High (≥6.5) Spontaneous and Persistent Urinary pH Is Protective of Renal Function at Baseline and during Disease Course in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy by Claudio Bazzi, Elena Tagliabue, Sara Raimondi, Virginia Rizza, Daniela Casellato, Masaomi Nangaku

“…No study evaluated if spontaneous baseline high urinary pH (UpH) is renoprotective in patients with normal renal function and without metabolic acidosis. The study tested this hypothesis in idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). …”
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Effect of electrical stimulation on functional recovery of lower limbs in patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing Zhang, Wenjing Shan, Rizhao Pang, Tingting Zheng

“…The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed by the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale.Results A total of 15 studies involving 1583 patients (between the ages of 15 and 50 years) were included. Meta-analysis results indicated that the ES group could improve the lower limb comprehensive function compared with the control group (CG) based on four clinical tests: the muscle strength (SMD=0.55, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.95, p=0.008, I2=74%), the range of motion (SMD=1.10, 95% CI 0.40 to 1.79, p=0.002, I2=89%), the Lysholm scale (SMD=1.05, 95% CI 0.36 to 1.73, p=0.003, I2=91%) and the visual analogue scale (SMD=0.87, 95% CI 0.38 to 1.37, p=0.006, I2=75%). …”
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CrossFit^® and Its Influence on Health Behaviors, Functional Capacity, and Psychosocial Outcomes: An Explorative Study of Gender Differences in Athlete Perspectives by Alessandra Amato, Luca Petrigna, Leonardo Di Gregorio, Giuseppe Musumeci

“…CrossFit^® is a high-intensity functional training modality aimed at enhancing overall fitness and health. …”
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Changes in upper airway morphology and respiratory function of adolescent patients with mandibular retrognathism treated with clear aligner mandibular advancement: a prospective st... by Tianlu Jiang, Yizhe Qi, Yueying Zhang, Yusen Du, Qiuyue Wu, Hua Xiao, Kangping He, Jiajing Zheng, Zuolin Jin, Feifei Li

“…Sleep-breathing data collected from 22 patients using portable polysomnography were analyzed using the RemLogic software. Paired-sample t-tests were used to compare relevant morphological and respiratory function parameters before and after MA treatment. …”
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Automatic approach-avoidance tendency toward physical activity, sedentary, and neutral stimuli as a function of age, explicit affective attitude, and intention to be active by Farajzadeh, Ata, Goubran, Miriam, Beehler, Alexa, Cherkaoui, Noura, Morrison, Paula, de Chanaleilles, Margaux, Maltagliati, Silvio, Cheval, Boris, Miller, Matthew W., Sheehy, Lisa, Bilodeau, Martin, Orsholits, Dan, Boisgontier, Matthieu P.

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Psychometric properties of the differentiated process scale of self-forgiveness in Spanish population by Karla Gallo-Giunzioni, María Prieto-Ursúa, Cristina Fernández-Belinchón, Noemy Martín Sanz

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The Impact of Continuous Cardiac Rehabilitation on the Psychological and Physiological Prognosis of Patients with Heart Failure—A Retrospective Study by Yan LH, Ge Y, Wang F, Zhu YL, Lu L

“…Compared to the control group, the observation group demonstrated significantly better cardiac function and six-minute walk test performance, along with significantly lower SAS and SDS scores. …”
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Erectile function rehabilitation with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors in patients following nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: a comparative efficacy analysis of different co... by E. V. Pomeshkin, M. V. Shamin, B. A. Nejmark

“…A long-term course of PDE-5i showed no advantages at the one-year stage of the study in terms of erectile function compared to a threemonth therapy course. …”
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Psychological outcomes and health-related quality of life changes in Chinese patients with moyamoya disease after revascularization by Haijuan Liang, Ping Yuan, Tong Xu, Chao Jin, Cuiling Ji

“…Neuropsychological assessments, including the Trail Making Test, Chapuis Maze, Digit D2, Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), were administered preoperatively and postoperatively at 3 months and 1 year. …”
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Immediate treatment effects of high-dose methotrexate and cranial irradiation on neuropsychological functions of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia at a regional can... by Sundaramoorthy Chidambaram, Arun Seshachalam, Vidhubala Elangovan, Rejiv Rajendranath

“…Neurocognitive assessments were done to assess various functions such as performance intelligence, visuo-perception, visuo-spatial, perceptual organization, processing speed, planning, working memory, and immediate verbal memory (IVM) (Malin′s intelligence scale); verbal fluency (ideation fluency test) and verbal attention (vigilance test). …”
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Evaluation of patient satisfaction and maximum biting force of three differently constructed bars on two implants retaining mandibular overdenture - one year follow-up (a randomize... by Amr Mohamed Ismail Badr, Mona Nabawy, Gehan Fekry Mohammed, Shaimaa Ahmed Radwan

