Effects of mirror therapy combined with theta burst stimulation on motor recovery of upper limbs after stroke: a randomized controlled study by Jing Zhou, Jing Zhou, Mo Chen, LuJie Dong, CaiXia Zheng, Jiang Xu, YangPu Zhang, YaLi Liu

“…The iTBS group exhibited inhibitory effects on contralesional hemisphere excitability, while the MT group showed facilitative effects. …”
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Effects of Different Levels of <i>Lycium barbarum</i> Flavonoids on Growth Performance, Immunity, Intestinal Barrier and Antioxidant Capacity of Meat Ducks by Minhang Tu, Gentan Cai, Longfei Ma, Leyan Yan, Tian Wang, Zhendan Shi, Chao Wang, Zhe Chen

“…This study aimed to explore the effects of different concentrations of LBFs on the growth performance, immune function, intestinal barrier, and antioxidant capacity of meat ducks. …”
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The effect of high intensity interval training along with consumption of caraway seeds (Carum carvi L.) on liver enzymes, lipid profile, and blood glucose in obese and overweight w... by S Ghorbani, R Alizadeh, L Moradi

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Effects of dietary supplementation levels of vitamin A and vitamin D3 on growth performance, jejunal function, and tibia development in goslings from 1 to 28 days of age by Zixin Huang, Zhenming Fu, Jian Wang, Zhi Yang, Jun Wang, Jun Yu, Zhiyue Wang, Haiming Yang

“…This study explored the interaction effects of dietary Vitamin A (VA) and Vitamin D3 (VD3) on growth performance, jejunal function, and tibia development in goslings, aiming to identify any synergistic outcomes that may reshape nutritional strategies for geese production. …”
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Model for assessing the effectiveness of information security systems by Evgenii S. Mityakov, Svetlana V. Artemova, Anatoly A. Bakaev, Alexander V. Dushkin, Zhanna G. Vegera

Subjects: “…information security, effectiveness evaluation, information protection systems, threat assessment, protection measures assessment, functional resilience, multiparametric model, cyber threats.…”
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a home-based functional exercise programme for community-dwelling frail older adults, ACTIVE-AGE@home, provided by professionals and volunteers: protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Wim Peersman, Lieven Annemans, Dominique Van de Velde, Patricia De Vriendt, David Beckwée, Dimitri Vrancken, Elke De Smedt, Jade Tambeur, Emma De Keyser, Elise Vanbeuren, Siddhartha Lieten

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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of personalised dietary advice aiming at increasing protein intake on physical functioning in community-dwelling older adults with lower habitual protein intake: rationale and design of the PROMISS randomised controlled trial by Ingeborg A Brouwer, Marjolein Visser, Ilse Reinders, Hanneke A H Wijnhoven, Satu K Jyväkorpi, Merja H Suominen, Riikka Niskanen, Kristien S Fluitman, Michel C A Klein, Lothar D Kuijper, Laura M van der Lubbe, Margreet R Olthof, Kaisu H Pitkälä, Rachel Vijlbrief

“…Introduction Short-term metabolic and observational studies suggest that protein intake above the recommended dietary allowance of 0.83 g/kg body weight (BW)/day may support preservation of lean body mass and physical function in old age, but evidence from randomised controlled trials is inconclusive.Methods and analysis The PRevention Of Malnutrition In Senior Subjects in the EU (PROMISS) trial examines the effect of personalised dietary advice aiming at increasing protein intake with or without advice regarding timing of protein intake to close proximity of usual physical activity, on change in physical functioning after 6 months among community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years) with a habitual protein intake of &lt;1.0 g/kg adjusted (a)BW/day. …”
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Yogurt enriched with nanoencapsulated anthocyanins: Effects on the modulation of the gut microbiota and its influence on health by Carlos Eduardo Cardoso de Aguiar Freire, Samuel Ferreira Gonçalves, Carolina de Souza Moreira, Ranam Moreira Reis, Severino Matias de Alencar, Aline Silva Mello Cesar

