Associations between cognitive function and vascular health in office-based sedentary workers: A six-month yoga intervention by Poovitha Shruthi Paramashiva, Annapoorna Kadiyali, K Vaishali, K N Shivashankar, Baskaran Chandrasekaran, Govardhan G. Reddy, Suresh Sukumar, Sneha Ravichandran, Dilip Shettigar, Sathya Sabina Muthu, Koustubh Kamath, Cyril Biji, Rajagopal Kadavigere

“…This study investigated the effects of a 6-month yoga intervention on sedentary office workers’ cognitive function and vascular parameters. Materiald and Methods: Twenty-four office workers (mean age 26.5 ± 2.9 years) with low physical activity levels participated in a 6-month yoga intervention. …”
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Spinal Nerves Schwannomas: Experience on 367 Cases—Historic Overview on How Clinical, Radiological, and Surgical Practices Have Changed over a Course of 60 Years by Jacopo Lenzi, Giulio Anichini, Alessandro Landi, Alfonso Piciocchi, Emiliano Passacantilli, Francesca Pedace, Roberto Delfini, Antonio Santoro

“…Their treatment has significantly evolved over the years, and preserving neurological functions has become one of the main treatment goals together with tumor resection. …”
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Effects of treadmill training on motor function balance and spasticity reduction in children with cerebral palsy: A randomized clinical trail by Rizwan Ullah, Hifza Arif, Sajjal Naeem Gul, Waqas Farooq, Osama Faisal, Sheeraz Ali

“…While in PBS {F(3,102)=36.41, p=0.489, ηp²=0.517} significant interaction effect observed. Regarding motor functions, the Friedman test did not indicate overall significant (p≥0.05) change in GMFCS scores over time in both the experimental and control groups, and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests also confirmed insignificant (p≥0.05) changes between adjacent time points. …”
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Feasibility of Smartphone-Based Exercise Training Integrated with Functional Electrical Stimulation After Stroke (SETS): A Preliminary Study by Rudri Purohit, Juan Pablo Appelgren-Gonzalez, Gonzalo Varas-Diaz, Shuaijie Wang, Matias Hosiasson, Felipe Covarrubias-Escudero, Tanvi Bhatt

“…Secondary measures included motivation, acceptability and attitude, usability, and clinical measures of gait and balance function like the 10-Meter Walk Test and Mini-BESTest. …”
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Olfactory function and Parkinson's disease in Southern Brazil Função olfatória e doença de Parkinson no sul do Brasil by Ricardo Santin, Vicente Faraon Fonseca, Cristina Birlen Bleil, Carlos R.M. Rieder, Arlete Hilbig

“…PURPOSE: To evaluate the olfactory function in Brazilian healthy subjects, patients with early-onset PD (EOPD) and late-onset PD (LOPD) using the Sniffin' Sticks odor-identification test (SST). …”
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Lateralized position of femoral and tibial components during posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty leads to better functional outcomes by Shinichiro Nakamura, Yoshihisa Tanaka, Shinichi Kuriyama, Kohei Nishitani, Yugo 侑吾 Morita, Yugo 悠吾 Morita, Sayako Sakai, Yuki Shinya, Shuichi Matsuda

“…The Knee Society Score (KSS), New Knee Society Score (2011 KSS), and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test results were evaluated 2 years postoperatively. …”
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Using game performance measure to assess upper limb motor function in children with neuromotor disorders: a systematic review by Kevin Rose-Dulcina, Stéphane Armand, Marine Cacioppo

“…The capacity of video games to be used for assessing upper limb function with game-based metrics has not yet been explored, and their validation remains unclear. …”
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PO01 | Diagnosis of inherited platelet function disorders by platelet aggregometry using a fully automated coagulation analyzer

“… Background and Aims: Inherited platelet-function disorders (IPFD) are qualitative platelet disorders with variable bleeding tendencies due to impaired platelet aggregation. …”
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Fatty liver index and risk of type 2 diabetes of adults with normoglycemia: Insights into insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function. by Ji Hyun Bae, Min Jin Lee, Su Hyun Kim, Joo Yeon Kim, Ah Reum Khang, Yang Ho Kang, Dongwon Yi

“…We evaluated whether the FLI could predict the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) by performing a retrospective assessment of a community-based cohort over the course of 18 years. We analyzed data of 6,083 adults with NGT available from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study database. …”
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Can External Neuromodulation Garments Improve Gait and Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy? A Prospective Single‐Arm Study by Lindsey Jean Ross Weller, Shelly‐Anne Marie Sherwood, Shin Huey Ng, Maheswari Vellaichamy, Asila Alia Noordin, Ling Ying Tan, Arjandas Mahadev, Tong Hong Yeo, Zhi Min Ng

