Flexor-Pronator Mass Training Exercises Selectively Activate Forearm Musculature by Takumi Fukunaga, Connor Fedge, Timothy Tyler, Michael Mullaney, Brandon Schmitt, Karl Orishimo, Malachy McHugh, Stephen Nicholas

“…Peak normalized EMG activity in each muscle was compared using two-way (exercise x muscle) repeated-measures ANOVA with post-hoc pairwise comparisons if a significant interaction was found…”
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The Effect of auriculotherapy on sleep quality in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomized clinical trial by Laleh Mohammadi, Zahra Tagharrobi, Khadijeh Sharifi, Zahra Sooki, Mohammad Zare, Fatemeh Zare Joshaghani

“…Data from 45 children (23 and 22 children in the intervention and sham groups, respectively) were analyzed using the per-protocol and intention-to-treat designs using repeated measures analysis of variance. Results The background variables did not significantly differ between two groups. …”
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Long-term Conservative Follow-up in Children with High-grade Vesicoureteral Reflux and an Abnormal Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan by Pankaj V Deshpande

“…Prophylaxis can be stopped after a period of 6 months to 1 year, even in high-grade VUR. Repeated MCUG or DMSA scans seem unnecessary. Almost all boys remained well with no UTI without circumcision. …”
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Item-level and Composite-level Interrater Reliability of Functional Movement Screen™ Scores Following Condensed Training in Novice Raters by Brent A Harper, Stephen M Glass

“…. # STUDY DESIGN Repeated measures, descriptive cohort study. # METHODS Four novice raters completed a two-hour training course administered by an FMS™-certified, licensed physical therapist. …”
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Xylaria iriomotensis sp. nov. from termite nests and notes on X. angulosa by Izumi Okane, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Yu-Ming Ju, Chun-Ru Lin, Chun-Yun Huang, I-Ching Kuan

“…Cultures of X. angulosa were obtained from two Taiwan specimens, which agree with the holotype from BO and the isotypes from NY and WSP in their stromata being repeatedly dichotomously branched and possessing a black core. …”
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Development and Validation of a Nosocomial Infection Nomogram Model in the NICU: A Novel and Nurse-Led Way to Prediction in Preterm Infants by Shang Y, Chen L, Hu X, Zhang K, Cheng Q, Shui X, Deng Z

“…Bootstrap method was used to repeat 1,000 times for internal validation.Results: A total of 892 preterm infants were finally included and a nurse-led predictive model established, which included six variables: skin color changes, respiratory related changes, feeding deterioration, birth weight, number of arterial and venous blood draws, and days of nasogastric tube placement. …”
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High-Capacity Real-Time Face Retrieval Recognition Algorithm Based on Task Scheduling Model for the Treatment Area of Hospital by Yi Zhou, Weili Xia

“…., the function can be represented by a finite nonperiodic part and an infinitely repeated periodic part, thus calculating the coherent qualifying function independent of the magnitude of the interval time. …”
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Post‐Fire Sediment Yield From a Western Sierra Nevada Watershed Burned by the 2021 Caldor Fire by Amy E. East, Joshua B. Logan, Peter Dartnell, Helen W. Dow, Donald N. Lindsay, David B. Cavagnaro

“…We measured sediment yield from a forested, heavily managed 25.4‐km2 watershed in the western Sierra Nevada, California, over 2 years following the 2021 Caldor Fire, by repeat mapping of a reservoir where sediment accumulated from terrain with moderate to high soil burn severity. …”
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1-year data on patient-reported outcome is enough after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a cohort study from the Swedish Spine register by Lovisa Gerdhem, Anna MacDowall, Paul Gerdhem

“… Background and purpose: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in adults. Repeated follow-ups after surgery are resource consuming. …”
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The evolution of primate vocal communication: a social route by Alban Lemasson, Camille Coye, Nancy Rebout, Florence Levréro

“…Orang-utan, the most solitary species, preferentially used repeated and isolated calls apparently outside of any vocal interactions. …”
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Myoelectric pattern recognition with virtual reality and serious gaming improves upper limb function in chronic stroke: a single case experimental design study by Maria Munoz-Novoa, Morten B. Kristoffersen, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Autumn Naber, Max Ortiz-Catalan, Margit Alt Murphy

