727 Results Found

In this study, a human hip joint with Cam-type Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) is studied by the Finite Element Method (FEM). This pathology consists of a malformation that causes a lack of sphericity of the head of the femur. In turn, this causes...

To evaluate the slip resistance of high-strength bolted friction-type connections subjected to different corrosion-protection treatments, calibration tests were performed on six representative faying-surface conditions: sand-blasted (uncoated), epoxy...

Background: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a complex hip disorder characterized by abnormal contact between the femoral head and acetabulum, often leading to joint damage, chronic pain, and early-onset osteoarthritis. Despite MRI being the ima...

In some occasions, outdoor steel structures like wind towers, bridges, winter sports facilities, and so on are subjected to extreme environmental conditions with the presence of ice and/or with below-zero temperatures. Sometimes in these situations,...

E-region field-aligned irregularities (FAIs) are a hot topic in space research, since electromagnetic signal propagation through ionospheric irregularities can undergo sporadic enhancements and fading known as ionospheric scintillation, which could s...

Introduction: Femoroacetabular impingement is a commonly recognized condition among people with hip pain. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess how arthroscopy and physiotherapy treatment influenced the quality of life and functional condition of...

Seaweed is a valuable coastal resource for its use in food, cosmetics, and other items. This study proposed new remote sensing based seaweed enhancing index (SEI) using spectral bands of near-infrared (NIR) and shortwave-infrared (SWIR) of Landsat 8...

Objective: This study analyzed the relationship between the coronary FAI on CCTA and coronary adverse events in patients with moderate coronary artery disease based on machine learning. Methods: A total of 172 patients with coronary artery disease wi...

Understanding the spatiotemporal environment of the ocean after a heavy rain disaster is critical for satellite remote sensing research and disaster prevention. We attempted to reproduce changes in marine debris distributions using multidate data of...

(1) Background: The femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) type cam leads to a conflict between the acetabular rim and a bony thickening of the femoral neck junction. While maximal excursions in flexion, adduction and internal rotation provoke pain, the...

This work focuses on the detection of tiny macroalgae patches in the eastern parts of the Yellow Sea (YS) using high-resolution Landsat-8 images from 2014 to 2017. In the comparison between floating algae index (FAI) and normalized difference vegetat...

 Background: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is common. The present systematic review updates the current evidence on return to sport (RTS) in patients who have undergone arthroscopic surgery for FAI in any of its variants (CAM, pincer, or bo...

Background: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of hip pain and dysfunction, especially in young and active individuals, and it may require surgical management for associated labral tears and cartilage damage. The management of FAI h...

Background: The impact of smoking in arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabolar impingement (FAI) is controversial. This systematic review updates and discusses current evidence on the influence of cigarette smoking on the outcome of arthroscopic mana...

Ankle sprain is a common musculoskeletal injury, and recurrent ankle sprains often lead to ankle instability. This study aimed to examine whether a 6-week balance training on a wobble board (WB) combined with kinesio taping (KT) is effective in impro...

Introduction: The present study investigates the five-year outcomes of hip arthroscopy for cam or pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and associated labral tears in a defined patient population. Methods: Patients who underwent hip arthrosc...

Floating macroalgae information is required to manage coastal environments and fishery resources effectively. In situ observations and analyses can result in under-sampling, thereby challenging the comprehension of the floating macroalgae abundance a...

Background: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) increasingly affects professional and amateur tennis players. Therefore, understanding the optimal approach to follow in specific cases plays an important role in the return to sports activity. Methods:...

Predisposing factors for CAM-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) include acetabular protrusion and retroversion; however, nothing is known regarding development in dysplastic hips. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation betwee...

Background/Objectives: Patients with combined cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease face poorer prognoses. Early, accurate assessment of the risk of cerebral ischaemic events (including transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) and ischaemic strokes (I...

The expected rate and timing of return to work (RTW) following hip arthroscopy is an important consideration for patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rates of RTW following hip arthroscopy, the time required to RTW, and factors cor...

Acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease, which is considered one of the diseases of civilization due to the significant influence of environmental factors on the severity and frequency of these lesions. The aim of this study was t...

Hip arthroscopy and surgical hip dislocation (SHD) can be adequate surgical options for patients suffering from femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome, but there is to date no published data on their impact on hip muscles strength. The purpose o...

Background: The Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI) questionnaire is widely used to screen for functional ankle instability (FAI), but its link to objective landing kinetics in multidirectional sports like netball is not well-under...

In the rotational moulding industry, non-used, scrap, and waste purge materials have tremendous potential to be reprocessed and applied in skin-foam-skin sandwich structures to replace and reduce the use of virgin polymers. This approach not only enc...

