The effect of active exercise and relaxation-based on psychological well-being, functional ability, and independence in the older adults by Yulvia Miftachurochmah, Cerika Rismayanthi, Rizki Mulyawan, Gallant Pamungkas

“…Data were analyzed using paired t-tests and Wilcoxon tests, depending on the distribution of the data. …”
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The effects of short-term vitamin D supplementation on the pulmonary function and physical fitness factors in adolescent wrestlers by hersh nouri, dariush shaikholeslami vatani, Naser Rostamzadeh

“…To investigate the research variables, serum 25(OH)D levels, pulmonary function by spirometry test and physical fitness indices were measured twice, before and after supplementation periods. …”
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Features of the cellular immune response in men with disorders of reproductive function depending on the type of alcoholic beverages consumed by L. L. Vorontsova, M. Ye. Zhuravlova, O. O. Mikhieiev, V. A. Kovalenko

“…A total of 74 men aged 20 to 55 years, who were divided into 3 groups, were examined. …”
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Role of cumulative biological risk in mediating socioeconomic disparities in cognitive function in the elderly: a mediation analysis by Jimmy Akrivos, Carolyn Wei Zhu, Vahram Haroutunian

“…Of the 4976 elderly (60 years or older) who were selected, 3234 agreed to participate in the household and medical exam interviews (65% response rate).Primary and secondary outcome measures Performance on the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST)—a measure of cognitive function.Results Relative to participants with the lowest level of education or family income, participants who were college graduates (β=24.4, 95% CI 22 to 26.8, p<0.0001) or in the highest income quartile (β=17.3, 95% CI 15.2 to 19.4, p<0.0001) had the highest DSST scores and the least AL burden (β=−0.72, 95% CI −0.98 to −0.47 and β=−0.82, 95% CI −1 to −0.57; p<0.0001, respectively). …”
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Early structural and functional left ventricular disorders in young patients with hypertension: a role of insulin resistance by E. K. Shavarova, Zh. D. Kobalava, N. E. Yezhova, I. A. Khomova, E. I. Bazdyreva

“…Changes in myocardial structure and function can be caused not only by hemodynamic causes, but also a number of metabolic disorders.Aim. …”
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Importance and added value of functional impairment to predict mortality: a cohort study in Swedish medical inpatients by Gustav Torisson, Elisabet Londos, Lars Stavenow, Lennart Minthon

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Functional outcome predictors and recanalization in cerebral venous thrombosis: A single-center cross-sectional study by Rizwana Shahid, Azra Zafar

“…OBJECTIVES Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare type of stroke. Functional outcome (FOC) in CVT can be affected by different factors, and recanalization is an important determinant. …”
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Assessment of structural and functional myocardial characteristics in patients with chronic coronary artery disease and various glycemic status by M. A. Kokozheva, B. U. Mardanov, E. A. Poddubskaya, V. A. Kutsenko, M. A. Umetov, M. N. Mamedov

“…The first group consisted of 49 patients (mean age, 57,9±1,04 years; male/female, 35/14) with coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes, while the second one (control)  — 51 patients (60,2±0,9 years, 34/17) with CAD and without diabetes. …”
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Assessment of endothelial function and arterial rigidity in patients with type 1 diabetes at different stages of diabetic nephropathy by Evgenia Pavlovna Kosobyan, Ivona Renata Yarek-Martynova, Alexander Sergeevich Parfenov, Lyubov' Leonidovna Bolotskaya, Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova

“…We examined 93 patients with DM1 aged 18 to 40 years, and disease duration of more than 5 years. …”
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Cardio-Respiratory, Functional and Antalgic Effects of the Integrated Thermal Care Protocol After Breast Cancer Surgery by Giovanni Barassi, Stefania Spina, Francesco D’Alessandro, Loris Prosperi, Celeste Marinucci, Massimo Lombardi, Maurizio Panunzio, Andrea Santamato

“…Methods: We investigated the evolution of cardio-respiratory and functional performances following the application of the Integrated Thermal Care (ITC) protocol in 11 mastectomized/quadrantectomized women (mean age of 54 years). …”
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Propofol‐Induced Moderate–Deep Sedation Modulates Pediatric Neural Activity: A Functional Connectivity Study by Qiang Zheng, Yiyu Zhang, Lin Zhang, Jian Wang, Jungang Liu

“…However, the mechanism of propofol‐induced moderate–deep sedation (PMDS) in modulating pediatric neural activity remains unknown, which therefore was investigated in the present study based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Methods A total of 41 children (5.10 ± 1.14 years, male/female 21/20) with fMRI were employed to construct the functional connectivity network (FCN). …”
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Blood levels of copper, manganese, selenium, and zinc are positively associated with cognitive function and academic performance in adolescents by Abdur Rahman, Muddanna Rao, Ahmed Aldughpassi, Reem Jallad, Lemia Shaban

