A 4-Week Mobile App–Based Telerehabilitation Program vs Conventional In-Person Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Sarcopenia: Randomized Controlled Trial by Lu Zhang, Ying Ge, Wowa Zhao, Xuan Shu, Lin Kang, Qiumei Wang, Ying Liu

“…After 4 weeks of intervention, the mean grip strength increased from 18.10 (SD 5.56) to 19.92 (SD 5.90) kg in the TRG (P=.02) and from 18.59 (SD 5.95) to 19.59 (SD 6.11) kg in the IRG (P=.01). …”
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Transponder Designs for Harmonic Radar Applications by Kimmo Rasilainen, Ville V. Viikari

“…This work presents a review on the concept of harmonic or secondary radar, where a tag or transponder is used to respond at a harmonic multiple of the incoming interrogation signal. …”
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Synchronized Control for Five-Story Building under Earthquake Loads by Javad Mesbahi, Alaeddin Malek

“…Numerical results for uncontrolled, traditional H2/LQG control and synchronized control coupled with H2/LQG algorithm are presented. …”
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Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia: A Case Report by Rachna Agarwal, Ritu Khatuja, Lipi Sharma, Alpana Singh

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What Drives the H i Content of Central Galaxies—A Comparison between Hydrodynamic Simulations and Observations Using Random Forest by Xiao Li, Cheng Li, H. J. Mo

“…Beyond that, the accretion rate of supermassive black holes is the most important feature in TNG, while specific star formation rate is the top ranked in EAGLE. …”
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The Opposite Effects of High-Sucrose and High-Fat Diet on Fatty Acid Oxidation and Very Low Density Lipoprotein Secretion in Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Monika Cahova, Helena Dankova, Eliska Palenickova, Zuzana Papackova, Ludmila Kazdova

“…Both diets resulted in triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation in the liver (HF > HS). The intracellular TAG lipolysis by lysosomal lipase was increased in both groups and positively correlated with the liver TAG content. …”
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Study of the Significance of Thromboelastography Changes in Patients with Dyslipidemia by Qing Lin, Guokai Yang, Jingming Ruan, Peng Yu, Chaochao Deng, Weitao Pan

“…And routine blood coagulation (PT, APTT, INR, FIB, and TT) and routine blood (platelet count) tests were performed on all study subjects to analyze the changes of each index of the coagulation function and each parameter of TED in both groups and explore the clinical value of TEG on HL diseases. …”
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The interaction of post-activation potentiation and fatigue on skeletal muscle twitch torque and displacement by Georg Langen, Georg Langen, Frank Warschun, Olaf Ueberschär, Olaf Ueberschär, Michael Behringer

“…This study investigated how the interaction of potentiation and fatigue affects the rectus femoris (RF) twitch displacement and associated torque.Materials and methodsSixteen resistance-trained men (n = 8) and women (n = 8) performed two sets of five and five sets of ten seated maximum voluntary isometric knee extensions to induce potentiation and fatigue. …”
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Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study by Hao Liang, Shuai Zhang, Ye Zhu

“…Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression was used to select important variables from routine blood tests and biochemical indicators and their derived indicators (such as TyG, TyG-BMI, TG/HDL-c, RAR, NLR, MHR). Based on the selected variables, participants were divided into four groups (Q1 ~ Q4), and multifactorial Logistic regression analysis, restricted cubic spline regression, gender subgroup analysis and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve were used to explore the relationship between the relevant variables and AF. …”
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Electroanalytical Sensing of Bromides Using Radiolytically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts by Jadranka Milikić, Ivan Stoševski, Jelena Krstić, Zorica Kačarević-Popović, Šćepan Miljanić, Biljana Šljukić

