Wearable Focal Muscle Vibration Device for Reducing Spasticity and Improving Upper Limb Function: Device Co-Design and Results From a Feasibility Study in People With Stroke by Moeez Ashfaque, Elizabeth Mills, Jamie Grant, Charlotte Vye, Alison Watt, Amy Dennis Jones, Simon F. Farmer, Amit N. Pujari

“…Clinical outcome measure indicates technology’s potential in improving upper limb function but reduction in spasticity was non-significant, potentially due to small population and duration of intervention. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF FOUR LEMON GRASS PHYTOCHEMICALS AS ALTERNATIVE NEMATICIDE FOR ROOT-GALL NEMATODE CONTROL ON TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) by Vincent Ogwudire, Chinedu Ewelike, Chiristopher Echereobia, Ephraim Nwokeji, Chinekwu Cookey, Edward Nze, Queen Umelo, Kelechi Nnadi, Stephen Ejiogu, Blesson Ibeabuchi

“…The pesticidal value of a plant is a function of the phytochemicals it contains. This study evaluated the effectiveness of lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) phytochemicals on M. incognita infection on tomatoes in in vitro and greenhouse experiments. …”
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Damage control orthopaedics is associated with impaired fracture healing and delayed recovery in a rodent model of severe multiple trauma by Changlin Qi, Nils Becker, Nan Zhou, Diana Möckel, Twan Lammers, Rebecca Halbgebauer, Johannes Greven, Maximilian Praster, Frank Hildebrand, Klemens Horst, Elizabeth R. Balmayor

“…Our study aimed to compare the effects of ETC and DCO strategies on fracture healing and functional gait behaviour in a rat multiple-trauma model. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence system based on control theory feedback model in ultrasound diagnosis and treatment medical insurance payment by CUI Xiaomei, HUANG Shengxi, ZHANG Qinghong, XU Lijuan, LI Junmei, LYU Xiaoping, HUANG Yanli, CUI Junfang, LI Tingrui

“…Objective To analyzes the optimization function of artificial intelligence system based on control theory feedback model applied to medical insurance payment. …”
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Inhaled ciclesonide in adults hospitalised with COVID-19: a randomised controlled open-label trial (HALT COVID-19) by Peter Ueda, Johan Hansson, Johan Ljungberg, Anders Krifors, Björn Johansson, Martin Larsson, Per Tornhammar, Daniel Peter Andersson, Daniel Brodin, Eli Westerlund, Simon Athlin, Sandra Wojt, Olof Elvstam, Anca Neumann, Arsim Elshani, Julia Giesecke, Jens Edvardsson-Källkvist, Sayam Bunpuckdee, Christian Unge, Jonas Lindell, Ola Blennow

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High-Performance Identification and Control of MIMO (Multiple Input—Multiple Output) Experimental Module with Fractional-Order Approach Application by Alexandre Marques de Almeida, Alisson Luan Daga, Rafael Palma Setti Penteado Lanzarini, Ervin Kaminski Lenzi, Marcelo Kaminski Lenzi

“…Moreover, comparisons with integer order models and controllers (IOPID-IMC) were performed. The results demonstrate the superior performance and robustness of the FOPI-PSO fractional control, which achieves up to 79.6% reduction in ITAE and 72.1% reduction in ITSE criteria. …”
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Active Cancellation of the Tonal Component of Sound Using a Discrete Fourier Transform of Variable Length by Michał ŁUCZYNSKI, Andrzej DOBRUCKI, Stefan BRACHMAŃSKI

“…The operation for various methods of synthesis of the compensating signal as well as various window functions were checked. An elimination simulation was performed to analyze the effectiveness of the reduction. …”
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Application of Support Vector Machines in High Power Device Technology by RAO Wei, LI Yong, YAN Ji

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LncRNA MEG3 exacerbates diabetic cardiomyopathy via activating pyroptosis signaling pathway by Shengnan Zhuo, Yifeng Liu, Siyuan Wang, Zhuoling Chen, Xuran Shi, Yangjunna Zhang, Dengfeng Xu, Jingjin Hu, Yin Wang, Xuefeng Qu

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Identifying neurobiological heterogeneity in clinical high-risk psychosis: a data-driven biotyping approach using resting-state functional connectivity by Xiaochen Tang, Yanyan Wei, Jiaoyan Pang, Lihua Xu, Huiru Cui, Xu Liu, Yegang Hu, Mingliang Ju, Yingying Tang, Bin Long, Wei Liu, Min Su, Tianhong Zhang, Jijun Wang

