Effect of short-term practice of breathing exercises on the breathing capacity in school-age girls (Efecto de la práctica a corto plazo de ejercicios respiratorios sobre la capaci... by Hélder José Teixeira Costa, Cristiano C. F. Moreira, Elisabete M. C. Gomes, António A. I. Leão

“…Breathing is an important function in the regulatory process of numerous body functions, its optimization can bring many health benefits. …”
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The correlation between Fischer’s ratio and the risk of cardiac dysfunction in heart failure patients by Qing Fen Zhou, Fan Yang, Qiu Ya Lu, Feng Ru Zhang, Bin Qu, Lin Lu

“…In the prospective study, the 188 HF patients were followed up for a mean year (11.74 ± 1.44 months). The event-free HF endpoint or HF readmission was determined by Kaplan–Meier curves, and differences were assessed using log‐rank tests, respectively. …”
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Heart Rate Variability in Young Adults with Bronchial Asthma with and without Previous COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-sectional Study by Gunaseelan Deivendran, Thamarai Selvi Kanagaraj, Bhavisha Sreenivasan Leelabai, Nalini Jayanthi, Saravanan Ayyavoo

“…Introduction: Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a validated, non invasive measure of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) function. Both bronchial asthma and post Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) syndrome are independently associated with autonomic dysregulation. …”
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High Frequency of Microvascular Dysfunction in US Outpatient Clinics: A Sign of High Residual Risk? Data from 7,105 Patients by Morteza Naghavi, Stanley Kleis, Hirofumi Tanaka, Albert A. Yen, Ruoyu Zhuang, Ahmed Gul, Yasamin Naghavi, Ralph Metcalfe

“…Suboptimal VRI was found in 72% of patients <50 years, 82% of 50-70 years, and 86% of ≥70 years. …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT RESTORATIONS ON TEETH WITH DISCOLORATION by I.V. Zhyvotovskyi, Yu.I. Sylenko, M.V. Khrebor

“… The rapid development of dental industry and constant improvement of technologies in production of basic dental materials contribute to the increase of the quality of rendering dental care with the obligatory consideration not only of functional but also aesthetic parameters during a patient's rehabilitation. …”
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Epidemiological and clinical profile of hepatitis B infection in ART-naïve people living with HIV in Maputo, Mozambique: a cross-sectional study by Esperanca Sevene, Orvalho Augusto, Corssino Tchavana, Charlotta Nilsson, Elias Manjate, Lucia Mabalane Chambal, Vanda dos Muchangos, Júlia Muando

“…Data on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, haematology, liver and kidney function tests, CD4+T cell counts, serological markers of hepatitis B (IgM Core hepatitis B antibody, hepatitis B e antigen, and hepatitis B e antibody), HIV and HBV viral loads were assessed using standard procedures.Results A total of 1106 participants were included. …”
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Relative age effect, morphological status and physical performance of U-15 Croatian football players. by Ante Rađa, Jakov Marasović, Marko Erceg, Peter Krustrup, Morten B Randers, Luca Paolo Ardigò

“…Anthropometric characteristics, motor-functional abilities, and specific abilities with the ball were measured over two days, using standardised equipment and procedures, and the data were analysed with descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance, and post hoc least significant difference tests to identify differences across quartiles. …”
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The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercise Interventions With Virtual Reality on Balance and Walking Among Persons With Chronic Stroke: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Re... by Maria Krohn, Aki Rintala, Jaakko Immonen, Tuulikki Sjögren

“…We evaluated the Berg Balance Scale score, Functional Reach Test performance, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale score, Six-minute Walk Test, Two-minute Walk Test, 10-meter Walk Test results, and cadence (outcome measures). …”
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Age-related hearing loss associated with cognitive impairment in the Polish cohort of the PURE study by Katarzyna Połtyn-Zaradna, Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny, Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny, Dorota Szcześniak, Alicja Basiak-Rasała, Maria Wołyniec, Katarzyna Zatońska, Tomasz Zatoński

“…Secondary aim is to identify the risk and prevalence of presbycusis taking into account bio- socio-demographic factors among the residents of Wrocław and surrounding villages.MethodsData from 891 participants (559 women and 332 men; mean age: 60.7 years; range: 39–81) in the Polish cohort of the PURE study who met the inclusion criteria for the PURE MIND sub-study and who had a cognitive and functional assessment completed (MoCA test, DSST test, TMT parts A and B, CES-D, SAGE test).ResultsHearing loss was a significant risk factor for cognitive impairment as assessed using the MoCA, DSST, TMT A and TMT B tests. …”
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Transverse myelitis successfully treated with posterior decompression followed by secretome and mesenchymal stem cell therapy by Ahmad Faried, Muhammad Adam Pribadi, Gibran Aditiara Wibawa, Muhammad Azhary Lazuardy, Muhammad Rainda Farhan

