EDEM-based study on the adjustable feeding parameters of square bale maize straw bale-breaking device. by Tiejun Wang, Tinghe Zhang, Shuai Yu, Hongguang Cui, Ruili Wang

“…A discrete element simulation model suitable for square baled-straw has been established, providing a research foundation for the subsequent optimization of device design parameters. Effects of motor bale-breaking roller rotating speed (x1), bale-breaking roller height (x2) and bale-breaking knife quantity (x3) on the productivity of bonding bond destruction rate (Y1) and the particle average speed (Y2) were explored. …”
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Nonfluent/Agrammatic PPA with In-Vivo Cortical Amyloidosis and Pick’s Disease Pathology by Francesca Caso, Benno Gesierich, Maya Henry, Manu Sidhu, Amanda LaMarre, Miranda Babiak, Bruce L. Miller, Gil D. Rabinovici, Eric J. Huang, Giuseppe Magnani, Massimo Filippi, Giancarlo Comi, William W. Seeley, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini

“…Neuropsychological and general motor functions remained relatively spared throughout the clinical course. …”
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The Association between LRRK2 G2385R and Phenotype of Parkinson’s Disease in Asian Population: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies by Wei Di, Zhiyong Zeng, Jingyan Li, Xiaoling Liu, Minzhi Bo, Hua Lv

“…There were no significant differences in sex distribution, age at onset, initial symptoms, motor symptoms, depression, levodopa-equivalent dose, and related complications between LRRK2 G2385R-carrier and LRRK2 G2385R-noncarrier PD patients. …”
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Deciphering In Vitro and In Vivo Pharmacological Properties of Seed and Fruit Extracts of Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch by Farhana Alam Ripa, Fowzia Alam, Fahmida Haque Riya, Yesmin Begum, Sharmin Akter Eti, Nusratun Nahar, Zebunnesa Ahmed, Sabrina Sharmin

“…During neuropharmacological screening, all extracts significantly (p<0.01; p<0.05) and dose-dependently decreased the mice’s locomotion activity and motor balance. In the thiopental-induced sedation assay, SFJC significantly decreased the sleep latency time (4.18 ± 0.24 min) and increased the duration of sleep time (85.20 ± 2.39 min) at a higher dose. …”
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The Effects of POWER Training in Young and Older Adults after Stroke by Jennifer L. Hunnicutt, Stacey E. Aaron, Aaron E. Embry, Brian Cence, Patrick Morgan, Mark G. Bowden, Chris M. Gregory

“…Outcomes included muscle power generation, self-selected walking speed (SSWS), 6-minute walk test, Fugl-Meyer motor assessment, Berg Balance Scale, and Dynamic Gait Index. …”
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Cross-Cultural Validity, Reliability, and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease-Psychosocial Questionnaire by Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Farzaneh Farhadi, Hasti Hadizadeh, Gholam Ali Shahidi, Ahmad Delbari, Johan Lökk

“…Considering the influence of different motor and nonmotor features of Parkinson’s disease (PD), it is important to evaluate the psychosocial functioning of the patients. …”
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Multimodal Imaging in a Patient with Hemidystonia Responsive to GPi Deep Brain Stimulation by Christos Sidiropoulos, Susan M. Bowyer, Andrew Zillgitt, Peter A. LeWitt, Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Esmaeil Davoodi-Bojd, Jason M. Schwalb, Richard Rammo, Ellen Air, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh

“…FT demonstrated over 50% more intense ipsilateral connectivity in the right hemisphere compared to the left. After DBS, BFMDRS motor and disability scores both dropped by 71%. …”
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Angiomatous Meningioma in the Craniocervical Junction by Shunsuke Ito, Yoichi Iizuka, Masanori Aihara, Hiromi Koshi, Tokue Mieda, Eiji Takasawa, Sho Ishiwata, Yusuke Tomomatsu, Akira Honda, Kazuhiro Inomata, Hirotaka Chikuda

“…A 68-year-old man presented to our hospital with pain in the back and left leg. He showed slight motor weakness in his upper extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass with marked enhancement in the craniocervical junction. …”
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The Role of Virtual Reality in Postural Rehabilitation for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Scoping Review by Francesco Agostini, Marco Conti, Giovanni Morone, Giovanni Iudicelli, Andrea Fisicaro, Alessio Savina, Massimiliano Mangone, Marco Paoloni

“…VR allows for precise, repeatable training scenarios tailored to individual patient needs, providing a safe environment to practice and improve motor skills. In conclusion, VR-based rehabilitation represents an innovative approach with substantial potential to improve the quality of life for PD patients. …”
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Wearable Smartphone-Based Multisensory Feedback System for Torso Posture Correction: Iterative Design and Within-Subjects Study by Amanda Polin Pereira, Olibario Jose Machado Neto, Valeria Meirelles Carril Elui, Maria da Graca Campos Pimentel

“…Stroke often leads to sensor and motor issues, such as hemiparesis affecting one side of the body. …”
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Clinical Outcome After Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Peroneal Nerve Injury: An Analysis of Risk Factors After Different Surgical Approaches by Daniel N. Werkmann, Ute M. Bäzner, Martin Petkov, Lena Minzenmay, Gregor Durner, Gregor Antoniadis, Christian R. Wirtz, Maria T. Pedro, Andreas Knoll, Andrej Pala

