Preventive Dispatch Against Attack of Adjustable Load on Power System Frequency See

With the increase of adjustable loads connected to power systems, there is a growing risk of intentionally exploiting load adjustability to cause power balance deviations. This poses an obvious threat to power system frequency, which has been noticed by many system operators. However,&#...

Exploring the attitudes and perceptions of parents and healthcare stakeholders to accessing newborn screening for hearing loss in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A qualitative study See

Background: Hearing loss is a major global public health challenge, with over 466 million people affected worldwide, including 34 million children. Early detection through newborn hearing screening (NHS) is critical for timely intervention, yet such services remain largely unavailable in low-...

Visual suppression deficits as a biomarker of working memory impairment in schizophrenia See

Introduction: Although working memory (WM) deficits are well established in schizophrenia (SZ), their underlying source is still unclear. It has been proposed that these WM deficits may depend on an imbalance between cortical excitation and inhibition (E/I), but its importance fo...

The-Body Ebbinghaus Illusion: Does Context Matter in Body Size Categorisation? See

Aims and Objectives: 1) To investigate the impact of context on body size categorisations using the Ebbinghaus Illusion, 2) Increase understanding of disparities in body size categorisation across race and gender. Background: Studies on body weight perception (BWP) have primari...

The Effect of Cognitive Ability on Novices’ Learning of a Field Hockey Motor Skill See

Elite athletic performance is linked to advanced cognitive functioning, yet cognition’s role in motor skill acquisition among novices remains underexplored. This study examined how cognition influences learning a complex field hockey skill in participants with minimal prior experience. Forty novices&#...

Properties of mortar using oyster shell as partial fine aggregate replacement See

The awareness about the massive extraction of river sand increases because it intensifies the destruction of river. At the same time, the oyster shell waste disposal from fisheries industry is rising and pollutes the environment. Therefore, the present research explores the effect of&#x...

Perceived Acceptability of SPACE for COPD© as a Maintenance Option Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation Discharge: A Qualitative Interview Study with Patients and Facilitators Using Framework Analysis See

Introduction: Following completion of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), the biopsychosocial benefits often decline. PR maintenance is recommended to extend the benefits; however, detail lacks on what this should entail. SPACE for COPD© is a light touch, evidenced-based self-management intervention ...

Minimal important difference of quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction (QMVC) in COPD: a prospective cohort study See

Background: Quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction (QMVC) reliably measures quadriceps muscle force and predicts mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the minimal important difference (MID) of QMVC is not well-established. Aim To estimate the MID of QMVC pa...

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of SPACE for COPD delivered as a pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance programme: a randomised controlled trial See

Introduction: The benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) decline after 6–12 months. Previous studies of maintenance in the literature have been labour-intensive and concentrated on secondary care healthcare utilisation only. We aimed to investigate whether Self-management Programme of Activity, Coping&#...