Stroke victim by Rod Shaw

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Diesel engine 2-stroke versus 4-stroke cycle design in rail traction by Elfatih B.M. Nabag

“…Diesel engine 2-stroke versus 4-stroke cycle design in rail traction…”
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Several Strokes of Ambivalence for Ink and Stick by Phil Sawdon

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Physiotherapy for the arm and hand after stroke by Ruth Parry, Nadina B. Lincoln, Maria A. Appleyard

“…A post hoc subgroup analysis of the data from this trial suggested benefits in a small group of less severely impaired patients who had completed additional treatment in the assistant group (Parry et al, 1999). …”
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Computer simulation of crawl arm stroke by Hussein M.H. Eid

“…A maximumin increase of 0.15% in body velocity is obtained as a result of a gradual increase followed by a gradual decreases of the hand angle of pitch, 0.72% as a result of modifying the forearm lateral movement and 2.6% as a result of combined modification.…”
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The breathing of four stroke internal combustion engines by F.H. Khassaf

“…An experimental study into inlet port heat transfer has been conducted, and the following law has been established for a compression ignition engine assuming a quasi-steady heat transfer process : Nu = 3.155 Re 0.53. …”
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Feasibility study of operating two-stroke Miller cycles on a four-stroke platform through variable valve train. by Lucas D Pugnali, Rui Chen

“…A 2-stroke combustion cycle has higher power output densities compared to a 4-stroke cycle counterpart. …”
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Feedback device for improvement of coordination of reach-to-grasp after stroke by Paulette M. van Vliet, Andrew Wimperis, James Creak, Andrew Taylor, Cees van der Eijk

“…Objective To describe a novel feedback device (Grasp Rehabilitation Accessory for Stroke Patients [GRASP]) that gives feedback on the time lag between the start of hand opening and the start of transport during reach-to-grasp movements, and to report the results of a preliminary series of single case studies to assess the utility of the device for improving the coordination of arm and hand at the beginning of a reach-to-grasp movement.…”
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The influence of associated reactions on upper limb performance following stroke by Fiona Lough

“…The recovery of movement following a stroke is often affected by increased reflex activity. …”
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The perceived benefits of community-based group exercise sessions for survivors of stroke by Seshnee L. Dam, Daniel Rhind

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Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes by Yuri Hosokawa, Paolo Emilio Adami, Ben Stephenson, Cheri Blauwet, Stephane Bermon, Nick Webborn, Sebastien Racinais, Wayne Derman, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey

“…Although these principles also apply for Paralympic athletes, slight differences related to athlete physiology (e.g., autonomic dysfunction) and mechanisms for hands-on management (e.g., transferring the collapsed athlete or techniques for whole-body cooling) may require adaptation for care of the Paralympic athlete.Conclusions: Prehospital management of EHS in the Paralympic setting employs the same procedures as for Olympic athletes with some important alterations.…”
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Analyzing golf swing variance: unraveling its impact on strokes gained by Justin Ehrlich, JungHoon Lee, Daniel Davis, Eric Handley, Chris Cain

“…Engineering of Sport 15 - Proceedings from the 15th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport (ISEA 2024) This study aims to both accurately measure the variance of a golf swing and to investigate how it is associated with performance of off the tee drives. …”
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Buyers’ guide: specialist seating for stroke patients in the acute hospital setting by David Pinney, Laurence Clift, Maxine Clift

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Observer performance and eye movements in CT and MR multisectional imagery of stroke by Lindsey Cooper

“…If a further 10% of acute stroke patients received thrombolytic therapy within 3 hours of onset, over 1,000 people would regain independence per annum rather than rapidly deteriorate (DoH, 2006). …”
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A system to provide guidance to stroke patients during independent physiotherapy by Joseph Cooper

“…It was found that use of the prototype system resulted in a statistically significant improvement in conformance to target movements (ρ < 0.05). …”
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A quasi-dimensional spark ignition two stroke engine model by Daniel Lewis

