Use of the Dexamethasone-Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone Test to Assess Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Eman A. Hasan, David S. Jessop, Lynsey L. Power, Paul T. Monk, John R. Kirwan

“…Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis function may be abnormal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Analysis of the factors of heart rate variability affected after a hypoxia tolerance test as a function of gender by Cristina Rochel Vera, Inés Albertus Cámara, Ignacio Martínez González-Moro

“…The aim of our study is to analyse if the time and frequency domains of HRV are affected after a hypoxia tolerance test in healthy participants as a function of gender. …”
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Evaluating Functional Performance Tests in those with Non-arthritic Intra-articular Hip Pain: An International Consensus Statement by RobRoy L Martin, Amir Takla, Ashley Disantis, David Kohlrieser, Keelan Enseki, Liran Lifshitz, Louise Grant, Mario Bizzini, Mike Voight, Mark Ryan, Ryan McGovern, Timothy Tyler, Yael Steinfeld-Mass, Ashley Campbell, Yongni Zhang

“…# Background Non-arthritic intra-articular hip pain, caused by various pathologies, leads to impairments in range of motion, strength, balance, and neuromuscular control. Although functional performance tests offer valuable insights in evaluating these patients, no clear consensus exists regarding the optimal tests for this patient population…”
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Challenges and the Future of Pulmonary Function Testing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Toward Earlier Diagnosis of COPD by Sang Hyuk Kim, MeiLan K. Han

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Analytical and numerical evaluation of the relationship between elongation calibration function and cyber standard tensile tests for ductile materials by N.Y. Kim, N.H. Kim, M.K. Razali, H.M. Lee, M.S. Joun

Subjects: “…Tensile test…”
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Establishment of the Normative Value of Classical Bluestone’s Nine-Step Inflation/Deflation Tympanometric Eustachian Tube Function Test by Jing-Jie Wang, Rong-San Jiang, Chien-Hsiang Weng

Subjects: “…nine-step inflation–deflation tympanometric Eustachian tube function test…”
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Wrist Function Test and Its Use to Assess Treatment Efficacy in Ischemic Stroke Survivors—A Pilot Study by Dmitry Skvortsov, Danila Lobunko, Anna Lobunko, Nina Belonovskaya, Galina Ivanova

“…This study aimed to create an objective test of wrist flexion and extension functions and to assess the use of such a test in evaluating the efficacy of conventional rehabilitation therapy, alone and in combination with FES, in patients with a paretic upper limb. …”
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Status of Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants and Liver Function Tests among Nepalese Workers from Gulf Countries and Malaysia by Abha Sharma, Vikram Shrestha, Govinda Paudel, Asmita Prajapati

“…The main aims of this study were to assess the status of oxidative stress, antioxidants, and liver function among Nepalese workers from Gulf countries and Malaysia. …”
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Reliability Assessment of Functional Balance Tests in Semi-Professional Adolescent and Young Girls of Several Selected Sport Fields by Shamin Ghandili, Heydar Sadeghi

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess reliability of functional balance tests in semi-professional adolescent and young girls of several selected sports. 66 semi-professional athletes of badminton, basketball and taekwondo from two groups of adolescents (10-15 years old) and young subjects (20-30 years old) who had a general health participated in this study. …”
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Association between Pulmonary Function and Stair-Climbing Test Results after Lung Resection: A Pilot Study by Yohei Kubori, Ryosuke Matsuki, Akira Hotta, Tomoyuki Morisawa, Akira Tamaki

“…Twenty subjects with non-small-cell lung cancer who underwent lung resection were enrolled in the study. Perioperative functional evaluation comprised the pulmonary function test, stair-climbing test, and 6-min walk distance test (6MWD). …”
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Clinic-Functional Assessment of Hemoglobin Desaturation by Oxygen in 6-Minute Walk Test Among Patients with Bronchial Asthma by V. V. Gnoevykh, A. Yu. Smirnova, N. G. Chernova, Yu. A. Shorokhova, M. V. Krestyaninov, E. V. Efremova, I. A. Galushina

