Symptom- and function-based trajectories of patients with dementia in hospital and community palliative care settings in the last two weeks of life: a retrospective cohort study by Minghui Tan, Xiwen (Simon) Qin, Claire E. Johnson, Lin Xiao, Angus Cook, Jinfeng Ding, Juan Wang

“…This study aimed to describe and compare the longitudinal trajectories of function and symptom burden among patients with dementia between hospital versus palliative community care services in the last two weeks of life. …”
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Relationship between physical fitness and executive function in preschool children: a cross-sectional study by Zhaowen Zhou, Yiping Chen, Ke Huang, Feng Zeng, Zhenwen Liang, Nan Wang, Zhuoming Chen, Cheng Deng

“…This study aimed to examine the relationship between physical fitness components, and executive function domains. …”
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ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFICACY AND INFLUENCE ON SEXUAL FUNCTION OF VALSARTAN AND VALSARTAN AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COMBINATION IN SMOKERS VERSUS NON-SMOKERS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. I. Podzolkov, A. V. Vigdorchik

“…Aim. To study antihypertensive efficacy and safety of valsartan-based therapy as well as influence of treatment on several aspects of sexual function.Material and methods. …”
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Right ventricular function in athletes engaged in endurance exercise using speckle tracking echocardiography: a meta-analysis by Chenzan Guo, Hebin Zhang, Cunxin Yang, Peipei Hu, Hui Ma, Ying Ma, Feng Gao

“…Many studies have focused on structural changes in the right ventricle (RV) and few have examined functional adaptation of the right ventricle. This meta-analysis aims to compare the changes in right ventricular systolic function between endurance athletes and controls before and after exercise using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). …”
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Managing Clopidogrel Resistance in Neurointervention: Surveying Current Approaches by Hyun Woo Kim, Ivo Bach, Juan Carlos Martinez Gutierrez, Adam A. Dmytriw, Salvatore D'Amato, Hussein A. Zeineddine, Albert J. Yoo, Sunil A. Sheth

“…We aimed to explore current patterns related to this practice. …”
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Improvement in social and cognitive functioning associated with paliperidone extended-release treatment in patients with schizophrenia: a 24-week, single arm, open-label study by Shi C, Yao S, Xu Y, Shi J, Xu X, Zhang C, Jin H, Yu X

“…Chuan Shi,1–4 Shu Qiao Yao,5 Yi Feng Xu,6 Jian Guo Shi,7 Xiu Feng Xu,8 Cong Pei Zhang,9 Hua Jin,10 Xin Yu1–4 1Clinical Research Center, Peking University Sixth Hospital, 2Clinical Research Center, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, 3Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), 4National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, 5Clinical Center of Psychology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 6Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 7Department of Psychiatry, Xi’an Mental Health Center, Xian, Shanxi Province, 8Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical School, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 9Department of Psychiatry, The First Haerbin Psychiatric Hospital, Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 10Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA Purpose: This single-arm, open-label study aimed to explore the effects of extended-release paliperidone on social and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia.Methods: Paliperidone extended-release (flexible dose ranging from 3 to 12 mg/day orally) was administered for 24 weeks in patients with schizophrenia. …”
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Association analysis between serum asprosin and metabolic characteristics, Complications in type 2 diabetic patients with different durations by Lijing Ma, Zhengqian Wang, Li Sun, Mina Li, Qianqian Wu, Ming Liu, Minggang Xu, Guoliang Shi, Jianhong Yin, Yan Wang, Linxin Xu

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A Preliminary Study on Effectiveness of Varying Dose of Paretic Upper Limb Training with Visual Deprivation in Poststroke Patients: A Randomised Clinical Trial by R Sampath Pulimoot, CKV Bhuvaneswari, G Harshavardhan, Kabilan Annadurai

“…Group C exhibited the highest improvement in the Wolf Motor Function Test score, with an F value of 42.86 (p-value=0.001). …”
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Associations between within-day step accumulation pattern and clinical measures of physical function: a change-for-change analysis of longitudinal data in community-dwelling older... by Melvyn Hillsdon, Alexander Schoenfelder, Brad Metcalf, Afroditi Stathi, Max J. Western, Joss Langford

“…This study aimed to explore whether stepping patterns, and trends in these patterns, were associated with physical function in older adults. …”
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Role of body anthropometry in severe asthmatic patients: Evidences from the Severe Asthma Network in Italy (SANI) registry by Erminia Ridolo, PhD, Martina Ottoni, MD, Francesca Nicoletta, MD, Francesca Locatelli, MD, Luigi Martinelli, MD, Matteo Maule, MD, Naila Arif Cheema, MD, Francesco Blasi, PhD, Pierluigi Paggiaro, MD, Enrico Heffler, PhD, Luisa Brussino, PhD, Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Gianenrico Senna, MD, Marco Caminati, MD, Diego Bagnasco, PhD, Cecilia Calabrese, PhD, Gianna Camiciottoli, MD, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, PhD, Cristiano Caruso, MD, Angelo Guido Corsico, PhD, Maria Teresa Costantino, MD, Claudia Crimi, PhD, Alice D'Adda, MD, Simona D’Alò, MD, Maria D'Amato, PhD, Corrado D'Andria, MD, Stefano Del Giacco, MD, Fabiano Di Marco, PhD, Nicola Cosimo Facciolongo, MD, Alessandro Farsi, MD, Manuela Latorre, PhD, Manlio Milanese, PhD, Michele Mondoni, MD, Eustachio Nettis, MD, Girolamo Pelaia, MD, Laura Pini, MD, Luisa Ricciardi, PhD, Fabio Luigi Massimo Ricciardolo, PhD, Luca Richeldi, PhD, Pierachille Santus, PhD, Nicola Scichilone, PhD, Giulia Scioscia, PhD, Giuseppe Spadaro, MD, Antonio Spanevello, MD, Paolo Tarsia, MD, Mona Rita Yacoub, PhD

