Pancreatic β‐cell Function is Higher in Morning Versus Intermediate Chronotypes With Obesity by Steven K. Malin, Mary‐Margaret E. Remchak, Emily M. Heiston, Chiara Fabris, Ankit M. Shah

“…ABSTRACT Objectives People with later chronotypes are at greater T2D risk, yet it is unknown if β‐cell function differs among chronotypes. Thus we, assessed β‐cell function in morning (MORN) and intermediate (INT) chronotypes with obesity. …”
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Ethnic differences in pain, function, and catastrophizing in South Florida adults with knee osteoarthritis. by Daniel Quintero, Jacob Jahn, Jean Jose, Eric Kholodovsky, Levi M Travis, Joseph P Costello Ii, Olivia Perez, Alberto J Caban-Martinez, Thomas M Best

“…Multivariate general linear models assessed primary outcomes while controlling for confounders.…”
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Differences in the Health Status of Older Adults in Community and Hospital Cohorts by Ji Yeon Lee, Kwang Joon Kim, Jong Eun Kim, Young Mi Yun, Eun Seo Sun, Chang Oh Kim

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Harnessing the benefits of seed oils: a comprehensive study on their role in functional foods by Marwa A. Kamel, Amira A. Gamal, Sayeda A. Abdelhamid, Marwa M. El-Said, Tamer M. El-Messery, Hamdy A. Zahran

“…Antimicrobial activity, assessed using inhibition zone diameters, showed that CPO had the strongest effect against Staphylococcus aureus with a zone of 22 mm, followed by CSO at 19 mm. …”
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Early assessment of pulmonary involvement in limited scleroderma. A case report by E Unsal, O Kilinç, A Kargi, T Necla

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Proposal of a functional prognostic scale in mexican patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome by Edwin S. Vargas-Cañas, Juan C. López-Hernández, Sandra Badial-Ochoa, Javier Galnares-Olalde, Victoria Martínez-Angeles, Elliot Hernández-Angelino, David Domínguez-Romero, Raúl Medina-Rioja

“…We used a scale to predict poor functional prognosis. The performance of the scale was assessed using the area under the curve (AUC). …”
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Correlation of functional disorders in cerebral blood flow with cognitive style of freshmen students by Elena S. Olenko, Ekaterina V. Fomina, Anna I. Kodochigova, Anton R. Kiselev, Vyacheslav F. Kirichuk

“…Their cognitive style had low rigidity, flexible control, strong cognitive automation, and low information processing speed. …”
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Octreotide infusion pump in patients with functional neuroendocrine tumors and refractory hormonal syndrome by Kalyan Mansukhbhai Shekhda, Eleni Armeni, Dalvinder Mandair, Aspasia Manta, George Parker, Akanksha Sarma, Aimee Hayes, Martyn Caplin, Christos Toumpanakis

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Influence of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on atrial and ventricular functional mitral regurgitation by Masaharu Masuda, Kimiko Sekiya, Mitsutoshi Asai, Osamu Iida, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takashi Kanda, Takuya Tsujimura, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yosuke Hata, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Taku Toyoshima, Naoko Higashino, Toshiaki Mano

“…Methods and results The retrospective study included persistent AF patients who had AFMR (n = 136, left atrial (LA) volume index >30 mL/m2 and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ≥40%) or VFMR (n = 31, LV ejection fraction <40% or LV regional asynergy) and had undergone the initial AF ablation from April 2015 to December 2019. …”
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COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF VASCULAR FACTORS by E. S. Derevnina, N. S. Akimova, D. G. Persashvili, Yu. G. Schwartz

“…In total, 54 patients with AF and 20 AF-free patients who had Functional Class I–III chronic heart failure (CHF) underwent cognitive assessment tests, echocardiography, cerebral nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and duplex brachiocephalic ultrasound.Results. …”
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Right atrial remodelling and prognosis in patients with severe atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation by Soongu Kwak, Dong‐Jae Han, Seung‐Pyo Lee, Ho Young Hwang, Hyung‐Kwan Kim, Yong‐Jin Kim, Kyung Hwan Kim, Jae Woong Choi, Jun‐Bean Park

“…Abstract Aims Atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation (AFTR) is increasingly recognized as a distinct cause of tricuspid regurgitation, yet data on outcomes and their determinants are limited. …”
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THE EFFECT OF ENALAPRIL ON THE FUNCTIONAL AND APOPTOTIC ACTIVITY OF NEUTROPHILS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE by M. V. Ilyin, A. O. Khrustalev

“…Enalapril inhibited neutrophil functional and apoptotic activity and had favorable influence on the system of plasma antioxidant protection.Conclusion. …”
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Interplay of anxiety, depression, vascular function, and biomarkers in post-myocardial infarction patients by Jan Kafol, Jan Kafol, Borut Jug, Borut Jug, Mojca Božič Mijovski, Mojca Božič Mijovski, Jure Tršan, Daniel Košuta, Daniel Košuta, Marko Novaković, Marko Novaković

“…Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores were analyzed in relation to endothelial function (assessed with flow-mediated dilation), arterial stiffness, and blood biomarkers (fibrinogen, endocan, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor [BDNF]) in post-MI patients. …”
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Prediction of the Time of Cardiac Function Normalization after Surgery under Extracorporeal Circulation by L. A. Krichevsky, I. A. Kozlov

“…Objective: to study the prognostic value and correlations of hemodynamic parameters during operations under extracorporeal circulation (EC), as well as the possibilities of mathematically predicting the time that takes to recover the normal function of the heart operated on.Subjects and methods: Ninety-three patients (88 males and 5 females) who had undergone myocardial revascularization under EC were examined. …”
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SOIL BULK DENSITY AS IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT FACTOR AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WELL FUNCTION by Alina EFTENE, Petru IGNAT, Irina-Adriana CHIURCIU, Alexandrina MANEA, Daniela RADUCU, Sorina DUMITRU

“…In the present paper, these support points are the physico-chemical characteristics of two Luvisols: one, the crop soil (P1) and other under pasture (P2). The two soils had been analyzed to pointed out how soil bulk density is an important key of soil fertility and consequently of the agriculture management and how influence the well function of an important ecosystem services as the „maintenance of soil structure“. …”
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Training and Detraining Effects of Institutional Group Exercise on Upper Extremity Motor Function by Yiling LIN, Minghsia HU, Hongzhe ZHANG, Mingde LI

“…Both muscle strength and upper extremity motor function had returned to baseline levels after four weeks of detraining (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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Reference-Free Assessment of Speech Intelligibility Using Bispectrum of an Auditory Neurogram. by Mohammad E Hossain, Wissam A Jassim, Muhammad S A Zilany

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Assessment of Anemia Prevalence in Urban Populations: A Community-based Study by Zainab Wahab Al-Maaroof, Zahraa Mohammed Al-Taee

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Fetuin-A Can Assess the Severity of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease by Musa Salmanoğlu, İrfan Küçük, Süleyman Baş

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Functional and Olfactory Outcomes of Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy Reduction with Laser, Radiofrequency, and Bipolar by Mustafa Caner Kesimli, Eren Yılmaz, Aytuğ Altundağ

“…In addition, it was determined that nasal dryness and pain (as assessed by visual analog score) were the most in the bipolar group (p=0.001 and p=0.005, respectively), and there was no significant difference between the laser and radiofrequency groups in terms of these symptoms (p=0.53 and P=0.96, respectively).Conclusion: Patients who underwent Holmium laser turbinate ablation had less crusting and less olfactory function loss in the early period compared to those who underwent radiofrequency and bipolar turbinate reduction.…”
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