Empirical validation of a developmental model for binge-eating disorder in adolescents: a structural equation modeling approach by Camille Clermont, Christopher Rodrigue, Catherine Bégin

“…We surveyed 969 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years from the Quebec City area who completed self-report questionnaires. …”
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Bisoprolol and sotalol for maintaining sinus rhythm in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and chronic heart failure by S. N. Tereshchenko, Yu. A. Uteshev, M. N. Morozova, N. G. Chuich, A. G. Kochetov

“…In one patient from Group II and 3 patients from Group I (4.5% and 13%, respectively), AF became permanent. CHF functional class decreased by 7% in Group I, and by 10.2% in Group II. …”
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Single Stance Stability and Proprioceptive Control in Older Adults Living at Home: Gender and Age Differences by Dario Riva, Carlo Mamo, Mara Fanì, Patrizia Saccavino, Flavio Rocca, Manuel Momenté, Marianna Fratta

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Relationships between bone age, physical performance, and motor coordination among adolescent male and female athletes by Hilde Gundersen, Knut Marius Navelsaker Kvammen, Mona Vestbøstad, Cecilie Brekke Rygh, Cecilie Brekke Rygh, Halvard Grendstad

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FMRI reveals a dissociation between grasping and perceiving the size of real 3D objects. by Cristiana Cavina-Pratesi, Melvyn A Goodale, Jody C Culham

“…<h4>Background</h4>Almost 15 years after its formulation, evidence for the neuro-functional dissociation between a dorsal action stream and a ventral perception stream in the human cerebral cortex is still based largely on neuropsychological case studies. …”
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Modern Technologies in the Examination of Patients with Optic Nerve Atrophy Due to Multiple Sclerosis by E. E. Ioyleva, M. S. Krivosheeva, E. Yu. Markova

“…Purpose: to develop an algorithm for testing patients with optic nerve atrophy due to MS using microperimetry with the different functional disorders.Patients and Methods. …”
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A comparative analysis of clinical and morphological features of retinal detachment in pediatric and adult practice by A. A. Sergienko, A. V. Malyshev, A. S. Apostolova

“…A retrospective analysis of 100 case histories of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of RD in children aged 7 to 18 (mean age 12.6 ± 1.2 years) and adults aged 19 to 80 (mean age 56.8 ± 2.4 years) was performed prior to standard surgery (subtotal vitrectomy with endolaser coagulation and filling of the vitreous cavity with tamponade substances) and 6 months after it. …”
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KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES IN DUHOK DIRECTORATE ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT by Hashim Murad

“…And to identify some personal and functional characteristics of the researchers consisted of two parts. …”
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Frailty in rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence, fenotype signs and associated factors by S. E. Myasoedova, E. I. Amiri, I. V. Utkin

“…In addition, the strength of the quadriceps femoris muscle was assessed using the test of getting up from a chair, functional status according to HAQ-DI (Health Assessment Questionnaire – Disability Index); Charlson comorbidity index, presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD); dementia severity and nutritional status. …”
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Sociodemographic, Clinical Variables, and Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia by Abadi Kahsu Gebre, Amdemicheal Haylay

“…One-way ANOVA and independent t-test and analysis of covariance were used for data analysis. …”
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Possibilities of Detecting Pre-clinical Forms of Atherosclerosis During Periodic Preventive Inspections in Organized Collectives at Workers of Machine Building Enterprises by A. N. Britov, N. A. Eliseeva, A. D. Deev, S. A. Shalnova

“…Periodic preventive examination was carried out for 2431 employees (1311 men and 1120 women) aged 20-65 years using a specially developed questionnaire, blood pressure measurement, anthropometry, total cholesterol test. …”
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An Assessment of a Proposed Hybrid Neural Network for Daily Flow Prediction in Arid Climate by Milad Jajarmizadeh, Sobri Harun, Mohsen Salarpour

“…Sigmoid and linear transfer functions were employed to explore the network’s optimum behavior. …”
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Effect of sweet and caloric drinks on cardiac reactivity to slow-paced breathing in healthy adults by Maria Meier, Stephanie J. Dimitroff, Bernadette F. Denk, Eva Unternaehrer, Jens C. Pruessner

“…Abstract Cardiac reactivity is proposed to be a central indicator of autonomic functioning. While hyperglycemia plays a limited role in cardiac stress reactivity, it is unclear whether it may modulate cardiac reactivity in non-stressful situations. …”
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State ownership and firm performance: A performance evaluation of disinvested public sector enterprises by I. Chhabra, S. Gupta, V. K. Gupta

“…The Wilcoxon signed-rank test and random panel regression model are the methods employed to analyze the data statistically. …”
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Question Answering System for Applicant Support by Using Modern Messengers by Dmitry R. Filonov, Dmitry Ju. Chalyy, Dmitry M. Murin, Valery G. Durnev, Valery A. Sokolov

“…These applications allow us to interact with other users and include a functionality that can help us to implement bots that automate various business processes or provide information services. …”
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HIPR: Hardware IP Protection through Low-Overhead Fine-Grain Redaction by Aritra Dasgupta, Sudipta Paria, Swarup Bhunia

“…We also demonstrate that the redaction performed by HIPR is resilient against conventional functional and structural attacks on hardware IPs. The redacted test IPs used to evaluate HIPR are available at: https://github.com/UF-Nelms-IoT-Git-Projects/HIPR. …”
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Possible influence of sex on the relationship between dual-task gait costs and cognitive decline in older adults. by Monica Christova, Shane Fresnoza, Christoph Palli, Wolfgang Staubmann, Bernhard Guggenberger

“…To address this objective, we conducted a study with 216 elderly participants (age range: 60 to 75 years, 127 females). These underwent Cognitive Functional Dementia (CFD) testing to determine their cognitive abilities and DTG testing to evaluate their gait parameters (gait speed, cadence, stride length, stride variance, and stance phase duration) while performing a backward serial number counting task. …”
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IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASES: SOME ASPECTS OF THE PATHOGENESIS AND PROSPECTS OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS by Сатеник Аршавиловна Клочкова-Абельянц, Галина Северьевна Суржикова

“…A total of 296 women aged 16 to 60 years with an anemic syndrome were examined, of which 103 women had IDA, and 193 had AHZ. …”
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Community-based pulmonary rehabilitation for post-TB lung disease – a programmatic intervention by B. Stenberg, M. Drage, B. Matewere, V. Alvarez-Manon

“…Moderate and severe dyspnea disappeared, and no one scored below 80 on the Karnofsky Index scale after the PR ended. Endurance and functional capacity measured by 6-minute walk test (6MWT) increased by 15.5%.: CONCLUSION: The 12-week course of PR had a positive effect on people’s health and well-being, and it is now integrated into the National TB strategy in Malawi. …”
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Depression among Elderly - An Unaddressed Emerging Burden. A Community Based Cross Sectional Study by Bhoomika V, Pradeep Kumar T S, Muninarayana C

“…Depression can cause great suffering and impaired functioning in daily life. Aim: study are to find the prevalence and factors influencing depression among rural elderly study partici-pants. …”
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