Effect of Axial Compression Ratio on Seismic and Self-Centering Performance of Unbonded Prestressed Concrete Columns by Yun Shi, Guanglin Yuan, Hao Zhu

“…The test results show that compared with concrete columns with ordinary reinforcement, the hysteresis curve of reinforced concrete columns with prestressed tendons has a pinch phenomenon to a certain extent, and the energy dissipation performance becomes worse. …”
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Identification of critical ecological restoration and early warning regions in the five-lakes basin of central Yunnan by Yongcui Lan, Jinliang Wang, Qianwei Liu, Fang Liu, Lanfang Liu, Jie Li, Mengjia Luo

“…An ecological security pattern (ESP) is constructed using the source-resistance surface-corridor-pinch point framework to effectively identify crucial areas for ecological restoration. …”
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An Exercise and Educational and Self-management Program Delivered With a Smartphone App (CareHand) in Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hands: Randomized Controlled Trial by Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez-Laulhé, Luis Gabriel Luque-Romero, Francisco José Barrero-García, Ángela Biscarri-Carbonero, Jesús Blanquero, Alejandro Suero-Pineda, Alberto Marcos Heredia-Rizo

“…Secondary measures included pain and stiffness intensity (visual analog scale), grip strength (dynamometer), pinch strength (pinch gauge), and upper limb function (shortened version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire). …”
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Ergonomic cup handle design analysis at Naruna Ceramic Studio: A literature review by Irrine Carolline Stefani Agung, Teguh Siswantoro, Baju Bawono, Paulus Wisnu Anggoro

“…A unique design is not enough for a better user experience. Comfort must be considered using anthropometric dimensions and biomechanical strength. …”
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Modeling and multi-objective exergy based optimization of a combined cycle power plant using a genetic algorithm by Kaviri, Abdolsaeid Ganjeh, Mohd.Jaafar, Mohammad Nazri, Mat Lazim, Tholudin

“…In second part, by considering number of decision variables, the objective function is optimized. To have a better understanding and optimal design of the system, an optimization is performed. …”

Heat integration of fractionators for low temperature separation unit (LTSU) and product recovery unit (PRU) by Ahmad Izamin, Ali

“…In order to reduce the operating cost, energy recovery through Pinch Analysis need to be carried out that utilize hot and cold streams of Low Temperature Separation Unit (LTSU) and Product Recovery Unit (PRU) in GPP. …”
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Ipsilesional upper limb performance in stroke individuals: relationship among outcomes of different tests used to assess hand function by Bianca Pinto Cunha, Sandra Maria Sbeghen Ferreira de Freitas, Viviana Van Den Berg de Menezes, Paulo Barbosa de Freitas

“…Conclusion: We conclude that the existence of only moderate relationships between test outcomes demonstrates the need to use at least two instruments to better describe the ipsilesional hand function of stroke individuals.…”
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Targeting tissular immune response improves diagnostic performance of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) in Crohn's disease. by Daniel Bertin, Jean-Charles Grimaud, Nathalie Lesavre, Chahine Benelmouloud, Ariadne Desjeux, Stéphane Garcia, Sophie Desplat-Jégo

“…For both markers, sensitivities for diagnosing CD were better in supernatants (ASCA: 53.7%, anti-OmpC: 28.4%) than in serum (ASCA: 31.3%, anti-OmpC: 22.4%). …”
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Exercise for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand by Williams, M, Srikesavan, C, Heine, P, Bruce, J, Brosseau, L, Hoxey-Thomas, N, Lamb, S

“…The absolute change on a 0-to-100 hand function scale (higher scores mean better function) and number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome (NNTB) were 5% (95% CI 2% to 7%); 8 (95% CI 5 to 20) and 4% (95% CI 1% to 8%); 9 (95% CI 6 to 27), respectively. …”

Regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle as Bottoming Cycle of an Industrial Gas Engine: Traditional and Advanced Exergetic Analysis by Javier Cardenas Gutierrez, Guillermo Valencia Ochoa, Jorge Duarte-Forero

