Changes in Respiratory Sensitivity Status of Patients in a Hospital in Shanxi Province Before and After the COVID-19 Epidemic by Dong C, Hu F, Ma Z, Ma X, Zhang L, Li Y, Du X, Feng L, Huo R, Xing Y, Li P, Dong Y, Cheng E, Tian X, Huang M

“…And the high allergy season from July to September each year.Purpose: To investigate the effect of the COVID-19 epidemic on the respiratory sensitivity status of the population, to provide a scientific and effective basis for the prevention, diagnosis, condition assessment, and treatment of allergic respiratory diseases.Methods: We collected 500 outpatient cases from Shanxi Medical University Second Hospital during the period from July to September 2022 and 500 cases during the period from July to September 2023 and divided them into the pre-COVID-19 epidemic group (the 2022 group) and the post-COVID-19 epidemic group (the 2023 group). We conducted statistical analysis on these patients’ general conditions, pulmonary function test results, laboratory parameters, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide.Results: Compared with 2022, the number of smokers decreased in 2023 (p = 0.007), while the incidence of respiratory allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis increased (p < 0.05). …”
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Low Ventricular Stiffness Is Associated With Suboptimal Outcomes in Patients With a Single Right Ventricle After the Fontan Operation: A Novel Phenotype by Shahryar M. Chowdhury, Andrew M. Atz, Eric M. Graham, Varsha M. Bandisode, John F. Rhodes, Arni C. Nutting, Carolyn Taylor, Andrew Savage, Marc Hassid, Minoo Kavarana, Donald Menick

“…The goal of this study was to perform a comprehensive assessment of diastolic function in pre‐Fontan patients with an SRV using invasive reference‐standard measures and determine their associations with post‐Fontan outcomes. …”
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Profile of postpartum patients with urinary retention at Koja Regional Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia by Suskhan Djusad, Alfa Putri Meutia, Surahman Hakim

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Metabolic profiles and prediction of failure to thrive of citrin deficiency with normal liver function based on metabolomics and machine learning by Peiyao Wang, Duo Zhou, Lingwei Hu, Pingping Ge, Ziyan Cen, Zhenzhen Hu, Qimin He, Kejun Zhou, Benqing Wu, Xinwen Huang

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Regulation of yeast central metabolism by enzyme phosphorylation by Ana Paula Oliveira, Christina Ludwig, Paola Picotti, Maria Kogadeeva, Ruedi Aebersold, Uwe Sauer

“…Although several hundred phosphorylation sites have been mapped to metabolic enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, functionality was demonstrated for few of them. Here, we describe a novel approach to identify in vivo functionality of enzyme phosphorylation by combining flux analysis with proteomics and phosphoproteomics. …”
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Regulation through “bricking”: private ordering in the “Internet of Things” by Natasha Tusikov

“…This article examines “regulation by bricking”, which refers to the deliberate impairment or destruction of software with the intention of negatively affecting product functionality. The article argues that companies are employing bricking within a system of private ordering that is reshaping the governance of physical objects, as companies can arbitrarily and remotely affect the functionality of any software-enabled device and even determine product’s lifespan. …”
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Religion and the Political Process: the Fourth Wave of Democratization by R. N. Lunkin

“…The structural and functional approach, methods of sociological and political analysis of the religious factor as a political phenomenon are applied. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF THREE-WEEK AEROBIC EXERCISE PROGRAM ON NEURODYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS UNDERWENT CORONARY BYPASS GRAFTING by Y. A. Argunova, O. A. Trubnikova, A. S. Mamontova, I. D. Syrova, I. N. Kuhareva, O. V. Maleva, O. L. Barbarash

“…In assessment of the neurodynamics parameters in post-operation period, as on 7-10 day, there were no significant differences in the groups. …”
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Cognitive and Motor Function Effects of Antipsychotics in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review of Pre-Clinical Studies by Gabrielle Cataford, Laurie-Anne Monton, Stephanie Karzon, Camille Livernoche-Leduc, Mar Saavedra-Mitjans, Marie-Julie Potvin, Francis Bernard, Lisa Burry, Caroline Arbour, David R. Williamson

“…We identified 15 studies including a total of 1188 rodents, mostly conducted in male Sprague-Dawley rats using cortical impact injury. The analysis revealed no consistent effect of haloperidol on motor functions, but risperidone was associated with a significant impairment in motor function on day 5 post-injury (7.05 sec; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.47, 12.62; I2 = 92%). …”
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Nutritional quality and functional properties of finger millet, sweet potato, and soybean composite flour as affected by blending ratios by Ibrahim Mohammed Ali, Sirawdink Fikreyesus Forsido, Chala G. Kuyu

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The influence of physical activity levels on lactate production during squat training using a functional electromechanical dynamometer by Indya del-Cuerpo, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos, Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete, Pedro Delgado-Floody

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The effect and permanence of corrective exercises on pain intensity, functional disability and kinematic parameters of bodybuilders with shoulder impingement syndrome by Mahdi Yousfvand, Masoud Golpayegani, Safoura Ghasemi

