Functioning in patients with major depression treated with duloxetine or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in East Asia by Novick D, Montgomery W, Haro JM, Moneta MV, Zhu G, Yue L, Hong J, Duenas H, Brugnoli R

“…Both descriptive and regression analyses confirmed improvement in functioning in both groups during follow-up, but duloxetine-treated patients achieved better functioning. …”
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HONORING WAR VETERANS AS A COMPONENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC FUNCTION OF THE STATE: ADMINISTRATIVE-LEGAL ASPECT by Liudmyla Sylenko, Serhii Sivkov, Denys Komarnytskyi

“…The challenges of implementing effective administrative procedures in this area are outlined, including fragmentation of the regulatory field, limited funding and a lack of systematicity. Proposed ways of improving administrative and legal regulation aim to strengthen state support for veterans and their social integration, as well as strengthening national identity in conditions of martial law and post-war reconstruction. …”
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Prediction of antipsychotic drug efficacy for schizophrenia treatment based on neural features of the resting-state functional connectome by Song Liu, Meng Wang, Weiyi Han, Anran Chen, Xuzhen Liu, Kang Liu, Xue Li, Yi Chen, Luwen Zhang, Qing Liu, Xiaoge Guo, Xiujuan Wang, Ning Kang, Yong Han, Yuanbo Li, Xi Su, Luxian Lv, Bing Liu, Wenqiang Li, Yongfeng Yang

“…Baseline clinical status and post-treatment outcome were assessed using the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS), and clinical improvement was rated by the total score reduction. …”
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Multi-omics insights into functional alterations of the liver in growth-retarded offspring: transcriptomic, epigenetic and metabolomic profiles by Qun Lan, Sui Liufu, Xin Xu, Bohe Chen, Wenwu Chen, Kaiming Wang, Caihong Liu, Lanlin Xiao, Xiaolin Liu, Lei Yi, Jingwen Liu, Qiuchun Deng, Haiming Ma, Meng Kang

“…The liver plays a crucial role in regulating nutrient metabolism and immune function and frequently communicates with other organs to maintain overall health. …”
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Temporary microaxial transvalvular left ventricular assist device for post–myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture: Bridging a paradigm shiftCentral MessagePerspective by David Moros, MD, Jean-Luc A. Maigrot, BS, Michael Z.Y. Tong, MD, MBA, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, MBA, Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH, Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD, Shinya Unai, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD, Ran Lee, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Aaron J. Weiss, MD, PhD

“…This paradigm shift in management of post-MI VSR from emergency to urgent operations may be associated with improved outcomes.…”
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The role of a speech therapist in the correction of aphasia and dysphagia at the first stage of rehabilitation of patients with acute disorders of cerebral circulation by O. D. Larina, Yu. Yu. Rudometova, T. V. Novikova

“…The combination of dysphagia and aphasia in patients in the post-stroke period is a complicating factor in the rehabilitation of swallowing function due to the presence of speech impairment. …”
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Evaluation of the physical function and quality of life of elderly people with femoral neck fracture one year after the injury by Alireza Memar Bashi, Elaheh Mianehsaz, Babak Haghpanah, Seyed Mohammad Reza Tabatabaei, Mohammad Javad Azadchehr, Khadijeh Kalan Farmanfarma

“…Effective care during hospitalization, post-surgery, and early mobilization through physiotherapy programs can greatly improve patients' QOL and functional outcomes.…”
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A hierarchical reinforcement learning approach for energy‐aware service function chain dynamic deployment in IoT by Shuyi Wang, Haotong Cao, Longxiang Yang

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Association between rapid and sustained remission and clinician- and patient-reported outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: post hoc analysis of data from the SELECT-COMP... by Laure Gossec, Jayesh Patel, Aditi Kadakia, Siran Fang, Yi Peng, Sander Strengholt, Peter C. Taylor, Andrew Östör

“…Increasing time spent in sustained remission was associated with long-term improvement in CRO/PROs. Conclusions Remission is a key outcome in RA; this study showed that achieving rapid remission, as well as reducing time to achieving remission, was associated with less pain and fatigue, and better physical functioning and quality of life over 5 years. …”
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Transdiagnostic remission of psychiatric comorbidity in post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD, and binge-eating disorder using ketogenic metabolic therapy: a retrospective case repo... by Erin L. Bellamy, Nicole Laurent

