Vascular wall structure and function in patients with CHD, AH, and their combination by V. K. Fedulov, G. N. Soboleva, A. N. Rogoza, T. V. Balakhonova, M. I. Tripoten, Yu. A. Karpov

“…Group I included 34 CHD patients (mean age 57,3±10,4 years; 76% men; 54% smokers). Group II included 46 patients with CHD and AH (mean age 62,4±6,5 years; 41% men; 15% smokers). …”
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Depression, anxiety, sexual function and quality of life in women with hyperprolactinemia by Renan Massao Nakamura, Daniela Angerame Yela, Amanda Carvalho Santos, Beatriz Cipriano Ribas, Pedro Henrique Rosa e Silva, Bianca Netto Motta, Gabriela Pravatta Rezende, Cristina Laguna Benetti-Pinto

“…Abstract Objective: To evaluate anxiety, depression, sexual function and quality of life in women with hyperprolactinemia. …”
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Validation of functional activity index in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RAS) by V. N. Amirdjanova, O. M. Folomeeva, S. F. Erdes

“…Validity assessment was performed on 454 pts with definite RA,mainly female (85,2%) with mean age 51,3±11,3 years, mean disease duration was 9,1±8,5 years, 59,7% of pts were seropositive on rheumatoid factor, most pts had moderate or high inflammatory activity of the disease (95,6%), II or III radiological stage ( 44,7% and 27,8% respectively, II (53,5%) or III (31,8%) functional class. …”
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The association between spirometry measurement quality, cognitive function, and mortality by Consuelo Quispe-Haro, Tatyana Court, Magdalena Kozela, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Nadezda Capkova, Hynek Pikhart, Martin Bobák

“…Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between poor-quality spirometry and cognitive function, and a Cox proportional regression was used to analyze the risk of total mortality over a 17-year follow-up. …”
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Collagen-associated syntropy in children with functional disorders of the digestive system by T. V. Stoieva, O. V. Dzhagiashvili, S. V. Prokhorova, V. A. Gudz, O. Yu. Yemelyanova

“…The aim of this study was to determine the features of collagen-associated syntropic pathology in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Materials and methods. 63 children with functional gastrointestinal disorders aged 2.5 to 16 years were examined. …”
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Influence of Family Functioning on Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents in the City of Milagro by Isabel Amarilis Leal Maridueña, Jennifer Carolina Velasco Zea, Luz Virginia Flores Valencia, Ketty Zoraida Vergara Mendoza, Elvia Isabel Elvia Isabel Crespo Baldeón

“…Objective: The study aims to determine whether better family functioning is associated with lower levels of depression in adolescents aged 12-17 years in Milagro (Ecuador). …”
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Otolith assessment in elderly using combined vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials and subjective visual vertical test by Amany Mohammed Fouda, Trandil Hassan El-Mahallawi, Afaf Ahmed Emara, Mona Ahmed Kotait

“…In our study, we assessed age related changes in vestibular function via measurement of combined Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic potentials (VEMPs) as well as Static Subjective Visual Vertical Test (SVVT) for otolith function. …”
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Ten-Year Follow-Up of a Fragment Reattachment to an Anterior Tooth: A Conservative Approach by Luiz Mendes, Laisa Laxe, Leandro Passos

“…This report describes the 10-year follow-up data of a patient who underwent fragment reattachment to the maxillary central incisor after coronal fracture with pulp exposure as well as the procedures followed for functional and esthetic adjustments. …”
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Undiagnosed scrotal swelling in a 36-year-old man: A congenital arteriovenous malformation by Frank A. Cusimano, DO, PhD, MS, MA, MPhil, Adriana Vaglica, RDMS, Christine Mitchell, RVS, Martyna Czarnik, BA, Adam Tonis, DC, David A. Greuner, MD

“…We have reported the case of a 36-year-old man with severe scrotal swelling that had remained undiagnosed after multiple diagnostic tests. …”
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Description of Renal Function among Patients Admitted with Myocardial Infarction by Iyad Ali, Nadia Kasem, Jenan Laboun, Hiba Salameh, Sabreen Abu Sneineh, Wala Sabateen, Khadeeja Badran

“…Creatinine and Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) were the most commonly used tests to evaluate the kidney function. About 254 (91.0%) patients had been tested for their serum creatinine levels with 66 (26.0%) of these patients had high blood creatinine concentration. …”
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Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display System-based Developmental Eye Movement Test by Jung-Ho Kim, Ho-Jun Son, Sung-Jin Lee, Deok-Young Yun, Soon-Chul Kwon, Seung-Hyun Lee

