PO01 | Diagnosis of inherited platelet function disorders by platelet aggregometry using a fully automated coagulation analyzer

“… Background and Aims: Inherited platelet-function disorders (IPFD) are qualitative platelet disorders with variable bleeding tendencies due to impaired platelet aggregation. …”
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Assessment of cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia based on virtual reality serious games: a prospective nonrandomized clinical trial by Chenxin Wu, Yu Zhuo, Jianying Yu, Xingxing Li, Wenting Zhao, Xiandong Meng

“…IntroductionConventional neuropsychological tests for assessing cognitive function in schizophrenia face critical limitations in ecological validity and efficiency. …”
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Olfactory function and Parkinson's disease in Southern Brazil Função olfatória e doença de Parkinson no sul do Brasil by Ricardo Santin, Vicente Faraon Fonseca, Cristina Birlen Bleil, Carlos R.M. Rieder, Arlete Hilbig

“…PURPOSE: To evaluate the olfactory function in Brazilian healthy subjects, patients with early-onset PD (EOPD) and late-onset PD (LOPD) using the Sniffin' Sticks odor-identification test (SST). …”
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Body composition and functional capacity as determinants of physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional analysis by Matti Hyvärinen, Anna Kankaanpää, Timo Rantalainen, Taina Rantanen, Eija K. Laakkonen, Laura Karavirta

“…Abstract Background Body composition and functional capacity are both related to physical activity, but the interplay is complex, as different body tissue types contribute differently on physical activity and functional capacity. …”
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Substitution of physical activity for sedentary behaviour contributes to executive function improvement among young adults: a longitudinal study by Jianxiu Liu, Mengxian Wei, Xingtian Li, Alimjan ablitip, Shiqi Zhang, Hao Ding, Kefeng Zheng, Ruidong Liu, Xindong Ma

“…Physical activity and sedentary behaviour were measured using accelerometer, which provided objective data on the intensity and duration of the participants’ daily activity. Executive function was measured using the Trail Making Test (TMT). …”
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Adaptation of the Upper Limb Functional Index (ULFI) to a Polish version and validation in patients with upper limb musculoskeletal disorders by Agnieszka Bejer, Jędrzej Płocki, Marek Kulczyk, Markus Melloh

“…Abstract Background The Upper Limb Functional Index (ULFI) is a robust, widely used tool for assessing the functional status of the upper limbs (ULs) and the effectiveness of interventions in patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). …”
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Association between physical function before radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer and recovery after discharge from hospital by Simon Torikka Suua, Andrea Porserud, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Maria Hagströmer

“…Material and methods In total, 105 patients undergoing robot-assisted radical cystectomy were included, based on preoperative and baseline measurements taken before the intervention from a randomised controlled trial. Physical function was assessed the day before surgery using Six-minute Walk test for functional capacity and 30-second chair stand test for lower body strength. …”
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Cifosis funcional y actitud cifótica lumbar en piragüistas adolescentes (Functional kyphosis and lumbar kyphosis in adolescent paddlers) by Pedro Ángel López-Miñarro, Fernando Alacid Cárceles

“…Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of functional kyphosis and lumbar kyphosis in adolescent paddlers. …”
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Catalpalactone protects rats nerve function from hypoxic lesion by polarizing microglial cells toward M2 phenotype by Yu Wang, Qi Wang, Xin Sui, Mingxing Guo, Li Li, Weiwei Jia, Yinan Tian, Qi Lu, Bo Wang

“…Finally, the Modified Neurological Severity Score (mNSS) analysis was used for the analysis on the neurological function. Results After MCAO induction, the infiltration of microglial cells were significantly increased in the injury area, and its M1 phenotype was enhanced (up-regulated Cd86). …”
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Analysis of the glymphatic system function in high-grade glioma patients using diffusion tensor imaging along perivascular spaces by Bin Tian, Xili Jiang, Xin Luo, Wei Zhang

“…Conclusion In patients with HGG, there is impaired GS function in both hemispheres of the brain. Additionally, the impaired GS function in the tumor-side hemisphere is associated with tumor-associated edema. …”
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Detecting muscle fatigue among community-dwelling senior adults with shape features of the probability density function of sEMG by Jiarui Ou, Na Li, Haoru He, Jiayuan He, Le Zhang, Ning Jiang

