Study on the protection of residual renal function in New hemodialysis patients with restricted dehydration by TANG Yu-ning, YANG Jie, LV Hong-hong, PAN Yun-long, SUN Ji-feng

“…The daily urine volume and creatinine clearance rate were documented every 3 months. Renal function, routine blood test, electrolyte and other biochemical indicators were reexamined before dialysis every 3 months. …”
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Structural and functional assessment of ganglion cell complex in patients on long-term hydroxychloroquine by Shreyas Temkar, Aniket Tatyasaheb Mairal, Arun Sahi, Amit Kumar Deb, Chengappa G Kavadichanda, Subashini Kaliaperumal, Veeradasari Jawahar Satya Babu, Aarthy Gunasekaran

“…This study evaluated if these structural changes of GCC translate to functional deficits and if they represent true retinal toxicity. …”
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Functional activity of blood eosinophils in patients with <i>Opisthorchis felineus</i> invasion by V. V. Tsukanov, N. E. Veselova, A. A. Savchenko, O. A. Kolenchukova, I. I. Gvozdev, A. V. Vasyutin, J. L. Tonkikh, E. V. Kasparov, A. G. Borisov, E. G. Gorchilova, M. Yu. Olkhovskaia, N. O. Prokopieva

“…Aim. To study the functional activity of blood eosinophils in patients with Opisthorchis felineus (O. felineus) invasion.Material and methods. …”
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Acute Effect of a Single Functional Neurology Intervention on Muscular Trigger Point by Jorge Rey-Mota, Guillermo Escribano-Colmena, Athanasios A. Dalamitros, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, David Martín-Caro Álvarez, Eduardo Navarro Jimenez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

“…This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a functional neurology intervention in reducing pain and improving muscle function in patients with MTrPs in the upper trapezius muscle. …”
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Characterisation of Hypertensive Patients with Improved Endothelial Function after Dark Chocolate Consumption by Jenifer d'El-Rei, Ana Rosa Cunha, Adriana Burlá, Marcelo Burlá, Wille Oigman, Mario Fritsch Neves, Agostino Virdis, Fernanda Medeiros

“…In conclusion, one-week dark chocolate intake significantly improved endothelial function and reduced BP in younger hypertensive with impaired endothelial function in spite of lower cardiovascular risk.…”
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The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and diseases and declined lung function among foundry workers by Kirsi Koskela, Lauri Lehtimäki, Jukka Uitti, Panu Oksa, Antti Tikkakoski, Riitta Sauni

“…According to the questionnaire, the number of physician-diagnosed cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis was unexpectedly low compared to the indications from the symptom questionnaire and lung function test results, suggesting a potential underdiagnosis. …”
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Diagnostic value of noninvasive comprehensive morphological and functional assessment of coronary artery disease by Mladenović Zorica, Đorđević-Dikić Ana, Đurić Predrag, Angelkov-Ristić Anđelka, Džudović Boris, Jović Zoran

“…Recently adopted technique, Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography (TDE) enables the estimate of functional significance of coronary luminal narrowing. …”
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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Li Guo, Ping Yin, Xiangting Li, Xin Wang, Jing Xue, Wenqing Wang, Dongmei Song, Guomei Xu, Miaomiao Shang, Shuai Liu, Yuanyuan Chen, Qingyun Zhang, Dandan Sun

“…The average BMI was (25.33 ± 4.27) kg/m2, and the average cognitive function score was (19.25 ± 6.88) points. The results of the smooth curve fitting and threshold effect tests showed that there was a curve correlation between BMI and cognitive function score, and its inflection point was 24.56 kg/m2. …”
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INTEGRAL STIFFNESS OF THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS by Yu. E. Teregulov, D. K. Khusainova, D. I. Abdulganieva, F. N. Mukhametshina, M. M. Mangusheva

“…Objective: to study the integral stiffness of the arterial system in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its relationship to vasoactive regulatory endothelial function.Subjects and methods. The investigation included 51 patients with SLE, including 45 (88%) women and 6 (12%) men at the age of 17 to 52 years (mean age 34±8.3 years). …”
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Technological-functional features of chia, almond, pumpkin seed, soybean and pea proteins by Gabriel Poloto, Carolina Merheb-Dini, Débora Parra Baptista Freitas, Mirna Lúcia Gigante, Paulo Henrique Mariano Marfil

“…Pea (86% protein), pumpkin seed (60% protein), almond (57.5% protein), chia (42% protein) and soybean (43% protein) protein technological-functional properties were determined. Samples were assessed based on the methodology proposed by the Brazilian Agricultural and Research Corporation to find emulsifying activity (EAI) and emulsion stability indices (ESI), foaming capacity (FC) and stability (FS), water solubility, gelling capacity, water holding capacity (WHC) and oil holding capacity (OHC). …”
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Morphological and functional characteristics of Trichinella sp. larvae in bears and badgers in the Kirov Region by O. B. Zhdanova, I. I. Okulova, A. V. Uspensky, L. A. Napisanova

