The temporal onset of associations of cortical proteins with cognitive resilience vary during late life by Andrea R. Zammit, Tianhao Wang, Lei Yu, Shahram Oveisgharan, Vladislav A. Petyuk, Philip L. De Jager, Julie A. Schneider, David A. Bennett, Aron S. Buchman

“…Results: Mean age at death was 90 years (SD = 6.4); 69 % were female. On average, cognition started to decline at around 15 years before death, with accelerated decline in the last 7 years. …”
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Spinopelvic parameters in the lateral decubitus are different from standing and sitting positions by Mohammadreza Razzaghof, Alireza Moharrami, Ahmad Abbaszadeh, Mostafa Houshmand, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi

“…We included 90 men (mean age 44.93 ± 13.28 years) and 50 women (mean age 43.10 ± 12.17 years). …”
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Body composition and skeletal muscles status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs by O. V. Dobrovolskaya, M. V. Kozyreva, N. V. Demin, A. Yu. Feklistov, N. V. Toroptsova

“…Objective: to evaluate body composition and functional status of muscle tissue in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in relation to background therapy.Material and methods. …”
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Assessment of personality disorders in adolescents – a clinical validity and utility study of the structured interview of personality organization (STIPO) by C. Laczkovics, K. Czernin, A. Bründlmayer, M. Zeiler, W. Bangerl, C. Prause, P. L. Plener, S. Doering, V. Blüml, J. Carlitscheck, S. Bender, M. Krischer

“…New guidelines advise semi-structured interviews for the dimensional assessment of personality functioning. Methods We included 136 patients aged 13 to 17.9 years with a categorical PD diagnosis and 35 healthy control (HC) adolescents to assess the applicability of the Structured Interview for Personality Organization (STIPO) for adolescents and evaluate its validity by correlating the six outcome domains (identity, object relations, defenses, aggression, moral values, reality testing) and the overall severity level to several validated instruments. …”
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QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES FOLLOWING ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR-ASSISTED VS. ELECTROCAUTERY DISSECTION IN MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY: PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT by Nazgul Dzhantemirova, Marat Mauletbaev, Asiya Kukanova, Aizhan Bekisheva, Abay Makishev

“…Statistical analysis included chi-square tests for categorical variables and independent t-tests for continuous variables, with p<0.05 significancy. …”
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Impact of Heavy Slow Resistance vs. Convectional Exercise in Lateral Epicondylitis—A Pilot Study by S. M. Divya Mary, Jibi Paul, V. Hema Suresh, P. Senthil

“…Tennis Elbow Evaluation (Patient‐Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation, PRTEE) questionnaires, a patient‐specific functional scale, and grip strength tests were used in the study. …”
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Feasibility and cross-cultural validation of an adapted social skills group training programme (KONTAKTTM CHILD) for Chinese autistic children: a waitlist RCT protocol by Sven Bölte, Peipei Yin, Uchong Lao, Huilin Zhu, Fengjing Liang, Wuxia Bai, Xiaoqian Huang, Sonya Girdler, Xiaobing Zou

“…Other outcomes include parents and teachers’ reports of participants’ autistic traits and adaptive functioning, participants’ self-report and projective tests for self-assertiveness and psychosocial functioning, and parent reports on parental reflective functioning and perceived school support. …”
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Acute Effects of Myofascial Release on Foot Mobility and Performance in Basketball Players with Hypomobile Feet—A Randomized Controlled Trial by Nihat Sarıalioğlu

“…Twenty-four male basketball players (23.46 ± 2.81 years) participated in this study. The athletes were first subjected to foot mobility, balance and vertical jump tests. …”
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Femoral tunnel widening is associated with thigh muscle weakness following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A call for targeted rehabilitation by Bekir Eray Kilinc, Yunus Oc, Onur Gultekin, Ahmet Eren Sen, Demet Pepele Kurdal, Ali Varol

“…Statistical analysis included paired t-tests to assess tunnel widening effects. Results A total of 120 patients were included, with a mean age of 28.76 ± 6.65 years and a mean follow-up duration of 21.97 ± 8.64 months. …”
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Effects of Drumming-Based Cognitive and Physical Training on Cognitive Performance and Brain Activity in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Yeon-Gyo Nam, Bum-Sun Kwon

“…The intervention lasted four weeks, consisting of 30-min training sessions three times per week. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was employed to measure brain activity, while cognitive and emotional outcomes were assessed through standardized tests, including the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). …”
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Arthroscopic all-inside ACL reconstruction with anterolateral tendon fixation: a prospective cohort study on restoring rotational stability in high-grade tibial shift by Haoran Gu, Aifang Niu, Jingrui Ji, Miao He, Ying Yang, Junxia Lu, Jianghong Lv, Yongdong Yi, Hui Zhou, Wuping Zhou

