... differ from the others could lay inthe specific meaning ofthe items inthe context of SCI and inthe specific experiences ofthe affected persons While the other items may be related to the experienced ... solution inthe post-hoc analyses appeared to be the merging ofthe response options “dissatisfying”, “rather dissatisfying” and “rather satisfying” This merging ofthe response options parallels the ... validity The current findings hint at potential cross-country bias in all four examined instruments largely in line with existing research Inthe case ofthe SWLS, two earlier studies using different...
... D plots the log ofthe MSJ ratio against FMA-UE The dashed line shows the linear fitting ofthe data represented by the magenta circles and blue crosses Experiment 2: Distribution ofthe -log() ... acquisition ofthe data and recruitment ofthe patients YO, MK, and ML were involved inthe interpretation ofthe results and critical revision ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... characteristics ofthe patients involved inthe study Patient clinical characteristics are described in Table The average age ofthe patients in Experiment was 53.7 ± 15.0 years (range: 26 - 72 years) The...
... and pain [13] In this study, acupoints could be divided into local and distal points Local points were segmental urinary bladder points Local points on the governing vessel meridian in these ... regeneration of destroyed axons inthe spinal cord The faster this regrowth took place, the more axons might gain access to their original distal axonal sheathes because there was less scar tissue at the ... Deahan Pharm Ltd Co., Korea) was administered during the surgical procedure Induction of spinal cord compression The skin incision was made at the dorsal midline from the 2nd to 5th lumbar vertebra...
... principle) [77] The training load for the patient is determined by the total time spent on therapeutic activity, the number of repetitions, the difficulty ofthe activity in terms of coordination, ... [19] TWrex aims to offer training of e.g following activities: shopping, washing the stove, cracking eggs, washing the arm, eating, making lemonade Limitations in movement ofthe shoulder (especially ... sensorimotor input during training of upper limb movement Nevertheless, the state -of- the- art robotic upper extremity training in stroke patients can play a very important role in alleviating therapists...
... function inthe said population -0.519* 0.011 Informed consent for publication was obtained from patients or their guardians (in case of minors) during enrollment into the study Page of (page ... bear in mind though that the components ofthe MAULF could not be analyzed individually, hence it would reflect the patient's level of dysfunction but not the etiology of dysfunction Review of ... Sensory Assessment involved evaluationof static twopoint discrimination (2-pd) and stereognosis Static 2-pd was tested using the Baseline Aesthesiometer Stereognosis was assessed using the Stereognosis...
... performed during a bilateral supramaximal stimulation ofthe phrenic nerve; % shortening, percentage of shortening in relation to the resting length ofthe muscular fiber measured at the end ofthe expiration ... the time ofevaluationIn two animals, this residual innervation was due to a branch originating from the sixth cervical root discovered after cervical dissection However, the origin ofthe innervation ... branch of ILN and r.C4 was anastomosed to the nerve ofthe sternothyroid muscle The nerve ofthe sternothyroid muscle issues from the descending branch ofthe hypoglossal nerve, innervates the sternothyroid...
... vmax zin number of joints inthe system [unitless] endpoint ofthe parallelogram system (finger fixation) [cm] total number oftrialsin a set [unitless] motor for the linear opening ofthe Haptic ... motor for the rotation ofthe Haptic Knob [unitless] normalized number of zero crossing ofthe acceleration [1/s] number of crossing in and out of target window [unitless] number of crossing in and ... A robot maintaining the patient and guiding the movement ofthe legs can reduce walking rehabilitation to a monitoring and analysis task for the therapists with the possibility of increased exercise...
... protein and the mRNA were faint Effects of inhibitors of cGCS and GR on primary cultured testicular cells To investigate the contribution of de novo synthesis and the recycling of GSH to the intracellular ... protein metabolism in these cells Histone is rich inthe basic amino acids, lysine and arginine, but contains no cysteine Protamine, which is replaced for hitstone via transit proteins during ... level of GR inthe epithelia ofthe epididymis (Fig 1) As the epididymis is rich in sulfoxidase, the oxidation of sulfhydryls inthe sperm head and tail would be mediated by this enzyme in a specific...
... began to represent the loss ofthe disciplinary hegemony ofthe former as the “death” ofthe latter Without doubt, the loss ofthe disciplinary hegemony ofthe general equilibrium theory is a significant ... pushed to the margins ofthe discipline In this sense, notwithstanding the trope ofthe “pluralist turn” inthe mainstream economics and its supposed “break” from the neoclassical orthodoxy, the discipline ... to the model of perfect competition as their ultimate point of reference: Inthe case ofthe laissez faire camp, the model of perfect competition (whether it is enframed inthe Walrasian or the...