“…The primary reasons for the choice of a gasoline two stroke engine includes its low cost, mechanical simplicity and high specific power output. …”
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Air motion in a four-stroke direct-injection diesel engine by John A. Derham

“…The investigation presented attempts to develop a suitable mathematical model which may be relied upon to predict the air motion within the cylinder of a motored, four-stroke direct-injection diesel engine. …”
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Biomechanical analysis and model development applied to table tennis forehand strokes by Zhiqing Zhang

“…Secondly, a controlled experiment was conducted to collect motion data of expert and novice players during forehand strokes. …”
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Job strain and the risk of stroke: an individual-participant data meta-analysis by Eleonor I. Fransson, Solja T. Nyberg, Katriina Heikkila, Mark Hamer

“…The age- and sex-adjusted hazard ratio for job strain relative to no job strain was 1.24 (95% confidence interval, 1.05;1.47) for ischemic stroke, 1.01 (95% confidence interval, 0.75;1.36) for hemorrhagic stroke, and 1.09 (95% confidence interval, 0.94;1.26) for overall stroke. …”
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A correlational analysis of shuttlecock speed kinematic determinants in the badminton jump smash by Mark King, Harley Towler, Romanda Dillon, Stuart McErlain-Naylor

“…Correlational analyses were performed with post-impact shuttlecock speed, revealing significant correlations to peak wrist joint centre linear velocity (r = 0.767), acceleration phase duration (r = −0.543), shoulder internal/external rotation angle at shuttlecock contact (r = 0.508) and X-factor at the end of retraction (r = −0.484). …”
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Determining the feasibility of ambulance-based randomised controlled trials in patients with ultra-acute stroke: Study protocol for the “Rapid Intervention with GTN in Hypertensive... by Sandeep Ankolekar, Gillian Sare, Chamila Geeganage, Michael Fuller, Lynn Stokes, Nikola Sprigg, Ruth Parry, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Philip M. Bath

“…Patients with ultra-acute stroke (≤4 hours of onset) are randomised to transdermal GTN (5 mg/24 hours) or gauze dressing daily for 7 days. …”
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Views of paramedics on their role in an out-of-hospital ambulance-based trial in ultra-acute stroke: Qualitative data from the Rapid Intervention With Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypert... by Sandeep Ankolekar, Ruth Parry, Nikola Sprigg, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Philip M. Bath

“…We identified 13 themes (7 facilitators and 6 barriers to out-of-hospital stroke research). …”
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Infographic. Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes by Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Yuri Hosokawa, Nick Webborn, Cheri Blauwet, Paolo Emilio Adami

“…This infographic presents a summary of the prehospital management of exertional heat stroke (EHS) at sports competitions for Para athletes.1 Our original article was designed to provide Para athlete-specific modifications to the original EHS algorithm that was developed and implemented at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. [...]…”
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Effect of severity of arm impairment on response to additional physiotherapy early after stroke by Ruth Parry, Nadina B. Lincoln, Catherine D. Vass

“…Subjects: Patients (n= 282) between one and five weeks after stroke. …”
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A novel phase-aligned analysis on motion patterns of table tennis strokes by Zhiqing Zhang, Ben Halkon, Siaw Meng Chou, Xingda Qu

“…For example, it is clear that experts strokes show higher racket resultant velocity than novices during both the forward swing and follow-through phases by up to a factor of two. …”
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Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women by Chen Liang, Hsin-Fang Chung, Annette J Dobson, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yvonne T van der Schouw, Diana Kuh, Rebecca Hardy, Carol A Derby, Samar R El Khoudary, Imke Janssen, Sven Sandin, Elisabete Weiderpass, Gita D Mishra

“…Results  The median follow-up for non-fatal stroke and fatal stroke was 13.0 years (interquartile range 12.0-14.0) and 9.4 years (7.6-13.0), respectively. …”
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A biomechanical analysis of the intra-cycle stroke characteristics of highly skilled breaststroke swimmers by Malcolm R. Kent

