Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of TecnoBody D-Wall to Assess the Range of Motion During Overhead Squat in Healthy Individuals by Caglar Soylu, Gorkem Acar, Berkay Uzumcu, Pervin Demir, Sinan Seyhan, Turker Biyikli

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The impact of remdesivir on renal and liver functions in severe COVID-19 patients with presence of viral load by Petr Waldauf, Ivana Jurisinova, Eva Svobodova, Michaela Diblickova, Tomas Tencer, Jan Zavora, Gabriela Smela, Lenka Kupidlovska, Vaclava Adamkova, Marta Fridrichova, Karolina Jerabkova, Jakub Mikes, Frantisek Duska, Ladislav Dusek, Martin Balik

“…Regarding the liver function tests the significant relationships to remdesivir therapy were found only for GGT (p = 0.007) and ALT (p = 0.044). …”
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Intermittent Hypoxic–Hyperoxic Training During Inpatient Rehabilitation Improves Exercise Capacity and Functional Outcome in Patients With Long Covid: Results of a Controlled Clini... by Wolfram Doehner, Azadeh Fischer, Banafsheh Alimi, Jasmin Muhar, Jochen Springer, Christoph Altmann, Per Otto Schueller

“…Further assessments included maximum handgrip strength, nine hole peg test, timed up‐and‐go, respiratory function and functional ambulation category (FAC), serum analyses and safety of the intervention. …”
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Toy preferences among 3-to-4-year-old children: The impact of socio-demographic factors and developmental characteristics by Nikolay N. Veresov, Margarita N. Gavrilova, Vera L. Sukhikh

“…The proposed criteria were tested through an experiment measuring children’s toy preferences. …”
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Long head of biceps tendon augmentation in rotator cuff repair enhances tendon healing, shoulder function and patient‐reported outcomes one‐year post‐surgery by Pablo Cañete San Pastor, Inmaculada Prosper Ramos, Alberto Garcia Roig, Joan Andreu Safont

“…At 1‐year follow‐up cuff healing was confirmed through MRI and functional evaluation with Constant, ASES, simple shoulder test [SST] and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scales. …”
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Hand Dexterity Recovery Capacity for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy With Varying Levels of Impairment: A Prospective 1-Year Follow-up Study by Guoyan Liang, Tianying Liao, Yongyu Ye, Yi Cai, Junying Chen, Yunbing Chang

“…Methods Hand functional outcome measures such as the 10-second grip and release (10s-G&R) test, modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) upper extremity score and Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ) upper extremity function were collected before surgery and at the 1-year follow-up. …”
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The effect of sensory manipulation on the static balance control and prefrontal cortex activation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a functional near-infrared spectro... by Guocai Xu, Mian Zhou, Jiangna Wang, Dewei Mao, Wei Sun

“…Methods 21 older adults with MCI (male/female: 9/12, age: 71.19 ± 3.36 years) were recruited as the experimental group and 19 healthy older adults (male/female: 10/9, age: 70.16 ± 4.54 years) as the control group. …”
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The Effect of Eight Weeks of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Training on Functional Movement Screening and Postural Control in Athletes with Lower Crossed Syndrome by Mohammad Rahimi, Farangis Sadat Chavoshi, Farhad Rajabi

“…Postural control and functional movements were assessed using the Y-balance test and Functional Movement Screening (FMS) before and after the intervention. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Isometric Soleus Strength Test in Elite Male Academy Footballers by David Rhodes, Josh Jeffery, Daniel Brook-Sutton, Jill Alexander

“…This test may be beneficial for performance practitioners for profiling soleus function of athletes.…”
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Successful ACL repair by dynamic intraligamentary stabilisation is non‐inferior in functional performance and worse in proprioception compared to healthy controls in a case‐matched... by Sophie A. Gommers, Ajmal Farid, Jeroen deGroot, Inger N. Sierevelt, Daniël Haverkamp, Dutch ACL repair study group

“…Abstract Purpose The primary aim of this study was to assess non‐inferiority in functional performance of the knee after dynamic intraligamentary stabilisation (DIS) surgery at a minimal follow‐up of 1 year compared to healthy controls, based on limb symmetry index (LSI) of the single leg hop test (SLH). …”
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Correlation between 6-min Walk Test and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Chinese Patients by Pik-Fung Wong, Eric Yat-Tung Chan, Daniel Kwok-Keung Ng, Ka-Li Kwok, Ada Yuen-Fong Yip, Shuk-Yu Leung