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with traumatic peroneal nerve injuries treated with decompression, split repair, or nerve grafting between 2010 and 2020. Motor function and potential risk factors were evaluated. …”
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Evaluación electrofisiológica en pacientes diabéticos by Didiesdle Herrera Alonso, Ada Sánchez Lozano, María Rodríguez Roque, Joan Rojas Fuentes, Ricardo Verdecia Fraga, Julio López Arguelles

“…<br /> <strong>Resultados:</strong> el 94,7 % de pacientes presentó compromiso motor, con criterios de polineuropatía diabética, la edad osciló entre 36 y 55 años, 43 fueron mujeres (75,4 %), el tiempo de enfermedad promedio fue de 10 años y el 80,7 % refirió síntomas sensitivos. …”
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Altered resting-state cerebral blood flow and its relationship with molecular architecture in tremor dominant Parkinson’s disease by Shangpei Wang, Yajie Cai, Yibin Zhao, Yongqiang Yu, Xianwen Chen, Longsheng Wang

“…Results: Compared to HC, PD patients exhibited decreased CBF in left caudate/putamen, increased CBF in bilateral supplementary motor area (SMA). Moreover, the CBF of SMA showed a positive correlation with disease severity. …”
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Estado da arte do uso de células a combustível para a propulsão híbrida elétrica em aeronaves by Mirele Maria da Silva Ribeiro, Manuel Arturo Rendón Maldonado, Yipsy Roque Benito, Raphael Fortes Marcomini

“…Os sistemas propostos foram: o Sistema de propulsão híbrido integrado com um algoritmo de distribuição de energia, o Sistema de propulsão e potência (HPP) ou motor híbrido a jato integrado com a SOFC, o Sistema de propulsão híbrido Turbofan-SOFC, e o Sistema de propulsão híbrido Turbofan-MCFC. …”
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Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders by Francesca Felicia Operto, Francesco Precenzano, Ilaria Bitetti, Valentina Lanzara, Maria Lorena Fontana, Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino, Marco Carotenuto, Francesco Pisani, Anna Nunzia Polito, Daniela Smirni, Michele Roccella

“…Functional alterations in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) may explain why OSAS impacts aspects such as executive functions, memory, motor control, attention, visual-spatial skills, learning, and mood regulation. …”
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Trends for Clinical Trials on Medicinal Products for Neurological Disorders in Lithuania and Europe by Emilijus Žilinskas, Arūnas Vaitkevičius

“…During the period of 2012–2021, there was a significant decrease in the annual registration rate of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (R² = 0.751, p = 0.001) and an increase of clinical trials for myoneural junction and muscle diseases and motor neuron disease (R² = 0.582, p = 0.010 and R² = 0.635, p = 0.006, accordingly). …”
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Effects of Human Alpha-Synuclein A53T-A30P Mutations on SVZ and Local Olfactory Bulb Cell Proliferation in a Transgenic Rat Model of Parkinson Disease by Faustine Lelan, Cécile Boyer, Reynald Thinard, Séverine Rémy, Claire Usal, Laurent Tesson, Ignacio Anegon, Isabelle Neveu, Philippe Damier, Philippe Naveilhan, Laurent Lescaudron

“…This rat displayed olfactory deficits in the absence of motor impairments as observed in most early PD cases. …”
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Adiponectin and Nitric Oxide Deficiency-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Fatigued Home-Resident in Mature and Older Adults: A Case-Control Study by Ahmad H. Alghadir, Sami A. Gabr, Murad Almomani, Fidaa Almomani, Cynthia Tse

“…The results of cognitive performance domains (LOTCA seven-subset scores) showed a significant decrease in the scores of orientation, visual perception, spatial perception, motor praxis, vasomotor organization, thinking operations, attention, and concentration in older subjects with fatigue compared with healthy subjects. …”
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Development of a social learning theory-based pressure injury training program for nursing assistants in Chinese nursing homes by Yanxia Guo, Yanxia Guo, Shengnan Yang, Plernpit Boonyamalik, Arpaporn Powwattana, Wen Zhu, Lingxia Xu

“…The program integrates SLT principles, such as attention, retention, motor reproduction, and motivation, to enhance the training’s effectiveness.ConclusionThe study developed a comprehensive SLT-based PI training program for nursing assistants in Chinese nursing homes using the modified Delphi method. …”
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GABAB receptors regulate the neural stem cell potential of Pkd2l1+ cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway by Liang Cao, Wei-Hong Yan, Wenjun Pi, Yi Zhang, Yan-Xiang Xiong, V. Wee Yong, Mengzhou Xue, Qing Li, Chunfu Zheng, Leiluo Yang

“…Additionally, this activation mitigated vacuole loss and neuronal damage in the pericentral canal region of the spinal cord, attenuated myelin and axonal loss within the spinal cord, and facilitated motor function recovery in SCI model mice. Mechanistically, GABABR primed quiescent Pkd2l1+ CSF-cNs for cell cycle reentry through the activation of PI3K/Akt signaling. …”
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