Prevalence of cognitive and functional impairment in community-dwelling elderly: importance of evaluating activities of daily living Prevalência de comprometimento cognitivo e func... by Jerson Laks, Elienai Maria Rubim Batista, Elza Rocha Lima Guilherme, Ana Lúcia Barros Contino, Maria Eliete Vieira Faria, Claudia Soares Rodrigues, Estevão de Paula, Eliasz Engelhardt

“…Chi-square and Student's tests were used to compare cognitive and functional deficits. …”
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The impact of affective disorders on self-assessment of the quality of life in patients with chronic coronary artery disease by E. V. Lebedeva, E. D. Schastnyу, T. G. Nonka, E. O. Nalesnik, A. K. Surovtseva, S. N. Vasilieva, A. N. Repin

“…Qualitative and quantitative parameters were investigated using the Mann – Whitney U test and Student’s t-test. To assess the frequencies, the Pearson’s chi-squared test was used.Results. …”
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Comparative Outcomes of Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plate Fixation in the Management of Both-Bone Forearm Fractures by Ashish Sharma, Vanchhit Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Gaurav Gidwani

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using the chi-square test and Student’s t-test, with a significance level set at P < 0.05. …”
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Modulatory mechanisms of long-term volleyball practice on visuospatial working memory capacity: an fNIRS study by Wen Zhang, Jingru Liu, Fangfang Hu, Yang Liu, Chao Kan

“…Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) data from 46 participants performing visuospatial working memory test reveal compelling results. …”
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Impairment of renal reserve filtration capacity in stage II–III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under conditions of syntropy with stage II essential hypertension by S. Ya. Dotsenko, L. S. Akimova

“…According to the Pearson’s chi-squared test, adverse disorders of pulmonary respiratory function were significantly more common (decreased Tiffeneau index (χ2 = 6.13, p = 0.013)) as well as cases of microalbuminuria combined with elevated renal interlobar artery resistance (RI ILRA >1.05 RU) (χ2 = 13.64, p < 0.001) in COPD patients with EH in the lower quartile of the FRR index, indicating the possible parallelism in certain pathological processes and abnormal autoregulatory mechanisms of glomerular filtration in combination of COPD and EH. …”
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Biomechanics and Performance of Single-Leg Vertical and Horizontal Hop in Adolescents Post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Eva M. Ciccodicola, Alison M. Hanson, Shawn E. Roberts, Mia J. Katzel, Tishya A. L. Wren

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DIGITAL TRAINING GAMES AS COMPONENTS OF MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE by Iryna Khoroshevska, Oleksii Khoroshevskyi

“…., with multicomponent contents containing multimedia handbooks, training video simulations, interactive tasks, hints and advice, interactive tests, relaxation elements, etc. Thus, digital training games are considered an essential structural and substantial element of multimedia educational resource. …”
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Stressor‐Evoked Brain Activity, Cardiovascular Reactivity, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Midlife Adults by Javier Rasero, Timohy D. Verstynen, Caitlin M. DuPont, Thomas E. Kraynak, Emma Barinas‐Mitchell, Mark R. Scudder, Thomas W. Kamarck, Amy I. Sentis, Regina L. Leckie, Peter J. Gianaros

“…Methods and Results Six hundred twenty‐four midlife adults (aged 28–56 years, 54.97% women) from 2 different cohorts underwent 2 information‐conflict functional magnetic resonance imaging tasks, with concurrent systolic blood pressure measures collected. …”
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Investigating the hemodynamic response to iTBS of the left DLPFC: A concurrent iTBS/fNIRS study by Adam W.L. Xia, Minxia Jin, Bella B.B. Zhang, Rebecca L.D. Kan, Tim T.Z. Lin, Penny P. Qin, Xiao Wang, Wanda M.W. Chau, Nancy M.X.Y. Shi, Priya Kannan, Erin Y. Lu, Tifei Yuan, Jack Jiaqi Zhang, Georg S. Kranz

“…Methods: We measured the prefrontal hemodynamic response before, during, and after iTBS using concurrent iTBS/functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in healthy participants across multiple sessions (3–11 visits, ≥48 hours apart). …”
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PERCEIVED WAYS OF DIAGNOSTIC HELP OPTIMISATION TO PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY ON CHRONIC HERPESVIRUS ENCEPHALITIS by N. A. Shnayder, N. I. Kamzalakova, S. V. Krijanovskaya, Yu. S. Panina

