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Body limbs

Biomechanical and physiological effects of a passive upper-body exoskeleton during stair ascent and descent

Gabriela Garcia, Milena Espoz, Camilo Albuja, Rafaella Yañez, Paul G. Arauz, Bernard J. Martin

published 20 Feb 2026

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A method for calculating the downslope sliding force of gently dipping bedding rock slopes while accounting for the uncertainty of rear-edge vertical fissures

Zhenghang Ren, Junhao Liu, Rui Yang, Licheng Wu, Peng Zan, Haifu Tang

published 20 Feb 2026

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Navigating multidimensional obstacles: a comparison between young and older adults and among obstacles

Ashlyn M. Jendro, Hope M. Looper, Tiphanie E. Raffegeau, Abigail C. Schmitt

published 20 Feb 2026

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Development and validation of the Physical Capacity Score (PiC) to overcome the lack of correlation among traditional physical tests in detecting age-related decline

Gennaro Boccia, Paolo Riccardo Brustio, Anna Mulasso, Francesco Tufo, Alberto Rainoldi

published 19 Feb 2026

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“Doctor, when can I drive?” – Can we compensate an immobilization of the right wrist while driving a car: A pilot study

Falk Hilsmann, Felix Lakomek, Max Prost, Dominique Schoeps, Ahmed Al Asadi, Erik Schiffner, David Latz

published 18 Feb 2026

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Undergraduate occupational therapy students’ perceptions of their preparedness for splinting in hand rehabilitation: An exploratory study at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Sizophila Gwala, Nompumelelo Mtshali, Sithembile Nene, Casey Stanley, Luther Lebogang Monareng

published 13 Feb 2026

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Mapping the intersection of social status and comorbidity in knee osteoarthritis: A WOMAC-based study

Mohoshina Karim, Md Delwar Hossen, Tasrima Trisha Ratna, Fatema Priyanka, Ilat-E-Mees Subah, Umme Salma, Rahnuma Hossain Twasin, Joynal Abedin Imran, Shahriar Hasan, Marzana Afrooj Ria

published 13 Feb 2026

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Prefrontal cortex connectivity during right and left hand dexterity tests in younger and older adults

Manjiri Kulkarni, Peter Rassam, Pedram Mouseli, Monisha Date, Tamires Mori, Marine Van Hollebeke, Jennifer L. Campos, Dmitry Rozenberg, W. Darlene Reid

published 12 Feb 2026

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Photo-based individual identification is more reliable than visible implant elastomer tags or toe-tipping in young agile frogs

Edina Nemesházi, Nikolett Ujhegyi, Zsanett Mikó, Andrea Kásler, Vera Lente, Veronika Bókony

published 10 Feb 2026

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Current practice in prescribing footwear and insoles to reduce the risk of neuropathic plantar forefoot ulceration and re-ulceration in people with diabetes

Sayed Ahmed, Alex Barwick, Anita Sharma, Md Zobaer Hasan, Muhammad Ashad Kabir, Kunal Kumar, Susan Nancarrow

published 10 Feb 2026

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Effect of whole-body vibration combined with exercise therapy on jump-landing stability after ACL reconstruction: A randomized controlled trial

Roya Khanmohammadi, Zahra Rostampour

published 10 Feb 2026

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A pictural guide to postmortem examination of elephants

Almuth Falkenau, Ninja Kolb, Alexandra Rieger, Isabelle Lutzmann, Katharina Erber, Clara Kaufhold, Lina Eddicks, Marco Rosati, Sonja Fiedler, Anna Gager, Effrosyni Michelakaki, Elena Dell’Era, Timo Lorenzen, Martin Zöllner, Andreas Brühschwein, Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg, Julia Heckmann, Marco Roller, Lukas Reese, Barbara Lang, Markus Menzinger, Nicole Richter, Robert Fitz, Lukas Pfaudler, Christine Lendl, Hanspeter W. Steinmetz, Christine Gohl, Monir Majzoub-Altweck, Kaspar Matiasek, Andreas Blutke

published 09 Feb 2026

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Medial pivot designs result in improved patient reported outcome measures and range of motion when compared to cruciate retaining total knee replacements: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Darren Puttock, Akhilesh Pradhan, Pip Divall, Amit Bishnoi, Arijit Ghosh, Seth O'Neill, Randeep Singh Aujla

published 09 Feb 2026

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