32 Results Found

Preterm infants are at higher risk for both symmetrical and asymmetrical head molding. This study involved 3D stereophotogrammetry to assess the cranial growth, molding, and incidence of deformational plagiocephaly (DP) in preterm children compared t...

The relationship between asymmetry and performance is still undetermined in the literature. Methods of assessing asymmetry have been inconsistent and focused on the analysis of jumping asymmetry. Dual ground reaction forces are prevalent in athlete m...

This study evaluated overall performance on the functional movement screen (FMS), prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional movements, and the relationship between measures of adiposity and the FMS score. Methods: Ninety-four (53 boys; 41 girls) 10...

Corticosterone (CORT) is the primary avian stress hormone and regulates key physiological processes, but chronically elevated levels can be detrimental. This study simulated chronic stress by exogenously increasing CORT to assess effects on gait scor...

Symmetrical and asymmetrical information plays a critical role in resolving many issues. The implications of symmetry and asymmetry in interval-valued picture fuzzy decision-making, lie in their ability to represent and manage complex data. Decision...

Step length asymmetry is a characteristic feature of gait in post-stroke patients. A novel anterioposterior weight-shift training method with visual biofeedback (AP training) was developed to improve the forward progression of the trunk. This study a...

Symmetry and asymmetry are foundational design principles in artificial intelligence, defining the balance between invariance and adaptability in multimodal learning systems. In audio-visual speaker verification, where speech and lip-motion features...

Background: Some neonates are assessed for the risk of atypical psychomotor development at birth and are referred for reflex locomotion therapy using the Vojta method. Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between spontaneous mo...

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a screening tool that identifies dysfunctional movements in seven test items requiring an interplay of cognitive, perceptual, proprioceptive, and motor functions that involve muscular strength/endurance, flexib...

Background/Objectives: Asymmetries in force production, characterized by vertical ground reaction forces (VGRFs), during lower-limb bilateral movements such as deadlifting and squatting, are considered biomechanical risk factors for injury. Real-time...

This study evaluated the subsequent effect of photoperiods during incubation on post-hatch growth and stress response of commercial broiler chickens. A total of 875 Ross 308 broiler breeder (48 weeks of age) eggs were hatched using different duration...

Background/objective: Tennis involves repetitive overhead movements, and understanding the relationship between shoulder mobility, dynamic stability, and isometric strength could be crucial for developing targeted training programmes to enhance perfo...

The success of any endeavor or process is heavily contingent on the ability to reconcile and satisfy balance requirements, which are often characterized by symmetry considerations. In practical applications, the primary goal of decision-making proces...

A three-dimensional (3D) T₁-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at 7-Tesla system was acquired with a high spatial resolution from fixed brains of male and female ferrets at postnatal days (PDs) 4 to 90, and their age-related sexual difference...

Skin cancer is one of the most easily developed cancers and is continuously seeing an increased incidence rate. In this study, we propose a novel ABC ensemble model for skin lesion classification by leveraging the ABCD rule, which is commonly used in...

Background and Objectives: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children can result in long-term skeletal complications, including a reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of osteoporosis. This study aimed to evaluate BMD in...

The diaphragm plays a central role in respiration, and its dysfunction may contribute to respiratory distress (RD). Although ultrasound is widely used to assess diaphragmatic function in humans, its value in veterinary patients remains poorly defined...

Background: Lokomat-assisted robotic rehabilitation is increasingly used for gait restoration in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the objective evaluation of treatment effectiveness through biomechanical parameters and machine learnin...

This study is a post-hoc examination of baseline MRI data from a clinical trial investigating the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a treatment for patients with mild–moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Her...

Implicit emotions are often expressed through implicit and weak clues between modalities due to the lack of explicit emotional feature words, representing a significant challenge for multimodal sentiment analysis. In order to improve implicit emotion...

Cranial cruciate ligament rupture is one of the most prevalent orthopedic injuries in veterinary medicine, significantly impacting canine stifle joint stability and biomechanics, and subsequently, the animal’s quality of life. This study invest...

Clinical text classification presents significant challenges in healthcare informatics due to inherent asymmetries in domain-specific terminology, knowledge distribution across specialties, and imbalanced data availability. We introduce MTTL-Clinical...

Background: A lack of postural control is one of the key problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The goals of the present study were to assess static postural stability in children with mild CP using a force platform compared to that of typica...

This study evaluated duck growth, health, and welfare in response to water supplementation with organic acid (OA) and oregano oils (OOs) in Pekin duck. The treatments used in this study included a control (CON) treatment with no water additives given...

A male runner (30 years old; 10-km time: 33 min, 46 s) had been running with suspected insertional Achilles tendinopathy (AT) for ~2 years when the pain reached a threshold that prevented running. Diagnostic ultrasound (US), prior to a high-volume st...

Mass media not only reflect the activities of state bodies but also shape the informational context, sentiment, depth, and significance level attributed to certain state initiatives and social events. Multilateral and quantitative (to the practicable...

Financial statement fraud remains a substantial risk in environments marked by weak regulatory oversight and information asymmetry. This study develops a decision-centric framework that integrates machine learning, explainable artificial intelligence...

Accurate skin lesion classification is crucial for the early detection of malignant lesions, including melanoma, as well as improved patient outcomes. While convolutional neural networks (CNNs) excel at capturing local morphological features, they st...

Currently, the detection of the allele asymmetry of gene expression from RNA-seq data or the transcription factor binding from ChIP-seq data is one of the approaches used to identify the functional genetic variants that can affect gene expression (re...

Ducks, like other domestic poultry species, can visualize the ultraviolet (UV) portion of the light spectrum; however, the importance of UV light radiation in artificially lit duck growout facilities remains unknown. The objective of this study was t...

Background: Silver–Russell syndrome (SRS) is a genetic disorder characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth retardation. Affected individuals commonly present with low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, postnatal short stature, h...

The “sit-to-stand” (STS) movement is essential during activities of daily living (ADL). In individuals with physical-motor diseases, its execution and repetition increases activity levels, which is crucial for a good motor rehabilitation...