Antigen concentration, viral load, and test performance for SARS-CoV-2 in multiple specimen types. by Allison Golden, Michelle Oliveira-Silva, Hannah Slater, Alexia Martines Vieira, Pooja Bansil, Emily Gerth-Guyette, Brandon T Leader, Stephanie Zobrist, Alan Kennedy Braga Ferreira, Erika Crhistina Santos de Araujo, Catherine Duran de Lucena Cruz, Eduardo Garbin, Greg T Bizilj, Sean J Carlson, Mariana Sagalovsky, Sampa Pal, Vin Gupta, Leo Wolansky, David S Boyle, Deusilene Souza Vieira Dall'Acqua, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Valdinete Alves do Nascimento, Juan Miguel Villalobos Salcedo, Paul K Drain, Alexandre Dias Tavares Costa, Dhélio Pereira, Gonzalo J Domingo

“…The relationship between N-antigen concentration and viral load within and across different specimens guides the clinical performance of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in different uses. A prospective study was conducted in Porto Velho, Brazil, to investigate RDT performance in different specimen types as a function of the correlation between antigen concentration and viral load. …”
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The Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 Questionnaire: A Sensitive Test to Detect Risk for Autonomic Neuropathy by Sondre Meling, Erling Tjora, Heike Eichele, Niels Ejskjaer, Siri Carlsen, Pål Rasmus Njølstad, Christina Brock, Eirik Søfteland

“…The mean age for all groups was 69 years. Participants were phenotyped by cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests, electrical skin conductance, sural nerve electrophysiology, and the monofilament test. …”
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Effects of occupational exposure to lead on blood pressure and neurocognitive functions by Nadia Tigha-Bouaziz

“…Hypertension was assessed through a medical questionnaire and blood pressure measurement. Neurocognitive functions were evaluated using Euroquest, Profile of Mood States (POMS), and neurocognitive tests. …”
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Cardiac nodal and cardiac autonomic functions in children with vasovagal syncope by Serhat Koca, Feyza A Paç, İbrahim Ece, Denizhan Bağrul, Serkan Çay

“… In the present study, cardiac nodal (sinoatrial node and atrioventricular node) and cardiac autonomic functions have been investigated in children with vasovagal syncope (VVS). …”
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Functional Properties of Polyphenols in Grains and Effects of Physicochemical Processing on Polyphenols by Shuangqi Tian, Yue Sun, Zhicheng Chen, Yingqi Yang, Yanbo Wang

“…As the basic research on evaluating the antioxidant effect of active substances, in vitro antioxidant tests are faster and more convenient.…”
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Cognitive function dynamics in comorbid patients after angioreconstructive interventions by M. M. Tanashyan, K. V. Antonova, O. V. Lagoda, E. S. Berdnikovitch, R. B. Medvedev, I. I. Titkova, A. V. Naminov, A. V. Annushkin

“…Group 2 included 48 patients (median age, 64 years) with T2D. Over time, all the patients underwent clinical, neurological, and neuropsychological examinations, general clinical and biochemical blood tests, duplex scanning of the brachiocephalic arteries, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. …”
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Structural and Functional Changes of the Heart in Young Adult Tennis Players by Hsu-Chun Huang, Wei-Ting Lin, Ruei-Shyang Liu, I-Wei Lu, Chia-Chin Chiang, Hsiang-Chun Lee

“…This cross-sectional observational study investigated undetermined cardiac remodeling and functional adaptation in young tennis players. Fourteen males with regular tennis training (at least three times a week, mean playing age 8.3 ± 3.8 years, tennis group, tennis) and 12 males without any racket sports engagement (the control group, [CTL]) underwent comprehensive cardiac measurements using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography, recording of baseline characteristics, blood tests, and estimation of VO2 max by 12-min running. …”
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Intermuscular adipose tissue and muscle function in patients on maintenance hemodialysis by R. Gulsah Dilaver, Mert Demirci, Rachelle Crescenzi, Michael Pridmore, Lale A. Ertuglu, Andrew Guide, Robert Greevy, Baback Roshanravan, T. Alp Ikizler, Jorge L. Gamboa

“…IMAT was measured via calf muscle MRI, and body composition (BMI, fat mass index), metabolic markers (hs‐CRP, TNF‐α, IL‐6, insulin resistance), and circulating cell‐free mitochondrial DNA (ccf‐mtDNA) were assessed. Muscle function was evaluated with handgrip strength. IMAT differences between groups were tested using inverse propensity weighting. …”
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Sarcopenia in patients with liver cirrhosis according to hepatic functional reserve by Nayeli X. Ortiz-Olvera, Josue G. Junco-Enciso, Ricardo Cordova-Ramirez, Vanesa J. Gutierrez-Bailon, Segundo Moran-Villota

“…Materials and Patients: Patients who underwent liver function tests and an abdominal CT were included. The Child-Pugh index (CP) was obtained, and the skeletal muscle index (SMI) was calculated from the measurement of the cross-sectional area of the psoas muscle at the level of the third lumbar vertebra and normalized by the height of the patients (reference values for sarcopenia (Men <50cm2/m2; women <39cm2/m2). …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Developing Baseline Reference Ranges for Platelet Function by Olga B. Gordeeva, Maria S. Karaseva, Vasily A. Lastovka, Nato D. Vashakmadze, Margarita A. Soloshenko, Gregory V. Revunenkov, Kirill A. Valyalov, Viktor V. Altunin

