Protocol of randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of moderate exercise training on the functional capacity of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator i... by Selvakumar Paramasivan, Lakshmi Ramamoorthy, Raja Selvaraj

“…BACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation programs are planned to reduce the physiological and psychological stress of Cardiovascular Disease, decrease the risk of mortality secondary to CVD, improve cardiovascular function, and help patients to achieve their highest quality of life. …”
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Acute effect of intermittent high-intensity exercise on inhibitory control performance in female futsal athletes by Julio Cesar Barbosa de Lima Pinto, Leonardo de Sousa Fortes, Arnaldo Luis Mortatti, Mário Antônio de Moura Simim, Renêe de Caldas Honorato, André Igor Fonteles

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Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Ipsilateral Cortex) along with Physiotherapy to Contralateral Side on Tone and Function of Subacute Stroke Survivors: Prot... by Pallavi Lalchand Harjpal, Raghuveer Raghumahanti, Mohammed Irshad Qureshi

“…Aim: The present research aims to determine the effectiveness of a standard physiotherapy protocol for the contralateral side combined with rTMS of the ipsilateral (contralesional) cortex in improving tone and function in subacute stroke survivors. …”
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Preliminary Study on Enhancing Literacy Skills Through Intervention Targeting Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, Working Memory, and Attentional Control by Marta Castillo-Segura, Miguel Á. Carbonero-Martín, Luis J. Martín-Antón

“…However, no significant differences were observed in reading or writing skills between the two groups, although the experimental group showed improvements in the correlations of all studied variables after the intervention. (4) Conclusions: These findings indicate that improving executive functions may be essential for enhancing literacy skills in children of this age group, being important both for research and for educational practice, emphasizing the importance of including executive function when developing intervention strategies to enhance reading and writing skills.…”
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Impact of early vs. delayed physical therapy on functional recovery, proprioception, and return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction: a cross-sectional st... by Turki Ahmed Alqahtani, Saleh M. Kardm, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Faisal M Alyazedi, Praveen Kumar Kandakurti, Ravi Shankar Reddy

“…Abstract Background Early physical therapy (PT) following ACL reconstruction is widely advocated for optimizing post-operative recovery. However, its impact on functional recovery, proprioception, return-to-sport (RTS) rates, and graft integrity remains debated. …”
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Functional Imaging of Liver Cancer (FLIC): Study protocol of a phase 2 trial of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT imaging for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. by Esther Mena, Joanna Shih, Joon-Yong Chung, Jennifer Jones, Atoosa Rabiee, Cecilia Monge, Baris Turkbey, Liza Lindenberg, Kilian E Salerno, Michael Kassin, Brad Wood, Jonathan Hernandez, Roberto Maass-Moreno, Babak Saboury, Neha Jakhete, Jason K Molitoris, Keith R Unger, Peter L Choyke, Freddy E Escorcia

“…The purpose of this Functional Imaging Liver Cancer (FLIC) trial is to assess the ability of 18F-DCFPyL-PET/CT to detect sites of HCC.…”
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Seaweed, Used as a Water-Retaining Agent, Improved the Water Distribution and Myofibrillar Protein Properties of Plant-Based Yak Meat Burgers Before and After Freeze–Thaw Cycles by Yujiao Wang, Xinyi Chang, Yingzhen Wang, Jiahao Xie, Ge Han, Hang Qi

“…Texture profile analysis (TPA) revealed that moderate seaweed levels (30–40%) enhanced springiness and minimized post-thaw hardness increases. SEM confirmed that algal polysaccharides formed a denser protective network around the muscle fibers. …”
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Reservoir Stochastic Simulation Based on Octave Convolution and Multistage Generative Adversarial Network by Xuechao Wu, Wenyao Fan, Shijie Peng, Bing Qin, Qing Wang, Mingjie Li, Yang Li

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A digital intervention to improve mental health and interpersonal resilience for young people who have experienced online sexual abuse: the i-Minds non-randomised feasibility clini... by Sandra Bucci, Filippo Varese, Ethel Quayle, Kim Cartwright, Amanda Larkin, Cindy Chan, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Victoria Green, William Hewins, Matthew Machin, Alice Newton, Erica Niebauer, John Norrie, Gillian Radford, Cathy Richards, Marina Sandys, Victoria Selby, Sara Shafi, Jennifer Ward, Pauline Whelan, Matthias Schwannauer

“…Quantitative and qualitative data showed that the i-Minds app was safe, acceptable and associated with promising signals of efficacy on valuable outcomes post treatment, including technology-assisted-sexual-abuse-related post-traumatic symptoms, resilience, internalising symptoms and reflective functioning. …”
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Disturbed sleep after lung transplantation is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and chronic lung allograft dysfunction by Aric A. Prather, PhD, Ying Gao, MS, Legna Betancourt, BS, Rose C. Kordahl, BS, Anya Sriram, BS, Chiung-Yu Huang, PhD, Steven R. Hays, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, Daniel R. Calabrese, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Bhavya Kapse, PhD, John R. Greenland, MD, PhD, Jonathan P. Singer, MD, MS

