Safety and effectiveness of different modes of labor induction among pregnant women delivering at referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study by Emmanuel Erasto, Martine A. Manguzu, Goodluck G. Nyondo, Manase Kilonzi, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Ritah F. Mutagonda

“…Abstract Background Induction of labor is a medical procedure used to stimulate uterine contractions and promote cervical ripening, facilitating spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD). …”
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Altered functional brain connectivity in Dyt1 knock-in mouse models by R. Z. Adury, B. J. Wilkes, P. Girdhar, Y. Li, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt

“…DYT1 dystonia is an early onset, generalized form of isolated dystonia characterized by sustained involuntary muscle co-contraction, leading to abnormal movements and postures. …”
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Neuromuscular factors predicting lower limb explosive strength in male college sprinters by YanJin Li, QiaoFeng Guo, Jia Shao, YanMing Gan, YaJing Zhao, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou

“…The impact of neural drive on muscles in different levels and sexes of sprinters, and the neuromuscular modulation during muscle contractions can be further explored.…”
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Hubungan Inisiasi Menyusu Dini dengan Kadar Oksitosin dan Involusi Uteri 2 Jam Post Partum di Klinik Bersalin Swasta Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 2014 by Fatmi Nirmala Sari, Eryati Darwin, Emi Nurjasmi

“…Early Breastfeeding (EBF) is an important starting point for breastfeeding and also stimulate the production of the hormone oxytocin which plays a role in the contraction of the uterus after childbirth, so itt will help to reduce bleeding. …”
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Effect of Situational Interactive Respiratory Training System on Patients with Respiratory Dysfunction after Stroke by TAN Lishuang, WANG Na, ZHAO Xiaoxue, DU Tianshu, ZHANG Yan

“…The control group received regular rehabilitation training (respiratory training, speech training, swallowing training), and the observation group received breathing training on the basis of the control group, and the abdominal breathing and lip contraction breathing training methods of the control group were adjusted to use the situational interactive respiratory training system for breathing training. …”
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Effect of Rehabilitation Robot Combined with Upper Limb Rehabilitation Training on Hemiplegic Patients in Recovery Stage of Stroke by LI Yuqi, HUANG Guozhi, LU Pengcheng, HE Longlong, HUANG Wenhao, HUANG Chuhong, ZENG Qing

“…Before and after treatment, the Fugl-Meyer assessment-upper limb (FMA-UL) was used to evaluate the motor function of upper extremity, including the FMA shoulder and elbow (FMA-SE) score and the FMA wrist and hand (FMA-WH) score; the Barthel index (BI) was used to evaluate activities of daily living; the root mean square (RMS) and integral electromyography (iEMG) values of the biceps, triceps, deltoid of anterior and middle fiber of the affected upper limbs of the subjects during maximal isometric contraction were measured by surface electromyography to assess muscle activation and synchronization of motor recruitment of the upper limbs.ResultsA total of 38 hemiplegia patients in the recovery stage of stroke completed the whole course of treatment. …”
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Effect of Bloodletting Therapy on Patients with Spastic Wrist Dorsiflexion Dysfunction after Stroke by LIN Wanqing, XIE Xuemin, CHEN Bin, ZHENG Xinyi

“…There was no significant difference in the total effective rate between two groups (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), while the obvious effective rate of the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionBloodletting therapy can improve the spasticity of wrist flexor muscle in patients with spastic wrist dorsiflexion dysfunction after stroke, reduce the abnormal muscle contraction, and improve the passive range of motion of wrist joint and limb motor function. …”
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USC-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles-Functionalized Scaffolds Promote Scarless Vaginal Defect Repair via Delivery of Decorin and DUSP3 Proteins by Xu Y, Li J, Qiu Y, Wu F, Xue Z, Liu B, Fan H, Zhou Y, Wu Q

“…Immunofluorescence staining, Western blot, qRT-PCR and collagen gel contraction analyses were conducted to evaluate the antifibrotic effects of USC-sEVs. …”
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Comparison of Diaphragmatic Stretch Technique and Manual Diaphragm Release Technique on Diaphragmatic Excursion in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Crossover Tri... by Aishwarya Nair, Gopala Krishna Alaparthi, Shyam Krishnan, Santhosh Rai, R. Anand, Vishak Acharya, Preetam Acharya

“…This makes the diaphragm’s contraction less effective in raising and expanding the lower rib cage, thereby increasing the work of breathing and reducing the functional capacity. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

“…In conclusion, my study found that health workers are at a very high risk of contracting HBV infection during their training owing to the low HBV vaccine uptake rate and high rate of accidental exposure to blood. …”
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An outbreak within an outbreak: The impact of Infection Prevention and Control strategies on hospital-acquired infections and the occurrence of multi-drug resistant organisms durin... by B Mashigo, A Parker, U Lalla, B W Allwood, M S Moolla, T Lovelock, C F N Koegelenberg

