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Colloidal stability as well as physicochemical and rheological properties are among the critical determinants of the sensory quality of beverages. The present study investigated the effects of lecithin, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, and the...

Chronic low back pain (LBP) impairs balance control due to deficits in sensory integration, yet limited research examines postural sway under varying visual conditions. This study assessed the effects of visual input on postural stability using the n...

Road structures undergo a series of chemical and physical processes once they are put into service. This phenomenon results from the action of the load and the influence of the environment, which causes their progressive deterioration. In order to mi...

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become an important aspect of quality control in modern healthcare. In this prospective observational study on 199 patients undergoing thoracolumbar stabilization surgery, we quantified preoperative expe...

Background and Objectives: Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common causes of disability in the elderly and often necessitates surgical intervention in patients over the age of 65. Our study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of interlam...

(1) Background: The smart city management system, with GIS technology as its core, is based on realistic visualization of multiple types of 3D model data syntheses. However, the efficiency barriers to achieving smooth and continuous visualization fro...

The study presented herein was intended to (1) compare the optimum (minimum) dosage requirements of four different sources of polycarboxylate-based high-range water-reducing admixtures (HRWRAs) and viscosity-modifying admixtures (VMAs) in attaining s...

Deterioration of postural control in older adults is unavoidable due to age-associated degeneration of the visual system. Our study objective was therefore to verify whether there is a positive effect on postural control ability after providing older...

Little is known about how disrupted vision affects visual reliance during postural control. postural control. Twenty-four physically active adults volunteered to participate in the study. Static postural control was quantified with center of pressure...

In order to assess the reliability of power systems, transient stability simulations must be conducted in addition to steady state study. The transient stability component of reliability studies usually involves extensive simulations generating large...

The stability assessment of aged tunnel linings are mainly evaluated based on the visual inspection, and the Tunnel-lining Crack Index (TCI) is one of the most widely used tunnel lining health assessment indexes in Japan. However, the intersection an...

Background/Objectives: Transepithelial accelerated corneal crosslinking (TE-ACXL) is a minimally invasive approach for stabilizing progressive keratoconus while preserving the corneal epithelium. This study aims to evaluate changes in visual acuity,...

Background/Objectives: To objectively evaluate the rotational stability, refractive predictability, and visual outcomes of toric EVO ICL using automated infrared retinal retroillumination imaging. Setting/Venue: The research was conducted in a specia...

Mine rescue robots operate in extremely adverse subterranean environments, where the acquired video data are frequently affected by severe jitter and motion distortion. Such instability leads to the loss of critical visual information, thereby reduci...

Background/Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy, accuracy, safety, and long-term stability of topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (TGPRK) in eyes where post-LASIK (PLE) ectasia progression was stabilized with under-flap corneal crosslinking...

Altered postural control in people with chronic ankle instability (CAI) may be attributed to deficits that are associated with neurocognitive function. Acute training is another factor that may negatively affect postural control and increase the risk...

Structure Health Monitoring is a topic of great interest in port structures due to the ageing of structures and the limitations of evaluating structures. This paper presents a cloud computing-based stability evaluation platform for a pier type port s...

Hearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for dementia in older adults. Whether hearing aid use can delay the onset of cognitive decline is unknown. Participants in this study (aged 62–82 years) were assessed before and 18 months after hearing a...

Prognostic breeding is a crop improvement methodology that utilizes prognostic equations to enable concurrent selection for plant yield potential and stability of performance. There is a necessity for plant breeders to accurately phenotype plants in...

Postural stability requires an interaction between cognitive, perceptual, sensory, and motor functions. Thus, impairment in any of these systems may affect postural balance. This study assessed the effect of visual input and surface slope on postural...

To assess the interactions between individual cofactors and multisensory inputs on the postural sway of adults with type 2 diabetes and healthy subjects, 69 adults accepted to participate in the study (48 with/21 without diabetes). Assessments includ...

Current research on multimodal AR-HUD navigation systems primarily focuses on the presentation forms of auditory and visual information, yet the effects of synchrony between auditory and visual prompts as well as prompt timing on driving behavior and...

Recently, decreasing energy consumption under the premise of building comfort has become a popular topic, especially visual comfort. Existing research on visual comfort lacks a standard of how to select indicators. Moreover, studies on individual vis...

Aim: The aim of this preliminary study was to explore the visual attention in children with ADHD using eye-tracking, and to identify a relevant quantitative proxy of their attentional control. Methods: Twenty-two children diagnosed with ADHD (aged 7...

This retrospective comparative study analyzes the early postoperative impact of laser vision correction for myopia on the optical quality and stability of functional vision using a double-pass aberrometer. Retinal image quality and visual function st...

