DOES A WII-BASED EXERCISE PROGRAM ENHANCE BALANCE CONTROL OF INDEPENDENTLY FUNCTIONING OLDER ADULTS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Does a Wii-based exercise program enhance balance control of independently functioning older adults? A systematic review

Yocheved Laufer, Gali Dar, Einat Kodesh Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Background: Exercise programs that challenge an individual’s balance have been shown to reduce the risk of falls among older adults.Virtual reality computer-based technology that provides the u

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Selective Laser Melting of Free-Assembled Stainless Steel 316L Hinges: Optimization of Volumetric Laser Energy Density and Joint Clearance

Selective laser melting technology is ben nye cameo luxury powder one of the metal additive manufacturing technologies that can convert metal powder to complex parts without the assembly process.This study aims to optimize the volumetric laser energy density for printing 3D metal objects with hinges geometry.The material is stainless steel 316L pow

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Polychrome Marbles in Christian Churches: Examples from the Antependium of Baroque Altars in Apulia (Southern Italy)

The antependia, realized in polychrome marbles during the Baroque period in two Christian churches of Apulia (Southern Italy), were on-site petrographically investigated by the naked eye to obtain information regarding the types of used rocks; the usc gamecocks online precision in the making of the marble tesserae was also assessed.Most of the poly

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Antibody responses in blood and saliva post COVID-19 bivalent booster do not reveal an Omicron BA.4/BA.5- specific response

IntroductionCurrent SARS-CoV-2 strains continue to mutate and attempt to evade the antibody response elicited by previous exposures and vaccinations.In September of 2022, the first updated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, designed to create immune responses specific for the variants circulating in 2022, were approved.These new vaccines, known commonly as the b

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