Impact of Left Ventricular Diastolic Pressure Changes on Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Jiwon Seo, Ah‐Ram Kim, Iksung Cho, Chi Young Shim, Geu‐Ru Hong, Eui‐Young Choi, Se‐Joong Rim, Young‐Guk Ko, Myeong‐Ki Hong, Jae‐Kwan Song, Jong‐Won Ha

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Association of systolic blood pressure variability with cognitive decline in type 2 diabetes: A post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial by Junmin Chen, Xuan Zhao, Huidan Liu, Kan Wang, Xiaoli Xu, Siyu Wang, Mian Li, Ruizhi Zheng, Libin Zhou, Yufang Bi, Yu Xu

“…Abstract Background We aimed to explore the association between visit‐to‐visit systolic blood pressure variability (BPV) and cognitive function in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Methods We performed a post hoc analysis of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Memory in Diabetes (ACCORD‐MIND) substudy. …”
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The mediating role of daily living ability and sleep in depression and cognitive function based on a structural equation model by Liu Huijun, Zhang Xiange, Yang Ming, Sun Jiayi, Peng Juanjuan, Xu Wangquan, Song Yueli, Fang Guixia

“…Conclusions This study found that depression symptoms in the older adults was significantly related to cognitive function. Older adults with depression symptoms are more likely to have cognitive impairment. …”
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The impact of household air pollution from solid fuel use on rapid decline in kidney function and chronic kidney disease: A nationwide longitudinal cohort study by Wei-Zhen Tang, Wei-Ze Xu, Tai-Hang Liu, Qin-Yu Cai, Fei-Han, Ya-Ting Jia, Bo-Yuan Deng, Zhi-Yong Xiang, Yi Deng, Peng Guo, Jun Ding

“…Background: The study investigates the link between indoor air pollution from non-clean fuels and kidney function decline, particularly in middle-aged and elderly individuals in China. …”
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Comparative Effects of Two Acupuncture Protocols in the Management of Chronic Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Li L, Xia M, Chen X, Wang F, Li J, Zhao N, Liu Z, Chen Y

“…This could inform more comprehensive treatment guidelines for CID and promote the integration of acupuncture into standard care practices.Keywords: acupuncture, chronic insomnia, daytime function, randomised controlled trial…”
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Non-contrast enhanced functional lung MRI in children: report on 900 own measurements using matrix-pencil decomposition (MP-) MRI by Carmen Streibel, Carmen Streibel, Carmen Streibel, Grzegorz Bauman, Grzegorz Bauman, Oliver Bieri, Oliver Bieri, Orso Pusterla, Orso Pusterla, Orso Pusterla, Enno Stranzinger, C. Corin Willers, Marion Curdy, Carmen Casaulta, Bettina Sarah Frauchiger, Insa Korten, Sophie Yammine, Yasmin Salem, Philipp Latzin, Elisabeth Kieninger

“…ObjectivesFunctional imaging of the lungs enables a spatially resolved examination of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion. …”
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Observational Multicenter Cohort Study by Pierre Gazengel, MD, Vincent Bunel, MD, Kinan El-Husseini, MD, Mohamad Zaidan, MD, Edouard Lefevre, MD, Romain Kessler, MD, Xavier Demant, MD, Loïc Falque, MD, Emmanuel Eschapasse, MD, Thomas Villeneuve, MD, Gaelle Dauriat, MD, Pauline Pradère, MD, Olaf Mercier, MD, Elie Fadel, MD, Clément Picard, MD, Jérôme Le Pavec, MD

“…In the belatacept group, renal function at one year was better but death, bacterial pneumonia, and CMV viremia were more common; none of the differences was significant, perhaps given the small sample size. …”
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Safety and efficacy of rotigotine in patients with frontotemporal dementia: a phase 2, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trialResearch in context by Giacomo Koch, Martina Assogna, Yasmine Gadola, Antonella Alberici, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Sonia Bonnì, Ilaria Borghi, Emanuele Cerulli Irelli, Lucia Mencarelli, Michele Maiella, Romina Esposito, Elias Paolo Casula, Valentina Pezzopane, Alessia D'Acunto, Francesca Candeo, Matteo Ferraresi, Gisella Guerrera, Luca Battistini, Enrico Premi, Valeria Bracca, Silvia Lucchini, Francesco Bertagna, Pasquale Romano, Andrea Ludovici, Antonio Daniele, Caterina Motta, Clarissa Ferrari, Alessandro Martorana, Barbara Borroni

“…Interpretation: Rotigotine administration may not be a viable therapeutic option for enhancing frontal function, slowing disease progression, mitigating functional decline or ameliorating behavioral disturbances in bvFTD patients. …”
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Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour by Hamdy M. Naguib, Eman O. Taha, Mona A. Ahmed, Usama F. Kandil

