Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection-A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Amara E Ezeamama, Amaya L Bustinduy, Allan K Nkwata, Leonardo Martinez, Noel Pabalan, Michael J Boivin, Charles H King

“…Thirty studies from 14 countries, including 38,992 SAC between 5-19 years old, were identified. Compared to uninfected children and children dewormed with praziquantel, the presence of Schistosoma infection and/or non-dewormed status was associated with deficits in school attendance (SMD = -0.36, 95%CI: -0.60, -0.12), scholastic achievement (SMD = -0.58, 95%CI: -0.96, -0.20), learning (SMD = -0.39, 95%CI: -0.70, -0.09) and memory (SMD = -0.28, 95%CI: -0.52, -0.04) tests. …”
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Assessment of cognitive impairment in Tunisian hypertensive patients by Syrine Saidane, Ahlem Khannouch, Hakim Lamine, Ihsen Zairi, Khadija Mzoughi, Sondes Kraiem

“…All participants underwent neuropsychological assessment using three tests exploring cognitive function: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and Memory and Executive Screening (MES). …”
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O desempenho no jogo Labirinto na avaliação da pessoa idosa – estudo piloto (Performance in Maze board game to assess elderly people– pilot study) (El desempeño en el juego Laberin... by Marlene Rosa, Susana Lopes Lopes, Alexandre Cavaleiro

“…The following instruments were implemented: the Timed up and Go (TUG) to assess functional mobility; the Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT) to assess cognitive ability; the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) to assess fear of fall; and the Maze. …”
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Population level of main microbiota and yeast-like Candida fungi in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis by N. D. Yakovychuk, S. Ye. Dejneka, I. I. Sydorchuk, L. I. Sydorchuk, A. V. Humenna, V. V. Bendas

“…Materials and methods. For 10 years we have been surveyed 270 women in reproductive age from 19 to 34 years old with vulvovaginal candidiasis and 73 healthy women. …”
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Use of mobile applications for memory and attention training in extreme profile specialists (on the example of firefighters) by Ekaterina V. Marchenko, Alyona D. Issar

“…Relevance. Cognitive functions are professionally important qualities, which are an essential part of professional requirements to specialists of extreme profile. …”
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Predictors of Early Retinal Changes in Diabetes Mellitus by V. S. Kulybysheva, I. A. Ronzina, A. A. Gamidov, V. G. Motalov, V. N. Nikolenko

“…In groups with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, there is a significant decrease in the density of P1 in comparison with the control group (p < 0.005, Mann-Whitney test), as well as a decrease in the amplitude of P1 on almost all tested rings (p < 0.005). …”
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Effectiveness of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Cognitive Performance in Danish Adolescents: LCoMotion-Learning, Cognition and Motion - A Cluster Randomized Contr... by Jakob Tarp, Sidsel Louise Domazet, Karsten Froberg, Charles H Hillman, Lars Bo Andersen, Anna Bugge

“…Cognitive performance was assessed using an executive functions test of inhibition (flanker task) with the primary outcomes being accuracy and reaction time on congruent and incongruent trials. …”
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Health-related quality of life association with sociodemographic characteristics among children under-five with Down syndrome in Western Region Secondary Care Hospitals, Saudi Arab... by Shrouq R. Almalki, Amjad W. Alotaibi, Asheqah M. Albalawi, Malak E. Aloufi, Nesrin K. Abd El-Fatah

“…The association between HRQoL and respondents’ characteristics was assessed using independent samples t-test, ANOVA, Mann–Whitney, and Kruskal–Wallis tests. …”
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Metabolic-imaging of human glioblastoma live tumors: A new precision-medicine approach to predict tumor treatment response early by Mariangela Morelli, Francesca Lessi, Serena Barachini, Serena Barachini, Romano Liotti, Romano Liotti, Nicola Montemurro, Paolo Perrini, Orazio Santo Santonocito, Carlo Gambacciani, Matija Snuderl, Francesco Pieri, Filippo Aquila, Azzurra Farnesi, Antonio Giuseppe Naccarato, Paolo Viacava, Francesco Cardarelli, Gianmarco Ferri, Gianmarco Ferri, Paul Mulholland, Diego Ottaviani, Fabiola Paiar, Gaetano Liberti, Francesco Pasqualetti, Francesco Pasqualetti, Michele Menicagli, Paolo Aretini, Giovanni Signore, Sara Franceschi, Chiara Maria Mazzanti