“…Demographic, clinical and functional features were compared, according to body mass index (BMI). …”
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Population Economic Transfer Function Model Based on Genetic Tabu Search Algorithm by Qian Wang

“…Aiming at the problem that the evaluation effect of the traditional analysis model of population economic transfer is not good, a population economic transfer function model based on the genetic tabu search algorithm is proposed. …”
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Effects of immersive virtual reality stimulation and/or multicomponent physical exercise on cognitive and functional performance in hospitalized older patients with severe function... by Antón de la Casa-Marín, Fabiola Zambom-Ferraresi, Maria Cristina Ferrara, Iranzu Ollo-Martínez, Arkaitz Galbete, Belén González-Glaría, Débora Moral-Cuesta, Itxaso Marín-Epelde, Chenhui Chenhuichen, Marta Lorente-Escudero, Rodrigo Molero-de-Ávila, Agurne García Baztán, Fabricio Zambom-Ferraresi, Nicolás Martínez-Velilla

“…The aim of this trial is to investigate the effect of a cognitive stimulation intervention provided via immersive virtual reality (IVR), with or without a multicomponent physical exercise intervention (ME) in hospitalized patients aged 75 or older with severe functional dependency at admission (Barthel Index < 60 points). …”
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Neural functions vary by return-to-sport status in participants with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study using sub-bands of resting-state functi... by Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Sunan Zhu, Sunan Zhu, Sunan Zhu, Sunan Zhu, Zongyou Pan, Zongyou Pan, Zongyou Pan, Zongyou Pan, XiaoJing Yu, Bing Xiong, Xuesong Dai, Xuesong Dai, Xuesong Dai, Xuesong Dai

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to characterize the differences in neural function among patients with different functional abilities 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).DesignResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed to obtain blood-oxygen-level-dependent values for ACLR returned to sports coper participants (CP), non-coper participants (NP), and healthy controls (HC). …”
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Super-entropic black holes in gravity’s rainbow and determining constraints on rainbow functions by Behzad Eslam Panah, Narges Heidari, Mana Soleimani, Maryam Kaveh

“…We assess the physical and stable regions by utilizing these thermodynamic quantities alongside the inverse isoperimetric inequality, aiming to determine constraints on the rainbow functions. …”
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Soil attributes functionality and water eutrophication in the surrounding area of Itaparica Reservoir, Brazil by José C. de Araújo Filho, Günter Gunkel, Maria C. M. Sobral, Martin Kaupenjohann, Helio L. Lopes

“…The main objective of this study was to evaluate functionalities of physical and chemical attributes of soils and to provide information about irrigation water quality in the margins of the Itaparica Reservoir aiming the sustainable land use. …”
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Potential role of ghrelin in neuroprotection and cognitive function: implications for diabetic cognitive impairment by Yuhan Zhang, Ruihua Zhang, Xin Wang, Leilei Shi, Hongzhe Zhu, Jiping Liu

“…Despite ghrelin’s multiple functions in the central nervous system, its use as a therapeutic agent for neurologic dysfunction remains unclear. …”
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QPUF: Quantum Physical Unclonable Functions for Security-by-Design of Industrial Internet-of-Things by Venkata K. V. V. Bathalapalli, Saraju P. Mohanty, Chenyun Pan, Elias Kougianos

“…The Quantum Physical Unclonable Functions (QPUF) architecture has emerged as a robust security paradigm, harnessing the inherent randomness of quantum hardware to generate unique and tamper-resistant cryptographic fingerprints. …”
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Sabāhi’s Techniques of Depicting Semantic and Inspirational Functions and Intentions of Verses from Qur’an by Maryam Baghi

“…The research results show that, in addition to conventional methods such as adaptation, quotation, translation, and conceptual usage for emphasis and confirmation, and rhetorical functions; Sabāhi has also dealt with some lesser-known techniques among poets including: A) changing the verse application in a descriptive and discriminative approach, aiming to highlight the subject and theme; B) allusive usage for comparison or statement of preference. …”
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Neonatal and maternal dietary interventions driving microbiota and functionality in piglet gut compartments by Dirkjan Schokker, Mariëlle H. van den Esker, Alex Bossers, Janneke G. Allaart, Hubèrt van Hees, Astrid de Greeff, Johanna M. J. Rebel

“…It is yet unknown what the effect of the administration route is on gut functionality and health in the piglets. Therefore, we compared the effect of different dietary interventions on gut functionality after maternal administration (lactation feed) to the neonatal administration route (oral gavage). …”
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Cooperative and inhibitory ion transport in functionalized angstrom-scale two-dimensional channels by Mingzhan Wang, Qinsi Xiong, Xiaolin Yue, Gangbin Yan, Yu Han, Zhiheng Lyu, Zhen Li, Leeann Sun, Eli Hoenig, Kangli Xu, Nicholas H. C. Lewis, Kenneth M. Merz, Qian Chen, George C. Schatz, Chong Liu

“…Abstract Significant success has been achieved in fabricating angstrom-scale artificial solid ionic channels aiming to replicate the biological ion channels (BICs). …”
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