Magnesium alloy composite coatings: In vitro study of cytotoxicity, adhesion, cellular structure and function by Natalya G. Plekhova, Polina A. Novikova, Ivan N. Chernenko, Aleksandra K. Stepanyugina, Olga V. Shevchenko, Valeria S. Marchenko, Andrey S. Gnedenkov, Sergey L. Sinebryukhov, Sergey V. Gnedenkov, Valentin B. Shumatov

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School and student characteristics related to primary and secondary school students’ social–emotional functioning by Anne G. M. de Bruijn, Melanie C. M. Ehren, Martijn Meeter, Anne Fleur Kortekaas-Rijlaarsdam

“…In secondary school, students in higher grades had significantly lower motivation and school wellbeing; participants in catch-up program had a significantly lower academic self-concept; and perceived social-acceptance and school wellbeing were significantly lower just after COVID-19.ConclusionSchool-level characteristics only played a minor role in explaining differences in students’ social–emotional functioning. …”
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Improvement in functional and mental outcomes after resection rectopexy for obstructive defecation syndrome ODS by Claudia Rudroff, Joshy Madukkakuzhy, Jakob Otten, Julia Schroer, Dana Richards, Sebastian Ludwig, Michaela Henning

“…Clinical symptom severity (Altomare score, rectal toxicity score, and Wexner incontinence score) and mental health scores (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 [GAD-7] and Personal Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]) were assessed before and 6 months after surgery. Before surgery, 82.5% of patients had at least mild depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score ≥ 5), and 55.6% of patients had at least mild anxiety (GAD-7 score ≥ 5). …”
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Assessing the quality of care for knee osteoarthritis in Singapore: a cross-sectional study by Ren Hao Linus Tan, Anthony J. Goff, Chien Joo Lim, Yijia Bryan Tan

“…Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the self-reported quality of care for people with knee osteoarthritis in Singapore and to investigate the associations between participant characteristics and functional outcomes at 1 year in relation to the reported quality of care. …”
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Assessment of soil quality for different land uses in the Chure region of Central Nepal by Pramod Ghimire, Balram Bhatta, Basudev Pokhrel, Ishu Shrestha

“…Soil quality is the capacity of soil to sustain biological productivity and environmental quality. Assessment of soil quality in different land use systems is essential as inappropriate land use management can degrade and deteriorate its function and stability. …”
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Photosystems functioning, the content of chemical elements, flavonoids and brassinosteroids in leaves of chimera Cornus controversa by A. F. Likhanov, V. V. Schwartau, N. V. Zaimenko, N. P. Didyk, O. V. Grygorieva, I. P. Kharytonova, O. I. Dziuba, O. V. Zakrasov, M. Yu. Zhurba, N. A. Pavliuchenko

“…It was shown that green leaves of C. controversa chimera, compared to variegated ones, had a twice as high NDVI index, maintained photosynthetic function longer in autumn, and had higher content of macronutrients (Mg, Ca and S) but lower concentration of toxic metals (Al, Cu, Fe, Zn, Ti). …”
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Endothelial Dysfunction, Functional Structural Changes in the Vessels in Patients with the Unstable Angina with Arterial Hypertension by Denesiuk O.

“…One of the most actual problems of modern cardiology is the study of endothelial function, functional and structural changes in arteries, especially in patients with arterial hypertension (AH), the atherosclerotic process primarily affects the arteries of the elastic type (aorta) and slightly less – of the muscle type (brachial artery). …”
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Dynapenia and presarcopenia in patients with coronary atherosclerosis: clinical predictors and cardiac structural and functional features by A. G. Neeshpapa, V. N. Karetnikova, K. E. Krivoshapova, E. I. Karpova, A. N. Kokov, O. L. Barbarash

“…Aim. To assess the prevalence of dynapenia, presarcopenia and their relationship with structural and functional parameters of the heart in patients with coronary atherosclerosis.Material and methods. …”
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Pre-earthquake kidney function is a predictor of outcomes in earthquake-related crush syndrome by Ramazan Daniş, Savaş Öztürk, İsmail Koçyiğit, Jehat Kılıç, Merve Civan, Tuncay Şahutoğlu, Dilek Torun, Engin Onan, Ahmet Alper Kıykım, Simal Köksal Cevher, Gürsel Yıldız, Zeynep Ebru Eser, Fatma Betül Güzel, Süleyman Karaköse, Tolga Yıldırım, Mehmet Polat, Ebru Gök Oğuz, Ali Gürel, Yasemin Coşkun Yavuz, Hasan Kayabaşı, Zehra Eren, Mehmet Rıza Altıparmak, Nurhan Seyahi, Mehmet Küçüksu, Sibel Gökçay Bek, Esra Akçalı, İrem Pembegül, Zeki Aydın, Elif Arı Bakır, Saliha Yıldırım, Sabahat Ecder, Mehmet Horoz, Funda Sarı, Yavuz Ayar, Murat Tuğcu, Ayça İnci, Numan Görgülü, Nedim Yılmaz Selçuk, Gülizar Şahin, Cuma Bülent Gül, Hamat Dheir, Özdem Kavraz, Abdülkadir Ünsal, Sedat Üstündağ, Ali Rıza Odabaş, Serhan Tuğlular

