Management of pain in rheumatic diseases by Neha Goyal, Mohit Goyal, Vinod Ravindran

“…Pain is often the presenting symptom of many rheumatic diseases, the predominant disabling symptom, the reason for frequent visits to the physician and a major cause of medical absenteeism, loss of work hours, and financial burden on the society. …”
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MicroRNAs in Neurotoxicity by Prameet Kaur, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Kandiah Jeyaseelan

“…Neurotoxicity-mediated pathophysiological conditions could then manifest as diseases or disabilities like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s which have debilitating implications. …”
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Gradient Amplification: An Efficient Way to Train Deep Neural Networks by Sunitha Basodi, Chunyan Ji, Haiping Zhang, Yi Pan

“…In this work, we propose gradient amplification approach for training deep learning models to prevent vanishing gradients and also develop a training strategy to enable or disable gradient amplification method across several epochs with different learning rates. …”
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Design Criteria of Soft Exogloves for Hand Rehabilitation-Assistance Tasks by Juana-Mariel Dávila-Vilchis, Juan C. Ávila-Vilchis, Adriana H. Vilchis-González, LAZ-Avilés

“…In this review, suggestions, limitations, and implications are also discussed in order to enhance future SEG developments aimed at stroke survivors or people with hand disabilities.…”
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Accidental Oral Injuries by Electric Toothbrush: A Report of Three Cases by Miki Yamada, Shunsuke Hino, Satoshi Nakamura, Yosuke Iijima, Takahiro Kaneko, Norio Horie

“…Case 1 occurred in a disabled boy while brushing due to unexpected movement. …”
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The Role of Leptin in Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain: Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors by Fabio Panariello, Gina Polsinelli, Carol Borlido, Marcellino Monda, Vincenzo De Luca

“…Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling mental illness affecting millions of people worldwide. …”
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Esophageal Lichen Planus: Understanding a Potentially Severe Stricturing Disease by Bharat Rao, Abhishek Gulati, Blair Jobe, Shyam Thakkar

“…However, as her symptoms had already become significantly disabling with severe strictures that carried an increased risk of endoscopic complications with dilation, she ultimately decided to undergo an esophagectomy for definitive treatment. …”
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Early Revelation of Leprosy in China by Sequential Antibody Analyses with LID-1 and PGL-I by Pan Qiong-Hua, Zheng Zhong-Yi, Yang Jun, Wen Yan, Yuan Lian-Chao, Li Huan-Ying, Steven G. Reed, Malcolm S. Duthie

“…Leprosy is a disabling chronic infection, with insidious onset that often evades early detection. …”
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Neuropathic Pain in Animal Models of Nervous System Autoimmune Diseases by David H. Tian, Chamini J. Perera, Gila Moalem-Taylor

“…Neuropathic pain is a frequent chronic presentation in autoimmune diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), causing significant individual disablement and suffering. Animal models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) mimic many aspects of MS and GBS, respectively, and are well suited to study the pathophysiology of these autoimmune diseases. …”
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Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: New and Emerging Targets for Refractory Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms by Dustin Anderson, Grayson Beecher, Fang Ba

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a crucial player in PD treatment, particularly for patients who have disabling motor complications from medical treatment. …”
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Spinous Process Osteochondroma as a Rare Cause of Lumbar Pain by Bárbara Rosa, Pedro Campos, André Barros, Samir Karmali, Esperança Ussene, Carlos Durão, João Alves da Silva, Nuno Coutinho

“…A 70-year-old male presented with progressive and disabling lower lumbar pain. Tenderness over the central and left paraspinal area of the lower lumbar region and a palpable mass were evident. …”
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Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: A Review of Sources, Prevalence, Health Risks, and Strategies for Mitigation by Shiv Shankar, Uma Shanker, Shikha

“…Excessive and prolonged exposure of inorganic As with drinking water is causing arsenicosis, a deteriorating and disabling disease characterized by skin lesions and pigmentation of the skin, patches on palm of the hands and soles of the feet. …”
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Emerging Roles of BAI Adhesion-GPCRs in Synapse Development and Plasticity by Joseph G. Duman, Yen-Kuei Tu, Kimberley F. Tolias

“…Abnormalities in synapse and spine formation and plasticity are associated with a broad range of brain disorders, including intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and schizophrenia. …”
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Beneficial effects of baicalein on a model of allergic rhinitis by Liu Tao, Xu Jing, Wu Yungang, Li Xiaoxia, Ding Detao, Ma Dengdian, Yao Mengwei, Wei Wenzhong, Zhang Wei, Wang Shaohua, Yao Jing, Li Xiaoyu

“…Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disease that causes severe inflammation and even disabilities. Previous studies have reported baicalein to have an anti-inflammatory effect. …”
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Melatonin and Ischemic Stroke: Mechanistic Roles and Action by Syed Suhail Andrabi, Suhel Parvez, Heena Tabassum

“…Stroke is one of the most devastating neurological disabilities and brain’s vulnerability towards it proves to be fatal and socio-economic loss of millions of people worldwide. …”
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Extraction of the Proximal Phalanx: A New Option in Surgical Treatment of the Crossover Second Toe by Željko Jeleč, Tomislav Gjurašin, Ana Vuković Pirkl, Gordan Rujevčan

“…Because of this deformity, she was completely disabled to wear normal shoes and she felt intensive pain in her front part of the foot. …”
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The Prevalence of Fatigue Following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson's Disease and Association with Quality of Life by Benzi M. Kluger, Veronica Parra, Charles Jacobson, Cynthia W. Garvan, Ramon L. Rodriguez, Hubert H. Fernandez, Amanda Fogel, Barry M. Skoblar, Dawn Bowers, Michael S. Okun

“…Fatigue is a common and disabling nonmotor symptom seen in Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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The effect of perceived employability on the job search behavior of unemployed youths: the mediating role of job search self-efficacy by Yohannes Bisa Biramo, Bereket Merkine Gebresilase, Zebdewos Zekarias Elka, Endale Berhanu Demissie

“…Additionally, the interview results showed the enabling and disabling factors affecting the employability perception, job search self-efficacy, and job search behaviour of unemployed youths. …”
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The Dentato-Rubro-Olivary Tract: Clinical Dimension of This Anatomical Pathway by Fadil Khoyratty, Thomas Wilson

“…Botox injection at the level of tensor and levator veli palatini insertion have been used to treat patients with disabling tremor synchronous tinnitus. A lesion involving the triangle can have a quite varied clinical expression.…”
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Serious Games Accessibility Design Model for Low-Vision Children by Nurul Izzah Othman, Hazura Mohamed, Nor Azan Mat Zin

“…This development provides an opportunity for people with disabilities. However, many educational software and applications in the market, such as serious games, cannot be accessed by low-vision children due to the visual properties in game design. …”
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