Real-Time Optimal Approach and Capture of ENVISAT Based on Neural Networks by Hongjue Li, Yunfeng Dong, Peiyun Li

“…A neural network-based controller is developed to enable a chaser spacecraft to approach and capture a disabled Environmental Satellite (ENVISAT). This task is conventionally tackled by framing it as an optimal control problem. …”
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Male and female (in)tolerance profile in regard to living with diversity in a southern brazilian community by Mário Antonio Sanches, Clara Nasser Scherer, Giovana Maestrelli

“…The analysed questions started with the sentence: “how do you position yourself when your son or daughter seeks to live with people of the opposite sex, another religion, other ethnicities or races, another social class, with disabilities, homosexuals and children of prisoners?”. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Cognition, and Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview by Grigorios Nasios, Lambros Messinis, Efthimios Dardiotis, Panagiotis Papathanasopoulos

“…A major aspect of the disease is brain volume loss (BVL), present in all phases and types (relapsing and progressive) of the disease and linked to both motor and cognitive disabilities. Due to the lack of effective pharmacological treatments for cognition, cognitive rehabilitation and other nonpharmacological interventions such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have recently emerged and their potential role in functional connectivity is studied. …”
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Two Novel Variants in the ATRX Gene Associated with Variable Phenotypes by D. Hettiarachchi, B. A. P. S. Pathirana, P. J. Kumarasiri, V. H. W. Dissanayake

“…These cases expand the clinical spectrum of ATR-X syndrome and open new opportunities for the molecular diagnosis of ATRX mutations in male patients with severe global developmental delay and intellectual disabilities.…”
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Immunization of Cooperative Spreading Dynamics on Complex Networks by Jun Wang, Shi-Min Cai, Tao Zhou

“…In this paper, we propose a strategy to immunize some nodes based on their degrees. The immunized nodes disable the synergistic effect of cooperative spreading dynamics. …”
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Irregularities in conducting the list of assets and liabilities by Jakovljević Nemanja

“…For these reasons, it is important to understand the irregularities that occur during the census in order to prevent and disable their occurrence in practice.…”
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One-Stage Hybrid Repair of Multiple Degenerative Aneurysms by George N. Kouvelos, Nektario K. Papa, Eleni M. Arnaoutoglou, Christina Bali, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

“…We report a case of a 71-year-old male suffering from multiple aneurysms in four different segments of the arterial tree in combination with disabling claudication of his left leg. The patient was managed in a single session with a combination of classic open surgical and endovascular techniques in order to treat his aneurysms and revascularize his leg. …”
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Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (UCLi026-A) from a patient with ADCY5-related disease carrying the heterozygous variant c.1253G > A; (p. Arg418Gln) by Sharmin Alhaque, Dimitri Budinger, Barbara Garavaglia, Giovanna Zorzi, Serena Barral, Manju A. Kurian

“…Heterozygous mutations in ADCY5 lead to ADCY5-related dyskinesia, comprising a wide array of disabling hyperkinetic movement disorders including chorea, myoclonus and/or dystonia. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Gap Osteotomy Versus Dorsal Opening Wedge Osteotomy for Extra-Articular Distal Radius Malunion and Internal Fixation Using a Volar Locking Pla... by Suhas Sondur, MS (Ortho), Anil K. Bhat, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), Shyamasunder Bhat N, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho)

“…The functional assessment comprised the disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire and the patient-rated wrist evaluation scores. …”
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Functional Evaluation of Open Carpal Tunnel Release in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients by Swagat Mahapatra, Devta Singh, Prakhar Mishra, Jaydeep Patel, Madhusudan Mishra, Animesh Gupta

“…The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 6-point Questionnaire, including the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire, was used. …”
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Endoscopic Placement of Feeding Tubes by Gabor P Kandel

“…It is no exaggeration to say that percutaneous gastrostomy has revolutionized the feeding of disabled patients with intact gastrointestinal tracts. …”
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Learning, Teaching and First Aid in times of COVID-19

“…Following precautionary measures set forth by the WHO upon declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the shutting down of first aid training courses, continuous first aid education and other face to face training has had the effect of disabling first aid educators to appropriately train millions of volunteers how to deal with COVID-19, how to keep them, their families and their communities safe, and has also limited the sharing of information on appropriate use of personal protection equipment (PPE). …”
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Un dispositif liant théâtre et recherche, vecteur d’une dynamique inclusive ? by Claire de Saint Martin, Marie Astier

“…Since August 2017, we have been carrying out a research and theatre project about inclusion, based on theatre workshops that bring together participants with and without disabilities. Theatre training, which focuses on choral work, is combined with a collaborative research project about inclusion: the participants reflect together upon the inclusive reality they are experimenting. …”
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Collective Competencies and their Constitutive Elements: a case study in a Brazilian Fashion Group by Luiz Henrique da Silva, Tatiana Ghedine

“…We believe that these CC will allow organizations to understand teams' collective activities better, making it possible to develop the disabled CC and form the absent CC necessary to improve the team's performance and contribute to the organizational results.…”
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Stem cells (neoblasts) and positional information jointly dominate regeneration in planarians by Xuhui Chen

“…For planarians, removal of neoblasts disables the regenerative feats and disruption of positional information results in the regeneration of inappropriate missing body regions, only the combination of neoblasts and positional information enables regeneration. …”
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One in a Million: A Case Report of Stiff Person Syndrome by Ruchi Yadav, Neeraj Abrol, Sima Terebelo

“…We review the case presentation and treatment options in the context of a severe disabling disease presentation.…”
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Rethinking neglected tropical diseases: A shift towards more inclusive and equitable terminology. by Marlous L Grijsen, Yonah E Yangaza, Al Kadri, Fidel Strub, Esther E Freeman, Wendemagegn Enbiale

“…Each year, NTD account for more than 200,000 deaths, with millions left disabled and disfigured due to insufficient access to care and affordable treatment, often leading to social exclusion, stigmatization and discrimination. …”
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Passing the Baton by Mary E. Guy, Brian N. Williams

“…Articles published in the first two volumes range from racial healing to invisible disabilities, from Medicaid expansion to school resegregation, from white supremacy to the equity challenges that confront Tribal communities, from critical race theory to policing, from gender equity to equity in death, from retirement funds to equitable budgeting, from voting to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and many more. …”
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Leprosy: An Overview of Pathophysiology by Ramesh Marne Bhat, Chaitra Prakash

“…M. leprae primarily infects Schwann cells in the peripheral nerves leading to nerve damage and the development of disabilities. Despite reduced prevalence of M. leprae infection in the endemic countries following implementation of multidrug therapy (MDT) program by WHO to treat leprosy, new case detection rates are still high-indicating active transmission. …”
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Design and Simulation of an Extendable Wheel Chair. by Rutaraka Gideon

“…People with walking disabilities are denied the luxury of accessing elevated places in the while using their wheelchairs. …”
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