Investigation of the Functional Balance in Children With Sensory Impairment Aged 6 to 14 Years Old by Hassan Daneshmandi, Chiman َAlyarnezhad

“…Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted on 30 visually-impaired, 30 hearing-impaired and 30 healthy boys who were selected by purposive sampling method. The Timed Up and Go Test was used for functional balance assessment. …”
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Which Factors Affect Functional Outcomes and Survival in Metastatic Humeral Fractures Treated With Nails? by Ebubekir Eravsar, Ali Gulec, Sadettin Ciftci, Numan Mercan, Selim Safali, Bahattin Kerem Aydin

“…This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing functional outcomes and survival in patients with pathological humeral fractures treated using humeral nails. …”
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Exploring the function of greeting display in a long-term monogamous songbird, the Java sparrow by Yuhan Zhang, Masayo Soma

“…We hypothesized that Java sparrow greetings function as between-pair communication in social contexts. …”
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Functional capacity, health impact, and risk of sarcopenia in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. by Janine Bosi Tonel, Maitê Mendes Pellenz, Maria Elaine Trevisan, Ariovaldo Leal Fagundes, Luciane Flores Jacobi

“…It was performed with patients previously diagnosed with any degree of COPD: I (mild), II (moderate), III (severe), and IV (very severe). Functional capacity was assessed using the six-minute step test (6MST), the risk for sarcopenia was identified using the SARC-F + CC questionnaire, and the clinical impact of COPD was quantified using the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) questionnaire. …”
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The Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Behavioral Problems in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder by Zahra Sayyad Amin, Sanaz Ghannadi

“…Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of music therapy on behavioral problems in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.Methods: The research method of this study was quasi-experimental using a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. …”
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Poor lower extremity function was associated with pre-diabetes and diabetes in older chinese people. by Wen Zhang, Suxing Shen, Wei Wang, Chunling Zhou, Limin Xu, Jiahe Qiu, Jiaqi Wang, Xiangxue Meng, Yixiong Liang, Kaijun Niu, Qi Guo

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this study, poor lower extremity function was associated with pre-diabetes/diabetes in older people.…”
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Research on the Correlation between Balance Function and Core Muscles in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis by Si-Jia Li, Qing Yue, Qian-Jin Liu, Yan-Hua Liang, Tian-Tian Zhou, Xiao-Song Li, Tian-Yang Feng, Tong Zhang

“…The limits of stability (LOS) test were conducted to assess balance function, while surface electromyography was used to measure the activity of core muscles, including the internal oblique, external oblique, and multifidus. …”
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Treatment optimisation in patients with functional Class II chronic heart failure and arterial hypertension by S. G. Kanorskyi, V. G. Tregubov, V. M. Pokrovskyi, N. A. Bulozhenko

“…Aim.To identify the optimal treatment tactics in patients with Functional Class (FC) II chronic heart failure (CHF) (NYHA classification) and essential arterial hypertension (EAH), via investigating the effects of different medication classes on regulatory and adaptive status (RAS). …”
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Altered GABAA receptor function in women with endometriosis: a possible pain‐related mechanism by Anton Sandström, Marie Bixo, Torbjörn Bäckström, Anna Möller, Sahruh Turkmen

“…Our primary objective was to compare GABAA receptor function between women with endometriosis and healthy controls by performing a challenge test with diazepam, a GABAA receptor agonist, using the saccadic eye velocity as the main outcome. …”
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Predicting pulmonary function using thoracic deformity parameters in early onset scoliosis patients. by Mattan R Orbach, Patrick J Cahill, Annalise Noelle Larson, Ron El-Hawary, Oscar H Mayer, Sriram Balasubramanian

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Thoracospinal deformities in early onset scoliosis (EOS) patients often lead to thoracic insufficiency syndrome, in which respiration or lung growth is impaired. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are used to assess pulmonary deficits but are challenging to comply with for EOS patients, who typically are between 5 and 10 years old. …”
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Comparing Functional Movement Screen Scores Between Athlete and Non-Athlete Female Students by Maral Entezami, Ali Shamsi Majelan, Hasan Daneshmandi

“…Objective: The present study aimed to compare the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) scores between athlete and non-athlete female students. …”
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Hip Abductor Muscles Strengthening's Effect on Lower Extremity's Function of Runners With Illitotibial Syndrome by Behrooz Imeri, Mehdi Gheitasi

