ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY EFFECTS ON REGULATORY AND ADAPTIVE STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL CLASS I–II CHRONIC HEART FAILURE by S. G. Kanorskyi, V. G. Tregubov, V. M. Pokrovskyi

“…To identify the optimal therapeutic strategy in Functional Class (FC) I–II chronic heart failure (CHF), in accordance with the effects of different drug classes on the regulatory and adaptive status (RAS). …”
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Allium Cepa (Onion) Extract Enhances and Protects Testicular Function and Architecture against Paraquat Induced Oxidative Damage. by Uzozie Chikere, Ofoego, Ejike, Daniel Eze

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Cardiac Performance by Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Biomarker, Kidney Function, and Venous Oxygen Saturation as Mortality Predictors of Septic Shock by Pudjo Rahasto, BUdhi Setianto, Ina S Timan, Suhendro Suhendro, Lugyanti Sukrisman, Renan Sukamawan, Mondastri K Sudaryo, Peter Kabo

“…Background: cardiac function in patients with septic shock at the cellular level can be assessed by measuring troponin I and NT Pro BNP levels. …”
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Ginsenoside-Enriched Extract from Black Ginseng Anti-Fatigue Effects by Improving Antioxidant Capacity and Mitochondrial Function by Shunji Ge, Jiating Li, Xueyue Tai, Kuo Wang, Liyan Huang, Weixin Su, Guoqi Zhang, Bao Zhong, Fenglin Li

“…In this study, we investigated the anti-fatigue effects of black ginseng ginsenosides using exercise performance tests, serum analyses, and gene expression profiling. …”
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Cardiac Performance by Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Biomarker, Kidney Function, and Venous Oxygen Saturation as Mortality Predictors of Septic Shock by Pudjo Rahasto, BUdhi Setianto, Ina S Timan, Suhendro Suhendro, Lugyanti Sukrisman, Renan Sukamawan, Mondastri K Sudaryo, Peter Kabo

“…Background: cardiac function in patients with septic shock at the cellular level can be assessed by measuring troponin I and NT Pro BNP levels. …”
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Association between insecticide exposomics and cognitive function in older adults: an observational study based on NHANES 2011–2014 by Mengfan Zhang, Xiaofang Guo, Yuanjun Chen, Xinghua Liu, Xingdong Lin

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the association between exposure to insecticide exposomics and cognitive function, among adults aged 60 and above.MethodsWe employed a multi-stage probability sampling method to analyze data derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2011 and 2014. …”
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The association between stereoscopic vision and cognitive function on community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yeon Jung Park, Hyun Jin Cho, Kiyoung Kim, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim

“…Poor stereopsis was negatively associated with cognitive function scores in word list memory, word list recall, Trail Making Test-A errors, Trail Making Test-A response time and frontal assessment battery (p <.05). …”
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Yeast Functional Screen to Determine cDNAs of European Alkali Grass (Puccinellia distans) Conferring Selenium (Se) Toxicity by Kübra BUDAK, M. Aydın AKBUDAK

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Functional Disability and Psychological Impact in Headache Patients: A Comparative Study Using Conventional Statistics and Machine Learning Analysis by Jong-Ho Kim, Hye-Sook Kim, Jong-Hee Sohn, Sung-Mi Hwang, Jae-Jun Lee, Young-Suk Kwon

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Effects of Functional Partial Body Weight Support Treadmill Training on Mobility in Children with Ataxia: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Alexandra Lepoura, Sofia Lampropoulou, Antonis Galanos, Marianna Papadopoulou, Georgios Gkrimas, Magda Tziomaki, Vasiliki Sakellari

“…<b>Methods:</b> Through a stratified randomized control trial, a sample of 18 children with progressive and non-progressive ataxia and GMFCS II-IV (mean age: 14 years; standard deviation: 2.5) was assessed prior to the intervention, post-intervention, and 2 months after its end. Motor and functional skills were assessed with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM, items D-E), the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), a 10 m walk test (10 MWT), a 6 min walk test (6 MWT), the Scale for Assessment and Rating Ataxia (SARA), the TimedUp and Go (TUG) test, spatiotemporal gait parameters, and kinetic and kinematic variables of the pelvis and lower limb. …”
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Association between clinical and pulmonary function features and diagnosis of cough variant asthma: a case–control study by Shan Liu, Yan Li, Ying Zhang, Kaiwen Ni, Yiting Wang, Junchao Yang, Sujie Wang, Xinlei Zhang

