Effect of Kidney Function on Outcomes Following Ankle Fracture ORIF by Carson McKoon BA MS, Paul Pottanat MD, Joshua Morningstar BS, Daniel Scott MD, MBA, Christopher Gross MD

“…As such, this study aims to analyze the effect of kidney function, as measured by eGFR, on short-term adverse outcomes following ankle fracture ORIF procedures. …”
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Impact of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) on renal function in human by Solveig Kanowski, Yuanhao Shen, Till Klein, Marcus J. Moeller, Andreas Koch, Franziska Theilig

“…Although HBOT is frequently used in man, knowledge about effects of HBOT on kidney function is still lacking in humans. The aim of this pilot study was to monitor changes in renal function parameters, including hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and erythropoietin and employing urinary EV´s to document renal alterations. …”
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Abnormal Neurologic and Motor Function in Newborns Treated for Congenital Syphilis by Bruna Silva, Luciana Friedrich, Graziela Biazus, Renata Bueno, Carla Almeida

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Bilateral reverse shoulder arthroplasty: functional outcomes and technical considerations by Peter Boufadel, Ryan Lopez, Mohammad Daher, Jonathan Koa, Mohamad Y. Fares, Jie J. Yao, Joseph A. Abboud

“…As the incidence of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) continues to increase with its expanding indications, a growing number of patients are being considered for bilateral RSA. This review aims to explore the functional outcomes of patients with bilateral RSA and examine the effect of risk factors and implant positioning on internal rotation. …”
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Vascular wall structure and function in patients with CHD, AH, and their combination by V. K. Fedulov, G. N. Soboleva, A. N. Rogoza, T. V. Balakhonova, M. I. Tripoten, Yu. A. Karpov

“…Aim. To assess the changes in vascular wall structure and function among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), arterial hypertension (AH), or CHD and AH combination.Material and methods. …”
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DySCo: A general framework for dynamic functional connectivity. by Giuseppe de Alteriis, Oliver Sherwood, Alessandro Ciaramella, Robert Leech, Joana Cabral, Federico E Turkheimer, Paul Expert

“…A crucial challenge in neuroscience involves characterising brain dynamics from high-dimensional brain recordings. Dynamic Functional Connectivity (dFC) is an analysis paradigm that aims to address this challenge. dFC consists of a time-varying matrix (dFC matrix) expressing how pairwise interactions across brain areas change over time. …”
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Renal function and risk of dementia: a Mendelian randomization study by Haowen Huang, Yuan Ren, Jun Wang, Zhiqin Zhang, Jie Zhou, Sansi Chang, Yuelin Zhang, Jun Xue

“…This study aims to substantiate the causal relationship between kidney functionality and dementia.Methods We utilized clinical renal function metrics from the Chronic Kidney Disease Genetics (CKDGen) Consortium and diverse dementia types (Alzheimer’s disease [AD] and vascular dementia) from the FinnGen Biobank by using Mendelian randomization analysis. …”
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Functional Correlates of Action Observation of Gait in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Giulia Bommarito, Martina Putzolu, Laura Avanzino, Carola Cosentino, Alessandro Botta, Roberta Marchese, Matilde Inglese, Elisa Pelosin

“…Action observation (AO) relies on the mirror neuron system (MNS) and has been proposed as a rehabilitation tool in Parkinson’s disease (PD), in particular for gait disorder such as freezing of gait (FOG). In this study, we aimed to explore the brain functional correlates of the observation of human gait in PD patients with (FOG+) and without (FOG-) FOG and to investigate a possible relationship between AO-induced brain activation and gait performance. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF OXYGEN TRANSPORT FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES by Oleksandr H. Buriak, Yurii M. Nechytailo

“…In biomicroscopy, a number of changes were recorded, such as arterioles and capillary cramps, reducing the number of functioning capillary loops, tortuosity and red cells adhesion in venules. …”
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Chemical and technological aspects of increasing the functional characteristics of hard piezoceramics by M. V. Talanov, M. A. Marakhovskiy

“…Ferroelectrically hard piezoelectric ceramics are in demand for high-power applications in piezotransformers, ultrasonic emitters, and piezo motors, which requires a combination of high piezoelectric characteristics and mechanical quality factors in it. The aim of this research was to reveal the main regularities in the microstructure and functional characteristic formation of ferroelectrically hard piezoceramics based on two widespread chemical systems, Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 and (Na1-xKx)NbO3, through various technological modes of production. …”
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Cardiac structural and functional changes in ischemia-reperfusion injury of myocardium by T. V. Rusak, L. G. Gelis, A. A. Miadzvedzeva, N. A. Shibeko, S. A. Kurganovich, I. K. Haidzel, T. T. Gevorkyan