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) at a significance level of 0.05 using SPSS version 20 software.Results: The findings showed that after 8 weeks of corrective exercises, there were significant changes in pain intensity and functional disability in the experimental group (P<0.05). …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on thyroid function and psychological state of Graves’ disease: a one-year prospective study by Lujia Xu, Jianbo Zhang, Jianbo Zhang, Riping Cong, Yujian Zhang, Xuenan Song, Wei Wang, Yingli Diao, Haijiao Liu, Kuanxiao Tang

“…Antithyroid medication and psychological interventions were adjusted based on thyroid function and psychological scores. At 1 year post-infection, TSH levels in the G1 and G3 groups increased compared to 3 months, while psychological scores decreased. …”
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Paraxanthine provides greater improvement in cognitive function than caffeine after performing a 10-km run by Choongsung Yoo, Dante Xing, Drew E. Gonzalez, Victoria Jenkins, Kay Nottingham, Broderick Dickerson, Megan Leonard, Joungbo Ko, Megan H. Lewis, Mark Faries, Wesley Kephart, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger, Shawn D. Wells, Kylin Liao, Ryan Sowinski, Christopher J. Rasmussen, Richard B. Kreider

“…Vigilance analysis revealed a significant interaction effect in Trial #2 mean reaction time values (p = 0.049, [Formula: see text] = 0.134, moderate to large effect) with POST-EX reaction times tending to be faster with PX and CA treatment. …”
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Cardiomyocyte Foxp1‐Specific Deletion Promotes Post‐injury Heart Regeneration via Targeting Usp20‐HIF1ɑ‐Hand1 Signaling Pathway by Yanfang Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Ji Fang, Xiaoli Chen, Teng Xu, Tao Zhuang, Sheng Peng, Wenzhen Bao, Wenrun Wu, Yushi Lu, Haikun Wang, Brian Tomlinson, Paul Chan, Shougang Zhuang, Qi Zhang, Lin Zhang, Zhongmin Liu, Jingjiang Pi, Yuzhen Zhang, Jie Liu

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Functional outcome after Brachytherapy with bi-nuclide (Ru-106/Iodine-125) plaques in large uveal melanomas by Leyla Jabbarli, Miltiadis Fiorentzis, Philipp Rating, Boerge Schmidt, Eva Biewald, Nika Guberina, Dirk Flühs, Norbert Bornfeld, Wolfgang Sauerwein, Martin Stuschke, Nikolaos E. Bechrakis, Maja Guberina

“…The aim of our study was analyzing the functional outcome after brachytherapy with bi-nuclide plaques (BBNP), maintaining prognostic factors for legal blindness (LB). …”
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Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb post Stroke (RHOMBUS II): protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Cherry Kilbride, Tom Butcher, Meriel Norris, Nana Anokye, Alyson Warland, Karen Baker, Dimitrios A Athanasiou, Guillem Singla-Buxarrais, Jennifer Ryan, Francesca Gowing, Carole Pound, Victoria Stewart, Basaam Aweid, Arul Samiyappan

“…The aim of the Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb post Stroke study is to determine the safety, feasibility and acceptability of the NeuroBall as a rehabilitation intervention for the UL in subacute stroke.Methods and analysis A feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) will compare the NeuroBall plus usual care with usual care only, in supporting UL rehabilitation over 7 weeks. …”
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Exploring Functional Connectivity in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Neuropathic Pain Versus Without Neuropathic Pain by Shreya Mandloi, Mashaal Syed, Isaiah Ailes, Omid Shoraka, Benjamin Leiby, Jingya Miao, Sara Thalheimer, Joshua Heller, Feroze B. Mohamed, Ashwini Sharan, James Harrop, Laura Krisa, Mahdi Alizadeh

“…There was increased FC between the lateral geniculate nucleus and the anteroventral nucleus in NP post-SCI. Our analysis additionally highlights the relationships between the frontal lobe and temporal lobe with pain. …”
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Magnetite-Functionalized Horse Dung Humic Acid (HDHA) for the Uptake of Toxic Lead(II) from Artificial Wastewater by Rahmat Basuki, Bambang Rusdiarso, Sri Juari Santosa, Dwi Siswanta

“…The TEM image and EDX analysis exhibited that the MHDHA with an average size of ∼14 nm was partially aggregated and contained (w/w) 9.89% carbon, 2.89% nitrogen, and 32.74% oxygen based on functional groups of HDHA. …”
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Impact of Beta-Blockers on Pneumonia, Mortality and Functional Outcomes of Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage-A Retrospective Multicenter Study by Gao B, Wang A, Zhang X, Zhang J, Ju Y, Zhao X, Wang W

“…No statistical difference was observed in the proportion of favorable outcome (P=0.9289) or mortality (P=0.2120) at 90 d between the two groups.Conclusion: The results of this cohort study suggest that any use of BB is associated with an increased risk of pneumonia post-ICH. Randomized clinical trials are needed to evaluate the effects of non-selective BB on the prevention of pneumonia post-ICH.Keywords: beta-blockers, intracerebral hemorrhage, pneumonia, outcome, mortality…”
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