Author(s): Fortin M; Wolfe D; Dover G; Boily M;
Background: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is used to improve muscle strength clinically when rehabilitating various musculoskeletal disorders. However, the effects of NMES on muscle morphology and function in individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP) have scarcely been investigated. Although research links deficits in the ...
Article GUID: 35773711
Author(s): Howard SL; Grenet D; Bellumori M; Knight CA;
Some people with Parkinson's disease (PD) have disruptions in motor output during rapid isometric muscle contractions. Measures of such disruptions (motor segmentation) may help clarify disease subtype, progression, or effects of therapeutic interventions. We investigated the potential utility of segmentation measures by testing two hypotheses that ...
Article GUID: 35768733
Author(s): Alizadeh Ghavidel L; Bagheri M; Mousavi F; Rezaei L; Hazeri S; Hashemi HS;
Purpose: To investigate the pattern of ocular involvement in Behcet's disease (BD) with predictors of patients' final state of vision. Methods: This historical cohort encompassed the clinical records of 200 patients diagnosed according to the International Criteria for BD (ICBD), over a period of 17 years between 2004 and 2021. Results: The pr ...
Article GUID: 35765637
Author(s): Almeida H; Tsang A; Diallo AB;
Motivation: Precise identification of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters (BGCs) is a challenging task. Performance of BGC discovery tools is limited by their capacity to accurately predict components belonging to candidate BGCs, often overestimating cluster boundaries. To support optimizing the composition and boundaries of candidate BGCs, we p ...
Article GUID: 35762945
Author(s): Schmidt C; Muñoz G; Lancaster LT; Lessard JP; Marske KA; Marshall KE; Garroway CJ;
Global biodiversity is organised into biogeographic regions that comprise distinct biotas. The contemporary factors maintaining differences in species composition between regions are poorly understood. Given evidence that populations with sufficient genetic variation can adapt to fill new habitats, it is surprising that more homogenisation of species as ...
Article GUID: 35753949
Author(s): Barone G; Buonomano A; Forzano C; Giuzio GF; Palombo A;
In the last years, the Covid-19 outbreak raised great awareness about ventilation system performance in confined spaces. Specifically, the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system design and operating parameters, such as air change per hour, air recirculation ratio, filtration device performance, and vents location, play a crucial role in reduc ...
Article GUID: 35754761
Author(s): Riad KB; Hoa SV; Wood-Adams PM;
Graphene is the strongest known material. However, the challenge of translating that strength from the microscale to the more useful macroscale remains unmet. Preparing solid structures from self-assembled graphene oxide liquid crystals has allowed the creation of paper and fibers with excellent mechanical properties. Conventionally, vacuum filtration, ...
Article GUID: 35755360
Author(s): Sharma G; Kaur B; Raheja Y; Agrawal D; Basotra N; Di Falco M; Tsang A; Singh Chadha B;
The study was aimed at developing lignocellulolytic strain capable of efficient hydrolysis of mild alkali deacetylated (MAD) rice straw. The valorisation of lignin rich black liquor obtained during pre-treatment of rice straw into biogas was also evaluated. Study reports highly proficient cellulolytic Aspergillus allahabadii strain harbouring a spectrum ...
Article GUID: 35753566
Author(s): Schoettner K; Alonso M; Button M; Goldfarb C; Herrera J; Quteishat N; Meyer C; Bergdahl A; Amir S;
The expression of circadian clock genes, either centrally or in the periphery, has been shown to play an integral role in the control of behavior. Brain region-specific downregulation of clock genes revealed behavioral phenotypes associated with neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative ...
Article GUID: 35755440
Author(s): Swami V; Maïano C; Morin AJS;
The 16-item Body and Appearance Self-Conscious Emotions Scale (BASES) is widely used to assess the discrete emotions of guilt, shame, authentic pride, and hubristic pride. However, recent work has questioned the factorial validity of the BASES (i.e., the extent to which it truly assesses a discrete set of self-conscious emotions). In the present study, ...
Article GUID: 35750012
Author(s): Gosselin Boucher V; Bacon S; Voisard B; Dragomir AI; Gemme C; Larue F; Labbé S; Szczepanik G; Corace K; Campbell T; Vallis M; Garber G; Rouleau C; Diodati JG; Rabi D; Sultan S; Lavoie K;
Background: Training physicians to provide effective behavior change counseling using approaches such as motivational communication (MC) is an important aspect of noncommunicable chronic disease prevention and management. However, existing evaluation tools for MC skills are complex, invasive, t ...
Article GUID: 35749167
Author(s): Mohammad Mohsen Delavari
In this study, eco-friendly and transparent starch-based/polyvinyl alcohol/citric acid composite films are evaluated for their efficacy as wound dressing materials. The starch/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) materials with added citric acid (0.46-1.83 wt%) and glycerol were made and handled based on the modified casting method. This new formulation decreases th ...
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