“…The aim is to study the effect of microvascular reperfusion injury (RI) of myocardium on structural and functional changes of heart in patients with acute coronary syndrome with ST segment elevation (STE-ACS) and endovascular revascularization.   …”
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Physical function evaluation in volleyball training based on intelligent GRNN by Kaiyuan Dong, Borhannudin bin Abdullah, Hazizi bin Abu Saad, Chenxi Lu

“…Abstract This study aims to improve both the evaluation accuracy and the real-time feedback capability in monitoring athletes’ physical function changes during volleyball training. …”
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Pulmonary function and motoric cognitive risk syndrome in older adults by Xiaofu Du, Jingyi Sun, Suhang Song, Xiang Shu, Yun Huang, Hui Liang, Jing Guo

“…Abstract Poor pulmonary function (PF) has been linked to neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Guidelines for robotic credentialling in reconstructive and functional urology. Consensus study by Frances Harley, Rasa Ruseckaite, Eva Fong, Henry Han‐I Yao, Hashim Hashim, Helen E. O'Connell

“…Abstract Objectives This study aims to define criteria for robotic reconstructive and functional urology credentialing using expert consensus. …”
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The Effect of Memory Games Therapy on the Cognitive Function of Older Adults by Hyan Oktodia Basuki, Siti Herlinda Oktafia, Suhartono, Dyah Pitaloka, Mei Widyawati, Lukman Hakim, Hanim Nur Faizah, Mokhamad Nurhadi, Ahmad Fauziansyah

“…One approach to improving cognitive function is memory games therapy. This study aims to examine the effect of memory game therapy on the cognitive function of older people. …”
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Influence of ATG SNPs on hip fracture patients’ functional status by Carmen da Casa, Carlos Gutiérrez-Cerrajero, Carmen Pablos, M. Agustina Hierro-Estévez, Alfonso González-Ramírez, David Briz, Rogelio González-Sarmiento, Juan F. Blanco

“…Some studies have analyzed the relationship of certain genetic determinants with the risk of suffering a fragility fracture but evidence is lacking regarding the influence of genetic factors on the functional status of hip fracture patients. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between autophagy genes single nucleotide polymorphisms and the functional status in older hip fracture patients. …”
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Development of Functional Molecular Markers for Viviparous Germination Resistance in Rice by So-Myeong Lee, Youngho Kwon, Sung-Ryul Kim, Ju-Won Kang, Hyeonjin Park, Jin-Kyung Cha, Dong-Soo Park, Jun-Hyun Cho, Woojae Kim, Gyu-Hyeon Eom, Jong-Hee Lee

“…A genetic analysis of field-grown rice cultivars and the F₂ population revealed that the two markers on <i>Sdr4</i> were functional for the genomic selection of SNPs and InDels related to dormancy. …”
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Post-carvedilol myocardial function in cats with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Takahiro Saito, Takahiro Saito, Ryohei Suzuki, Yunosuke Yuchi, Yunosuke Yuchi, Haru Fukuoka, Shuji Satomi, Shuji Satomi, Takahiro Teshima, Hirotaka Matsumoto

“…Carvedilol, because of its pharmacological action, is expected to reduce the pressure gradient associated with DLVOTO, but no previous reports have studied its effects on myocardial function. This study aimed to evaluate myocardial function in cats with obstructive HCM with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction treated by carvedilol administration.MethodsThis retrospective observational study included 16 cats with obstructive HCM and subsequent treatment of DLVOTO with carvedilol. …”
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Structural and functional disconnections in non-acute post-stroke patients by Yanan Wu, Chuanshuai Tian, Zhixuan Yu, Zaixing Liu, Han Wu, Jie Ming, Wenjun Hong, Rong Xu

“…This study aims to investigate alterations in structural connectivity (SC) and functional connectivity (FC) in non-acute post-stroke patients, and their associations with motor performance.MethodsThirty-six non-acute post-stroke patients and thirty-eight well-matched healthy controls (HCs) were included. …”
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Evaluation of Diaphragmatic Ultrasound in Respiratory Functional Assessment in Patients with ALS by Miguel Iglesias, Juan Alejandro Cascón, Andrés Maimó, Antonio Albaladejo, Felipe Andreo, Ana Sánchez Fernández, María Maciá Palazón, Isabel Martínez González-Posada, Ruth García García, Rosa Cordovilla

“…This study aimed to evaluate diaphragmatic ultrasound parameters in ALS, compare them with respiratory function tests, and determine whether they are associated with the need for non-invasive ventilation (NIV). …”
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