Association of Fatigue Severity with Balance, Strength, and Functional Independence in Community Dwelling Poststroke Hemiparesis by Nehal Harshad Bhai Prajapati, Shraddha Jasmin Diwan

“…Subject with significant auditory, visual, or cognitive issues were excluded from the study. Functional independence measured (FIM) by FIM scale, fatigue with fatigue severity scale (FSS), balance by step test and strength was measured by five time sit-to-stand test. …”
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Physical performance on the early 6-minute walk test in coronary artery bypass grafting patients during inpatient cardiac rehabilitation by Yao Wu, Bao Ren, Jing Li, Liqun Chi, Ping Li, Jiahui Wu

“…BackgroundThe 6 min walk test (6MWT) is widely used to evaluate functional exercise capacity, therapeutic effects, and prognosis in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. …”
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Types of the left ventricle geometry and changes in functional parameters of the heart in patients with atrial fibrillation by V. V. Syvolap, A. O. Bohun

“…To study the features of the left ventricle remodeling and changes in its functional signs in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Respective association of joint space narrowing and osteophyte formation with knee symptoms and function in China by Liyi Zhang, Chutong Lin, Jian Jin, Jianhao Lin, Zhichang Li

“…Univariate analyses were used to screen variables, and multivariate analyses were conducted to investigate the respective risk factors for JSN and osteophytes, as well as their impacts on knee symptoms and function. Results A total of 1,184 patients (795 females and 389 males; mean age 61.1 ± 7.4 years) were enrolled in this study. …”
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Measuring and modelling functional moat area in perennially ice-covered Lake Fryxell, Antarctica by Michael S. Stone, Mark R. Salvatore, Hilary A. Dugan, Madeline E. Myers, Peter T. Doran

“…The size of these moats varies from year to year. Here, we have established the first published record of moat area changes at MDVs’ Lake Fryxell through time using manual traces of the moat as observed via satellite imagery. …”
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Functional Capacity, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Oxygen Consumption Predict Mortality in Patients with Cirrhosis by José Leonardo Faustini Pereira, Lucas Homercher Galant, Danusa Rossi, Luis Henrique Telles da Rosa, Eduardo Garcia, Ajácio Bandeira de Mello Brandão, Cláudio Augusto Marroni

“…All patients were followed up for three years and submitted to the 6MWT, pressure measurements with a compound gauge, and an exercise test (VO2peak). …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRAINING MEANS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PREPARATION PERIOD WITH ELITE WOMEN BIATHLETES by M. Klechorov

“…For the purposes of the research, a comparative analysis of the training means was made in the beginning of the training period in two successive years. The study also presents the results from the functional diagnostics, made by means of a laboratory spiroergometric test. …”
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Treatment optimisation in patients with functional Class II chronic heart failure and arterial hypertension by S. G. Kanorskyi, V. G. Tregubov, V. M. Pokrovskyi, N. A. Bulozhenko

“…Results.While both medications improved left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, only quinapril demonstrated beneficial effects on LV structure, geometry, and systolic function. …”
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Comparing Functional Movement Screen Scores Between Athlete and Non-Athlete Female Students by Maral Entezami, Ali Shamsi Majelan, Hasan Daneshmandi

“…Objective: The present study aimed to compare the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) scores between athlete and non-athlete female students. …”
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EFFECT OF HIP ADDUCTORS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS BALANCE by Rumiana Tasheva, Georgi Mitrev

“…Results: The results from the Shark Skill Test on the left and on the right lower limb demonstrated statistically significant better time and fewer mistakes among 1G basketball players (average 20.9 years) with shorter left and right adductors than these with normal adductors’ elasticity. …”
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Poor lower extremity function was associated with pre-diabetes and diabetes in older chinese people. by Wen Zhang, Suxing Shen, Wei Wang, Chunling Zhou, Limin Xu, Jiahe Qiu, Jiaqi Wang, Xiangxue Meng, Yixiong Liang, Kaijun Niu, Qi Guo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Our study population comprised 976 subjects (mean ± SD age: 67.6±6.0 years; 44.5% men) from the Hangu area of Tianjin, China. …”
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The age and residence impact on IgE serum level in patients with allergic asthma by Raghdah Maytham Hameed, Huda Hadi Al-Hasnawy, Haidar Abdul Amir Najim Abood

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Altered GABAA receptor function in women with endometriosis: a possible pain‐related mechanism by Anton Sandström, Marie Bixo, Torbjörn Bäckström, Anna Möller, Sahruh Turkmen

“…Our primary objective was to compare GABAA receptor function between women with endometriosis and healthy controls by performing a challenge test with diazepam, a GABAA receptor agonist, using the saccadic eye velocity as the main outcome. …”
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Renal function in patients with anemia and severe chronic heart failure: effects of iron medications by M. A. Efremovtseva, T. A. Kasantseva, L. G. Aleksandriya, T. B. Dmitrova

“…In total, 42 patients (mean age 69,3+1,2 years) with Functional Class III-IV stable CHF (NYHA classification) were examined. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Physical Function and Adipomyokines According to Exercise Type in Obese Elderly Women by Chan-Yang Kim, Yong-Hyun Byun

“…PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different types of exercise on physical function and adipomyokine levels in obese older women. …”
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Functional Outcome of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Quadriceps Tendon Autograft by Varrdhaman H Dhariwal, Ashokan Chandran, Aravinth Thamizholi, Ajith Kumar, Mohan K Kannaiyan

“…Functional outcomes are measured using the Tegner–Lysholm (TL) score and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, which provide an in-depth evaluation of knee function and patient recovery. …”
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The association between the Kidney Donor Profile Index and one-year outcomes in Brazilian kidney transplant recipients of standard criteria donors by Ana Paula Aquino de Morais, Renato Demarchi Foresto, Maria Amélia Aguiar Hazin, Bianca Cristina Cassão, Helio Tedesco-Silva, José Medina Pestana, Lúcio Requião-Moura

“…The primary outcome was composed of death, graft loss, and 1-yr-graft function <30 mL/min/1.73m2 (eGFR, CKD-EPI). Logistic regression identified variables associated with the primary outcome, while 1-yr eGFR across KDPI strata was compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test, adjusted with the Bonferroni test. …”
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Physiological criteria of functional fitness and determinants of physical work capacity of highly skilled wrestlers by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Sergii Iermakov, Jerzy Eider, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Natalija Mazurok

“…Instrumental research methods were used to record indices of functional fitness (FF) and physical work capacity of wrestlers while performing a specialized test with throws of a partner and a block of testing physical loads on a bicycle ergometer. …”
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Exposure to residential air pollution and the development of functional connectivity of brain networks throughout adolescence by Michelle S.W. Kusters, Laura Granés, Sami Petricola, Henning Tiemeier, Ryan L. Muetzel, Mònica Guxens

“…Therefore, we studied the association of air pollution exposure from birth to 3 years and one year before the first imaging assessment with the development of functional connectivity across adolescence. …”
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The Effects of Smoking and Airway Restriction on Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Yeşildağ M, Keskin Z, Yavşan DM, Bekci TT, Osmanoglu UO

“…They were also classified into thickened CIMT (≥ 0.8mm) and normal CIMT (< 0.8mm) groups. Pulmonary function tests (PFT), carotid Doppler ultrasound, and biochemical and haematological tests were applied to all the participants.Results: CIMT values were markedly increased in the COPD group (1.00 [0.90– 1.30] mm), compared to the smoker group without airway obstruction (0.70 [0.58– 0.90] mm) and the non-smoker control group (0.60 [0.50– 0.70] mm). …”
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