Evaluation of Kidney Function in Bipolar Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Santiago Fernandes, Thiago Cerqueira Silva, Caroline Dalallana, Antônio Raimundo Pinto, Carla Daltro, Ângela Miranda Scippa

“…Renal function was calculated through the CKD/EPI formula for eGFR. 95 patients were included in the final analysis. 26 (27.4%) patients presented reduction in eGFR, 21 (22,1%) with eGFR between 60 to 89 and 5 (5,2%) below 60. …”
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Effect of Antimuscarinic Drugs on Cognitive Functions in the Management of Overactive Bladder in Elderly by Ervandy Rangganata, Fina Widia, Harrina Erlianti Rahardjo

“…For several years, antimuscarinics have been validated as the first-line medical treatment for OAB. Despite abundant data obtained from clinical trials provisions the use of antimuscarinics, investigation about the effect of this drug on cognitive function in elderly remains scarce. …”
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Rehabilitation coordinator – managers’ experiences of a new function in health care by Catharina Strid, Rosie Benner, Ronja Stefansdotter, Kjerstin Stigmar

“…Methods This is an interview study using a semi structured interview guide for data collection and thematic analysis was applied to the data. …”
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Modeling conformational ensembles of slow functional motions in Pin1-WW. by Faruck Morcos, Santanu Chatterjee, Christopher L McClendon, Paul R Brenner, Roberto López-Rendón, John Zintsmaster, Maria Ercsey-Ravasz, Christopher R Sweet, Matthew P Jacobson, Jeffrey W Peng, Jesús A Izaguirre

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Effect of Antimuscarinic Drugs on Cognitive Functions in the Management of Overactive Bladder in Elderly by Ervandy Rangganata, Fina Widia, Harrina Erlianti Rahardjo

“…For several years, antimuscarinics have been validated as the first-line medical treatment for OAB. Despite abundant data obtained from clinical trials provisions the use of antimuscarinics, investigation about the effect of this drug on cognitive function in elderly remains scarce. …”
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Functional and aesthetic correction of secondary unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities by Mimis Cohen, David E. Morris, Aisha D. White, Pravin Patel

“…Analysis of the data revealed that 39 patients (76.47%) had significant functional and aesthetic improvement; seven patients (13.07%) had significant aesthetic improvement but a modest functional improvement; and five patients (9.8%) required additional surgery to improve their appearance and had no functional improvement. …”
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Sparse point spread function-based multi-image optical encryption by Ning Xu, Dalong Qi, Long Cheng, Zhen Pan, Chengyu Zhou, Wenzhang Lin, Hongmei Ma, Yunhua Yao, Yuecheng Shen, Lianzhong Deng, Zhenrong Sun, Shian Zhang

“…Integrating principal component analysis (PCA) into decryption preserves image high fidelity under ambient light interference. sPSF-MOE reduces the bandwidth requirement for data transmission while ensuring data integrity.…”
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The effect of propofol on the grading of diastolic function: a prospective observational study by Shalin Desai, Zachary Hamilton, Lynh McCloskey, Orode Badakhsh, David Li, Neal W. Fleming

“…Methods This was an analysis of a subset of data from a prospective, observational, single-center study. …”
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From Confirmation to Contention: Pragmatic Functions of 'Aywa' in Jordanian Spoken Arabic by Хаді Хамдан, Джихад Аль-Шуайбі, Ранія Зарур, Руба Аляфе, Руа Халіл

“…Methods. Data were gathered through observational analysis of authentic conversational exchanges in JA. …”
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Altered structural and functional homotopic connectivity associated with cognitive changes in SLE by Chunlei Li, Yue Ma, Ning An, Sha Ni, Pengfei Qiao, Xueying Ma

“…Correlation analysis demonstrated that the increased VMHC values in insula was negatively correlated with decreased orientation function and positively correlated with decreased attention function. …”
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Nutritional, functional, and microbial qualities of legume-based flour blends processed by SMEs in Zambia and Malawi compared to standard Corn-Soy Blend Plus (CSB +): a cross-secti... by Patrick Ndovie, Smith G. Nkhata, Numeri Geresomo, Robert Fungo, Vincent Nyau, Richard Banda, Justice Munthali, Martha Chizule, Nellie Manda