“…Qualitative reports substantiated marked functional gains, including improved occupational engagement and social functioning.ConclusionThis report demonstrates the potential of KMT to achieve comprehensive remission in severe, treatment-resistant psychiatric comorbidities. …”
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Role of joint function screening and correction in preventing training injuries for new recruits: a randomized controlled trial by LEI Enyu, CHEN Zhen, LI Bing

“…Linear regression analysis revealed a correlation between post-training score of joint function screening and the assessment score of newly trained personnel (P<0.001). …”
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Clinical Effect of Motor Imagery Combined with Whole-Body Vibration Therapy on Elderly Patients with Limb Dysfunction After Stroke by Ao C, Zhan L

“…After intervention, the upper limb muscle strength and function, event-related potentials, gait indicators, balance ability, and self-care ability of both groups improved compared to before intervention, and the observation group was better than the control group.Conclusion: The combination of MI and WBV therapy was superior to traditional rehabilitation alone in improving limb function, cognitive responses (P300), gait, balance, and self-care ability in elderly stroke patients.Keywords: motor imagery, whole-body vibration, post-stroke limb dysfunction, elderly…”
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Exploring the minds of rural seniors: A journey into cognitive health in aging communities by Raju Naganandini

“…Background: Cognitive function in older adults is a crucial aspect of overall health and well-being, particularly as the global population continues to age. …”
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The Effect of Combined Balance Exercise on Knee Range of Motion, Balance, Gait, and Functional Outcomes in Acute Phase Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Single-Blind Randomized... by Jungae An, Seong-Jin Cheon, Byoung-Hee Lee

“…<i>Results</i>: The combined balance exercise group demonstrated significant improvements post intervention (<i>p</i> < 0.05) for all outcomes. …”
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Prevalence of Ocular Disorders in Learning Disabled Children and Their Functional Visual Performance Before and After Providing Spectacle Correction by Parikshit Gogate, Jason Raj William, Amit Shinde, Shashi Bhushan

“…Among those 100 children (200eyes) who co-operated for refraction, 77 (38%) eyes were hypermetropic, 64 (32%) eyes had astigmatism, 53 eyes (26.5%) were myopic and six (3%) eyes were found to be emmetropic. 57 children (22.4%) had strabismus, while nystagmus was present in 37 children (14.6%), cataract in three children (1.2%) and retinitis pigmentosa in two children (0.8%) (who were siblings). It was found that improvement in functional visual performance post intervention was significant (p <0.0001) for each question. …”
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Impact of acute and chronic cycling exercise on microvascular reactivity of the upper and lower extremity muscles in young healthy females by Xuanyao Liu, Bin Leng, Haizhen Huang, Yadan He, Chuan Zhang

“…Training had no impact on post-exercise microvascular reactivity at VL, but elicited improvement in BB. …”
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Virtual reality-based training to augment recovery of hand dexterity after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy by Viprav B. Raju, Roxanne Hauer, Mohammad Ghassemi, Anjishnu Banerjee, Derek Kamper, Brian D. Schmit, Aditya Vedantam

“…The primary outcome measure for hand dexterity assessment was the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT). Twenty-two post-surgical DCM participants were included in the final analysis. …”
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Prediction of joint deformity after MIPPO with double reverse traction repositor based on Hounsfield units derived from CT scans by Guimiao Li, Kejia Shang, Shengnan Zhang, Zhongzheng Wang, Yanjiang Yang, Chunxu Fu, Chen Feng, Di Zhang, Yingze Zhang

“…While both surgical and non-surgical interventions can yield promising short-term results, the long-term implications, particularly the risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), necessitate further investigation. …”
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The impacts of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with aquatic neuromuscular training on pain, function, kinesiophobia, knee instability, and quality of life in knee... by Asma Tapeh Kaboodi, Farzaneh Gandomi, Parviz Soufivand, Shirin Assar

“…Furthermore, after six weeks, r-tDCS showed greater efficacy in improving knee instability and functional performance. …”
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The Jack-in-the-Box: Pericardial Decompression Syndrome Managed by a Multidisciplinary Approach with Early Initiation of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case R... by Carmen Orban, Tudor Borjog, Claudia Talpau, Mihaela Agapie, Angelica Bratu, Mugurel Jafal, Mihai Popescu

“…Post decompression syndrome (PDS) is a rare and life-threatening complication of pericardiocentesis, especially after rapid drainage of large amounts of pericardial fluid. …”
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