“…We investigated the association between micromineral levels and cognitive function and academic performance in a nationally representative sample of adolescents.MethodsAdolescents (N = 1,370; 11–14 years) were selected from public middle schools in Kuwait, using cluster random sampling. …”
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Impact of gestational age on child intelligence, attention and executive function at age 5: a cohort study by Erik Lykke Mortensen, Emilie Pi Fogtmann Sejer, Frederik Jager Bruun, Julie Anna Slavensky, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

“…We aimed to assess the impact of gestational age (GA), late preterm birth (34 to <37 weeks GA) and very to moderately preterm birth (<34 weeks GA) on intelligence, attention and executive function in a population of Danish children aged 5 years.Design Population-based prospective cohort study.Setting Denmark 2003–2008.Participants A cohort of 1776 children and their mothers sampled from the Danish National Birth Cohort with information on GA, family and background factors and completed neuropsychological assessment at age 5.Primary outcome measures Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised, Test of Everyday Attention for Children at Five and Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function scores.Results For preterm birth <34 weeks GA (n=8), the mean difference in full-scale intelligence quotient(IQ) was −10.6 points (95% CI −19.4 to −1.8) when compared with the term group ≥37 weeks GA (n=1728), and adjusted for potential confounders. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among residents aged 40 years and older in Hebei province: a cross-sectional survey by Weiwei SHI, Yanxin YANG, Yajing CAO, Jingjing ZHAO, Mei LI, Yuhuan LIU, Jixin SUN, Ze CUI, Xiaoli LIU

“…Face-to-face interviews with a standardized questionnaire developed by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, physical examinations, and pulmonary function tests were conducted among the participants from July 2019 to May 2020. …”
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Prescribed Fire Effects on Hummingbird Taxonomic and Functional Diversity in Pine–Oak Forests in West-Central Mexico by German Miguel Quijano-Chacón, Sarahy Contreras-Martínez, Verónica Carolina Rosas-Espinoza, Oscar Gilberto Cárdenas-Hernández, María Faviola Castillo-Navarro

“…To test this, we performed point count censuses in both low-severity prescribed fire and fire-suppressed sites where wildfire had been excluded for over 40 years. …”
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Interventional effects of different track and field sports on human cardiovascular function indicators and physiological energy metabolism by Ruibin Jing, Zhengwei Wang, Choi Mee-Seong

“…Abstract Objective To analyze the effects of different track and field events on human cardiovascular function and physiological energy metabolism. Method The research subjects were ordinary male students majoring in physical education at a certain university, aged between 18 and 25 years old. …”
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Early alterations of thalami- and hippocampi-cortical functional connectivity as biomarkers of seizures after traumatic brain injury by Marina Weiler, Evan S. Lutkenhoff, Brunno M. de Campos, Raphael F. Casseb, Paul M. Vespa, Martin M. Monti

“…., ≤14 days) fMRI imaging data, directly testing the hypothesis that the presence of seizures up to two years following brain trauma is associated with functional changes within hippocampi and thalami-cortical networks. …”
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Identification of functional near-infrared spectroscopy for older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review by Bo Yang, Xia Deng, Xianfeng Qu, Yingjie Li, Lei Guo, Nengwei Yu

“…ObjectiveMild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common state of cognitive impairment without significant impairment in daily functioning among older adults, is mainly identified using various neuropsychological tests, clinical interviews, and collateral history with some subjective interferences. …”
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Glucose absorption in the duodenum is modulated by an estrogen receptor α-dependent regulation of glucose transporter functional expression by Xiaoxu Yang, Qian Du, Rui Xie, Jianhong Ding, Weixi Shan, Jingyu Xu, Changmei Chen, Qiushi Liao, Jun Lou, Zhe Jin, Mingkai Chen

“…Oral glucose tolerance test was used to detect the glucose tolerance of OVX mice and women aged 20–30 years. …”
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Adaptive cognitive control in 4 to 7-year-old children and potential effects of school-based yoga-mindfulness interventions: an exploratory study in Italy by Lisa Toffoli, Giulia Stefanelli, Giulia Manca, Fiorella Del Popolo Cristaldi, Gian Marco Duma, Michele Guidi, Francesca Incagli, Luca Sbernini, Luca Sbernini, Vincenza Tarantino, Giovanni Mento, Giovanni Mento

“…Finally, we observed a post-intervention increase of the capability to implicitly adapt motor preparation/inhibition and a boosting effect on the interference control functions.DiscussionOverall, these findings confirmed that adaptive CC is already present in preschool-aged children, extending these results to include 4-years-olds. …”
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