Relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance and strength performance in young male athletes by Şükran İribalcı, Mert Aydoğmuş, Serkan Revan, Harun Genç

“…Functional movement screening (FMS) is a test developed to evaluate the fundamental movement patterns underlying both sports performance and injury risk. …”
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Severe Hypoglycemia and Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome in a 5-Year-Old Boy with Coexistent Hyperprolinaemia: A Case Report and Literature Review by Aikaterini Theodosiadi, Ilektra Toulia, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Fotini Adamidou, Danai Chourmouzi, Charalampos Antachopoulos, Athanasios E. Evangeliou, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Kyriaki Tsiroukidou

“…Results: The boy was presented to the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology for routine thyroid function assessment due to hypothyroidism. He was diagnosed with HPII at the age of 2 years old during an investigation for seizure episodes. …”
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Plastic but not progressive changes in cognitive function and hippocampal volume in an adolescent with bipolar disorder: a case report by Bo Liu, Bo Liu, Hui Sun, Hui Sun, Hui Sun, Qiannan Zhao, Qiannan Zhao, Qiannan Zhao, Li Li, Rong Tian, Su Lui, Su Lui, Su Lui, Hongru Zhu

“…Initially, the individual exhibited impaired general cognitive function, as indicated by an IQ score of 80 on the Standard Raven’s Progressive Matrices test, and demonstrated slightly reduced bilateral hippocampal volume compared to the normative reference, as determined through quantitative structural magnetic resonance imaging (qsMRI). …”
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Sarcopenic obesity negatively affects muscle strength, physical function and quality of life in obese elderly women by Dahan da Cunha Nascimento, Cristiane Rocha Silva, Jonato Prestes

“…The SO group presented significantly lower lean body mass, lower handgrip strength, inferior scores in the functional tests, inferior aerobic fitness, an impaired heart rate recovery, and an inferior aspect of quality of life as compared with the NSO group. …”
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Comparison of Functional Balance and Probability of Falling in the Elderly with and Without a History of Falling Living in Care Centers by Seyyed Mojtaba Tabatabaiasl, Parisa Sedaghati, Fariba Javazi

“…Results: Normality test results confirmed normality of data in the variables of performance equilibrium and probability of fall there was a significant difference between functional balance index in the elderly with a history of fall or without the history of fall. there was a meaningful difference between fall risk index in the elderly with a history of fall or without the history of fall. …”
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Two-phase linear relationship of Vitamin D and Vitamin A among children aged 0–14 years: a cross-sectional study by Wenyuan Liu, Qiao Wang, Bibo Mao, Fei Xu, Yefang Ke, Shengying Zhang, Chenbo Zhou, Chunyan Liu, Wenbo Lu, Jishan Zheng

“…Participants were children aged 0 to 14 years attending community health service centers for routine health check-ups. …”
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The Effect of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention on Executive Functioning and Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adults with Depression by Valentina Grand Jaramillo, María Camila Arbeláez Herrera, Andrés Mauricio Grisales, Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez, Oscar Mauricio Castaño Ramirez

“…Group comparisons were made using the Mann-Whitney U test for independent samples and the Bayesian Wilcoxon signed-rank test. …”
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Clinical and functional eye condition changes in the dry form of age macular degeneration depending on the AREDS stage by D. A. Teuvazhukova, L. L. Arutyunyan, T. G. Tlupova

“…A clinical study of 60 patients (120 eyes) with the dry AMD form, aged 55.1 ± 4.2 years, involved 30 patients (60 eyes) aged 52.7 ± 3.9 years with AREDS 2 category (initial AMD stage, group1) and 30 patients (60 eyes) aged 57.9 ± 7.8 years with AREDS 3 category (intermediate AMD stage, group 2). …”
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Endothelial dysfunction in heart failure with normal systolic function, and its correction with a metabolic agent, mildronate by V. P. Geychenko, A. V. Kuryata, O. V. Muzhchil

“…Follow-up period lasted up to 30 days. Endothelial function was assessed by brachial artery Doppler sonography (reactive hyperemia test; "Sonos-100" device), and by measuring blood stable pool of NO metabolite - NO2 (biochemical method by Green L.C. et al). …”
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Cognitive functions in patients suffering from hypertension and hypothyroidism with retrospective evaluation of control over disease compensation. by M. I. Lesiv

“…The aim of the study was to study the status of cognitive functions in hypertensive patients, patients with hypothyroidism, and in patients with combination of these diseases, taking into account the state of disease compensation. 67 patients (36 men and 31 women), average age – 49.84±2.83 years were examined. …”
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The relationship between motor competence and executive function as influenced by age, sex, and family socio-economic status by Behrouz Ghorbanzadeh, Behzad Mohammadi Orangi, Tolga Sahin