“…A biomechanical analysis of the intra-cycle stroke characteristics of highly skilled breaststroke swimmers…”
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Low-cost monocular pseudo 3D reconstruction of batsman strokes for motion analysis by Takim Lowe, Akash Pooransingh, Daniel Ringis

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Randomized, controlled trial to evaluate increased intensity of physiotherapy treatment of arm function after stroke by Nadina B. Lincoln, Ruth Parry, Catherine D. Vass

“…The median initial Barthel score was 6.5, and the median age of the patients was 73 years. …”
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Numerical study on the effects of multiple-injection coupled with EGR on combustion and NOx emissions in a marine diesel engine by Xiaoxiao Jiang, Haiqiao Wei, Lei Zhou, Rui Chen

“…However, with a comprehensive consideration of low NOx emissions and BSFC, a strategy of 25 °CA pilot-main interval and 20% quantity should be chosen to obtain the best performance. …”
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Ionization and Ionization rate of a two-stroke HCCI engine fuelled with E85 for control feedback by Keith James, Rui Chen, J.W.G. Turner

“…Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) combustion phasing and stability provides a challenging control problem over conventional combustion technologies of Spark Ignition (SI) and Compression Ignition (CI). …”
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Evaluation of a subject-specific, torque-driven computer simulation model of one-handed tennis backhand ground strokes by Behzat B. Kentel, Mark King, Sean Mitchell

“…A torque-driven, subject-specific 3-D computer simulation model of the impact phase of one-handed tennis backhand strokes was evaluated by comparing performance and simulation results. …”
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Spatial neglect in the digital age: Influence of presentation format on patients' test behavior by Hannah Rosenzopf, Christoph Sperber, Franz Wortha, Daniel Wiesen, Annika Muth, Elise Klein, Korbinian Moeller, Hans-Otto Karnath

“…The investigated additional variables have the potential to aid in neglect diagnosis, in particular when the CoC cannot be validly assessed (e.g., when the test is not performed to completion).…”
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A susceptibility putative haplotype within NLRP3 inflammasome gene influences ischaemic stroke risk in the population of Punjab, India by Nitin Kumar, Manminder Kaur, Gurjinderpal Singh, Srishti Valecha, Rubanpal Khinda, Mario DiNapoli, Monica Singh, Puneetpal Singh, Sarabjit Mastana

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The effects of bowling lines and lengths on the spatial distribution of successful power-hitting strokes in international men’s one-day and T20 cricket by Mikael Jamil, Samuel Kerruish, Marco Beato, Stuart McErlain-Naylor

“…This study examined 503 power-hitting strokes that resulted in the maximum of 6-runs being scored in international men’s one-day and T20 cricket. …”
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The assessment of stroke multidimensional CT and MR imaging using eye movement analysis: does modality preference enhance observer performance? by Lindsey Cooper, Alastair Gale, Janak Saada, Swamy Gedela, Hazel J. Scott, Andoni Toms

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Radiology image perception and observer performance: how does expertise and clinical information alter interpretation?... by Lindsey Cooper, Alastair Gale, Iain T. Darker, Andoni Toms, Janak Saada

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Supplementary information files for A susceptibility putative haplotype within NLRP3 inflammasome gene influences ischaemic stroke risk in the population of Punjab, India by Nitin Kumar, Manminder Kaur, Gurjinderpal Singh, Srishti Valecha, Rubanpal Khinda, Mario DiNapoli, Monica Singh, Puneetpal Singh, Sarabjit Mastana

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Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals by Mika Kivimaki, Markus Jokela, Solja T. Nyberg, Archana Singh-Manoux, Eleonor I. Fransson, Lars Alfredsson, Jakob B. Bjorner, Marianne Borritz, Hermann Burr, Annalisa Casini, Mark Hamer

