Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Dyspnoea, Functional Capacity and Thoracic Excursion in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case Report by Priyanka K Chilhate, Lajwanti Lalwani (Adwani)

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Unveiling Functional Impairment in Fabry Disease: The Role of Peripheral vs. Cardiac Mechanisms by Geza Halasz, Chiara Lanzillo, Raffaella Mistrulli, Emanuele Canali, Elisa Fedele, Paolo Ciacci, Federica Onorato, Guido Giacalone, Giovanni Nardecchia, Domenico Gabrielli, Federica Re

“…This study aimed to evaluate functional impairment in AFD patients using cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and to determine whether limitations are primarily cardiac or extracardiac in origin. …”
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Impact of 1h oral glucose tolerance test on the clinical status of adult cystic fibrosis patients over a 4-year period. by Valérie Boudreau, Quitterie Reynaud, Angélique Denis, Johann Colomba, Sandrine Touzet, Katherine Desjardins, Stéphanie Poupon Bourdy, Isabelle Durieu, Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret

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Role Play Toys and Play Figures: How Is Their Preference Related to Executive Function in Children Aged 4 to 7 Years? by Margarita N. Gavrilova, Irina U. Surilova, Vera L. Sukhikh

“…Toy preferences for role-playing or directing play were revealed in an experimental paradigm using the forced-choice experimental paradigm. Executive functions were assessed with a set of neuropsychological tests. …”
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Characterization of gut microbiota and metabolites in renal transplant recipients during COVID-19 and prediction of one-year allograft function by Zijie Wang, Xiang Gao, Hongsheng Ji, Ming Shao, Bin Ni, Shuang Fei, Li Sun, Hao Chen, Ruoyun Tan, Mulong Du, Min Gu

“…Conclusions Our study indicates a possible interaction between the composition of the gut microbiota and metabolites community and COVID-19 in renal transplant recipients, particularly in relation to disease severity and the prediction of one-year allograft function.…”
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Association of memory function with COVID-19 outcomes in adults aged 50 years and older: analysis of three prospective cohorts by Juanjuan Shi, Xin Shen, Yan Tian, Rui Lu, Jia Li, Xiaozhen Geng, Song Zhai, Xiaoli Jia, Fanpu Ji, Shuangsuo Dang, Wenjun Wang

“…Memory function was measured with immediate and delayed 10-words recall tests. …”
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Massive hiatal hernia involving prolapse of the entire stomach and pancreas resulting in pancreatitis and bile duct dilatation: a case report by Hidenori Tomida, Masahiro Hayashi, Shinichi Hashimoto

“…Blood tests revealed a hyperamylasemia and abnormal liver function test. …”
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Side-hop test can detect deficits in knee functional ability in male athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared to a control group during a battery test... by Claudio Legnani, Martina Faraldi, Matteo Del Re, Giuseppe Peretti, Giuseppe Peretti, Alberto Ventura

“…ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to assess whether a battery of jump tests can distinguish between anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed patients and control subjects, and to investigate which tests can detect differences in jumping performance between the two groups.Methods30 male athletes aged 18 to 50 years matched for sex, age and activity level to a control group of 30 healthy individuals were examined one year after primary ACL reconstruction. …”
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Attention as the basic component of cognitive functions of the brain and its features in children with bronchial asthma by S. M. Nedelska, О. Yu. Akulova, Т. Ye. Shumna

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Effect of Spinal Versus General Anesthesia on Pulmonary Functions among Adults at Al-Sadder Medical City: Comparative Study by Mohammed A. Mustafa Al-Janabi

“…Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistic (percentage and Frequencies) and inferential (person s correlation coefficient, independent sample t-test, and paired t-test). Results: shows that higher of patient are within the age interval about 39-47 years old %),equal ratio of gender are male (50%)and female, there are highly significant of body mass index is normal (70%), most of patient are non-smoker (47%), most of patient non-worker is, high ratio of operation in the lower of body, all of patient without respiratory disorder, more the patient without chronic disease, The study results indicate that there is a significant effect of the anesthesia on the patients pulmonary functions test and the general anesthesia is negatively affect the pulmonary functions more than the spinal anesthesia. …”
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Features of body balance in 12-year-old schoolchildren with visual deprivation compared to their relatively healthy peers by Bozhena Bukhovets, Vitalii Kashuba, Boris Dolinskiy, Olena Pogorelova, Volodymyr Boboshko

