Evaluating causes and gestures: source-related and crossmodal features in the perception of environmental sounds by Sven-Amin Lembke

“…In film music, for instance, a descending pitch contour commonly resembles a falling motion. Such crossmodal associations to physical actions or shapes are here termed sound gestures and can naturally occur in environmental sounds. …”
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Acute Effects of Handheld Vibration Massage on Posterior Shoulder Soft Tissues by Takaki Imai, Takashi Nagamatsu, Yushin Yoshizato, Kodai Miyara, Megumi Sumizono, Masatoshi Nakamura

“…# Background Interventions using vibration stimulation have been recognized for their potential for increasing range of motion (ROM) without compromising muscle strength. …”
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Development of an Injury Burden Prediction Model in Professional Baseball Pitchers by Garrett Bullock, Charles Thigpen, Gary Collins, Nigel Arden, Thomas Noonan, Michael Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

“…Pitchers were evaluated in spring training arm for shoulder range of motion and injuries were followed throughout the season. …”
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Latarjet procedure versus iliac crest autograft transfer for anterior shoulder instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies by Lang Li, Bofang Zeng, Meng Ding, Sha Wan, Kefu Lin, Zhen Tian

“…Conclusions The ICBGT procedure showed statistically superior Rowe scores and range of motion, but these differences may not be clinically significant. …”
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Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity Image Acquisition Method Based on Convolutional Neural Network by Yuan Mu, Liangping Zhou, Shiyong Shao, Zhiqiang Wang, Pei Tang, Zhiyuan Hu, Liwen Ye

“…Comparison of the results of the convolutional neural network with those of the inverse method and the differential image motion method shows that the convolutional neural network is optimal in three evaluation indexes, namely, the mean deviation, the root-mean-square error, and the correlation coefficient, which are 2.74, 3.35, and 0.94, respectively. …”
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Predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting after cesarean section: a nomogram model combined with gastric ultrasound by Yingchao Liu, Huohu Zhong, Zhisen Dai, Yuxin Huang, Yibin Liu, Hefan He, Yuewen Liao, Weifeng Liu

“…Results A history of motion sickness, systolic blood pressure reduction > 20%, and gastric volume were independent risk factors for PONV and used to construct the model. …”
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Assessment of hypoxia status in a rat chronic liver disease model using IVIM and T1 mapping by Wenlu Dong, Longyang Xiao, Ziwei Luo, Haiyang Yu, Lili Wang, Yuanxiang Gao, Zhiming Li

“…ObjectivesThis study was aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and T1 mapping in detecting hypoxia status of chronic liver disease using a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced rat model.Materials and methodsThe hypoxia group of chronic liver disease consisted of eight rats induced by injection of CCl4 and the control group consisted of nine rats injected with pure olive oil. …”
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Sequencing and Integration of Cervical Manual Therapy and Vestibulo-oculomotor Therapy for Concussion Symptoms: Retrospective Analysis by Christopher Kevin Wong, Lauren Ziaks, Samantha Vargas, Tessia DeMattos, Chelsea Brown

“…Clinical measures improved including cervical range-of-motion (55.6% fully restored), benign paroxysmal positional vertigo symptoms (28/28, fully resolved), Brock string visual convergence (p<0.001, 95%CI=3.3-6.3), and score on the Balance Error Scoring System (p<0.001, 95%CI=5.5-11.6)…”
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5-year migration and inducible displacement of the uncemented LCS and ATTUNE rotating platform knee systems: a secondary report of a randomized controlled RSA trial by Raymond Puijk, Lennard A Koster, Bart G C W Pijls, Jiwanjot Singh, Marjolein Schager, Bart L Kaptein, Peter A Nolte

“…Migration was analyzed using maximum total point motion (MTPM), translations, and rotations, focusing on 5-year migration, continuous migration (> 0.10 mm/year), and inducible displacement. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of 3D-printing-assisted surgery with traditional surgical treatment of fracture: an umbrella review by Lin Xiao, Peiyuan Tang, Shengwu Yang, Jingyue Su, Wenbo Ma, Han Tan, Ying Zhu, Wenfeng Xiao, Ting Wen, Yusheng Li, Shuguang Liu, Zhenhan Deng

