SOUTH AFRICAN USERS’ FUNCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPROCESSOR KNEE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY by Surona Visagie, Benje Theron

“…Data were collected from 16 consecutively sampled participants, using a self-developed functional level scale and the L-Test. …”
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Behavioral and Functional Changes Due to Smartphone Overusage among Under-five Children in Rural Puducherry: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study by Sheeba Ravi, Kannan Krishnamoorthy, Rajini Senthil, Premnath Dhasaram, Monisha Venkatesan, R Iswarya, T. Manjubairavi

“…Subjects and Methods: A semi-structured questionnaire was used to assess the pattern of exposure and physical, social, and behavioral changes among study participants. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed using SPSS software, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Constructing an artificial intelligence-assisted system for the assessment of gastroesophageal valve function based on the hill classification (with video) by Jian Chen, Ganhong Wang, Kaijian Xia, Zhenni Wang, Luojie Liu, Xiaodan Xu

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Algorithm for Constructing the Hazard Function of the Extended Cox Model and its Application to the Prostate Cancer Patient Database by I. I. Mikulik, G. M. Zharinov, A. Yu. Kneev

“…The fact is that the features correlate with the hazard function linearly, and the model does not use more complex dependences. …”
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Identification, replication, and functional fine-mapping of expression quantitative trait loci in primary human liver tissue. by Federico Innocenti, Gregory M Cooper, Ian B Stanaway, Eric R Gamazon, Joshua D Smith, Snezana Mirkov, Jacqueline Ramirez, Wanqing Liu, Yvonne S Lin, Cliona Moloney, Shelly Force Aldred, Nathan D Trinklein, Erin Schuetz, Deborah A Nickerson, Ken E Thummel, Mark J Rieder, Allan E Rettie, Mark J Ratain, Nancy J Cox, Christopher D Brown

“…Our data suggest that drug exposure, clinical descriptors, and unknown factors associated with tissue ascertainment and analysis have substantial effects on gene expression and that controlling for hidden confounding variables significantly increases replication rate. …”
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Affective Modulation after High-Intensity Exercise Is Associated with Prolonged Amygdalar-Insular Functional Connectivity Increase by Angelika Schmitt, Neeraj Upadhyay, Jason Anthony Martin, Sandra Rojas Vega, Heiko Klaus Strüder, Henning Boecker

“…Resting-state fMRI was acquired at 3 Tesla before and after exercise, together with the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). Data of 22 subjects (3 dropouts) were analyzed using the FSL feat pipeline and a seed-to-network-based analysis with the bilateral amygdala as the seed region for determining associated FC changes in the “emotional brain.” …”
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Blood levels of copper, manganese, selenium, and zinc are positively associated with cognitive function and academic performance in adolescents by Abdur Rahman, Muddanna Rao, Ahmed Aldughpassi, Reem Jallad, Lemia Shaban

“…Multivariable regression analysis showed positive association (p &lt; 0.01) with both cognitive function and academic performance, whether the micromineral levels were used as continuous variable or as quartiles.ConclusionIn this cohort, blood micromineral levels are positively associated with cognitive function and academic performance. …”
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Relationship between Preoperative Pulmonary Function Test Parameters and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery by Merve Ayık Türk

“…Materials and Methods: The study included 73 patients who were evaluated in the pulmonology department before bariatric surgery at a training and research hospital in Izmir, Turkey. Demographic data, pulmonary function, and postoperative complications were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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The Effectiveness of the Multimedia Phonological Awareness Program on The Reading Skill of students with borderline intellectual functioning in The First Grade by Samira Saeidi, Saeid Hassanzade, Sogand Ghasemzadeh

“…The results obtained from the visual analysis of the data and the effect size index indicated that the performance of both subjects in the subscales of the reading skill increased significantly in the intervention stage compared to the baseline stage. …”
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Large-scale genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses of longitudinal change in adult lung function. by Wenbo Tang, Matthew Kowgier, Daan W Loth, María Soler Artigas, Bonnie R Joubert, Emily Hodge, Sina A Gharib, Albert V Smith, Ingo Ruczinski, Vilmundur Gudnason, Rasika A Mathias, Tamara B Harris, Nadia N Hansel, Lenore J Launer, Kathleen C Barnes, Joyanna G Hansen, Eva Albrecht, Melinda C Aldrich, Michael Allerhand, R Graham Barr, Guy G Brusselle, David J Couper, Ivan Curjuric, Gail Davies, Ian J Deary, Josée Dupuis, Tove Fall, Millennia Foy, Nora Franceschini, Wei Gao, Sven Gläser, Xiangjun Gu, Dana B Hancock, Joachim Heinrich, Albert Hofman, Medea Imboden, Erik Ingelsson, Alan James, Stefan Karrasch, Beate Koch, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Ashish Kumar, Lies Lahousse, Guo Li, Lars Lind, Cecilia Lindgren, Yongmei Liu, Kurt Lohman, Thomas Lumley, Wendy L McArdle, Bernd Meibohm, Andrew P Morris, Alanna C Morrison, Bill Musk, Kari E North, Lyle J Palmer, Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Bruce M Psaty, Fernando Rivadeneira, Jerome I Rotter, Holger Schulz, Lewis J Smith, Akshay Sood, John M Starr, David P Strachan, Alexander Teumer, André G Uitterlinden, Henry Völzke, Arend Voorman, Louise V Wain, Martin T Wells, Jemma B Wilk, O Dale Williams, Susan R Heckbert, Bruno H Stricker, Stephanie J London, Myriam Fornage, Martin D Tobin, George T O'Connor, Ian P Hall, Patricia A Cassano