“…After undergoing measurement of their visual function, through medical questionnaire, interpupillary distance, near point of convergence (NPC), near point of accommodation (NPA), and far and near phoria, the correlation between the tests was analyzed performing DEM vertical, horizontal test and VR HMD DEM (VHD) vertical, horizontal test. …”
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Characteristics of the Parameters of Somatic Construction and Fitness Level in Elderly People Based on Selected Fullerton Test Samples by Marek Zieliński, Jolanta Zielińska, Robert Ślusarz

“…The age of the female students ranged from 60 to 75 years with the average age of 65 years. The group of women included in the tests were attending classes at the University of the Third Age at the University of Humanities and Economics, undertaking activities related to physical activity of elderly people in the area of a physical recreation (15 women) and the ‘solo’ dance (15 women). …”
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Lead (Pb) Exposure on Hemoglobin Levels and Decreasing Lung Function of Fuel Station Workers Banjarmasin by Muhamad Taufiqurrahman, Isa Ansori, Meitria Syahadatina Noor, Haryati Haryati, Ali Assagaf, Mohamad Isa

“…Urinary Pb measurement was carried out by spectrophotometry, then the relationship to peripheral blood hemoglobin (Hb) levels and lung function was analyzed based on FEV1 (%), FVC (%), and FEV1/FVC ratio with a simple linear regression test. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF APPLICATION OF IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN WITH NONSPECIFIC CHRONIC BRONCHOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY by Yu. E. Ovchinnikova, N. V. Korneva, P. V. Gavrilov

“…The introduction of new immunological tests (test with Diaskintest) enables timely, but refer the child for examination in phthisiopulmonology the presence of comorbidity. …”
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Asthma control test and pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire association in children with poor asthma control by Pınar Karadeniz, Şebnem Özdoğan, Durdugül Ayyıldız-Emecen, Ümmühan Öncül

“…At enrollment, sociodemographic and asthmatic characteristics were investigated and pulmonary function test (PFT), ACT and PAQLQ were administered. …”
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An Analysis on the Applicability of Meta-Heuristic Searching Techniques for Automated Test Data Generation in Automatic Programming Assessment by Musa et al.

“…Nonetheless, thus far the researches on APA have not yet usefully exploited the techniques accordingly to include a better quality program testing coverage. Therefore, this study has conducted a comparative evaluation to identify any applicable MHST to support efficient Automated Test Data Generation (ATDG) in executing a dynamic-functional testing in APA. …”
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A non-randomized pilot study to test the feasibility of developing a frailty scale for pet cats by Elizabeth J. Colleran, Mikel M. Delgado, Yunyi Ren, Alexander J. German, Margaret E. Gruen, Danièlle A. Gunn-Moore, Kathleen Romanowski, Wendy Simpson, Christine Kirnos, Kathleen Keefe Ternes, Judy Karnia, Marybeth Temples, Sandra L. Taylor, Melissa Bain, C. A. Tony Buffington

“…The derived variables were used to investigate the following domains of frailty: (1) cognitive function; (2) behavior; (3) activity; (4) body weight; (5) body condition score; (6) muscle condition score; (7) any unexplained changes in weight, cognitive function, or eating behavior; and (8) the number of chronic diseases identified in the cat. …”
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Cushing’s Disease: The Relevance of a Combined Dexamethasone Desmopressin Test as a Component of Postoperative Hormonal Evaluation by Przemysław Witek, Grzegorz Zieliński, Katarzyna Szamotulska

“…The risk of Cushing’s disease (CD) recurring may persist for years, even after initially successful surgery. Objective. …”
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Abstract 260: TCD Bubble test as a Screening tool for detection of Patent Foramen Ovale in Stroke by Danish Ahammed PK, Paul Alapatt, Aiswarya Raj, Ashraf VV, Shafeed Mattummal

“…Introduction Introduction & Objectives: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound provides rapid, noninvasive, real‐time measures of cerebrovascular function. Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is fourfold more common in Young Stroke Patients <55 years of age, as opposed to age‐matched controls. …”
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Field Testing of a Smart Geomat Based on Fiber Optic Sensors and Sensor Fusion for Levee Monitoring by Manuel Bertulessi, Francesca Ceccato, Francesco Ioli, Federico Barbieri, Livio Pinto, Paolo Simonini, Giovanni Menduni

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