Massage positively influences daytime brain activity and reduces arousal state in poor sleepers: a randomized controlled trial by Ilias Ntoumas, Christina Karatzaferi, Fotini Boubougiatzi, Nefeli Manakou, Artemis Aslanidi, Christoforos D. Giannaki, Fotini Papanikolaou, Efthimios Dardiotis, Eleftherios Lavdas, Giorgos K. Sakkas

Get full text

Study on the effects of pre-slaughter transport stress on water holding capacity of pork: Insights from oxidation, structure, function, and degradation properties of protein by Chao Ma, Jian Zhang, Ruyu Zhang, Lei Zhou, Laixue Ni, Wangang Zhang

Get full text

Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes by Ding Mojun, Yuan Dongling, He Jing, Zou Wenjing, Li Xia, Li Chuting, Zhu Xiongzhao

Get full text

Deep Learning Algorithm for Optimized Sensor Data Fusion in Fault Diagnosis and Tolerance by M. Elhoseny, Deepak Dasaratha Rao, Bala Dhandayuthapani Veerasamy, Noha Alduaiji, J. Shreyas, Piyush Kumar Shukla

Get full text

Monitoring handgrip strength to motivate lifestyle choices for patients with diabetes type 2 – a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Lena Bornhöft, Susanne Bernhardsson, Lena Nordeman, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Maria Dottori, Maria E. H. Larsson

Get full text

A Case Control Study Examining the Patterns and Predictors of Referral to Cancer Rehabilitation at Canada's Largest Comprehensive Cancer Centre by Jennifer M. Jones, Rogih Andrawes, Michelle A. Weller, Adrienne Lam, Gilla K. Shapiro, Madeline Li, Danielle Rodin, Lisa Avery

Get full text

Rational Molecular Engineering of Amidonaphthoquinone Cathodes: Precise Hydrogen Bond and Size Control for High‐Performance Lithium Organic Batteries by Qianglong Chen, Fangfang Xing, Jia Cai, Xiujuan Wang, Xiaoming He

Get full text

Treatment with combined exercise in patients with resistant major depression (TRACE-RMD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Nagore Iriarte-Yoller, José Etxaniz-Oses, Cristobal Pavón-Navajas, Mikel Tous-Espelosin, Pedro M. Sánchez-Gómez, Sara Maldonado-Martín, Ana B. Yoller-Elburgo, Edorta Elizagarate-Zabala

Get full text

Isolation and characterization of Bacillus sp. HSY32 and its toxin gene for potential biological control of plant parasitic nematode by Peiyu Yan, Shakil Ahmad, Zhixia Xu, He Jia, Renyue Zhang, Jingwen Song, Nazia Manzar, Abhijeet Shankar Kashyap, Wenfei Zhang

Get full text

The Impact of Different Footwear Conditions on Lower-Limb Biomechanical Characteristics During Single-Leg Drop Landing Movements in Individuals with Functional Ankle Instability by Zilong Wang, Mengya Lu, Jun Wu, Rongsen Liu, Lingyu Kong, Chenjin Li, Lingyue Meng, Qiuxia Zhang

Get full text

COMPARISON OF EFFECTS OF ENALAPRIL AND UNCONTROLLED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY ON INSULIN RESISTANCE, ENDOTHELIUM FUNCTION, MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION AND PLATELET ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS... by M. N. Mamedov, T. V. Ektova, O. A. Litinskaya, T. Sh. Dzhakhangirov, O. V. Kosmatova

“…Material and methods. 41 patients with MS (21 women and 20 men, aged 58±2 years) were included into open parallel controlled study. MS was defined according to III report of USA Educational Program on cholesterol (2001). …”
Get full text

Cortical adaptations in Tai Chi practitioners during sensory conflict: an EEG-based effective connectivity analysis of postural control by Guozheng Wang, Xiaoxia Liu, Yiming Cai, Jian Wang, Ying Gao, Jun Liu

Get full text

Identification of traditional flood control facilities concealed in the riparian forest: a case study of the Echi River, central Japan by Takuro Ogura, Kazuyuki Shimamoto, Toshiaki Mizuno, Daisuke Katayama, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Tsuyoshi Hattanji

“…However, urbanization and the loss of floodplain functionality have contributed to the physical degradation and erosion of TFCFs. …”
Get full text

Positiveness and Observer-Based Finite-Time Control for a Class of Markov Jump Systems with Some Complex Environment Parameters by Chengcheng Ren, Shuping He

Get full text

The Effect of Pre-eclampsia (PE) Preventing Nutrition Training Program on Pregnant Women's Nutritional Behaviors by Fahimeh Haghi, Shamsodin Niknami, Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian

“…The participants were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention and control (60 individuals per group). The subjects were selected through cluster sampling method, and data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researcher including questions about the participants’ demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and function. …”
Get full text

The clinical efficacy and mechanism of gamma frequency electroacupuncture stimulation on the rehabilitation of upper limb motor function in stroke patients: study protocol of a ran... by Xiaoyu Tian, Xiaoyu Tian, Xiaoyu Tian, Xiaoyu Tian, Xiaoming Yu, Hongli Ma, Hongli Ma, Hongli Ma, Hongli Ma, Minghui Lai, Ruiren Wu, Ruiren Wu, Ruiren Wu, Ruiren Wu, Xinglin Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Zifan Luo, Zifan Luo, Zifan Luo, Zifan Luo, Wang Fu, Wei Feng, Wei Feng, Jun Hu, Chunlei Shan, Chunlei Shan, Chunlei Shan, Cong Wang, Cong Wang, Cong Wang, Cong Wang, Cong Wang, Feng Wang

Get full text

Structured, multifactorial randomised controlled intervention to investigate physical activity levels, body composition and diet in obese and overweight adolescents by Prateek Srivastav, Vaishali K, Vinod H Bhat, Suzanne Broadbent

Get full text

The Effectiveness of Preoperative Exercises on the Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review by Ali Yalfani, Ahmad Ebrahimi Atri, Maedeh Taghizadeh Kermani

Get full text

Impact of physical activity and BMI on health-related quality of life in overweight Indian adolescents: A randomized controlled study by Prateek Srivastav, K. Vaishali, H. Vinod Bhat, Suzanne Broadbent

“…Individuals were randomized into three groups: multifactorial strategy (MFI: exercise, lifestyle education, behavioral counseling), exercise-only (EX), and Control group (CON). …”
Get full text

Implementing exercise and self-management for women with breast cancer during treatment: results of the NEXT-BRCA randomized controlled trial by Jenna Smith-Turchyn, Derek W. Stouth, Joshua A. J. Keogh, Elizabeth Ball, Myanca Rodrigues, Julie Richardson, Louise Bordeleau, Sarah Neil-Sztramko, Oren Levine, Lehana Thabane, Catherine M. Sabiston, Som D. Mukherjee

Get full text