Assessing the impact of forest structure disturbances on the arboreal movement and energetics of orangutans—An agent-based modeling approach by Kirana Widyastuti, Kirana Widyastuti, Romain Reuillon, Romain Reuillon, Paul Chapron, Wildan Abdussalam, Darmae Nasir, Mark E. Harrison, Mark E. Harrison, Helen Morrogh-Bernard, Muhammad Ali Imron, Uta Berger

“…Orangutans in the model perform activities with a motivation to balance energy intake and expenditure through locomotion. We tested the model using forest inventory data obtained in Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. …”
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Lameness detection via leg-mounted accelerometers on dairy cows on four commercial farms by V.M. Thorup, L. Munksgaard, P.-E. Robert, H.W. Erhard, P.T. Thomsen, N.C. Friggens

“…During a lactation, locomotion score (LS) was assessed on average 2.4 times (s.d. 1.3). …”
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Septal GABA and Glutamate Neurons Express RXFP3 mRNA and Depletion of Septal RXFP3 Impaired Spatial Search Strategy and Long-Term Reference Memory in Adult Mice by Mouna Haidar, Mouna Haidar, Kimberly Tin, Kimberly Tin, Cary Zhang, Mohsen Nategh, João Covita, João Covita, Alexander D. Wykes, Alexander D. Wykes, Jake Rogers, Jake Rogers, Andrew L. Gundlach, Andrew L. Gundlach, Andrew L. Gundlach

“…Using Cre/LoxP recombination methods, we assessed locomotion, exploratory behavior, and spatial learning and long-term reference memory in adult C57BL/6J Rxfp3loxP/loxP mice with targeted depletion of Rxfp3 in the MS/DB. …”
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Aktivitas Harian Lutung Jawa (Trachypithecus auratus sondacius) di Kawasan Taman Buru Masigit Kareumbi Jawa Barat by Doni Santono, Ana Widiana, Sekarwati Sukmaningrasa

“…The results Javanese monkey daily activities that are in Hunting Park Masigit Kareumbi which has the coordinates 06°94'36 ‘’LS and 107°93'95’’BT and an altitude of 1,259 m above sea level shows that daily activity is often done with the locomotion activity overall percentage of 25.20%, while the lowest activity was urinary activity with a percentage of 1.94%. …”
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A 3D-Printed Capacitive Smart Insole for Plantar Pressure Monitoring by Anastasios G. Samarentsis, Georgios Makris, Sofia Spinthaki, Georgios Christodoulakis, Manolis Tsiknakis, Alexandros K. Pantazis

“…Gait analysis refers to the systematic study of human locomotion and finds numerous applications in the fields of clinical monitoring, rehabilitation, sports science and robotics. …”
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Effets du braconnage et des mutilations sur les budgets d’activités et les rapports sociaux des chimpanzés sauvages de Sebitoli dans le parc national de Kibale (Ouganda) by Marie Cibot, Justine Philippon, Romain Laurent, Emmanuelle Pouydebat, Sabrina Krief

“…Les chimpanzés mutilés rencontrent-ils des difficultés dans leur locomotion, leurs activités d’alimentation et de maintenance ? …”
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Motor skills related to body movement and dance. t-patterns detection Habilidades motrices en expresión corporal y danza. Detección de t-patterns by M. Dinušová, C. Torrents, M. Castañer, M. T. Anguera

“…The motor answers to observe refer to the patterns of motor skills of stability, locomotion and manipulation, variations of body-space, time and interaction between participants. 12 Phsysical Activity and Sports Science students without experience in dance participated in the study. 8 sessions were observed focused on space, time, energy and body contact. …”
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Robot-mediated overground gait training for transfemoral amputees with a powered bilateral hip orthosis: a pilot study by Clara Beatriz Sanz-Morère, Elena Martini, Barbara Meoni, Gabriele Arnetoli, Antonella Giffone, Stefano Doronzio, Chiara Fanciullacci, Andrea Parri, Roberto Conti, Francesco Giovacchini, Þór Friðriksson, Duane Romo, Simona Crea, Raffaele Molino-Lova, Nicola Vitiello

“…Abstract Background Transfemoral amputation is a serious intervention that alters the locomotion pattern, leading to secondary disorders and reduced quality of life. …”
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Valproic acid attenuates traumatic spinal cord injury-induced inflammation via STAT1 and NF-κB pathway dependent of HDAC3 by Shoubo Chen, Jingfang Ye, Xiangrong Chen, Jinnan Shi, Wenhua Wu, Wenping Lin, Weibin Lin, Yasong Li, Huangde Fu, Shun Li

“…Methods The Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan locomotion scale, the inclined plane test, the blood-spinal cord barrier, and Nissl staining were employed to determine the neuroprotective effects of VPA treatment after SCI. …”
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An iterative approach to the development of a sole ulcer induction model in Holstein cows by G. Cramer, E. Shepley, W. Knauer, B.A. Crooker, S. Wagner, L.S. Caixeta