“…However, anthocyanins are considered unstable to various factors, which can affect their functional capacity. For this reason, some technologies, such as nanoencapsulation, are being applied to ensure their functional capacity effectively. …”
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THE EFFECT OF AMBER ACID ON THE PRODUCTIVITY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TOMATOES GROWN IN A CLIMATIC CHAMBER by INNA V. KNYAZEVA, ALEKSEI S. DOROKHOV, OKSANA V. VERSHININA, NINA I. MYACHIKOVA, ANDREI А. GRISHIN, VLADIMIR В. GUDIMO, CECILIA GEORGESCU

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Effectiveness of cholinium amino acid ionic liquids for the extraction of phytonutrients from palm oil by S. Y. Chong, K. Y. Khaw, R. F. S. Lee

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The Effect of an 8-Week Selected Theraband Training on Balance and Motor Performance in Young Wrestlers by Milad Sadeghi, Reza Mahdavi Nejad

“…The present study investigated the effect of 8 weeks of selected Thera-band exercises on the balance and functional movement of adolescent wrestlers.  …”
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Global dynamics of a delay virus model with recruitment and saturation effects of immune responses by Cuicui Jiang, Kaifa Wang, Lijuan Song

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Comparative effectiveness of intra-articular administration of different drugs of hyaluronic acid with various physico-chemical properties in knee osteoarthritis by E. A. Belyaeva, A. S. Fatenko, O. S. Avdeeva, S. V. Belyaeva

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Validation of the Virtual Reality Stroop Room: Effects of inhibiting interfering information under time-pressure and task-switching demands by Veronika Ringgold, Luca Abel, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Nicolas Rohleder

“…The physiological stress response affects executive functions, such as inhibition, as assessed by the Stroop Color and Word Test. …”
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Effect of drought disturbance in a sclerophyll forest on the micromammal community in the Río Clarillo National Park, Metropolitan Region, Chile by Susan Fletcher, Carlos Sarmiento, Gisela C. Stotz, Verónica Quirici

“…The “megadrought” in the sclerophyll forest has caused a “browning” that implies, among other things, the reduction of canopy cover. The effects of forest browning on the taxonomic and functional diversity of micromammals were evaluated. …”
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The effect of 8 weeks of aquatic and land exercise training on balance and proprioception of the ankle joint in children with diplegia cerebral palsy by Hamid Abbasi, Hossein Ghasemsharifi, Saeed Abedinzadeh, Reza Sharifatpour

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a functional training protocol combining water and land exercises on the balance and proprioception of the lower limbs of children with cerebral palsy and diplegia.Materials and Methods: Thirty children with diplegia cerebral palsy were selected through available sampling and randomly divided into two equal groups of experimental (age, 9.33±1.63 years; height, 1.32±0.06 m; weight, 33.88±3.63 kg) and control group (age, 9.46±1.30 years; height, 1.30±0.05 m; weight, 32.04±3.52 kg). …”
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Effects of home-based, low-intensity exergaming on cognitive function of individuals with mild cognitive impairment: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Sirintip Kumfu, Somporn Sungkarat, Sirinun Boripantakul, Piangkwan Sa-nguanmoo, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn

“…Abstract Background Although older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) face an increased risk of dementia, accumulating evidence has revealed that their cognitive functions could revert to normal levels with effective interventions. …”
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A Model for Demand Planning in Supply Chains with Congestion Effects by Uday Venkatadri, Shentao Wang, Ashok Srinivasan

“…We extend the model to incorporate congestion effects at assembly and blending nodes using clearing functions; the resulting model is nonlinear. …”
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Organization of effective accounting in a small enterprise by A. Y. Yanchenko, A. V. Semkovskaya

“…Choosing the right accounting methods suitable for a particular organization, which take into account all its features of functioning and the specifics of its activities, provide the company with reliable information on the basis of which management decisions are made that are important for the further functioning and development of the enterprise, as well as accounting (financial) statements are compiled. …”
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An effective selection of retrieval schemes for data fusion by Batri Krishnan

“…It is observed that the presented algorithm results in significant improvement over the existing combination functions. The improvement in performance of the projected method is due to the reduction in amplification chorus effect caused by the low score returning schemes. …”
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