Effect of Qingjin Huatan decoction on pulmonary function and inflammatory mediators in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xuqin Du, Yan Li, Jiansen Wang, Youqin Jiang, Yaji Liu, Dingrong Zhang, Qi Wu, Shouhong Long

“…Suppressing the inflammatory response can improve pulmonary function, prognosis, and quality of life in stable COPD patients.…”
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Risk Factors for Acute Exacerbation in Patients with COPD Group E in Ningbo: Risk Analysis of Irregular Review, Cardiovascular Complications, and Lung Function Decline by Qian Y, Sun C, Zhang L, Cai C, Sun M, Zhang J, Huang J, Ma H, Tan L, Zhao Y, Wang S, Lv D

“…Yang Qian,1 Chao Sun,1 Liang Zhang,2 Chenting Cai,1 Mengqing Sun,1 Jiaqian Zhang,1 Jian Huang,3 Hongying Ma,1 Lin Tan,1 Yun Zhao,1 Shanshan Wang,1 Dan Lv1 1The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315010, People’s Republic of China; 2Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, 315000, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Big Data and Software Engineering, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Dan Lv, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, 59 Liuting Street, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China, Email fylvdan@nbu.edu.cnObjective: To understand the high-risk factors for disease progression in patients in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) group E in Ningbo, and to explore the impact of and treatment on the prognosis of these patients.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 101 COPD patients in terms of general demographics, physical baseline data, lung function, disease treatment, and prognosis and used crosstab analysis and logistic regression analysis to understand the characteristics of the population of patients at high risk of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and the associated risk factors.Results: Univariate analysis demonstrated that frequent acute exacerbation (AE) in the COPD group E population was significantly associated with more severe airflow limitation, a lower FEF75%, higher mMRC scores, and irregular disease management (P< 0.05). …”
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Return to sports after unilateral medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy in highly active patients: Analysis of factors affecting functional recovery by Hiroshi Nakayama, Ryo Kanto, Shintaro Onishi, Takuya Iseki, Yoshitaka Nakao, Toshiya Tachibana, Kenta Amai, Shinichi Yoshiya, Tomoya Iseki

“…Methods Sixty‐three consecutive patients with preoperative Tegner's activity score of five or more who underwent unilateral HTO for varus osteoarthritic knees were included in this study. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis and Functional Characterization of the <i>HvLRR_8-1</i> Gene Involved in Barley Resistance to <i>Pyrenophora graminea</i> by Wenjuan Yang, Ming Guo, Yan Li, Qinglan Yang, Huaizhi Zhang, Chengdao Li, Juncheng Wang, Yaxiong Meng, Xiaole Ma, Baochun Li, Lirong Yao, Hong Zhang, Ke Yang, Xunwu Shang, Erjing Si, Huajun Wang

“…Gene expression pattern analysis revealed that Alexis responded more slowly to <i>Pg</i> infection compared to Ganpi2. …”
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Speckle Strain Analysis of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Paediatric Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve—A Pilot Study by Amalia Făgărășan, Simina-Elena Ghiragosian-Rusu, Claudiu Ghiragosian, Liliana Gozar, Carmen Suteu, Daniela Toma, Flavia Cristina Al-Akel, Manuela Cucerea

“…Currently, left ventricle global longitudinal strain (LV GLS) is regarded as a more sensitive indicator, enabling the quantitative assessment of global and segmental ventricular function through the determination of myocardial deformation. …”
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Weibull Statistic and Artificial Neural Network Analysis of the Mechanical Performances of Fibers from the Flower Agave Plant for Eco-Friendly Green Composites by Imen Lalaymia, Ahmed Belaadi, Messaouda Boumaaza, Hassan Alshahrani, Mohammad K. A. Khan, Amar Dib

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Efficacy of repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation on upper limb motor function after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Defu Liao, Ziyan He, Shichang Yan, Qipei Ji, Yuanlin Li, Yuyuan Tu, Zihao Zhou, Shuangchun Ai

