Effects of varying longitudinal bending stiffness in running shoes on lower limb biomechanics of elite marathon runners by Hailiang Yang, Hailiang Yang, Yuhui Cai, Kuang Li, Xiangdong Wang, Tao Liu

“…Joint moments and joint work (positive and negative) at each lower limb joint were analyzed using the built-in inverse dynamics module in Visual3D.ResultsIn terms of kinematics, the maximum dorsiflexion angle of the MTP joint during the late stance phase and the range of motion during the stance phase was significantly lower in the MLBS to HLBS shoes than in the LLBS shoes. …”
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Effects of integrating Feldenkrais method with dynamic neuromuscular stabilization exercises on clinical outcomes in older women with nonspecific chronic low back pain: A randomize... by Farzaneh Saki, Marziyeh Ziya

“…Outcome measures were pain intensity, measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), lumbar flexion and extension range of motion (ROM), assessed via Schober’s test, and kinesiophobia evaluated using the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK). …”
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Fluorine-18-Labeled Positron Emission Tomography Probe Targeting Activated p38α: Design, Synthesis, and In Vivo Evaluation in Rodents by Mikiya Futatsugi, Anna Miyazaki, Yasukazu Kanai, Naoya Kondo, Takashi Temma

“…PET/CT imaging successfully visualized BAT with high contrast. <b>Conclusions:</b> These results suggest that [¹⁸F]R1487 is a promising PET probe for imaging activated p38α in vivo, which has potential applications for pathophysiological conditions such as inflammation, cancer, and metabolic disorders.…”
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Unilateral biportal endoscopy versus percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a comparative study of clinical efficacy and radiological outcomes by Dongyue Li, Luming Tao, Xinuo Zhang, Qingjun Su, Bo Yin

“…Clinical parameters, including age, gender, BMI, length of hospital stay, operative time, intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency, intraoperative blood loss, pre- and postoperative hemoglobin (HGB) reduction values, follow-up duration, and postoperative complications, were recorded for both groups. Visual analog scale (VAS) scores for back and leg pain and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were evaluated preoperatively, and at 1 month, 3 months, and 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Association of Serum Uric Acid With Relative Muscle Loss: A US Population–Based Cross‐Sectional Study by Fuquan Wang, Lin Wen, Xiaopeng Guo, Weiwei Wang, Yanyan Cao, Guofeng Zhou, Jun Wang, Chuansheng Zheng

“…Restricted cubic spline regression was performed to visualize the dose–response relationship. Results A total of 8967 individuals (mean age 39.4 ± 0.3 years, female 50.1%) were included, with a mean SUA of 5.3 ± 0.02 mg/dL; 762 patients with relative muscle loss (weight prevalence 7.1%) were identified, and participants in the highest quintile of SUA exhibited the highest prevalence, up to 10.5%, while participants in the lowest quintile presented the lowest prevalence (5.3%). …”
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Зародження модернізму в сакральній архітектурі by Liliia Gnatiuk

“…The article considers the use of the metaphorical language of architecture based on visual human products and their iconographic distinctive features. …”
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Effectiveness Of The Core Activation And Rehabilitation Exercises For Knee Osteoarthritis - Program (CARE -KOA©) Among Patients Diagnosed With Knee Osteoarthritis. [version 4; peer... by Saurabh Mehta, Ajit R. Mahale, Dias Tina Thomas, Prajwal Prabhudev Mane, Atmananda S Hegde, Charu Eapen

“…Pre- and post-intervention assessments included pain (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), patient-reported outcomes (Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, KOOS), physical function tests (30-second sit-to-stand, 40-meter fast-paced walk, stair climb, timed up-and-go), and knee muscle strength and core endurance. …”
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Midterm Outcomes of Transfibular Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Clinical and Radiographic Analysis of 130 Cases with Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up by Jonathan Day MD, Amanda N. Fletcher MD, MSc, Morgan Motsay BS, Maggie K. Manchester BS, Mark Arthur MD, Zijun Zhang PhD, MD, Lew C. Schon MD

“…PROMs included: 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scores, Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (OAS), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Functional outcomes included range of motion (ROM) measured on weightbearing ROM radiographs. …”
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The Effects of a Smartphone App (Feelee) to Enhance Adolescents’ Emotion Regulation Skills in a Forensic Outpatient Setting: Protocol for a Multiple Single-Case Experimental Design... by Merel M L Leijse, Levi van Dam, Thimo M van der Pol, René Breuk, Arne Popma

“…Quantitative analyses follow single-case experimental design methods, including visual analysis of individual trajectories, standardized mean difference permutation distance tests, and Cohen d at the group level. …”
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The burden of neonatal sepsis and its risk factors in Africa. a systematic review and meta-analysis by Endalk Birrie Wondifraw, Muluken Amare Wudu, Birhanu Desu Tefera, Kindu Yinges Wondie