“…Conclusions Pre-earthquake kidney function significantly predicts mortality in crush syndrome patients, highlighting the importance of baseline kidney assessment in disaster preparedness.…”
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Evaluation of functional capacity and level of physical activity in adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis by Inaê Cherobin, Paulo Dalcin, Bruna Ziegler

“…The six-minute walk test (6MWT) was used to evaluate functional capacity and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ - long version) was applied to assess physical activity level. …”
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Structural and functional myocardial abnormalities and arrhythmias in patients with type 1 diabetes complicated with ketoacidosis by N. V. Mukha, A. V. Govorin, D. N. Zajtsev, A. P. Filev

“…We analyzed 24-hour Holter monitoring data in 112 patients with T1D complicated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). To assess the left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, all patients underwent echocardiography.Results. …”
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Short-term changes of soil microbial functional diversity induced by mineral and organic fertilizers by Dumitrița Dascălu, Bogdan Onica, Vlad Stoian, Bianca Dumea, Valentina Stoian, Roxana Vidican

“…This study examined how three organic fertilizers (slurry, cattle manure and mustard as green manure) and one chemical fertilizer (ammonium nitrate) can affect soil microbial functional diversity and soil biochemical processes. …”
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Peculiarities of formation of secondary sexual characteristics and menstrual function in girls with hyperandrogenism during puberty by A. A. Talibli

“…Aim: to study the peculiarities of the formation of secondary sexual characteristics and menstrual function in girls with hyperandrogenism (HA) during puberty.Materials and methods. …”
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Macrovascular Function in People with HIV After Recent SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Ana S. Salazar, Louis Vincent, Bertrand Ebner, Nicholas Fonseca Nogueira, Leah Krauss, Madison S. Meyer, Jelani Grant, Natalie Aguilar, Mollie S. Pester, Meela Parker, Alex Gonzalez, Armando Mendez, Adam Carrico, Barry E. Hurwitz, Maria L. Alcaide, Claudia Martinez

“…A health survey, surrogate measures of CVD risk, and macrovascular function (brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilation and arterial stiffness assessments via applanation tonometry) were compared between group. …”
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The Value of Functional Multislice Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Instability of the Cervical Spinal Motion Segments by S. К. Ternovoy, N. S. Serova, A. S. Abramov, T. I. Miskaryan

“…The authors propose a new diagnostic technique - functional multislice computed tomography (fMSCT). The objective of the study was to investigate the efficiency of the technique versus radiography.Material and methods. …”
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Structural and functional state of various zones of skin microcirculation in men with isolated diastolic hypertension by Andrei I. Korolev, Andrei A. Fedorovich, Aleksander Yu. Gorshkov, Valida A. Dadaeva, Mikhail G. Chaschin, Anna V. Strelkova, Ksenia V. Omelyanenko, Maria A. Mikhailova, Oxana M. Drapkina

“…The objective of our study was to assess the structural and functional characteristics of various skin microcirculation zones in men with newly diagnosed isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH). …”
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Effect of prepubertal caffeine consumption and recovery on adult erectile tissue functions in Wistar rats by Shakiru Salami, Bashua Kassim, Michael Allen, Hussein Salahdeen, Babatunde Murtala

“…Cavernosa tissues were excised at adulthood, and their contractile functions in the presence of Ca2+, K+, indomethacin, glibenclamide, methyl blue, L-NAME, and sodium nitroprusside were assessed. …”
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Functional Performance and Tendon Morphology After Operative or Nonoperative Treatment of Achilles Tendon Ruptures by Sophie Zhu, Josh Garofalo, Monther Abuhantash, Sheila McRae, Peter MacDonald, Rob Longstaffe, Dan Ogborn

“…The secondary objective was to assess the degree of association between AT morphology and performance outcomes…”
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Functional outcomes in older patients after Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in Japan: The LIFE study by Masayo Komatsu, Sanyu Ge, Yasuyoshi Kimura, Ling Zha, Nobuhiro Narii, Yuki Okita, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, Yasufumi Gon, Fumiko Murata, Megumi Maeda, Sho Komukai, Kosuke Kiyohara, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Hideki Mochizuki, Haruhisa Fukuda

“…Compared with NCN patients at diagnosis, patients with SL&CNL1, CNL2-3, and CNL4-5 had an increased risk of all-cause death one-year after diagnosis (adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.58 [1.29–1.93], 2.83 [2.32–3.46], and 5.80 [4.76–7.06]), assessed by using Cox proportional hazard models. …”
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EDUCATION ABOUT KNOWLEDGE NUTRITION ON LUNG FUNCTION IMPAIRMENT IN WORKERS AT PT X COAL by Lisa Septiana, Iriyani K, Ratih Wirapuspita Wisnuwardani

“…Mine workers are a group that is vulnerable to various health problems, particularly lung function disorders caused by dust exposure in the work environment. …”
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