“…The purpose of the presented scientific research was to carry out a comparative analysis of the state of functional balance of the body of 12-year-old schoolchildren with visual deprivation in accordance with their relatively healthy peers. …”
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Application of the Liver Maximum Function Capacity Test in Acute Liver Failure: A Helpful Tool for Decision-Making in Liver Transplantation? by Florian Wolfgang Rudolf Vondran, Carsten Schumacher, Kai Johanning, Björn Hartleben, Wolfgang Knitsch, Olaf Wiesner, Elmar Jaeckel, Michael Peter Manns, Juergen Klempnauer, Hueseyin Bektas, Frank Lehner

“…Available prognostic scores do not apply for all patients; reliable tools to identify individuals in need of LTx are highly required. The liver maximum function capacity test (LiMAx) might represent an appropriate option. …”
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Pulmonary function testing in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients to monitor for Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: a systematic review by William A. Gower, Maximiliano Tamae-Kakazu, Shivanthan Shanthikumar, Saumini Srinivasan, Erin E. Reardon, Amisha V. Barochia, Edward Charbek, Charlotte Calvo, Pi Chun Cheng, Shailendra Das, Stella M. Davies, Jessica Gross, Ajay Sheshadri, Christoper T. Towe, Samuel B. Goldfarb, Narayan P. Iyer

“…In the 21 studies reporting post-transplant PFT, 11 used a surveillance strategy where at least one test was performed in the first year post-transplant. …”
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The Relationship of Some Liver Function Tests and Red Blood Cell Parameters With Disease Outcome of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to Razi Hospital, Rasht, Northern Iran by lida mahfoozi, mohammad haghighi, Sepinood Rezaei, paridokht karimian

“…Background The presence of anemia and liver function disorders are associated with higher mortality rates in patients with COVID-19, but studies on the relationship of red blood cell parameters and liver function tests with the outcome of these patients are limited. …”
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Changes in liver function test levels in HIV patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Longitudinal study in Lima, Peru by Jeel Moya-Salazar, Miriam Barrial-Vega, Ruth Arrieta-Calderón, Hans Contreras-Pulache

“…Introduction: Estimating and monitoring changes in liver function tests is necessary to prevent the occurrence of chronic liver disease in HIV patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). …”
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Impact of a 20-Week Resistance Training Program on the Force–Velocity Profile in Novice Lifters Using Isokinetic Two-Point Testing by Joffrey Drigny, Nicolas Pamart, Hélène Azambourg, Marion Remilly, Emmanuel Reboursière, Antoine Gauthier, Amir Hodzic

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Performance of university students on random number generation at different rates to evaluate executive functions by Amer C. Hamdan, Juberty A. de Souza, Orlando F. A. Bueno

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Local contractility and systolic function of left ventricular myocardium at rest and during cold stress test in patients with acute myocardial infarction by V. R. Veber, M. P. Rubanova, K. A. Antonov, S. V. Zhamylova

“…To examine the changes in left ventricular (LV) local contractility (LC) and systolic function at rest and during cold stress test in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Material and methods. …”
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Different dry-wet pulses favor different functional strategies: A test using tropical dry forest tree species. by Flor Vega-Ramos, Lucas Cifuentes, Fernando Pineda-García, Todd Dawson, Horacio Paz

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Assessment of muscle function deterioration in aging populations: Insights from the load-velocity relationship during the loaded sit-to-stand test by Daniel Jiménez-Lupión, Ignacio Chirosa-Ríos, Rodrigo Lizama-Pérez, Luis Chirosa-Ríos, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga

“…This study aimed to examine the relationship between variables derived from the L-V relationship (L0, V0, and Aline) obtained during the loaded sit-to-stand test and various muscle performance indices, including knee extension peak force (KEPF) and various muscle quality indices (MQI).A total of 113 participants (49 middle-aged adults and 64 older adults; age = 61 ± 9.92 years) performed the loaded 5-Sit-To-Stand using Functional Electromechanical Dynamometry. …”
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