Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: neurodevelopmental screening test by Amabile Vessoni Arias, Denise Campos, Thatiane Moura Campos-Zanelli, Daniela Silva de Souza, Cleisson Fabio Andrioli Peralta, Marilisa Mantovani Guerreiro

“…Ages ranged from one month and four days to two years four months. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development Screening Test-III, were used for evaluation. …”
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Effects of Different Numbers of Trials on Saccadometry Test Results by Aysenur Kucuk Ceyhan, Asya Fatma Men, Zahra Polat

“…ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the number of trials on the recording in the saccadometry test. Method Forty‐five healthy participants (mean age ± SD = 25.89 ± 5.2 years) (31 female and 14 male) aged 19–40 years were included in the study. …”
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Assessing Major Organ Dysfunction in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Protocol for a Cross‐Sectional Study by Vivian Paintsil, Sandra Kwarteng Owusu, Samuel Blay Nguah, Serwah Bonsu Asafo‐Agyei, Augustina Badu‐Peprah, Lawrence Osei‐Tutu, Christiana Adu‐Takyi, Tony Boakye, Bernice Eklu, Eugenia Osei, Ruth Owusu‐Antwi, George Asafu‐Adjaye Frimpong, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Daniel Ansong

“…Full blood count, reticulocyte counts, lactate dehydrogenase counts, lung function tests, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, mental health status assessment and pubertal staging will be conducted to assess end organ dysfunctions. …”
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Excellent Reliability for an Instrumented Test of Ankle Plantarflexion Force by Moez Glaied, Rodney Whiteley

“… # Results Sixty-one subjects were tested (49 male, 12 female, 39.6±12.6 years, 81.1±13.8kg). …”
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Management of mucopolysaccharidosis type I using enzyme replacement therapy: Egyptian experience by Ekram Fateen, Sally A. F. El Sahrigy, Mona Ibrahim, Rasha M. Elhossini, Hoda H. Ahmed, Asmaa Esmail, Amira Radwan, Iman Ibrahim Salama, Abeer M. NourElDin Abd ElBaky, Nada Ezzeldin, Azza M. O. Abdel Rahman, Mona Aglan

“…Follow-up of patients after one year of ERT revealed a significant decrease in the size of the liver and spleen, an improvement in respiratory function tests, a stationary course of cardiac problems and a reduction in total urinary GAG levels. …”
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The influence of shift work on the psychomotor capabilities of emergency medicine residents by Mehrnoosh Aligholi Zahraie, Farshid Alaedini, Pooya Payandemehr, Soheil Saadat, Mehran Sotoodehnia, Maryam Bahreini

“…The results of selected psychomotor tests showed that the psychomotor function of the residents was not delayed or worse after night shifts in comparison to the day shifts.…”
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Air trapping in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective case—control study by Taehun Kim, Mi-Ae Kim, Seong Hwan Youn, Yongshik Kwon, Hyun Jung Kim, Jae Seok Park, Sun Hyo Park

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Deucravacitinib: Laboratory Parameters Across Phase 3 Plaque Psoriasis Trials by April W. Armstrong, Leon Kircik, Linda Stein Gold, Bruce Strober, Claudia H. M. C. De Oliveira, John Vaile, Ying-Ming Jou, Carolin Daamen, Thomas Scharnitz, Mark Lebwohl

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Research and design of test platform for rack drive system by SHANG Qin, LIU Dewei, CHEN Qingjian, BAI Yongping, QIAN Jifu, MENG Yuanwen

“…Therefore, conducting bench tests before assembly on trains is essential to fully verify their functional availability, quality reliability, and operational safety. …”
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Ophthalmoergonomic Test “Glazomer”: Clinical Standardization, Application Prospects by I. G. Ovechkin, D. F. Pokrovsky, N. I. Ovechkin, D. A. Shavshina, Yu. Yu. Kislyakov

