The Impact of the Pandemic Caused by the SARS-COV-2 Virus on the Functional Fitness of Young Football Players Training from 2017 to 2022 by Jędrzej Szubert, Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorodecka

“…In contrast to the 17- and 19-year-old football players, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a decline in sprint performance and Beep Test results among the 14- and 15-year-old athletes. …”
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Trail Running vs. Adequate Physical Activity on Physical Fitness, Vascular Function, and Cognition in Middle-Aged Office Workers by Siraprapa Panthong, Supawit Ittinirundorn, Wirungrong Nualpech, Kanokporn Leelartapin, Hirofumi Tanaka, Daroonwan Suksom

“…Measures of cognitive function were not different between the groups. Following the mental stress tests, the pulsatility index of the middle cerebral artery was lower in Trail runners than in Adequate PA (p < 0.05). …”
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Comparison of Ziziphus jujube Mill. Syrup versus polyethylene glycol in children with functional constipation: a randomized clinical trial by Fatemeh Keihanian, Shohreh Maleknejad, Amin Saeidinia, Soheil Soltanipour, Amir Pirooz

“…At the beginning and end of the study, liver and kidney function tests and blood sugar levels were checked. …”
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The Impact of Post-Operative Phrenic Nerve Dysfunction on Lung Function Parameters and Long-Term Outcomes After Lung Transplantation by Keita Nakanishi, Keita Nakanishi, Caroline Hillebrand, Thomas Schweiger, Stefan Schwarz, Shahrokh Taghavi, Peter Jaksch, Alberto Benazzo, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Konrad Hoetzenecker, Konrad Hoetzenecker

“…PND led to consistently lower %TLC in lung function tests performed within the first three years after LTx. …”
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Trunk kinematics during seated functional activities in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria del Rocio Hidalgo Mas, Ruo-Yan Wu, Tom Nightingale, Eduardo Martinez Valdes, Zubair Ahmed, Shin-Yi Chiou

“…A total of 36 studies with 444 participants (mean age 38.9 ± 8.4 years; 361 males) were included, of whom 272 had AIS A/B classification, with injury levels ranging from C4 to L2. …”
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Outer retinal reflectivity and visual function loss after anatomically successful macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair by Ajay Kolli, Jessica Wong, Stephanie Duret, Jay M. Stewart, Thomas B. Connor, Jr., Austin Roorda, Joseph Carroll, Jacque L. Duncan

“…Observations: Five eyes of four individuals (2 male, 2 female; ages 18–77 years) with successful macula-off RRD repair were included. …”
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The Effect of Knee Deformity on Pain Intensity and Functional Fitness in Middle Age Male with Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain by Shahnaz Shahrjerdi, Masoud Golpayegani, Saeid Basatpour Avar

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the knee abnormalities on pain intensity and functional fitness in middle aged men with the chronic nonspecific low back pain. …”
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Serum Anticholinergic Activity and Cognitive and Functional Adverse Outcomes in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature. by Mohammed Saji Salahudeen, Te-Yuan Chyou, Prasad S Nishtala

“…The primary outcomes of interest were cognitive and functional adverse outcomes associated with SAA in older people aged 55 years and above. …”
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Association Between Recovery Systolic Blood Pressure After Spot Marching Exercise and Vascular Function in Middle-Aged Adults by Nuamchit T, Chidnok W, Thongsri T, Rodvinit N, Chaitawong T, Rattanawan N, Juntarach N, U-suwan N, Lamoonkit S, Onchaiya N, Borirakwanich P, Kawila S, Paensuwan P, Treebuphachatsakul W, Siriwittayawan D, Thitiwuthikiat P

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of a simple, equipment-free exercise, self-paced spot marching exercise (SME), along with the subsequent recovery BP in evaluating vascular functions.Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 107 participants aged 40– 59 years, including those with and without hypertension. …”
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Predicting Functional Decline in Geriatric Abdominal Surgery Patients: Unveiling Incidence, Risk Factors, and Innovative Predictive Models in Thailand by Poungkaew Thitisakulchai, Arunotai Siriussawakul, Sunit Jarungjitaree, Nipaporn Sangarunakul, Piyapat Dajpratham

“…The baseline characteristics including Basic Activities of Daily Living [BADL] and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living [IADL] scores, preoperative laboratory testing and surgical-related data were recorded. Functional status was reassessed one month post-surgery. …”
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Characteristics of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo among adults with ADHD: objective neurocognitive measures align with self-report of executive function by Beth Krone, Lenard A. Adler, Deepti Anbarasan, Terry Leon, Richard Gallagher, Pooja Patel, Stephen V. Faraone, Jeffrey H. Newcorn