“…Infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies were highlighted to minimise the risk to healthcare workers and for the protection of patients from contracting hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). During the third wave, our institution adopted a shift system to address severe burnout among ICU personnel. …”
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The work-related well-being of social service workers post COVID-19 pandemic: The psychosocial impact of remote vs in-person work by Venusia COVELLI, Morena TAFFARELLO, Marina Angela VISCO, Francesco CHIRICO, Pietro CRESCENZO, Luca COPPETA, Kavita BATRA, Alessandra MARELLI

“…Whereas the perception of the risk of contracting COVID-19 increases when working in-person (M=3.88) than in remote working (M=1.96; p<.05), and the levels of anxiety increase in remote conditions (M=4.51) if compared to in-person working (M=4.06; p<.05). …”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Younger people are confronted with the rapidly changing nature of the workplace as well as the rise in temporary work and zero-hour contracts, and are probably more interested in salaries, entry requirements and work contracts, rather than in end-of-career matters such as pensions and retirement ages. …”
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BeatProfiler: Multimodal In Vitro Analysis of Cardiac Function Enables Machine Learning Classification of Diseases and Drugs by Youngbin Kim, Kunlun Wang, Roberta I. Lock, Trevor R. Nash, Sharon Fleischer, Bryan Z. Wang, Barry M. Fine, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

“…<italic>Results:</italic> Benchmarking against existing tools revealed that BeatProfiler detected and analyzed contraction and calcium signals better than existing tools through improved sensitivity in low signal data, reduction in false positives, and analysis speed increase by 7 to 50-fold. …”
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Porosity and Joule heating effects in chemically reactive peristaltically driven motion of Alumina-Ethylene glycol-Water nanofluid by S. Farooq, S. Ravikumar, S. Khalid, Hala H. Abd El-Gawad, Khalid Abdulkhaliq M. Alharbi

“…To understand the flows of biological fluids due to contraction and relaxation in various biological and industrial areas, the knowledge of peristaltic mechanism is very important. …”
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The m6A modification regulates the composition of myofiber types in chicken skeletal muscle by Yanju Shan, Yifan Liu, Ming Zhang, Lichuan Pang, Gaige Ji, Xiaojun Ju, Yunjie Tu, Jingting Shu

“…ALKBH5 over-expression could regulate the expression levels of genes related to muscle contraction and metabolism, including MYH1E, MYH1G, MYH7B, PDK1, and TPM1, suggesting the effect of ALKBH5 on the formation of myofiber-type properties in chicken skeletal muscle. …”
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Effect of Suspension Massage Exercise Technique on Core Muscle Mass and Postural Control Ability of Patients with Stroke by SUN Jie, CHEN Guijuan, XU Han, ZHANG Tianyu, DING Yi, WANG Shurui, LI Li

“…Correlation analysis revealed that the PASS score was positively correlated with the MF value of the affected erector spinae muscle (<italic>r</italic>=0.404, <italic>P</italic>=0.030), and the PASS score was positively correlated with the MF value and iEMG value of the affected multifidus muscle (<italic>r</italic>=0.443, <italic>P</italic>=0.016; <italic>r</italic>=0.412, <italic>P</italic>=0.026), The PASS score was positively correlated with the MF value and iEMG value of the healthy multifidus muscle (<italic>r</italic>=0.728, <italic>P</italic>=0.000; <italic>r</italic>=0.407, <italic>P</italic>=0.028), and the postural transformation dimension score was positively correlated with the MF value of the healthy multifidus muscle and iEMG value of the affected multifidus muscle (<italic>r</italic>=0.609, <italic>P</italic>=0.000; <italic>r</italic>=0.381, <italic>P</italic>=0.042).ConclusionThe suspension massage exercise technique is effective for postural control disorders after stroke, improve the contraction efficiency and posture control ability of trunk core muscles, and reduce muscle fatigue, which is recommended for clinical application .…”
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Análisis espectral de nubes de sal originadas en las cercanías de la laguna de Mar Chiquita utilizando sensores remotos. by Diana Rodriguez, Silvana Carina Bolzi, Ines Velasco, Mónica Marino

“…However, after 2003 entered a contraction regime, exposing large tracts of land covered with salt. …”
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Effect of Meridian Massage combined with Swallowing Rehabilitation Training on Elderly Patients with Dysphagia after Stroke by Hui FAN, Zhongqin XU, Chunxia MA, Lei DONG, Yao ZHOU

“…During treatment, the operator was required to use gentle manipulation, gradually exerting force, from light to heavy, repeated massage should make the patient feel local"pain", so as not to cause muscle spasm on the affected side and excessive contraction of the healthy side, one time a day, six days a week, continous treatment for four weeks. …”
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Estates in Slavonia after World War II: Confiscation of the property of Slavonian nobility after World War II by Gardaš Miro A., Repić Marko A.

“…However, as the authorities after World War II did not recognize any agreements or contracts made during the NDH period, they filed charges of "collaboration with the occupier" against the previous owners, who had been imprisoned or killed by those authorities. …”
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