A Propulsion Neuroprosthesis Improves Overground Walking in Community-Dwelling Individuals After Stroke by Dabin K. Choe, Ashlyn J. Aiello, Johanna E. Spangler, Conor J. Walsh, Louis N. Awad

“…Preferred onset timing differed across individuals. Individualized tuning resulted in a significant 10% increase in paretic propulsion peak (Δ: 1.41 ± 1.52%BW) and an 8% increase in paretic plantarflexor power (Δ: 0.27 ± 0.23 W/kg), compared to unassisted walking. …”
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Insulin Sensitivity and Beta-Cell Function Are Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Individuals without Hypertension by Chuchen Meng, Min Sun, Zhixiao Wang, Qi Fu, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Jia Mao, Yun Shi, Wei Tang, Xiaoping Huang, Yu Duan, Tao Yang

“…We investigated the relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and glucose levels, insulin sensitivity, and beta-cell function in Chinese individuals with or without hypertension. Methods. We recruited 3137 nondiabetic individuals whose age, body mass index (BMI), glucose levels, blood pressure (BP), lipids, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), baPWV, and insulin levels were measured. …”
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Portable devices for periodic monitoring of bioelectrical impedance along meridian pathways in healthy individuals by Yu-Chen Xu, Xiu-Yan Cao, Shuai Liu, Bo Liu, Hao Chen, Min Cheng, Wei-Hua Ye

“…Abstract Objective This study aims to investigate the monthly variation patterns of bioelectrical impedance (BEI) along 24 meridian pathways in healthy individuals. Methods A cohort of 684 healthy middle-aged participants from North China was enrolled between July 1, 2017, and September 5, 2020. …”
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Acute Exercise and Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Meta-Analysis by Jessica Anne Douglas, Kevin Deighton, Jan Maria Atkinson, Vahid Sari-Sarraf, David John Stensel, Greg Atkinson

“…Findings in overweight/obese individuals have yet to be synthesised. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we quantified the effects that acute exercise has on AG and total PYY and GLP-1 in overweight/obese individuals. …”
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Exploring cognitive and neuroimaging profiles of dementia subtypes of individuals with dementia in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Jean Ikanga, Jean Ikanga, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Megan Schwinne, Caterina Obenauf, Caterina Obenauf, Emmanuel Epenge, Guy Gikelekele, Nathan Tshengele, Immaculee Kavugho, Samuel Mampunza, Lelo Mananga, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Julio C. Rojas, Brandon Chan, Argentina Lario Lago, Joel H. Kramer, Adam L. Boxer, Andreas Jeromin, Emile Omba, Alvaro Alonso, Alden L. Gross

“…Biomarker cutoff scores were identified to optimize sensitivity and specificity. Individuals were stratified into one of four dementia subtypes—AD only, non-AD vascular, non-AD other, or mixed – based on combinations of abnormalities in these markers.ResultsAmong the 45 individuals with dementia, mixed dementia had the highest prevalence (42.4%), followed by AD-only (24.4%), non-AD other dementia (22.2%), and non-AD vascular dementia subtypes (11.1%). …”
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Acute Pancreatitis in Individuals with COVID-19: A Case Report and Critical Review of Literature by Arsia Jamali, Khashayar Nemovi, Betul N. Bayraktutar, Adam Farzaneh, Kevin Chan, Carlos Ramirez, Elika Shahkamrani, Anil Perumbeti

“…Involvement of gastrointestinal tract has been reported in individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. Herein, we report a case of 65-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis who was initially diagnosed with COVID-19 on a screening test. …”
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The Place of Neuro-Information Science in Defining The Information Needs of Individuals and Their Information Retrieval Process by Burcu Aydemir Şenay

“…Due to the differences in the cognitive structures of individuals and the difference they experience in the process of adaptation to technology, users may show different search behaviors in the information retrieval process. …”
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Long-term Follow-Up of Individuals with Celiac Disease: An Evaluation of Current Practice Guidelines by Jocelyn A Silvester, Mohsin Rashid

“…It is generally recommended that individuals with celiac disease have careful long-term follow-up. …”
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Applicability of TB-LAMP test for diagnosis of pulmonary TB among HIV-positive individuals by B. Muriithi, M.M. Bundi, T. Moriyasu, A. Ahmed, M. Mwamzuka, M. Karama, S. Kaneko

