Real-world clinical utility (effectiveness) of omalizumab as add-on therapy in patient with difficult-to-treat severe allergic asthma by Rowshne Jahan, Ziaul Huq

“…Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), including Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s (FEV1 %), FEV1/FVC (%), and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO), were performed according to established guidelines. …”
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In vitro phenotypic re-orientation of functionally important neutrophil subpopulations and their microbicidal activity in the children with purulent inflammatory diseases influence... by I. V. Nesterova, G. A. Chudilova, M. N. Mitropanova, V. N. Pavlenko, L. V. Lomtatidze, S. V. Kovaleva, V. A. Tarakanov, N. K. Barova

“…An opportunity of reorienting a deficient NG subpopulational phenotype in purulent inflammatory diseases due to the rearrangement of the receptor set induced by various immunotropic substances may serve as a key to recovery of normal NG functioning.Our aim was to study the effect of glucosaminylmuramyldipeptide (GMDP) under in vitro conditions upon the phenotypic profile of four functionally significant subpopulations, i.e., CD62L+CD63-NG, CD62L+CD63+NG and CD64-CD32+CD16+CD11b+NG, CD64+CD32+CD16+CD11b+NG, along with assessment of expression density of appropriate membrane molecules and NG microbicidal activity in the children with purulent inflammatory diseases. 90 samples of peripheral blood (PC) were taken from children 2 to 4 years old, including 12 children with minor purulent infection (MPI), and 7 children were studied as conditionally healthy controls. …”
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On the issue of critical arterial stenosis by A. A. Suprunovich, A. Ya. Bedrov, A. A. Vrabiy, A. A. Moiseev, A. V. Baykova, R. V. Kalmykova, A. S. Dolzhikova

“…Therefore, to analyze such changes, functional tests were introduced to clarify the indications for surgical intervention. …”
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Physiological Profile Assessment and Self-Measurement of Healthy Students through Remote Protocol during COVID-19 Lockdown by Tommaso Di Libero, Lavinia Falese, Annalisa D’Ermo, Beatrice Tosti, Stefano Corrado, Alice Iannaccone, Pierluigi Diotaiuti, Angelo Rodio

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Ethnomathematical test for mathematical creative thinking by Suherman Suherman, Tibor Vidákovich

“…Additionally, there was no Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in the test criteria, and MCT ability varied by sex, ethnicity, and grade level. …”
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Mechanisms of Ischemic Heart Disease Development in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Based on Renal Function by Georgii B. Mankovskyi, Yevhen Yu. Marushko, Yana Yu. Dzhun, Oleksandr S. Stychynskyi

“…Renal function was assessed using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on the CKD‑EPI score. …”
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Fertility test of mice (Mus musculus) by Menglei Yang, Mengmeng Ming, Botao Yuan, Qinghua Shi, Baolu Shi

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A Nonimmunosuppressant Approach on Asia Psoriasis Subjects: 5-Year Followup and 11-Year Data Analysis by Tony Yuqi Tang

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Dapagliflozin effects on exercise, cardiac remodeling, biomarkers, and renal and pulmonary function in heart failure patients: not as good as expected? by Massimo Mapelli, Massimo Mapelli, Irene Mattavelli, Elisabetta Salvioni, Nicolò Capra, Valentina Mantegazza, Valentina Mantegazza, Anna Garlaschè, Jeness Campodonico, Jeness Campodonico, Filippo Maria Rubbo, Chiara Paganin, Teresa Maria Capovilla, Alessandro Alberto Nepitella, Rebecca Caputo, Paola Gugliandolo, Carlo Vignati, Carlo Vignati, Beatrice Pezzuto, Fabiana De Martino, Fabiana De Martino, Giulia Grilli, Marco Scatigna, Alice Bonomi, Gianfranco Sinagra, Manuela Muratori, Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Piergiuseppe Agostoni

“…We performed a holistic evaluation of dapagliflozin, including its effects on exercise performance, left ventricle (LV) reverse remodeling, cardiac biomarkers, fluid retention, and renal and pulmonary function.MethodsWe enrolled HF reduced ejection fraction (LVEF) outpatients (EF <40%) eligible for SGLT2-i and performed cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET), pulmonary function tests, bioelectrical impedance vector analysis, and laboratory and echocardiographic assessments at baseline (T = 0), after 2–4 weeks (T1), and after 6 months of treatment (T2).ResultsNone of the patients interrupted SGLT2-i for adverse events albeit follow-up was completed by 67 of 75 enrolled patients. …”
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Longitudinal Study of Patients with Connective Tissue Disease–Interstitial Lung Disease and Response to Mycophenolate Mofetil and Rituximab by Yan Li, Sehreen Mumtaz, Hassan Z. Baig, Isabel Mira-Avendano, Benjamin Wang, Carlos A. Rojas, Justin T. Stowell, Elizabeth R. Lesser, Shalmali R. Borkar, Vikas Majithia, Andy Abril

