Surgical Management of Anterior Urethral Stricture: A 23-year Single-Center Study by Guo Y, Ma N, Zhang J, Chen S, Liu P, Yang Z, Li Y

“…There was no statistically significant difference in stricture-free survival among the five surgical groups (Log rank test: χ² = 3.83, p > 0.05). The binary univariate logistic regression analysis showed that stricture symptom duration (p < 0.05) and previous urethroplasty (p < 0.05) were independent predictors of surgery failure.Conclusion: This long-term retrospective study on male anterior urethral stricture disease demonstrates that surgical management is an effective and functional treatment. …”
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The Use of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in the Treatment of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by K. S. Karaganov, A. S. Lishuta, Y. N. Belenkov

“…A statistically significant improvement in endothelial function indices of both large vessels (phase shift: from 5.6 [2.4;7.2] to 6.8 [3.3;8] m/s) and microcirculatory vessels (occlusion index: from 1.5 [1.2;1.7] to 1.66 [1.3;1.9]), as well as a decrease in functional disorders of nailfold capillaries (percent of perfused capillaries, capillary network density in the reactive hyperemia test) also were found. …”
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Running and Thinking: Unmasking the Lingering Effects of Sports Concussions Through Complex Dual-Task Testing by Gabriel Lavoie, Mathieu Bolduc, Veronik Sicard, Franco Lepore, Dave Ellemberg

“…Methods: A total of 43 18–25-year-old male and female student athletes were recruited (20 asymptomatic concussed athletes who suffered at least one concussion 2.79–7.92 months before testing, 23 never concussed). …”
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The Functional Assessment of Balance in Concussion (FAB-C) Battery by Thaer Manaseer, Jackie L. Whittaker, Codi Isaac, Kathryn J. Schneider, Douglas P. Gross

“…. # Results Seven tests were included in the FAB-C battery. All 40 uninjured participants \[12 female; median age 17 years] completed the FAB-C assessment compared to 86% of seven participants with SRC \[1 female; median age 17]. …”
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Cognitive Functions and Depression in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Per G. Farup, Knut Hestad

“…IBS was statistically significantly associated with depression but not with any of the tests for cognitive functions. Conclusions. IBS was associated with depression but not with impaired cognitive functions. …”
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Noninvasive Quantification of Nausea Severity in Pediatric Functional Nausea by Nicole D. Muszynski, Suseela Somarajan, Jordan D. Busing, Alexandra C. Russell, Sari A. Acra, Leonard A. Bradshaw

“…Methods: We compared nonrandomized fasted HR-EGG recordings from control subjects (N = 10; 11–17 years; 3 M/7F) with recordings from functional nausea patients (N = 10; 12–18 years; 1M/9F) with inactive nausea at time of testing but had experienced nausea in the preceding 2 weeks. …”
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Phylogenetic and functional assessment of orthologs inference projects and methods. by Adrian M Altenhoff, Christophe Dessimoz

“…We systematically compared their predictions with respect to both phylogeny and function, using six different tests. This required the mapping of millions of sequences, the handling of hundreds of millions of predicted pairs of orthologs, and the computation of tens of thousands of trees. …”
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Normative data on cardiovascular autonomic function in Greenlandic Inuit by Jesper Fleischer, Dorte Vistisen, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Stine Byberg, Jens Christian Laursen, Christian Stevns Hansen, Marie Mathilde Bjerg Christensen, Trine Larsen

“…A linear fall in cardiovascular autonomic function tended to level off beyond age of 60 years for supine-to-upright position ratio. …”
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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection and its impact on the auditory function by R. A. Ivanova, M. Yu. Boboshko, E. S. Garbaruk, S. M. Vikhnina, V. V. Vasiliev, N. V. Rogozina, A. A. Grineva

“…Assessment of central auditory pathways function has been performed in children elder than 4 years old: 70% of children of the main group and 10% of children of the comparison one were identified with auditory processing disorders. …”
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Breathing Reserve and Lung Function in Female Elite Runners by Ferdinand Grov Kyte, Karoline Holsen Kyte, Linn Skinstad, Jonny Hisdal, Trine Stensrud

“…We examined 15 female elite runners and 15 healthy, matched female controls aged 24–33 years with regard to pulmonary function, MVV, V_Emax, BR, and VO₂max. …”
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Screen time exposure and executive functions in preschool children by Nemanja Lakicevic, Marko Manojlovic, Elena Chichinina, Patrik Drid, Yury Zinchenko