“…This study describes the clinical and neuropsychological features of SCT in a sample of adults with well-defined ADHD, and examines the relationship of SCT with other measures of ADHD, neurocognition, executive function (EF), and impairment.MethodsA sample of n = 106 adults with ADHD, ages 18-57 years, was assessed for SCT using the Barkley SCT scale. …”
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Effects of ginger supplementation in individuals with mild to moderate joint pain I: ratings of pain, functional capacity, and markers of inflammation by Jacob Broeckel, Landry Estes, Megan Leonard, Broderick Dickerson, Drew E. Gonzalez, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger, Ryan Sowinski, Christopher J. Rasmussen, Richard B. Kreider

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether a specialized ginger extract effects pain perception, functional capacity and markers of inflammation.Methods 30 men and women (56.0 ± 9.0 years, 164.4 ± 14 cm, 86.5 ± 20.9 kg, 31.0 ± 7.5 kg/m2) with a history of mild to severe joint and muscle pain and inflammation participated in a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, intervention trial. …”
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Adaptation and validation of the Washington group/unicef child functioning module in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth by Emma Nolan, Katherine Cost, Ryan Miller, Li Wang, Chen Yun-Ju, Jordan Edwards, Eric Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Peter Szatmari, Harriet MacMillian, Charlotte Waddell, Katholiki Georgiades

“…This study focuses on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components of the WG/UNICEF CFM, as these domains are particularly relevant to understanding child and youth mental health and developmental functioning. The objective of this study was to examine the latent structure of these domains using a graded response scale in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth aged 5–17 years and to evaluate how this approach captures the dimensional nature of functional difficulties. …”
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Gut microbiota and kidney function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease participants in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study by Inès Obolo Nwaga, Victorine Bandolo Nzana, Rhoda Nsen Bughe, Isaac Dah, Cheboh Cho-Fon, Maimouna Mahamat, Emmanuelle Ndjong, Aristide Nono, Jean Claude Mballa, Fon Abongwa Acho, Vicky Ama Moor, Wilfred Fon Mbacham, François Folefack Kaze

“…Differences between ADPKD subgroups and controls were assessed using nonparametric tests. Results The mean age (SD) of the 44 participants was 40.65 (± 11.9) years. …”
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Pain, Function, and Elastosonographic Assessment After Shockwave Therapy in Non-Calcific Supraspinatus Tendinopathy: A Retrospective Observational Study by Gabriele Santilli, Antonello Ciccarelli, Milvia Martino, Patrizia Pacini, Francesco Agostini, Andrea Bernetti, Luca Giuliani, Giovanni Del Gaudio, Massimiliano Mangone, Vincenzo Colonna, Mario Vetrano, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Giulia Stella, Samanta Taurone, Federico Vigevano, Vito Cantisani, Marco Paoloni, Pietro Fiore, Francesca Gimigliano

“…Methods: This observational study enrolled 39 patients with SNCCT, aged 30–75 years, who received three ESWT sessions over 3 weeks. …”
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Neuropsychological parameters as possible indicators of speech fluency disorder in children by Dobrota-Davidović Nada, Otašević Jadranka, Kljajić Dragana

“…Individual testing was used as a test method. Laterality assessment test was used as an instrument which consists of 5 sub-tests as follows: the assessment of hand-use laterality, the assessment of gestural handuse laterality, the assessment of foot laterality, the assessment of auditory laterality and the assessment of visual laterality. …”
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Corrective saccades with normal VOR gain in Vestibular Schwannoma by João Tavares Correia, Francisco Alves de Sousa, Isabel Silva Carvalho, Luís Meireles, Ângela Reis Rego

“… The Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) is used to assess vestibular function. …”
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Testicular and epididymal dysfunctions: searching a new index for the differential diagnosis by Fernando T. Andrade-Rocha, Walter D. Cardona-Maya

“…A total of 202 subject data were evaluated in two groups: fertile men with children naturally conceived within 1 year of unprotected intercourse (n = 36) and infertile men (n = 166) who had attempted a pregnancy more than 1 year with unprotected intercourse. …”
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Interplay of education and community norms in justifying intimate partner violence among ever-married women aged 15–49 years in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Hridoy Patwary, Sumaiya Nusrat Esha

“…Statistical analyses, including chi-square tests, rank-biserial correlation test, and generalized linear models with binomial link function, were utilized to evaluate associations between IPV justification and sociodemographic factors. …”
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A Retrospective Study of Functional Outcomes in Rockwood Type III and V Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocations Managed with Double Endobutton Technique by Anubhav Sharma, Shikhar Bindal, Tarkik Thami, Rajnish Garg, Pankaj Mahindra

“…All patients had significant instability and were operated using double endobutton technique. The functional outcomes of the patients were evaluated through Constant Murley score (CMS), simple shoulder test, American Shoulder and Elbow surgeons (ASES) score, AC joint instability (ACJI) score, and TAFT score, noted at baseline and at 1-year follow-up. …”
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