Strength of the Uninvolved Limb Following Return to Activity After ACL Injury: Implications for Symmetry as a Marker of Sufficient Strength by Matthew T Hartshorne, Jeffrey A Turner, Kenneth L Cameron, Darin A Padua

“… # Purpose To compare the strength of key lower extremity muscles of the uninvolved limb in those with history of ACL injury (ACL-I) to the dominant limb in individuals with no history of ACL injury (control). # Study Design Cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 5,727 military cadets were examined, with 82 females and 126 males in the ACL-I group and 2,146 females and 3,373 males in the control group. …”
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Sex-Specific Brain Activations during Single-Leg Exercise by Kyoungyoun Park-Braswell, Dustin Grooms, Sandra Shultz, Louisa Raisbeck, Christopher Rhea, Randy Schmitz

“…It was hypothesized that females would demonstrate higher cortical activation in the somatosensory areas compared to males as a compensatory strategy. # Study Design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Thirteen males and seventeen females who were healthy and physically active participated in this study (Male: 23.7±3.8 years, 74.5±13.5 kg, 172.3±6.4 cm; Female: 20.6±1.6 years, 65.4±12.8 kg, 163±6.1 cm). …”
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Effect of Forest Management on Carbon Stock of Tropical Moist Afromontane Forest by Damena Edae Daba, Bikila Workineh Dullo, Teshome Soromessa

“…A systematic sampling design was applied for recording woody species and soil data. …”
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Deep learning based analysis of G3BP1 protein expression to predict the prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. by Linshan Zhou, Mu Yang, Jiadi Luo, Hongjing Zang, Songqing Fan, Yuting Zhan

“…A model was intricately designed and rigorously tested to yield the quantitative data regarding staining intensity and extent. …”
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Highly efficient enzyme less glucose sensor based on cross-linked nitrogen-doped graphene aerogel incorporated with ytterbium oxide and decorated with nickel nitride nanoparticles by Mohammad Mazloum-Ardakani, Negar Shaker-Ardakani, Fatemeh Farbod

“…The development of valuable Non-enzymatic glucose sensors relies extensively on the design of sensitive and cost-effective materials with high catalytic activity for the efficient electro-oxidation of glucose. …”
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Effectiveness of health promotion utilizing word puzzle games in enhancing older adults' knowledge and attitudes regarding hypertension management by Mia Fatma Ekasari, Aan Nurhasanah, Eros Siti Suryati, Puspita Hanggit Lestari, Siti Badriah, Ahmad Jubaedi

“…A quasi-experimental approach with a pretest-posttest control group design was used. A total of 45 participants, both in intervention and control groups, were recruited through a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Integrative physiological, biochemical, and proteomic analysis of the leaves of two cotton genotypes under heat stress. by Asia Perveen, Sheheryar Sheheryar, Fiaz Ahmad, Ghazala Mustafa, Arlindo Alencar Moura, Francisco A P Campos, Gilberto B Domont, Umar Nishan, Riaz Ullah, Mohamed A Ibrahim, Fábio C S Nogueira, Mohibullah Shah

“…These genotypes were sown at two different temperatures, control (35°C) and stress (45°C), in a glasshouse, in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) in three replications. At the flowering stage, a label-free quantitative shotgun proteomics of cotton leaves revealed the differential expression of 701 and 1270 proteins in the tolerant and susceptible genotypes compared to the control, respectively. …”
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Relationship of Physical Factors to the Occurrence of Injuries in Young Gymnasts by Yuria Kobayashi, Yasuharu Nagano, Makoto Suzukawa

“… # Purpose To investigate the physical characteristics that are factors in the injury occurrence in elementary and junior high school gymnasts. # Study Design Prospective observational study. # Methods A total of 36 healthy young gymnasts (at national competition level) were enrolled in the study. …”
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‘Soglitude’- introducing a method of thinking thresholds by Tatjana Barazon