“…Clinical standardization and assessment of the prospects for using the ophthalmoergonomic test “Glazomer” (TG) in a comprehensive examination of the functional state of the visual analyzer of patients engaged in visually intense work (VST).Methods. …”
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Concurrent validity testing of the patient perspective of arrhythmia questionnaire by Kathryn A. Wood, Yutong Jin, Robert T. Krafty, Jameze H. James, Sivaraman K. Iyer, Nitish Badhwar

“…Abstract Background Disease-specific patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are widely used to evaluate not only a patient’s view of their symptoms, functional status, and health related quality of life, but also clinical benefit of treatments. …”
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Assessment of the clinical concern about the non-malignant thyroid disorders in Sulaimaniyah city “ Kurdistan Region “ Iraq by Fadhluddin Nasruddin Shakor

“…On 115 patients (101 female & 14 males) of non-malignant thyroid disorders during the period of six months from July 1st to December 31st 2018; They were subjected to detailed clinical examination and biochemical blood tests. Result: From 115 patients (female/male ratios: 7/1) presented with the functional classification thyroid disorder as follows: Hyperthyroidism 44.3%, hypothyroidism 35.7% and with clinical thyroid enlargement or nodule but thyroid (functionally with normal thyroid function tests) 20%. …”
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Maximal Forced Inspiratory Flow Dynamics and Acute Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Exacerbation History by Heemoon Park, Jung-Kyu Lee, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hyun Woo Lee

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Lung volume assessment for mean dark-field coefficient calculation using different determination methods by Florian T. Gassert, Jule Heuchert, Rafael Schick, Henriette Bast, Theresa Urban, Tina Dorosti, Gregor S. Zimmermann, Sebastian Ziegelmayer, Alexander W. Marka, Markus Graf, Marcus R. Makowski, Daniela Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer

“…Lung volume was calculated using four methods: conventional radiography (CR) using shape information; a convolutional neural network (CNN) trained for CR; CT-based volume estimation; and results from pulmonary function testing (PFT). Results were compared using a Student t-test and Spearman ρ correlation statistics. …”
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF RITUXIMAB IN PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS by O. A. Koneva, O. V. Desinova, L. P. Ananyeva, N. V. Kovaleva

“…Multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) of the chest is the gold standard for confirming interstitial changes in the lung; but the role of this technique in evaluating the efficiency of therapy for systemic sclerosis (SSc) has not been fully defined.Objective: to assess the time course of changes in the lung according to chest MSCT findings and pulmonary function test (PFT) results in SSc patients and interstitial lung disease (ILD) during of active treatment.Subjects and methods. …”
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Actividad física y funciones cognitivas en personas mayores: revisión sistemática de los últimos 5 años (Physical activity and cognitive functions in older people: a systematic rev... by Nestor Romero Ramos, Óscar Romero-Ramos, Arnoldo José González Suárez

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Assessment and follow-up of interstitial lung disease by Devarasetti Phani Kumar

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Bibliometric Analysis of The Last 40 Years of Chest Journal by Pınar Yıldız Gülhan, Mehmet Nurullah Kurutkan

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Over Ten-Year Kidney Graft Survival Determinants by Anabela Malho Guedes, Jorge Malheiro, Isabel Fonseca, La Salete Martins, Sofia Pedroso, Manuela Almeida, Leonídio Dias, António Castro Henriques, António Cabrita

“…We enrolled 892 patients in our analysis: 638 patients with functioning graft at 10 years PT and 254 patients with graft failure at 10 years PT (considering patient death with a functioning graft <10 years PT as graft failure). …”
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Effect of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive functioning in bipolar depression: an open-label, single-arm acceptability and feasibility study by Hakimeh Rezaei, Rachel D. Woodham, Ali-Reza Ghazi-Noori, Philipp Ritter, Elvira Bramon, Michael Bauer, Allan H. Young, Cynthia H. Y. Fu

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