“…The main aim was to investigate the relationship between MC and EF and to determine whether age, sex, and SES could modify this relationship.MethodsThis descriptive-correlational study evaluated 475 participants from three age groups (8–11, 12–15, and 18–21 years). MC was measured using the BOT-2 test, and EF was assessed with the Stroop test. …”
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Effectiveness of Remote High-Intensity Aerobic Interval Training on Quality of Life and Physical Health in Breast Cancer Survivors: Two Years Follow-Up by Aija Klavina PhD, Sintija Liepina MS, Maija Viskinte, Edgars Bernans PhD

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Neuropsychological Function and the Relationship Between Subjective Cognition, Objective Cognition, and Symptoms in Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome by Amber Sousa, Min‐Kyung Jung, Arline Allera, Bernadette Riley

“…Very little research has directly examined the neuropsychological functioning profile in hEDS, but some research has found associations of hypermobility with cognitive difficulties, psychological symptoms, and structural brain differences. …”
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The Effect of Acute Endurance and Resistance Training with Low and Moderate Intensity on the Executive Functions of Overweight Adolescents’ boys by M Tabatabaei, B Aria, L Khavari Khorasani

“…This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of endurance and resistance training at low and moderate intensities on the executive functions of overweight adolescent boys.Method:The present study is a quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. …”
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Comparative assessment of bone mineral density in recipients with preserved function and calcium degeneration of heart valve bioprotheses by N. V. Rutkovskaya, A. N. Stasev, N. V. Kondyukova, O. K. Kuzmina, V. B. Fanaskov, L. P. Barbarash

“…The experimental groups included the patients with structural dysfunctions of BP associated with the calcification of the xenomaterial, confirmed by light and electron microscopy data (group I, n=22) and the patients with normal functional state of the implanted valves according to the results of echocardiographic tests (group II, n=48). …”
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Acute recovery of heart rate in a functional fitness session and its relationship with maximum oxygen consumption by Brian Johan Bustos-Viviescas, Carlos Enrique García Yerena, Rafael Enrique Lozano Zapata, Amalia Villamizar Navarro, John Alexander García Galviz

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> descriptive study with a quantitative approach with a convenience sample made up of 14 men (age 21.32±4.36 years; body mass 71.42±14.68 kg; height 1.75±0.17 m; BMI 23 01±3.61 kg/m2) and 5 women (age 22.81±3.48 years; body mass 65.82±8.45 kg; height 1.56±0.21 m; BMI 21.54± 1.35 kg/m2), they performed a maximal and incremental cardiorespiratory test (Course-Navette) and the WOD Pukie (150 burpees in the shortest possible time) on two days separated by 48 hours. …”
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Positional Differences in Youth Water Polo Players: Cognitive Functions, Specific Swimming Capacities and Anthropometric Characteristics by Neven Kovačević, Frane Mihanović, Linda Lušić Kalcina, Tatjana Matijaš, Tea Galić

“…<b>Objectives:</b> Water polo players ought to possess various physical capacities and well-developed cognitive functions that reflect the requirements of their specific playing position. …”
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Body composition versus body fat percentage as predictors of posture/balance control mobility and stability among football players under 21 years by Mohammed Zerf

“…They were tested by saving tests (Body Fat Percentage (BFP) -Abdominal test (Abdo) - Modified Bass Test of Dynamic Balance (DB) and standing balance (SB)). …”
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Effects of meldonium on cognitive and clinico-functional status of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction and arterial hypertension by Dotsenko N.J., Boev S.S., Shekhunova I.A.

“…The patients were divided into two groups: the main – 20 patients (18 men, 2 women), age 70.0 ± 1.8 years, and the control group – 20 patients (19 men, 1 woman), age 69.5 ± 1.6 years, who received the standard treatment of acute myocardial infarction and hypertension. …”
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Gender differences in self-reported social functioning of patients with chronic coronary artery disease and affective disorders by E. V. Lebedeva, E. D. Schastnyy, T. G. Nonka, A. N. Repin

“…The mean age of patients with chronic CAD in men was (57.2 ± 6.5) years, and in women (59.3 ± 7.1), p = 0.04. Qualitative and quantitative indicators were investigated using the Mann – Whitney, Wilcoxon and T-test; χ2 (Pearson›s goodness-of-fit test) was used to estimate the frequencies.Results. …”
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