Stepping in Place While Voluntarily Turning Around Produces a Long-Lasting Posteffect Consisting in Inadvertent Turning While Stepping Eyes Closed by Stefania Sozzi, Marco Schieppati

“…The posteffects are possibly dependent on the repeated voluntary contraction of leg and foot intrarotating pelvic muscles that rotate the trunk over the stance foot, a synergy common to both protocols. …”
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Dynamics of a Self-Excited Vibrating Thermal Energy Harvester with Shape Memory Alloys and PVDF Cantilevers by Ivo Yotov, Georgi Todorov, Elitsa Gieva, Todor Todorov

“…The vibrations are generated by a symmetrical system of two masses placed on the SMA filament, which moves transversely due to its own longitudinal temperature contractions and extensions. Temperature differences over a heat source of constant temperature are the cause of the periodic changes in length of the SMA filament. …”
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Pig tongue soft robot mimicking intrinsic tongue muscle structure by Yuta Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Nabae, Megu Gunji, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori

“…We conducted experiments to assess both the motion of the tongue robot’s tip and its stiffness during muscle contractions. The results confirmed characteristic tongue motions, such as tip extension, flexion, and lateral bending, as well as stiffness changes during actuation, suggesting the potential for this soft robot to serve as a platform for academic and engineering studies.…”
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Dynamical analysis of a mathematical model on the spread of diphtheria disease with vaccination completeness factors by Nailul Izzati, Nanndo Yannuansa, Imamatul Ummah, Dian Anisa Rokhmah Wati, Elly Indahwati, Silviana Maya Purwasih, Nur Kholis

“…As a result of disruptions in these services, tens of millions of children worldwide are at risk of contracting diphtheria, hundreds of thousands of infants did not receive complete DPT immunization, and more than a million infants missed BCG vaccination at birth. …”
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Changes in the Diaphragm Lipid Content after Administration of Streptozotocin and High-Fat Diet Regime by Bartlomiej Lukaszuk, Agnieszka Miklosz, Malgorzata Zendzian-Piotrowska, Beata Wojcik, Jan Gorski, Adrian Chabowski

“…In comparison to other skeletal muscles, it is distinguished by an oxidative phenotype and uninterrupted cyclic contraction pattern. Surprisingly, the research regarding diaphragm diabetic phenotype particularly in the light of lipid-induced insulin resistance is virtually nonexistent. …”
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Sebuah Kajian Literatur Tentang Pengalaman Pasien Kanker Dalam Menghadapi Pandemi Covid-19 by Made Satya Nugraha Gautama, Surya Wahyuni, Muflihul Huda, Istiqomah Nur Khasanah, Ulfa Hikmawati, Slamet Aminanto, Stefany Putri Sahureka, Orin Juliastuty Terawati Rizal

“…Complaints related to changes in the medication process to the high risk of contracting COVID-19. This qualitative literature study aims to find out what the experiences of cancer patients are like during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Effects of Nopal Mucilage (Opuntia ficus-indica) as Plasticizer in the Fabrication of Laminated and Tubular Films of Extruded Acetylated Starches by Caroline Andreuccetti, Tomás Galicia-García, Fernando Martínez-Bustos, Raimundo Ferreira Grosso, Rubén González-Núñez

“…The films elaborated with nopal mucilage and glycerol present a homogeneous relief without breaking, adhesiveness, and contraction once formed. The elongation values of acetylated waxy maize starch films (33%) were higher than those of rice acetylated films (17%), while the blown films presented a 30% decrease in tensile strength, compared to the laminated films. …”
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Decoupling of muscle‐tendon unit and fascicle velocity contributes to the in vivo stretch‐shortening cycle effect in the male human triceps surae muscle by Denis Holzer, Daniel Hahn, Ansgar Schwirtz, Tobias Siebert, Wolfgang Seiberl

“…In general, muscle‐tendon unit (MTU), muscle belly, muscle fascicle, and tendon length changes can be decoupled during contraction, which affects force generation and elastic recoil. …”
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Insects Induced Mango Fruit Rot: Unraveling the Culprits by Sivagami Subramaniam, Noor Aisyah Md Noordin, Noor Azrizal-Wahid, Nur Ain Izzati Mohd Zainudin

“…Depending on the environmental factors, the insect contracts the host through primary or secondary infection. …”
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Leptin Modifies the Rat Heart Performance Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction Independently of Its Prohypertrophic Effects by Edna Berzabá-Evoli, Cecilia Zazueta, Jarumi Hishel Cruz Hernández, Nancy Patricia Gómez-Crisóstomo, Isela Esther Juárez-Rojop, Erick Natividad De la Cruz-Hernández, Eduardo Martínez-Abundis