The rapid growth of electric vehicle (EV) charging demand poses significant challenges to distribution networks (DNs), particularly during public holidays when concentrated peaks occur near scenic areas and urban transport hubs. These sudden surges c...

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., 2n = 2x = 14, Poaceae), is a cross-pollinated, warm-season crop grown worldwide. To select genotypes for breeding pearl millet cultivars that adapt to drought condition in southern Tunisia, we evaluated t...

The Ulva prolifera green tide in the South Yellow Sea has erupted annually for many years, posing significant threats to coastal ecology, the economy, and society. While environmental factors are widely acknowledged as prerequisites for these outbrea...

CC-type chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) has been known to regulate immune responses by mediating the chemotaxis of leukocytes. Depending on the environment, CCL5 forms different orders of oligomers to interact with targets and create functional diversity....

Inflammation is a key factor in the development of atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by the buildup of plaque in the arteries. COVID-19 infection is known to cause systemic inflammation, but its impact on local plaque vulnerability is unclear....

This article presents a novel fully automatic indoor surveying (FAIS) framework for large-scale indoor environments using a Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) hardware system. Traditional methods for indoor surveying are labor-intensive and time-consum...

Data at a smaller regional level has now become a necessity for local governments. The average data on household expenditure on food and non-food is designed for provincial and district/city estimation levels. Subdistrict-level statistics are not cur...

Background: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an established first-line test in the investigation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), while the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) derived from CT seems to b...

Most cities in China, especially industrial cities, are facing severe air pollution, which affects the health of the residents and the development of cities. One of the most effective ways to alleviate air pollution is to improve the urban ventilatio...

In this study, five three-dimensional angle-interlock fabrics with different warp and weft densities were fabricated using 1000D Kevlar filaments. The Kevlar/EP composites were prepared by vacuum-assisted molding techniques. The low-velocity impact p...

Model-based estimation of small area means can lead to reliable estimates when the area sample sizes are small. This is accomplished by borrowing strength across related areas using models linking area means to related covariates and random area effe...

This study determines the effects of annealing treatment on the structure and the optical and electronic behaviors of the mixed (FAPbI3)1−x(MAPbBr3)x perovskite system. The experimental results reveal that (FAPbI3)1−x(MAPbBr3)x (x ~ 0.2) is an effect...

Natural crude-oil seepages, together with the oil released into seawater as a consequence of oil exploration/production/transportation activities, and operational discharges from tankers (i.e., oil dumped during cleaning actions) represent the main s...

The conventional surface treatments on stainless steel plates yield slip factors less than the required value for a friction grip, which hinders the application of stainless steel high-strength bolts. The slip factor and the treatment process of stai...

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is caused by hip joint anomalies. Although asymptomatic and symptomatic FAI have been reported in young adults, information on biomechanical and functional characteristics of FAI is rare. We compared the subjective...

(1) Background: This study investigated the impact of different footwear conditions on the biomechanics of individuals with Functional Ankle Instability (FAI) during single-leg drop landing movements. (2) Methods: Fifteen participants with FAI and a...

The coexistence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and liver steatosis has been studied for years. The gold standards for the diagnosis of liver steatosis are liver biopsy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which are invasive and expensive method...

Background: The pathophysiology of angina-like symptoms in myocarditis is still unclear. Perivascular fat attenuation index (pFAI) by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a non-invasive marker of coronary inflammation (CI) in atheroscle...

Background/Objectives: The fluocinolone acetonide implant (FAI) is an intravitreal corticosteroid implant designed to have a therapeutic effect lasting up to 3 years. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy and safety of the FAI (0.1...

Nighttime F-region field-aligned irregularities (FAIs) associated with equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) are impacted by terrestrial factors, such as solar irradiance and geomagnetic activity. This paper examines the impact of the planetary-scale peri...

This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanics of single-leg drop landing in individuals with functional ankle instability (FAI) during cognitive tasks, contrasting these findings with those of healthy controls to provide insights for evidence-based r...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the demand for utilising telehealth as a major mode of healthcare delivery, with increasing interest in the use of tele-platforms for remote patient assessment. In this context, the use of smartphone...

There has been an increased interest in oilseed crops for agro-industry research and development breeding programs to secure sustainable food and agriculture. The introgression of exotic genotypes of oilseed Brassica into cultivated relatives is inev...

Femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is one of the most studied conditions in sports medicine. Surgical or conservative approaches can be proposed for treating FAI, although the best standard of care is not established yet. Our aim is to prov...

Background: The Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI) offers a simple method to screen temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This study aimed to validate the Spanish version of the FAI in patients with TMD. Methods: The sample consisted of 125 subjects (66 TMD...