Identification of Yunnan Guangnan Dendrobium officinale With Different Growth Years Using UHPLC–Orbitrap–MS by Jiao Zhang, Yanping Ye, Yan Ding, Heng Tian, Xinglian Chen, Kaixi Li, Hongcheng Liu, Tao Lin

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Mediation analysis of depressive symptoms in the relationship between pulmonary function (measured by peak expiratory flow) and cognitive function among older adults in Chinese. by Chui-Yu Li, Hui-Rong Hu, Xiao-Qi Zhang, Yu-Mei Lin, Zhi-Yuan Chen

“…Depressive symptoms were assessed with the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10). Cognitive function was evaluated through tests of episodic memory and mental intactness. …”
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Exploring potential methylation markers for ovarian cancer from cervical scraping samples by Ju-Yin Lien, Lu Ann Hii, Po-Hsuan Su, Lin-Yu Chen, Kuo-Chang Wen, Hung-Cheng Lai, Yu-Chao Wang

“…The two-step model achieved an accuracy of 0.88 and an F1-score of 0.86 on the testing data. Furthermore, an over-representation analysis was conducted to explore the functions associated with genes mapped from differentially methylated positions (DMPs) in comparisons between normal and tumor samples, as well as between benign and malignant samples. …”
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Use of a novel chagas urine nanoparticle test (chunap) for diagnosis of congenital chagas disease. by Yagahira E Castro-Sesquen, Robert H Gilman, Gerson Galdos-Cardenas, Lisbeth Ferrufino, Gerardo Sánchez, Edward Valencia Ayala, Lance Liotta, Caryn Bern, Alessandra Luchini, Working Group on Chagas Disease in Bolivia and Peru

“…We developed a Chagas urine nanoparticle test (Chunap) to concentrate, preserve and detect T. cruzi antigens in urine for early, non-invasive diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease.…”
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Gender Difference in Orthostatic Vascular Stiffness Increase in Young Subjects by Victor N. Dorogovtsev, Dmitry S. Yankevich, Valentina M. Tsareva, Denis A. Punin, Ilya V. Borisov, Natalya N. Dekhnich, Andrey V. Grechko

“…To examine gender differences in orthostatic increases in vascular stiffness during the head-up tilt test (HUTT), standardized by hydrostatic column height. …”
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Stimulation of Basal Secretion in the Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome by L. I. Uchakova, S. V. Balalin, V. L. Zagrebin

“…The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of Stillavit in the treatment of dry eye syndrome (DES) and its effect on the density of conjunctival goblet cells and the functional parameters of tear production. Methods. There were analyzed treatment results of 18 patients (36 eyes) with DES at the age of 48 to 80 years (average 60.6 ± 1.3 years) including 17 women and 1 male before and after 1 and 3 months after Stillavit prescription. …”
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Normative Reference Values and Validity for the 30-Second Chair-Stand Test in Healthy Young Adults by Donald H. Lein Jr., Mansour Alotaibi, Marzouq Almutairi, Harshvardhan Singh

“…Perhaps, the 30-second chair-stand test (30CST) would be a good functional test in athletic populations as it has been shown to demonstrate good psychometric properties in older adults…”
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Learning Slope and Position Effects in Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test: Diagnostic Value in Schizophrenia by M. Alfimova, V.V. Plakunova, V.E. Golimbet

“…Schizophrenia patients (n=618; mean age 30.31±7.46 years; 54% female) were compared to 425 healthy people (24.15±5.44 years; 60% female) and 121 individuals with the postoperative fatigue (31.56±6.20 years; 42% female) on the performance of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). …”
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Testing factors influencing handgrip strength and reaction time to visual stimulus in selected martial arts by Dariusz Bajkowski, Wojciech J. Cynarski

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The effect of the state of the intestinal microbiome on the performance of cyclical sports athletes according to ergometric testing indicators by Yu. I. Koryukalov, M. S. Lapshin, M. V. Kondashevskaya, A. S. Bakhareva, E. Yu. Savinih

