BACKGROUND It has been demonstrated that core strength training is an effective means to enhance trunk muscle strength (TMS) and proxies of physical fitness in youth. Of note, cross-sectional studies revealed that the inclusion of unstable elements in core strengthening exercises produced increases in trunk muscle activity and thus provide potential extra training stimuli for performance enhanc...

BACKGROUND In recent years, laser systems with higher wavelengths, associated with new optical fibers, have shown excellent short-term results in treating saphenous veins and reducing the side effects and, in particular, the postoperative pain. However, if the patients are not anesthetized, they may feel pain even when using low energy with the high-wavelength laser; the only tumescent local an...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are used as fisheries management and conservation tools. Well-enforced no-take zones allow the rebuilding of natural populations exploited species; however, there is still controversy on role buffer zones. The effectiveness MPAs could be underestimated, fish population assessments depend largely traditional methodologies that have difficulties in detecting predator...

In this study, the authors provide results of precisely synchronized triggering an intense electron beam accelerator (IEBA). The trigger generator was composed a fractional-turn ratio saturable-pulse transformer and compact six-stage Marx generator. main switch IEBA corona-stabilized triggered (CSTS) based on stabilized corona mechanism. output voltage single exceeded 500 kV with less than 4 ns...

Genetic testing for inherited germ-line mutations associated with cancer susceptibility is an emerging technology in medical practice. Limited information is currently available about physician use of cancer susceptibility tests (CSTs). In 1999-2000, a nationally representative survey was conducted to estimate prevalence of CST use by United States physicians and assess demographic, training, p...

NMR chemical shift tensors (CSTs) in proteins, as well as their orientations, represent an important new restraint class for protein structure refinement and determination. Here, we present the first determination of both CST magnitudes and orientations for (13)Cα and (15)N (peptide backbone) groups in a protein, the β1 IgG binding domain of protein G from Streptococcus spp., GB1. Site-specific...

OBJECTIVE Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion tractography (DTT) have the ability to noninvasively visualize changes in white matter tracts, as well their relationships with lesions other structures. DTI/DTT has been increasingly used improve safety results of surgical treatment for eloquent areas, such brainstem cavernous malformations. This study aimed investigate application value g...

Abstract Introduction Narcolepsy is characterized by symptoms indicative of sleep–wake dysregulation, notably excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy. In 2021, the American Academy Sleep Medicine (AASM) updated its clinical practice guidelines on treatment central disorders hypersomnolence. The AASM identified significance thresholds (CSTs) a 2-point reduction in Epworth Sleepiness Sca...

Recently, hybrid band communications have received much attention to fulfil the exponentially growing user demands in next-generation communication networks. Still, determining best communicate over is a challenging issue, especially dynamic channel conditions multi-band wireless systems. In this paper, we manipulate practical online-learning-based solution for band/channel selection radio freq...