Aortic pulse wave morphology in individuals after chronic stroke: interarm comparison wave morphology after chronic stroke.

Context: Vascular changes can be a risk factor for recurrent and new events of stroke. However, few information is known regarding the variables related to aortic pulse wave morphology in stroke individuals.

Objective: To analyze aortic pulse wave morphology (arterial stiffness indices, hemodynamics and vascular variables) and to compare the paretic and non-paretic sides in individuals after chronic stroke.

Recent Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors for Pesticide Detection in Foods.

Biosensors are a simple, low-cost, and reliable way to detect pesticides in food matrices to ensure consumer food safety. This systematic review lists which nanomaterials, biorecognition materials, transduction methods, pesticides, and foods have recently been studied with biosensors associated with analytical performance. A systematic search was performed in the Scopus ( = 388), Web of Science ( = 790), and Science Direct ( = 181) databases over the period 2016-2021.

Arterial stiffness and functional capacity in individuals with chronic stroke: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To investigate the association between arterial stiffness and functional capacity in individuals with chronic stroke and compare the arterial stiffness between individuals with better and poor functional capacity.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Individuals after chronic stroke have their arterial stiffness index evaluated by augmentation index heart rate adjusted for 75 bpm (AIx@75), assessed by Mobil-O-Graph® device (IEM, Stolberg, Germany), in percent, on the paretic upper limb.

Validity and reliability of the Modified Sphygmomanometer Test with fixed stabilization for clinical measurement of muscle strength.

Objective: To investigate the concurrent validity of the Modified Sphygmomanometer Test (MST) with fixed stabilization, compared to the portable dynamometer, and to verify its test-retest and inter-raterreliability.

Methods: Methodological study. The muscle strength of the following groups was measured: flexors and extensors of the wrist, of the hip, and of the knee and plantar flexors.

Locomotion Mode Affects the Physiological Strain during Exercise at Walk-Run Transition Speed inElderly Men.

This study investigated cardiorespiratory responses and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during prolonged walking and running exercise performed at the walk-run transition speed (WRTS) in untrained healthy elderly men. 20 volunteers (mean±SE, age: 68.4±1.