“…A total of 1016 preschool children aged 5–6 years (M = 70.8 months, SD = 4.5) were tested using the Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment (NEPSY-II) and the Dimensional Change Card Sort tests for cognitive flexibility (CF), visual working memory (WM), verbal WM, inhibition and motor persistence with parental consent, while ST was reported via a questionnaire completed by their mothers. …”
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Evaluation of otolith function in children after cochlear implant by Mona Serry Mohamed Elbarbary, Reham Mamdouh Lasheen, Enaas Ahmad Kolkaila, Afaf Ahmed Emara

“…Methods This study investigated vestibular function by comparing 30 children aged 5 to 18 years with unilateral cochlear implant to a control group of 30 age-matched children with normal peripheral hearing. …”
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Health conditions referred and functional disability degree in elderly by Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Fabíola de Araújo Leite Medeiros, Francisco Stélio de Sousa, Rosilene Santos Baptista, Alexsandro Silva Coura, Rafaella Queiroga Souto

“…It was identified: functional mild disability (34%) and severe (8%). The elderly needed: medical consultation (25%), laboratory tests (25%), medication (19%), false teeth (72%), dentures (22%) and walking-stick (6%). …”
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Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder by Amanda Menezes, Natália Martins Dias, Bruna Tonietti Trevisan, Luiz Renato R. Carreiro, Alessandra Gotuzo Seabra

“…Eighteen children and adolescents, 7-13 years old, divided into experimental (EG, N = 8) and control (CG, N = 10) groups, were assessed in the Block Design and Vocabulary subtests of the WISC III and seven tests of EF. …”
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Pituitary function in patients with primary and secondary empty sella by Lucas Steckel, Elke R. Gizewski, Elke R. Gizewski, Susanne Kaser

“…BackgroundDue to the increasing availability and sensitivity of neuroradiological imaging, the number of incidental findings of empty sella (ES) is rising, however, the clinical relevance is not clearly defined.MethodsIn this longitudinal, single-center study patients with first-time diagnosed primary or secondary empty sella were analyzed and followed up for five years. Hormone deficiencies were diagnosed by measuring basal pituitary and target organ hormone levels or dynamic stimulation tests.ResultsOverall, 119 patients, 97 with primary (PES) and 22 with secondary empty sella (SES) were included. …”
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Scientific rationale of ingredients choice for functional fish pastes by A. S. Kupriy, N. I. Dunchenko, E. S. Voloshina

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A Study on Frequency Response Functions in Pavement Engineering by Filippo G. Pratico, Gianfranco Pellicano, Matteo Bolognese, Gaetano Licitra

“…Mechanical impedance (MI) defines the ability of a system to vibrate as a consequence of force application. In the recent years, the correlation of this parameter with tire-road noise and other characteristics has gained certain attention. …”
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Hereditary pseudocholinesterase deficiency in a 4-year-old girl: a case report by Julia Schulze-Berge, Lukas Pillong, Birgit Busse, Wolfram Henn, Nasenien Nourkami-Tutdibi, Dominik Schmitz, Tobias Hüppe

“…Abstract Background This report outlines a case of pseudocholinesterase deficiency in a pediatric patient, whose autosomal recessive condition is caused by two different pathologic variants of the butyrylcholinesterase gene, resulting in a rare case of functional homozygosity. Case presentation A healthy 4-year-old girl of Northern European descent underwent general anesthesia for tonsillotomy, adenoidectomy, and bilateral tympanocentesis. …”
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Monitoring respiratory function with telemedicine devices in asthmatic children by Katalin Kapus, Katalin Kapus, Ferenc Rárosi, Zoltán Novák, Ferenc Peták, József Tolnai

“…Home-based telespirometry offers a promising approach, enabling regular lung function testing, early exacerbation detection, and improved disease management while reducing the burden of in-person visits. …”
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Preserving Paratenon in Acute Achilles Tendon Repair: A 5-Year Follow-Up by Mohammad Hossein Chegini Kord MD, Alireza Ebrahimi MD, Gregory R. Waryasz MD, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD, Mohammad Razi MD

“…Patients were prospectively evaluated with a mean follow-up duration of 5 years (between 48 to 72 months). Functional outcomes were assessed using the Achilles Tendon Rupture Score (ATRS) and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) rating scales in all patients at 6, 9, 18, and 36 months postoperatively. …”
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