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Effect of warm-up on hand grip strength in sedentary overweight women

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2020
Introduction: In recent years, handgrip strength assessment has gained special relevance in health. However, a standardized application protocol that includes warm-up procedures is required to measure it.
Jordan Hernández-Martínez, Maria Rauch-Gajardo, Diego Cisterna, Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Jason Moran, Beat Knechtle, Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis, Cristian Álvarez   +7 more
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Investigating organizational quality improvement systems, patient empowerment, organizational culture, professional involvement and the quality of care in European hospitals: the 'Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (DUQuE)' project. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in European countries apply a wide range of quality improvement strategies. Knowledge of the effectiveness of these strategies, implemented as part of an overall hospital quality improvement system, is limited.
Andrew Thompson, Klazinga, Niek, Arah Onyebuchi A, Suñol, Rosa, Arah, O.A., Groene Oliver, Klazinga Niek, Charles Bruneau, Thompson, Andrew, Cordula Wagner, Klazinga, N., Groene, O., Wagner, C., Wagner, Cordula, Suñol Rosa, Arah, Onyebuchi A.., Onyebuchi A Arah, Arah, O. A., Thompson Andrew, Rosa Suñol, Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe Res, Sunol, R., Arah, Onyebuchi A, ?, ?, Niek Klazinga, null null, Oliver Groene, Bruneau, Charles, Wagner Cordula, Bruneau Charles, Arah, Onyebuchi A., Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa, Bruneau, C., Thompson, A.   +34 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Revisiting quality management and performance

Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2013
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between quality management practices as well as their impact on organisational performance in the ASEAN regional context.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 115 data collected from automotive parts/components manufacturing companies in five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia ...
Tritos Laosirihongthong, Pei-Lee Teh, Dotun Adebanjo   +2 more
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying individual social risk factors using unstructured data in electronic health records and their relationship with adverse clinical outcomesCallout box

SSM: Population Health, 2022
Objective: To determine the prevalence of individual-level social risk factors documented in unstructured data from electronic health records (EHRs) and the relationship between social risk factors and adverse clinical outcomes.
S. Michaela Rikard, Bommae Kim, Jonathan D. Michel, Shayn M. Peirce, Laura E. Barnes, Michael D. Williams   +5 more
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Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grasp quality measures: review and performance [PDF]

Autonomous Robots, 2014
The correct grasp of objects is a key aspect for the right fulfillment of a given task. Obtaining a good grasp requires algorithms to automatically determine proper contact points on the object as well as proper hand configurations, especially when dexterous manipulation is desired, and the quantification of a good grasp requires the definition of ...
Roa Garzón, Máximo, Suárez Feijóo, Raúl   +1 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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Reliability of novice physiotherapists for measuring Cobb angle using a digital method

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2017
Background: The Cobb’s method is the most accurate and reliable method for kyphosis measurement. Conventionally, a sagittal Cobb angle was commonly derived from a lateral plain film.
Patcharawan Suwannarat, PT, PhD, Pattra Wattanapan, MD, Arpassanan Wiyanad, PT, MSc, Pakwipa Chokphukiao, PT, MSc, Sininat Wilaichit, PT, MPH, Sugalya Amatachaya, PT, PhD   +5 more
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