A new future for dog breeding by Helle Friis Proschowsky, Maja Louise Arendt, Brenda N Bonnett, Camilla S Bruun, Irena Czycholl, Merete Fredholm, Dan O’Neill, James A Serpell, Peter Sandøe

“…In light of this critical focus and other developments in society, some new trends in how companion dogs are bred and acquired have emerged. This means a diminishing influence from traditional kennel clubs with more dogs being sold without a pedigree, stricter legal restrictions on dog breeding, growing popularity of deliberate crosses of established breeds (i.e. so-called designer breeds) and growing hype around the benefits of mixed-breed dogs. …”
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Resuscitation from a pH of 6.5: A Case Report and Review of Pathophysiology and Management of Extreme Acidosis from Hypovolemic Shock after Trauma by Alexander Balmaceda, Sona Arora, Ilan Sondheimer, McKenzie M. Hollon

“…Extreme acidosis is a life-threatening physiological state that causes disturbances in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, immune, and hematological systems. …”
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Monitoring Everyday Upper Extremity Function in Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Secondary, Retrospective Analysis from ncRNAPain by Gudrun-Karin Kindl, Ann-Kristin Reinhold, Fabiola Escolano-Lozano, Johannes Degenbeck, Frank Birklein, Heike L. Rittner, Karolin Teichmüller

“…Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) represents a rare complication following injury to a limb. …”
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Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Improving Upper Extremity Motor Function in Stroke Patients Revealed by fMRI:a Controlled Study by Fangfang ZHENG, Huihua LIU, Tiebin YAN, Xiaokun JIN, Xiaohui DUAN, Jun SHEN

“…Although no significant differences were found between groups for the range and intensity of bilateral SMC, enhanced activation of ipsilateral SMC was observed in stroke group, and a positive relationship between LIs and Fugl-Meyer scores of upper extremity in stroke group was observed.Conclusions:FES can activate brain areas related to sensation and movement through sensory inputs and passive movements, which may be one of the mechanisms of FES on improving limb function in patients with subcortical stroke.…”
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Predictive factors of extremity graft occlusion after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: A 13-year single center experience by Kaptaniderya Tayfur, Ferhat Borulu, Melih Urkmez, Alpaslan Telli

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Extremely early initiation of vasopressors might not decrease short-term mortality for adults with septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Cheng-Hsin Ma, Jack Healy, Ebrima Kinteh, Cheng-Chin Ma, Ching-Fang Tiffany Tzeng, Eric H. Chou, Chin-Chieh Wu, Shih-Chieh Shao, Kuan-Fu Chen

“…This study aimed to assess the impact of early versus late vasopressor initiation on clinical outcomes. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by searching PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases. …”
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A novel hybrid methodology for wind speed and solar irradiance forecasting based on improved whale optimized regularized extreme learning machine by S. Syama, J. Ramprabhakar, R Anand, V. P. Meena, Josep M. Guerrero

“…Further, permutation entropy is employed to extract the complexity of IMFs for filtering and reconstruction of decomposed components to alleviate the difficulty of direct modeling. Then, a unique swarm intelligence technique, the non-linear dimension learning Hunting Whale Optimization Algorithm (NDLHWOA), is devised to optimize regularized extreme learning machine model parameters to capture the implicit information of each reconstructed sub-series. …”
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Effects of functional strength training on pain, function, and lower extremity biomechanics in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized clinical trial by Zheyu Xiong, Wei Zheng, Haiwen Wang, Yuan Gao, Chengshuo Wang

“…Abstract Background Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common disorder affecting the lower extremity. …”
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Development and feasibility testing of a new device for home-based leg heat therapy in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease by Bohyun Ro, MSc, John P. Spence, BBA, Paul A. Spence, MD, Christian Buckley, BS, Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD, Bruno T. Roseguini, PhD

“…Building on a cryotherapy water-circulating device used in sports recovery, we developed a new prototype system consisting of a single-touch controller unit integrating a heater, water pump, and air pump, and leg sleeves with inner-layer water-circulating pads and an outer layer of inflatable bladders. …”
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Estimer les houles cycloniques à partir d’observations météorologiques limitées : exemple de la submersion d’Anaa en 1906 aux Tuamotu (Polynésie française) by Remy Canavesio

“…This paper offer a methodology to estimate the size of hurricane swell by analyzing basic weather observations at sea level. …”
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Energy consumption prediction for households in a society with an ageing population by Yan Zou, Chen Wang, Hina Najam, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Gozal Djuraeva, David Oscar

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The effect of PEO/NaCl dual porogens in the fabrication of porous PCL membranes via a solid-state blending approach by Rula M. Allaf

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Reframing Spatialities in Urban Africa. Insights from Onitsha Markets in Nigeria by Chukwuemeka Vincent Chukwuemeka

“…The paper provides insights on how the successive political events on the African continent shaped the manifestations of contemporary spatialities and potential pathways to reverse the trend. A review of planning approaches in Nigeria was conducted, starting from colonial cantonments to current epoch of extreme uncertainty, and through the lens of Onitsha markets spatialities. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Evolution Characteristics of Extreme Climate Events in Grand Shangri-La Region from 1961 to 2019 by WU Yang, JIN Hanyu, CHENG Qingping