“…Thus, the high prevalence of the phenomenon of hemoglobin oxygen desaturation during 6-minute walk exercise test in patients with asthma and associated clinic-functional disorders supports the feasibility and clinical significance of conducting a stress test with a 6-minute walk not only in COPD patients, but also in bronchial asthma patients.…”
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Telomerase activity in T-cells as a functional test for pathogenicity assessment of novel genetic variants in telomere biology disorders by Olivia Carlund, Anna Norberg, Pia Osterman, Ida Andersson, Alva Eriksson, Sofie Degerman, Magnus Hultdin

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Frailty identification using a sensor-based upper-extremity function test: a deep learning approach by Mehran Asghari, Hossein Ehsani, Nima Toosizadeh

“…We recruited 312 participants (126 non-frail, 145 pre-frail, 41 frail) and assessed frailty using the Fried index, upper-extremity function (UEF) test, and muscle force calculations. …”
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Assessment of the Abnormalities in Chest Computed Tomography and Pulmonary Function Test in Convalescents Six Months After COVID-19 by Katarzyna Guziejko, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, Robert Flisiak, Piotr Czupryna, Sebastian Sołomacha, Paweł Sowa, Marlena Dubatówka, Magda Łapińska, Łukasz Kiszkiel, Łukasz Szczerbiński, Piotr Paweł Laskowski, Maciej Alimowski, Gabriela Trojan, Karol Adam Kamiński

“…This study aimed to evaluate chest computed tomography (CT) and pulmonary function test (PFT) abnormalities in convalescents six months after COVID-19 and to compare these findings with those from a representative population cohort. …”
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Influence of Manual Therapy and Stretching Exercises on Mobility Status and Pulmonary Function Tests Among Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Daniel Szewczyk, Teresa Sadura-Sieklucka, Beata Tarnacka, Tomasz Targowski

“…As part of improvement progress assessment, the following were measured: upper limb mobility, chest expansion, Occiput to Wall Distance test, spinal angle, functional examination of the respiratory system, the Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI) and Pain Disability Index (PDI) questionnaires.Results: After rehabilitation, the Occiput to Wall Distance test also improved expansion of the chest. …”
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Thyroid Function Test, C- Reactive Protein And Blood Lipids In Subclinical Hypothyroidism Patients Reporting At Surgical Wards by Summaya Qazi, Khalil ahmed Almani, Rizwanullah Junaid Bhanbhro

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Bilateral High Intra‐Abdominal Testes Successfully Treated With Multistage Fowler–Stephens Orchiopexy to Preserve Testicular Function by Akari Hiraguri, Yuichi Sato, Junya Hata, Yusuke Kirihana, Akihisa Hasegawa, Satoru Meguro, Kanako Matsuoka, Seiji Hoshi, Souichiro Ogawa, Yoshiyuki Kojima

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Modification of the toronto rehabilitation institute—hand function test for integration into robot-assisted therapy: technical validation and usability by Aisha Raji, Stephanie DiNunzio, Andrew Whitmell, Cesar Marquez-Chin, Milos R. Popovic

Subjects: “…Toronto Rehabilitation Institute—Hand Function Test (TRI-HFT)…”
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Development of objective test functions for modeling and sensitivity analysis of the mechanical behaviour of aluminum-agro-marine waste composites by Obinna Onyebuchi Barah, Stephen Ndubuisi Nnamchi, Milon Dennison Selvam, Mustafah Muhamad Mundu, Abubakar Abdulkarim

Subjects: “…objective test function…”
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Role of AI and 3D quantitative computed tomography in obstructive airway diseases in correlation with pulmonary function tests by Amira Abdalla saad, Ahmed M. Osman, Hossam M. Abdelhamid, Mai Mohammad Sedik

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