Software with artificial intelligence-derived algorithms for detecting and analysing lung nodules in CT scans: systematic review and economic evaluation by Julia Geppert, Peter Auguste, Asra Asgharzadeh, Hesam Ghiasvand, Mubarak Patel, Anna Brown, Surangi Jayakody, Emma Helm, Dan Todkill, Jason Madan, Chris Stinton, Daniel Gallacher, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Yen-Fu Chen

“…No significant difference in test accuracy was observed before and after software implementation. …”
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Can simple behavioural interventions increase daily physical activity in Parkinson’s disease? by Józef Alphons Opara, Dominika Grzybowska-Ganszczyk

“…The outcome was measured by the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) – part III, FIR [Functional Index “Repty” – own modification of Functional Independence Measure (FIM)], Functional Ambulation Category (FAC), and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). …”
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HAND OSTEOARTHROSIS: ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND AESTHETIC DISCOMFORT by Anastasia Viktorovna Sarapulova, O V Teplyakova, O B Balueva

“…Sixty women aged 45–75 years with hand OA were included. The number of painful and deformed joints was determined and functional impairments were evaluated using the AUSCAN questionnaire. …”
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Is adjunctive perampanel beneficial for lafora disease? by Stevanović Galina, Jović Nebojša, Kecmanović Miljana

“…Seizure frequency, myoclonus, functional disability and cognitive performance were analysed. …”
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EFFECT OF ERYTHROPOIETIN ON THE CLINICAL COURSE OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH ANEMIA: RESULTS OF NOT COMPARATIVE STUDY by V. M. Provotorov, S. A. Avdeeva

“…Patients (n=58; 32 female, 26 male; aged 47-85 years) with IHD and CHF with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <45% were included into the study. …”
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Verbal Reasoning Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease by Antonina Luca, Giulia Donzuso, Concetta D’Agate, Claudio Terravecchia, Calogero Cicero Edoardo, Giovanni Mostile, Giorgia Sciacca, Alessandra Nicoletti, Mario Zappia

“…VR was assessed with the verbal reasoning test (VRT), total score, and subsets. Results. Eighty-seven PD patients (51 men; mean age 63.8±7.9 years) and 87 HCs (46 men; mean age 63.7±8.0 years) were enrolled. …”
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Platelet Profile Findings Might Associate with Comorbidities on Erectile Dysfunction: A Cross-sectional Study in Indonesia by Samuel Rexy Adrianto Tondohusodo, Wanly Syahrizal Pasaribu, Cennikon Pakpahan, Andri Rezano, Petrus Supardi, Pety Narulita, Mohd Islahuddin Mohd Tamrin

“…ED severity was assessed using the International Index of Erectile Function-5 questionnaire. Statistical analysis included one-way ANOVA or Kruskal–Wallis tests for severity comparisons and t-tests or Mann–Whitney tests for comorbidities. …”
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Benchmarking Diffusion Annealing-Based Bayesian Inverse Problem Solvers by Evan Scope Crafts, Umberto Villa

“…However, it is unclear how to optimally integrate a diffusion model trained on the prior distribution with a given likelihood function to obtain posterior samples. While algorithms developed for this purpose can produce high-quality, diverse point estimates of the unknown parameters of interest, they are often tested on problems where the prior distribution is analytically unknown, making it difficult to assess their performance in providing rigorous uncertainty quantification. …”
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Ejercicio físico aeróbico y atención selectiva en escolares de educación primaria (Aerobic physical exercise and selective attention in primary school children) by Andres Rosa Guillamón, Eliseo Garcia Canto, Hector Martínez García

“…Se midió la atención selectiva con el Test de Caras. El grupo experimental se dividió en dos subgrupos (menor v. mayor) según el tiempo empleado en la milla. …”
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THE INTENSITY OF EMOTIONAL TENSION IN CHILDREN WITH CLEFT PALATE IN RESPONSE TO SITUATIONAL STRESS by P. I. Tkachenko, N.M. Lokhmatova, S.A. Byеlokon, V.A. Dobroskok

“…Methods and Materials 37 children aged 4-5 years with cleft palate, who had out-patient reception hours and received treatment at the Surgical Unit of Poltava Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital, have been involved into study. …”
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Impact on the microstructure of deep gray matter in unvaccinated patients after moderate-to-severe COVID-19: insights from MRI T1 mapping by Masia Fahim, Elke Hattingen, Alina Jurcoane, Jan R. Schüre, Svenja Klinsing, Julia Koepsell, Kolja Jahnke, Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich Pilatus, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild, Ralf Deichmann, Christophe T. Arendt