“…Abstract To explore the neurobiological heterogeneity within the Clinical High-Risk (CHR) for psychosis population, this study aimed to identify and characterize distinct neurobiological biotypes within CHR using features from resting-state functional networks. A total of 239 participants from the Shanghai At Risk for Psychosis (SHARP) program were enrolled, consisting of 151 CHR individuals and 88 matched healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Assessment of pit viper associated subclinical myocardial injury by speckle tracking imaging by Jing Chen, Yang Feng, Jiaqi Chen, Chunmei Yin, Jiaming Xia, Li Fan, Liqun Sun, Chunjiang Yang

“…The circumferential strain of the apical segment (ACS) was also lower in the affected group than in the control group (p < 0.05), with more severe envenomation associated with a great reduction in both GLSendo and the ACS (p < 0.01). …”
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Effects of 1 565 nm non-ablative fractional laser combined with intense pulsed light on post-acne erythema and skin barrier function by ZHENG Yongqing, JIAO Zhigang, REN Shujuan, TANG Tengyan

“…[Conclusions] Following treatment with 1 565 nm non-ablative fractional laser combined with intense pulsed light, patients show a reduction in erythema index, improvement in skin barrier function and patient self-satisfaction scores.…”
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Effects of bisoprolol combined with torasemide on cardiac electrophysiology in patients with acute myocardial infarction and heart failure by Li Jing, Qiangwei Shi, Shihao Zhao

“…The experimental group had high serum potassium levels and a greater rate of lower-limb edema-resolution at 2 weeks post-treatment than the control group (P &lt; 0.05). No significant differences were observed between groups in cardiovascular or all-cause mortality (P &gt; 0.05).ConclusionBisoprolol combined with torasemide improves cardiac electrophysiological parameters, cardiac function, symptoms, and hemodynamics in AMI-HF patients as early as 2 weeks into treatment.…”
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Use of Foscarnet Therapy for EBV Infection following Control of PTLD with Enhancement of Cellular Immunity in a Lung-Transplant Recipient by Kamyar Afshar, A. Purush Rao, Vipul Patel, Kevin Forrester, Sivagini Ganesh

“…Clinical improvement is generally observed with reduction in immunosuppression intensity alone. We present a case of a 24-year-old woman with EBV-associated PTLD following lung transplant where decreasing the immunosuppression improved PTLD but was ineffective against controlling the EBV infection. …”
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Limited efficacy of cold and heat therapy as adjunctive treatments for local and functional outcomes of Bothrops atrox snakebite envenomation: A randomized clinical trial. by Mailma Costa de Almeida, Kathleen Maclenny Pereira Carvalho, Yasmim da Silva Mendes, Debora Nery Oliveira, Érica da Silva Carvalho, Marco Aurélio Sartim, Felipe Queiroz Araújo, André Sachett, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Fernando Almeida-Val, Daniel Barros de Castro, Wuelton Monteiro, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett

“…Adjunctive CTG demonstrated benefits observed in pain reduction.…”
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Two-Stage Stochastic Optimal Voltage Control of High-Proportional Photovoltaic Distribution Networks Considering Auxiliary Power to Hydrogen by Yajian ZHANG, Ci CHEN, Fei XUE, Li MA, Min ZHENG

“…Secondly, to deal with the voltage fluctuations or even over-limitation problem caused by short-term disturbances of renewables and load demands, typical operation scenarios of distribution networks are constructed by adopting Latin hypercube sampling and Kantorovich distance reduction techniques. Then the voltage control strategy is solved by minimizing the expectation of intraday-stage objective functions under all scenarios. …”
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Decoding event-related potentials: single-dose energy dietary supplement acts on earlier brain processes than we thought by Karina J. Maciejewska

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Energy-Efficient Design of Immigrant Resettlement Housing in Qinghai: Solar Energy Utilization, Sunspace Temperature Control, and Envelope Optimization by Bo Liu, Yu Liu, Qianlong Xin, Xiaomei Kou, Jie Song

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Action and therapeutic targets of folliculin interacting protein 1: a novel signaling mechanism in redox regulation by Qingzhi Ran, Aoshuang Li, Bo Yao, Chunrong Xiang, Chunyi Qu, Yongkang Zhang, Yongkang Zhang, Xuanhui He, Hengwen Chen

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Comparative efficacy and safety of febuxostat and allopurinol in chronic kidney disease stage 3–5 patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: a network meta-analysis by Jiaojiao Chen, Yanyun Zhang, Yinglin Wang, Lu Chen

“…Searches included PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Chinese databases up to June 2024. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies were assessed for methodological rigor using GRADE.Results A total of 12 RCTs and 4 cohort studies (n = 2,423 participants) were included. …”
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