zār is the term used to describe a form of spirit possession common in northern african, eastern african, and some middle-eastern societies. although these regions share some cultural similarities arising from their history of slavery, in these places, zār varies in prevalence, clinical characteristics, and social context. based on a selective review of the literature, this paper looks at the p...

This article presents the results of effect chicken leg meat tumbling parameters on its texture, as assessed by tendinous-tenderness index KZ-S, where value KZ-S = 1 means maximum tendinous—no tenderness and 0 no tendinous—maximum tenderness. The was performed in an agitator-tilt tumbler. variable factors process were temperature (T), time (τ), rotational speed (ω) angle tumbler drum inclinatio...

BACKGROUND Many adults experience bothersome neck/shoulder pain. While research and treatment strategies often focus on the upper trapezius, other neck/shoulder muscles may be affected as well. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence and anatomical location of muscle tenderness in adults with nonspecific neck/shoulder pain. METHODS Clinical neck/shoulder examination at two ...

Objective: This study investigates the possible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients with cervical trauma having a normal level of consciousness and normal CT reports. These patients have tenderness or an uncomfortable feeling in the traumatized area as well.Methods: In this cross-sectional anterograde study, cases were selected among patients referred to the emergency de...

The development of technologies that could be used by the U.S. beef packing industry to accurately characterize beef for tenderness has been a major focus of this laboratory. Because longissimus comprises a higher proportion of total carcass value than any other muscle and there is more carcassto-carcass tenderness variation in longissimus than any other major beef muscle (Shackelford et al., 1...

BACKGROUND Palpation is an important clinical test for jumper's knee. OBJECTIVES To (a) test the reproducibility of palpation tenderness, (b) evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of palpation in subjects with clinical symptoms of jumper's knee, and (c) determine whether tenderness to palpation may serve as a useful screening test for patellar tendinopathy. The yardstick for diagnosis of p...

Meat tenderness is a concern today in the beef cattle industry, and it will become an even greater concern in the future. • Tenderness is a complex issue, and it is difficult to predict tenderness after cooking by examining raw beef or carcass beef. Unfortunately, tenderness must be evaluated at the carcass level to be a useful tool in the industry. • A star-shaped probe was attached to an Inst...