“…<b>Background/Objective:</b> To investigate the effect of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and rituximab (RTX) on pulmonary function test (PFT) results in a mixed cohort of patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD), longitudinally followed up for 1 year in a single academic center. …”
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Physiotherapy Intervention on Functional Health in Aging on Functional Capacity, Risk of Falls, Cognitive Function, and Back Pain by Gustavo Desouzart

“…This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of a functional health education program on functional capacity in older adults. …”
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Evaluation of the Vestibulocochlear System in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome by Mustafa Değer Bilgeç, Nagehan Erdoğmuş Küçükcan, Leman Birdane, Armağan İncesulu, Nilgün Yıldırım

“…Pure-tone audiometry and tympanometry were performed as audiological tests and bithermal caloric test and vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) testing were used as vestibular tests. …”
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Association Between Albuminuria and Glomerular Filtration Rate With Incident Frailty by Elisa K. Bongetti, Anna L. Wilkinson, James B. Wetmore, Anne M. Murray, Robyn L. Woods, Sara Espinoza, Michael E. Ernst, Michelle A. Fravel, Suzanne G. Orchard, Le Thi Phuong Thao, Joanne Ryan, Rory Wolfe, Kevan R. Polkinghorne

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Pre-Operative Markers of Post-Operative Complications in Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Study by Sally Temraz, Maya Charafeddine, Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh, Ali Shamseddine

“…The data included patient demographics, pathologic diagnosis, stage, nodal involvement, tumor grade, surgical margin, type of adjuvant therapy, liver function tests and post-operative complications. The correlation and p-value were determined by the chi-square test with p-value < 0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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Is surgical treatment necessary in all hydronephrotic kidney allografts? by Topuzović Čedomir, Radovanović Milan N., Pejčić Tomislav

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Impact of educational intervention for correct inhaler technique on the quality of life of children with asthma by Konević Slavica, Đonović Nela, Đurić Dušan, Marković-Denić Ljiljana, Vasić Dobrila, Martinović Jelena

“…We used the Asthma Control Test (ACT), based on a series of question about symptoms and daily functioning, to identify patients with poorly controlled asthma. …”
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TRANSMETACARPAL REPLANTATION. ELEVEN YEARS LATER by Binka Popova, Elena Mateva, Kevork Kaykchian, Deyan Sokolov

“…Restoration of the common digital nerves was postponed and performed 4 months later (Millesi procedure).     Eleven years later the following outcome is registered. …”
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The Association Between Brominated Flame Retardants Exposure and Liver-Related Biomarkers in US Adults by Yuqing Chen, Yulan Cheng, Jialing Ruan, Donglei Huang, Jing Xiao, Xinyuan Zhao, Jinlong Li, Jianhua Qu, Xiaoke Wang

“…Nine BFRs and eight liver function tests (LFTs) were measured in the participants’ serum to represent BFRs and liver function impairment in vivo. …”
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Pulmonary and functional hallmarks after SARS-CoV-2 infection across three WHO severity level-groups: an observational study by Patrícia Blau Margosian Conti, Maria Ângela Gonçalves Oliveira Ribeiro, Carla Cristina Souza Gomez, Aline Priscila Souza, Daniela Souza Paiva Borgli, Eulália Sakano, Mauro Alexandre Pascoa, Silvana Dalge Severino, Tayná Castilho, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, José Dirceu Ribeiro, UNICOVID Study Group, Adyléia Aparecida Dalbo Contrera Toro, Aline Cristina Gonçalves, Andrea de Melo Alexandre Fraga, André Moreno Morcillo, Andressa Oliveira Peixoto, Andrei Carvalho Sposito, Bianca Aparecida Siqueira, Emília Silva Gonçalves, Emília Raposo Nascimento, Gil Guerra Junior, Jenniffer Tayna Orzechowski Furtado, Lucas Rodrigues de Moraes, Maria de Fatima Corrêa Pimenta Servidoni, Mariana Zorron, Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da Silva, Maíra Seabra Assumpção, Milena Baptistela Grotta, Renan Marrichi Mauch, Simone Appenzeller, Thiago Luís Infanger Serrano

“…Spirometry, impulse oscillometry, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), chest computed tomography, the 6-min walk test (6MWT), hand grip strength, maximum inspiratory pressure, and maximum expiratory pressure were assessed.ResultsWe enrolled 210 participants aged 18–70 years, 32.6% of whom were male, with older age observed in G3. …”
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Handgrip strength in elite youth football: potential for performance prediction and the moderating effects of age and maturation by Sebastian Viktor Waldemar Schulz, Lucas Wizani, Lynn Matits, Lynn Matits, Eric Schwarz, Patrick Wiedemann, Daniel Alexander Bizjak, Achim Jerg, Johannes Kirsten, Alexander-Stephan Henze

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