The relative importance of herbicide use for conservation tillage adoption by U.S. corn and soybean producers.

Herbicide use is widespread in agricultural production to control weeds prior to and after planting and to "burndown" weeds in the spring for conservation tillage. Whether conservation tillage adoption leads to higher herbicide usage has been a question of policy relevance for decades in the United States. Older U.

Classification of life satisfaction by occupational gaps and its characteristics among older adults with care needs.

Objective: Occupational therapy aims at enhancing people's life satisfaction, it is important to focus on the occupational gap between "what they want to do" and "what they actually do." This study aimed to describe the characteristics of occupational gap of older adults with care needs who are residing at home, and clarify how the occupational gap patterns classify their life satisfaction.

Method: The Occupational Gap Questionnaire was used to assess the occupational gaps of 209 older adults with care needs (80.

Relationship Between Supporting Leg Stiffness and Trunk Kinematics of the Kicking Leg During Soccer Kicking.

The stiffness of the supporting leg may alter the energy transfer to the trunk and lower extremities of the kicking leg, which may affect kick performance. This study aimed to clarify whether the stiffness of the supporting leg affects the trunk kinematics during kicking and kicking performance in soccer players. Twenty-two male collegiate soccer players participated in the study.

Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Ultrasonic Tenotomy for Refractory Patellar Tendinopathy in High-Level Athletes: A Case Series.

Objective: To elucidate the clinical outcomes and return-to-sport status of high-level athletes with refractory patellar tendinopathy treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous ultrasonic tenotomy (PUT).

Design: Case series study.

Setting: Single orthopaedic clinic.

Roles of empathy in altruistic cooperation in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder.

Background: Altruistic cooperation (AC) is essential in human social interactions. Previous studies have investigated AC-related behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), revealing that there is considerable individual variability in the behavior. However, this issue is still largely unexplored especially in the adult population.

Validity, reliability, and measurement error of the Japanese version of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire for patients with Parkinson's disease.

Background: The Freezing of Gait Questionnaire has been translated into several languages. However, it has not been translated into Japanese and its measurement error remains unclear. This study aimed to translate the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire into Japanese, investigate its validity and reliability, and calculate its measurement errors.

Effect of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation of the common fibular nerve on the soleus muscle Hoffmann reflex.

[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the effects of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation of the common fibular nerve on the modification of neural circuit function as measured through the soleus muscle Hoffmann reflex. [Participants and Methods] Twenty-four healthy adult males were randomly and equally divided into the magnetic stimulation (experimental) and control groups. The Hoffmann reflex of the soleus muscle was analyzed before and after 10 min of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation for the experimental group and before and after 10 min of rest for the control group.

Neural responses to gaming content on social media in young adults.

Excessive gaming can impair both mental and physical health, drawing widespread public and clinical attention, especially among young generations. People are now more exposed to gaming-related content on social media than before, and this exposure may have a significant impact on their behavior. However, the neural mechanisms underlying this effect remain unexplored.

Explicit and implicit effects of gaming content on social media on the behavior of young adults.

Excessive gameplay can have negative effects on both mental and physical health, especially among young people. Nowadays, social media platforms are bombarding users with gaming-related content daily. Understanding the effect of this content on people's behavior is essential to gain insight into problematic gaming habits.

Powering quantum Otto engines only with q-deformation of the working substance.

We consider a quantum Otto cycle with a q-deformed quantum oscillator working substance and classical thermal baths. We investigate the influence of the quantum statistical deformation parameter q on the work and efficiency of the cycle. In usual quantum Otto cycle, a Hamiltonian parameter is varied during the quantum adiabatic stages while the quantum statistical character of the working substance remains fixed.

Leg and Joint Stiffness of the Supporting Leg during Side-Foot Kicking in Soccer Players with Chronic Ankle Instability.

Soccer players with chronic ankle instability (CAI) may stabilize their supporting leg by the proximal joint to compensate for the ankle instability during kicking motion. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of leg and joint stiffness of the supporting leg during side-foot kicking in soccer players with CAI. Twenty-four male collegiate-level soccer players with and without CAI participated in this study.

