Exploring the Impact of Robotic Hand Rehabilitation on Functional Recovery in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Loredana Raciti, Desiree Latella, Gianfranco Raciti, Chiara Sorbera, Mirjam Bonanno, Laura Ciatto, Giuseppe Andronaco, Angelo Quartarone, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…<b>Results:</b> RAT led to significant improvements in global cognition (MoCA, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and executive functioning (FAB, <i>p</i> = 0.0002) compared to CPT. …”
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Global assessment of swallow function (GASF) following VMAT radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Kate Toft, Kirsty McLachlan, Mark Winton, Karen Mactier, Nadine Hare, Claire Nugent, Lucie Wincott, Devraj Srinivasan, Joanna Mackenzie, Bill Nailon, David Noble

“…Aim: This study aimed to conduct a global assessment of swallow function (GASF) using a range of swallow outcome tools, in a cohort of patients pre- and post-treatment with image-guided volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) radiotherapy. …”
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Exploring <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="fraktur">q</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Fibonacci Numbers in Geometric Function Theory: Uni... by Abdullah Alsoboh, Ala Amourah, Omar Alnajar, Mamoon Ahmed, Tamer M. Seoudy

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Proteome-wide forced interactions reveal a functional map of cell-cycle phospho-regulation in S. cerevisiae by Cinzia Klemm, Guðjón Ólafsson, Henry Richard Wood, Caitlin Mellor, Nicolae Radu Zabet, Peter Harold Thorpe

“…Kinases and phosphatases are generally highly conserved across eukaryotes, underlining their importance for post-translational regulation of substrate proteins. …”
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Misrepresentation of thermal stability across different oxidation states of copper compounds by SCAN meta-GGA functionals by Soungmin Bae, Noriyuki Egawa, Hannes Raebiger

“…Abstract The Strongly Constrained and Appropriately Normed (SCAN) meta-GGA (generalized gradient approximation) density functional and its regularized derivatives (e.g., SCAN and r2SCAN) have been proposed as a post-standard exchange-correlation functional, and are widely believed to replace conventional GGA functionals (e.g. …”
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Intermittent fasting reduces alpha-synuclein pathology and functional decline in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease by Éva M. Szegő, Lennart Höfs, Anna Antoniou, Elisabeth Dinter, Nadine Bernhardt, Anja Schneider, Donato A. Di Monte, Björn H. Falkenburger

“…IF, initiated four weeks post-induction of aSyn pathology, improved motor function and reduced dopaminergic neuron and axon terminal degeneration. …”
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The effect of exercise intervention on balance and executive function in children with autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis by Haixia Li, Ruiyun Zhang

“…The inclusion criteria are as follows: (1) Children with ASD; (2) Age 3–18 years; (3) Randomised Controlled Trial; (4) The intervention group received exercise training; (5) Conducted pre- and post-test, which include balance and executive function. …”
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Changes in functional outcome after a first-time stroke: Data from a longitudinal study. by Nipaporn Butsing, Nalinrat Thongniran, Jesada Keandoungchun

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The time after discharge, gender, stroke subtype, and stroke severity are significant factors affecting functional outcomes after a stroke. The most significant improvement in functional outcomes occurred within one month post-discharge.…”
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Randomized Control Trial Comparing Effects of Tourniquets on Neurology and Functional Outcomes after Total Knee Arthoplasty by Gur-Aziz Singh Sidhu, Saphalya Pattnaik, Mothana Gawad, Rafia Ghani, Harjot Kaur, Neil Ashwood

“…The literature reveals a divided opinion on whether TKA should be performed with or without a tourniquet, with conflicting results on post-operative pain, blood loss, and functional outcomes.. …”
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Can targeted cognitive intervention improve rehabilitation outcome in hip fracture patients: a randomized controlled trial by Yedida Borow, Renata Efrati, Noa Doron, Michal Tzin, Yaara Ginsburg, Daniela Gesner, Avital Hershkovitz

“…Our aim was to compare targeted cognitive intervention with conventional occupational therapy in improving rehabilitation outcomes amongst post-acute hip fracture patients. …”
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The Effect of Acute Endurance and Resistance Training with Low and Moderate Intensity on the Executive Functions of Overweight Adolescents’ boys by M Tabatabaei, B Aria, L Khavari Khorasani

“…This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of endurance and resistance training at low and moderate intensities on the executive functions of overweight adolescent boys.Method:The present study is a quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. …”
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Functional MRI-guided microsurgery of intracranial arteriovenous malformations: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Shuo Wang, Yuanli Zhao, Jun Wu, Bing Zhao, Yong Cao

“…Functional MRI (fMRI) has been reported to be used for the preoperative evaluation of AVMs in small case series. …”
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The role of exercise in restoring executive function: a comparison of tobacco-exposed college athletes and sedentary students by Minjia Wang, Shuya Wu, Qian Ma, Hao Hu, Yanpei Liu, Yaozheng Wang, Shitao Zhan, Dongsen Liu, Olivier Girard

“…Post-exercise, reaction times improved significantly in sedentary groups (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Integrating an exercise program into opioid agonist therapy: a pilot study on feasibility, fitness improvements, and participation challenges by Einar Furulund, Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen, Silvia Eiken Alpers, Jørn Henrik Vold, Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Tesfaye Madebo, Sindre M. Dyrstad, Torgeir Gilje Lid, Lars Thore Fadnes

“…Results Pre- and post-test assessments indicated improvements in aerobic fitness, as measured by the 4-minute step test, with a pre-test mean of 89.4 (SD: 24.7) and a post-test mean of 103.1 (SD: 31.3) step-cycles, despite a modest attendance rate of 28%. …”
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SOUTH AFRICAN USERS’ FUNCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPROCESSOR KNEE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY by Surona Visagie, Benje Theron

“…Funding of high-end prosthetic products in South Africa is dependent on justifications that explain why the component is prescribed, and how it can improve the user`s function. There is little local evidence to support these justifications. …”
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Functional validation to explore the protective role of miR-223 in Staphylococcus aureus-induced bovine mastitis by Xueqin Liu, Siyuan Mi, Gerile Dari, Siqian Chen, Jiuzhou Song, David E. MacHugh, Ying Yu

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Oral creatine in hemodialysis patients increases physical functional capacity and muscle mass, an open label study. by Waldo Bernales-Delmon, Simón Schulz, Iván Guglielmi, Cynthia Saravia, Yasna Venegas, Jaime Joost, José Aguilar, Andrés Wulf, Paulina Bittner, María Claudia Martínez, Sandy Gómez, Catalina Chávez, Juan John, Felipe Matus, Carla Basualto-Alarcón

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Oral creatine supplementation in HD patients for eight weeks improved muscular and functional outcomes and may be proposed as a strategy to mitigate the elevated morbidity observed in this group of patients.…”
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Biceps and Triceps Muscle Activation Under Progressive Loads: A Study on Functional Symmetry of the Upper Limbs by Haider Hashim, Saif Ali Mohammed, Bashar Mohammed Ali, Safaa A. Ismaeel, Mohammed Nasir

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Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Percutaneous Locking Plate as an External Fixator in Extra-Articular Proximal Tibia Fractures by Imran Manzoor, Rizwan Khan Lodhi, Muhammad Moeen, Jahanzeb Khan, Imanullah Riaz, Muhammad Omer Imran Elahi

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Functional outcome of arthroscopic all-inside meniscal repair: A single-centre prospective observational study by Jishnu S, Roy S, Binoy S, Shibu R

“…Background: Meniscus repairs enhance the knee function, increase activity levels, slow the course of osteoarthritis and improve functional outcome compared to partial meniscectomy. …”
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