“…A sensitivity analysis was achieved to assess the effect of condensing temperature, evaporator pinch, and pressure ratio with net power, thermal efficiencies, and exergetic efficiency for pentane, hexane, and octane as organic working fluids, where pentane obtained better energy and exergetic results. …”
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putEMG—A Surface Electromyography Hand Gesture Recognition Dataset by Piotr Kaczmarek, Tomasz Mańkowski, Jakub Tomczyński

“…Analysis of performance for particular gestures showed that LDA/Du combination has significantly higher accuracy for full hand gestures, while SVM/RMS performs better for pinch gestures. …”
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Association between Calf Circumference and Sarcopenia in Kidney Transplant Recipients by HUANG He, ZOU Zhizhuo, LI Qin, LIU Dong, WANG Yuqi, TAN Rongshao

“…However, its predictive value needs to be verified further by large-sample cohort studies, and thus to better promote early clinical screening of sarcopenia in kidney transplant recipients to effectively improve their quality of life and prognosis.…”
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Coordination among proteins, lipids and water in membrane fusion and fission probed by solid-state NMR by Sutherland, Madeleine

“…Then, to exit the cell, a new virus particle will pinch off a piece of the host cell membrane. The two membranes must be physically separated to release the virus particle. …”
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Three-Dimensional Navigation (O-arm) for Minimally Invasive Shelf Acetabuloplasty by Mathieu Severyns, M.D., Quentin Andeol, M.D., Laure Flurin, M.D., Kerim Abdellatif, M.D., Antoine Cazor, M.D., Tanguy Vendeuvre, M.D., Ph.D., Francois-Xavier Hostalrich, M.D., Abdelkrim Benchikh El-Fegoun, M.D., Guillaume Anthony Odri, M.D., Ph.D.

“…The current literature suggests better clinical and functional outcomes when shelf acetabuloplasty is performed for a moderate joint pinch (<50%) associated with an important external coverage defect of the acetabular cup (<25°). …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Multi-Channel Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (M-tDCS) on Recovery of Cognitive Domains, Motor Functions of Paretic Hand and Gait in Subacute Stroke S... by Midha Divya, Arumugam Narkeesh

“…Motor learning entails strong interaction with the cognitive domains. So better outcomes may be expected by optimally targeting functionally correlated areas simultaneously through tDCS. …”
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The Exergy Loss Distribution and the Heat Transfer Capability in Subcritical Organic Rankine Cycle by Chao He, Youzhou Jiao, Chaochao Tian, Zhenfeng Wang, Zhiping Zhang

“…The research results will help to better understand the characteristics of the exergy loss distribution in an ORC system.…”
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Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia by Taehun Son, Ha Bich Trinh, Seunghyun Kim, Bayasgalan Dugarjav, Jaeryeong Lee

“…The maximum energy consumption per hour for the whole process was estimated to be 2–3 MW, which was better to integrate with a hybrid renewable energy system. …”
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Evaluation of Adipose Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis by Eleni Karagergou, Theodora Ligomenou, Byron Chalidis, Dimitrios Kitridis, Sophia Papadopoulou, Panagiotis Givissis

“…Although the results are encouraging, a uniformly standardized method of fat processing and the conduction of randomized controlled trials in the future could better evaluate the effectiveness of this procedure for thumb CMCJ osteoarthritis.…”
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Failure Rate and Early Complications of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Replacement—A Multicenter Retrospective Study of Two Modern Implant Designs by Uri Farkash, Mojahed Sakhnini, Daniel Dreyfuss, Daniel Tordjman, Gilad Rotem, Shai Luria

“…Joint replacement arthroplasty for the treatment of thumb osteoarthritis is gaining popularity as recent studies have demonstrated better pinch and grip strength and faster rehabilitation. …”
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Effects of approximation and close-fitting technique of corona model on neon soft x-ray emission in 3-kJ plasma focus by Abd. Rashid, Natashah, Mohamad, Saiful Najmee, Chaudhary, Kashif Tufail, Lee, Sing, Saw, Sor Heoh, Ali, Jalil

“…The use of CFCM in the Lee model contributes to better estimation for further numerical experiment studies and gives confidence that the model is sufficiently realistic in describing the PF dynamics and SXR emission.…”