Differences in the early stages of motor learning between visual-motor illusion and action observation.

The visual-motor illusion (VMI) induces a kinesthetic illusion by watching one's physically-moving video while the body is at rest. It remains unclear whether the early stages (immediately to one hour later) of motor learning are promoted by VMI. This study investigated whether VMI changes the early stages of motor learning in healthy individuals.

Spiking neural networks for predictive and explainable modelling of multimodal streaming data with a case study on financial time series and online news.

In a first study, this paper argues and demonstrates that spiking neural networks (SNN) can be successfully used for predictive and explainable modelling of multimodal streaming data. The paper proposes a new method, where both time series and on-line news are integrated as numerical streaming data in the same time domain and then used to train incrementally a SNN model. The connectivity and the spiking activity of the SNN are then analyzed through clustering and dynamic graph extraction to reveal on-line interaction between all input variables in regard to the predicted one.

Is state-owned enterprise merging private enterprise "market choice" or "space crowding" ? -Based on the motives of equity transfer of mixed-ownership enterprises.

Many state-owned enterprises have mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with private enterprises, which has caused private enterprises to worry about their living space being squeezed. Based on 572 data records about equity transfers of Chinese listed companies extracted from CSMAR4.0 from 2013 to 2020, this paper categorized ownership structures into three categories: privatization of state-owned enterprises (Category 1), state-owned enterprises merging private enterprises (Category 2), and state-owned enterprises merging state-owned enterprises (Category 3).

Longitudinal Changes in Motor Estimation Error and Motor Function in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Case Report.

Background And Objectives: This report described two cases with clear longitudinal changes in motor estimation error (difference between the motor imagery and motor execution) and their progression and motor and activities of daily living (ADL) function changes in patients with PD.

Materials And Methods: Patient 1 was a 68-year-old man (Hoehn and Yahr [H and Y] stage: IV, diagnosed with PD for 11.8 years) and patient 2 was a 68-year-old woman (H and Y stage: II, diagnosed with PD for 9.

Characteristics of EEG power spectra involved in the proficiency of motor learning.

Neuromodulation techniques for modulating brain activity can affect performance in a variety of behaviors. Techniques including transcranial alternating current stimulation and random noise stimulation can modulate neural oscillations. However, the intervention effect of neuromodulation approaches on motor learning is poor, partly because the electroencephalography (EEG) power spectra associated with the motor learning process has not yet been fully elucidated.

The reliability and validity of joint range of motion measurement using zoom and a smartphone application.

[Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of measuring the range of motion of joints using a remote videoconferencing system (Zoom) and a smartphone application. [Participants and Methods] This study included 16 young and healthy adults. The participants were instructed to perform shoulder joint flexion exercises in a seated position, with automatic motions, and maintain that posture throughout the measurement.

Neural correlates of perceptual switching and their association with empathy and alexithymia in individuals with and without autism spectrum disorder.

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often show limited empathy (poor recognition of others' emotions) and high alexithymia (poor recognition of own emotions and external thinking), which can negatively impact their social functioning. Previous experimental studies suggest that alterations in cognitive flexibility play key roles in the development of these characteristics in ASD. However, the underlying neural mechanisms that link cognitive flexibility and empathy/alexithymia are still largely unknown.

Neural basis underlying the sense of coherence in medical professionals revealed by the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations.

Although mitigating burnout has long been a pressing issue in healthcare, recent global disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic and wars, have exacerbated this problem. Medical professionals are frequently exposed to diverse job-induced distress; furthermore, the importance of people's sense of coherence (SOC) over work has been addressed to better deal with burnout. However, the neural mechanisms underlying SOC in medical professionals are not sufficiently investigated.

The role of corporate governance and reputation in the disclosure of corporate social responsibility and firm performance.

This aim of this research is to examine the role of Corporate Governance and Corporate Reputation (CR) in the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSRD) and firm performance. A moderating - mediation model addresses this research objective based on 3588 observations from 833 firms from 31 countries between 2005 and 2011. Significant effect of CSRD on CR was observed, especially contributing to firm performance.