Contrasting prenatal nutrition and environmental exposures in association with birth weight and cognitive function in children at 7 years by Alicja Wolk, Chris Gennings, Christian Lindh, Niclas Håkansson, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag

“…This makes it possible to test for the potential mitigating effects of good nutrition on health and development effects in offspring from EDCs.Results Using prenatal Food Frequency Questionnaire data to construct an individual’s MNI, the index was significantly and positively associated with important metabolic outcome (as measured by birth weight) and cognitive function at age 7 years (as measured by WISC IQ) in children when adjusted for covariates and prenatal concentrations of an EDC. …”
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Relationships among Verbal Memory, Spatial Working Memory and Intelligence in Children of 10-11 years by Burdukova Yu,A., Alekseeva O.S., Chizhova B.A., Shcheglova A.V.

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Double-Allograft Shoulder Stabilization for Multidirectional Instability Is Associated With Improved Function and Survivability After 2 Years by Felix H. Savoie, III, M.D., Matthew W. Cole, M.D., Lacee K. Collins, B.S., J. Heath Wilder, M.D., Bailey J. Ross, M.D., Michael J. O’Brien, M.D., William F. Sherman, M.D., M.B.A.

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Assessing the Reliability of a Novel Eye Tracking Test to Measure Fatigue in Athletes by Anthea Clarke, Clare MacMahon, Todd Pickering, Matthew Driller

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WHO malaria nucleic acid amplification test external quality assessment scheme: results of eleven distributions over 6 years by Rebecca M. Thomson, Jane A. Cunningham, Michelle M. Gatton, Sean C. Murphy, Maria de la Paz Ade, Xavier C. Ding, Sandra Incardona, Eric Legrand, Naomi Lucchi, Didier Menard, Samuel L. Nsobya, Agatha C. Saez, Jaya Shrivastava, Peter L. Chiodini

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Assessment of Immunological, Skeletal, and Thyroid Function Abnormalities in Paediatric Morphoea by Vibhu Mendiratta, Anuja Yadav, Amit K. Meena, Suvarna Samudrala, Ritu Singh, Vishal Parmar

“…All were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, and investigations including complete blood count, serum IgE, anti-nuclear antibody, thyroid function tests, anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies, and radiological investigations. …”
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Evaluation of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on pulmonary functions in recovered patients by K Naja, Durga Shankar Meena, Deepak Kumar, Naveen Dutt, Gopal K. Bohra, Ravisekhar Gadepalli, Mithu Banerjee, Mahendra K. Garg, Sanjeev Misra

“…Background: It is documented that COVID-19 survivors have prolonged morbidity and functional impairment for many years. Data regarding post-COVID-19 lung functions is lacking from the Indian population. …”
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Association of genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive function in two European populations by Biqi Wang, Lori B. Chibnik, Seung Hoan Choi, Deborah Blacker, Anita L. DeStefano, Honghuang Lin

“…We developed the AD PRS (excluded the APOE variants) in the middle age UK Biobank participants (age ranged 39–72, mean age 57 years) of European ancestries by LDpred2. To validate the association of AD PRS and cognitive function internally in the UK Biobank, we linearly regressed standardized cognitive function on continuous standardized AD PRS with age at cognitive test, sex, genotyping array, first 10 principal components of genotyping, smoking, education in years, body mass index, and apolipoprotein E gene ε4 (APOE4) risk allele dosages. …”
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Modifying quantitative sensory testing to investigate tactile sensory function and behavioral reactivity in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: establishing... by Jaclyn Gunderson, Emma Worthley, Breanne Byiers, Alyssa Merbler, Andrea Huebner, Deanna Hofschulte, Jasmine Lee, Catherine Riodique, Frank Symons

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Endothelial function and vascular reactivity in workplace hypertension by I. V. Osipova, O. N. Antropova, N. O. Glebov, G. A. Beloshapkina, T. V. Perevozchikova, N. M. Legkoshkurova