“…The pain was assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale of pain (VAS) and the lower extremity function was assessed by the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS). …”
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Cognitive function and retinal biomarkers as novel approach to diagnosing and assessing autism spectrum disorder by Sarah Al-Mazidi, Abdulrahman Alhowikan, Nadra Elamin, Amani Abualnaja, Ahmad Al-Mnaizel, Turki Alharbi, Laila Al-Ayadhi

“…Since this correlation was not previously tested in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we aim to provide evidence for a correlation between retinal dysfunction and cognitive impairment in ASD children through previously reported retina and cognitive dysfunction biomarkers. 80 children were recruited to test biomarkers of the retinal function, Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), and cognitive function A Disintegrin and Metalloproteases 10 (ADAM10). …”
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Application of Snakehead Fish to Increase Liver Function of Rats after Experiencing Physiological Stress by Sunarno Sunarno, Siti Muflichatun Mardiati, Rully Rahadian

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Rate of brain aging associates with future executive function in Asian children and older adults by Susan F Cheng, Wan Lin Yue, Kwun Kei Ng, Xing Qian, Siwei Liu, Trevor WK Tan, Kim-Ngan Nguyen, Ruth LF Leong, Saima Hilal, Ching-Yu Cheng, Ai Peng Tan, Evelyn C Law, Peter D Gluckman, Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Yap Seng Chong, Michael J Meaney, Michael WL Chee, BT Thomas Yeo, Juan Helen Zhou

“…After finetuning, we found that the rate of change in brain age gap was associated with future executive function performance in both elderly participants and children. …”
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Effects of the Characteristics and Duration of Chronic Pain on Psychosomatic Function in the Community-Dwelling Elderly Population by Mitsumasa Hida, Misa Nakamura, Masakazu Imaoka, Hidetoshi Nakao, Fumie Tasaki, Tomoko Omizu, Masatoshi Takeda, Tadasuke Ohnishi, Chikamune Wada

“…The survey items included demographic data (age and gender), pain-related questionnaires, psychological and cognitive functions, and sleep status. The duration of CP was investigated using three categories: no pain and pain for ≤1 year and ≥1 year. …”
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Combined physical unclonable function circuit implementation for generation true random number sequences by S. S. Zalivako, A. A. Ivaniuk

“…Generated sequences successfully pass NIST and Diehard statistical tests. The possibility of solving the digital devices identification problem using physical unclonable function based on static RAM was investigated. …”
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The Influence of Sodium Hydrogen Sulfide on Sperm Function and Oxidative Stress in Varicocele-Induced Rats by Elham Ghajari, Marziyeh Tavalaee, Mohammad Hassan Meshkibaf, Maurizio Dattilio, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani

“…At the end of four months, all rats were sacrificed, andassessments were made for sperm parameters that included function tests, and testicular malondialdehyde (MDA) and totalantioxidant capacity (TAC).Results: Varicocele induction significantly impaired sperm parameters and sperm function tests. …”
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Correlation of Urine Ammonia Excretion With Renal Function in Healthy Cats and Cats With Kidney Disease by Eleanor E. Brown, Kirsten L. Cooke, Rebeca A. Castro, Alexis Cooper, Andrew J. Specht, Autumn N. Harris

“…Objectives To determine if urine ammonia‐to‐creatinine ratio (UACR) correlates with serum creatinine as a renal function marker in healthy cats and cats with CKD and whether UACR is related to the presence of CKD. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic and functional modeling reveals AKT and mTOR synergy in colorectal cancer by Marcin Duleba, Eliza Zimoląg, Joanna Szuszkiewicz, Marcin Serocki, Joanna Szklarczyk, Olga Dracz, Alexander Kurzejamski, Izabella Więckowska, Marcelina Chmiel, Barbara Lipert, Katarzyna Sarad, Joanna Krawczyk, Oleksii Bryzghalov, Agata Stachowicz-Wałaszek, Karolina Pyziak, Joanna Drozdowska, Krzysztof Baczyński, Konrad Wojtowicz, Maurycy Chronowski, Krzysztof Rataj, Magdalena Otrocka, Michał Mikula, Paula Feliksiak, Rafał Dziadziuszko, Tomasz Rzymski, Andrew Thomason, Krzysztof Brzózka, Andrzej Mazan

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