Healthy longevity-associated protein improves cardiac function in murine models of cardiomyopathy with preserved ejection fraction by Valeria Vincenza Alvino, Sadie Slater, Yan Qiu, Monica Cattaneo, Khaled Abdelsattar Kassem Mohammed, Seamus Gate, Vealmurugan Sekar, Annibale Alessandro Puca, Paolo Madeddu

“…In male diabetic mice, LAV-BPIFB4 therapy improved systolic function, microvascular density, and senescence, whereas the benefit was limited to systolic function in females. …”
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Lung recruitment maneuver improves right and left ventricular function in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by Alexis Lambour, Yoann Zerbib, Pablo Mercado, Loay Kontar, Bertrand De Cagny, Julien Maizel, Michel Slama, Clément Brault

“…The RV free wall strain improved from -22 ± 10 to -25 ± 8% (p = 0.040). The cardiac index significantly increased from 2.1 ± 0.6 to 2.4 ± 0.7 L/min/m2 (p < 0.001) due to improved LV function, as demonstrated by a lower LV global longitudinal strain at PEEPpost (-16 ± 4% vs. -19 ± 3%, p = 0.002). …”
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Rectal misoprostol after cesarean delivery: does it affect recovery of bowel functions? A prospective randomized trial by N.K. Aref

“…Aim: To assess the efficacy of rectally administered misoprostol in the improvement of bowel function recovery after cesarean delivery (CD). …”
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503 A novel approach to developing and validating a predictive model of functional recovery for adults with stroke in post-acute rehabilitation by Alison Cogan, Dongze Ye, Dingyi Nie, Mary Lawlor, Nicolas Schweighofer

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Functional Connectivity and MRI Radiomics Biomarkers of Cognitive and Brain Reserve in Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Prediction—A Study Protocol by Hanna Maria Dragoș, Adina Stan, Livia Livinț Popa, Roxana Pintican, Diana Feier, Nicu Cătălin Drăghici, Dragoș-Cătălin Jianu, Diana Chira, Ștefan Strilciuc, Dafin F. Mureșanu

“…Cognitive reserve involves the brain’s ability to optimize performance and use alternative networks to maintain function. Advanced methods of MRI and EEG processing may better assess brain reserve and cognitive reserve, with emerging predictive models integrating these measures to improve PSCI prediction. …”
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Psychological interventions for improvement of symptoms of post-stroke depression – study protocol of the depression-intervention study for optimization of reconvalesence after str... by Lino Braadt, Simone Fischer, Markus Naumann, Philipp Zickler, Thomas Schneider-Axmann, Laura Mühlich, Katharina Körber, Alexander Lassner, Wolfgang Strube, Astrid Röh, Alkomiet Hasan, Michael Ertl

“…Perspective Our aim is to provide proof-of-concept evidence for the efficacy of telepsychological need-adapted interventions for patients with post-stroke depression. Regular screening for PSD with implementation of a feasible treatment option could reduce the long-term prevalence of PSD and improve quality of life. …”
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Functional Outcomes of Patients with Ankylosed Elbow Managed with Fascia Lata Interposition Arthroplasty and Early Post-operative Active Motion Protocol by Emmanuelle Yap, Raymar Sibonga, Henry Jr Tabinas

“…This procedure usually requires extensive soft tissue stripping to free the elbow joint, an interposition graft, and post-operative immobilization. Objective: This study determined the functional outcomes of patients who underwent interposition arthroplasty of the elbow with early post-operative active motion exercise protocol, foregoing external fixation. …”
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Combined therapy with contralateral controlled functional electrical stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation for early post-stroke hand dysfunction by Zibo Liu, Lichun Wang, Mushao Hou, Sha Li, Hongli Zhang, Hongling Li

“…Abstract Objectives To explore the clinical efficacy of contralateral controlled functional electrical stimulation (CCFES) combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of patients with early post-stroke hand dysfunction. …”
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Altered Functional Connectivity in Acute Ischemic Post-Stroke Non-Fluent Aphasia Based on fMRI-EEG Multimodal Fusion by Juehan Wang, Lin Mao, Hang Zhou, Shuang Wei, Tianfang Zhang, Haijun Li, Lingmei Ni, Shuyi Pan, Dazhi Guo, Daming Wang, Zuobing Chen

“…This study examined alterations in resting-state and task-state functional connectivity (FC) in patients with acute ischemic post-stroke nonfluent aphasia, using a combined resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and visuospatial working memory electroencephalography methodology. …”
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Comparative Effects of Hold Relax Technique and Mulligan Mobilization on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Post Operative Knee Joint -RCT by Inbesat Fatima, Nosheen Manzoor, Aisha Waseem, Hina Manzoor

“…The outcome measure used was numeric pain rating scale used for pain, goniometer used to measure range of motion and time up and go test to measure the functional mobility Results: After treatment protocols both groups showed effective outcomes in decreasing pain and stiffness of knee joint and improving functional mobility. …”
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Carbonation heat recovery via dry reforming to improve the techno-economic performance of the Ca-Cu looping post-combustion CO2 capture by Song He, Lifan Gao, Yawen Zheng, Junyao Wang, Shenghui Lin, Zhi Yang, Xuelan Zeng

