Heart Rate Variability in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Bishal Gyawali, Dominick Roto, Michael Lachant, R. James White, Daniel Lachant

“…Unlike left ventricular systolic failure, continuous HRV for 7 days in the home setting does not appear to improve assessment in PAH, and functional testing appears to be a better way to assess treatment response and risk for clinical worsening.…”
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Three-Dimensional and Multiple Image Encryption Algorithm Using a Fractional-Order Chaotic System by Ghader Ghasemi, Reza Parvaz, Yavar Khedmati Yengejeh

“…The rapid development of communication in the last decade has heightened the necessity to create a secure platform for transferring data, including images, more than in previous years. One of the methods of secure image transmission is the encryption method. …”
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59 Does cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection contribute to social-related health disparities among cancer survivors? by Shuo Wang, Susan A. Everson-Rose, Anne H. Blaes, Anna Prizment

“…We will apply linear regression to examine the associations of race/ethnicity and SES with grip strength, walking speed, and comorbidity index cross-sectionally and with the change in comorbidity index over four years of follow-up. We will apply Cox proportional hazard regression to examine the associations of race/ethnicity and SES with mortality over four years of follow-up. …”
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Elevation of transaminases. What if not the liver? by I. V. Sharkova

“…These children may be observed for years by infectious disease specialists or pediatric gastroenterologists with unspecified diagnoses, undergoing new and sometimes invasive tests.Conclusion. …”
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COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AFTER STROKE by N. G. Katayeva, N. A. Kornetov, E. V. Karavayeva, V. A. Chistyakova, A. M. Eliseyeva

“…Thirty-two patients (mean age 53.912.4 years) with prior stroke were examined to clarify the pattern and degree of cognitive impairments depending on the site of a lesion. …”
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Review of Regulatory Requirements for Implementing an Aging Management System for the IPR-R1 Triga Reactor of CDTN by ANA ROSA BALIZA, AMIR ZACARIAS MESQUITA, youssef morghi

“…Aging management includes the functions and issues involved with management, maintenance, operation, inspections, operational testing, design changes, structural calculations, and others. …”
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Nature documentaries vs. quiet rest: no evidence for an impact on event-related desynchronization during motor imagery and neurofeedback by Jennifer Decker, Mareike Daeglau, Mareike Daeglau, Catharina Zich, Catharina Zich, Cornelia Kranczioch, Cornelia Kranczioch

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Verbal Learning as a predictor of risks of accidents in elderly drivers by Adriana Machado Vasques, Wyllians Vendramini Borelli, Márcio Sarroglia Pinho, Mirna Wetters Portuguez

“…Methods: Thirty-four elderly individuals, aged between 65 and 90 years, were evaluated with a driving simulator in four different settings (Intersection, Overtaking, Rain, and Malfunction tasks) and underwent a battery of cognitive tests, including memory, attention, visuospatial, and cognitive screening tests. …”
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Surface Modification Technologies for Space and Planetary Applications by Якоб Клеймен

“…Examples of their testing, characterization and applications are provided. …”
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VALUE OF THE PHYTODRUGS PROLIT AND URISAN IN THE TREATMENT OF GOUTY PATIENTS by A E Ilyina, Viktoria Georgiyevna Barskova

“…The patients' mean age was 51.2±10.6 years (range 30 to 68 years); the disease duration (median and interquartile range) was 7.0 (6.0; 10.0) years. …”
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Clinical and endoscopic assessment of patients in the long-term after endoscopic papillosphincterotomy by A. E. Kotovskii, T. A. Siumareva, K. G. Glebov, T. G. Dyuzheva, B. M. Magomedova, V. A. Nefedtseva

“…Clinical and endoscopic results of the intervention were studied in all patients in the long-term (from 1 to 30 years).Results. Based on the analysis of the complex examination, including endoscopic functional tests, treatment results were evaluated as good in 80 % of patients, satisfactory in 16 % of patients and unsatisfactory in 4 % of patients (after endoscopic correction of papillary stenosis).Conclusion. …”
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Cognitive Rehabilitation: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Relevance of OTPF by Asha Vas, Anna Luedtke, Eryn Ortiz, Natalie Mackie, Samantha Gonzalez

“…Therefore, researchers and clinicians have developed and tested cognitive training protocols to address these challenges. …”
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KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION EVALUATION IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS by U. K. Kamilova, I. T. Alikulov

“…We included 96 patients with postinfarction cardiosclerosis and CHF with the age of 40–60 years. Patients were divided into two groups by functional class (FC) of CHF according to NYHA. …”
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Prevalence, Predictive Factors, and Characteristics of Osteoporosis in Hyperthyroid Patients by Ayotunde O. Ale, Anthonia O. Ogbera, Henry O. Ebili, Olusola L. Adeyemo, Taiwo O. Afe

“…Biochemical tests included blood, thyroid functions, intact parathyroid hormone, corrected calcium, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D tests. …”
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Clinical management and diagnosis of CLN2 disease: consensus of the Brazilian experts group by Leticia Pereira de Brito Sampaio, Maria Luiza Giraldes de Manreza, André Pessoa, Juliana Gurgel-Giannetti, Ana Carolina Coan, Hélio van der Linden Júnior, Emília Katiane Embiruçu, Adélia Maria de Miranda Henriques-Souza, Fernando Kok

“…Its classic form is rapidly progressive, leading to death within the first 10 years. The urge for earlier diagnosis increases with the availability of enzyme replacement therapy. …”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…In terms of age and diagnosis, only studies reporting on adults (> 18 years old) with a diagnosis of a LD who may also have a diagnosis of autism and/or mental health problems were included. …”
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Psychometrical properties of the Turkish translation of the New Knee Society Scoring System by Fatih Özden, Nazan Tuğay, Baki Umut Tuğay, Cem Yalın Kılınç

“…Results: The mean ages of the pre and post-operative groups were 67.16 ± 7.85 years and 71.65 ± 6.95 years respectively. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the new KSS calculated for symptoms (0.814), patient satisfaction (0.947), patient expectations (pre-op = 1.000, post-op = 0.997) and functional activities (0.864) were high. …”
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CAREUP: An Integrated Care Platform with Intrinsic Capacity Monitoring and Prediction Capabilities by Marcin Kolakowski, Andrea Lupica, Seif Ben Bader, Vitomir Djaja-Josko, Jerzy Kolakowski, Jacek Cichocki, Jaouhar Ayadi, Luca Gilardi, Angelo Consoli, Irina Georgiana Mocanu, Oana Cramariuc, Lionello Ferrazzini, Eva Reithner, Magdalena Velciu, Barbara Borgogni, Sofia Rivaira, Sara Leonzi, Giacomo Cucchieri, Vera Stara

“…The users are also presented with a machine learning-based prediction of how their intrinsic capacity might change over the following years. The platform’s operation was successfully tested with the participation of older adults and their caregivers in three countries: Austria, Italy, and Romania.…”
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CEREBRAL VESSEL REACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by N. N. Ilov, R. N. Schwartz, T. N. Panova

“…In 100 EAH patients, aged 30-60 years, cerebral blood flow parameters were assessed by transcranial Doppler ultrasound and capnometry at rest and during ventilation tests. …”
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Preperimetric glaucoma by N. A. Bakunina, E. V. Openkova, I. V. Shaposhnikova, L. M. Gabdrakhmanov, A. V. Kuroyedov, А. V. Seleznev, H. Y. Zargaryan

“…Cohort studies show that structural disorders are detected 5–12 years earlier than functional ones in 17–60 % patients with POAG.…”
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