“…The purpose of the research is study of morphological and functional characteristics of Trichinella sp. larvae in bears and badgers in the Kirov Region.Materials and methods. …”
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Functional regulation of macrophages by Ces1d-mediated lipid signaling in immunometabolism by Long J. Shao, Fathima Elizondo, Feng Gao, Rabie Habib, Xin Li, Katherine Pham, Jazmin Ysaguirre, Maryam Elizondo, Shirindokht Shirazi, Kristin L. Eckel-Mahan, Sean Hartig, Huaizhu Wu, Kai Sun

“…Endogenous macrophages and T cells from adipose tissue were isolated and analyzed for functional interactions by flow cytometry. Results: Ces1d expression changes during the differentiation of monocytes into macrophages in both mice and humans. …”
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Association of A1AT With Poor Functional Outcome in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke by Paula García‐Rodríguez, Marcel Lamana‐Vallverdú, Daisy R. Guamán‐Pilco, Anna Penalba, Laura Ramiro, Alba Simats, Júlia Faura, Alejandro Bustamante, Noelia Díaz‐Troyano, Joan Montaner

“…Association studies between A1AT levels and functional outcomes were conducted. We also evaluated the added value of A1AT as a prognostic biomarker over the clinical model (sex, age, premorbid modified Rankin Scale and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores) with the likelihood ratio test. …”
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Equalizer Design: HBOA-DE-trained radial basis function neural networks by Santosh Kumar Das, Satya Ranjan Pattanaik, Pradyumna Kumar Mohapatra, Saroja Kumar Rout, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Muhammed Basheer Jasser, Guojiang Xiong, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

“…Based on a suitable network topology and transfer function, the presented work proposes an algorithm for training radial basis function neural networks (RBFNNs) that is applied to the problem of channel equalization. …”
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Fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells in skeletal muscle unloading: metabolic and functional impairments by Margarita Sorokina, Danila Bobkov, Natalia Khromova, Natalia Vilchinskaya, Boris Shenkman, Anna Kostareva, Renata Dmitrieva

“…FAPs were purified from m. soleus functioning muscle (Contr) and after functional unloading for 7 and 14 days (HS7 and HS14). …”
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Effects of Iodixanol on Respiratory Functions during Coronary Angiography and the Role of Body Composition by Derya Guzel, Mustafa Gokhan Vural, Ramazan Akdemir

“…The CA was performed via radial artery route using iodixanol in every patient. The pulmonary function tests of these patients were performed before, during, and 2 hours after the CA. …”
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Impact of Unilateral Orbital Radiotherapy on the Structure and Function of Bilateral Human Meibomian Gland by Di Chen, Xiaowei Liu, Ying Li, Hui Guan, Fuquan Zhang

“…Our study aims at evaluating the bilateral meibomian gland structure and function 12 months after unilateral orbital RT in patients with ocular tumors. …”
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Association of Circulating Ceramides With Cardiac Structure and Function in the Community: The Framingham Heart Study by Chike C. Nwabuo, Meredith Duncan, Vanessa Xanthakis, Linda R. Peterson, Gary F. Mitchell, David McManus, Susan Cheng, Ramachandran S. Vasan

“…We used multivariable linear regression models to relate C16:0/C24:0 (independent variable) to the following echocardiographic measures (dependent variables; separate models for each): left ventricular mass, left ventricular ejection fraction, left atrial emptying fraction, left atrial end‐systolic volume, E/e′ (a measure of left ventricular diastolic function), and left ventricular global circumferential and longitudinal strain by speckle‐tracking echocardiography. …”
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Association of Kidney Function With Incident Heart Failure: An Analysis of the Women's Health Initiative by Richard K. Cheng, Mary B. Roberts, Nisha Bansal, Kerryn Reding, Taufiq Salahuddin, Mamas Mamas, Michael LaMonte, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Nora Franceschini, Liviu Klein, JoAnn E. Manson, Charles B. Eaton

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Nanoparticle-functionalized acrylic bone cement for local therapeutic delivery to spine metastases by Ateeque Siddique, Mansoureh Mohseni Garakani, Megan E. Cooke, Michael H. Weber, Derek H. Rosenzweig

“…Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (NPs) are gaining attention for targeted drug delivery to bypass the negative side effects associated with systemic drug administration. An NP-functionalized cement was developed for the local release of DOX and its ability to suppress cancer cells was tested. …”
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