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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The imperial examination and the college entrance examination from the perspective of affirmative action: assistance to disadvantaged examinees in China

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
Affirmative action in China’s selective examinations arises from the pursuit of educational equity and recognition of challenges faced by disadvantaged examinees.
Jinshan Yuan, Aochong Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

A Robust Adaptive One‐Sample‐Ahead Preview Super‐Twisting Sliding Mode Controller

open access: yesInternational Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
Block Diagram of the Robust Adaptive One‐Sample‐Ahead Preview Super‐Twisting Sliding Mode Controller. ABSTRACT This article introduces a discrete‐time robust adaptive one‐sample‐ahead preview super‐twisting sliding mode controller. A stability analysis of the controller by Lyapunov criteria is developed to demonstrate its robustness in handling both ...
Guilherme Vieira Hollweg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Affirmative action as organization development at the Johnson Space Center [PDF]

open access: yes
The role of affirmative actions is investigated as an interventionist Organization Development (OD) strategy for insuring equal opportunities at the NASA/Johnson Space Center.
Tryman, Mfanya Donald L.
core   +1 more source

Duplex Stainless Steel Laser‐Surface Textured: Stability in Brine Solution

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Controlled laser‐surface treatment (LST) of duplex DSS2205 steel is performed to increase its stability in brine solution under cyclic electrochemical assays. The superior protection with respect to flat and smooth panels is attributed to the presence of FeCr2O4 as the main protective oxide layer in the LST surface, after corrosion tests. The stability
Mohammad Rezayat   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supreme Court cases on affirmative action threaten diversity in medicine. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023
Aaron DG, Bajaj SS, Stanford FC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Revitalizing the Meaning of Diversity for Racial Justice in Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The concept of diversity undermines the true spirit of any affirmative action policy, which is to remedy society\u27s racism and promote racial justice and equality.
Hernandez, Tanya K.
core   +1 more source

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