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We performed GWAS of the rate of change in forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) in 14 longitudinal, population-based cohort studies comprising 27,249 adults of European ancestry using linear mixed effects model and combined cohort-specific results using fixed effect meta-analysis to identify novel genetic loci associated with longitudinal change in lung function. …”
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Purification and functional characterisation of rhiminopeptidase A, a novel aminopeptidase from the venom of Bitis gabonica rhinoceros. by Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Simon C Wagstaff, Kimberley A Watson, Robert A Harrison, Jonathan M Gibbins, E Gail Hutchinson

“…In the absence of calcium, this purified protein had broad aminopeptidase activities against acidic, basic and neutral amino acids but in the presence of calcium, it had only acidic aminopeptidase activity (APA). Together with the functional data, mass spectrometry analysis of the purified protein confirmed this as an aminopeptidase A and thus this has been named as rhiminopeptidase A. …”
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Body Image Concern and Sexual Function Relationship in the Postpartum Period: The Mediating Role of Sexual Self-esteem by Mahin Noroozi Dashtaki, Mohammad Sadegh Zamani Zarchi, Ali Hosseinzadeh Oskouei, Mona Baghbani Nader, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam

“…The results of path analysis also indicate that body image concern is not directly related to women’s sexual function. …”
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Prospective association of daily toothbrushing frequency and the prevalence of childhood functional constipation: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study by Masahiro Tsuchiya, Shinobu Tsuchiya, Haruki Momma, Ryoichi Nagatomi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Takahiro Arima, Chiharu Ota, Kaoru Igarashi, Yuichiro Miura, the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…Oral stimulation (mastication and toothbrushing) reportedly improves bowel movements, but the association between daily toothbrushing behavior and functional constipation remains unknown. Data (n = 83,660) from fetal records (n = 104,059) in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study, an ongoing prospective birth cohort, were analyzed to investigate the impact of daily toothbrushing frequency on functional constipation during childhood, using ROME III diagnostic criteria. …”
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Fine-Mapping of Common Genetic Variants Associated with Colorectal Tumor Risk Identified Potential Functional Variants. by Mengmeng Du, Shuo Jiao, Stephanie A Bien, Manish Gala, Goncalo Abecasis, Stephane Bezieau, Hermann Brenner, Katja Butterbach, Bette J Caan, Christopher S Carlson, Graham Casey, Jenny Chang-Claude, David V Conti, Keith R Curtis, David Duggan, Steven Gallinger, Robert W Haile, Tabitha A Harrison, Richard B Hayes, Michael Hoffmeister, John L Hopper, Thomas J Hudson, Mark A Jenkins, Sébastien Küry, Loic Le Marchand, Suzanne M Leal, Polly A Newcomb, Deborah A Nickerson, John D Potter, Robert E Schoen, Fredrick R Schumacher, Daniela Seminara, Martha L Slattery, Li Hsu, Andrew T Chan, Emily White, Sonja I Berndt, Ulrike Peters

“…Our results support the utility of integrating data from comprehensive fine-mapping with expanding publicly available genomic databases to help clarify GWAS associations and identify functional candidates that warrant more onerous laboratory follow-up. …”
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Building a Sustainable GARCH Model to Forecast Rubber Price: Modified Huber Weighting Function Approach by Intan Martina Md Ghani, Hanafi A Rahim

“…The model utilizes the Huber weighting function to ensure the forecast value of rubber prices remains sustainable even in the presence of outliers. …”
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Optimal biscuit baking condition and characterization of the biscuit physiochemical, functional, antioxidant, anti-nutrient and textural properties by Elias Ture, Meseret Bekele

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Extensive Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity Alterations in Diabetic Retinopathy Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Liu H, Gu ZX, Li XT, Huang X

“…Initial application of Independent Component Analysis (ICA) methods was used to extract the resting state network (RSN) from resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. …”
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Differential impacts of nickel toxicity: NiO and NiSO4 on skin health and barrier function by Denisse Esther Mallaupoma Camarena, Mariana Corrêa Giannella, Julia de Toledo Bagatin, Silvia Romano de Assis, Tao Chen, Melanie Jane Bailey, Catia Costa, Ella Schneider, Johanna von Gerichten, Silvia Berlanga de Moraes Barros, Natalie Belsey, Silvya Stuchi Maria-Engler

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Current status and influencing factors of mild renal function decline in elders aged over 60 years by Xue Jian-qiang, He Na, Shuai Ping, Liu Yu-ping

“…ObjectiveTo provide basic rationales for guidelines and recommendations on screening and management of renal function in elders by collecting the relevant data of physical examination subjects aged over 60 years，retrospective analysis was made for mild renal function decline during physical examination of subjects aged over 60 years so as to understand the situation of mild renal function decline in elders.MethodsBased upon the results of 13，251 people aged 60-95 participating in physical examination at Health Management Center from 2018 to 2020，elders with mild renal function decline were divided into two groups according to the level of estimated glomerular filtration rate （eGFR）. …”
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The effect of physical activity on resilience of Chinese children: the chain mediating effect of executive function and emotional regulation by Yifan Xu, Kai Qi, Shuqiao Meng, Xiaoxiao Dong, Shimeng Wang, Dandan Chen, Aiguo Chen

“…SPSS 29.0 and AMOS 29.0 were used for data analysis and structural equation model testing. …”
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