“…PDF shape features of the sEMG, namely kurtosis and skewness, were computed from 25 s of non-fatigue stable phase and 25 s of fatigue data for comparison. Statistical tests were conducted to compare and test for the significance of these features. …”
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Sport-specific impacts of ball games on adolescent brain function: a network meta-analysis of executive cognitive tasks by Yang Wang, Zixuan Luo, Tongyan Zhang, Muyan Zhang, Leonid Kapilevich, Jiale Wang

“…Eligible cross-sectional studies assessed executive function using one or more of five validated cognitive tasks: Go/No-Go Task, Stop-Signal Task, Stroop Task, Trail Making Test, and N-back Task. …”
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Association between night eating frequency and thyroid function and sensitivity: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database by Yanhao Zhang, Songbai Zhou, Shiguang Liu, Youlin Wang, Houyong Zhou, Jiao Wang, Ling Wang, Xiaosong Wang

“…Thyroid function is closely linked to circadian rhythms, but the relationship between the frequency of night eating and thyroid function remains unclear. …”
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Clinical feasibility and cortical effects of synchronous mirror therapy on speech-language and upper limb motor function after stroke by Shuo Xu, Wenrong Wang, Chenfang Liang, Shaofan Chen, Zhiming Huang, Xiaokun Li, Yanjuan Chen, Xiaoting Lin, Yilong Zou, Jie Jia, Haoqing Jiang

“…They were evaluated through functional assessment scales (Aphasia Quotient of Western Aphasia Battery (WAB-AQ); Assessment of Fugl-Meyer Upper Limb scale (FMA-UL); Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)) and three questionnaires, and functional near-infrared (fNIRS) test. …”
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Cognitive Functioning and Mental and Behavioral Health in Women Survivors with and without Traumatic Brain Injury Due to Intimate Partner Violence by Justin E. Karr, Agnes E. White, Sharon E. Leong, TK Logan

“…Women with repetitive IPV-related TBIs had greater cognitive concerns (one-tailed p = .006, d = 0.71), lower verbal learning (p = .045, d = 0.47) and delayed memory test scores (p = .034, d = 0.51), and reduced fluid cognition compared to estimated premorbid functioning (p = .035, d = −0.51), particularly executive functions (p < .001, d = −1.01). …”
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Medium-term Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in the Structural and Functional Parameters of Blood Vessels in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by K. S. Karaganov, O. A. Slepova, A. S. Lishuta, N. I. Solomakhina, Yu. N. Belenkov

“…Significant improvement in indicators showing the function of the endothelium of both large vessels (phase shift: from 5.6 [2.45; 7.3] to 6.8 [3.1; 8.1] m / s) and microcirculatory vessels (occlusion index: from 1.51 [1.21; 1.7] to 1.66 [1.2; 1.9]), as well as a decrease in functional disorders of the capillary bed of the skin (% of perfused capillaries, density of the capillary network in the test with reactive hyperemia) were found after 3 months. …”
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Selective Glycopolymer Inhibitors of Galectin-3: Supportive Anti-Cancer Agents Protecting Monocytes and Preserving Interferon-Gamma Function by Filipová M, Tavares MR, Hovorková M, Heine V, Nekvasilová P, Křen V, Etrych T, Chytil P, Bojarová P

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First trimester thyroid function in pregnant women residing in Saint Petersburg (Russia): reference values and risk of gestational diabetes by Polina V. Popova, Ekaterina S. Shilova, Alexandra S. Tkachuk, Alexandra V. Dronova, Anna D. Anopova, Alla E. Nikolaeva, Elena N. Grineva

“…The association between thyroid function, thyroid autoimmunity and the risk of GDM we estimated. …”
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Sexual development and gonads function in children and adolescents after allogeneic stem cell transplantation using different conditioning regimes by L. I. Papusha, D. N. Balashov, A. N. Tul'pakov, E. V. Skorobogatova, E. E. Kurnikova, Y. V. Skvortsova, A. A. Maschan

“…Various conditioning regimes influence on sexual development and gonads function in children and adolescent after stem cell transplantation was studied. 45 patients were enrolled in the study: 23 patients with aplastic anemia (АА), who received non-myeloablative conditioning, and 22 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after myeloablative conditioning. …”
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Machine learning-based melting congruency prediction of binary compounds using density functional theory-calculated formation energy by Youngwoo Choi, Chris M. Wolverton, Seungbum Hong

“…We present the development of a machine-learning (ML) model for predicting the congruency of compound melts by utilizing a combination of density functional theory-calculated formation energies and a database of experimental melting reactions. …”
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