“…Background: Many lung transplant recipients fail to derive the expected improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQL) and survival. …”
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The Elias University Hospital Approach: A Visual Guide to Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Toxin Injection in Spasticity: Part III—Proximal Lower Limb Muscles by Marius Nicolae Popescu, Claudiu Căpeț, Cristina Beiu, Mihai Berteanu

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Effect of Low-Intensity High-Repetition Versus High-Intensity Low-Repetition Elastic Band Resistance Training on Functional Physical Fitness and Myokine Levels in Older Adults by Moon Jin Lee, Jun-Young Sung, Jiyoun Kim

“…SPARC increased significantly only in the HI-LR group (<i>p</i> = 0.021). Functional improvements were noted in TUG for both groups, while the 4 m walk improved significantly in the HI-LR group (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Study protocol for a pilot clinical trial to understand neural mechanisms of response to a psychological treatment for pain and anxiety in pediatric functional abdominal pain disor... by Natoshia R Cunningham, Michelle A Adler, Brittany N Barber Garcia, Taylor Abounader, Alaina K Miller, Mariela Monzalvo, Ismaeel Hashemi, Ryan Cox, Samantha L Ely, Yong Zhou, Mark DeLano, Todd Mulderink, Mathew J Reeves, James L Peugh, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, Robert C Coghill, Judith E Arnetz, David C Zhu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPD) are the most common chronic pain conditions of childhood and are made worse by co-occurring anxiety. …”
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Effects of Twelve Weeks of Virtual Square Stepping Exercises on Quality of Life, Satisfaction with the Life, Mental Health, and Cognitive Function in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Ran... by Ángel Denche-Zamorano, Damián Pereira-Payo, Javier De Los Ríos-Calonge, Pablo Tomás-Carús, Daniel Collado-Mateo, José Carmelo Adsuar

“…Therefore, even though our VSEE-based intervention was found to be applicable and safe in women with FM, it did not produce significant changes in improving QoL, SWL, mental health, and cognitive function in our sample. …”
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Baseline functional connectivity of the basal forebrain-cortical circuit predict taVNS treatment response in primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial and fMRI study by Meng Qi, Yiting Huang, Runru Mai, Zhaoxian Yan, Biyun Xu, Bo Liu, Yue Zhang

“…This study investigated whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) modulates BF functional connectivity (FC) in patients with PI and whether baseline FC predicts taVNS treatment response. …”
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In ovo sodium butyrate administration differentially impacts growth performance, intestinal barrier function, immune response, and gut microbiota characteristics in low and high ha... by Muhammad Zeeshan Akram, Nadia Everaert, Aleksandra Dunisławska

“…Cecal microbiota dynamics and predicted functionality were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Personalized comprehensive rehabilitation program after surgical treatment of endometrial cancer: results of a prospective randomized comparative study by L. N. Sandzhieva, A. G. Solopova, D. V. Blinov, E. A. Son, V. N. Galkin, A. B. Alekseev

“…Use of the program during 12 months post-surgery allowed to minimize negative manifestations related to POES, positively impacted psycho-emotional status, significantly improved sexual function as well as QoL. …”
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Becoming smart “digital natives”: cultivating Chinese English majors’ new media literacy via Journalism English Reading and Listening by Zhang Danyang, Wu Yang

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Prospective Evaluation of Neurocognition in Patients Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Srinivasa P. Potluri, MD, Cody W. Dorton, DO, Kyle A. McCullough, MD, Taylor Pickering, DO, Jasjit K. Banwait, PhD, Sarah M. Hale, CCRC, Talia G. Meidan, BS, Radhika M. Vaishnav, BS, Katherine B. Harrington, MD, Justin M. Schaffer, MD, William T. Brinkman, MD, Robert C. Stoler, MD, Timothy A. Mixon, MD, R. Jay Widmer, MD, Anita R. Krueger, MD, Karim Al-Azizi, MD, Molly I. Szerlip, MD, Michael J. Mack, MD, J. Michael DiMaio, MD

“…Conclusions: Among patients with baseline MCI undergoing TAVR, neurocognitive function as measured by the Mini MoCA exam significantly improved at 30 days and 6 months postprocedure. …”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback for Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy: A Preliminary MRI Study by Donya Abolghasemkhah Salmasi, Alireza Fallahi, Narges Hoseini-Tabatabaei, Seyed-Sohrab Hashemi-Fesharaki, Reza Rostami, Mohammad-Reza Nazem-Zadeh

“…IVA-2 scores increased for all patients compared to the pre-treatment baseline, indicating cognitive improvement. Post-treatment fMRI revealed no significant differences in functional connectivity between patients and control cases, despite significant differences in some brain networks observed in pre-treatment fMRI. …”
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