“…Among HIV-positive individuals, the positive percentage agreement was 42.5% (95% CI 32.9–52.4) for smear microscopy and 68.9% (95% CI 59.1–77.5) for TB-LAMP. …”
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Vibration and Performance Analyses Using Individual Blade Pitch Controls for Lift-Offset Rotors by Jae-Sang Park, Do-Hyung Kim, Sanghyun Chae, Ye-Lin Lee, Jeong-In Go

“…This work attempts to reduce the hub vibratory loads of a lift-offset rotor using IBC (individual blade pitch control) in high-speed forward flight. …”
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Speech and Swallowing Data in Individual Patients Who Underwent Glossectomy after Prosthetic Rehabilitation by Viviane de Carvalho, Luiz Ubirajara Sennes

“…For the meta-analysis of individual data, associations between the variables of interest and the type of prosthesis were evaluated. …”
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Liver Functions in Type 2 Diabetes Individuals after Pfizer Vaccination in Iraqi Patients by Shrooq Ali Hussein, Ahmed Abdul-Hussein Mohsin, Ahmed Ghazi Sabbar

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Effects of Age and Sex on Systemic Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Jody Dushay, Eva S. Rickers, Enya Wang, Jessica Gilman, Ying Zhang, Ron Blankstein, Ernest V. Gervino, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Aristidis Veves

“…This study evaluates the impact of inflammation and sex differences on coronary and peripheral vascular function and exercise capacity in older individuals with and without T2D. Methods Older individuals (aged≥65 years) underwent biochemical and tissue inflammatory phenotyping, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and vascular reactivity testing. …”
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Serum Vitamin A and Inflammatory Markers in Individuals with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by L. M. O. Caram, R. A. F. Amaral, R. Ferrari, S. E. Tanni, C. R. Correa, S. A. R. Paiva, I. Godoy

“…Evaluating vitamin A in the serum and sputum and testing its correlation with inflammatory markers in individuals with or without COPD. Methods. We evaluated dietary intake, serum and sputum vitamin A, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin- (IL-) 6, IL-8, and C-reactive protein in 50 COPD patients (age = 64.0 ± 8.8 y; FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in the first second) (%) = 49.8 ± 16.8) and 50 controls (age = 48.5 ± 7.4 y; FEV1 (%) = 110.0 ± 15.7). …”
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The Collective Behaviors of Self-Excitation Information Diffusion Processes for a Large Number of Individuals by Lifu Wang, Bo Shen

“…The opinion dynamics is a complex and interesting process, especially for the systems with a large number of individuals. It is usually hard to describe the evolutionary features of these systems. …”
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Individual well-being and national determinants of screening mammography among women over fifty by Boaz Hovav, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg

“…Although SM utilization varies across countries, few studies have examined country-level factors, and fewer explored their interaction with individual-level factors. The study aims to analyze individual and country-level variables and their interaction that determines SM utilization and variation between countries. …”
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Communities facing disruption: the need to shift from individual to community paradigms in pastoral care by D. P. Mouton

“…Although people are affected by these in an individual capacity, the well-being of entire communities is at risk. …”
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Auditory steady state response can predict declining EF in healthy elderly individuals by Xiaopeng Mao, Xiaopeng Mao, Nelly Shenton, Sadasivan Puthusserypady, Martin Johannes Lauritzen, Krisztina Benedek

“…BackgroundThe aging population imposes significant economic and societal challenges, underscoring the need for early detection of individuals at risk of cognitive decline prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. …”
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Changes in Predicted Muscle Coordination with Subject-Specific Muscle Parameters for Individuals after Stroke by Brian A. Knarr, Darcy S. Reisman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, Jill S. Higginson

“…Muscle weakness is commonly seen in individuals after stroke, characterized by lower forces during a maximal volitional contraction. …”
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Validity of Accelerometers for the Evaluation of Energy Expenditure in Obese and Overweight Individuals: A Systematic Review by Silvia Pisanu, Andrea Deledda, Andrea Loviselli, Inge Huybrechts, Fernanda Velluzzi

“…Even though the validity of accelerometers for the measurement of energy expenditure (EE) has been demonstrated for normal-weight individuals, the applicability of this instrument in obese individuals remains controversial. …”
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