Trends in the development of the ISO 9001 quality management system – a parameter of the logistic function by Grzegorz Kazimierz Rządkowski, Katarzyna Szczepańska

“…Objectives The main objective of the article is to demonstrate that the number of ISO 9001 certificates issued can be modelled with high accuracy using a sum of logistic functions (multilogistic function). …”
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The Value of Functional Multislice Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Instability of the Cervical Spinal Motion Segments by S. К. Ternovoy, N. S. Serova, A. S. Abramov, T. I. Miskaryan

“…The authors propose a new diagnostic technique - functional multislice computed tomography (fMSCT). The objective of the study was to investigate the efficiency of the technique versus radiography.Material and methods. …”
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Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality of Dietetic Functional Mixed Cerrado Fruit Jam during Storage by T. M. Brandão, E. L. do Carmo, H. E. S. Elias, E. E. N. de Carvalho, S. V. Borges, G. A. S. Martins

“…The objective of the research was to evaluate changes of dietetic functional mixed cerrado fruit jam (marolo, sweet passion fruit, and soursop) processed in a vacuum pot and stored for 180 days in BODs at 25°C and 35°C. …”
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The Evaluation of the Effect of Neuropathic Pain on Functional Disability in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain by Yalkın Çalık, Ayça Filiz Çalık

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate both the prevalence of neuropathic pain (NP) and the effect of functional disability of NP in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). …”
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Assessment of Blood Pressure Levels and Left Ventricular Functions of American Football Players in Türkiye by Özden Seçkin Göbüt, Serkan Ünlü, Burak Sezenöz

“…Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between blood pressure, left ventricular (LV) mass, and systolic function in American football (AF) players in Türkiye using deformation imaging and to compare it with conventional echocardiographic methods. …”
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Non-Contact Platform for the Assessment of Physical Function in Older Adults: A Pilot Study by Ana Sobrino-Santos, Pedro Anuarbe, Carlos Fernandez-Viadero, Roberto García-García, José Miguel López-Higuera, Luis Rodríguez-Cobo, Adolfo Cobo

“…In the context of global population aging, identifying reliable, objective tools to assess physical function and postural stability in older adults is increasingly important to mitigate fall risk. …”
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Enhancing Grasping Function with a Thermoresponsive Ionogel Adhesive Glove for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases by Shiqiang Wang, Shiqing Liu, Jingfeng Zhang, Zhouyang Yu, Yifan Shao, Cong Zhao, Jiahong Ma, Xin Fu, Mengqi Yang, Lie Chen, Mingjie Liu, Li Wen

“…Abstract Rheumatic diseases often result in joint deformities and peripheral nerve damage, leading to impaired hand function. Current wearable assistive gloves commonly rely on external forces to flex fingers for grasping, but they face limitations such as bulky hardware, complex finger manipulation, and a risk of joint injuries. …”
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Investigating the protective effect of hydroxylated fullerenes on cognitive function in rats with temporal lobe epilepsy by Xiaoqing Wang, Shuang Tian, Zhenzhen Qu, Ran Meng, Guangxiao Ni, Min Liu, Huifang Cao

“…Abstract The objective of this study was to explore the protective effects of hydroxy fullerenes (HFs) on cognitive function in rats with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. …”
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The Correlation between Serum Uric Acid and Renal Function in Elderly Chinese Diabetes with Normoalbuminuria by Qiaojing Qin, Yingjun Qian, Guanghua Zhu, Weifeng Fan, Jianying Niu, Yong Gu

“…Objective. The elder diabetic patients increases rapidly in China and often accompany with hyperuricemia. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of chronic pain on the functional and physical status of patients in older age groups by A. V. Naumov, T. M. Manevich, N. O. Khovasova, V. I. Moroz, A. D. Meshkov, D. V. Demenok, A. A. Malysheva

“…Objective: to assess the structure and influence of chronic pain (CP) on the functional status of patients with geriatric syndromes.Patients and methods. …”
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Pulmonary function is reduced in children with recurrent wheezing irrespective of Asthma Predictive Index results by Saruhan Ozkan, Zeynep Gulec Koksal, Pinar Uysal, Elif Çelik, Imran Kurt Omurlu, Duygu Erge