“…Mean age of the participants was 42,8±8,2 years. Cold stress test, psycho-mental reading test, and arithmetic counting (AC) test were performed. …”
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Comparison of the Global Initiative for Asthma Guideline–based Asthma Control Measure and the Childhood Asthma Control Test in Evaluating Asthma Control in Children by Hong-Ren Yu, Chen-Kuang Niu, Ho-Chang Kuo, Ka-Yin Tsui, Chih-Chiang Wu, Chien-Hung Ko, Jiunn-Ming Sheen, Eng-Yen Huang, Kuender D. Yang

“…For children with poorly controlled asthma or poor symptom perception, more frequent visits and serial pulmonary function tests are recommended.…”
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Return-to-play decision-making following ankle injury: a comprehensive case analysis of the functional hop test by Michael Crinion, Andrew Ball, Michael Agnone

“…In this case report, the functional hop test was applied to a 31-year-old recreational basketball player status-post full-tear of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) to examine the applicability of a standardized, efficient, and easy-to-administer functional test in making return-to-play decisions following an ankle injury. …”
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The utility of split function testing in determining recovery of glomerular filtration rate after living kidney donation: a cohort study by Kirsty J. Crowe, Siobhan K. McManus, Julie A. Glen, Karen S. Stevenson, Ian M. McLaughlin, Alice Nicol, Colin C. Geddes

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Bilateral High Intra‐Abdominal Testes Successfully Treated With Multistage Fowler–Stephens Orchiopexy to Preserve Testicular Function by Akari Hiraguri, Yuichi Sato, Junya Hata, Yusuke Kirihana, Akihisa Hasegawa, Satoru Meguro, Kanako Matsuoka, Seiji Hoshi, Souichiro Ogawa, Yoshiyuki Kojima

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Reliability Assessment of Functional Balance Tests in Semi-Professional Adolescent and Young Girls of Several Selected Sport Fields by Shamin Ghandili, Heydar Sadeghi

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess reliability of functional balance tests in semi-professional adolescent and young girls of several selected sports. 66 semi-professional athletes of badminton, basketball and taekwondo from two groups of adolescents (10-15 years old) and young subjects (20-30 years old) who had a general health participated in this study. …”
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Thyroid Function Test, C- Reactive Protein And Blood Lipids In Subclinical Hypothyroidism Patients Reporting At Surgical Wards by Summaya Qazi, Khalil ahmed Almani, Rizwanullah Junaid Bhanbhro

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The relationship between liver histology and thyroid function tests in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). by Roberta D'Ambrosio, Irene Campi, Marco Maggioni, Riccardo Perbellini, Enza Giammona, Roberta Stucchi, Marta Borghi, Elisabetta Degasperi, Annalisa De Silvestri, Luca Persani, Laura Fugazzola, Pietro Lampertico

“…NASH was defined as NAS ≥4, significant fibrosis as F2-F4 and significant steatosis as S2-S3. Thyroid function tests (TFT; TSH, FT3, FT4, rT3), TPO-Ab and Tg-Ab were also assessed.…”
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Correlation Between Y-Balance Test and Balance, Functional Performance, and Outcome Measures in Patients Following ACL Reconstruction by Jin Seong Kim, Ui Jae Hwang, Moon Young Choi, Doo Hwan Kong, Kyu Sung Chung, Jeong Ku Ha, Oh Yun Kwon

“…However, several studies have also used it as a functional performance test (FPT). # Purpose This study aimed to examine the relationship between YBT scores and measures of knee joint laxity, static balance, knee flexor and extensor torque and strength ratio, and FPTs…”
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Clinical profile and liver function assessment in children with typhoid fever by Ahmed Abdul Hadi Mohsen, Ghada Ali Yaqoob, Faris M. Al-Haris, Alaa Jumaah Manji Nasrawi

“…The parameters of liver function tests that were significantly affected through the disease course were total serum protein (p < 0.001) and serum albumin (p < 0.001). …”
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Effect of interaction between resistance training and fasting on removal of creatinine and glomerular filtration in sedentary women with abdominal obesity by Ameneh Mohammadi, mahmoud Nikseresht, Mahnaz Omidi

“…Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it seems that 17 hours of fasting may have a positive effect on the renal function in women with abdominal obesity.…”
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