Central Poststroke Pain: Its Profile among Stroke Survivors in Kano, Nigeria by Abdulbaki Halliru Bashir, Auwal Abdullahi, Muhammad Aliyu Abba, Naziru Bashir Mukhtar

“…Central poststroke pain (CPSP) caused by sensory dysfunction of central origin is a disabling condition that significantly affects the quality of life of stroke patients. …”
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Profile of paediatric occupational therapy practice in Eastern Mediterranean countries by Zainab A. Jasem

“…The most frequently used assessments were sensory-related tools. Activities of daily living and play were the most often targeted interventional area. …”
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La mensajera vegetal, un universo sonoro khipunk andino by Mafe Moscoso

“…La materialización de la mensajera vegetal, a través de los khipus, en sonido cuya escucha precisa de una liberación sensorial 3. El khipu como objeto mágico que ponen en evidencia los límites de los métodos de investigación occidentales y como oráculo andino cuyas emisiones no son perceptibles sin replantear las concepciones hegemónicas sobre lo que significa abrir la mirada. …”
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Technology Efficacy in Active Prosthetic Knees for Transfemoral Amputees: A Quantitative Evaluation by Amr M. El-Sayed, Nur Azah Hamzaid, Noor Azuan Abu Osman

“…The performances of its actuator, sensory system, and control technique that are incorporated in each reported system were evaluated separately and numerical comparisons were conducted based on the percentage of amputees’ gait deviation from normal gait profile points. …”
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Vejez, magia y feminidad en Balún Canán, de Rosario Castellanos by María América Luna-Martínez, Zoraida Ronzón-Hernández, Norma Baca-Tavira

“…Este personaje permite acercarnos a un tema hasta ahora no abordado en los estudios sobre la mencionada novela: el envejecimiento de las mujeres en la sociedad señorial mexicana de la primera mitad del siglo XX, así como las estrategias que se ponen en juego para enfrentar no sólo su condición añosa, sino los intensos cambios sociales que se experimentaron en Chiapas a raíz de las reformas cardenistas.…”
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The importance of pain assessment: The specifics of medical care by Pavić Katarina, Perović Dušica, Antonić Roland, Bogdanović-Vasić Slobodanka, Vešić Marija, Savić Nikola

“…Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience which we associate with actual or possible tissue damage or describe with words corresponding to that damage. …”
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Is the Frequency in Somatosensory Electrical Stimulation the Key Parameter in Modulating the Corticospinal Excitability of Healthy Volunteers and Stroke Patients with Spasticity? by Marco Antonio Cavalcanti Garcia, João Marcos Yamasaki Catunda, Marcio Nogueira de Souza, Ana Paula Fontana, Sandro Sperandei, Claudia D. Vargas

“…Somatosensory electrical stimulation (SES) has been proposed as an approach to treat patients with sensory-motor impairment such as spasticity. However, there is still no consensus regarding which would be the adequate SES parameters to treat those deficits. …”
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A STUDY OF WINE FERMENTATION FROM MUCILAGE OF COCOA BEANS (Theobroma cacao L.) by Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tịnh, Nguyễn Tiến An, Hồ Thị Thu Hòa, Nguyễn Thị Tươi

“…The final product attribute is warm orange to bright rust in color, transparent, with a distinct aroma and sensory assessment according to TCVN 3215-79 and 3217 – 79 achieving a good score of 16.39. …”
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A Generic Framework for Mobile Crowdsensing: A Comprehensive Survey by Abderrafi Abdeddine, Loubna Mekouar, Youssef Iraqi

“…Mobile Crowdsensing (MCS) has emerged as a powerful paradigm for aggregating sensory data through the collaborative efforts of various mobile devices. …”
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Scaphoid and Lunate Dislocation as a Unit—A Rare Variant of Perilunate Injury: Case Report and Literature Review for Management Recommendations by Ajin Edwin, Vigneswaran Varadharajan, Praveen Bhardwaj, Shanmuganathan Raja Sabapathy

“…His clinical examination was significant for localized swelling and tenderness, wrist deformity, and restricted painful range of motion, but without sensory loss in the median and ulnar nerve distribution areas. …”
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Optimization of the Cryoprotectants for Direct Vat Set Starters in Sichuan Paocai Using Response Surface Methodology by Lianqun Wu, Zhenying Yang, Ying Zhang, Ling Li, Chunli Tan, Lixia Pan, Yanping Wu, Kai Zhong, Hong Gao

