Islet autoantibodies and residual beta-cell function in children with type 1 diabetes depending on age of manifestation by E. M. Romanenkova, I. M. Zufarova, D. Y. Sorokin, I. A. Eremina, E. A. Sechko, L. V. Nikankina, V. A. Peterkova, O. B. Bezlepkina, D. N. Laptev

“…GADA and ZnT8A were more common in the first year of the disease. IA-2A were observed with the same frequency in the group of adolescents. …”
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Effects of Trimetazidine Combined with Atorvastatin on Cardiac Function in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris of Coronary Heart Disease by Zhang N, Ren Y, Qin D, Yang X, Chen Z, Zhao L

“…Endothelial function markers improved, with lower ET-1, TNF-α, and hs-CRP levels and higher NO levels, showing more significant changes in the observation group (P< 0.05). …”
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A decellularized flowable placental connective tissue matrix supports cellular functions of human tenocytes in vitro by Yong Mao, Nikita John, Nicole M. Protzman, Adam Kuehn, Desiree Long, Raja Sivalenka, Radoslaw A. Junka, Anna Gosiewska, Robert J. Hariri, Stephen A. Brigido

“…Therefore, the authors hypothesize that a decellularized CTM will provide a more cell‐friendly matrix to support tenocyte functions. …”
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THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE INDEX BAEVSKY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL DATA IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE by G. A. Nagaeva, R. D. Kurbanov, N. P. Yuldashev, N. B. Mirzaliyeva

“…Analysis of the echocardiographic parameters, in addition to the relative left ventricular dilatation, testified about reducing the contractile function of the heart muscle, and a more severe diastolic dysfunction in patients 4gr. …”
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Breathing exercises with PEEP: efficiency and duration for correcting the cardiovascular system functional state in older patients with COPD by E. O. Asanov, Yu. I. Holubova, I. A. Dyba, S. O. Asanova

“…Relationships between shifts in SpO2 and cardiac output, as well as between shifts in SpO2 and peripheral vascular resistance immediately after the use of breathing exercises with PEEP in older patients with COPD have been established. A more significant and prolonged effect of breathing exercises with PEEP on the cardiovascular system functional state was observed in older COPD patients with more severe symptoms of the disease. …”
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Drought-compounded stress and immune function in Kenyan pastoralist boys and girls occupying contrasting climate zones by Bilinda Straight, Charles E. Hilton, Charles Owuor Olungah, Belinda L. Needham, Erica Tyler, Lora Iannotti, Theodore Zava, Melanie A. Martin, Eleanor Brindle

“…Girls overall endorsed more posttraumatic stress symptoms, although boys reported relatively more stressors; girls overall and young people in the hotter subregion manifested more immune dysregulation.Conclusion In spite of important differences between climate subregions, the common elements throughout the Samburu pastoralist leanscape include food and water insecurity and overall precarity exacerbated by drought and climate change. …”
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Biological maturation determines the beneficial effects of high-intensity functional training on cardiorespiratory fitness in male adolescents by Jarosław Domaradzki, Cristian Alvarez, Rafał Szafraniec, Dawid Koźlenia

“…Results MO contributed to the studied model more than CA (Wilk’s Λ = 0.49, ηp2 = 0.24, p < 0.001; Wilk’s Λ = 0.83, ηp2 = 0.07, p < 0.063, respectively). …”
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Effects of Increasing the Nitrogen–Phosphorus Ratio on the Structure and Function of the Soil Microbial Community in the Yellow River Delta by Jinzhao Ma, Zehao Zhang, Jingkuan Sun, Tian Li, Zhanyong Fu, Rui Hu, Yao Zhang

“…The co-occurrence network of the RS community is more complex, but it is more fragile than that of BS. …”
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Pulmonary exacerbations as a risk factor for lung function decline-experiences of the National Cystic Fibrosis Center by Gojšina Bojana Z., Rodić Milan, Višekruna Jelena, Trajković Goran Z., Sovtić Aleksandar D., Minić Predrag B.

