Examining Specific Theory-of-Mind Aspects in Amnestic and Non-Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Their Relationships with Sleep Duration and Cognitive Planning by Areti Batzikosta, Despina Moraitou, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Georgia Papantoniou, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, Ioanna-Giannoula Katsouri, Maria Sofologi, Magda Tsolaki

“…The mean age of the participants was 70.23 years (SD = 4.74), with a mean educational attainment of 12.35 years (SD = 3.22) and gender distribution of 53 men and 126 women. …”
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Inflammatory and Fibrosis Parameters Predicting CPET Performance in Males with Recent Elective PCI for Chronic Coronary Syndrome by Andrei Drugescu, Radu Sebastian Gavril, Ioana Mădălina Zota, Alexandru Dan Costache, Oana Irina Gavril, Mihai Roca, Teodor Flaviu Vasilcu, Ovidiu Mitu, Maria Magdalena Leon, Daniela Cristina Dimitriu, Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc, Florin Mitu

“…Functional capacity (FC), ideally determined by a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), is a valuable prognostic marker in chronic coronary syndrome (CCS). …”
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The impact of early cranioplasty on cerebral blood flow and metabolism and its correlation with neurological and cognitive outcome: Prospective multi-center study on 34 patients by Salvatore Chibbaro, M Fricia, F Vallee, K Beccaria, P Poczos, J Mateo, A Romano, S Ippolito, M Ippolito, J P Guichard, C Gobron, B George, E Vicaut

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My Back Exercise app: an automated exercise intervention supported by educational notifications, a sleep programme and diet advice to improve function in people with chronic non-sp... by Manuela L Ferreira, Kim L Bennell, Christopher J Gordon, Josielli Comachio, Paulo Ferreira, Rachel K Nelligan, Serigne N Lo, Paula Beckenkamp, Anelise Moreti Cabral Silveira, Carlos Mesa-Castrillon, Katharine Roberts, Emma K Ho, Rowena J Field

“…The primary outcome will be self-reported physical function measured by the Patient-Specific Functional Scale at 6 weeks post-randomisation. …”
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A home-based exercise programme attenuates fatigue in primary biliary cholangitis: Results from the EXCITED clinical trial by Alice Freer, Felicity R. Williams, Simon Durman, Jennifer Hayden, Matthew J. Armstrong, Palak J. Trivedi

“…Secondary outcome measures included other domains of PBC-40, the FIS (fatigue impact scale), ESS (Epworth sleepiness score), HADS (hospital anxiety and depression scale), aerobic capacity (ISWT [incremental shuttle walk test], Duke activity status index (predicted VO₂ peak) and physical function (short physical performance battery [SPPB]). …”
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Intersystem interactions of physiological system indicators in students with different types of autonomic regulation by V. P. Maltsev, A. A. Govorukhina, O. A. Malkov

“…We used the nonparametric Mann – Whitney U-test to evaluate differences and the nonparametric Pearson R-test to analyze correlations. …”
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Dentaoalveolar changes in young adult patients with Class II/1 malocclusion treated with the Herbst appliance and an activator by Nedeljković Nenad, Šćepan Ivana, Glišić Branislav, Marković Evgenija

“…The sample for this study consisted of 50 patients of both sexes, 14-21 years of age with Class II/1 malocclusion. For estimating the effect of functional appliances used, the following cephalometrics parameters were determined: inclination of the upper and lower incisors, interincisal angle, antero-posterior molars relationships, overjet and overbite. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with frailty among incident kidney transplant patients: a cross-sectional study by Raoni de Oliveira Domingues-da-Silva, Helady Sanders-Pinheiro, Emiliana Holanda Pedrosa, Camila Mendes dos Santos, Jerônimo Junqueira Junior, Ronaldo de Matos Esmeraldo, Paula Frassinetti Castelo Branco Camurça Fernandes, Claudia Maria Costa de Oliveira, Tainá Veras de Sandes-Freitas

“…Montreal Cognitive Assessment was used to evaluate cognition. Laboratory tests were performed during pre-KT evaluation. RESULTS: Among 82 patients, most were male (80.5%), mixed-race (76.8%), and 48.8 ± 14.9-years-old. …”
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Predicting independent walking ability using the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Berg Balance Scale, and Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living in in... by Mykola Romanyshyn

“…Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine cut scores to predict independent ambulation for the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (S-STREAM), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Barthel Index (BI) for Activities of Daily Living for patients with time after stroke up to 1 year. The study’s second goal was to establish statistical dependence between the tests the S-STREAM, BBS, BI, and the Functional Ambulation Category (FAC). …”
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Mendelian randomization of plasma proteomics identifies novel ALS-associated proteins and their GO enrichment and KEGG pathway analyses by Chuan Lu, Xiao-xiao Huang, Ming Huang, Chaoning Liu, Jianwen Xu

“…Despite advances in ALS research over the years, the precise etiology and pathogenic mechanisms remain largely elusive. …”
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NFLUENCE OF BIOACOUSTIC STIMULATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF SPORTSMEN ON LIFE-CAPACITY OF LUNGS by G. G. Erofeev