“…Subgroup analyses showed that the efficacy of treatment frequency ≤ 20 Hz was better than that of frequency &gt; 20 Hz; the treatment time using 15–20 min was more effective than using 30 min; and the application of round coil treatment was more effective than other types of coils.ConclusionThe results suggest that if rPMS is used in post-stroke patients, their upper limb motor function and spasticity may improve. …”
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ECONOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF VOTING BEHAVIOUR by NICOLAE-MARIUS JULA, NICOLETA JULA

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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of non-invasive neuromodulation technologies and botulinum toxin injections for post-stroke spasticity and motor function: a network meta-ana... by Jiapeng Huang, Chuncha Bao, Yin Chen, Wenyi Zhu, Kexin Zhang, Chunlong Liu, Chunzhi Tang

“…For motor function, atDCS, ctDCS, and dtDCS were more efficacious than control treatments (WMD range 6.29–13.00), with probable clinical importance, while BoNT, HFrTMS, and LFrTMS with possible clinical importance (WMD range 3.42–5.28). …”
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Modeling and application of emission threshold of atmospheric pollutant to achieve the standard by XU Wei-guo, ZHANG Qing-yu, WEI Yu-mei, DING Feng

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Analysis of microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism within transcriptomic database in Cymbidium ensi folium by Li Xiaobai, Xiang Lin, Luo Jie, Qin Dehui, Sun Chongbo

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Solving the Black–Scholes European options model using the reduced differential transform method with powered modified log-payoff function by S.E. Fadugba, A.M. Udoye, S.C. Zelibe, S.O. Edeki, C. Achudume, A.A. Adeyanju, O. Makinde, P.A. Bankole, M.C. Kekana

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Motif clustering and digital biomarker extraction for free-living physical activity analysis by Ya-Ting Liang, Charlotte Wang

“…This enables the discovery of recurring motifs through pattern clustering. Then, functional principal component analysis (FPCA) is then used to extract digital biomarkers from each motif. …”
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Executive Functions Assessment in a Child with Autism: A Pilot Single-Case Study from a Longitudinal and Mixed Methods Approach by Marian Acero-Ferrero, Elena Escolano-Pérez

“…Results: The sequential patterns obtained indicate more appropriate and complex executive functioning after the three-month intervention, specifically increased cognitive flexibility, improved self-regulation, more accurate evaluation, and progress in inhibitory processes. …”
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Earthquake induced liquefaction hazard analysis for Chittagong City using machine learning by Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Zillur Rahman, Abul Kashem Faruki Fahim

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Childhood sports club experiences mitigate the association between childhood socioeconomic disadvantage and functional disability in older Japanese men by Yukako Tani, Takeo Fujiwara, Mitsuya Yamakita, Katsunori Kondo

“…Abstract This study examined whether childhood sports club experiences mitigate the association between childhood socioeconomic disadvantage and later life functional disability among older adults using a population-based study in Japan in a moderation analysis (n = 16,095, average age = 73 years). …”
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Integrating functional and techno-economic analyses to optimize black bean protein extraction: a holistic framework for process development by Jasmin S. Yang, Fernanda F.G. Dias, Karen A. McDonald, Juliana M.L.N. de Moura Bell

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Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Versus Bimanual Training to Improve Upper Limb Function in Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Ups by Gabriel Martin-Moreno, Marta Moreno-Ligero, Alejandro Salazar, David Lucena-Anton, Jose A. Moral-Munoz

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: CIMT could be more effective for improving unimanual ULF and BIT in youth with unilateral CP. …”
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Functional soft palate reconstruction by Sofia Oetliker-Contin, Tarek Ismail, Rik Osinga, Maximilian Burger, Jens Jakscha, Claude Fischer, Laurent Muller, Carlo M. Oranges, Dirk J. Schaefer

“…Summary: Background: The excision of oropharyngeal carcinoma of more than 50% of the soft palate followed by static reconstruction may result in functional deficits, including velopharyngeal insufficiency, swallowing, and speech difficulties. …”
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Purpose and functions of legal responsibility by V. V. Sorokin

“…While it is important for the state to fulfil the function of deterrence of criminals, the moral training function of legal responsibility is much more important for civil society. …”
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