“…We recorded a dose–response association for stroke, with RR estimates of 1·10 (95% CI 0·94–1·28; p=0·24) for 41–48 working hours, 1·27 (1·03–1·56; p=0·03) for 49–54 working hours, and 1·33 (1·11–1·61; p=0·002) for 55 working hours or more per week compared with standard working hours (ptrend…”
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Aerobic exercise training in healthy postmenopausal women: effects of hormone therapy by Emma ODonnell, Lori D. Kirwan, Jack M. Goodman

“…RESULTS: At baseline, HT and placebo groups were similar (P > 0.05) in age (mean +/- SEM, 57 +/- 1 y), height (162 +/- 2 cm), weight (72 +/- 4 kg), VO2 peak (21.5 +/- 1.4 mL . kg . min), and all cardiovascular measures. …”
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Current treatment strategies for intracranial aneurysms: An overview by Junjie Zhao, Hao Lin, Richard Summers, Mingmin Yang, Brian Cousins, Janice Tsui

“…Intracranial aneurysm is a leading cause of stroke. Its treatment has evolved over the past 2 decades. …”
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Disconnection in a left-hemispheric temporo-parietal network impairs multiplication fact retrieval by S Smaczny, C Sperber, S Jung, Korbinian Moeller, HO Karnath, E Klein

“…However, the underlying white matter connectivity of these areas has not been evaluated systematically so far. Using simple multiplication problems, we evaluated how disconnections in parietal brain areas affected arithmetic fact retrieval following stroke. …”
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Supplementary information files for Disconnection in a left-hemispheric temporo-parietal network impairs multiplication fact retrieval by S Smaczny, C Sperber, S Jung, Korbinian Moeller, HO Karnath, E Klein

“…We derived disconnectivity measures by jointly considering data from n = 73 patients with acute unilateral lesions in either hemisphere and a white-matter tractography atlas (HCP-842) using the Lesion Quantification Toolbox (LQT). …”
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Selection strategies in gaze interaction by Emilie Mollenbach

“…Some of the features of SSGG are: That horizontal single stroke gaze gestures are faster than vertical single stroke gaze gestures; That there is a significant difference in completion time depending on gesture length; That single stroke gaze gestures can be completed without visual feedback; That gaze tracking equipment has a significant effect on the completion times and error rates of single stroke gaze gestures; That there is not a significantly greater chance of making selection errors with single stroke gaze gestures compared with dwell selection. …”
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Recognition of off-line handwritten cursive text by Ibrahim S.I. Abuhaiba

“…The system was tested against the handwritings of 20 subjects yielding overall subword and character recognition rates of 55.4% and 51.1%, respectively.…”
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Adherence to a healthy diet in relation to cardiovascular incidence and risk markers: evidence from the Caerphilly Prospective Study by Elly Mertens, Oonagh Markey, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Julie A. Lovegrove, David Ian Givens

“…Results The DASH score was inversely associated with CVD [hazard ratio (HR) 0.81; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.66, 0.99], and stroke (HR 0.61; 95% CI 0.42, 0.88) incidence, but not with CHD after an average of 16.6 year follow-up, and with diastolic blood pressure, after 12 year follow-up. …”
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Mash to the future - 2D image manipulation as a driver for ideation by Karl Hurn, Ian Storer

“…The symbolic shape of the ‘T’ refers to the depth and breadth of the designers abilities; with the vertical stroke of the ‘T’ being the depth of skill that allows them to contribute to the creative process, and the horizontal stroke being the disposition for collaboration across disciplines (Hansen, 2010).…”
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Computational fluid dynamic modelling of flow and combustion in spark ignition engines by Sudhakar Das

“…A 3-D Cartesian grid generation program for complex engine geometry has been added to the KIVA code which has been modified to include intake and exhaust flow processes with valves. …”
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Enhancing the mechanical efficiency of skilled rowing through shortened feedback cycles by Philip Harfield

“…This thesis describes workshops held with elite coaches to investigate biomechanical efficiency where the outcomes led to a focus on how a boat accelerates and decelerates during a stroke and hence how the boat's velocity fluctuates. …”
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