Cross-cultural validation of the German Paediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory - Computer Adaptive Test: A comparative study with American normative standard scores by Christina Schulze, Myrthe Mali, Anders Kottorp

“…The Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI), has been revised as a computer adaptive test; the PEDI-CAT. Many items have been added making it relevant for children and youth from birth to 20 years of age. …”
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Functional outcomes following hip fracture with concurrent vertebral fracture within a fracture liaison service by Ong-art Phruetthiphat, Wasin Kanokwongnuwat, Yodhathai Satravaha, Panukorn Pinijprapa, Chaisiri Chaichankul, Pawin Gajaseni

“…Physical performance was measured using time up and go test (TUG) at 2 and 6-weeks follow-up. Functional outcome was assessed by Harris hip score (HHS) at 6 months and 1 year. 81 patients were included. …”
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The Effect of Maternal Choline Intake on Offspring Cognition in Adolescence: Protocol for a 14-year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial by Sophie A Roth, Angie E Lam, Barbara J Strupp, Richard L Canfield, Elisabeth Anne Larson

“…Cognitive function domains will be assessed using web-based software from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB Connect). …”
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Predicting Oncological and Functional Outcomes by Nephrectomy Type for T1 Renal Tumors Using Machine Learning Models by Dongrul Shin, Maisy Song, Jungyo Suh, Cheryn Song

“…For 5-year eGFR prediction, the GLM outperformed other models, achieving RMSE of 12.700 and R2 of 0.694 on the test set. …”
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Changes in health related quality of life in mothers with inflammatory joint disease from year 2000 to 2020 – a comparative cross-sectional study by Hege Svean Koksvik, Ingrid Nilssen, Bente Jakobsen, Hilde Bjørngaard, Marianne Wallenius, Marianne Wallenius, Kjersti Grønning, Kjersti Grønning

“…The overall aim of this study was to investigate changes in HRQoL among mothers with IJD from year 2000 to year 2020.MethodsThis study had a comparative cross-sectional design with two study groups 20 years apart, year 2000 (n = 77) and year 2020 (n = 197). …”
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Use of art as therapeutic intervention for enhancement of hand function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A pilot study by Sayali Khedekar, Apurv P Shimpi, Ashok Shyam, Parag Sancheti

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Inhibition of seed germination and seedling growth of Coix lacryma-jobi L. in leachate prepared from rhizosphere soil under different continuous cropping years and concentrations by Guiqin ZHOU, Lei LI, Bi SONG, Yi CHENG, Min LIU, Yinying LIU, Dailing LIU

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Evaluation of our care model in patients with fragility hip fracture: Multidisciplinary team and Fracture Liaison Service. A three-year retrospective study by José S. Barreda-Puchades, Joan Andreu-Safont, Sara Linares-Aguayo, Rafael Ortiz-Ramón, Marta Ribelles-Férez, Alberto García-Roig, Pablo Cañete-Sanpastor

“…Survival will be analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method, comparing treatment groups with the log-Rank-test. Results: The mean age was 85,21 ± 6,87 years, with 183 women (76, 25 %) and 57 men (23,75 %). …”
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Functional recovery after lumbar spinal stenosis surgery: Postural balance and residual urine as objective markers by Andreas K. Andresen, Leah Y. Carreon, Mikkel Østerheden Andersen

“…All patient reported outcome measures were significantly improved after surgery. Tandem test scores improved from 20.0 at baseline to 26.6 at three months follow up (p < 0.001) which was sustained at two years. …”
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Functional Outcome of Epidural Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Chronic Low Backache due to Intervertebral Disc Prolapse by R Sahaya Jose, SL Binesh, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…Version 20.0 of SPSS was employed for the analysis. The Chi-squared test will be used to determine the statistical significance of the relationship between the functional outcome of an ESI and qualitative indicators. …”
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Recovery from COVID-19: a 12-month follow-up study on cardiorespiratory fitness and pulmonary function by Cássia da Luz Goulart, Cássia da Luz Goulart, Vinícius Maldaner, Vinícius Maldaner, Carla Cristina de Araújo Alves, Mauricio Milani, Mauricio Milani, Mauricio Milani, Juliana Milani, Juliana Milani, Ana Clara Gonçalves da Costa, Ana Clara Gonçalves da Costa, Marcela Lopes Alves, Marcela Lopes Alves, Robson Fernando Borges, Claudia Cristina Conde Holanda Sobral, Claudia Cristina Conde Holanda Sobral, Letícia de Araújo Moraes, Jean Carlos Coutinho, Nádia Oliveira Gomes, Leandro Tolfo Franzoni, Filipe Ferrari, Audrey Borghi-Silva, Lawrence P. Cahalin, Graziella França B. Cipriano, Graziella França B. Cipriano, Graziella França B. Cipriano, Gerson Cipriano Junior, Gerson Cipriano Junior, Gerson Cipriano Junior, Ricardo Stein, Ricardo Stein