“…Twenty-six (three excluded as no reference for VO2maxwas available for age <10 years) patients were analyzed. Using CPET as the gold standard for functional exercise capacity, 6MWT had a positive predictive value (PPV) of 92%, negative predictive value of 29%, sensitivity of 52%, specificity of 80%, and accuracy of 58% for assessing exercise capacity. …”
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The gender-sensitive spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders: a case report on a ZMYM3 variant in a 19-year-old female by Alberto Cordella, Silvia Beatrice Maitz, Daniela Distefano, Marianna Lissi, Lucia Morellini, Leonardo Sacco, Leonardo Sacco, Leonardo Sacco

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Modern diagnostic potentials of studying structural and functional changes of the retina and the optic nerve in multiple sclerosis patients by A. Zh. Fursova, M. Yu. Zubkova, M. A. Vasilyeva, Yu. A. Gamza, N. A. Malkova, A. I. Prokaeva, F. K. Rabota

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Intrarater reliability of the Abilitator—a self-report questionnaire on work ability and functioning aimed at the population in a weak labour market position: a test–retest study... by Anne Kouvonen, Matti Joensuu, Miia Wikström

“…Further testing is needed for the social functioning summary scale.…”
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Functional Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy Signal as a Potential Biomarker for White Matter Hyperintensity Progression in Patients With Subcortical Vascular Cognitive Impairment: A Pilo... by Qi Wang, Byoung‐Soo Shin, Sun‐Young Oh, Seungbae Hwang, Ko Woon Kim

“…We compared fNIRS data during cognitive tests and physical activities between svMCI and aMCI groups at the first visit and in the two‐year follow‐up. …”
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Preoperative Leg Muscle Quality Association Functional Recovery After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Propensity-Score-Matched Study by Tomoyoshi Sakaguchi, Masato Tanaka, Shinya Arataki, Tadashi Komatsubara, Akiyoshi Miyamoto, Aditya Thakur, Muhamad Aulia Rahman, Masato Tanaka, Kazuhiko Takamatsu, Yosuke Yasuda, Hidemi Fuji, Eri Oikawa, Moeka Ueda

“…This study examines the relationship between the preoperative functional cross-sectional area (FCSA) of trunk and leg muscles and postoperative improvement in mobility, as assessed by the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, in patients undergoing surgery for ASD. …”
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The association between locomotive function and incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis following adult spine deformity surgery by Ohsang Kwon, Sanghoon Lee, Haolin Zheng, Dae-Woong Ham, Chungwon Bang, Sang-Min Park, Jin S. Yeom, Ho-Joong Kim

“…Results The occurrence of PJK was observed in 41 of the 157 patients (26.1%) at 1 year after surgery. Among the three functional mobility tests, STS test results were significantly higher in the patients who developed PJK. …”
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Isokinetic muscle function, dynamic balance, and injury risk in dominant and non-dominant lower extremities of adolescent taekwondo athletes by Mingyuan Dong, Boseoung Kim, Jiyoung Lee, Yongchul Choi, Panpan Shi, Guanmin Zhang

“…Participants underwent isokinetic muscle function tests (60°/s and 180°/s) and the Y-Balance Test (YBT) on both dominant and non-dominant lower limbs to assess muscular strength and dynamic balance. …”
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Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Asymptomatic Men Aged 65–75 Years, Relation to Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes: A DANCAVAS Cross-Sectional Sub-Study by Johanna Larsson, Søren Auscher, Freja Sønder Madsen, Katrine Schultz Overgaard, Gokulan Pararajasingam, Laurits Juhl Heinsen, Thomas Rueskov Andersen, Jes Sanddal Lindholt, Jess Lambrechtsen, Kenneth Egstrup

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Mechanism of soil microbial community degradation under long-term tomato monoculture in greenhouse by Menglu Li, Xiaobo Chen, Yushuang Cui, Xin Yue, Lianfen Qi, Yali Huang, Changxiong Zhu

“…In this study, soil samples from greenhouses with varying durations of continuous tomato cropping (1–3 years, 5–7 years, and &gt;10 years) were analyzed for microbial and chemical parameters using 16S rRNA and ITS sequencing and soil nutrient assays. …”
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