“…For proximal humerus fracture, 3D printing helps shorten operation time (weighted mean difference (WMD) = −19.49; 95% CI −26.95 to −12.03; p < 0.05; I 2 = 91%), reduce blood loss (WMD = −46.49; 95% CI -76.01 to −16.97; p < 0.05; I 2 = 98%), and get higher Neer score that includes evaluation of pain, function, range of motion, and anatomical positioning (WMD = 9.57; 95% CI 8.11 to 11.04; p < 0.05; I 2 = 64%). …”
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Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Volume Using 3D Ultrasonography: Validity and Reliability Compared to MRI by Paul Ritsche, Romina Ledergerber, Michele Pansini, Francesco Santini, Oliver Faude

“…Target muscles—biceps femoris, gastrocnemius medialis and lateralis, tibialis anterior, and vastus lateralis—were scanned using a linear probe (12L3, Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) integrated with a motion capture system (Optitrack Flex 3, NaturalPoint, Corvallis, OR, USA). …”
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Red Stellar Populations and Dust Extinction toward W3 by J. L. Campbell, P. G. Martin, S. Song, M. Rahman, L. Einstein

“…We constrain the observed parallax and proper motion of OB stars in W3, demonstrating the importance of considering systematic effects in the parallax bias, and assign parallax- and proper-motion-based cloud membership to our stellar samples. …”
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A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: evaluating the efficacy of isokinetic muscle strengthening training in improving knee osteoarthritis outcomes by Wanqin Guo, Jingyang Gao, Dawazhuoma, Xiuling Mi, Ciwang, Bianba

“…The studies included were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with participants from the plains who met the diagnostic criteria for KOA as outlined in the 2019 edition, with no restrictions on gender, age, or disease course, and no patients with advanced disease; studies where in the control group was either a non-intervention group or a group receiving treatment, other than IMST, and the experimental group received IMST alone or in addition to the treatment administered to the control group; and studies with at least two of the following outcome indicators: (i) knee flexors (Flex)/extensors (Ext) peak torque (PT), (ii) knee Flex/Ext total work (TW), (iii) knee Flex/Ext max rep total work (MRTW), (iv) knee Flex/Ext average power (AP), (v) visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, (vi) Lequesne index (LI), (vii) Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), (viii) Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale (LKSS), (ix) range of motion (ROM) of the knee joint, and (x) 6-min walk test. …”
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No Difference in Two-Dimensional Kinematic Assessment of a 45-Degree Sidestep Cut Compared to Qualitative Assessment by Lauren Butler, Charles Wyatt, Alexa Martinez, Ashley Erdman, Eryn Milian, Dai Sugimoto, Alex Loewen, Jeffrey Fernandez, Kristin Hayden, Amie DeVerna, Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Sophia Ulman

“…Based on the E-CAST criteria, select kinematic measurements were extracted using a motion analysis phone application. Intraclass correlation coefficients and 95% confident intervals were calculated for the total score, and kappa coefficients were calculated per kinematic variable. …”
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Time Zero for Net Zero: A Coal Mine Baseline for Decarbonising Heat by Alison A. Monaghan, Luke Bateson, Adrian J. Boyce, Neil M. Burnside, Rebecca Chambers, Julia R. de Rezende, Eilidh Dunnet, Paul A. Everett, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan, Muhammad S. Jibrin, Gareth Johnson, Richard Luckett, Donald John MacAllister, Alan M. MacDonald, John W. Moreau, Laura Newsome, Alessandro Novellino, Barbara Palumbo-Roe, Ryan Pereira, Douglas Smith, Mike J. Spence, Vanessa Starcher, Helen Taylor-Curran, Christopher H. Vane, Thomas Wagner, David B. Walls

“…However, mined environments are highly complex and we currently lack the understanding to confidently enable a widespread, cost-effective deployment of the technology. …”
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The voice of people’s perspective on the future of health resilience post pandemic hits: A numerically scaled survey in 19 provinces in Indonesia by Nurlaila Ika, Amalya Dewi Meta

“…Instead, they favoured acting on their own free will to defend themselves without making needless motions. Overall, our data show that people are optimistic and confident in health resilience at the national level because they are aware of how to manage pandemics, and they have faith in the government to handle health crises.…”
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