The relationship between fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) and the severity of neglect in patients with unilateral spatial neglect (USN) after stroke: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.

Objective: Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) following right hemisphere stroke is more pronounced, severe, and persistent than in the left hemisphere. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying USN remain largely unknown. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) in the right hemisphere of patients with post-stroke USN and the severity of neglect using resting-state functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) technology.

The demand for assistive technology, services, and satisfaction self-reports among people with disabilities in China.

Purpose: Assistive device non-use among individuals with disabilities is often attributed to issues in service provision and user satisfaction with assistive devices. However, systematic research on the service quality and satisfaction of assistive devices among disabled populations is lacking. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the service delivery and satisfaction of assistive devices among individuals with disabilities.

Application of Isokinetic Dynamometry Data in Predicting Gait Deviation Index Using Machine Learning in Stroke Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Three-dimensional gait analysis, supported by advanced sensor systems, is a crucial component in the rehabilitation assessment of post-stroke hemiplegic patients. However, the sensor data generated from such analyses are often complex and challenging to interpret in clinical practice, requiring significant time and complicated procedures. The Gait Deviation Index (GDI) serves as a simplified metric for quantifying the severity of pathological gait.

Impact of the combination of virtual reality and noninvasive brain stimulation on the upper limb motor function of stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Stroke frequently results in upper limb motor dysfunction, with traditional therapies often failing to yield sufficient improvements. Emerging technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) present promising new rehabilitation possibilities.

Objectives: This study systematically reviews and meta-analyses the effectiveness of VR and NIBS in improving upper limb motor function in stroke patients.

Exploring the application and challenges of fNIRS technology in early detection of Parkinson's disease.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that significantly benefits from early diagnosis for effective disease management and intervention. Despite advancements in medical technology, there remains a critical gap in the early and non-invasive detection of PD. Current diagnostic methods are often invasive, expensive, or late in identifying the disease, leading to missed opportunities for early intervention.

Carbon nanosol promotes plant growth and broad-spectrum resistance.

Carbon nanosol (CNS) is a carbon-based nanomaterial capable of promoting plant growth while the underlying mechanism involved in this process remains unknown. This study demonstrates that CNS promotes rice seedling growth under restricted concentrations. Macroelement transporter mutants were investigated to further investigate the CNS-mediated promotion of rice seedling growth.

Recombination of the right cerebral cortex in patients with left side USN after stroke: fNIRS evidence from resting state.

Objective: Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is an impaired contralesional stimulus detection, response, or action, causing functional disability. After a stroke, the right hemisphere experiences USN more noticeably, severely, and persistently than the left. However, few studies using fNIRS have been reported in cases of USN.

A diagnostic model of nerve root compression localization in lower lumbar disc herniation based on random forest algorithm and surface electromyography.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the muscle activation of patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) during walking by surface electromyography (SEMG) and establish a diagnostic model based on SEMG parameters using random forest (RF) algorithm for localization diagnosis of compressed nerve root in LDH patients.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients with LDH and thirty healthy subjects were recruited. The SEMG of tibialis anterior (TA) and lateral gastrocnemius (LG) were collected bilaterally during walking.

Added forearm weights for gait pattern normalization in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Patients with Parkinson's Disease presented gait impairment. Applying additional weights to enhancing sensory input may improve gait impairment. We assumed that gait impairment could be improved when patients walked with additional forearm weights, and the gait improvement was associated with clinical characteristic of Parkinson's Disease.

Meta-analysis of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with task-oriented training on upper limb function in stroke patients with hemiplegia.

Background: To evaluate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with task-oriented training (TOT) on upper limb function in stroke patients with hemiplegia.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed using PRISMA guidelines. Computer searches of PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of science, China Knowledge Network, Wanfang, and Wipu databases were conducted from the time of database creation to October 27, 2022.

Effects of different types of visual music on the prefrontal hemodynamics of children with autism spectrum disorder based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

Background: Music therapy has been shown to improve communication in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but little is known about how different types of music and images affect hemodynamic changes in the frontal lobe of the brain in children with ASD. This study aims to use functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to explore the effects of different types of visual music on different brain regions of oxyhemoglobin (HbO) in the prefrontal lobe of children with ASD and children with typical development (TD), so as to provide evidence for better application of different types of visual music in the treatment of children with ASD.

Methods: Seven children with ASD and nine matched children with TD were selected.

Temperature-Responsive, Femtosecond Laser-Ablated Ceramic Surfaces with Switchable Wettability for On-Demand Droplet Transfer.

Reversible wettability transition has drawn substantial interest because of its importance for widespread applications, but facile realization of such transition on ceramic surfaces, which is promising for achieving on-demand droplet manipulation under harsh conditions, remains rare. Herein, superhydrophobic zirconia ceramic surfaces that can reversibly and repeatedly transit between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity after alternate heating treatments have been fabricated using a femtosecond laser. The underlying mechanisms of the complex wettability transitions on the laser-ablated zirconia surfaces are elucidated.

