Validity of the test for attentional performance in neurological post-COVID condition by Susan Seibert, Irina Eckert, Catherine N. Widmann, Taraneh Ebrahimi, Fabian Bösl, Christiana Franke, Harald Prüss, Joachim L. Schultze, Gabor C. Petzold, Omid Shirvani

“…Abstract Neurological post-COVID condition (PCC) often involves attentional deficits that impact daily functioning. Traditional paper-based tests, like the Trail-Making Test (TMT), may inadequately capture these impairments due to their short duration and dependence on numerical and alphabetic sequencing. …”
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Executive functions in children with dyslexia by Thais Barbosa, Camila Cruz Rodrigues, Claudia Berlim de Mello, Mariana Cristina de Souza e Silva, Orlando Francisco Amodeo Bueno

“…A battery of neuropsychological tests was used. Results: Results revealed executive function difficulties among the dyslexic children when compared with controls, encompassing selective attention modulation processes, shifting, and inhibitory control. …”
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Iodine Deficiency Hypothyroidism in Residents of the Prykarpattia Region: Results of the First Phase of the Clinical Examination Using Pyruvate Dehydrogenase and α-ketonuria Tests by Tomashevskyy Y., Makar R., Safonova O., Tomashevska N., Paran’ka A.

“…The unified tests of PDG-activity in blood and the total content of α-ketoacids in urine have been used to differentiate iodine deficient hidden and manifested hypothyroidism, vitamin-non-dependent insulin resistance and B1-hypovitaminosis in terms of reduced functional activity of PDG complex and excessive secretion of urinary α- ketoacids Results. …”
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The 100-Days: Physical Exercise and Challenges to Assess, Maintain and Improve Physical Fitness During Lockdown by Tommaso Di Libero, Annalisa D’Ermo, Beatrice Tosti, Stefano Corrado, Pierluigi Diotaiuti, Angelo Rodio

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The impact of a multicomponent‐functional training with postural correction on functional balance in the elderly with a history of falling by Parisa Sedaghati, Maryam Goudarzian, Somayeh Ahmadabadi, Seyed Mojtaba Tabatabai‐Asl

“…Subjects (n = 28, mean age = 70 years) with a history of falling were selected and randomly allocated to either a multicomponent functional training (n = 14) or a control group (n = 14). …”
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Indicators of physical activity and fitness of male students at Russian universities by Aleksander Yu. Osipov, Vladimir Potop, Roman S. Nagovitsyn, Elena A. Zemba, Aleksander P. Knyazev, Irina I. Orlova, Tatyana I. Ratmanskaya, Sergii S. Iermakov

“…Students' physical fitness profile testing is performed using Functional fitness assessment tests. …”
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Design and optimization of an open personalized human-computer interaction system for New Year Painting based on the learner's model by Zaozao Guo, Muhamad Firdaus Ramli, Wenpeng Zhang

“…Based on the smart learning model, the functional modules of the human-computer interaction teaching system are analyzed and designed in detail, including online learning, online testing and educational information. …”
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The predictive value of cerebrospinal fluid tap-test in normal pressure hydrocephalus Valor preditivo da punção liquórica ("tap test") na hidrocefalia de pressão normal by Benito P. Damasceno, Edmur F. Carelli, Donizeti C. Honorato, Jose J. Facure

“…Prior to operation a cerebrospinal fluid tap-test (CSF-TT) was performed with measurements of gait pattern and psychometric functions (memory, visuo-motor speed and visuo-constructive skills) before and after the removal of 50 ml CSFby lumbar puncture (LP). …”
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Trends in progress test performance of medical students at a university in Peru. by Franco Romaní-Romaní, César Gutiérrez

“…Independent variables included number of PTs taken (1-7), year of entry into medical school (entry cohort; 2017-2024), year of test administration (2017-2024), and sex. …”
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Site Damage Tests of Geotextiles Used for Layer Separation in Road Construction by Audrius Vaitkus, Alfredas Laurinavičius, Donatas Čygas

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Pulmonary rehabilitation for post-TB lung disease led by TB survivors by F.J. Mtei, I. Meadows, K. Msaji, F. Thobias, A. Liyoyo, A. Kimaro, P.M. Joseph, C. Gitige, O. Kaswaga, S. Matoi, A. Ngoma, A. Mbuya, P. Mbelele, L. Ritte, L. Subi, P. Neema, R. Kisonga, D. Mbwana, E. Mpolya, M. Drage, L.I. Lochting, S.K.Heysell, S.G .Mpagama

