Arterial hypertension with comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship between tolerance to physical exercise and structural and functional state of the heart. by T. Z. Burtniak, V. A. Potabasniy, V. I. Fesenko

“…The aim of the study was to establish the relationship between tolerance to exercise, oxygen saturation, and structural and functional cardiac status in patients with hypertension in combination with COPD. …”
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Translingual neural stimulation induced changes in intra- and inter-network functional connectivity in mild-moderate traumatic brain injury patients by Daniel Y. Chu, Jiancheng Hou, Thomas Hosseini, Veena A. Nair, Nagesh Adluru, Yuri Danilov, Kurt A. Kaczmarek, Mary E. Meyerand, Mitchell Tyler, Mitchell Tyler, Vivek Prabhakaran

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Relationship between IADL, physical function, physical activity, and fall-related efficacy among older people using daycare centers by Masahiro Kitamura, Kazuhiro P. Izawa, Kyohei Kurihara, Sayaka Yamamoto, Satoshi Ozawa, Erina Uchida, Junichi Umeo

“…Message Daycare staff could screen daycare users using these indices and then provide them with exercises to improve balance function, LPA, and fall-related function, potentially helping to maintain or improve their IADL.…”
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Functional fatigue of NiTi Shape Memory wires for a range of end loadings and constraints by G. Scirè Mammano, E. Dragoni

“…Test results on SMAs under functional fatigue are scarce in the technical literature and the few data available are mainly limited to constant-stress loading. …”
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Differential Item Functioning in the SF-36 Physical Functioning and Mental Health Sub-Scales: A Population-Based Investigation in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. by Lisa M Lix, Xiuyun Wu, Wilma Hopman, Nancy Mayo, Tolulope T Sajobi, Juxin Liu, Jerilynn C Prior, Alexandra Papaioannou, Robert G Josse, Tanveer E Towheed, K Shawn Davison, Richard Sawatzky

“…The purpose of this study was to test for DIF on the SF-36 physical functioning (PF) and mental health (MH) sub-scale items in a Canadian population-based sample.…”
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Effectiveness of phosphatidylcholine as adjunctive therapy in improving liver function tests in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic comorbidities: real-life observational study from Russia by Igor V Maev, Aleksey A Samsonov, Liudmila K Palgova, Chavdar S Pavlov, Kirill M Starostin, Elena I Vovk, Elena N Shirokova

“…Objective Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of abnormal results of liver function tests. Earlier research showed that polyenylphosphatidylcholine (PPC) has hepatoprotective effects and thus can be used for the treatment of NAFLD and the prevention of its progression. …”
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Impact of halo-pelvic traction duration on pulmonary improvement quantified by pulmonary function tests and three-dimensional lung reconstruction in severe rigid kyphoscoliosis: a prospective cohort study by Lijin Zhou, Yihan Yang, Honghao Yang, Jianqiang Wang, Zhangfu Li, Duan Sun, Yiqi Zhang, Yunsheng Wang, Yong Hai

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Associations of Pap test utilisation with comorbidity and functional impairment among middle-aged non-Hispanic black women in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2018 BRFSS data by Yang Li, Jiefei Han, Yali Wang, Zhikai Zhu

“…Objectives Limited evidence exists on the association of Pap test utilisation with comorbidity and functional impairment among middle-aged non-Hispanic black (NHB) women in the USA. …”
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A Study of Platelet Inhibition, Using a 'Point of Care' Platelet Function Test, following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction [PINPOINT-PPCI]. by Thomas W Johnson, Andrew D Mumford, Lauren J Scott, Stuart Mundell, Mark Butler, Julian W Strange, Chris A Rogers, Barnaby C Reeves, Andreas Baumbach

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>108 patients, treated with prasugrel and procedural bivalirudin, underwent Multiplate® platelet function testing at baseline, 0, 1, 2 and 24hours post-procedure. …”
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The Effectiveness of the Likelihood Ratio Test and Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes Method in Detecting Differential Item Functioning According to Sample Size, Percentage of Items with DIF, and Ability Distribution Authors by Ala'a Qawaqneh, Zaid Bani Ata