... relating position and torque The IRF characterizes the behavior ofthe system over its entire range of frequencies The intrinsic IRF was convolved with the experimental input to predict the intrinsic ... line) in each panel indicates what would be expected if there were no change due to the medication Points below the line indicate decreases following the administration of tizanidine, while points ... predictor of clinical/ therapeutic efficacy, in that clear reductions in reflex torque for a small dose may signify the likelihood of strong therapeutic effects ofthe drug Competing interests The authors...
... was the onset of displacement ofthe marker on the head ofthe third metacarpal and the end ofthe cycle was the return ofthe marker to the starting point after completing the drinking task As ... Test-retest involved recording the action ofthe drinking task and then removing the markers The entire procedure was repeated from the beginning fifteen minutes later Data processing The recordings ... reaching out for the glass from the starting position and grasping it, raising the glass to the mouth, drinking, lowering the glass to the pickup point, and returning the hand to the starting...
... walking The ankle plantar flexors provide ~70% ofthe joint work during walking, far more than the muscles crossing the hip or knee [22,23] The muscles acting at the ankle joint act to support the ... plasticity in spinal stepping and standing Advances in Neurology 1997, 72:233-247 Lovely RG, Gregor RJ, Roy RR, Edgerton VR: Effects of training on the recovery of full-weight-bearing stepping inthe ... cycle Finally, to examine differences inthe timing of assistance between the therapist-controlled and patient-controlled conditions, we calculated the onset ofthe control signal and the onset of...
... which is the machine used for the majority of soil tillage operations carried out inthe past inthe Sonian Forest, and a disc plough, a machine of which the use is Soil mechanical treatmentsin a ... sylvatica) are the main species [30] Since the plantation work ofthe Austrian administration at the end ofthe 18th century, it is now composed of 74% beech (Fagus sylvatica) with only a few other woody ... gradually be smoothed by raindrop energy [29] Most ofthe studies dealing with thein uence of tillage on the physical state ofthe soil have been carried out immediately after soil loosening To our...
... droplets (Fig 1B) The colonies of ASCs were subjected to Alizarin red S staining weeks after the initiation of osteogenic differentiation Intense Alizarin red S staining ofthe colonies confirmed ... For group V, the injured site was exposed by dorsal laminectomy and 150 μL of PBS was injected into the spinal cord at locations to depths of mm using a 30 gauge needle (middle ofthe injury site, ... movement and with deep pain sensation The Olby score for the ASC group increased inthe weeks after injury and was 4.6 at the end ofthe study, with moveable joints ofthe pelvic limbs This score...
... analysis and interpretation of results PBM was involved in review ofthe manuscript including extensive revision of interpretation and discussion ofthe results AN and RRP reviewed the methodology, ... than the controls but the number of years of education was slightly higher inthe control group The mean duration of illness was 11.3 ± 5.8 years, ranging from to 20 years A total of 24% ofthe ... remained employed in spite ofthe significant cognitive deficits Similar employment rates have been shown in previous studies from India [14] The findings inthe present study emphasize the importance...
... ofthe involvement ofthe VDR polymorphism inthe etiology of symmetrical hand OA In addition, our findings suggest a detrimental effect of low dietary calcium intake on OA The findings remain ... with the AATT genotype the highest odds of hand osteophytes as compared with the AAtt genotype The direction of these associations contrast the findings inthe studies of osteophytes formation in ... was defined as a subcategory of OA in at least two symmetrical pairs ofthe joints (if two joints ofthe hand are affected, the same joints ofthe opposite hand are also affected) If the subject...
... PK participated in designing the study and helped to revise the manuscript MM participated in designing the study and helped to revise the manuscript JL participated in designing the study and ... together with the presence ofthe significant interaction between BD activity and corticosteroid treatment, the results obtained inthe cross-sectional part ofthe study suggest that inthe presence ... [3-5], may restore endothelial dysfunction by counteracting the harmful effects of relapsing inflammation Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions...
... either side ofthe blue line Therefore, inthe actogram-style plots ofthe same data, the dark sections (indicating higher temperature) should also be symmetrical on either side ofthe blue line ... restricted feeding restores the rhythms of expression ofthe clock protein, Period2, inthe oval nucleus ofthe bed nucleus ofthe stria terminalis and central nucleus ofthe amygdala in adrenalectomized ... to ZT7 The amplitude ofthe rhythm only appears low in those figures due to the scaling ofthe y-axis During restricted feeding, the phase ofthe rhythm was shifted and its amplitude increased...