“…This study was intended to compare the lung functions of children with RW with and without Asthma Predictive Index (API) positivity. …”
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Comfortable Nursing in the Intraoperative MRI Evaluation Combined with Microsurgery in the Treatment of Functional Area Glioma by Tong Shen, Ran Wang, Xin Zhao, Lin Wang, Ying Li, Ting Liu

“…In short, preoperative MRI scanning was beneficial to detect the location of glioma in functional area. …”
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Meta Analysis of Therapeutic Effect of Jichuan Decoction Combined with Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Functional Constipation by Haibing QIN, Aiyuan ZOU, Lianhuan YANG, Zhaotian WU

“…Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of Jichuan decoction combined with acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of functional constipation, and provide necessary reference for clinical treatment.Methods:Two independent researchers electronically searched databases, including VIP Database (VIP), Wanfang Database, China Knowledge Network Database (CNKI), China's Traditional Chinese Medicine Database, China Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Embase, PubMed and Clinicalkey, to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about functional constipation treated by acupuncture and moxibustion from the establishment time of the library to December 31, 2018. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES EVALUATED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY by E. O. Saad, L. P. Ananyeva, R. T. Alekperov, D. S. Novikova, Yu. O. Korsakova, A. V. Volkov

“…Objective: to estimate heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SS) and to investigate their relationship to echocardiographic structural and functional changes in the heart.Subjects and methods. …”
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Assessment of structural and functional changes in recipient's transplanted heart in the long-term postoperative period by M. Sh. Khubutiya, Kh. G. Alidzhanova, A. V. Dyatlov, A. A. Ivannikov, S. Yu. Shemakin, D. A. Kosolapov

“…Echocardiography allows for the assessment of the transplanted heart functions at all stages of follow-up. The clinical implementation of myocardial deformation imaging by the speckle tracking echocardiography has made it possible to detect subtle changes in myocardial contractility.Objective. …”
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Survey of gut microbial biogeography and their functional niche in the grow-finishing swine of ordinary feeding by Lili Cao, Lili Cao, Wei Guo, Shiyu Yang, Shiyu Yang, Anum Ali Ahmad, Yuntao Dong, Cen Gong, Shuoqi Wang, Xuemin Yang, Zhentao Cheng, Zhihong Yan, Zhihong Yan, Weiwei Wang

“…While extensive research has focused on the fecal microbiota of swine, investigations into microbial communities across different intestinal segments remain limited.ObjectiveThis study aims to elucidate the intestinal microbiota of swine by analyzing luminal contents from different intestinal segments, including the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, and colon.MethodsWe employed 16S rRNA sequencing to explore the diversity and structure of gut microbial biogeography, microbial functional niches, and their associated pathways.ResultsOur findings reveal significantly lower microbial richness and diversity in the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum) compared to the large intestine (cecum and colon) (p < 0.05). …”
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Study on the mechanisms and functions of lncRNAs in regulating carboplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells by HONG Yi, CHEN Cuilan, YIN Fuqiang, LIU Xia

“…Objective To screen for differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in carboplatinresistant ovarian cancer (OC) based on expression profiling microarrays and conduct functional enrichment analysis to comprehensively understand the signaling pathways of lncRNAs in response to carboplatin resistance in OC. …”
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Effect of Simple Reaction Speed Training on Executive Function of the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Hong ZHANG, Xiaofei WEI, Congyong LIU, Kaili QIAN, Chun LI, Rang LI, Yuan JIANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of simple reaction speed training on executive function of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).Methods:A total of 64 elderly with MCI were selected by convenient sampling method from Xindu district of Chengdu City from January 2016 to June 2018, which were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 32 cases in each group. …”
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A method for detecting the rate of tobacco leaf loosening in tobacco leaf sorting scenarios by Yansong Wang, Yansong Wang, Chunjie Zhang, Chunjie Zhang, Mingjie Wu, Mingjie Wu, Ruilin Luo, Lin Lu, Zaiqing Chen, Zaiqing Chen, Lijun Yun, Lijun Yun

“…Additionally, a loss function with a monotonic focusing mechanism was introduced to increase the model’s learning capacity for difficult samples, resulting in a YOLO-TobaccoStem model more suitable for detecting tobacco stem objects. …”
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<i>DSW-YOLO</i>-Based Green Pepper Detection Method Under Complex Environments by Yukuan Han, Gaifeng Ren, Jiarui Zhang, Yuxin Du, Guoqiang Bao, Lijun Cheng, Hongwen Yan

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