“…Baseline characteristics and results of tests assessing neurological functions (standardized exam), ability to smell (4-Item Pocket Smell Test), depression (Beck Depression Inventory-II), sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), health-related quality of life (EQ-5D), and cognitive performance (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) were evaluated. …”
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Validation of the Russian-language version of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire by L. D. Vorobyova, T. V. Dubinina, A. O. Sablina, A. B. Demina, E. V. Ilinykh, K. V. Sakharova, I. A. Andrianova, T. V. Korotaeva, L. V. Ivanova

“…Patients were mostly men (58.5%), average age – 38.6±10 years, disease duration – 10.3±7.0 years, median disease activity by ASDAS-CRP – 2.32 [1.45; 2.94]. …”
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Behavioral Voice Stimulus Fundamentals and Internal Auditors’ Moral Courage: Evidence from Iran by Ali Ebrahimi, Mehdi Safari Gerayli, Hasan Valiyan

“…With the growth and development of theoretical approaches in the field of behavioral, the importance of participation and cooperation of individuals within organizational structures to improve the level of practical functions has increased daily. Recognizing the axes that enhance the organisation's effectiveness, such as professional voice, has been essential research in recent years. …”
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THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF A RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE DISEASE-SPECIFIC LUPUSQOL QUESTIONNAIRE ASSESSING THE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEM... by E. A. Aseeva, L. D. Vorobyeva, S. K. Solovyev, V. N. Amirdzhanova, S. I. Glukhova, G. M. Koilubaeva, M. V. Letunovich

“…A correlation (r > 0.4) was found on all the 8 LupusQol domains: physical functioning (PF), role-physical functioning (RPF), general health (GH), viability (V), social functioning (SF), and role-emotional functioning (REF) of the SF-36 questionnaire. …”
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Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment by Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong, Wei Zhang

“…Infrared spectroscopy (IR) was performed on the functional groups of bamboo after alkali boiling and saturated steam softening to investigate changes in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. …”
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Neuroimaging investigation of memory changes in migraine: a systematic review by Mírian Celly Medeiros Miranda DAVID, Bárbara Sousa dos SANTOS, Waleska Maria Almeida BARROS, Taynara Rayane Lins da SILVA, Carlúcia Ithamar Fernandes FRANCO, Rhowena Jane Barbosa de MATOS

“…Diagnostic methods such as neuroimaging may help in the understanding of possible morphologic and functional changes related to the memory of those individuals. …”
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The Analysis of the Effective Factors on Urban Blight in District 3, Region 12, Tehran City by Hossein Mansourian, Ahmad Pour Ahmad, Hasan Ashouri

“…The sampling method in the case study area was a simple random method—from the parents or one of the family members older than 16 years old. The single sample T-test was applied to summarize the survey results and compare the averages respectively. …”
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Rapid cohort generation and analysis of disease spectrum of large animal model of cone dystrophy. by Corinne Kostic, Simon Geoffrey Lillico, Sylvain Vincent Crippa, Nicolas Grandchamp, Héloïse Pilet, Stéphanie Philippe, Zen Lu, Tim James King, Jacques Mallet, Chamsy Sarkis, Yvan Arsenijevic, Christopher Bruce Alexander Whitelaw

“…Sixty percent of the piglets were transgenic, with mutant GUCY2D mRNA detected in the retina of all animals tested. Functional impairment of vision was observed among the transgenic pigs at 3 months of age, with a follow-up at 1 year indicating a subsequent slower progression of phenotype. …”
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Nonsurgical Management of Adductor-related groin pain with Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection and Physical Therapy in a Competitive Soccer Player: A Case Report by Giorgio Zeppieri, Micheal S Smith, Ryan P. Roach

“… # Outcomes At the end of treatment, clinically meaningful improvements were observed in pain intensity, passive range of motion, strength (handheld dynamometry, Biodex), functional tests, psychosocial (OSPRO-YF) and patient-reported outcomes (HAGOS, LEFS). …”
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Influencia de la práctica de actividad física en el autoconcepto de adolescentes (Influence of the practice of physical activity on the self-concept of adolescents) by Manuel Gentil Adarve, Félix Zurita Ortega, Víctor Gómez Sánchez, Rosario Padial Ruz, Amador Jesús Lara Sánchez

“…A total of 2388 adolescents aged between 11 and 17 years (M = 13.85 years) participated in the descriptive and cross-sectional study. …”
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