The knee is a complex joint essential for locomotion, providing stability that is crucial for avoiding biomechanical deviations such as dynamic knee valgus (DKV), a contributing injury risk factor. This study aimed to assess the influence of body mas...

Open-pit mining seriously damages the original vegetation community and soil layer and disturbs the carbon cycle of vegetation and soil, causing instability in the mining ecosystem and decrease in the carbon sequestration capacity of the mining area....

Large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) formations are vulnerable to disintegration under electromagnetic interference and fire attacks. To address this issue, this work proposed a distributed formation method of UAVs based on the 3 × 3 magic...

Lack of sleep is a factor that disrupts the receptors’ reception of information from the environment and contributes to the emergence of problems with maintaining balance. The main aim of the study was to determine whether sleep disorders affec...

Background: Adult spinal deformities (ASD) present complex challenges in spine surgery. The diverse nature of these deformities requires a comprehensive understanding of their classification and treatment options. Traditional approaches, such as fusi...

Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a kind of abnormal vibration which needs to be automatically identified and warned in real time to guarantee the operational safety of a bridge. However, the existing VIV identification methods only focus on identifi...

This paper introduces a novel high-certainty visual servo algorithm for a space manipulator with flexible joints, which consists of a kinematic motion planner and a Lyapunov dynamics model reference adaptive controller. To enhance kinematic certainty...

An important health-related problem of obesity is reduced stance stability, leading to increased chance of falling. In the present experiment, we aimed to compare stability in quiet and in dynamic body balance between women with morbid obesity (n = 1...

Vinpocetine (VP) is distributed after oral and intravenous administration, and its uptake in the thalamus, basal ganglia, and visual cortex. Due to poor bioavailability (~7%) and marked first-pass effect (~75%), including a short half-life (2–3...

Video satellites feature agile attitude maneuverability and the capability for continuous target imaging, making them an effective complement to ground-based remote sensing technologies. Existing research on video satellite tracking methods generally...

In this research, we study a dynamical system of total nitrogen transformation in a mangrove-filled constructed wetland. The system’s variables are the mangrove biomass concentration and total nitrogen concentration in wastewater and in soil solution...

This prospective, double-masked, contralateral study aimed to analyze and compare daytime changes in pre-lens tear film (PLTF) stability and optical quality in symptomatic subjects wearing two contact lenses (CL). A secondary goal was to assess the p...

Flowering represents the most important process in the reproductive stage of fruit trees, including olive trees. Previous studies have demonstrated that the genotype–environment interaction (GEI) has a considerable influence on olive flowering...

This study investigates the stability of hydrological drought trends in the Euphrates Basin from 1960 to 2020 using three-dimensional (3D) graphical representations based on innovative trend analysis (ITA) and triple Wilcoxon test (WT) methods. Unlik...

Measurement of the displacement of the center-of-pressure (COP) is an important tool used in biomechanics to assess postural stability and human balance. The goal of this research was to design and validate a low-cost portable device that can offer a...

Background/Objectives: The ability of young adults to control their balance is generally effortless and can occur automatically with minimal cognitive involvement. However, this ability may be compromised when integration conflicts arise due to impai...

Climate change has intensified the frequency and severity of forest disturbances globally, including windthrow, which poses substantial risks for both forest productivity and ecosystem stability. Rapid and precise assessment of wind-induced tree dama...

The aim of this study was to assess the advantages of an industry-scale microfluidizer system (ISMS) to prepare whole-grain highland barley pulp (WHBP) compared with colloid milling. Storage stability was evaluated by particle size, gravity separatio...

There is an increasing interest in the development of high internal phase emulsions (HIPE) stabilized by food-grade nanoparticles due to their potential applications in the food industry. In this study, cross-linked egg white protein isolates (cEPIs)...

Visual input significantly affects kinesthesis skills and, hence, visually impaired individuals show less developed sensorimotor control, especially in an unfamiliar outdoor environment. Regular blind baseball practice can counteract such a deficit b...

This study on oriented strand board (OSB) wood doors with veneer as the door leaf aimed to investigate consumers’ preference for visual–tactile elements of OSB. First, we utilized the questionnaire and interview methods to extract specifi...

Foot problems are highly prevalent in people with rheumatoid arthritis. This study aims to explore the foot morphology, pain and function in rheumatoid arthritis patients and the relation with the time of disease debut. A cross-sectional study was de...

The impact of psychosocial factors on increasing the risk of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) has attracted increasing attention. We aimed to develop and validate an integrated prediction model, especially incorporating emerging ps...

This study investigates the conformable nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) with self-phase modulation (SPM) and Kudryashov’s generalized refractive index, crucial for pulse propagation in optical fibers. By applying the modified simples...

This research investigates a model of the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia by paying attention to comorbid disease, self-quarantine, government-provided quarantine, and vaccination factors. The symmetrical aspects of the model are studied. The evaluat...