Choosing a method for correcting anxiety in children aged 4–12 years before dental treatment by I. A. Nikolskaya, E. N. Anisimova, I. S. Kopetskiy, N. Yu. Anisimova, P. A. Voronin, V. A. Katyukhina

“…The level of anxiety of children from 4 to 6 years of age was determined using the “test of child anxiety” by R. …”
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Association of social contact with dementia and cognition: 28-year follow-up of the Whitehall II cohort study. by Andrew Sommerlad, Séverine Sabia, Archana Singh-Manoux, Glyn Lewis, Gill Livingston

“…More frequent social contact during midlife was associated with better subsequent cognitive trajectory: global cognitive function was 0.07 (95% CI 0.03, 0.11), p = 0.002 SDs higher for those with the highest versus lowest tertile of social contact frequency, and this difference was maintained over 14 years follow-up. …”
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The impact of viral infections on the results of hemopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancies by T. V. Antonova, O. E. Pobegalova, M. S. Nozhkin, M. A. Romanova, O. V. Gorchakova

“…Control groups were selected using matched samples method from patients with negative test results. HSCT complications rate and one-year survival were compared. …”
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Rehabilitation Protocol for Children with Chest Tube for Pleural Effusion: A Quasi-Experimental Pre- and Post-test Study by Sanyal Kumar, Anjani Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Pandey

“…Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design was employed. Thirty children aged 5–12 years with chest tubes for pleural effusion were enrolled. …”
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Methodological approaches to the efficient functioning assessment of the modern upper structure track by E. N. Efimova, N. P. Vinogorov, A. A. Shiladzhyan, V. M. Koshelev, D. A. Valov, N. V. Kuznetsova

“…The authors present the results of test calculations for assessing the effective use of ZhBR-65PShM, ZhBR-65Sh, ARS-4, Vossloh W-30 rail fasteners types on a 12-kilometer nominal section of the continuous welded rail with DT350 rails and a traffic density up to 80 t.km gross/km per year. …”
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Prevalence of decreased olfactory function in adults in a Brazilian population sample by Wilker Antunes Lira, Gilmar Felisberto Junior, Marco Aurélio Fornazieri, Wilma Terezinha Anselmo Lima, Ingrid Werner Picinini, Vanessa Ramos Pires Dinarte

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Case of autosomal dominant optic atrophy with relatively good visual function by Midori Tachibana, Takaaki Hayashi, Yuro Igawa, Kei Mizobuchi, Yosuke Miyasaka, Takashi Tsuchihashi, Kei Shinoda

“…We report our longitudinal findings of a 56-year-old man with autosomal dominant DOA whose visual functions remained relatively good and genetic testing was needed for the diagnosis of DOA. …”
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Balance performance in children with borderline intellectual functioning and specific language impairment by Aivars Kaupuzs, Viesturs Larins

“…The research group included participants at 11-13 years age who are enrolled in special schools. The normative data of m-CTSIB test were gained in previous researches. …”
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Asymptomatic ST-depression during exercise testing in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and autonomic dysfunction by Dmitry Nikitich Laptev, Tamara Leonidovna Kuraeva, Galina Vladimirovna Ryabykina, Sergey Dmitrievich Polyakov, Irina Timofeevna Korneeva, Leila Seymurovna Namazova-Baranova

“…Cardiac autonomic function was assessed using cardiovascular tests and 24-h ECG monitoring with automatic calculation of QT interval and heart rate variability parameters. …”
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Proposal for a Battery to Evaluate Functional Capacity in Older Adults with Disabilities by Josu Ascondo, Iñaki Llodio, Bingen Marcos-Rivero, Cristina Granados, Sheila Romero, Aitor Iturricastillo, Javier Yanci

“…The purpose was to design and validate a battery of physical tests, called EFEPD-1.0, adapted to assess functionality in people with disabilities. …”
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Radiographic and Functional Results following Subtalar Arthroereisis in Pediatric Flexible Flatfoot by David Ruiz-Picazo, Plácido Jiménez-Ortega, Francisco Doñate-Pérez, Natalia Gaspar-Aparicio, Victor García-Martín, José Ramírez-Villaescusa, Sergio Losa-Palacios

