Evaluation of the benefits of adapted physical activity in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta: the MOVE-OI trial by Hayssam Al Arab, Sacha Flammier, Morgane Espitalier, Justine Bacchetta, Marine Fouillet-Desjonqueres

“…This study evaluates the impact of APA on bone health, physical function, respiratory function, and quality of life in pediatric children with OI. …”
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Establishing a novel model to assess exercise capacity in chronic heart failure based on stress echocardiography by Huan Cen, Sinan Chen, Shen Feng, Xiankun Chen, Huiying Zhu, Wei Jiang, Han Zhang, Hongmei Liu, Bo Liu, Weihui Lu, Pengtao Sun

“…The analytical features of all patients in the four phases (rest, warm‐up, peak and recovery phases) of ESE included the following parameters: left ventricular (LV) systolic function, LV systolic function reserve, LV diastolic function, LV diastolic function reserve and right ventricular function. …”
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Pupillary response in air force and air defence pilots when exposed to Gz+ acceleration by Ranđelović Danijela, Srećković Sunčica, Šarenac-Vulović Tatjana, Petrović Nenad

“…In aviation, visual functions are important for the simultaneous monitoring the instrument panel and signs in the environment. …”
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Long-Term Experiences of Basic Education in Laboratory Animal Science by Valeria Küller, Johannes Schenkel

“…Here, we present our experiences with an EU-Function A/C/D accredited course (practical training with mice and rats) and an introductory seminar for undergraduate students, which have been running for more than ten years. …”
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Combined Latissimus Dorsi/Teres Major Transfer and Superior Capsular Reconstruction Using Autogenous Biceps Tendon Effectively Relieves Pain and Improves Shoulder Function for Post... by Luis Alfredo Miranda, M.D., Bo Taek Kim, M.D., Paulo J. Llinás, M.D., Chang Hee Baek, M.D., Jean-David Werthel, M.D., Jean Kany, M.D.

“…The inclusion criteria were failure of conservative treatments, PSIRCTs with intact LHB, no or minimal glenohumeral arthritis, and minimum of one year follow-up. Patients were excluded if loss to follow-up, or follow-up of less than 1 year. …”
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Population risk predictors of major adverse kidney events attributed to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis from the CURE-CKD registry by Susanne B. Nicholas, Lindsey M. Kornowske, Cami R. Jones, Kenn B. Daratha, Radica Z. Alicic, Christina L. Reynolds, Joshua J. Neumiller, Mark E. Bensink, Wu Gong, Keith C. Norris, Katherine R. Tuttle

“…Conclusions Substantial loss of kidney function or kidney failure occurred in more than four in ten patients with FSGS by a median of three years. …”
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SSFAN: A Compact and Efficient Spectral-Spatial Feature Extraction and Attention-Based Neural Network for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Chunyang Wang, Chao Zhan, Bibo Lu, Wei Yang, Yingjie Zhang, Gaige Wang, Zongze Zhao

“…Additionally, it requires less training and testing time compared to other state-of-the-art deep learning methods.…”
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Measuring Multisensory Integration in Clinical Settings: Comparing an Established Laboratory Method with a Novel Digital Health App by Valerie Nunez, James Gordon, Mooyeon Oh-Park, Jessica Silvers, Tanya Verghese, Vance Zemon, Jeannette R. Mahoney

“…<b>Methods</b>: Using both the established tristimulator and CatchU, 50 participants (76.5 ± 6.2 years of age, 60% female) completed a simple reaction time test in response to visual, somatosensory, and combined visual–somatosensory stimulation. …”
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Statistical contextual explanation of quantum paradoxes by Marian Kupczynski

“…This year we celebrate 100 years of quantum mechanics (QM). …”
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Injection Laryngoplasty Using Autologous Fat Enriched with Adipose-Derived Regenerative Stem Cells: A Safe Therapeutic Option for the Functional Reconstruction of the Glottal Gap a... by José M. Lasso, Daniel Poletti, Batolomé Scola, Pedro Gómez-Vilda, Ana I. García-Martín, María Eugenia Fernández-Santos

“…Group II (CAF): 7 patients (3 males and 4 females), 52.71 ± 12.59 year. Results. VHI-10 test showed that preoperative mean score was 24.21 ± 8.28. …”
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Cut‐Off Points for Low Relative 30‐s Sit‐to‐Stand Power and Their Associations With Adverse Health Conditions by Mikel Garcia‐Aguirre, Ivan Baltasar‐Fernandez, Julian Alcazar, Jose Losa‐Reyna, Ana Alfaro‐Acha, Ignacio Ara, Leocadio Rodriguez‐Mañas, Luis M. Alegre, Francisco J. Garcia‐Garcia