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GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS AND ΑSSESSMENT OF Β-CELL FUNCTION BY 3-HOUR ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE (OGTT) IN PATIENTS WITH Β-THALASSEMIA MAJOR WITH SERUM FERRITIN BELOW 1,000 NG/DL: RESULTS FR... by Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Shahina Daar, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Salvatore Di Maio, Christos Kattamis

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Patients with Hepatitis C Infection and Normal Liver Function: A Neuropsychological and Neurophysiological Assessment of Cognitive Functions by Jefferson Abrantes, Daniel Simplicio Torres, Carlos Eduardo Brandão-Mello

“…The participants were submitted to neuropsychological testing to evaluate global cognitive function (minimental), sustained attention, divided attention, selective attention, working memory, psychomotor speed, and executive function and to a neurophysiological evaluation using quantitative electroencephalograms and P300 cognitive evoked potentials. …”
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Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis (systemic scleroderma) by L. P. Ananyeva, I. E. Tyurin, O. A. Koneva, L. A. Garzanova, A. M. Lila

“…In most patients a relatively intact and stable forced vital capacity of the lungs is recorded for a long time, but the diffusion capacity of the lungs decreases early and steadily. Pulmonary functional tests have prognostic value.The choice of the optimal therapy for SSc with lung lesions is based on general disease activity (the severity of inflammation and fibrosis) and the its severity, rate of progression of the disease in general and the leading pathology – interstitial pneumonia (IP) – in particular. …”
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Reference equation for the incremental shuttle walk test in Portuguese children and adolescents by T. Pinho, C. Jácome, J. Pinto, A. Marques

“…Background The incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) is one of the most widely used field tests to assess cardiorespiratory fitness in clinical and research settings. …”
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Vasoreactive testing prevalence and characteristics in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension by Goncharova Natalia, Kirill Lapshin, Aelita Berezina, Irina Zlobina, Anton Ryzhkov, Zhaneta Matakaeva, Elizaveta Andreeva, Olga Moiseeva

“…INTRODUCTION: The choice of treatment strategy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH)/HPAH/DPAH (Hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension/ Drug-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension) II-III functional class (FC) (WHO) based on an acute vasoreactive testing result (VRT). …”
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COMPARISON OF SINGLE DOSE AND MULTI-DOSE hCG STIMULATION TESTS by Aslı Derya Kardelen Al, Esin Karakılıç Özturan, Leyla Asgarova, Ayşe Pınar Öztürk, Melek Yıldız, Şükran Poyrazoğlu, Firdevs Baş, Fatma Feyza Darendeliler

“…This test evaluates Leydig cell function and helps to evaluate testosterone synthesis in testicular enzyme defects, hypogonadism, 46,XY sexual development disorders (DSD), and micropenis. …”
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Early diagnosis of hereditary angioedema in children: genetic testing should be prioritized by A. Bocquet, A. Pagnier, I. Boccon-Gibod, F. Defendi, C. Dumestre-Perard, G. Hardy, Laurence Bouillet

“…Case presentation A woman with well-documented HAE due to type II C1 INH deficiency gave birth to two children 4 years apart. Functional C1 INH assays performed at 8 and 7 months of age returned normal C1 INH inhibitory activity. …”
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EVALUATION OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ISOKINETIC TEST PARAMETERS OF AMPUTEE FOOTBALL PLAYERS by Sertaç Yakal, Funda Arıkan Aküzüm, Türker Şahinkaya, Safinaz Yıldız Albayrak

“…Body composition, postural stability, and trunk muscle strength were measured with a skinfold, Biodex Stability System, and dynamometer. A pulmonary function test and cardiopulmonary exercise test were performed. …”
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Non-invasive testing for liver pathology in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency by John R Hurst, Elisha Pickett, Douglas Thorburn, Aileen Marshall, Bibek Gooptu, Syed Hamza Abbas

“…Liver biopsy is offered to patients who have abnormal liver function tests with abnormal liver ultrasound and/or liver stiffness >6 kPa on Fibroscan. …”
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