Usability Assessment of Technologies for Remote Monitoring of Knee Osteoarthritis by Andrea Cafarelli, Angela Sorriento, Giorgia Marola, Denise Amram, Fabien Rabusseau, Herve Locteau, Paolo Cabras, Erik Dumont, Sam Nakhaei, Ake Jernberger, Par Bergsten, Paolo Spinnato, Alessandro Russo, Leonardo Ricotti

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> We recruited eleven patients affected by mild or moderate knee osteoarthritis, eleven caregivers, and eleven clinicians to assess the following technologies: a wristband for monitoring physical activity, an examination chair for measuring leg extension, a thermal camera for acquiring skin thermographic data, a force balance for measuring center of pressure, an ultrasound imaging system for remote echographic acquisition, a mobile app, and a clinical portal software. …”
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Prediction of lower-limb isokinetic strength from functional fitness tests in older adults: A 550-participant cross-sectional study by Carlos Babiloni-López, Pablo Jiménez-Martínez, Carlos Alix-Fages, Ángel Saez-Berlanga, Álvaro Juesas, Pedro Gargallo, Javier Gene-Morales, Juan C. Colado

“…., Up-and-Go Test [seconds], 30-Second Chair Stand Test [repetitions and relative and allometric power], 30-Second Arm Curl Test [repetitions], and 6-Minute Walk Test [meters]) in older adults. …”
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Twelve-Month Retention in and Impact of Enhance®Fitness on Older Adults in Hawai‘i by Michiyo Tomioka, Kathryn L. Braun, Yan Yan Wu, Kay Holt, Paula Keele, Lori Tsuhako, Johnny Yago

“…Linear mixed-effects models were applied to analyze the physical performance measures (chair-stands, arm curls, and the up-and-go test) collected at baseline (month 0) and at 4, 8, and 12 months. …”
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Polypropylene/myristic acid assisted electrodeposition of eco-friendly micro-engineered copper superhydrophobic coating for enhancing hydrophobicity and anti-corrosion efficiency o... by Himanshu Prasad Mamgain, Krishna Kanta Samanta, Rajeev Gupta, Ranjeet Brajpuriya, Pravat Ranjan Pati, Jitendra Kumar Pandey, Abhijit Bhowmik, Abdulaziz AlHazaa

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Early Outcomes With Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Shashank Shekhar, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Grant Reed, MD, MSc, James Yun, MD, Rishi Puri, MD, PhD, Samir Kapadia, MD

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Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers by Sandra P. García-Jácome, Martin Jankovský, Annechien Dirkje Hoeben, Marcus Lindner, Sara Uzquiano, Tobias Stern, Ondrej Nuhlíček, Dijana Vuletić, Hrvoje Marjanović, Juan Picos, Mikko Peltoniemi, Lukas Baumbach, Francisco Lloret, Francisco Lloret

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Overweight and obesity among adolescents: health-conscious behaviours, acceptance, and the health behaviours of their parents by Anna Lewandowska, Grzegorz Rudzki, Tomasz Lewandowski, Anna Bartosiewicz, Michał Próchnicki, Aleksandra Stryjkowska-Góra, Barbara Laskowska, Małgorzata Sierpińska, Sławomir Rudzki, Sergii Pavlov

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Functional Fitness and Self-Reported Quality of Life of Older Women Diagnosed with Knee Osteoarthrosis: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Paula Andréa Malveira Cavalcante, Márcio Roberto Doro, Frank Shiguemitsu Suzuki, Roberta Luksevicius Rica, Andrey Jorge Serra, Francisco Luciano Pontes Junior, Alexandre Lopes Evangelista, Aylton José Figueira Junior, Julien Steven Baker, Danilo Sales Bocalini

“…No differences were found between ages of groups (C: 66±7; OA: 67±9; years). The values of the chair stand test (rep) in the OA (13±5) group were different when compared to C group (22±5). …”
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Functional performance of patients with stroke during inpatient rehabilitation: a cross-sectional study of home and access visits by Melissa J. Krauss, Emily Somerville, Callista Poiter, Rebecca M. Bollinger, Brianna M. Holden, Gabrielle Blenden, Danielle Kretzer, Susan L. Stark

“…Differences in scores between home visit and IRF were significantly greater than between access and IRF for bathing, upper and lower body dressing, bed/chair transfer, walking, and navigating stairs. The largest differences between home and access visits were for walking (β = 1.05 95% CI 0.46 to 1.64) and going up and down stairs (β = 0.87 95% CI 0.25 to 1.49). …”
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Association of burnout and working environment conditions in respiratory care professionals in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Saad Al-Anazi, Saad Al-Anazi, Syed Shahid Habib, Thamir Al-khlaiwi, Abdulaziz Alhomaidi Alodhayani, Abdulmueen Alotaibi, Abdulmueen Alotaibi, Saja Aldulejan, Sufana Al Safadi, Fahad Saad Alshammari, Aqeelah Marar, Afaf Alrashdi, Alhanouf G. Almutairi, Mohammed Alshahrani

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Subjective and objective stress during body exposure: a comparison of adolescents with anorexia nervosa versus high body dissatisfaction by Valeska Stonawski, Louisa Kuper, Nicolas Rohleder, Gunther H. Moll, Hannah Fischer, Anne-Christine Plank, Tanja Legenbauer, Oliver Kratz, Stefanie Horndasch

