Six‐Minute Walk Test Is Superior to Grip Strength as a Marker of Functional Recovery During Cancer Cachexia Rehabilitation by Addison Barber, Amber Willbanks, Kathryn Abplanalp, Christopher W. Lewis, Ben Binder‐Markey, Prakash Jayabalan, Richard L. Lieber, Ishan Roy

“…These two outcome measures have never been directly compared in the same cohort of cachexia patients regarding their ability to measure and relationship to functional independence. We hypothesize that gait‐based measures more comprehensively act as a proxy measure for functional independence related to cachexia. …”
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Selective metabolic regulations by p53 mutant variants in pancreatic cancer by Sabrina Caporali, Alessio Butera, Alessia Ruzza, Carlotta Zampieri, Marina Bantula’, Sandra Scharsich, Anna-Katerina Ückert, Ivana Celardo, Ian U. Kouzel, Luigi Leanza, Andreas Gruber, Joan Montero, Angelo D’Alessandro, Thomas Brunner, Marcel Leist, Ivano Amelio

“…These mutants can exert gain-of-function (GOF) effects, potentially promoting tumour progression. …”
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Clinical significance of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: a retrospective observational study by Xin Sun, Wenyan Zhu, Chunsheng Zhou, Peijun Xue, Zongru Li, Weihong Zhang, Jiuliang Zhao, Ting Zhang, Min Peng, Juhong Shi, Chen Wang

“…MPO-ANCA-IIP patients had more prominent fibrosis on imaging and a greater decline in pulmonary function following treatment. …”
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Angina Severity and Symptom Improvement Are Associated With Diagnostic Acetylcholine Provocation Dose in Vasospastic Angina by C. Crooijmans, Tijn P. J. Jansen, Joan G. Meeder, Valeria Paradies, Annemiek M. J. de Vos, Pier Woudstra, Tessel N. E. Vossenberg, Tim P. van de Hoef, Nicola S. Vos, Els G. M. Olde Bijvank, Stijn C. H. van den Oord, Patty Winkler, Martijn Meuwissen, Jos W. M. G. Widdershoven, E. Karin Arkenbout, Martin G. Stoel, Yolande Appelman, Marcel A. M. Beijk, Aysun Cetinyurek‐Yavuz, Hester M. den Ruijter, Suzette E. Elias‐Smale, Niels van Royen, Aukelien C. Dimitriu‐Leen, Peter Damman

“…Background A coronary function test (CFT) is the recommended diagnostic test to identify coronary vasomotor dysfunction as a cause of symptoms in patients with angina and nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA). …”
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Impact of Cluster Nursing on Nursing on VAS Score and Urinary Function of Patients after Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy with Pneumatic Lithotripsy (PCNL) by Zhengyuan Li, Hong Chen, Shiduo Zhao, Gangtian Yang, Wenfan Yang, Jingping Guo

“…To explore the effects of cluster nursing on VAS score and urinary system function of patients after percutaneous nephrolithotomy with pneumatic lithotripsy (PCNL). …”
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Functional analysis of conserved non-coding regions around the short stature hox gene (shox) in whole zebrafish embryos. by Emma J Kenyon, Gayle K McEwen, Heather Callaway, Greg Elgar

“…., resulting in the identification of smaller more deeply conserved sub-sequence. Sabherwal et al.'…”
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Left atrium stress echocardiography: correlation between left atrial volume, function, and B-lines at rest and during stress by Costantina Prota, Lauro Cortigiani, Ettore Campagnano, Karina Wierzbowska-Drabik, Jaroslaw Kasprzak, Paolo Colonna, Elisa Merli, Fiore Manganelli, Nicola Gaibazzi, Antonello D’Andrea, Emma Cerracchio, Laura Meola, Rodolfo Citro, Bruno Villari, Quirino Ciampi

“…Aim: Left atrial volume index (LAVI), left atrial reservoir function through left atrial reservoir strain (LASr), and B-lines in lung ultrasound serve as supplementary indicators of left ventricular filling pressures. …”
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Changes in pulmonary function of CT-guided microwave ablation for patients with pulmonary ground-glass nodules after lobectomy: a retrospective, observation study by Ruoyu Deng, Chunyan Li, Jialing Lv, Huan Luo, Lin Wang, Tengfei Zhang, Feineng Liu, Yudong Fu, Zhipeng Wang, Wen Zhang, Chao Zhang

“…Abstract Purpose This retrospective study aimed to investigate changes in pulmonary function among patients undergoing computed tomography (CT)-guided microwave ablation (MWA) for the treatment of pulmonary ground-glass nodules following lobectomy. …”
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Development of channel transmission loss function for WRF_HYDRO modeling of semi-arid regions: The case of wadi Faria, Palestine by Abdelhaleem Khader, Anan Jayyousi, Sameer Shadeed, Joel Arnault, Harald Kunstmann, Christian Chwala, Benjamin Fersch

