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Anatomical–Motor Level Discrepancy in Prenatal Diagnosis of Open Spinal Dysraphism: A 12‐Year Retrospective Observational Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To quantify the discrepancy between anatomical and motor levels in foetuses with open spinal dysraphism and identify prenatal factors associated with this difference. We also examined associations between anatomical level and ultrasound findings. Design Retrospective observational study.
Silvia Arévalo, Elena Moreno, Mar Meléndez, Carlos Giné, Carlota Rodó, Alba Casellas, Alba Farràs, Manel Mendoza, Nerea Maiz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A two-stage deep-learning model using MobileNetV2 and U-Net for CT-based muscle volume assessment in total hip arthroplasty. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tachibana T, Katagiri H, Esaki T, Kawashima T, Mizuno T, Ogawa T, Saito R, Jinno T.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How shifting priorities and capacity affect policy work and constituency service: Evidence from a census of legislator requests to U.S. federal agencies

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract When elected officials gain power, do they use it to provide more constituent service or affect policy? The answer informs debates over how legislator capacity, term limits, and institutional positions affect legislator behavior. We distinguish two countervailing effects of increased institutional power: shifting priorities and increased ...
Devin Judge‐Lord, Eleanor Neff Powell, Justin Grimmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of dynamic, static, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on local & non-local range of motion and pain onset. [PDF]

PLoS One
Parsons H, Behm DG.
europepmc   +1 more source

The clinical purpose of the scientific anterior cruciate ligament network international classification of arthrogenic muscle inhibition

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Etienne Cavaignac, Alexandre Le Guen, Nicola A. Maffiuletti, Bertrand Sonnery‐Cottet   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
wiley   +1 more source

Association of thigh muscle status and longitudinal changes assessed by MRI with subsequent total hip arthroplasty: insights from the osteoarthritis initiative. [PDF]

Arthroplasty
Yin X, Li Z, Zhu Y, Liu D, Zhang TJ, Cai S, Wu N.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Like the Angel of Death Appearing to Take the Children Away’: The Portrayal of the Norwegian Child Welfare Service Among First‐Generation Muslim Parents

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the perceptions of Norway's Child Welfare Services (CWS), or barnevernet, among first‐generation Muslim migrant parents. It focuses on how personal experiences and community narratives shape attitudes. Using data from semi‐structured interviews with 24 first‐generation Muslim migrant parents, the findings reveal a stark ...
Alexander Gamst Page, Sobh Chahboun, Marie Florence Moufack   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinically feasible biomechanical assessment of lower limb strength and postural stability in adults aged 50-75 years with moderate knee osteoarthritis: implications for technology-enabled healthy aging. [PDF]

Front Bioeng Biotechnol
Alshahrani A, Reddy RS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mitochondrial respiration and characteristics of skeletal muscles in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Skeletal muscles utilize numerous mitochondria for energy production needed during muscle contraction. Mitochondria produce this energy through the electron transport chain. After an injury such as ACL‐injury in typically developing children, there is a reduction in muscle mitochondrial respiration and content.
Sudarshan Dayanidhi, Guadalupe Meza, Ryan E. Kahn, Timothy Krater, Addison Barber, Tasos Karakostas, Craig J. Finlayson, Ishan Roy, Neeraj M. Patel, Jill E. Larson, Vineeta T. Swaroop   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source