“…In our results, leptin induced an increased rate-pressure product as a result of increased heart rate and contraction force, as well oxidative stress. In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction expressed as a loss of membrane potential, decreased ability for calcium transport and retention, faster swelling, and less respiratory control was observed. …”
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Discovery of Novel Caeridins from the Skin Secretion of the Australian White’s Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea by Lei Li, Qing Wu, Xi Wang, Huimin Lu, Xinping Xi, Mei Zhou, Chris J. Watson, Tianbao Chen, Lei Wang

“…Specifically, Caeridin-1 produced contraction of rat bladder smooth muscle, while S5-Caeridin-1 induced relaxation of rat ileum smooth muscle, both at nanomolar concentrations. …”
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Bone measurements interact with phenotypic measures in canine Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Sarah M. Schneider, Macie L. Mackey, Savannah Wilkinson, Lee-Jae Guo, Peter P. Nghiem

“…In GRMD, bone measurements were highly correlated with several other functional outcome measures, including eccentric contraction decrement, hip joint angle, and muscle volume/density. …”
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Glioblastoma drives protease-independent extracellular matrix invasion of microglia by Chia-Wen Chang, Ashwin Bale, Rohit Bhargava, Brendan A.C. Harley

“…Further, GBM conditioned media resulted in significantly increased collagen hydrogel contraction, suggesting the importance of microglia contractility to physically remodel the local extracellular matrix (ECM). …”
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The Mechanism of Activation of Investment Potential in the Post-Conflict Period of Development of the Tourism Industry by Sergiy Tsviliy, Denys Mykhailyk, Viktoriia Ogloblina, Darya Gurova, Olga Korniienko

“…The forecast distribution of PPP contracts is analysed under the condition of using investment flows of European countries-donors between the spheres of the economy of Ukraine, as well as tourist flows in the immediate post-war period. …”
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Changes in Predicted Muscle Coordination with Subject-Specific Muscle Parameters for Individuals after Stroke by Brian A. Knarr, Darcy S. Reisman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, Jill S. Higginson

“…Muscle weakness is commonly seen in individuals after stroke, characterized by lower forces during a maximal volitional contraction. Accurate quantification of muscle weakness is paramount when evaluating individual performance and response to after stroke rehabilitation. …”
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3D Printed Multi‐Cavity Soft Actuator with Integrated Motion and Sensing Functionalities via Bio‐Inspired Interweaving Foldable Endomysium by Zhonggui Fang, Shaowu Tang, Yinyin Su, Xiaohuang Liu, Sicong Liu, Juan Yi, Zheng Wang, Jian S. Dai

“…Performing elongation, contraction, and bidirectional bending, the McFI actuator senses its spatial position, orientation, and axial force, based on the kinematic and sensing models built on multi‐cavity pressures. …”
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Selection of emission reduction modes for energy-intensive enterprises under the dynamic carbon cap-and-trade regulation by Chunyi Ji, Binjia Chen, Wei Zhao, Xinyue Wang, Wuyong Qian

“…Energy-intensive enterprises have two main options for reducing their carbon emissions: design and implement carbon reduction projects on their own, or enter into cooperate contracts with energy service companies (ESCOs). In this paper, we discuss an energy-intensive enterprise facing independent and cooperative carbon emission reduction options and how the manufacturer chooses the optimal mode under the two-stage dynamic carbon cap-and-trade regulation. …”
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Visible light-responsive hydrogels for cellular dynamics and spatiotemporal viscoelastic regulation by Yan Lu, Cheng Chen, Hangyu Li, Peng Zhao, Yuanfeng Zhao, Bohan Li, Wei Zhou, Gaofeng Fan, Dongshi Guan, Yijun Zheng

“…Utilizing this platform, we demonstrate that ovarian cancer cells exhibit contrasting behaviors in contraction and spreading when subjected to dynamic stress relaxation changes over various time periods. …”
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Rapid iPSC-derived neuromuscular junction model uncovers motor neuron dominance in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cytopathy by Hsiao-Chien Ting, Yun-Ting Guo, Hong-Lin Su, Yu-Shuan Chen, Shinn-Zong Lin, Horng-Jyh Harn, Chia-Yu Chang

“…Quantitative analysis of 3D confocal microscopy images revealed a critical role of MNs in initiating ALS-related NMJ cytopathies, characterized by alterations in the volume, number, intensity, and distribution of acetylcholine receptors, ultimately leading to impaired muscle contractions. Our rapid and precise in vitro NMJ model offers significant potential for advancing research on NMJ physiology and pathology, as well as for developing treatments for NMJ-related diseases.…”
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CNP-pGC-cGMP-PDE3-cAMP Signal Pathway Upregulated in Gastric Smooth Muscle of Diabetic Rats by Ying-Lan Cai, Mo-Han Zhang, Xu Huang, Jing-Zhi Jiang, Li-Hua Piao, Zheng Jin, Wen-Xie Xu

“…The results demonstrated that the inhibitory effect of CNP on the spontaneous contraction of gastric antral circular smooth muscle was potentiated in STZ-induced diabetic rat. …”
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