eligibility criteria, two independent reviewers will select the titles and abstracts and subsequently screen the full articles. …”
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Healthcare Futures: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks in a Blockchain-Driven Environment by Robert Goldberg, Peter J. Pitts, Jennifer Hinkel

“…Blockchain’s decentralized, transparent, and tamper-proof infrastructure offers a solution by providing reliable data that tracks health outcomes, cost savings, and patient behavior in real-time. This paper explores how a blockchain-governed healthcare marketplace can facilitate the trading of Health Impact Futures (HIF) contracts that allow stakeholders—such as self-insured health plans, insurers, biotech firms, and speculators—to hedge risks, capture savings, and invest in medical innovations. …”
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Local Binary and Multiclass SVMs Trained on a Quantum Annealer by Enrico Zardini, Amer Delilbasic, Enrico Blanzieri, Gabriele Cavallaro, Davide Pastorello

“…In addition, for comparison, FaLK-SVM has been interfaced for the first time with a classical single-step multiclass SVM model. …”
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Hybrid Modeling of an Induction Machine to Support Bearing Diagnostics by Praneet Amitabh, Dimitar Bozalakov, Frederik De Belie

“…The aim is to develop an accurate and efficient model, akin to digital twins, which have the potential for real-time operation. Therefore, the model is divided into two parts. …”
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X-ray pulsed light curves of highly compact neutron stars as probes of scalar–tensor theories of gravity by Tulio Ottoni, Jaziel G. Coelho, Rafael C. R. de Lima, Jonas P. Pereira, Jorge A. Rueda

“…We compute the flux from a single, circular, finite-size hot spot, accounting for light bending, Shapiro time delay, and Doppler effect. We focus on the high-compactness regime, i.e., close to the critical GR value $$GM/(c^2 R)=0.284$$ G M / ( c 2 R ) = 0.284 , over which multiple images of the spot appear and impact crucially the light curves. …”
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Acanthopanax versus 3-Methyladenine Ameliorates Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Inhibiting the Autophagic Pathway in Rats by Xiaohong Wang, Guoxiong Zhou, Chun Liu, Ronglong Wei, Shunxing Zhu, Yuefen Xu, Mengjie Wu, Qing Miao

“…Serum amylase levels were determined by ELISA; protein and mRNA expression levels of nucleus nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65, light chain 3II (LC3-II), and Beclin-1 and mRNA expression levels of Class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K-III) in pancreas tissue were detected by Western blot and quantitative real-time PCR, respectively; mortality and pathological change of the pancreas were observed at 3, 12, and 24 h after operation. …”
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Seasonal investigation of ultrafine-particle organic composition in an eastern Amazonian rainforest by A. E. Thomas, H. S. Glicker, A. B. Guenther, R. Seco, O. Vega Bustillos, J. Tota, R. A. F. Souza, J. N. Smith

“…Samples collected during the three time periods were compiled and analyzed using liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry. …”
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E-waste recycling in an optimized way for copper recovery by leaching and a case study on E-waste generation and management in Dhaka city by Kaniz Fatema, Md Niamul Hassan, Sanjida Hasan, Hridoy Roy

“…The experiments involved treating PCBs with iron-based solutions of different concentrations and testing the effectiveness over two distinct time periods. The most effective recovery rate, 72.69 % over five days, was achieved using a 50:50 mixture of ferrous and ferric sulfate. …”
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Leg Stiffness and Vertical Stiffness of Habitual Forefoot and Rearfoot Strikers during Running by Lulu Yin, Xiaoyue Hu, Zhangqi Lai, Kun Liu, Lin Wang

“…Results found that runners with hFFS had greater Kleg (P=0.010, Cohen’s d=0.60), greater peak vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) (P=0.040, Cohen’s d=0.47), shorter contact time(tc) (P<0.001, Cohen’s d=0.85), and smaller maximum leg compression (ΔL) (P=0.002, Cohen’s d=0.72) compared with their hRFS counterparts. …”
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