“…Monitoring bromides (Br−) is of crucial importance since bromates, potential human carcinogens, are formed during ozonation of water containing bromides in concentrations >100 μg L−1. Within this study, silver (Ag) and four carbon-supported Ag catalysts were synthesized by the γ-radiation method and their morphology and structure examined using transmission electron microscopy, X–ray diffraction, and UV-Vis analysis. …”
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Short startup, batteryless, self‐starting thermal energy harvesting chip working in full clock cycle by Arun Kumar Sinha, Marcio Cherem Schneider

“…Measurements have been performed by using a TEG, and an equivalent TEG model, i.e. voltage source (50 mV–200 mV) with a series resistance of 5 Ω. …”
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Random Whole Body Vibration over 5 Weeks Leads to Effects Similar to Placebo: A Controlled Study in Parkinson’s Disease by Heiko Gaßner, Annette Janzen, Ansgar Schwirtz, Petra Jansen

“…Both groups improved significantly in Gait parameters, TUG, and one leg stance. Only in the FRT [F(1,15)=8.397; P<0.05] and in the TUG [F(1,15)=4.971; P<0.05] the experimental group performed significantly better than the placebo group. …”
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Performance Enhancement of Hybrid Energy Devices Using Cooling Patches by Jaehwan Lee, Kyoungah Cho, Yoonbeom Park, Sungeun Park, Hee-eun Song, Sangsig Kim

“…The HED consisted of a photovoltaic cell (PVC) and a thermoelectric generator (TEG); the cooling patch was attached to the TEG. …”
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Assessment of six insulin resistance surrogate indexes for predicting stroke incidence in Chinese middle-aged and elderly populations with abnormal glucose metabolism: a nationwide... by Luqing Jiang, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Ying Zhai, Yu Tang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…Abstract Background Estimate glucose disposal rate (eGDR), Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI), triglyceride-glucose (TyG), TyG-body mass index (TyG-BMI), metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR), and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) are considered surrogate indexes of insulin resistance (IR). …”
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Evaluation of Cinnamon Essential Oil and Its Emulsion on Biofilm-Associated Components of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Clinical Strains by Tea Ganić, Ilinka Pećinar, Biljana Nikolić, Dušan Kekić, Nina Tomić, Stefana Cvetković, Stefana Vuletić, Dragana Mitić-Ćulafić

“…Gene expression was monitored with RT-qPCR, while treated biofilms were observed with Raman spectroscopy. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index and mortality risks in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients: a national cohort study by Yue Cao, Lingxiao Li, Feipeng Qiu, Weixing Wen, Hao Zhang, Yangxin Chen, Xiaoyan Cai, Yuli Huang

“…This study examines the association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, an insulin resistance marker, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in these patients. …”
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The Model of the Optimal Number of Public Transport Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Flow Conditions: A Case Study by Milja M. Simeunović, Vuk Z. Bogdanović, Milan M. Simeunović, Pavle M. Pitka, Zoran M. Papić, Dane M. Drašković

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Relação entre dois testes funcionais: Teste de levantar-se e se sentar da cadeira de 30s e timed up and go by Carlos Eduardo Campos, Daniela Coelho Zazá, Mauro Heleno Chagas, Hans-Joachim Karl Menzel, Jaqueline Adriane Campos

“…Assim, o presente estudo tem como objetivo verificar o nível de correlação entre os desempenhos nos testes TUG e o TLS30s e comparar os resultados com valores de referência para indivíduos idosos ativos, independentes e do sexo feminino. …”
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Functional Balance and Motor Impairment Correlations with Gait Parameters during Timed Up and Go Test across Three Attentional Loading Conditions in Stroke Survivors by Haidzir Manaf, Maria Justine, Mazlifah Omar

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether stroke survivor’s gait performance during dual-task Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is correlated with the level of functional balance and motor impairment. …”
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Experimental Study on Brush-Painted Passive RFID-Based Humidity Sensors Embedded into Plywood Structures by Erja Sipilä, Johanna Virkki, Lauri Sydänheimo, Leena Ukkonen

“…In addition, the sensor tag has all the functionalities of an ordinary passive UHF RFID tag, and a peak read range of about 10 meters. …”
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