Estimating Renal Function in the Elderly Malaysian Patients Attending Medical Outpatient Clinic: A Comparison between Creatinine Based and Cystatin-C Based Equations by Maisarah Jalalonmuhali, Salma Mohamed Abouzriba Elagel, Maw Pin Tan, Soo Kun Lim, Kok Peng Ng

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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Analysis of injury risk levels in young footballers: A review of functional movement screens and static balance scores by Alexy Totti Fahrosi, Khoiril Anam, Anies Setiowati, Sugiarto Sugiarto, Nugroho Susanto, Tiok Wijanarko, Hendra Setyawan, Gema Fitriady, Özgür Eken, Zhanneta Kozina, Francesca Latino, Francesco Tafuri, José Vicente García-Jiménez

“…The subjects were 31 young footballers (age 13.6±0.5 years, BMI 19.5±2.2 kg/m², TD 15.5±10 months). The data collection instrument involved FMS and Stand Stork Test (SST). …”
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Prolonged nightly fasting in older adults with memory decline: A single-group pilot study exploring changes in cognitive function and cardiometabolic risk factors by Dara L. James, Linda K. Larkey, Molly Maxfield, SeungYong Han, Edward Ofori, Alex E. Mohr, Nanako A. Hawley, Kate Alperin, Erica Ahlich, David E. Vance, Dorothy D. Sears

“…Methods: We conducted a single-group, pre-/post-pilot study to explore an 8-week prolonged nightly fasting intervention (14 h fasting/night) among adults 65+ years with self-reported memory decline. We explored changes in cognitive function, insomnia, and cardiometabolic risk factors. …”
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Three-Dimensional Left Atrial Reservoir Function During Sinus Rhythm Can Discriminate Between a History of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and its Absence by Jiří Plášek, Valeria Skopelidou, Jan Strakoš, Diana Drieniková, Martin Ráchela, Jiří Pudich, Jiří Vrtal, Miroslav Homza, Jan Václavík

“…Three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography allows evaluation of left atrial function and the magnitude of remodelling processes. …”
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Efficacy of the power centering for seniors intervention on physical functional performance in older community-dwelling adults: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled tria... by Roland Rössler, Mathias Birrer, Aaron Haslbauer, Jay Goldfarb, Anton De Spiegeleer, Irene Härdi, Reto W. Kressig

“…The PCS intervention consisted of 24 supervised sessions over 12 weeks, with additional home exercises. Physical functional performance was measured using the Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance 10 (CS-PFP-10) test, focusing on the subdomain Lower Body Strength and Balance & Coordination. …”
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Association between the levels of urinary cell cycle biomarkers and non-recovery of renal function among critically ill geriatric patients with acute kidney injury by Li Cheng, Hui-Miao Jia, Xi Zheng, Yi-Jia Jiang, Xin Xin, Wen-Xiong Li

“…The lack of early renal function recovery among geriatric patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a commonly observed and acknowledged poor prognostic factor, especially for older adults. …”
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Discrepancies in Peripheral Arterial Function Indices Among Healthy Young Black Africans: Findings from Pilot Study Interpreted Using AHA Reference Values by Tuntufyege Erasto Mwasanjobe, Ashabilan Ebrahim, Oscar Mbembela, Omary Chillo, Jacktan Josephat Ruhighira, Fredirick Mashili

“…The visual comparison and Student’s t test were employed to compare these values with the AHA references. …”
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Associations of sarcopenia status and its components with the risk of developing functional disability in older Chinese adults: evidence from the China health and retirement longit... by Zhang Hao, Lin Haoxiang, Lin Shujun

“…Further prospective studies are needed to clarify the relationship between sarcopenia status and the risk of developing functional disability and to determine whether indicators of the separate sarcopenia components can be used for early warning, screening and identifying functional disability.…”
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Impact of isolated lumbar extension strength training on reducing nonspecific low back pain, disability, and improving function: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Robert Trybulski, Wilk Michał, Smoter Małgorzata, Bartłomiej Bogdański, Marta Bichowska-Pawęska, Ireneusz Ryszkiel, Mariola Gepfert, Filipe Manuel Clemente

“…It aims to serve as a specific resistance training method to improve outcomes related to pain, disability, and physical functionality in adults with nonspecific low back pain (LBP). …”
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Surgical treatment of symptomatic patellofemoral malalignment: Do we need an ideal patellofemoral congruency to solve the symptoms? by Apostolović Milan, Vukčević Miodrag, Vučković Vladimir, Vukomanović Boris, Slavković Nemanja, Đuričić Goran, Antonijević Nebojša, Čučilović Oskar

“…The aim of this prospective nonrandomized study was to test functional results of different surgical strategies in the operative treatment of symptomatic patellofemoral malalignment. …”
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Defect Trends in Fire Alarm Systems: A Basis for Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Approaches by Stefan Veit, Frantisek Steiner