“…This indicates a highly probable functional deficiency of B-lymphocytes and is manifested in the reduction antiteloproduktsii that promotes slow accumulation of specific antibodies, chronic process, an increase in viral load and associated complications. …”
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Elevated autistic traits and social anxiety, and reduced empathy in adult women with triple X syndrome by Marie-Anne Croyé, Petra Freilinger, Hendrik Jürgenlimke, Gregor Domes, Jobst Meyer

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Clinical effectiveness of complex differentiated rehabilitation of patients with vertebral thoracic pain due to degenerative-dystrophic pathology of the thoracic spine by O. Ye. Alypova, Ye. I. Maramukha

“…The age of the patients was from 18 to 54 years. There were 51 (41.2 %) women, 73 (58.8 %) men. …”
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Psychological Distress and Social Adjustment of a Working Adult Population with Single-Sided Deafness by Enrico Apa, Riccardo Nocini, Andrea Ciorba, Luca Sacchetto, Chiara Gherpelli, Daniele Monzani, Silvia Palma

“…They were administered both disease-specific and psychometric tests, such as the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA), the Profile Questionnaire for Rating Communicative Performance, the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI), and the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ). …”
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Poly-victimization and post-traumatic stress symptoms in care experienced youth: the mediating role of mentalizing by Olivia Lucia Marie Emmerich, Nina Heinrichs, Birgit Wagner, Betteke Maria van Noort

“…Several studies underline the buffering role of mentalizing against the harmful effects of childhood adversity.Objective: This study aims to assess whether lower mentalizing mediates the relationship between poly-victimization and PTSS in youth with care experience.Method: 103 participants (75% female) with care experience, who were not currently or had not previously lived with their biological parents, aged 14–21 years (M = 17.81, SD = 2.24), completed the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ-R2), the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ), and the Child Revised Impact of Events Scale (CRIES-8). …”
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Outcomes of Using 3D-Printed Titanium Implants in Mandibular Reconstruction by Ban Ahmed Almudarris, Tanmay Rajput, Virendra Singh, Shaikh Mohammad Abdul Feroz, Ahtesham Ahmad Qurishi, Jitender Kumar, Husham E. Homeida

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests for functional improvement. Results: All patients successfully underwent implantation without intraoperative complications. …”
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Minimal dose CT for left ventricular ejection fraction and combination with chest-abdomen-pelvis CT by Martin Weber Kusk, Søren Hess, Oke Gerke, Lone Deibjerg Kristensen, Christina Stolzenburg Oxlund, Tina Elisabeth Ormstrup, Janus Mølgaard Christiansen, Shane J. Foley

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Clinical and Diagnostic Efficiency of the Study of the Quality of Life According to the Questionnaires PHEC-22 and Catquest-9SF after Bilateral Cataract Phacoemulsification and Mon... by V. V. Neroev, N. I. Ovechkin

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Uncovering potential interviewer-related biases in self-efficacy assessment: a study among chronic disease patients by Magdalena Holter, Alexander Avian, Martin Weger, Sanja Strini, Monja Michelitsch, Victoria Winkler, Agnes M. Kloft, Julia Groß, Thomas Falb, Maximilian Gabriel, Manuel Großpötzl, Andreas Wedrich, Andrea Berghold

“…Interviewers read questionnaires aloud to patients. Differential item functioning (DIF) was investigated using likelihood-ratio χ2 tests for interviewer, sex, age, education, working status, income, diagnosis, and health-status. …”
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Cognitive status and health-related quality of life for medical students by V. V. Kuznetsov, K. V. Kosilov, E. Yu. Kostina, E. V. Karashchuk, E. K. Fedorishcheva, O. A. Barabash

“…The state of co‑cognitive functions was determined according to the Montreal scale for assessing cognitive functions (IOC‑test; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment). …”
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Improved Walking Steadiness Following total Hip Arthroplasty Compared to Total Knee Arthroplasty by Kevin A. Wu, BS, David N. Kugelman, MD, Samuel Rosas, MD, PhD, MBA, Sharrieff N. Shah, BS, Sean P. Ryan, MD, Samuel S. Wellman, MD, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, PhD

“…This study utilized wearable technology to objectively compare functional recovery between TKA and THA patients. Methods: Two Hundred Nine patients underwent TKA (n = 152) or THA (n = 57) and were followed for 1 year. …”
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