Author(s): Rosenstein B; Bergevin M; Bobeuf F; Bherer L; Pageaux B; Roy M; Fortin M;

Background: Multimodal exercise programs do not specifically target lumbar paraspinal musculature, but incorporate aspects of different exercises to have an overall benefit. Objective: To investigate the effect of a multimodal exercise program on paraspinal muscle volume and composition, and patient outcomes in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLB ...

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Author(s): Marquez M; Lai Y; Liu M; Memari E; Helfield B; Liang J;

Real-time dynamic imaging of microbubbles is crucial for understanding their microscale biophysical interactions and advancing ultrasound therapy. Despite progress in time-resolved optical imaging, existing techniques still face trade-offs between acquisition speed, spatial resolution, affordability, and system complexity. Here, we introduce compressed op ...

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Author(s): Shojaei S; Mulligan CN;

Biosurfactants offer a green, sustainable approach to many environmental bioremediations, especially for oil contamination. In this study, the aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of biosurfactants in accelerating hydrocarbon removal from mature fine tailings under anaerobic conditions. The bacteria were isolated from mature fine tailings and tested for b ...

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Author(s): Vishweswariah K; Ningappa NG; Kumar M R A; Dawkins JIG; Selva TMG; Zaghib K;

Separators have evolved from passive polymeric barriers into multifunctional components that critically govern the performance, safety, and lifetime of liquid and quasi-solid lithium rechargeable batteries. This Review provides a comprehensive analysis of separator materials and architectures spanning commercial polyolefins and their ceramic coatings, hig ...

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Author(s): Harsanyi H; Slot N; Parkinson R; Morielli AR; Jeyapalan A; Holmes E; Flynn S; Campbell T; Quan H; Zeng Y; Yang J; Singh S; Vena J; Biddle S; Friedenreich CM; Yang L;

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Author(s): Sajedi S; An C;

The widespread use of single-use plastic (SUP) water bottles has raised growing concerns about chronic human exposure to nanoplastics (NPs). This study presents a quantitative assessment of NP accumulation in human tissues resulting from the long-term consumption of SUP water bottles. Using survey-derived consumption data and the Human Exposure and Absorp ...

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Author(s): Gilbert W; Stack DM; Barker ET; Dubeau A; Serbin LA; Véronneau MH;

Given the high prevalence of psychological distress among vocational training (VT) students, this study aimed to assess the role of interpersonal emotional competence as a resilience factor promoting the educational success of this population. We postulated that emotional competence would promote educational success, both directly and indirectly by foster ...

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Author(s): Kafian Safari M; Mirzae M; Gheflati B; Sharifzade M; Zuhars J; Rottoo S; Rivaz H;

Purpose: Computer- and robotic-assisted technologies improve total knee arthroplasty (TKA) through intraoperative bone registration. However, limited bone exposure restricts point collection to the distal femur, omitting key geometric features and reducing registration accuracy and the surgical outcomes. Methods: We introduce a deep learning-based method ...

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Author(s): Griffith J; Lord JM; Catchen MD; Arce-Plata MI; Blanchet FG; Chandramohan M; Diaz-Corzo MC; Gravel D; Gutiérrez C; Helfenstein IS; Hoban S; Kass JM; Laikre L; Larocque G; Leigh DM; Leung B; Mastretta-Yanes A; Millette KL; Berbeo MAM; Ngu ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals to protect and restore biodiversity. It includes a monitoring framework that mandates countries to track progress toward these goals using indicators that summarize biodiversity ...

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Author(s): Baik JH; Hwang JH; Ryu H; Gomez-Alvarez V; Kim KT; Hyoung Lee W;

This study evaluates a mixed-culture microbial fuel cell (MFC) as a rapid, real-time biosensor for detecting water toxicity caused by heavy metals and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) compounds. A dual-chamber MFC (200 mL) equipped with carbon fiber electrodes was operated with an electroactive biofilm on the anode, and toxicity responses ...

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Author(s): Rodriguez Buritica JM; van den Bos W; Eppinger B; Ciranka SK;

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