“…The novelty of this work is the dual functionalization of WF via hydrolysis and reaction with CNT, for better attachment with PE matrix. …”
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The Effects of Social Roles on Autobiographical Memory: The Content, Functions and Phenomenological Characteristics of the Friend-role and the Student-role Memories by F. Büşra Erbil Hacıömeroğlu, Aysu Mutlutürk

“…The results demonstrate that friend and student memories differed in terms of content, function, and emotional valence. In addition, friend memories contain more relational themes, carry more positive emotions, serve the self and social functions more, and depict a more central place in the lives of individuals compared with student memories. …”
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Morphological and Functional Changes in Hepatic System Precipitate Liver Disease in Elderly: Addressing Knowledge Gaps and Treatment Challenges by Fatrian Dwicahya, Ulfa Kholili

“…Globally, the elderly population are more increasing each year. The enhancement of life expectancy is also followed by the enhancement of chronic illness, which one of them is liver disease. …”
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IDENTIFICATION OF REAR MODEL OF TV3-117 AIRCRAFT ENGINE BASED ON THE BASIS OF NEURO-MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES by Serhii Vladov, Yurii Shmelov, Ivan Derevyanko, Inna Dieriabina, Liudmyla Chyzhova

“…In the process of solving the task of identifying the mathematical model of the aircraft engine TV3-117 on the basis of neural networks, it was established that neural networks solve the problem of identification more precisely classical methods. Conclusions: It was established that the error of identification of the aircraft engine TV3-117 with the help of a neural network of type perceptron did not exceed 1.8 %; For the neural network of radial-basic function (RBF) – 4.6 %, whereas for the classical method (LSM) it makes about 5.7 % in the considered range of changes in engine operation modes. …”
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Evaluation of the character of structural and functional changes in cerebral vessels in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular diseases on the background of multifocal lesions. by O. A. Rosits'ka

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Parental Factors Associated to Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders in the Pediatric Age Group: A Case-Control Study by Ensieh Taheri, Peiman Nasri, Fatemeh Famori, Majid Khademian, Hosein Saneian, Soroor Arman, Roya Kelishadi, Arefe Khaksar Jalali

“…Background: Functional abdominal pain disorder (FAPD) is one of the most common reasons for medical visits in child and adolescents. …”
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ADHD from the perspective of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) by Michael Linden

“…The name points to two symptoms only, which are unspecific and embedded in many more neuropsychological symptoms. The additional deficits, such as problems with orientation, memory, cognition, emotion, autonomic nervous regulation, and motor dysfunctions, can be more important for patients in their daily lives than attention and hyperactivity. …”
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Comparative effects of mechanical and functional alignment in bilateral robotic total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial by Thakrit Chompoosang, Utain Ketkaewsuwan, Patcharavit Ploynumpon

“…Additionally, the ankle joint line was more parallel in knees with CPAK type I. FA can also provide a more balanced knee with less soft tissue release, a higher functional score, and greater patient satisfaction compared to mechanical alignment.…”
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Predicting the Compressive Strength of High-Performance Concrete utilizing Radial Basis Function Model integrating with Metaheuristic Algorithms by LiWei Hu

“…One of these neural networks is the radial basis function (RBF), with one input layer, one or more hidden layers, and one output layer. …”
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Spatialization of electricity consumption by combining high-resolution nighttime light remote sensing and urban functional zoning information by Siyan Lu, Yue Xiao, Yifan Lu, Jinyao Lin

“…Our results can exhibit much clearer outlines and more detailed internal characteristics. More importantly, urban functional zoning information can be used to distinguish the electricity consumption of various economic sectors at fine scales. …”
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Association between functional dentition and ultra-processed food consumption in Brazilian adults: A cross-sectional study. by Orlando Luiz do Amaral Junior, Maria Laura Braccini Fagundes, Augusto Bacelo Bidinotto, Matheus Neves, Fernando Neves Hugo, Jessye Melgarejo do Amaral Giordani

“…The main predictor used was the variable 'functional dentition', categorized into individuals with less than 20 teeth and individuals with 20 or more teeth (functional dentition). …”
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The Microbial Functional Communities of Mollisol and Saline–Sodic Paddy Soils at Rice Heading and Harvest Stages in Northeast China by Jianfeng Zhang, Yuxin Yan, Dongxue Jiang, Shaoqi Huangfu, Hongyuan Ma, Lei Tian, Lihua Huang

“…A functional gene analysis via KEGG pathways revealed that carbon fixation pathways were more prevalent in mollisol paddy soil during the rice heading stage. …”
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