“…Additionally, while ring bus technology supports less frequent functional testing, cable and wire systems require heightened attention in the early operational years. …”
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Hydrogen Sulfide Promotes Functional Endometrium Recovery via Regulating Pyroptosis in Severe Endometrial Injury: A Prospective Laboratory Based Randomized Control Trial by Haiyan Shan, Mingyuan Xu, Jie Ni, Ling Zhou, Mengchun Xue, Jun Xue, Xiaohuan Yuan, Luyang Tao, Mingyang Zhang, Hong Zhang

“…Western blot analysis was conducted to assess changes in the expression of endogenous H2S metabolism and pyroptosis-related markers and histological analysis (Hematoxylin & Eosin and Masson staining) was employed to examine alterations in endometrial morphology. Finally, a fertility test was performed to evaluate the restoration of the uterine function. …”
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Programa pedagógico basado en juegos sociomotrices para el desarrollo de las funciones ejecutivas en preescolares (Pedagogical program based on sociomotor games for the development... by Diana Milena Bedoya Salazar, Cesar Augusto Mazuera Quiceno, Ángela Patricia Arteaga

“…This research determined the incidence of a pedagogical program based on sociomotor games in the development of executive functions in preschool. For this purpose, a quasi-experimental design of pre and post test was used with an experimental group (n = 30) and a control group (n = 30) of boys and girls between 4 and 5 years old. …”
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Case Report: A case of occult insulinoma localized by [18F] FB (ePEG12)12-exendin-4 positron emission tomography with negative findings of selective arterial calcium stimulation te... by Kentaro Sakaki, Takaaki Murakami, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Yoichi Shimizu, Kanae Kawai Miyake, Daisuke Otani, Shinya Otsuki, Hironori Shimizu, Kazuyuki Nagai, Takumi Nomura, Daisuke Yabe, Yuji Nakamoto, Nobuya Inagaki

“…BackgroundInsulinomas, the most common functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, cause hypoglycemia due to excessive insulin production, leading to severe clinical symptoms like coma or death. …”
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Improving serum redox balance, inflammatory status, physical function, and cognitive ability through dual-task resistance training and detraining in nursing home residents by Erivaldo Machado Araújo, Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Caio Victor Sousa, Thiago dos Santos Rosa, Ivo Vieira Sousa Neto, Emanuele Marzetti, Octávio Luiz Franco, Samuel da Silva Aguiar

“…Objective: This study investigated the effects of dual-task resistance training (RT) and detraining on physical function, cognitive capacity, lipid profile, renal function, oxidative stress markers, and chronic inflammation of institutionalized older adults. …”
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Promising pea varieties for use in the cereal industry in the south of Western Siberia by I. V. Pakhotina, L. V. Omeliyanyuk, E. Yu. Ignatieva, A. A. Asanov, L. T. Soldatova

“…The trial was laid in the nursery of ecological variety testing according to the generally accepted methodology. …”
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Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Nexus: Insights from EU Member States by Dalina-Maria ANDREI

“…It searches for some short/long term relationships of these through a panel type model, based on the Cobb-Douglas neoclassic production function. Reference examples in the literature and tests applied for unit roots and cointegration determine our option for an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model able to identify both common coefficients of long-term relationship between variables and individual (specific to each EU member country) coefficients on short-term relationships. …”
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Long-term oncological and functional outcomes in patients with bone sarcomas in the proximal femur undergoing unplanned surgery: A single-center retrospective cohort study by Guodong Zhong, Tiao Lin, Yongqian Wang, Hao Yao, Aierxiding Aimaiti, Xianbiao Xie, Changye Zou, Junqiang Yin, Jingnan Shen, Gang Huang, Zhiqiang Zhao

“…Overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) rates were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank tests. Independent-samples and paired t-tests were used to compare Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) scores, while chi-square tests were used to assess local recurrence rates (LRR). …”
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The association between metabolic syndrome components and cognitive function in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults: the first wave result of a cohort study by Hsin-Yeong Yen, Yi‑Hsuan Lin, Yen-Feng Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Harn-Shen Chen, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Sih-Rong Li, Ming-Hwai Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang, Hsiao-Ting Chang

“…Waist circumference, blood tests for Mets components, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were measured. …”
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Clinical Proficiency of Low Hemoglobin Density and Microcyte Anemia Factor Parameters for the Diagnosis of Functional Iron Deficiency from Absolute Iron Deficiency in Chronic Infla... by Fatemeh Karamshahi, Ali Noori-Zadeh, Ali Seidkhani-Nahal, Abdollah Davodian, Gholam Basati, Iraj Alipourfard

“…However, distinguishing between functional and absolute iron deficiency severity can aid early treatment, necessitating the exploration of cost-effective laboratory tests for early iron deficiency treatment. …”
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