“…Publication bias was evaluated both visually through a funnel plot and statistically through Egger's regression and Begg's tests. …”
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Clinical efficacy of one-hole split endoscopy vs. unilateral biportal endoscopy for the treatment of single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis: a retrospective study with 2-year follow... by Peidong Qing, Wenlong Guo, Shiming Xie, Shengxin Zhao, Liqiang Cui, Mingfan Li, Shuangquan Gong, Youpeng Hu

“…Perioperative indicators such as operation time, blood loss, fluoroscopy times, incision length, hospital stay, follow-up time, complications, and C-reactive protein level preoperatively and 3 days postoperatively were recorded. Visual analog score (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) were recorded preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively to evaluate pain and functional disability. …”
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Validity and Feasibility of the Seated Medicine Ball Throw and Unilateral Shot-Put Tests in Assessing Upper Extremity Function in Rotator-Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain by Michal Linkovski, Jeremy Lewis, Hilla Sarig Bahat

“…Pain was assessed using a 10 cm visual analog scale (VAS) at multiple time points. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Different Exercise Therapies for Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis by Xue Zhou, Yao Yang, Liwen Zhai, Jianing Gan, Conghui Li, Yi Zhu

“…A network graph was constructed to visualize the relative relationship for each exercise therapy in relation to the others. …”
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Protective effect of Allium hookeri water extract and its main compound, Cycloalliin, on foam cell formation in THP-1-derived macrophages by Ha-Rin Moon, Jung-Mi Yun

“…Cell viability was assessed using MTT assays, while lipid accumulation was visualized through Oil Red O staining. The levels of corresponding proteins and mRNA were quantified using western blotting and quantitative polymerase chain reactions. …”
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Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre donación y trasplante de córneas en comunidades rurales y urbanas de Honduras by Ana Carolina Valeriano Rosales, Yolanda María Fernández Muñoz, Dennis Josué Quiroz Zelaya, Allison Suyapa Young Banegas, María Fernanda Martínez Zavala, Laura Patricia Delgadillo Guilbert, María del Milagro Estrada Fúnez

“…Conclusiones: Es importante superar las limitaciones impuestas por la desinformación, para ello es necesario impulsar una cultura de donación a través de la creación de estrategias comunicativas de educación, con el fin de mejorar la salud visual y la demanda poblacional. …”
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Isolation of highly polar galloyl glucoside tautomers from Saxifraga tangutica through preparative chromatography and assessment of their in vitro antioxidant activity by Yingying Tong, Ming Chu, Jia Zhou, Qilan Wang, Gang Li, A. M. Abd El-Aty, Jun Dang

“…This separation integration technique not only increases sample intake and reduces time cost but also visualizes each step of targeted separation. All four compounds were isolated from the plant for the first time. …”
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Modelo flexible para caracterizar la contaminación edáfica: adaptación de la distribución normal de dispersión hidrodinámica a diferentes casos de desplazamiento hídrico miscible... by Warren Forsythe

“…La ecuación contiene la integral de la curva normal estándar que se encuentra en la lista de funciones de Microsoft Excel, lo  cual facilita el cálculo en hoja electrónica (programa incluido) y una inspección visual rápida para determinar Pe de los datos experimentales. …”
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Partial femoral head replacement: a new innovative surgical technique for precise minimally invasive treatment of association research circulation osseous stage III femoral head ne... by Tianyu Wang, Zhongzheng Wang, Yuchuan Wang, Changhui Li, Yining Lu, Yanbin Zhu, Wei Chen, Xuebin Zhang, Yingze Zhang

“…Clinical scores, including the visual analogue scale (VAS) score, Harris Hip Score (HHS), and 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) scores, were determined. …”
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Clinical Study of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation Training Combined with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Dysphagia in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impair... by LIU Ziao, SONG Xiaobian, ZANG Guangyue, ZHANG Chao, ZENG Xi

“…The control group received conventional swallowing function training; the magnetic stimulation group received rTMS treatment besides the conventional swallowing function training, targeting the affected hemisphere's motor cortex area for the mylohyoid muscle, at an intensity of 80% of the resting motor threshold (RMT), a frequency of 3 Hz, a stimulation duration for 2 s, and an intervals for 10 s; the cognitive group received CACRT in addition to the conventional swallowing function training, including attention, memory, spatial perception, emotion recognition, and visual feature perception training; the combined group received both rTMS and CACRT on top of the conventional swallowing function training, following the same methods as the magnetic stimulation group and the cognitive group. …”
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Berberine alleviates respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced pediatric bronchiolitis and fibrosis via suppressing the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB pathway by Yang Jiao, Rui Yang

“…Flow cytometry analyzed apoptosis, while electron microscopy visualized RSV-induced pyroptotic and apoptotic changes. …”
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