“…The study included 30 relatively healthy patients aged from 1 to 18 years. Laboratory tests included complete blood count via automatic hematological analyzer; platelet aggregation in whole blood was evaluated via impedance aggregometer; plasmic hemostasis component (Quick prothrombin), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), and fibrinogen were evaluated on automatic coagulation analyzer; molecular genetic study of platelet genes polymorphisms was performed via real-time PCR. …”
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Microcirculatory and functional changes in the retina and visual channels in multiple sclerosis by E. P. Lantukh, M. V. Zueva, I. V. Tsapenko, O. V. Zaitseva, M. N. Zakharova, N. M. Maglakelidze, T. O. Simaniv

“…Material and methods: 19 patients with remitting MS (duration of about four years) and ON developed about six months ago were tested by standard neurologic and ophthalmologic techniques, optical coherent tomography (OCT) with the angio OCT (RTVue XR 100 Avanti) protocol. …”
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Mobile Toolbox sequences task: development and validation of a remote, smartphone-based working memory test by Jerry Slotkin, Aaron J. Kaat, Stephanie Ruth Young, Elizabeth M. Dworak, Miriam A. Novack, Yusuke Shono, Hubert Adam, Cindy J. Nowinski, Sarah Pila, Zahra Hosseinian, Maria Varela Diaz, Anyelo Almonte-Correa, Keith Alperin, Monica R. Camacho, Monica R. Camacho, Bernard Landavazo, Bernard Landavazo, Rachel L. Nosheny, Rachel L. Nosheny, Michael W. Weiner, Michael W. Weiner, Richard C. Gershon

“…The internal consistency was strong, with moderate test-retest reliability that is likely a function of the test's unproctored self-administration method. …”
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Evaluating age-related variations of gaze behavior for a novel digitized-digit symbol substitution test by Debatri Chatterjee, Rahul Dasharath Gavas, Kingshuk Chakravarty, Aniruddha Sinha, Uttama Lahiri

“…Fur-ther, the difference in gaze behavior which might be used as an indicator of cognitive functions is tested for two different age groups (13 participants<30 years and 11 participants >40 years). …”
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Correlation between spirometric findings and 6-min walk test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Sudha S, Vijiyalakshmi V, Vikash Sharma, Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy

“…Conclusion: The study results provide additional evidence that the 6MWT is a simple reproducible, inexpensive test to assess the patient’s functional capacity in the south Indian population. …”
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Midlife cognitive testing in Africa: validity of the Harmonised Cognitive Assessment Protocol in the Kenya Life Panel Survey by Jinkook Lee, Anthony Ngugi, Joshua R Ehrlich, William H Dow, Alden L Gross, Madeline Duhon, Eric Ochieng, Jean N Ikanga, Michael W Walker, Michelle Layvant, Edward A Miguel

“…The HCAP assessment was administered in 2023 at an average age of 37 years (10–90 range 34 to 41).Primary and secondary outcome measures For each individual, the CFA generates a general cognitive performance score, and cognitive performance scores for five distinct domains, including memory, executive functioning, language, orientation to time and place, and visuospatial functioning.Results Fit of the models to the data was adequate for general cognitive performance (root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.03; comparative fit index (CFI)=0.94; standardised root mean residual (SRMR)=0.05), language (RMSEA=0.02; CFI=0.95; SRMR=0.05) and good for memory (RMSEA=0.05; CFI=0.99; SRMR=0.02) and executive functioning (RMSEA=0.03; CFI=0.98; SRMR=0.03). …”
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Comparison of Motion Control Screening Test Scores in Active Women With a History of Knee and Ankle Injuries by Maryam Golmoradi Marani, Amir Letafatkar, Seyed Sadredin Shojaedin

“…Methods: Statistical population of this study was 57 active females (22 healthy subjects, 19 subjects with a history of previous knee injury and 16 subjects with a history of previous ankle injury) with age ranging from 18 to 25 years old. In order to evaluate subjects, were used to the movement control test set consists of nine separate questions. …”
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Comparison of Motion Control Screening Test Scores in Active Women With a History of Knee and Ankle Injuries by Maryam Golmoradi Marani, Amir Letafatkar, Seyed Sadredin Shojaedin

“…Methods: Statistical population of this study was 57 active females (22 healthy subjects, 19 subjects with a history of previous knee injury and 16 subjects with a history of previous ankle injury) with age ranging from 18 to 25 years old. In order to evaluate subjects, were used to the movement control test set consists of nine separate questions. …”
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Interpretation of Sectoral Standard Requirements and Test Methods for Orthopaedic Surgical Navigation Equipment Employing Robotic Technology by TANG Qiaohong, MENG Xiangfeng, WANG Hao, LI Shu

“…In recent years, robot-assisted technology has become increasingly sophisticated in the field of orthopedic surgical navigation. …”
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Intra-rater Reliability of a Qualitative Landing Scale for the Single-Hop Test: A Pilot Study by Maxime V. Measson, Matthew P. Ithurburn, Alexandre JM. Rambaud

“…Therefore, the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) scale was adapted to a primary functional test in the typical RTS test battery: the single leg hop for distance (SHD)…”
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Early years examination to identify suspect cerebral visual impairment (EYE-CVI): a feasibility study by Kathleen Vancleef, Rachel F Pilling, Brendan T Barrett

“…This study explores the feasibility of early years teachers (EYT) administering in-nursery assessments of visual function.Methods and analysis EYT within six nursery settings were recruited and underwent training and supervision in visual acuity and tablet-delivered visuoperceptual testing (children’s visual impairment test; CVIT 3–6). …”
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