“…Faria (320 km2), located in the northeastern part of the West Bank, Palestine, is a gauged catchment where rainfall and streamflow data are available for more than ten years. This study aims to assess the functionality of the WRF-Hydro to predict reliable streamflow hydro-graphs at the upper part of the catchment. …”
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Where did I come from? Where am I going? Functional influences on visual search fixation duration by Harold H. Greene, James M. Brown

“…This suggests that post-saccadic influences may contribute more to fixation durations than pre-saccadic influences. …”
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Brain basis for physical activity levels mediate beta Inhibition to improve cognitive function in elderly based on multimodality monitoring by Zixia Bu, Shan Jiang, Tingting Sun, Zhenxing Yang, Mo Sha, Fuqiang Dong

“…It was concluded that PA significantly enhanced CF in older adults, and that high volume PA was more effective than moderate volume. Specifically, VPA was found to be significantly more effective than MPA and LPA in enhancing individuals’ inhibition function, cognitive flexibility, working memory, and reaction speed. …”
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Cross-sectional study of correlates and prevalence of functional and high-risk multimorbidity in an academic HIV practice in New York City by Elizabeth Mauer, Eugenia Siegler, Jerad Moxley, Marshall Glesby

“…Associated with a higher number of functional comorbidities were age (p<0.001), being a cisgender female (p<0.001), being Hispanic (p=0.01) and more years with an HIV diagnosis (p<0.001).Conclusions Comorbidities with functional impact increase with age in parallel to those with a more direct impact on mortality and should be assessed and monitored, especially as the population with HIV ages.…”
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Application of the Multiple Exp-Function, Cross-Kink, Periodic-Kink, Solitary Wave Methods, and Stability Analysis for the CDG Equation by Haifa Bin Jebreen, Yurilev Chalco-Cano

“…It is investigated that the equation exhibits the trigonometric, hyperbolic, and exponential function solutions. We first construct a combination of the general exponential function, periodic function, and hyperbolic function in order to derive the general periodic-kink solution for this equation. …”
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Clinical variants of the <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>-associated peptic ulcerin comparison to structural and functional changes in gastric mucosa by N. R. Shakurova, Ye. P. Roslyakova, A. I. Hvaschevsky, A. N. Poltoratsky, Ye. G. Afrikantova

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Dual function of heterotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in facilitating maize compensatory growth under limited rewatering after drought by Qiang Lv, Ruo-Yu Hao, Xiao-Ling Wang, Li-Ju Zhou, Lin Qi, Peng Song

“…However, HAOB overcame these constraints through its twofold function, enhancing cytokinin translocation and improving water use efficiency by more than fourfold, successfully promoting compensatory growth even under limited rewatering. …”
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Evaluation of the corrective effect of therapeutic plasmapheresis on the state of renal function in patients after surgical treatment of localized kidney cancer by S. N. Dimitriadi, N. D. Ushakova, A. V. Velichko, E. M. Frantsiyants

“…The average increase in creatinine in group I was significantly higher: more than 5 times on day 5 and more than 4 times on day 6 and 7 of the study (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Diastolic function of the left ventricle in patients with cardiomyopathy and low ejection fraction: the role of torsion in left bundle branch block by E. N. Pavlyukova, D. A. Kuzhel, G. V. Matyushin, V. S. Lytkina

“…LBBB has complex negative influence on process of LV electric activation and contraction which results in deterioration of LV twisting, mechanical dyssynchrony and deterioration of diastolic function. In disorders of intraventricular conduction and local contractility, assessment of pulmonary vein flow, possibly, more precisely reflects diastolic function status.…”
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Morphological analysis and functional connectivity of the insular in patients with dysphagia after cerebral infarction based on resting-state fMRI by Ming Guo, Bingjie Li, Jun Zhao, Chen Bai, Weiyong Yu, Hongxia Zhang, Haoyuan Li, Yongxue Yuan, Qingsu Zhang, Tong Zhang

“…Among these differences, compared to the ND group, the DYS group showed a more significant reduction in functional connectivity within the right frontal operculum cortex and a more pronounced increase in functional connectivity within the left lateral occipital cortex superior division and left cerebellum. …”
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Utilizing the Optimal Auxiliary Function Method for the Approximation of a Nonlinear Long Wave System considering Caputo Fractional Order by Aaqib Iqbal, Rashid Nawaz, Hina Hina, Abdulaziz Garba Ahmad, Homan Emadifar

“…The results of our study indicate that the optimal auxiliary function method is highly successful and practically simple, achieving better and more rapid convergence after just one repetition. …”
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The financial basis for the functioning of Western Siberian departments of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society at the end of XIX - beginning of XX century by Tsys' Valerii, Tsys' Olga

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