“…A threshold in thought designates the indetermination, the passage, the evolution of every state the world is in. …”
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Bird Species Detection Net: Bird Species Detection Based on the Extraction of Local Details and Global Information Using a Dual-Feature Mixer by Chaoyang Li, Zhipeng He, Kai Lu, Chaoyang Fang

“…Currently, most deep learning algorithms focus on designing local feature extraction modules while ignoring the importance of global information. …”
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Method to Calculate Working Surface Abutment Pressure Based on Key Strata Theory by Hongkai Han, Jialin Xu, Xiaozhen Wang, Jianlin Xie, Yantuan Xing

“…The results can also provide guidance for forecasting and preventing mine dynamic hazards, controlling the surrounding rock in mining roadways, determining reasonable widths for protection coal pillars, and designing the layout of mining roadways.…”
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Rarefied Nozzle Flow Computation Using the Viscosity-Based Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method by Deepa Raj Mopuru, Nishanth Dongari, Srihari Payyavula

“…Accurate prediction of performance parameters, including thrust and specific impulse, is critical, necessitating careful design of these nozzles. Given the high Knudsen numbers associated with micro-nozzle flows, rarefied gas dynamics often dominate, and conventional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods fail to capture accurate flow expansion behavior. …”
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Impacts of tropical cyclones on extreme precipitation and flooding in a humid subtropical inland basin of China by Huishan Chen, Longfei Han, Yuying Tang, Juan Chen, Chaogui Lei, Xichun Li

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Immediate Loading of Single Implants in the Anterior Maxilla: A 1-Year Prospective Clinical Study on 34 Patients by Miguel Stanley, Filipa Calheiros Braga, Beatriz Mota Jordao

“…Results. 34 patients were selected and 43 tapered implants with a knife-edge thread design and a nanostructured, calcium-incorporated surface (Anyridge®, Megagen, Gyeongsang, Korea) were installed. …”
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Entrepreneurial Behaviour and the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in South-West, Nigeria by Nafiu Badiru

“…This study adopted a survey research design. The population of this study consisted of one hundred and forty-nine thousand, three hundred and seventeen (149,317) registered SMEs in operation with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) as at the end of December, 2021 in South West, Nigeria. …”
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Parametric Modelling Techniques for Rhine Castle Models in Blender by Etienne Sommer, Mathieu Koehl, Pierre Grussenmeyer

“…However, <i>HBIM</i> still struggles with a lack of detailed object libraries that truly represent the diverse architectural heritage, due to the unique designs of these ancient structures. This article presents a new method using Blender software, focusing on <i>Geometry Nodes</i> and modifier tools for parametric modelling. …”
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Approaches for psychosocial support towards orphans and vulnerable children by community-based workers in the Vhembe district, South Africa by Livhuwani Precious Matshepete, Lufuno Makhado, Ntsieni Stella Mashau

“…Methods A qualitative exploratory-descriptive and contextual design was used to explore possible approaches to psychosocial support for orphans and vulnerable childen from community-based workers. …”
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Age-Adjusted D-Dimer in Ruling Out Acute Aortic Syndrome by Dayeon Lee, Yong Won Kim, Tae Youn Kim, Sanghun Lee, Han Ho Do, Jun Seok Seo, Jeong Hun Lee

“…A retrospective observational study design was used. Consecutive adult patients who visited an emergency room between January 2015 and September 2020 and who underwent a D-dimer test and computed tomography angiography for suspected AAS were enrolled. …”
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Heat accumulator with aerogel-based thermal insulation material by A. V. Fedyukhin, V. A. Karasevich, M. S. Povernov, O. V. Afanas’eva

“…Autodesk Inventor was selected as an automatic design system.Results. Images of temperature profiles were obtained at 350 °C for thermal insulation thicknesses: 20 and 50 mm for aerogel, 70 and 150 mm for mineral wool. …”
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OWNERSHIP CONCENTRATION’S MODERATING EFFECT ON DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND TOBIN’S Q OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Ovbe Simon Akpadaka

“…Utilizing a ex-post facto research design, and fixed effects regression for the statistical model to control for unobserved heterogeneity withing firms over time, ensuring a robust examination of the relationships under study. …”
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