“…After the first, treatment he began to show significant improvement in terms of motor function and the patient also showed increasing in autonomic function especially in erectile function. …”
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Thalamic neural activity and epileptic network analysis using stereoelectroencephalography: a prospective study protocol by Takahiro Suzuki, Ryuta Saito, Tomotaka Ishizaki, Satoshi Maesawa, Shun Yamamoto, Miki Hashida, Yoshiki Ito, Takafumi Tanei

“…Participants must be 18 years or older, have normal cognitive function and provide informed consent. …”
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Differentiated disorders of the immune system in acute hematogenic and acute posttraumatic osteomyelitis in children by G. A. Chudilova, V. A. Tarakanov, E. A. Chicherev, Yu. V. Teterin, N. K. Barova, M. N. Mitropanova

“…The density of CD64, CD16, CD32 receptor expression on NG in the studied groups has been a different equipping, predetermining an incompetence of the phagocytic function: in AHO associated with abnormalities in the function capture and killing, in APTO only with the S. aureus digestion. …”
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Post-traumatic pituitary stalk transection syndrome (PSTS) expeditiously manifested after a fall from a height combined with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a rare case report... by Yohei Ishiki, Atsuko Tamaki, Ken-ichiro Honma, Ken Yonaha, Takamitsu Yabiku, Taiki Teruya, Moriyuki Uehara, Yoshiro Nakayama, Rei Chinen, Tsugumi Uema, Sawako Nakachi, Shiki Okamoto, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…Notably, menstruation stopped after falling from a height. Pituitary function tests revealed GH deficiency, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism and hypoadrenocorticism. …”
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Use of polyclonal antibodies in brain-dead donors in kidney transplantation by D. O. Kuzmin, V. A. Manukovsky, S. F. Bagnenko, O. N. Reznik, A. N. Ananiev, O. A. Vorobyeva, S. L. Vorobyev, D. V. Gogolev, V. S. Daineko, A. A. Kutenkov, N. A. Chichagova, I. V. Uliankina

“…The study group included 10 BDDs (mean age 39.3 ± 4.4 years) who received anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG). …”
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Investigating the eye in Down syndrome as a window to Alzheimer’s disease: the REVEAL protocol – a clinical cross-sectional study by Henrik Zetterberg, Tunde Peto, Imre Lengyel, Kathryn Saunders, Sarah Atkinson, André Strydom, Julie-Anne Little, Elaine Murray, Jamie Mitchell, Aoife Mary Louise Hunter, Lajos Csincsik

“…The primary research objective is to profile retinal, choroidal and lenticular status using a variety of eye imaging modalities and retinal functional testing to determine potential associations with cognitive status. …”
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Effects of Plyometric Exercises versus Flatfoot Corrective Exercises on Postural Control and Foot Posture in Obese Children with a Flexible Flatfoot by Hatem H. Allam, Alsufiany Muhsen, Mosfer A. Al-walah, Abdulmajeed N. Alotaibi, Shayek S. Alotaibi, Lamiaa K. Elsayyad

“…The Prokin system was used to assess balance, the timed up and go test (TUG) was used to assess functional mobility, and the navicular drop test (NDT) was used to assess foot posture. …”
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Treatment of subacute hepatitis B with lamivudine: A pilot study in Serbia by Delić Dragan, Nešić Zorica, Prostran Milica, Boričić Ivan, Svirtlih Neda

“…After a few weeks of the treatment serum aminotransferase levels and other liver-function tests were normalized. Also, after a four-month lamivudine treatment all the patients lost HBsAg. …”
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Analysis of the Relationship of Serum Ferritin, Urate, and Some Hematological Parameters with Disease Activity in Gout Patients by Rana Shamoon Elia, Rawand Polus Shamoon, Ranan Kardagh Polus

“…Serum ferritin, C-reactive protein, Serum iron, total iron binding capacity, and serum urate level were measured in addition to renal function tests and liver function tests were measured. …”
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Lifestyle factors and health outcomes associated with infertility in women: A case-control study using National Health Insurance Database by Boyoung Jeon, Taeuk Kang, Sung Wook Choi

“…Statistical analyses included chi-squared tests, t-tests, and logistic regression. Results This study revealed significant risk factors for infertility: two high-risk lifestyle factors, including heavy drinking and smoking, and five health conditions, comprising underweight, hypertension, diabetes, kidney function loss, and menstrual disorders. …”
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Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism Have Similar Neuroradiological Abnormal Findings as Healthy Ones by Marianna Rachmiel, Susanne Blaser, Elysa Widjaja, Joanne Rovet

“…Clinical data were collected from medical charts and questionnaires seeking information on family history, birth and perinatal period events, medications, and overall health history. Neurocognitive function was assessed for global intelligence, visual and verbal memory, and executive functioning using standardized tests. …”
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