“…Purpose: to assess the functional-metabolic state and intestinal microbiota of athletes of cyclic sports with high and low levels of performance.Materials and methods: the study involved 20 male athletes of cyclic sports aged 18–22 years. …”
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The peculiarities of using and reading of hydrogen breath test results with lactose load in young children and their mothers by S. I. Ilchenko, S. M. Nedelska, T. V. Mozheiko

“…Materials and methods. Hydrogen breath test with nutritional lactose load, genetic marker C (-13910)T of the gene MCM6 investigation by buccal scraping, microbiological investigation of stool were carried out in 32 young children between 1 month and 2 years of age with different manifestations of functional gastrointestinal disorders. …”
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Assessing Differences and Implications of Two Methods for Calculating Outcomes in the Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test by Natalia Sokulska, Bartosz Zając, Paulina Katarzyna Gaj

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A Battery of Jump Tests Helps Discriminating Between Subjects With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability by Claudio Legnani, Matteo Saladini, Martina Faraldi, Giuseppe M. Peretti, Alberto Ventura

“…Our findings support the idea that side-hop tests could be more accurate than vertical jump tests for detecting functional deficits in patients suffering from CAI.…”
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A new spin on chemotaxonomy: Using non‐proteogenic amino acids as a test case by Makenzie Gibson, William Thives Santos, Alan R. Oyler, Lucas Busta, Craig A. Schenck

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Development and Validation of Quantile Regression Forests for Prediction of Reference Quantiles in Handgrip and Chair‐Stand Test by Giulia Giordano, Luca Mastrantoni, Francesco Landi, The Lookup 8+ Study Group

“…Eligible participants were 18+ years and provided written informed consent. After a 70/20/10 split in training, validation and test set, a quantile regression forest (QRF) was trained. …”
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Applying of classic parameters of cardiorespiratory exercise testing to identify high-risk patients in thoracic surgery by I. Sh. Kochoyan, А. А. Obukhova, Z. A. Zaripova

“…Statistical analysis of the data was carried out: intergroup differences were assessed using the Student t-test, prognostic significance – the Mann–Whitney U-test, and the separating value – the Youden index.Results. …”
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Preliminary Testing of the Discussion of Patient Life Goals Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Dialysis Facilities by Claudia Dahlerus, Noelle E. Carlozzi, Katrina Price, Jennifer A. Miner, Richard A. Hirth, Garrett Gremel, Peisong Han, Wei Zhang, Jennifer Sardone, Jesse Roach, Wilfred Agbenyikey, Stephanie L. Clark, Golden Horton, Alexander Yaldo, Joseph M. Messana

“…Rationale & Objectives: To test a new patient-reported outcome measure that assesses end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) maintenance dialysis patients’ experience with life goals discussions with their dialysis facility care team. …”
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The metacognitive functioning of patients with paranoid schizophrenia through the prism of emotional intelligence: a connection with cognitive deficit, clinical manifestations, soc... by A. G. Sofronov, A. V. Trusova, I. A. Getmanenko, A. E. Dobrovol’skaya, A. N. Gvozdetckii

“…In a sample of 300 patients with paranoid schizophrenia (age from 18 to 50 years, disease duration of at least 5 years, a total PANSS score of less than 120), MF was assessed using the Lyusin emotional intelligence test (EmIn) and the subjective assessment of interpersonal relationships (SOMO) test. …”
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Differential Item Functioning in the SF-36 Physical Functioning and Mental Health Sub-Scales: A Population-Based Investigation in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. by Lisa M Lix, Xiuyun Wu, Wilma Hopman, Nancy Mayo, Tolulope T Sajobi, Juxin Liu, Jerilynn C Prior, Alexandra Papaioannou, Robert G Josse, Tanveer E Towheed, K Shawn Davison, Richard Sawatzky

“…The purpose of this study was to test for DIF on the SF-36 physical functioning (PF) and mental health (MH) sub-scale items in a Canadian population-based sample.…”
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The five-year survival of patients with various components of metabolic syndrome after Q-myocardial infarction by N. S. Mikhaylovska

“…The observed difference between the groups in terms of survival (Gehan's Wilcoxon Test - p <0,05; Cox's F-Test - p <0,05; Log-Rank Test - p <0,01, Sox-Mantel Test - p <0,05 ) for five years. …”
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