“…Postoperative evaluations were conducted at immediate, 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month intervals and included: objective stability testing (Lachman and pivot-shift tests), functional outcome assessments (IKDC, Lysholm, and KOOS scores), and radiographic measurement of anterior tibial displacement.ResultsAll patients completed at least 12 months of follow-up, with no reported cases of recurrent instability. …”
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CO28 | Cognitive, adaptive abilities and behavioral symptoms in children and adolescents with hemophilia: a pilot study

“…The group was divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of a neurodevelopmental disorder, and the subgroups were compared across cognitive, behavioral, and adaptive functioning domains using non-parametric Wilcoxon tests. …”
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Promising Solutions to Address the Non-Specific Adsorption in Biosensors Based on Coupled Electrochemical-Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection by Alina Vasilescu, Szilveszter Gáspár, Mihaela Gheorghiu, Cristina Polonschii, Roberta Maria Banciu, Sorin David, Eugen Gheorghiu, Jean-Louis Marty

“…The analysis revealed a wide range of antifouling materials with tunable conductivity, thickness and functional groups that can be tested in the future with EC-SPR. …”
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Hybrid B-spline collocation method with particle swarm optimization for solving linear differential problems by Seherish Naz Khalid Ali Khan, Md Yushalify Misro

“…The optimized CHBSM (OCHBSM) was tested on four examples of linear two-point boundary value problems (BVPs), including a linear BVP system. …”
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Differentiated Prevention of Cardiac Complications of Extracardiac Surgery by A. N. Korniyenko, O. R. Dobrushina, E. P. Zinina

“…To predict different types of complications, one must focus attention on the following signs and, if needed, perform additional studies: 1) the functional class of exertional angina, stress tests (stress echocardiography using dobutamine or other agents), coronary angiography, and blood troponin T and I levels for Type 1; 2) the signs of the extent of the atherosclerotic process and the blood levels of C-reactive protein and other inflammatory markers for Type 2; 3) the clinical signs of heart failure and the blood levels of natriuretic peptides for Type 3. …”
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Late-onset hearing loss was not observed among preschool- aged children with prenatal Zika virus exposure: An analysis of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort... by Danielle Seabra Ramos, Lilian Ferreira Muniz, Mariana de Carvalho Leal, Demócrito de Barros Miranda Filho, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Elizabeth Brickley, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araujo, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Silvio da Silva Caldas Neto

“…This study aimed to analyze the natural history of hearing loss in children with CZS during their first four years of life. Data were collected from the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort in Pernambuco, Brazil. …”
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Clinical outcome of eplerenone in the management of acute central serous chorioretinopathy by Pramod Kumar Sharma, Bhagyashree Padhan, Ipsita Khuntia, Madhumita Naik, Biswambara Satpathy

“…The Statistical Programme for Social Sciences, version 23 was used for statistical tests. RESULTS: The mean age in the treatment and control group was 39.15 ± 12.1 years and 36.1 ± 8.09 years, respectively. …”
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An Educational App for the Selection of Blood Glucose Meters: A Cross-Sectional Study by Doniec Rafał, Krzepina Tymoteusz, Siecinski Szymon, Tausif Irshad Muhammad, Grzegorzek Marcin

“…The results showed a high correlation with laboratory measurements and similarity in key functionalities between the models. The application, tested on 30 individuals aged 18 to 79 years, demonstrated stability, speed, and a user-friendly interface, facilitating efficient data processing and generating recommendations.…”
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Reliability, validity, and acceptability of the simplified Mandarin Chinese EORTC QLQ-OPT30 for uveal melanoma patients by Yonghui Huang, Panpan Cui, Guangyan Dong, Tongfang Fan

“…The module measures various aspects such as ocular irritation, visual impairment, headaches, concerns about disease recurrence, appearance issues, functional problems related to vision impairment, reading difficulties, functional issues in the treated eye, and driving problems. …”
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PRIORITIES IN CONCEPT OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN IRRADIATED PATIENTS AT DISTANT PERIOD AFTER CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER BASED ON PROSPECTIVE COHORT DATA by R. G. Oganov, V. S. Sherashov, N. V. Sherashova, M. V. Sherashova, S. K. Kukushkin, O. G. Rudakova, E. A. Zhavoronkova

“…Database included results of standard questionnaires, social and demographic description, education, family status, smoking and alcohol habits, anthropometry, fasting lipids and glucose, blood pressure, ECG, arrhythmias on ECG monitoring, heart rhythm variability, Echocardiography, thyroid ultrasound image, spirometry, transesophageal electrophysiological study of heart conduction system, exercise tests, functional class of ischemic heart disease, stage of arterial hypertension, fatal/nonfatal end-points, as well as neurologist, endocrinologist and cardiologist conclusions. …”
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