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A randomised comparative effectiveness trial exploring two lower-dose resistance training modalities on quality of life, functional capacity and strength in healthy, untrained comm... by Liam T. Pearson, Alena Pönitzová, Myles Stelling, David Duffy, Ashleigh Keenan, David G. Behm, Samuel Stuart, Stuart Goodall, Gill Barry

“…Body mass, BMI, QoL (assessed by the SF-36) were assessed, and a follow-up QoL survey conducted three months post-intervention. Functional capacity was evaluated using balance, six-minute walk (6MWT), timed-up-and-go (TUG), and 30-second sit-to-stand (30sSTS) tests. …”
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Avaliação da função motora em crianças com distrofia muscular congênita com deficiência da merosina Motor function evaluation in merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy chi... by Fernanda M. Rocco, Fernanda H. Gianini Luz, Alexsander Junquera Rossato, Antônio Carlos Fernandes, Acary S.B. Oliveira, Javier Toledano Beteta, Edmar Zanoteli

“…Eleven children with clinical and histological diagnosis of CMD-MD, aged of 3 to 15 years, were studied using the manual muscle testing (Medical Research Council), goniometric analysis, motor ability and day life activities (Barthel index) scales, with the objective to characterize the main motor function limitations. …”
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Cognitive impairment in patients with acute myocardial infarction: an assessment of the role of arrhythmic factors by Natalya Akimova, Ekaterina E. Kutorova, Larisa E. Konshina, Alexander A. Ryabov, Yury G. Shvarts

“…Results: In the patients of the main group, the characteristics of mental functions were worse than in the control group. The cognitive test scores were significantly correlated with the presence of akinesia zones in the myocardium, as well as with a higher grade of PVCs and a large number of PVCs during the day in patients with AMI. …”
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Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Cord Blood TSH and 3rd Day Venous Blood TSH in Screening Congenital Hypothyroidism: A Cross-sectional Study by Vinaykumar P Hedaginal, Rajdeep Pal, Neelu Elon, Mumtaz Sharif, Amit Saxena

“…Neonates with day 3 TSH levels greater than 10 mIU/L were subjected to a repeat thyroid function test at two weeks of life; persistence of elevated TSH levels was considered indicative of CH. …”
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Optimum Selection of Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Cells for Electric Vehicles by Arda Akyildiz, Bati E. Ergun, Ege Uzun, Mustafa A. Zehir, Cavit F. Kucuktezcan, Ilhan Kocaarslan, Mehmet O. Gulbahce

“…The algorithm integrates a vehicle energy consumption model to better account for the aging impacts of different cell choices, where battery performance is analyzed based on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) over a 10-year simulated period, considering five driving cycles per day. …”
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Comparing the Effects of Mulligan Straight Leg Raising Exercise and Post-Facilitation Stretching Exercises on Hamstring Flexibility in Physiotherapy Students: A Randomized Controll... by Doaa Amin, Amr Abdel-Aziem, Reham Diab, Sameh Ahmed, Amira Abd-Elmonem, Amira El-Gendy, Marwa Eid, Efrem Kentiba, Mohamed ElMeligie

“…The “active knee extension test (AKET)”, “passive compliance and passive peak torque were assessed pre- and post-intervention. …”
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Age-dependent changes in physical performance in community dwelling elderly women. A cross-sectional study by Carmen Ferragut, Helena Vila Suarez, Miguel Lima, Luis Paulo Rodrigues, Pedro Bezerra, José María Cancela

“…The number of falls during the last year were also recorded. Significant differences were found in Sit to stand test (STS) and Timed up and go test (TUG) scores among age groups (p≤0.05). …”
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Comparing the clinical outcomes of an innovative bi-frame external fixation device compared to those of volar locking plate and external fixator device among patients with unstable... by Zhi-Yuan Yao, Xu‑Song Li, Jie-Feng Huang

“…Statistical comparisons used t-tests, Mann-Whitney U-tests, and chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests.Results Baseline characteristics were comparable. …”
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Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Different in Females as Compared to Males? by Rita Vijaykumar Bothara, Madhuri Prashant Holay

“…There was a significant statistical difference in the performance of 6-min walk test (P = 0.005) and number of exacerbations in the past year in females (mean 4.5) and males (mean 3.58) (P = 0.034). …”
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