“…Microbial analysis was performed, and the data were statistically analyzed to determine significance (p ≤ 0.05). …”
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Significance of KLK7 expression, polymorphisms, and function in sheep horn growth by Mingzhu Shan, Hao Li, Xinyue Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Pingjie Feng, Lisheng Zhou, Zhangyuan Pan, Mingxing Chu

“…Potential functional sites of KLK7 were explored using whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data. …”
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Pan-cancer profiling of FZD2 as a prognostic biomarker: integrative multi-omics analysis with experimental validation and functional characterization in gastric cancer by Sijiang Zhou, Sijiang Zhou, Sijiang Zhou, Sijiang Zhou, Da Li, Da Li, Da Li, Da Li, Chao Quan, Chao Quan, Zhu Yu, Zhu Yu, Zhu Yu, Yue Feng, Yue Feng, Yue Feng, Yue Feng, Shengyu Wang, Shengyu Wang, Shengyu Wang, Shengyu Wang, Yong Li, Yong Li, Yong Li, Yong Li, Tongtong Qi, Tongtong Qi, Tongtong Qi, Tongtong Qi, Junqiang Chen, Junqiang Chen, Junqiang Chen, Junqiang Chen

“…Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was conducted to explore functional pathways, while a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed to further elucidate the role of FZD2 in tumor biology. …”
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Network Directional Distance Function for Measuring Performance of Water Utilities in Malaysia by Norbaizura Kamarudin, Zuraida Khairudin, Nur Ainina Awang, Nur Rasyida Mohd Rashid, Zuraida Derasit

“…NRW happens while delivering the water supply to the consumer; hence, NRW can be classified as an undesirable output in the water supply process. One type of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model that directly considers the undesirable output factor is the Directional Distance Function (DDF) model. …”
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Identification of Candidate Genes and eQTLs Related to Porcine Reproductive Function by Tong Zeng, Ji Wang, Zhexi Liu, Xiaofeng Wang, Han Zhang, Xiaohua Ai, Xuemei Deng, Keliang Wu

“…Additionally, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was performed to identify hub genes involved in reproductive functions. …”
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Thyroidectomy, especially total thyroidectomy, adversely affects erectile function in men by Yushu Huang, Dan Guo, Daixing Hu, Yaru Yang, Qin Deng

“…The above factors and clinical data were included for statistical analysis. Results Fifty-five patients underwent total thyroidectomy (TT), 67 underwent hemithyroidectomy (HT), and 41 underwent partial thyroidectomy (PT). …”
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Activity participation on executive functions and well- being of hearing impaired children by Ayşe Göktaş, Alev Üstündağ, Aslı Zeynep Şahin

“…This cross-sectional-analytical study. The main data collection tools of the study were personal information form, Stirling Emotional and Psychological Well-being Scale for Children, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure and Childhood Executive Function Inventory Parent/Teacher Form. …”
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Prediction of Functionally Important Phospho-Regulatory Events in Xenopus laevis Oocytes. by Jeffrey R Johnson, Silvia D Santos, Tasha Johnson, Ursula Pieper, Marta Strumillo, Omar Wagih, Andrej Sali, Nevan J Krogan, Pedro Beltrao

“…We used structural information and phosphoproteomic data for 13 other species in order to predict functionally important phospho-regulatory events. …”
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Program of functional instruction in reading comprehension of poems in elementary school students by Néstor Miguel Velarde Corrales, Aldo Bazán-Ramírez

“…Likewise, the data showed that the development of the competence to understand literary texts (poems) are configured hierarchically according to the levels of functional aptitude and their criteria of achievement.…”
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Bowel function after surgery in male children with complicated anorectal malformations by Hanbin Zhao, Jian Cao, Jinping Hou, Yuan Shi, Yi Wang

“…This study evaluated the long-term functional outcomes and influencing factors in male children with complicated anorectal malformations (ARMs).MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of male children with complicated ARMs who underwent staged surgeries in our hospital from 2013 to 2016. …”
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