Prediction of quality indicators of bakery products using functional additives by V. V. Plotnikova, Ya. V. Maloletkova, S. V. Susarev

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Impulse oscillometry system and pulmonary function test assessment of the impact of tumor location, staging, and pathological type on lung function in primary lung cancer by Jia Li, Xiaoxu Wan

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Anxiety and Depression Disorders in Vietnamese Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Cross‐Sectional Clinic‐Based Study by Trung Nam Phan, Quoc Khanh Tran, Xuan Long Truong, Thi Huyen Thuong Nguyen

“…Anxiety and depression were assessed using a validated Vietnamese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). …”
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Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis patients who inadvertently had spirometry in a tertiary care pulmonary service in southern India by Sangeeth Priyadarshan Veluchamy Rathakrishnan, Bharath Karthikeyan, Sai Vijaysree B, Barney TJ Isaac, Balamugesh Thangakunam, Christopher Devasahayam Jesudas

“…Introduction: Spirometry is a test routinely used to assess pulmonary function.1,2 However, performing spirometry in infectious pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients creates droplets and aerosols that could expose healthcare workers and other patients to TB.3,4 Following effective screening protocols in high-TB burden countries such as India, where an estimated one-third of the population has TB infection, becomes imperative.5 Our spirometry testing pathway integrates TB screening within a coordinated physician–therapist approach (Fig 1). …”
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Assessment of the functional state of left heart in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by D. V. Vdovenko, R. A. Libis

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A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Association Between Middle Ear Function and Sinonasal Infections by Mayur Ingale, Rose Johnson, James Thomas, Vinod Shinde, Manu S. Babu, Vandana Arvind

“…Audiometry results indicated that 66% had normal hearing, while 34% had conductive hearing loss. …”
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Assessment of lung function in partially edentulous patients using spirometry: A cross-sectional study by Likhitha Ayyagari, M. C. Suresh Sajjan, P Arun Bhupathi, Rama Laxmi Koruprolu, Rama Krishna Alla

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Early application value of flexible laryngoscope swallowing function assessment in patients after partial laryngectomy by Lina Jia, Chenxu Yan, Run Liu, Pengfei He, Ailing Liu, Fei Yang, Hui Huangfu, Sen Zhang

“…The Kappa consistency test results showed high consistency between FEES and VFSS swallowing function evaluations (Kappa value = 0.669); evaluations of thin liquid, thick liquid, and solid bolus had high consistency (Kappa value = 0.631, 0.675, and 0.678, respectively), while evaluations of semi-liquid bolus had poor consistency (Kappa value = 0.598); evaluations of four bolus sizes all had high consistency (Kappa value = 0.658, 0.647, 0.705, 0.670). …”
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Water Conservation Service Assessment and Its Spatiotemporal Features in National Key Ecological Function Zones by Jun Zhai, Yuping Liu, Peng Hou, Tong Xiao, Guangzhen Cao

“…In order to improve ecosystem service and protect nation ecology security, the government had designated lots of important ecosystem service protection areas, named national key ecological function zones (NKEFZ) in China. …”
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Frequent detection of functional hyposplenism via assessment of pitted erythrocytes in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis. by Malte H Wehmeyer, Harsha Sekhri, Raluca Wroblewski, Antonio Galante, Thomas Meyer, Ansgar W Lohse, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch

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Assessment of Functional Capacity of Immune System in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis using QuantiFERON Monitor by Zbysek Pavelek, Ondrej Soucek, Jan Krejsek, Ilona Sejkorova, Oldrich Vysata, Blanka Klimová, Francesco Angelucci, Pavel Stourac, Martin Valis, Marek Peterka, Lukáš Sobisek, Michal Novotny

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Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke by Aline Cristina PACHECO-CASTILHO, Rubia Poliana Crisóstomo MIRANDA, Ana Maria Queirós NORBERTO, Diandra Bosi FAVORETTO, Brunna Pileggi RIMOLI, Luciana Bezerra de Mello ALVES, Karina Tavares WEBER, Taiza Elaine Grespan SANTOS, Julio Cesar MORIGUTI, João Pereira LEITE, Roberto Oliveira DANTAS, Rosemary MARTINO, Octávio Marques PONTES-NETO

“…The mean age of patients was 63.6±13.3 years, mean time from stroke to swallowing assessment was 4.2±4.1 days, and 45.2% of the patients had dysphagia. …”
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Preoperative muscle function assessments in nursing as predictors of postoperative outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer and malnutrition by Tingting Xie, Jiang Li, Xiaofen Wu, Xiangxiang Yang, Minmin Wang, Qiantong Dong, Xiaolei Chen, Weizhe Chen, Xiuyun Zheng

“…Patients were grouped according to their preoperative muscle function assessments. The clinical characteristics and postoperative outcomes were compared between the groups. …”
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Human Activity Profile Questionnaire: functional assessment and screening for systolic dysfunction in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy by Lucas Frois Fernandes Oliveira, Matheus Ribeiro Ávila, Whesley Tanor Silva, Sueli Ferreira da Fonseca, Endi Lanza Galvão, Cheyenne Alves Fonseca, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda, Sabrina Pinheiro Tsopanoglou, Sanny Cristina de Castro Faria, Daniel Menezes de Souza, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Marcus Alessandro de Alcantara, Pedro Henrique Scheidt Figueiredo, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha, Henrique Silveira Costa

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Factor fon Willebrand antigen in endothelium functional state assessment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by M E Zapryagaeva, E S Mach, A A Baranov

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Functional Assessment of Region-Specific Neglect: Are There Differential Behavioural Consequences of Peripersonal versus Extrapersonal Neglect? by T. C. W. Nijboer, A. F. ten Brink, M. Kouwenhoven, J. M. A. Visser-Meily

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Ultrasonographic assessment of diaphragmatic excursion and its correlation with pulmonary function tests in pediatric cystic fibrosis by Eman Mahmoud Fouda, Neven Mahmoud Fouda, Marwa Ahmed Kamel

“…Conclusion Ultrasound is a safe, simple, and noninvasive bedside method that can help clinicians assess diaphragmatic excursion and thickness in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients and correlates with pulmonary function tests.…”
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Evaluation of functional capacity and risk of depression in older patients with cancer as part of the comprehensive geriatric assessment by Wiesław Fidecki, Katarzyna Przylepa, Marek Wytrzyszczewski, Mariusz Wysokiński

“…In the assessment of the functional status using the Barthel scale, 54.54% of the respondents were classified as light. …”
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A Pilot Study Assessing Left Ventricle Diastolic Function in the Parasternal Long-axis View by Mümin Murat Yazici, Nurullah Parça, Enes Hamdioğlu, Meryem Kaçan, Özcan Yavas¸i, Özlem Bilir

“…However, it is difficult to assess diastolic function with this modality in emergency department (ED) settings. …”
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Assessment of effect of chronic alcohol intoxication on certain parameters of the autonomic nervous system and cognitive functions by R. N. Аkalaev, V. Kh. Sharipova, A. A. Stopnitskiy, Kh. Sh. Khozhiev

“…The objective of the study: to study certain parameters of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and cognitive functions in patients with acute alcohol intoxication of different severity degrees. …”
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