The Validity and Reliability of a New Intelligent Three-Dimensional Gait Analysis System in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Post-Stroke.

Odonate is a new, intelligent three-dimensional gait analysis system based on binocular depth cameras and neural networks, but its accuracy has not been validated. Twenty-six healthy subjects and sixteen patients with post-stroke were recruited to investigate the validity and reliability of Odonate for gait analysis and examine its ability to discriminate abnormal gait patterns. The repeatability tests of different raters and different days showed great consistency.

The efficacy of 5 rehabilitation treatments after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A network meta-analysis.

Background: The efficacy of traditional rehabilitation, proprioceptive training, and neuromuscular training after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is also controversial. In order to help medical staff better choose the rehabilitation treatment plan after ACL reconstruction, we conducted this network meta-analysis.

Methods: Chinese and English databases such as Wanfang, Weipu, China Zhiwang, and PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase were retrieved.

Influence of the Carrier Fluid Viscosity on the Rotational and Oscillatory Rheological Properties of Ferrofluids.

This work mainly presents a comprehensive experimental study on the magnetorheological behavior of ferrofluids with carrier fluids of different viscosities. Three lubrication oil based ferrofluids of different viscosities and similar saturation magnetization values were prepared and characterized. Static and dynamic rheological tests of the three ferrofluids were performed using an advanced rotational rheometer with a magnetic field generating module.

Acetylsalicylic acid treatment reduce Fusarium rot development and neosolaniol accumulation in muskmelon fruit.

Fusarium rot of muskmelon is a common and frequently-occurring postharvest disease, which leads to quality deterioration and neosolaniol (NEO) contamination. New strategies to control postharvest decay and reduce NEO contamination are of paramount importance. The effects of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatment on the growth of Fusarium sulphureum in vitro, and Fusarium rot development and NEO accumulation in fruits inoculated with F.

Detection of NEO in muskmelon fruits inoculated with Fusarium sulphureum and its control by postharvest ozone treatment.

Fusarium rot of muskmelon, caused by Fusarium spp., is one of the most important postharvest decays, that not only causes economic losses but leads to trichothecenes contamination. A rapid and sensitive method was developed for neosolaniol (NEO) analysis in muskmelon inoculated with F.

One-step fabrication of robust superhydrophobic and superoleophilic surfaces with self-cleaning and oil/water separation function.

Superhydrophobic surfaces have great potential for application in self-cleaning and oil/water separation. However, the large-scale practical applications of superhydrophobic coating surfaces are impeded by many factors, such as complicated fabrication processes, the use of fluorinated reagents and noxious organic solvents and poor mechanical stability. Herein, we describe the successful preparation of a fluorine-free multifunctional coating without noxious organic solvents that was brushed, dipped or sprayed onto glass slides and stainless-steel meshes as substrates.

A process optimization study on ultrasonic extraction of paclitaxel from Taxus cuspidata.

This study aimed to improve the extraction rate of paclitaxel from Taxus cuspidata in order to determine the most effective combination of ultrasonic extraction and thin-layer chromatography-ultraviolet (TLC-UV) rapid separation method. The study was performed using the Box-Behnken test design to conduct single-factor experiments using ultrasonic extraction of paclitaxel from Taxus cuspidata. The study showed ethanol to be the best extraction solvent.

Effects of abnormal savda munzip on the proliferation activity and migration ability of fibroblasts derived from hypertrophic scar in vitro.

Background. To explore the effect of ASMq on proliferation and migration ability of the fibroblast derived from HS of donor (HSFbs) in vitro. Methods.

Preliminary study of the effect of abnormal savda munziq on TGF-β1 and Smad7 expression in hypertrophic scar fibroblasts.

Background: To study the effect of abnormal savda munziq (ASMq) on TGF-β1 and Smad7 expression in hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSFs) and to preliminarily assess the function of abnormal savda munziq in hypertrophic scar formation at the molecular biology level.

Methods: HSFs were cultured in vitro. RT-PCR and Western-blot were used to investigate the influence of 48-h treatment with ASMq at different concentrations (0 mg/mL, 0.

High performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of cinepazide maleate and its application to a pharmacokinetic study in rats.

A simple and reliable high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method has been developed and validated to quantify cinepazide maleate, a calcium blocker, in rat plasma. Cinepazide maleate and Tinidazole (internal standard) have been extracted by a simple liquid-liquid extraction before injection into chromatographic system. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a reversed phase C18 column with a mobile phase consisted of a water mixture of 10mM potassium dihydrogen phosphate (pH=4.