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Associations between contextual and compositional characteristics of early childcare facilities with health, health behaviours and well-being among young children aged 0 to 6 years... by Jennifer Hilger-Kolb, Sven Schneider, Raphael Herr, Nina Osenbruegge, Stephanie Hoffmann, Max Herke, Claudia Pischke, Leonie Sundmacher, Katharina Diehl

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Spatial and social relevance perceptions by pre-service teachers of learning about oil palm management as a local or nonlocal socioscientific issue by Finn Kristen Matthiesen, Gina Nolte, Finn Rehling, I Gede Arjana, Lola Utama Sitompul, Upik Yelianti, Susanne Bögeholz, Susanne Bögeholz

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Effect of a tailor-made hydrotherapy on physical functions in patients after unilateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty—A feasibility study by Wai-Wang Chau, Mei-Yan Lau, Tsz-Lung Choi, Gloria Yan-Ting Lam, Michael Tim-Yun Ong, Kevin Ki-Wai Ho

“…Self-reported walking tolerance, Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), and 30-s Chair Stand Test (30CST) were conducted before and after the completion of rehabilitation. …”
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Long-term nitrogen fertilization alters the partitioning of amino acids between citrus leaves and fruits by Yuanlai Zhao, Huaye Xiong, Yayin Luo, Bin Hu, Jie Wang, Xiaodong Tang, Yuehong Wang, Xiaojun Shi, Xiaojun Shi, Yueqiang Zhang, Yueqiang Zhang, Heinz Rennenberg, Heinz Rennenberg

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The Effect of Galaxy Interactions on Starbursts in Milky Way-mass Galaxies in FIRE Simulations by Fei Li, Mubdi Rahman, Norman Murray, Dušan Kereš, Andrew Wetzel, Claude-André Faucher-Giguère, Philip F. Hopkins, Jorge Moreno

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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

“…Secondary outcomes included preliminary efficacy outcomes including tests of function and balance; patient-reported outcome measures; a cognitive assessment; and average daily step count. The 30 s chair stand test was the main secondary (efficacy) outcome.Results No adverse events (AEs) occurred during testing or in telerehabilitation sessions; 38% (11/29) of the intervention group compared with 60% (9/15) of the control group experienced an AE (p=0.21), most of which were minor, over the course of the 12-week study. 27 of 29 participants (93%; 95% CI 77% to 99%) receiving the intervention attended ≥75% of sessions. …”
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Polygenic height prediction for the Han Chinese in Taiwan by Chih-Hao Chang, Che-Yu Chou, Timothy G. Raben, Shih-Ann Chen, Yuh-Jyh Jong, Jeng-Yih Wu, Shun-Fa Yang, Hsiang-Cheng Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Ming Chen, Gwo-Chin Ma, Chih-Yang Huang, Tso-Fu Wang, Sing-Lian Lee, Chen-Fang Hung, See-Tong Pang, Erik Widen, Yao-Ming Chang, Erh-Chan Yeh, Chun-Yu Wei, Chien-Hsiun Chen, Stephen D. H. Hsu, Pui-Yan Kwok

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Promoting trans patient autonomy in surgical preparation for phalloplasty and metoidioplasty: results from a community-based cross-sectional survey and implications for preoperativ... by Leo L. Rutherford, Elijah R. Castle, Noah Adams, Logan Berrian, Linden Jennings, Ayden Scheim, Aaron Devor, Nathan J. Lachowsky

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Obesity is South Africa’s new HIV epidemic by Nomathemba Chandiwana, Willem Venter, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Alisha Wade, Carel le Roux, Nzama Mbalati, Angelika Grimbeek, Petronell Kruger, Eunice Montsho, Zukiswa Zimela, Anele Yawa, Sibongile Tshabalala, Ndivhuwo Rambau, Ngqabutho Mpofu, Sasha Stevenson, Bridget McNulty, Ntobeko Ntusi, Yogan Pillay, Joel Dave, Angela Murphy, Sue Goldstein, Karen Hfman, Sameera Mahomedy, Elizabeth Thomas, Busi Mrara, Jeff Wing, Jeanne Lubbe, Zack Koto, Marli Conradie-Smit, Sean Wharton, Wayne May, Ian Marr, Hilton Kaplan, Mariam Forgan, Graham Alexander, John Turner, V R Fourie, Jocelyn Hellig, Mandy Banks, Kim Ragsdale, Marisa Noeth, Farzahna Mohamed, Landon Myer, Limakatso Lebina, Salome Maswime, Yunus Moosa, Sumy Thomas, Mzamo Mbelle, Phumla Sinxadi, Linda-Gail Bekker, Sindeep Bhana, June Fabian, Eric Decloedt, Zaheer Bayat, Reyna Daya, Bilal Bobat, Fiona Storie, Julia Goedecke, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Brett Mansfield, Mark Siedner, Vincent Marconi, Aaloke Mody, Ntombifikile Mtshali, Elvin Geng, Suman Srinivasa, Mohammed Ali, Samanta Lalla-Edwards, Alison Bentley, Gustaaf Wolvaardt, Andrew Hill, Jeremy Nel

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