Leg Locomotion Adaption for Quadruped Robots with Ground Compliance Estimation by Songyuan Zhang, Hongji Zhang, Yili Fu

“…In this paper, a single-leg prototype and a test platform are built. The Cartesian coordinates of the foot-end are obtained through trajectory planning, and then, the virtual polar coordinates in the impedance control are obtained through geometric transformation. …”
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Pruritic Vesicular Eruption on the Lower Legs in a Diabetic Female by Hassan Riad, Hamda Al Ansari, Khaled Mansour, Haya Al Mannai, Hussein Al Sada, Samya Abu Shaikha, Sharifa Al Dosari

“…A 50-year-old diabetic female presented with highly pruritic vesicles and excoriated lesions over the anterior aspect of both lower legs. The lesions were recurrent over the last two years. …”
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Treatment of Chronic Posttraumatic Leg Injury Using Autologous Fat Graft by Fabio Caviggioli, Francesco Maria Klinger, Valeriano Vinci, Guido Cornegliani, Marco Klinger

“…The results were long lasting and remained virtually unchanged after 1 year.…”
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Use of linear features by red-legged partridges in an intensive agricultural landscape: implications for landscape management in farmland by Perrot, Charlotte, Seranne, Léo, Berceaux, Antoine, Noël, Mathias, Arroyo, Beatriz, Bacon, Léo

“…We found that linear elements shape the use of space by red-legged partridges according to their reproductive status. …”
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Mathematical Physics Modelling and Prediction of Oil Spill Trajectory for a Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) System by Xuanze Ju, Zili Li, Baohui Dong, Xianwu Meng, Shuguang Huang

“…The catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) system usually moored a heavy oil tanker; due to its complex working mechanism and special working environment, oil spill accidents are easy to happen. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Three High Intensity Interval Training Protocols on Maximum Oxygen Consumption and Leg Strength in Recreational Football Athletes by Wirat Sonchan, Saralee Sonchan, Ratanyoo Longrak

“…Baseline testing for VO₂max and leg strength was conducted using an incremental exercise test with blood gas analysis and an isokinetic machine, respectively, at 1 week before the intervention, and post-intervention testing occurred 1 week after the last training session. …”
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Effect of Local Warm Compression on Restless Leg Syndrome and Fatigue among Critical Care Nurses: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial by Maryam Ameri, Hossein Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khosravi, Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Mohammad Reza Khatibi

“…Background and Aim. Fatigue and restless leg syndrome are common complications in critical care nurses (CCNs). …”
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Stepping in Place While Voluntarily Turning Around Produces a Long-Lasting Posteffect Consisting in Inadvertent Turning While Stepping Eyes Closed by Stefania Sozzi, Marco Schieppati

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Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy versus Coblation Nucleoplasty Combined with Collagenase Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Grade I Degenerative Spondyloli... by Yuyu Guo, Liuhu Han, Tingting Li, Bingbing Xu, Penghui Ke, Jun Hu, Rongyi Zhang, Yan Guo, Long Zhao, Likui Wang

“…Imaging findings including lumbar lordosis (LL), segmental lordosis angle (SL), slip percentage (SP), and disc height (DH) were compared between the two groups pre-operation and at the last follow-up. Results VAS (back and leg), ODI, and QoR-15 were significantly decreased at each time point after operation in all groups. …”
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Bionic Control of Cheetah Bounding with a Segmented Spine by Chunlei Wang, Shigang Wang

“…In particular, two joints in spine and four joints in a leg are used to realize the motion of segmented spine and segmented legs which are the key properties of the cheetah bounding. …”
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Learning Curve of Uniportal Compared With Biportal Endoscopic Techniques for the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation by Yuquan Liu, Xiang Li, Haining Tan, Xinyi Hao, Bin Zhu, Yong Yang, Lingjia Yu

“…Without UFE or UBE experience, at the last follow‐up, both the VAS back and leg pain in UFE were significantly higher than that in UBE (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of a Balance Adjustment System on Postural Control in Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability by Kazushi Yoshida, Rieko Kuramochi, Junji Shinohara