“…Furthermore, the optimized DVS starters demonstrated excellent fermentation performance in Sichuan paocai, enhancing its color, flavor, and sensory quality compared to natural fermentation. …”
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Effect of Dietary Grape Pomace and Seed on Ewe Milk and Meat Quality of Their Suckling Lambs by V. C. Resconi, M. Pascual-Alonso, L. Aguayo-Ulloa, G. C. Miranda-de la Lama, S. Alierta, M. M. Campo, J. L. Olleta, M. Villarroel, G. A. María

“…The effect of wine by-products in the feeding of ewes on fatty acid composition of milk and meat of their suckling lambs and the sensory quality of the meat was investigated. Forty-two ewes were fed during the second half of gestation and lactation one out of three treatments: a control diet based on a commercial concentrate and two concentrates supplemented with either 10% grape pomace or 5% grape seed. …”
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IGF-1 Restores Visual Cortex Plasticity in Adult Life by Reducing Local GABA Levels by José Fernando Maya-Vetencourt, Laura Baroncelli, Alessandro Viegi, Ettore Tiraboschi, Eero Castren, Antonino Cattaneo, Lamberto Maffei

“…The central nervous system architecture is markedly modified by sensory experience during early life, but a decline of plasticity occurs with age. …”
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Matching Sensing to Actuation and Dynamics in Distributed Sensorimotor Architectures by Zoe Turin, Graham K. Taylor, Holger G. Krapp, Emily Jensen, J. Sean Humbert

“…Within the proposed framework, we present novel semidefinite programs with linear matrix inequality constraints which yield directions encoded in the sensory output that maximize the smallest unstable Hankel singular value of the system. …”
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Intermittent Vibration Induces Sleep via an Allatostatin A‐GABA Signaling Pathway and Provides Broad Benefits in Alzheimer's Disease Models by Yang Mou, Yan Zhang, Yuxian Zheng, Guang He, Zhi‐Xiang Xu, Xiao Xiao, Yong Ping

“…Abstract While animals across species typically experience suppressed consciousness and an increased arousal threshold during sleep, the responsiveness to specific sensory inputs persists. Previous studies have demonstrated that rhythmic and continuous vibration can enhance sleep in both animals and humans. …”
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Zero-echo time imaging achieves whole brain activity mapping without ventral signal loss in mice by Ayako Imamura, Rikita Araki, Yukari Takahashi, Koichi Miyatake, Fusao Kato, Sakiko Honjoh, Tomokazu Tsurugizawa

“…ZTE exhibited higher temporal signal-to-noise ratios than conventional fMRI sequences. Electrical sensory stimulation of the hind paw evoked ZTE signal increase in the primary somatosensory cortex. …”
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A multimodal characterization of low-dimensional thalamocortical structural connectivity patterns by Alexandra John, Meike D. Hettwer, H. Lina Schaare, Amin Saberi, Şeyma Bayrak, Bin Wan, Jessica Royer, Boris C. Bernhardt, Sofie L. Valk

“…However, the link with sensory modalities varies. In sum, we show the coherence between lower dimensional patterns of thalamocortical structural connectivity and various modalities, shedding light on multiscale thalamic organization.…”
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Quality Characteristics, Nutraceutical Profile, and Storage Stability of Aloe Gel-Papaya Functional Beverage Blend by Pushkala Ramachandran, Srividya Nagarajan

“…Periodic analysis was carried out up to five months for various physicochemical parameters, sugar profile, bioactive compounds, microbial quality, instrumental color, and sensory acceptability. The SAGPB exhibited superior quality characteristics compared to SPB both in fresh and in stored samples. …”
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Effect of proteolytic starter culture isolated from Chinese Dong fermented pork (Nanx Wudl) on microbiological, biochemical and organoleptic attributes in dry fermented sausages by Xi Chen, Ruifang Mi, Biao Qi, Suyue Xiong, Jiapeng Li, Chao Qu, Xiaoling Qiao, Wenhua Chen, Shouwei Wang

“…The inoculation of LS starter improved the sensory properties of sausages, especially the flavor attribute. …”
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Amelioration of Behavioural, Biochemical, and Neurophysiological Deficits by Combination of Monosodium Glutamate with Resveratrol/Alpha-Lipoic Acid/Coenzyme Q10 in Rat Model of Cis... by Naini Bhadri, Tejaswi Sanji, Hariprasad Madakasira Guggilla, Rema Razdan

“…Cisplatin or cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) (CDDP) is a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent with dose-dependent peripheral neuropathy as a foremost side effect characterised by ataxia, pain, and sensory impairment. Cumulative drug therapy of CDDP is known to produce severe oxidative damage. …”
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