The Effect of Maximal Leg Press Strength Training on Bilateral Deficit by Erdal Arı, Hamit Cihan, İbrahim Can, Rasim Kale

“…The purpose of this study was to determine maximal isometric strength with bilateral and unilateral muscle contractions and investigate maximal strength training whether or not influenced on this bilateral deficit. …”
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The Therapeutic Potential of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in Enhancing Gallbladder Function and Reducing Inflammation in Cholesterol Gallstone Disease by Fang Chen, Run Guo, Tian Chen, Liping Liu, Fan Ding, Gang Zhao, Bo Zhang

“…Background: Cholesterol gallstone disease (CGS) is often accompanied by gallbladder contraction dysfunction and chronic inflammation, but effective therapeutic options remain limited. …”
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Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy of the Transverse-Axial Tubule System in Ventricular Cardiomyocytes from Failing and Non-Failing Human Hearts by Andreas Ohler, Jutta Weisser-Thomas, Valentino Piacentino, Steven R. Houser, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Brian O'Rourke

“…The transverse-axial tubule system (TATS) of cardiomyocytes allows a spatially coordinated conversion of electrical excitation into an intracellular Ca2+ signal and consequently contraction. Previous reports have indicated alterations of structure and/or volume of the TATS in cardiac hypertrophy and failure, suggesting a contribution to the impairment of excitation contraction coupling. …”
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Myoclonic status epilepticus with dystonia-like symptoms in patients with dementia: Report of two cases by Rosario V. Rossi, Rosanna Melis, Noemi Murdeu, Sara Lizzos, Maria Luigia Piras, Loretta Racis, Silvia Serusi, Maria Valeria Saddi

“…We report cases of two elderly women with dementia who presented with a new-onset seizure disorder characterized by subtle, rhythmic muscular contractions involving the buccolingual region and the four limbs, persistent jaw opening, and abnormal cervical posture that mimicked myoclonus-dystonia syndrome and oromandibular dystonia. …”
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Hematological Factors and MRI in Covid-19 Infected may Predict the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Post-Covid era by Bakhtiar Ebrahimirad, Mahnaz Taherianfard, Arash Mosarezaii

“…Also, the MRI showed MS plaques after contracting Covid-19.…”
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Transcutaneous Intraluminal Impedance Measurement for Minimally Invasive Monitoring of Gastric Motility: Validation in Acute Canine Models by Michael D. Poscente, Gang Wang, Dobromir Filip, Polya Ninova, Gregory Muench, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Martin P. Mintchev, Christopher N. Andrews

“…Transcutaneous intraluminal impedance measurement (TIIM) is a new method to cutaneously measure gastric contractions by assessing the attenuation dynamics of a small oscillating voltage emitted by a battery-powered ingestible capsule retained in the stomach. …”
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Pelvic Muscle Rehabilitation: A Standardized Protocol for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by Rodrigo Pedraza, Javier Nieto, Sergio Ibarra, Eric M. Haas

“…The diagnostic assessment includes electromyography and manometry analyzed in 4 phases: (1) initial baseline phase; (2) rapid contraction phase; (3) tonic contraction and endurance phase; and (4) late baseline phase. …”
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An active shrinkage and antioxidative hydrogel with biomimetic mechanics functions modulates inflammation and fibrosis to promote skin regeneration by Tao Zhang, Xin-Cao Zhong, Zi-Xuan Feng, Xiao-Ying Lin, Chun-Ye Chen, Xiao-Wei Wang, Kai Guo, Yi Wang, Jun Chen, Yong-Zhong Du, Ze-Ming Zhuang, Yong Wang, Wei-Qiang Tan

“…The hydrogel's immediate hemostatic effect initiated sequential remodeling, the active shrinkage property sealed and contracted the wound at body temperature, and the antioxidative function eliminated ROS, promoting re-epithelialization. …”
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Regulation of calcium homeostasis in endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria crosstalk: implications for skeletal muscle atrophy by Xuexin Li, Xin Zhao, Zhengshan Qin, Jie Li, Bowen Sun, Li Liu

