Individual-Specific Physical Activities on Cognitive Function among Older Adults by Emily Frith, Paul D. Loprinzi

“…The DSST (Digit Symbol Substitution Test) was used to assess participant executive cognitive functioning. …”
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Assessment of the psychophysiological and functional state of basketball students in the pre-competition period by S. M. Ryabtsev, T. A. Zhmurova

“…Objective: to assess the psychophysiological and functional state of the body of basketball students in the pre-competition period.Materials and methods: the study involved female basketball students with a sports category (girls, n = 18) in the pre-competition period. …”
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Cognitive declines precede and predict functional declines in aging and Alzheimer's disease. by Laura B Zahodne, Jennifer J Manly, Anna MacKay-Brandt, Yaakov Stern

“…Standardized neuropsychological tests are valid predictors of later functional changes in both non-demented and demented older adults.…”
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The malaria secretome: from algorithms to essential function in blood stage infection. by Christiaan van Ooij, Pamela Tamez, Souvik Bhattacharjee, N Luisa Hiller, Travis Harrison, Konstantinos Liolios, Taco Kooij, Jai Ramesar, Bharath Balu, John Adams, Andrew P Waters, Chris J Janse, Kasturi Haldar

“…Attempted deletions of the genes encoding the conserved exported proteins were not successful, but additional functional analyses revealed the first conserved secretome function. …”
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Effect of Training Exercise Program on Functional Outcomes for Patients with Hand Burns by Rawia A. Ibrahim, Eman S. M. Omran

“…The structured interview questionnaire to assess patients' knowledge regarding burn injury. Functional outcome scale involving: Jebson-Taylor hand function test (JTHFT) and observational checklist for assessing the hand’s range of motion. …”
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Taxonomic variability and functional stability across Oregon coastal subsurface microbiomes by Hengameh H. Soufi, Robert Porch, Masha V. Korchagina, Joseph A. Abrams, Jared S. Schnider, Ben D. Carr, Mark A. Williams, Stilianos Louca

“…We used metagenomics to reconstruct the functional structure and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to estimate the taxonomic composition of microbial communities, accompanied by physicochemical measurements. …”
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Methodological approaches to the efficient functioning assessment of the modern upper structure track by E. N. Efimova, N. P. Vinogorov, A. A. Shiladzhyan, V. M. Koshelev, D. A. Valov, N. V. Kuznetsova

“…The article covers the approaches to assessing the efficient functioning of the modern upper structure track and aims at developing these approaches in the process of using the track superstructure materials — rails, fasteners, sleepers, ballast — under given operating conditions.Materials and methods. …”
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Thyroid function in children and adolescents after combined therapy of Hodgkin disease by R. I. Feoktistov, Y. G. Abugova, Y. Y. Dyakonova, O. V. Makarova, N. V. Myakova

“…These patients were investigated by clinical examination, thyroid ultrasound and thyroid function tests. Thyroid abnormalities were detected in 4 of 21 patients who received 20–25 Gy (1 case of autoimmune thyroiditis and 3 cases of subclinical hypothyroidism) and in 3 of 12 patients who received 30–35 Gy (2 cases of autoimmune thyroiditis and 1 case of subclinical hypothyroidism). …”
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Developing a media formulation to sustain ex vivo chloroplast function by Mariam Mohagheghi, Ali Navid, Thomas Mossington, Congwang Ye, Matthew A. Coleman, Steven Hoang-Phou

“…We envision this could serve as a model platform to enable more rapid design-build-test-learn cycles to study and improve chloroplast function in combination with genetic modifications and potentially as a starting point for the bottom-up design of a synthetic organelle-containing cell.…”
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Perioperative fluid therapy impairs lymphatic pump function in male rats by Rebecca C. Harlow‐Adamek, Reetu Singh, Randolph H. Stewart, Cristine L. Heaps, Glen A. Laine, Charles S. Cox Jr., Ranjeet M. Dongaonkar

“…Therefore, to gain a detailed understanding of the lymphatic functional consequences of perioperative fluid therapy, this study aimed to test the hypothesis that perioperative IV fluid therapy compromises lymphatic pump function within 3 days after major surgery. …”
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Colorimetric sensing of chloride and fluoride by 2-quinonimine functionalized gold nanoparticles by Sadhana Kundu, Pradip Kar

“…In this report, the stable colloid of gold nanoparticles functionalized (AuNPs) with 2-quinonimine (2-QI) was successfully synthesized to be used in the colorimetric sensing application of chloride and fluoride ions in an aqueous medium. …”
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The influence of resisted exercises on the balance, functional mobility and in the elderly’s quality of life by Ralfe Aparício do Prado, Andréa Lemos Castilho Teixeira, Cátia Juliana Samuel Oliveira Langa, Paula Regina Maria Egydio, Paola Izzo

“…The aim of this work was to evaluate balance, functional mobility and quality of life of old people engaged in a program of resisted exercises. 4 old individuals with an average age of 70.25 + 8.61 years were submitted to a program of resisted exercises during 5 weeks, being evaluated before and after the intervention using Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and WHOQOL - BREF. …”
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Effects of exercise training on cognitive function in community-dwelling older women by Hung-Yi Wang, You-Ying Lii, Chen-Te Hsu, Hao-Juan Ho, I-Chen Yeh

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of exercise training on the cognitive function of older female residents in community care centers. …”
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The effects of using an active workstation on executive function in Chinese college students. by Zhanjia Zhang, Bing Zhang, Chunmei Cao, Weiyun Chen

“…This study aimed to examine the effects of active workstation use on the executive function by measuring the three components of executive function (Inhibition, Updating, and Shifting) during sitting, standing, and walking at an active workstation with different speeds. …”
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Peptides actively transported across the tympanic membrane: Functional and structural properties. by Arwa Kurabi, Kerry A Beasley, Lisa Chang, James McCann, Kwang Pak, Allen F Ryan

“…Herein our goals were to characterize the physiochemical peptide features that may underlie trans-TM phage transport; assess morphological and functional effects of phage peptides on the ME and inner ear (IE); and determine whether peptide-bearing phage transmigrate from the ME into the IE. …”
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Visual–Motor Functions and Associated Cognitive Outcomes in Pediatric Cancer Survivors by Alena Deviaterikova

“…The current study examined (i) whether both visuomotor and cognitive functions and (ii) whether visuomotor functions alone mediate the relationship between age and cognitive functions. …”
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Six Thinking Hats method as a means of functional literacy development by Irina N. Protopopova, Nadezhda A. Sytina

“…The use of the 6 thinking hats method in a foreign language class as a means to develop functional literacy and universal training activities, which advance metasubject and personal results of learning, is presented in the article. …”
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Characteristics of operational control reliability of aircraft functional systems and avionics suites by S. V. Kuznetsov

“…Depending on the level of task details, it is necessary to distinguish the control reliability characteristics of units, functional systems (FS) and avionics suites for various means of operational control: built-in test equipment (BITE), on-board self-contained, ground-onboard and ground systems. …”
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Renal function and coronary microvascular dysfunction in women with symptoms/signs of ischemia. by Rajesh Mohandas, Mark S Segal, Tianyao Huo, Eileen M Handberg, John W Petersen, B Delia Johnson, George Sopko, C Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J Pepine

“…The objective of this analysis was to determine if renal function was associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction in women with signs and symptoms of ischemia.…”
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Sex differences in the association between lipids and cognitive function in older adults by Jiahao Chen, Yinming Wang, Wenyan Guo, Muyuan Jiang, Zixuan Gai, Huinan Zhang, Mulei Chen, Yifan Fan

“…Total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) were measured. Cognitive function was assessed using the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). …”
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