“…Participants underwent clinical evaluation, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), spirometry, and maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) measurement at baseline and again after 12 months.ResultsAfter one-year, significant improvements were observed across several CPET parameters, including VE/MVV ratio (Cohen's D = 0.66), peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) in both absolute and relative terms (ml/min: d = 0.67; and ml/kg/min: d = 0.45), oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES; D = 0.47) and a reduction in VE/VCO2 slope (D = 0.80). …”
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Assessment of Long-Term Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by Sanjay D. Gabhale, Mahavir Satishchand Bagrecha, Mitali Dash, Zeeshan Sheikh, S. Bhuvaneshwari, Rangraze Imran, Tharini Satheesh

“…Despite advances in treatment, COPD remains a significant global health burden, necessitating ongoing research to understand its long-standing impact on pulmonary function and quality of life (QoL). Methods: This longitudinal research enrolled 200 COPD and followed them over a 5-year period. …”
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Characterizing sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in patients aged 65 years and over, at risk of mobility disability: a multicenter observational trial (SARA-OBS) by Roger A. Fielding, Yves Rolland, Olivier Bruyere, Moise Desvarieux, Lorenzo M. Donini, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Achille Tchalla, Marc Bonnefoy, Mariangela Rondanelli, Rob Van Maanen, Jean Mariani, Carole Margalef, Susanna Del Signore, Cendrine Tourette, Waly Dioh, Stanislas Veillet

“…The primary endpoint was the change in Gait Speed (GS) in the 400-meter walking test (400MWT), reported at baseline and at Month 6/ end of the study (EOS). …”
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Restoration of Lost Functions in Students after Blast Traumatic Brain Injuries in the Process of Inclusive Physical Education by Oksana Blavt, Oleksandr Herasymenko

“…The research combined theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalization) and empirical methods (pedagogical experiment, testing). Testing was realized using the Dynamic Gait Index and the method of stabilization. …”
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The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Therapy on the Immune Function and Activity Limitations in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Sepideh Shakernejad, Javad Khalatbari, Majid-Mahmoud Alilou

“…Results: The Mean±SD age of the intervention group was 34.53±18.38 years, and the Mean±SD age of the control group was 42.80±17.97 years. …”
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The holistic rehabilitation from acute severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection to 10 years after recovery: A cross-sectional study by Min Li, Yalan Wang, Peiwen Qiao, Yaxin Guo, Peipei Guo, Tian Ma, Shaobo Dong, Jianbo Zhan, Jun Liu, Guizhen Wu

“…Herein, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of 24 hematological parameters and 12 liver and kidney function-related indicators in 143 naturally infected SFTS patients from the acute phase to 10 years post-recovery. …”
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Effectiveness of combination therapy of computerized cognitive rehabilitation and transcranial direct current stimulation on the cognitive function in elderlies by Marjan Mirzaei, Peyman Hasani Abharian, Farahnaz Meschi, Mehrdad Sabet

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of combination therapy of computerized cognitive rehabilitation and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the cognitive function in elderly people in Mashhad. Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental and follow-up study was a pre-test-post-test control group design. …”
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The impact of obesity and weight loss treatment on metabolic parameters, cardiovascular autonomic and sensory nerve function and in vitro fertilization outcomes in infertile women:... by Anna Vágvölgyi, Viktor Vedelek, Nóra Keller, Dalma Szöllősi, Szilvia Lada, Attila Nemes, Péter Kempler, Adrienn Menyhárt, István Baczkó, Tamás Várkonyi, Csaba Lengyel, János Zádori

“…Peripheral sensory function tests revealed significant deterioration in vibration sense and the current perception threshold of the median nerve at 2000 Hz in patients with obesity, as compared to controls. …”
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EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICATION THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND CHRONIC HEART FAILURE OF FUNCTIONAL CLASS I by K. S. Bondarenko

“…In order to objectively quantitatively determine regulatory adaptive status (RAS), a cardiorespiratory synchronism test was done. Results of the research showed that both medications improved indices of diastolic function of the LV, however only Quinapril effectively changed its structural and geometric parameters and systolic function. …”
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Current Smoking Dose-Dependently Associated with Decreased β-Cell Function in Chinese Men without Diabetes by Chun Wang, Yijun Wang, Junxia Wu, Suyi Liu, Ying Zhu, Shurong Lv, Ping Lin, Xiaoke Wang, Yan Xu, Shali Yu, Gang Chen, Quanyong Xiang

“…Current smoking was associated with β-cell deficiency (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.01–1.64) compared to never smoking. The β-cell function gradually decreased with increasing smoking intensity (Ptrend=0.0026), and the differences were statistically significant when the pack-year of smoking was 20 or above. …”
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