“…Primary response measurements included hoof lesion and locomotion scoring, lying time, hoof thermography, and weight distribution per hoof. …”
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Prevalence of Colacium vesiculosum (Colaciales: Euglenophyceae) on planktonic crustaceans in a subtropical shallow lake of Argentina by Yolanda Zalocar, Santa Margarita Frutos, Sylvina Lorena Casco, Marina Elizabet Forastier, Silvina Vanesa Vallejos

“…The attachment sites on the exoskeleton were found to be the portions of the body which have a higher probability of encounter with epibionts during locomotion and feeding, i.e., antennae and thoracic legs in copepods, and thoracic legs and postabdomen in cladocerans. …”
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Development and validation of statistical shape models of the primary functional bone segments of the foot by Tamara M. Grant, Laura E. Diamond, Claudio Pizzolato, Bryce A. Killen, Daniel Devaprakash, Luke Kelly, Jayishni N. Maharaj, David J. Saxby

“…Few studies have focused on personalising foot bone anatomy, potentially incorrectly estimating the foot’s contribution to locomotion. Statistical shape models have been created for a subset of foot-ankle bones, but have not been validated. …”
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Behavioral patterns as indicators of resilience after parturition in dairy cows by I.D.E. van Dixhoorn, R.M. de Mol, S.K. Schnabel, J.T.N. van der Werf, S. van Mourik, J.E. Bolhuis, J.M.J. Rebel, C.G. van Reenen

“…We also calculated TDS values relating to inflammation, locomotion, or metabolic problems, which were further divided into macro-mineral and liver-related deviations. …”
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Escolares com baixa visão: percepção sobre as dificuldades visuais, opinião sobre as relações com comunidade escolar e o uso de recursos de tecnologia assistiva nas atividades coti... by Marília Costa Câmara Ferroni, Maria Elisabete Rodrigues Freire Gasparetto

“…Regarding self perception of vision problems, they emphasized academic issues, locomotion and leisure difficulties, such as watching TV.…”
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Variability in the complexity of patient's nursing care needs Variabilidad del grado de complejidad asistencial del paciente con relación al equipo de enfermería Variabilidade do g... by Vivian Brito de Araújo, Márcia Galan Perroca, Marli de Carvalho Jericó

“…Most of the clinical patients remained in the care category identified upon admission, while the surgical patients varied among the care categories, mainly in the post-operative period. Personal hygiene, locomotion and skin integrity were the most involved care indicators in the transition between care categories. …”
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON PREVALENCE OF UPWARD FIXATION OF PATELLA IN CATTLE IN GOIÁS STATE, BRAZIL: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY EFEITOS AMBIENTAIS E DE MANEJO NA PREVALÊNC... by Maria Auxiliadora Leão, Marco Augusto Machado Silva, Marco Antônio de Oliveira Viu, Luiz Antônio Franco da Silva, Olízio Claudino da Silva, Gracinda Mariana Calaça

“…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Key-words: Epidemiology, locomotion system, ruminants. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">A fixação dorsal de patela é uma enfermidade de caráter crônico observada em bovinos criados sob variados sistemas de manejo, apresentando-se de forma uni ou bilateral, em ambos os sexos, diferentes raças e idades. …”
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Satisfação dos cuidadores dos pacientes portadores de paralisia cerebral e escoliose após artrodese de coluna Cerebral palsy and scoliosis patient caregiver satisfaction after spin... by Simone Tortato, Carlos Abreu de Aguiar, Dulce Helena Grimm, Luiz Antonio Munhoz da Cunha, Luis Eduardo Munhoz da Rocha

“…There was an improvement in personal care in 36 patients (95%), and locomotion and function in 37 (97%). Aesthetic improvement occurred in 100% of cases. …”
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Are Machine Learning Models on Wrist Accelerometry Robust against Differences in Physical Performance among Older Adults? by Chen Bai, Amal A. Wanigatunga, Santiago Saldana, Ramon Casanova, Todd M. Manini, Mamoun T. Mardini

“…XGBoost obtained F1-Scores for sedentary (0.932 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>±</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.005), locomotion (0.946 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>±</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.003), lifestyle (0.927 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>±</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.006), and strength flexibility exercise (0.915 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>±</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.017) activity type recognition tasks. …”
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Curcumin-primed human BMSC-derived extracellular vesicles reverse IL-1β-induced catabolic responses of OA chondrocytes by upregulating miR-126-3p by Shushan Li, Sabine Stöckl, Christoph Lukas, Marietta Herrmann, Christoph Brochhausen, Matthias A. König, Brian Johnstone, Susanne Grässel

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Physical activity intensity classification during activities of daily living in older adults using accelerometers: Is the ear the new wrist? by Jan Stutz, Philipp Eichenberger, Chiara Oetiker, Sacha Huber, Isabel Hirzel, Christina Spengler

“…Each activity lasted 8 min and included sedentary activities (e.g., lying, playing cards) low-intensity activities (e.g., hanging laundry), activities of changing intensity or without physical displacement (e.g., yoga, squats), indoor activities related to locomotion (e.g., walking, running), outdoor activities (e.g., walking uphill, cycling), and activities with aids (e.g., walking with a stroller). …”
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