“…Objectives To compare physical information, such as age, sex, height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and pulmonary function test (PFT) results, between cough variant asthma (CVA) and chronic cough (CC) and establish a diagnostic model of CVA.Design A case–control study of patients with suspected CVA enrolled at The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University.Setting One leader unit of the National Key Specialised Pulmonary Disease Cooperation Group in China.Participants Enrolled 545 patients who underwent PFT and bronchial provocation tests.Outcome measures We obtained physical information and pulmonary test data and established the model using logistic regression analysis. …”
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Association of body composition and physical activity with pain and function in knee osteoarthritis patients: a cross-sectional study by Hongbo Chen, Dan li, Shaomei Shang, Wen Zeng, Mengqi Wang, Beibei Tong, Peiyuan Liu, Cui Wang

“…Secondary outcome measures included function, evaluated through the WOMAC-function (WOMAC-F) scale and the Five-Time-Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST). …”
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HIV- and AIDS-associated neurocognitive functioning in Zambia &amp;ndash; a perspective based on differences between the genders by Kabuba N, Menon JA, Franklin Jr DR, Heaton RK, Hestad KA

“…The norms corrected for effects of age, education, and gender in the general population, and the test battery measures domains of attention/working memory (learning and delayed recall), executive function, verbal fluency, processing speed, verbal and visual episodic memory, and fine motor skills. …”
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Altered interhemispheric functional connectivity in end-stage renal disease patients receiving hemodialysis without cognitive impairment by Yan Xue, Bo Li, Shaowen Qian, Gang Sun, Fengyu Jia, Kai Liu

“…BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that alterations in brain structure, metabolism, and function are prevalent in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD); however, the synchronization of early functional changes between the two functional hemispheres in these patients remains unclear. …”
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Effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative cognitive function in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xiaoxia Zheng, Yang Lan, Lesi Chen, Ruiming Du, Jiaxuan Wu

“…Sensitivity analyses further confirmed the robustness of the findings of this meta-analysis.DiscussionThe findings suggest that DEX exerts a protective effect on cognitive function in patients with GICs undergoing RS. Nevertheless, high-quality, large-scale RCTs are necessary to furnish more definitive evidence.…”
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Differential neuronal functions of LNX1 and LNX2 revealed by behavioural analysis in single and double knockout mice by Laura Cioccarelli, Joan A. Lenihan, Leah G. Erwin, Paul W. Young

“…Despite the identification of many LNX interacting proteins and substrates, our understanding of the distinct in vivo functions of LNX1 and LNX2 remains very incomplete. …”
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Optimization of fermentation conditions of exopolysaccharide production from Saccharomyces cerevisiae YY-02 and its functional properties analysis by WANG Changli, ZHANG Cheng, BIN Xiaoyun, ZHAO Yunhui, ZHANG Yunye, YE Guangbin

“…The fermentation conditions were optimized by single factor tests and response surface tests, and the functional properties (water retention, water solubility, emulsification and antioxidant properties) of EPS were studied. …”
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Rasch Analysis of a New Hierarchical Scoring System for Evaluating Hand Function on the Motor Assessment Scale for Stroke by Joyce S. Sabari, Michelle Woodbury, Craig A. Velozo

“…Following a multistep process of test development, analysis, and refinement, we have redesigned the two scales that comprise the hand function items on the MAS. …”
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Analysis of Differences Between Groups of Locomotive Crew Drivers With Different Degrees of Ability to Arbitrarily Regulate Their Functional State by N. V. Shcherbina

“…We analyzed the differences in psychophysiological and personal characteristics between three groups of test drivers and locomotive crew assistants with varying degrees of ability to voluntarily regulate their functional state. …”
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Diagnostic applications of the "pattern" electroretinography and visual evoked potentials in the evaluation of disorders of visual pathway function in Parkinson’s disease by Stamenović Jelena, Živadinović Biljana, Đurić Vanja, Ljubisavljević Srđan

“…The battery of noninvasive neurophysiological tests was used to estimate the functional status of the visual pathway − PERG and VEPs. …”
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