Sexual function and pelvic floor function in men with systemic sclerosis compared to healthy controls: a cross-sectional study by Barbora Heřmánková, Sabína Oreská, Maja Špiritović, Hana Štorkánová, Martin Komarc, Karel Pavelka, Ladislav Šenolt, Jiří Vencovský, Radim Bečvář, Michal Tomčík

“…Objectives This cross-sectional study aimed to compare the sexual function (SF) and pelvic floor function of men with systemic sclerosis (SSc) with age-matched healthy controls (HC) and to identify the implications of clinical features on SF.Material and method Twenty SSc males and 20 HC aged 18–70 years completed eleven questionnaires assessing SF [International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), Male Sexual Health Questionnaire (MSHQ)]; sexual quality of life: Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Male (SQoL-M); pelvic floor function: Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-Short Form 7 (PFIQ-7), fatigue, depression, physical fitness, functional disability, and quality of life. …”
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The uniqueness and value distribution of meromorphic functions with different types of differential-difference polynomials sharing a small function IM by H. R. Jayarama, C. N. Chaithra, S. H. Naveenkumar

“…Furthermore, by citing a particular example, we demonstrate that the established results hold true only under specific cases, highlighting the precision of the theorem. Finally, we offer a more compact version of the main theorem as an enhancement, providing a~refined perspective on the uniqueness problem in the context of meromorphic functions.…”
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Much More Than the Malady: The Promise of a Web-Based Digital Platform Incorporating Self-Report for Research and Clinical Care in Mild Cognitive Impairment by Andrew McGarry, MD, Oliver Roesler, PhD, Jackson Liscombe, PhD, Michael Neumann, PhD, Hardik Kothare, PhD, Abhishek Hosamath, MBM, Lakshmi Arbatti, MS, Anusha Badathala, MD, Stephen Ruhmel, BS, MPH, Bryan J. Hansen, PhD, Madeline Quall, BA, Sandrine Istas, MBio, Arthur Wallace, MD, PhD, David Suendermann-Oeft, PhD, Vikram Ramanarayanan, PhD, Ira Shoulson, MD

“…Self-reported problems with cognition, gait, sleep, and behavior were more common in the MCI group. The MCI was associated with 6 times more difficulty with falls (n=6 vs 1). …”
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Physical functional performance, body composition, strength, and cognitive function in aged 60 years and older from North of Brazil by Ewertton de Souza Bezerra, Andreza dos Santos Silva, Geovanna de Paula Martins de Souza, Walbert Menezes Bitar, Jean Carlos Constantino Silva, Leandro Augusto Pereira de Souza, Jéssica Naveca de Abreu, Rômulo de Oliveira Sena, Luis Mochizuki

“…In summary, health professionals and researchers involved with older adult women should consider specific population outcomes application, positive-false diagnostic of sarcopenia could be avoided, and more realistic diagnostic will be reached.…”
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A Cinderella story: how the vacuolar proteases Pep4 and Prb1 do more than cleaning up the cell’s mass degradation processes by Winnie Kerstens, Patrick Van Dijck

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A little less concentration, a little more actors, please? Exploring the relationship between populist attitudes and perceptions of concentration of political power practices by Thomas Karv, Fredrik Malmberg

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Body Awareness Does Not Need a Pedigree: Mixed-Breed Dogs Rely More on Self-Representation Than Social Learning in a Spatial Task by Petra Dobos, Péter Pongrácz

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One more way to address the seasonal water shortage of the largest freshwater lake in China? A nature-based solution through lake bathymetry restoration by Bing Li, Guishan Yang, Rongrong Wan, David P. Hamilton, Jing Yao

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Estimates of Coefficients for Bi-Univalent Functions in the Subclass H_∑ (n,γ,φ) by Khalid I. Abdullah, Nafya H. Mohammed

“…Finding such bounds is the main focus or, more clearly, the main problem of our work. In this article, we study the subclass H_∑ (n,γ,φ) of bi-univalent functions which is defined in the open unit disk D. …”
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Urinary Incontinence in Men with Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study by İsmail Uysal, Özgür Nadiye Doğrukök, Yalcin Golcuk, Fatih Özden, Mehmet Özkeskin, Miray Başer, Bircan Yücekaya, Zeynep Nisa Karakoyun

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Problems in Structural and Functional Genomics in Critical States by V. V. Moroz, L. M. Tuchina, G. G. Poroshenko

“…There have been recently more and more publications where the pathogenetic mechanisms of critical states are analyzed, by applying the methods of functional genetics.…”
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Central Hemodynamic Function in Miners with Thermal Injury by V. V. Moroz, Yu. A. Churlyaev, A. V. Sherstobitov, V. Ya., Martynenkov, L. Yu. Redkokasha, P. G. Sitnikov, N. V. Kolyshkina

“…Objective: to study the specific features of central hemodynamic function in the acute phase of severe thermal injury (STI) in miners who had a length of service of 10 years or more. …”
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A Software Structured Methodology for Function Safety by LIU Buqi, ZHOU Zhifei

“…Huge traffic volume and limited vehicle space of rail transit system poses great safety challenges, and the safety of TCMS(train control and management system) has been drawing more and more attentions. This paper introduced an evaluation and assessment based software structured methodology for function safety. …”
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Wayfinding Whilst Driving, Age and Cognitive Functioning by Kelly Jane Bryden, Judith Charlton, Jennifer Oxley, Georgia Lowndes

“…This research suggests that older drivers, particularly those with poorer cognitive functioning, had more difficulty with wayfinding in unfamiliar areas than younger drivers. …”
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THE ORIGIN OF FINANCE TOOL FUNCTIONS: COMPULSORY RESERVES by Tatiana S. Novashina

“…It was pointed out that each of the mentioned functions can be presented by more local functions making up system integrity. …”
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Policing and the Police Function: What’s in a name? by Joery Matthys

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The Effects of Hypertension on Cognitive Function in Children and Adolescents by Stephen D. Cha, Hiren P. Patel, David S. Hains, John D. Mahan

“…Although children with HTN are being more frequently screened for end organ damage (i.e., LVH), the cognitive effects of HTN and methods to screen for cognitive dysfunction have not been extensively explored. …”
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Approaches to analysis of higher mental function impairments by M. V. Karyakina, O. V. Rychkova

“…This makes neuropsychological analysis more of a qualitative method based on the analysis of individual clinical cases.In Western psychology it is more common to talk about mental functions in general. …”
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The Intersection of Psycholinguistics and Systemic Functional Linguistics in Textbooks by Ієронім Канггунг Даронг, Ерна Мена Німан

“…The study emphasizes the need for textbook design that is more balanced between cognitive and linguistic aspects, by adding phonological exercises, simplifying sentence structure, and more interactive content.…”
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Ovarial function in pts with systemic lupus erythematosus by S Sh Sliabanova, Z S Alekberova, I I Guzov, L P Ananyeva

“…Objective. To assess ovarian function and its changes during therapy with cyclophosphan (CPh) in pts with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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