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Massage perceptions and attitudes of undergraduate pre-professional health sciences students: a cross-sectional survey in one U.S. university

open access: yesBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background Attitudes and beliefs about massage therapy have been explored among health professionals and health profession students, but not for undergraduate preprofessional health sciences students.
Niki Munk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The acute effects of two different self-myofascial release products on the calf muscle pump and plantar flexion ankle range of motion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
textBackground: Massage can promote healing and recovery following exercise. (Carefelli et al. 1992). Barnes (1990) proposed that myofascial release helps to break up fibrotic fascial adhesions that may restrict joint range of motion (ROM).
Fleisher, Timothy Michael
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Study of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate‐co‐adipate) (PBSA) maleation: Analysis of grafting, thermal, and rheological behaviour

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Maleation of poly(butylene succinate‐co‐adipate) (PBSA): Effect of the initiator concentration on the grafting percentage. Abstract Herein, the effects of varied concentrations of an organic peroxide and maleic anhydride (MA) on the grafting percentage as well as the amount of gel content, rheological, and thermal properties of MA‐grafted‐poly(butylene
Fatemeh Jahangiri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implement Liquid Democracy on Ethereum: A Fast Algorithm for Realtime Self-tally Voting System [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2019
We study the liquid democracy problem, where each voter can either directly vote to a candidate or delegate his voting power to a proxy. We consider the implementation of liquid democracy on the blockchain through Ethereum smart contract and to be compatible with the realtime self-tallying property, where the contract itself can record ballots and ...
arxiv  

Deciphering the Role of LiClO4 Salt on Electrochemical Properties of Plasticized Biopolymer Electrolytes for Superior EDLC Efficiency at Elevated Temperatures

open access: yesENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A new plasticized NaCMC/PEO/LiClO4‐based electrolyte was prepared using the solution‐casting method. This electrolyte demonstrated exceptional electrochemical properties, including enhanced ionic conductivity and a widened electrochemical stability window.
Riyadh Abdekadir Khellouf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The central regulatory effects of acupuncture in treating primary insomnia: a review

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
Chronic insomnia has the potential to significantly impact physical well-being, occupational performance, and overall quality of life. This review summarizes the clinical and basic research on the central regulatory mechanism of acupuncture in treating ...
Lin Yao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traditional Infant Massage in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Infant massage is a type of complementary and alternative treatment that uses massage therapy for human infants. This therapy has been practiced globally, and has been increasingly used in Western countries as a treatment for infants.
Indrayadi, I. (Indrayadi)
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Exploring the role of NLRP3 infalmmasome in diabetes: a literature review and bibliometric analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundDiabetes has emerged as the foremost public health challenge of the 21st century, with a notable shift towards managing it through an inflammatory lens.
Yi Tan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fast Low-Rank Bayesian Matrix Completion with Hierarchical Gaussian Prior Models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The problem of low rank matrix completion is considered in this paper. To exploit the underlying low-rank structure of the data matrix, we propose a hierarchical Gaussian prior model, where columns of the low-rank matrix are assumed to follow a Gaussian distribution with zero mean and a common precision matrix, and a Wishart distribution is specified ...
arxiv   +1 more source

The effect of massage with Sesame oil on infant anthropometric measurements and their sleep pattern [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background and aim: Massage is an important part of baby and infant health care in different societies. Considering specific role of massage with natural oils we studied the effect of massage with sesame oil on infant anthropometric measurements and ...
Narenji, Fereshteh., Roozbehani, Nasrin.
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