“…Our aims were to study the impact of the garment in improving gait and function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods Individuals aged 4–18 years with spastic CP, Gross Motor Function Classification System level I–III were included for a prospective single‐arm study from January 2021 to January 2022. …”
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Short-term resistance training enhances functional and physiological markers in older women: implications for biomechanical and health interventions in aging by Mine Akkuş Uçar, Coşkun Yılmaz, Hakan Hüseyin Soylu, Barış Sarıakçalı, Cemalettin Budak, Korhan Kavuran, Mehmet Vakif Durmuşoğlu, Levent Ceylan

“…BackgroundThe impact of resistance training extends beyond the enhancement of muscle strength, encompassing improvements in physical performance, postural stability, and overall functional capacity. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a 4-week resistance training program on functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength, diaphragm thickness, and liver density in healthy older women.MethodsThe study included 30 healthy women aged 60–80 years and was designed as a randomized controlled experimental trial. …”
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Changes in subjective knee function and psychological status from preoperation to 6 months post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by Shunsuke Ohji, Junya Aizawa, Kenji Hirohata, Takehiro Ohmi, Sho Mitomo, Hideyuki Koga, Kazuyoshi Yagishita

“…Methods Thirty‐two participants (median age, 20.0 years) were included. Subjective knee function was assessed using the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (IKDC‐SKF). …”
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Functions of Smartphone Apps and Wearable Devices Promoting Physical Activity: Six-Month Longitudinal Study on Japanese-Speaking Adults by Naoki Konishi, Takeyuki Oba, Keisuke Takano, Kentaro Katahira, Kenta Kimura

“…The primary objective was to test whether continued app use is linked to adherence to the recommended PA levels (ie, 23 metabolic equivalent task [MET] hours per week for adults or 10 MET hours/week for individuals aged >65 years) during a follow-up assessment. …”
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The impact of amblyopia on visual motor function, coordination, and motor skills of children and adolescents: A hospital-based cross-sectional study from North India by Mittali Khurana, Anupam Singh, Prateek Kumar Panda, Indar Kumar Sharawat, Sanjeev Kumar Mittal, Omna Chawla, Barun Kumar

“…Objective: To study the impact of amblyopia on visuomotor function, coordination, gross, and fine motor skills in children and adolescents aged between 4 and 18 years. …”
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Liver Functional Evaluation Using Gadoxetic Acid Versus the Gold Standard Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy in Patients with Bile Duct Diseases by M. A. Shorikov, O. N. Sergeeva, A. V. Kashkadaeva, S. G. Averinova, M. G. Lapteva, D. Yu. Frantsev, A. N. Polyakov, N. E. Kudashkin, A. P. Alekhin, E. A. Moroz, E. R. Virshke, B. I. Dolgushin

“…The lobe functional volumes measured by the two methods were highly correlated (R=0.8; p<0.001) and did not show a significant difference at all when comparing with the Mann–Whitney test (p>0.3). …”
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Angiotensin II receptor antagonist and ACE inhibitor effectiveness in cognitive function correction among elderly patients with arterial hypertension by S. V. Nedogoda, U. A. Brel’, T. A. Chalyabi

“…At baseline and 6 months later, all participants underwent 24-hout BP monitoring (BPM), echocardiography, pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement, and neuro-psychological testing to assess cognitive function. Results. Six-month monotherapy with losartan or lisinopril resulted in significant systolic and diastolic BP reduction. …”
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Respiratory problems caused by occupational exposure to flour dust among flour mill workers in Razavi and South Khorasan provinces by A Soltanzadeh, D Eskandari, A Gholami, J Malakuti

“…Respiratory symptoms were investigated with American Thoracic Society questionnaire (Persian version). Lung function tests were done by a calibrated spirometer. …”
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HLA antibodies and their value during renal transplantation by M. Sh. Khubutia, N. V. Borovkova, R. V. Storozhev, N. V. Doronina, M. V. Storozheva, A. S. Pertsev, A. V. Pinchuk

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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and serum thyroid function measures: Recent Findings from NHANES 2007–201... by Mo-Yao Tan, Ping Zhang, Shan Wu, Si-Xuan Zhu, Ming Gao

“…This suggests that NHHR may reflect changes in thyroid function, highlighting its potential clinical significance in assessing thyroid function and metabolic health.…”
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Identification of neurophysiological signatures of bipolar disorder by resting-state EEG microstate analysis by Keita Taniguchi, Naotsugu Kaneko, Masataka Wada, Mayuko Takano, Sotato Moriyama, Yu Mimura, Hiroyuki Uchida, Shinichiro Nakajima, Yoshihiro Noda

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