“…Pulmonary exacerbations lead to the more progressive lung function decline in the patients with CF. …”
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Assessment of structural and functional myocardial characteristics in patients with chronic coronary artery disease and various glycemic status by M. A. Kokozheva, B. U. Mardanov, E. A. Poddubskaya, V. A. Kutsenko, M. A. Umetov, M. N. Mamedov

“…To study the structural and functional myocardial characteristics in patients with exertional angina and type 2 diabetes in comparison with those without diabetes to identify combined hemodynamic changes.Material and methods. …”
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Effect of Mirror Therapy Combined with Task-Oriented Training on Hemiplegic Upper Limb Functions after Stroke by HE Aiqun, WANG Yang, NIE Tiancui, YING Qixing, YE Simei, SONG Qiushuang, XU Hui, HE Maoli

“…The improvement degree of FMA-UE scores (11.40±6.29) in the observation group was more significant than that (5.05±3.35) in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001), the improvement of ARAT scores (6.25±3.67) in the observation group was more significant than that (3.25±2.73) in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the improvement of FTHUE-HK grade in the observation group was more significant than that in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionMirror therapy, combined and as priming for task-oriented training, can produce clinical improvements in upper extremity function and occupational performance in patients with hemiparesis after stroke.…”
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Intellectual, Mnemonic, and Frontal Functions in Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Comparison with Early and Advanced Parkinson’s Disease by John Joseph Downes, Nicholas M. Priestley, Mark Doran, Jose Ferran, Eric Ghadiali, Paul Cooper

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Clinical Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction with Aesthetics, Retention, Function, and Comfort of Removable Complete and Partial Acrylic Dentures by Amal Qasim Ahmed, Rusul Subhi Hassan, Hussein Ali M. Hussein, Amenah Hafedh Khudhair, Nabaa Basim Alhusseini, Salah M. Ibrahim

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 146 randomly selected partially and completely edentulous patients (106 males and 40 females) with ages 30 years or more were included in this study. All participating patients (120 partially, 23 completely edentulous and 3 patients having one completely edentulous arch and another one is partially edentulous) were informed about the objectives of the study to get their acceptance in terms of esthetic, function, retention, comfort and some other matters by answering some questions (a questionnaire consists of 17 multiple choice questions, using Likert-type scale). …”
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Sex-based variations in the nutritional and functional status of hemodialysis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Souzan Zidan, Lawra Bsharat, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Manal Badrasawi

“…Conclusion Our data indicates that women have more severe malnutrition compared to men, suggesting the need to consider sex-based nutritional and functional differences in hemodialysis patients by healthcare professionals.…”
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Message Framing Effects on Helping Behavior as a Function of Age in Early Childhood and School-Age Children by Heesun Chang, Hohyun Kim

“…This study determined the effects of message framing on helping behavior as a function of age in preschool and early school-age children. …”
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Ab initio density functional theory of Fe5Ni4S8 (022) and (400) surfaces by Molala Kgwajana, Mehlape Mofuti, Ngoepe Phuti, Mkhonto Prince

“…In the present study we used density functional theory (DFT) to study compare stability of Fe5Ni4S8 (022) and (400) surfaces by investigating their structural and electronic properties. …”
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Research on Nonlinear Dynamic Characteristics of Fractional Order Resonant DC-DC Converter Based on Sigmoid Function by Lingling Xie, Guangwei Xu

“…Firstly, a Sigmoid function state model of the fractional order resonant converter is established and integrated with phase shift control. …”
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Diversity and Trophic Relationships of Functional Groups of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombus Latreille, 1802) in Urban Habitats by Hanna Yu Honchar

“…The more specialized “medium-tongued” and “long-tongued” species are less diverse. …”
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Changes in Adenylate Nucleotides Concentration and Na+, K+-ATPase Activities in Erythrocytes of Horses in Function of Breed and Sex by Maria Suska, Ewa Skotnicka

“…Erythrocytes of breathing constitution type horses appear to have a more intensive glucose metabolism and a more efficient energetic metabolism when compared to digestive constitution type horses. …”
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Selective dorsal rhizotomy long-term effects on functional motility in Jordanian children with spastic cerebral palsy by Yazan E. Al-kharabsheh, Anas Said, Ismail A. Ismaiel, Issam Khawaja, Marwan Altaher, Ali Bani-Ahmed, Carmen M. Cirstea, Carmen M. Cirstea

“…Compared to pre-SDR management, all patients continued physiotherapy, less received Botox (by 97.7%), and more received adjunct orthopedic surgeries (32.6% vs. none) after SDR; out of those receiving post-SDR adjuvant surgeries, 50.0% improved GMFCS (compared to 64.0% of those without).ConclusionOur data demonstrated SDR’s beneficial long-term effects on functional mobility in SCP children, particularly those younger than 10 years and more severely impaired. …”
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