BackgroundPractice guidelines emphasize the use of exercise and weight reduction as the first line of management for knee osteoarthritis (OA).However, less than half of the people with mild OA participate in moderate intensity physical activity.Given that physical activities have been shown to reduce pain, improve quality of life, and have the pote
Not Everything is as it Seems: An Unusual Case of Pyelonephritis
Urinary tract infection is an important cause of hospitalization, morbidity and mortality, being responsible for an important fraction of health expenses.The main risk factors are urine flow obstruction, urinary catheters, immunosuppression and diabetes mellitus.We present a case of pyelonephritis that culminated in nephrectomy, finally unravelling
When Digital Economy Meets Web3.0: Applications and Challenges
With the continuous development of web technology, Web3.0 has attracted a considerable amount of attention due to its unique decentralized characteristics.The digital economy is an important driver of high-quality economic development and is currently in a rapid development stage.In the digital economy scenario, the centralized nature of the Intern
Wearable ankle assistance robot for a human walking with different loads
To reduce energy consumption while a human is walking with different loads, an active energy storage mechanism and a gait cycle prediction method are proposed, and then a wearable ankle assistance robot is developed.A motor, a clutch, and elastic rods are placed strategically in the active energy storage mechanism to achieve energy storage and rele
MicroRNAs as diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is characterized by primary damage to the brain from the external mechanical force and by subsequent secondary injury due to various molecular and pathophysiological responses that eventually lead to neuronal cell death.Secondary brain injury events may occur minutes, hours, or even days after the trauma, and provide va