“…The Grand Shangri-La region connects the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau,and the Hengduan Mountains and is of great geographical significance.Five rivers flow through the region,and the climate is vulnerable.Therefore,it is necessary to explore extreme climate changes and their response mechanism,so as to assess regional climate risks and achieve disaster warnings.Based on the daily temperature and precipitation data of 56 meteorological stations from 1961 to 2019,this paper analyzes changes in extreme climate indexes and their correlation with large-scale circulation index in the region by using Mann-Kendall,Sen's slope estimation,Pettitt test,and Pearson correlation analysis.The results show that:① The extreme warm index and the extreme precipitation intensity index (RX1day,R95p,R99p,and SDII) increase significantly,while the cold index (CSDI、FD、ID、TN10p、TX10p) and the number of continuous humid days decrease greatly.In terms of different seasons,the warming amplitude of most of the extreme temperature indexes in winter is higher than that in summer,and the precipitation intensity increases gradually in summer and autumn but decreases slightly in winter.② Spatially,the diurnal temperature range in the north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is higher than that in the south,and the frequency of extremely high-temperature rises,with the high temperature appearing mostly in arid valleys in the south and east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.The precipitation intensity is high in the south and west of the Hengduan Mountains,and persistent precipitation is strong in the Yalong River basin and the upper reaches of the Jinsha River in the north.③ Extreme climate indexes and south China sea summer monsoon index (SCSMI) are significantly correlated in the same year.In addition,there is a one-year response lag between the extreme precipitation index and Arctic oscillation (AO),North Atlantic oscillation (NAO),and Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO).The above analysis shows that the Grand Shangri-La region generally shows warming and humid climate characteristics.The frequency of heavy precipitation in flood season and warm winter events increases and is closely related to large-scale circulation.…”
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Influencing Factors and Clustering Characteristics of COVID-19: A Global Analysis by Tianlong Zheng, Chunli Zhang, Yueting Shi, Debao Chen, Sheng Liu

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Effect of Concussion on Reaction Time and Neurocognitive Factors: Implications for Subsequent Lower Extremity Injury by Tyler Ray, Daniel Fleming, Daniel Le, Mallory Faherty, Carolyn Killelea, Jeffrey Bytomski, Tracy Ray, Larry Lemak, Corina Martinez, Michael F. Bergeron, Timothy Sell

“…# Background Recent evidence has demonstrated that athletes are at greater risk for a lower extremity injury following a return-to-sport (RTS) after sport-related concussion (SRC). …”
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Technology adoption and extreme stock risk: Evidence from digital tax reform in China by Kangqi Jiang, Xiaofeng Chen, Jiayun Li, Mengling Zhou

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Study on Temporal and Spatial Evolution of Extreme Precipitation in Niululing Reservoir Basin of Hainan Province by XIAO Jing, MO Shuping, LIN Youwen, XIE Weining

“…According to the precipitation data of 11 rainfall stations from 1979 to 2020,the Mann-Kendall (MK) trend test,moving t-test,and wavelet analysis were used to analyze the spatial distribution,trend,abrupt changes,and periodicity of eight extreme precipitation indicators in Niululing Reservoir Basin.The results show that:①PRCPTOT,SDII,R50,and R100 in the basin gradually increase from upstream to downstream,and the spatial distribution of other indicators has no significant regularity.②The eight extreme precipitation indicators diverge in trend and fail the MK test.The PRCPTOT,CWD,R50,and R99PTOT show an increasing trend,while the other indicators show a decreasing trend.③The PRCPTOT,SDII,R50,and R100 in the basin had abrupt changes in 2008,and CWD,Rx1day,and Rx3day had abrupt changes in 1999,1998,and 2006,respectively.R99PTOT underwent abrupt changes in 1998 and 2015.④There are two or three periodic signals in the eight extreme precipitation indicators in the basin.Except R100 and R99PTOT,the average periods of the first and second periods of the other six extreme precipitation indicators are 19 a and 14 a,and those of R100 and R99PTOT are 10 a and 19 a.…”
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Effect of the Pes Planus on Vertical Jump Height and Lower Extremity Muscle Activation in Gymnasts by Tamer Çankaya, Nurcan Contarlı

“…Gymnastics is an aesthetic olympic branch where systematic and rhythmic movements are performed at high levels in harmony with the body (19). It is a popular sport requires a combination of physical fitness components such as speed, agility, strength, balance and flexibility. …”
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Lower Extremity Kinematics of the Y-Balance Test in Healthy and ACL Injured Adolescent Females by Alison Bulow, Alixandra Bellemare, Judy E Anderson, Jeff R S Leiter, Peter B MacDonald, Jason D Peeler

“… # Conclusions Adolescent females frequently utilize a variety of lower extremity movement strategies when performing a functional movement task, and scoring on the YBT offers limited insight regarding lower extremity joint kinematics and ACL-injury risk in a physically active adolescent female population…”
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