“…Surgical resection, temozolomide (TMZ) treatment, and radiotherapy remain the primary therapeutic options for GB, and no new therapies have been introduced in recent years. This therapeutic standstill is primarily due to preclinical approaches that do not fully respect the complexity of GB cell biology and fail to test efficiently anti-cancer treatments. …”
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A Case Report of Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Following Large Cervicodorsal Syringohydromyelia by Rajeev Kumar Singh, Prince Rohilla, Zubina Khan, Nitika Roy, Shazia Mattu

“…Outcome measures: ASIA Scale, ASIA impairment Scale, SCIM, Borg rate of perceived exertion, QoL index SCI version-III, modified functional reach test, Spinal Cord Injury Functional Ambulation Index, and Karnofsky performance index were outcomes used to analyse the efficiency of numerous medications and to assess patient prognosis. …”
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Successful separation of male pygopagus with anal canal and urethral reconstruction: a case report by Chiyoshi Toyama, Motonari Nomura, Yuko Tazuke, Chisato Yokota, Naoki Kagawa, Haruhiko Kishima, Akihiro Yoshimura, Takeshi Ujike, Akira Nagahara, Norio Nonomura, Tateki Kubo, Futoshi Matsui, Fumi Matsumoto, Hiroomi Okuyama

“…In addition, they voided spontaneously without urinary incontinence at the time of 3 years and 11 months. Conclusions Separation of the spinal cord with anal canal and urethral reconstruction is important for male pygopagus patients as it allows them to preserve their independent function.…”
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Model characteristics of the structure and interrelations of integral parameters of students' physical condition by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Oleksii Tymoshenko, Nataliya Mazurok

“…The study involved 153 students aged 17-19 years old, and their physical development, functional, and physical fitness indices were recorded. …”
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Robotic resection of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 by Yuko Ohara, Yuka Kadomatsu, Toyone Kikumori, Toyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa

“…Therefore, identifying the locations of all functional glands is crucial for precise resection. …”
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Contribution and significance of Heidelberg retinal tomography II in diagnostics of ocular hypertension and its conversion into primary open-angle glaucoma by Marković Vujica, Kontić Đorđe, Hentova-Senćanić Paraskeva, Božić Marija, Marjanović Ivan, Krstić Vera, Kovačević Dragana

“…Also, when the results of the functional tests remain unchanged, that confirms the conversion of ocular hypertension into glaucoma. …”
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Pour une théorie de la réception du discours grammatical by Jean-Rémi Lapaire

“…All members of the group were tested on their definitions of tense, aspect and modality at the beginning of term. …”
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Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and total brain myelin volume among older adults by Mariusz J. Kujawa, Małgorzata Grzywińska, Angelika K. Sawicka, Anna B. Marcinkowska, Maciej Chroboczek, Zbigniew Jost, Edyta Szurowska, Paweł J. Winklewski, Arkadiusz Szarmach, Sylwester Kujach

“…Methods This study involved 87 healthy participants (71 women, 16 men) with a mean age of 69.3 ± 3.14 years and a mean body mass index of 27.83 ± 3.93 kg/m2. …”
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Early Life Cognitive Abilities and Body Weight: Cross-Sectional Study of the Association of Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, and Sustained Attention with BMI Percentiles... by Tamara Wirt, Anja Schreiber, Dorothea Kesztyüs, Jürgen M. Steinacker

“…Cross-sectional data of 498 primary school children (7.0 ± 0.6 years; 49.8% boys) participating in a health promotion programme in southwest Germany were used. …”
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Characteristics of the Autonomic Nervous System State in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with the Different Activity Degree According to the Indices of Heart Rate Variab... by Abrahamovych U.

“…Vegetative disorders are a term that unites varieties of origin and manifestations of the violation of vegetative functions of the organism, which are caused by the disorders of their neurogenic regulation. …”
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Immunolocalization of SP22 (Park7) on the human sperm membrane is indicative of live birth by Gary R Klinefelter, Michael P Diamond, Stephen A Krawetz

“…Recently, we were given an opportunity to test the hypothesis that human sperm may also have reduced fertility when levels of SP22 are significantly decreased. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks in management of chronic resistant migraine by Nourhan Abdelmohsen Taha, Mai Fathy, Ahmed Elsadek, Tamer Hussein Emara, Sherien Mohamed Farag, Ramez Reda Moustafa, Mohamad Osama Abdulghani

“…Results were analysed on SPSS, using mixed AVOVA and Tukey’s Post-Hoc analysis, Fisher’s exact and paired t-test. Results The two groups were matched as regards the gender, age, type of migraine, frequency and years lived with headache. …”
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