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Identifying Risk Factors for Impaired Pulmonary Function in COVID-19 Patients: Cross-Sectional Study by Odonchimeg Bayaraa, Allabyergyen Myeryemkhaan, Gaamaa Jamsran, Norjmaa Boldbaatar, Sarantuya Jav, Mukhbayarlakh Sonomjamts, Ichinnorov Dashtseren

“…Demographic data, comorbidities, severity of initial infection, hospitalization history, and spirometry were analyzed to determine their association with post-COVID-19 impairment of pulmonary function. Results: This study identified the risk factors significantly associated with altered pulmonary function in post COVID-19. 50.4% of individuals with initial severe infection had altered pulmonary function. …”
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Voluntary Activity Wheel Running Improves Hyperammonaemia‐Induced Skeletal Muscle Molecular and Metabolic Perturbations in Mice by Annette Bellar, Avinash Kumar, Khaviyaa Chandramohan, Saurabh Mishra, Muaz Alsabbagh‐Alchirazi, Artem Astafev, Pugazhendhi Kannan, Amy Attaway, Roman Kondratov, Thomas Jaramillo, Lopa Mishra, Takhar Kasumov, Nicole Welch, Srinivasan Dasarathy

“…ABSTRACT Aim Voluntary exercise improves clinical outcomes in healthy subjects, but increased muscle ammoniagenesis may limit beneficial responses during hyperammonaemia in chronic diseases. …”
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Effects of acupuncture versus moxibustion on functional dyspepsia: a randomized clinical trial by Yangke Mao, Pan Zhang, Zhaoxuan He, Yuke Teng, Zilei Tian, Sha Yang, Kuan Fang, Wei Zhang, Yuting Wang, Tao Yin, Fang Zeng

“…Conclusions Both the acupuncture and moxibustion groups showed significant improvement in FD symptoms. Although there were no significant differences between the groups at week 4 for the primary outcome, acupuncture exhibited greater improvement in addressing epigastric pain and reduction in anxiety symptoms while moxibustion demonstrated a larger reduction in improving post-prandial fullness. …”
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Functional Electrical Stimulation for Male Urinary Incontinence Management: A Systematic Review by Tracy Quetzal

“…The results indicate that FES significantly improves continence rates and quality of life in males with urinary incontinence, particularly in post-prostatectomy patients. …”
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Formononetin promotes porcine oocytes maturation and improves embryonic development by reducing oxidative stress by Na Wang, Han Yang, Yelei Chen, Hekun Wang, Chaorui Wang, Jianglin Fan, Yajie Chen, Yinghua Li, Maobi Zhu

“…FMN supplementation at 0.5 μM enhanced the rate of first polar body extrusion and blastocyst formation post parthenogenetic activation. It also increased mitochondrial function and ATP levels, reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species, and elevated intracellular GSH levels in both oocytes and embryos. …”
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Can External Neuromodulation Garments Improve Gait and Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy? A Prospective Single‐Arm Study by Lindsey Jean Ross Weller, Shelly‐Anne Marie Sherwood, Shin Huey Ng, Maheswari Vellaichamy, Asila Alia Noordin, Ling Ying Tan, Arjandas Mahadev, Tong Hong Yeo, Zhi Min Ng

“…Our aims were to study the impact of the garment in improving gait and function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). …”
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Value-based food chains as an opportunity to improve the economic situation of dairy farms: a translog profit function approach by Jernej Prišenk, Ivo Grgić, Magdalena Zrakić, Jernej Turk

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Tanshinone I promotes angiogenesis and improves ventricular remodeling post-myocardial infarction via ALDH2 signaling-mediated ferroptosis inhibition by Feng Zhang, Lei Li, Qian Liu, Wen-Long Wang, Zhi-Xin Wang, Rong-Qiang Song, Jian Sun, Yi-Yi Zhang, Xin-Chen Ren, Dong Wang, Yu-Ting Wu, Yu-Ting Wu

“…Additionally, the role of Tan I was further verified by using the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1, the ALDH2 agonist Alda-1, or the ALDH2 inhibitor daidzein in vitro and in vivo models, respectively.ResultsWe found that Tan I improved post-infarction cardiac function and myocardial injury, inhibited post-infarction collagen deposition and EC ferroptosis, and promoted CD31 expression in vivo by activating ALDH2 and promoting ALDH2 signaling-related protein levels. …”
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Quercetin-Loaded Ginkgo Starch Nanoparticles: A Promising Strategy to Improve Bioactive Delivery and Cellular Homeostasis in Functional Foods by Yanyu Sun, Kaiping Cong, Tao Wang, Xiaojing Li, Tingting Li, Gongjian Fan, Dandan Zhou, Caie Wu

“…The system demonstrated a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on abnormal cell proliferation, with significant activity observed 6 h (hour) post-treatment. Compared with free quercetin, the SNPs/Qc system has dual advantages in improving the bioavailability of quercetin and tumor targeted penetration. …”
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