“…Although, the functional limitation domain was in favor of the milled bar. …”
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Effects of branched-chain amino acid- and vitamin D-containing high-protein food supplementation plus exercise on elderly people with decreased physical functions by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Takuji Yokoe, Koki Ouchi, Taro Funamoto, Hiroyuki Kimura, Koichiro Hamada, Hideki Arakawa, Etsuo Chosa, Naosuke Kamei

“…Conclusions This study showed that BCAA and vitamin D supplementation with exercise in elderly subjects with declining physical functions resulted in maintenance of soft lean mass, improvement in physical functions (stand-up test score and two-step test), and an increase in 25OH vitamin D. …”
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A preliminary clinical study related to vestibular migraine and cognitive dysfunction by Tingting Sun, Yake Lin, Yanan Huang, Yonghui Pan

“…All subjects underwent the head-shaking test, head-impulse test, test of skew, Romberg test, Unterberger test, videonystagmography, and caloric test to evaluate their vestibular function including the semicircular canals, vestibulo-ocular reflex pathway, and vestibulo-spinal reflex pathway. …”
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Análise de distribuição de chuva para Santa Maria, RS Analysis of rainfall distribution for Santa Maria, RS, Brazil by Joel C. da Silva, Arno B. Heldwein, Fabrina B. Martins, Gustavo Trentin, Edenir L. Grimm

“…The following probability distribution functions were tested: gamma, Weibull, normal, lognormal and exponential. …”
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Effect of dry needling plus static stretching on plantar flexor spasticity, function, and quality of life in a patient with chronic stroke: a case report by Mahdi Esmaeeli, Nastaran Ghotbi, Kazem Malmir, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Pablo Herrero, Shohreh Jalaie, Elham Loni, Sajede Mazidi

“…Therefore, reducing the spasticity of these muscles can improve the patient’s independence and overall function. This study reported the additional effects of dry needling on static stretching in reducing spasticity and function in a chronic stroke patient. …”
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Music Therapy in Depression: Exploring Mechanisms and Efficacy in Rat Models by Jingqi Le, Wangyan Deng, Tao Le

“…<b>Results</b>: First, the construction methods and behavioral test approaches used in depressive rat models were introduced and analyzed. …”
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Comparative study of the retinal structure and visual acuity in 7–12-year-old children between children with a history of treatment of retinopathy of prematurity and regressed reti... by Yutaro Mizusawa, Tomo Nishi, Nahoko Ogata, Kayo Shinomiya, Yoshinori Mitamura, Naoki Kimura, Fumi Gomi, Akiko Miki, Makoto Nakamura, Takamasa Kinoshita, Shumpei Obata, Masahito Ohji, Takuya Tsuji, Shigeo Yoshida, Tetsuo Ueda

“…Abstract Purpose Previous studies have reported the efficacy of photocoagulation (PC) therapy for treating retinopathy of prematurity (ROP); however, its long-term effects on visual function and retinal structure remain unclear. This study compared the visual function and retinal structure of school-aged children (7–12 years) with ROP who underwent PC therapy with those of children with untreated ROP. …”
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Quality of life of children with poor school performance: association with hearing abilities and behavioral issues by Bárbara Antunes Rezende, Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos, Adriane Mesquita de Medeiros

“…For the assessment of auditory function, transient otoacoustic emissions were used and auditory processing was tested. …”
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Effect of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Training on Visual Perception in Children with Intellectual Development Disorders by LI Zhaoying, DENG Haiyin, HUANG Zhenming, HE Youze, TU Jingnan, CAO Lei, HUANG Jia, WU Jingsong

“…ObjectiveTo explore the clinical rehabilitation effect of a computer-assisted cognitive training on visual perception function of children with intellectual development disorders (IDD).MethodsA total of sixty IDD participants, aged 4-6.5 years old, recruited from special education schools and children's rehabilitation centers in Fuzhou city between August 2019 to December 2020, were included in the study, and they were randomly divided into control group and experimental group, with 30 cases in each group, 4 cases dropped out during the process of the study in each of the two groups. …”
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Preoperative continuation vs. discontinuation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers on early cognitive function in elderly patients undergoin... by Xiaohan Wang, Xiaohan Wang, Xiaohan Wang, Xiaohan Wang, Yanan Yan, Yanan Yan, Yurong Liu, Yurong Liu, Chun Xu, Chun Xu, Jingwen Zhuang, Jingwen Zhuang, Jingwen Zhuang, Jingwen Zhuang, Zhiping Wang, Zhiping Wang, Zhiping Wang, Zhiping Wang

“…The primary outcome was postoperative early cognitive function, assessed via neuropsychological tests including Auditory Verbal Learning Test-Huashan (AVLT-H), Clock Drawing Test (CDT), Number Connection Test (NCT), and Digit Span Test (DST) preoperatively and on postoperative day 1 (POD1). …”
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