“…Methods In this single case experimental A-B-A design study, six individuals with chronic stroke and moderate to severe upper limb impairment completed 18, 2 h sessions, 3 times a week. Repeated assessments were performed using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), grip strength, and kinematics of the drinking task at baseline, during, and post intervention. …”
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Do dogs preferentially encode the identity of the target object or the location of others’ actions? by Lucrezia Lonardo, Christoph J. Völter, Robert Hepach, Claus Lamm, Ludwig Huber

“…An agent was shown repeatedly acting upon the same one of two objects, positioned in the same location. …”
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Evaluate Short-Term Outcomes of abciximab in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinic... by Nan Bai, Ying Niu, Ying Ma, Yao-Sheng Shang, Peng-Yu Zhong, Zhi-Lu Wang

“…However, there were significant differences in risk of all-cause death at 6 months (0.57, 0.36–0.90, P=0.02), recurrent myocardial infarction (0.55, 0.33–0.92, P=0.02), repeat revascularization (0.58, 0.43–0.78, P=0.0004), final TIMI flow <3 (0.77, 0.62–0.96, P=0.02), minor bleeding (1.29, 1.02–1.63, P=0.04), and thrombocytopenia (2.04, 1.40–2.97, P=0.0002). …”
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Effects of an 8-week pre-season targeted training on sprinting performance, agility and lower limb muscular asymmetries in elite soccer players by Artur Gołaś, Przemysław Pietraszewski, Robert Roczniok, Artur Terbalyan, Adam Maszczyk, Rafał Opaliński, Adam Zając

“…The greatest improvements were observed during the COD test. As a result of repeated COD training over a period of 8 weeks, its technique was improved. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Cyclooxygenase Inhibition Profiles Across Various NSAID Forms and Doses: Implications for Efficacy and Adverse Effects by Kenshu Shirakawa, Masafumi Takeno, Hidekazu Kuma, Takaaki Terahara, Shigeki Yamaguchi

“…For diclofenac sodium, the C max at the clinical doses of the oral and suppository formulations showed almost complete inhibition of COX-2 and an inhibition rate exceeding IC80 for COX-1. The C max at repeated doses of the transdermal formulation showed an inhibition rate above IC80 for COX-2 but below IC80 for COX-1. …”
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m6A-modified lncRNA GAS5 promotes M1-polarization of microglia in alcohol use disorder by Shuang Zhu, Peng Wang, Jian Hu

“…Independent replication was ensured in the studies, with each experiment repeated at least three times and statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.…”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

“…The first choice set was repeated as the tenth set to examine respondents’ consistency. …”
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Bupivacaine–fentanyl isobaric spinal anesthesia reduces the risk of ICU admission in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery by Wenxun Liu, Shuzhen Bao, Jiaxin Chen, Yan Li, Yinghua Gu, Qingshan Ye, Kerong Hai

“…Secondary outcomes included hemodynamic changes, postoperative complications, and mortality. Results Repeated measure analysis of variance indicated that the difference between the two groups in the systolic blood pressure (SBP) was not significant before anesthesia (T0), immediately after anesthesia (T1), and before leaving the operation room (T8) (P > 0.05), but significant (P < 0.01) from 5 min after anesthesia (T2) to after operation (T7). …”
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Inductive Power Transfer Coil Misalignment Perception and Correction for Wirelessly Recharging Underground Sensors by John Sanchez, Juan Arteaga, Cody Zesiger, Paul Mitcheson, Darrin Young, Shad Roundy

“…Power management is a commonly cited issue, as operators are required to either repeatedly excavate batteries for recharging or develop complex underground power infrastructures. …”
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Analysis on ignition characteristics and stability of large length-diameter tube with high-low pressure chamber: Experimental and two-phase flow method research by Shenshen Cheng, Ruyi Tao, Xinggan Lu, Xiaoting Cui, Shao Xue

“…In order to effectively control the influence of the ignition source on the ignition performance of a long tube, this study conducted experiments and two-phase flow numerical simulations to analyze the diffusion and distribution characteristics of the gas and solid within the tube, exploring their propagation characteristics and stability. Multiple sets of repeated experimental results demonstrate the strong ignition stability of the high-low pressure ignition structure, with the consistent peak pressure and ignition time, where the time deviation is less than 0.04 ms and the pressure deviation is less than 0.17Mpa. …”
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