“…The study involved nine athletes test volunteers: men aged 19 to 31 years, a sport – skiing, a sports category – the first adult, who underwent a training using bioacoustics stimulation in the following way: three times for three minutes each exposure, with an interval between exposures equal to one minute. …”
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Successful Management of Atypical Bilateral Galeazzi Fractures with Unique Dorsal Displacement: A Case Report by Warid Altaf, Amit Chaudhari, Parag Sancheti

“…Conclusion: At the 1-year follow-up, the patient demonstrated full functional recovery, including complete forearm range of motion and excellent grip strength. …”
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Efficacy of Combined High-Intensity Laser Therapy and Collagenase Chemonucleolysis in Lumbar Disc Herniation Management: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Peng Song, Chao Ma, Chenchen Xu, Yongjun Zhang, Yan Yuan

“…Continuous variables were compared via independent t-tests or Mann–Whitney U tests, while categorical variables were analyzed using chi-squared tests. …”
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Clinical effectiveness of an individually tailored strengthening programme, including progressive resistance exercises and advice, compared to usual care for ambulant adolescents w... by Sally Hopewell, David J. Keene, Ioana Marian, Daniel C. Perry, Ines Rombach, Morag Andrew, Catherine Barry, Loretta Davis, Gregory Firth, Heidi Fletcher, Beth Fordham, Vivi Gregory Osborne, Helen Gregory Osborne, Lesley Katchburian, Joanna O'Mahoney, Jeremy Parr, Rachel Rapson, Jennifer Ryan, Elnaz Saeedi, Megan Stone, Helen Wood, Tim Theologis

“…Secondary outcomes are: clinician-assessed muscle strength (Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test) and motor function (timed up and go test) at six months; functional mobility (GOAL) at 12 months; independence (GOAL subdomain A), balance (GOAL subdomain A, B, D), pain and discomfort (GOAL subdomain C), health-related quality of life (youth version of the EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire; EQ-5D-Y), educational attendance, exercise adherence, and additional physiotherapy treatment (six and 12 months). …”
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Clinical effectiveness of a child-specific dynamic stretching programme, compared to usual care, for ambulant children with spastic cerebral palsy (SPELL trial): a parallel group r... by Tim Theologis, Daniel C. Perry, Ines Rombach, David J. Keene, Ioana R. Marian, Morag Andrew, Catherine Barry, Loretta Davis, Gregory Firth, Heidi Fletcher, Beth Fordham, Vivi Gregory Osborne, Helen Gregory Osborne, Lesley Katchburian, Joanna O'Mahoney, Jeremy R. Parr, Rachel Rapson, Jennifer Ryan, Fema Er, Megan Stone, Helen Wood, Sally Hopewell

“…We will recruit children aged four to 11 years with a diagnosis of spastic CP (bilateral or unilateral) and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to III who are able to comply with assessment procedures and exercise programme with or without support. …”
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Assessment of the significance of factors associated with the development of long-term adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes mellitus by D. V. Grazhdankina, I. A. Bondar, A. A. Demin

“…This was confirmed by the logistic regression analysis, which showed the relationship between the development of new cardiovascular complications and death with an initial increase in intraday glycemic CV, an increase in the LA size, and the presence of initial manifestations of CHF with a percentage of correct prediction of 87.8%. After 8.8 ± 0.72 years, 41 patients with type 2 diabetes underwent a repeated clinical and laboratory study and echocardiography with an assessment of left ventricular diastolic function (LV DD) according to the criteria of the RSC for CHF 2020. …”
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The influence of cardiovascular fitness and ventilatory efficiency on fMRI assessed cerebrovascular reactivity in older adults by Tom S. Novak, Tom S. Novak, Kevin Mammino, Medina Bello, Isabella Paredes Spir, Mark Vernon, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Joe R. Nocera, Joe R. Nocera

“…A prevalent factor thought to underpin overall brain health is healthy cerebrovascular function. Recent research suggests a beneficial relationship between cerebrovascular health and physical activity. …”
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Assessment of social emotional, cognitive and communicative development and adaptive behavior in children with spinal muscular atrophy 5q by Yu. O. Papina, N. N. Zavadenko, E. A. Melnik, S. B. Artemyeva, I. A. Berdalina, D. V. Vlodavets

“…The study included 87 SMA patients receiving etiopathogenetic therapy, aged 0–12 years (median age at testing – 57.0 [37.0; 103.0] months). …”
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Diagnosis of a patient with severe sensorineural hearing loss as the initial symptom caused by novel compound heterozygous variant in SLC19A2 gene by Yanan Shi, Junyang Li, Xiaoqin Chen, Niu Li, Sijie Yang, Youjin Li, Min Zhou

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Educational component of digital competence of researchers and academic staff: the results of a statement experiment by Mintii Iryna, Vakaliuk Tetiana

“…The limited use of specialized functions and mind maps is identified as a problematic aspect. …”
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