“…Calcium is vital for both regulating muscle excitation–contraction coupling and for the development, maintenance, and regeneration of muscle cells. …”
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In Vivo Healing Potential of Aegle marmelos in Excision, Incision, and Dead Space Wound Models by M. K. Gautam, V. Purohit, M. Agarwal, A. Singh, R. K. Goel

“…Complete wound contraction and epithelization were observed at the 20th day after treatment with AME as compared to the 24th day in control rats. …”
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Approximate Kelvin-Voigt Fluid Driven by an External Force Depending on Velocity with Distributed Delay by Yantao Guo, Shuilin Cheng, Yanbin Tang

“…By a prior estimate and a contractive function, we give a sufficient condition for the existence of pullback attractor of NSV equation.…”
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‘Meu en devocion, et pensant au prouffit et salut de l’ame de lui et de tous ses parens…’ Les bourgeois de Caen, la mémoire et l’au-delà (1396-1500) by Denise Angers

“…The registers of the notaries in Caen have kept hundreds of contracts of foundations of masses by which the burghers were attempting to soothe their worries. …”
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Results on non local impulsive implicit Caputo-Hadamard fractional differential equations by K. Venkatachalam, M. Sathish Kumar, P. Jayakumar

“…The Krasnoselskii fixed-point theorem, Schaefer's fixed point theorem and the Banach contraction principle serve as the basis of this unique strategy, and are used to achieve the desired results. …”
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The Existence of Fixed Point Theorems via -Distance and -Admissible Mappings and Applications by Marwan Amin Kutbi, Wutiphol Sintunavarat

“…We introduce the concept of the generalized -contraction mappings and establish the existence of fixed point theorem for such mappings by using the properties of -distance and -admissible mappings. …”
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Common Fixed Point for Three Pairs of Self-Maps Satisfying Common (E.A) Property in Generalized Metric Spaces by Feng Gu, Yun Yin

“…Using the concept of common (E.A) property, we prove a common fixed point theorem for three pairs of weakly compatible self-maps satisfying a new contractive condition in the framework of a generalized metric space. …”
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A generalization of some fixed point theorems of K. M. Ghosh by B. E. Rhoades

“…If, in addition, S=TTλ satisfies any contractive definition strong enough to guarantee that S has a unique fixed point u in E, and, if TTλu=TλTu, then u is the unique fixed point for T.…”
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On the Boundary of Self-Affine Sets by Qi-Rong Deng, Xiang-Yang Wang

“…In addition, we consider the variety of the boundary of a self-affine set when some other contractive maps are added. We show that the complexity of the boundary of the new self-affine set may be the same, more complex, or simpler; any one of the three cases is possible.…”
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Existence and Stability of Positive Periodic Solutions for a Neutral Multispecies Logarithmic Population Model with Feedback Control and Impulse by Zhenguo Luo, Liping Luo

“…We investigate a neutral multispecies logarithmic population model with feedback control and impulse. By applying the contraction mapping principle and some inequality techniques, a set of easily applicable criteria for the existence, uniqueness, and global attractivity of positive periodic solution are established. …”
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Viscosity-Projection Method for a Family of General Equilibrium Problems and Asymptotically Strict Pseudocontractions in the Intermediate Sense by Dao-Jun Wen

“…In this paper, a Meir-Keeler contraction is introduced to propose a viscosity-projection approximation method for finding a common element of the set of solutions of a family of general equilibrium problems and the set of fixed points of asymptotically strict pseudocontractions in the intermediate sense. …”
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Hysterotomy for Retained Placenta in a Septate Uterus: A Case Report by Daniel Lee, Joseph Johnson

“…The most common source of a trapped placenta is from a partial closure of the cervix and/or a contracted lower uterine segment. We present an unusual case of a retained placenta trapped in a septate uterus. …”
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