“…Pre- and postoperative differences in the measurement of angles were ascertained using Student’s t-test for paired samples; and a functional evaluation of the patients intervened was carried out pre- and postoperatively by administering the parent version of the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ-C) during a clinical interview. …”
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FEATURES OF THE INFLUENCE OF LOW LEVELS OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATION ON THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN by Borys V. Mykhailychenko, Andrii M. Biliakov, Alina O. Pletenetska

“…To investigate the influence of subclinical levels of alcohol intoxication on human cognitive functions, in particular attention, and to develop forensic criteria for their assessment. …”
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Identification of Reliable Target Brain Regions for Enhancing Object–Location Memory by Brain Stimulation by Mohamed Abdelmotaleb, Filip Niemann, Harun Kocataş, Leonardo M. Caisachana Guevara, Alireza Shahbabaie, Robert Malinowski, Steffen Riemann, Anna Elisabeth Fromm, Dayana Hayek, Daria Antonenko, Marcus Meinzer, Agnes Flöel

“…This study aimed to identify key brain regions involved in OLM that may serve as stimulation targets for future tDCS research and to assess the test–retest reliability (TRR) of both behavioral and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. …”
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Investigation of The Effect of Smoking on Some Blood Parameters and Respiratory Functions in Wrestlers by Kürşat Hazar

“…Height and body weight measurements, blood analysis and pulmonary function tests were respectively applied to the participants. …”
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ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION CHANGES IN PRE- AND POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by E. B. Prokofyeva, A. G. Avtandilov

“…All participants underwent echocardiography, 24-hour BP monitoring (BPM), brachial artery (BA) Doppler ultrasound, and reactive hyperemia test with nitroglycerine. The parameters of 24-hour BPM, left ventricular myocardial mass index, diastolic function, and endothelial function were analysed by age and the time of the climacteric disturbance development. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Linear Transducer “ADR Encoder” for Measuring Power and Speed of the Sit-to-Stand Tests in Older Adults by Luis Polo-Ferrero, María Luz Sánchez-Tocino, Arturo Dávila-Marcos, Marta Beatriz Carrera-Villegas, María Carmen Sánchez-Sánchez, Roberto Méndez-Sánchez

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Lower-limb muscle function is traditionally assessed with tests like the five times sit-to-stand test (5STS) and the 30-s chair stand test (30CS). …”
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THE VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM FUNCTION INDICATORS IN ORAL LIQUID OF IQOS SMOKING ADOLESCENTS by T.M. Popova, O.A. Nakonechna, O.V. Tishchenko, L.S. Kryvenko

“…Group II consists of ten smoking adolescents have smoked the IQOS for two years. Group III is formed by ten smoking adolescents who have smoked the IQOS for three years. …”
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Attention Deficit Predicts Intellectual Functioning in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 by Magdalena Heimgärtner, Sofia Granström, Karin Haas-Lude, Robert A. Leark, Victor-Felix Mautner, Karen Lidzba

“…Methods. 111 children aged between 6 and 12 years (53 NF1 plus ADHD, 28 NF1-only, 30 ADHD-only) performed the German version of the intelligence test WISC-IV and a continuous performance test (T.O.V.A.) to assess attention functions. …”
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The Interplay Between Social Factors and Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Outcomes—A 5‐Year Prospective Study by Uta Sailer, Fatemeh Asgari, Jon A. Kristinsson, Ingela Lundin Kvalem

“…The relationship between MBS outcomes 1‐year post‐surgery and social relationships 3 years post‐surgery was tested with multiple and logistic regressions. …”
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Enhancing Executive Functioning: The Impact of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Cochlear-Implanted Children by Karim Gharashi, Reza Abdi

“…Methods: Utilizing a semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test evaluations, our study focused on children aged 8 to 11 years. …”
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