“…In the assessment of dynamic postural stability, Y-Balance tests-anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions were measured on the CAI limb for all participants and normalized to the individual's leg length. Participants were recorded at three instances: pretraining (Pre), post-training 1 (Post1: after the first training), and post-training 2 (Post2: after the last training)…”
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Weaving Lao Silk Into Indigo Nights by Melody Kemp

“…Miss Phaeng watched, holding her breath as the last sliver of red fell out of sight. Casting a quick mantra to the spirits of nature, she swallowed a glass of lao lao to start the evening.Leaning mindfully over her loom, Miss Phaeng raked her nails across the piano strings of silk warp, plucking each to test its tension. …”
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Body Stalk Anomaly in a 9-Week Pregnancy by Fabio E. Quijano, María Mónica Rey, Mariana Echeverry, Roland Axt-Fliedner

“…These last ultrasonographic findings were consistent with body stalk anomaly. …”
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ENDOSCOPY IN LUMBAR ADJACENT LEVEL DISEASE - SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by PEDRO FELLIPE DEBORTO RUDINE REMOLLI EVANGELISTA, ABGAIL GOMES SILVA, FELIPE DONATANGELO, LINA MARCIA DE ARAUJO HERVAL

“…The average ODI value at the last follow-up point was 12 points, with back VAS averaging 2.17 and leg VAS averaging 1.91. …”
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Rate of Perceived Exertion Based on Repetitions in Reserve Versus Percentage of One-Repetition Maximum for Resistance Training Prescription in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study by Alessandro Gismondi, Ferdinando Iellamo, Giuseppe Caminiti, Barbara Sposato, Emanuele Gregorace, Valentino D’Antoni, Deborah Di Biasio, Sara Vadalà, Alessio Franchini, Annalisa Mancuso, Valentina Morsella, Maurizio Volterrani

“…Post-intervention between-group analysis showed no differences in strength gains (leg press <i>p</i> = 0.955; chest press <i>p</i> = 0.965; seated row <i>p</i> = 0.763; leg extension <i>p</i> = 0.565; shoulder press <i>p</i> = 0.868; lat pulldown <i>p</i> = 0.780) and trivial effect sizes (ES) for one prescription method over the other (leg press ES = −0.03; chest press ES = 0.00; seated row ES = 0.10; leg extension ES = −0.29; shoulder press ES = 0.18; lat pulldown ES = 0.05). …”
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WORKING PRINCIPLE AND PERFORMANCE EVOLUTION OF CAMERA-BASED INTELLIGENT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS: SAMSUN CITY, TÜRKIYE EXAMPLE by Metin Mutlu AYDIN, Dimitris POTOGLOU, Liana CIPCIGAN

“…On the other hand, many current traffic studies and research prove that fixed-time signalized intersections cannot have a good ability to control and manage current traffic flow at signalized intersection legs. For this aim, intelligent intersections were developed and started to be used in many cities all over the world in the last decade. …”
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Stroke after Initiating IV Penicillin for Neurosyphilis: A Possible Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction by Vineet Punia, Appaji Rayi, Adithya Sivaraju

“…Syphilis incidence has increased in the US in the last decade. Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) is a well-documented adverse effect of penicillin treatment in syphilis. …”
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The choice of surgical correction method depending on the etiology of decompensated chronic venous insufficiency by V. I. Rusyn, F. M. Pavuk, V. V. Rusyn, M. I. Borsenko

“…Novak (Uzhhorod) for the last 10 years. At least 169 patients had VD (CEAP 6). …”
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The Effect of Exercise on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of a Single Dose of Unfractionated Heparin—A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Study by Liva K. Stuhr, Joshua B. Feinberg, Thea Christoffersen, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Mikkel B. Christensen, David P. Sonne, Troels Riis, Peter S. Plomgaard, Jens P. Goetze, Emil L. Larsen, Kristian Karstoft

“…In a crossover design, 15 healthy males underwent four experimental days where 15,000 IU of unfractionated heparin was injected subcutaneously into the thigh of the non‐dominant leg. Following the injection, one of four interventions was performed in randomized order on four separate occasions, each lasting 1 h: (1) no exercise, (2) double‐legged exercise, (3) single‐legged exercise with the non‐dominant leg (where heparin was injected), and (4) single‐legged exercise with the dominant leg. …”
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