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A Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study Evaluating Haemoglobin, Iron Profile and Thyroid Function Tests in Women with Telogen Effluvium, Female Pattern Hair Loss, and Alopecia Areata by Bibush Amatya, Smita Joshi

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate haemoglobin, iron profile and thyroid function tests in women with telogen effluvium, alopecia areata and female pattern hair loss.   …”
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A Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study Evaluating Haemoglobin, Iron Profile and Thyroid Function Tests in Women with Telogen Effluvium, Female Pattern Hair Loss, and Alopecia Areata by Bibush Amatya, Smita Joshi

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate haemoglobin, iron profile and thyroid function tests in women with telogen effluvium, alopecia areata and female pattern hair loss.   …”
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Effects of rehabilitation on functional independence in daily life, exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by Ya. G. Pekhova, M. Yu. Martynov, I. A. Belayeva, A. S. Ryabov, A. A. Vershinin, A. N. Boiko

“…Independence in daily activities was assessed using the Functional Independence Scale, the Get Up and Go Test and the Berg Balance Scale. …”
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Preoperative Leg Muscle Quality Association Functional Recovery After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Propensity-Score-Matched Study by Tomoyoshi Sakaguchi, Masato Tanaka, Shinya Arataki, Tadashi Komatsubara, Akiyoshi Miyamoto, Aditya Thakur, Muhamad Aulia Rahman, Masato Tanaka, Kazuhiko Takamatsu, Yosuke Yasuda, Hidemi Fuji, Eri Oikawa, Moeka Ueda

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Impact of Endovascular Revascularization on Functional Connectivity and Cognition in Symptomatic Chronic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion Patients: A Preliminary Exploratory Study by Renjie Ji, Shixin Zhang, Hanfeng Chen, Chunlan Deng, Ziqi Xu, Jie Zhang, Benyan Luo

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Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Profile Fitness Mapping Neck Questionnaire by Mostafa Jalili Bafrouei, Mohammadreza Seyedi, Seyed Hossein Mirkarimpour

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Estimation of parameters for the modified Weibull distribution under step-stress accelerated life testing with application to aircraft windshields data by Mohammed M. A. Almazah, Mohammed A. Alshahrani, Qasim Ramzan, Irfan Ali Raza, Muhammad Tahir, Zahoor Ahmad

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An exploration of distinguishing subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment based on resting-state prefrontal functional connectivity assessed by functional near-in... by Zhengping Pu, Zhengping Pu, Hongna Huang, Man Li, Hongyan Li, Xiaoyan Shen, Qingfeng Wu, Qin Ni, Yong Lin, Donghong Cui

“…Therefore, this fNIRS study aimed to develop a screening method for subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) based on resting-state prefrontal FC and neuropsychological tests via machine learning.MethodsFunctional connectivity data measured by fNIRS were collected from 55 normal controls (NCs), 80 SCD individuals, and 111 MCI individuals. …”
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The metacognitive functioning of patients with paranoid schizophrenia through the prism of emotional intelligence: a connection with cognitive deficit, clinical manifestations, soc... by A. G. Sofronov, A. V. Trusova, I. A. Getmanenko, A. E. Dobrovol’skaya, A. N. Gvozdetckii

“…Metacognitive functioning is the basis of the individual’s ideas about his ability to build relationships with other people and manage own’s social behavior. …”
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The exacerbating effects of stable pulmonary tuberculosis on the deterioration of inflammatory response, coagulation function, and pulmonary function in COPD: A propensity score-ma... by Jiangbo Li, Mei Ye, Haiyue Wang, Aidibai Ainiwaier, Ayididar Jumahan, Feng Sun

“…Comparative analysis of laboratory tests and pulmonary function parameters revealed that the observation group had significantly elevated levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), interleukin-6 (IL-6), lymphocyte count, platelet count (PLT), and D-dimer, along with significantly reduced pulmonary function parameters including forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) and forced expiratory flow between 25 %-75 % of vital capacity (FEF25-FEF75) (all P < 0.05). …”
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