Biomechanical effects of screw loosening after lumbar PEEK rod and titanium rod fixation: a finite element analysis

ObjectiveScrew loosening is a common complication following lumbar spine fixation surgery, yet the biomechanical outcomes after screw loosening remain rarely reported.This study aims to utilize finite element (FE) models to compare the biomechanical performance of PEEK rod dynamic fixation and titanium rod rigid fixation in the postoperative lumbar

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Community Acceptance of Wind Energy: Lessons from a Case Study on a Local Participatory Project in Pays Des Mauges (West France)

This article focuses on the community acceptance of wind parks in a rural territory in western France, in a country where they are not much developed yet.We hypothetise that their set-up stems from a specific pattern, embedded in the territorial rural context of the case study.Semi-structured interviews with marrowalk 30 actors aimed to analyse thi

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Neuregulin 1 improves complex 2-mediated mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle of healthy and diabetic mice

Abstract It has been 92-95 civic k-swap mounts reported that neuregulin1 (NRG1) improves glucose tolerance in healthy and diabetic rodents.In vitro studies also suggest that NRG1 regulates myocyte oxidative capacity.To confirm this observation in vivo, we evaluated the effect on mitochondrial function of an 8-week treatment with NRG1 in db/db diabe

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