María A Lorenzo-González, Juan Herrero, Carmen Castañeda
A heritage dataset of soil and water salinity in Bardenas, Spain
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finger tapping tests shown feasible assess motor performance multiple sclerosis ms observed strongly associated estimated clinical severity disease therefore tapping tests could adequate tool assess disease status ms study examined potential influencing factors maximum tapping task whole upperlimb 10 40 ms patients using linear mixed effects modelling patients tested three sessions two trials per bodyside per session course 427 days inpatient rehabilitation tested factors expanded disability scale edss score laterality ms age sex hand dominance time day session trial first second time sessions reported day form second model used factors examine selfreported day form patients linear mixed effects modelling indicated tapping test good intertrial proportional variance 001 intersession reliability nonsignificant controlling time sessions influence handdominance proportional variance 008 strongly associated edss eta2 022 interaction laterality ms eta2 012 associated reported day form model explained 87 p 001 variance tapping performance lastly able observe positive effect neurologic inpatient rehabilitation task performance obvious significant effect time sessions eta2 0007 longer time spans sessions associated higher increments performance day form impacted edss time day p 001 r2 057 eta2time 0017 eta2edss 0119 conclude tapping test reliable valid assessment tool ms