Alexithymia and self-injury functions as mediators between childhood maltreatment and nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents with major depressive disorder by Yudong Shi, Qing Zhang, Guodong Xu, Song Wang, Changhao Chen, Zhiwei Liu, Feng Geng, Jiawei Wang, Xiangfen Luo, Xiangwang Wen, Huanzhong Liu

“…This study demonstrates that difficulty identifying feelings and self-injury functions partially mediated the relationship between CM and NSSI. …”
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Gender Differences in Predictors of Physical Functioning Limitations Among the Elderly Population in Serbia: A Population-Based Modeling Study by Dejan Nikolic, Natasa Mujovic, Milena Santric-Milicevic, Sindi Mitrovic, Nevena Krstic, Ana Radic, Diana Radovic, Ardak Nurbakyt, Dinara Sukenova, Milena Kostadinovic

“…We employed a dual approach to model the four distinct difficulty levels related to the two groups of limitations of physical functioning (PF1 and PF2) for both genders. …”
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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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The Integration of Epistasis Network and Functional Interactions in a GWAS Implicates RXR Pathway Genes in the Immune Response to Smallpox Vaccine. by Brett A McKinney, Caleb Lareau, Ann L Oberg, Richard B Kennedy, Inna G Ovsyannikova, Gregory A Poland

“…We test this method for augmenting variant-based network analyses with functional interactions by applying it to a smallpox vaccine immune response GWAS. …”
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Thyroid hormone receptor subtype-specific function in controlling organ-specific developmental timing and rate during Xenopus development by Yuta Tanizaki, Yun-Bo Shi

“…Studies on the metamorphosis of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis, two highly related species have offered significant insights on the function of thyroid hormone receptors in development. …”
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POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL MODALITIES FOR IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY IN MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS AFTER COVID-19. A CLINICAL CASE by G. Мratskova

“…The purpose is to present the benefits of Physical modalities to reduce the musculoskeletal symptoms and increase the functional activity of a patient with post-COVID syndrome. …”
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A sigmoid-function-based method for modeling and bifurcation analysis of power electronics converters with multiple switching-state combinations by Zhihong Yin, Yimin Lu, Xuefei Wei

“…To address these issues, this paper proposes a modeling and bifurcation analysis method based on the sigmoid function. First, a sigmoid function with a large steepness factor is used to accurately fit all discrete switching variables, establishing a model that can uniformly describe all switching-state combinations. …”
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Physical activity and functional preservation in older adults with hip osteoarthritis: A comparative analysis of age cohorts in the SHARE study. by Graziella Martins de Vasconcellos de Mello, Fernando Tadeu Trevisan Frajácomo, Ariele B Haagsma, Dyego L B Souza, Vanessa Barbosa de Oliveira, Márcia Olandoski, José Rocha Faria Neto, Javier Jerez-Roig, Cristina P Baena

“…<h4>Background</h4>Hip osteoarthritis (HOA) is a major contributor to functional impairment in older adults. Physical inactivity and comorbidities are commonly associated with declines in functional ability. …”
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A TAT Peptide-Functionalized Liposome Delivery Phage System (TAT-Lip@PHM) for an Enhanced Eradication of Intracellular MRSA by Kaixin Liu, Xin Lu, Xudong Guo, Yi Yang, Wanying Liu, Hongbin Song, Rongtao Zhao

“…The utilization of functionalized carriers for the delivery of phages into cells and their protection represents a feasible strategy. …”
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The clinical and functional outcomes of closed reduction and arthroscopic McLaughlin procedure in patients with neglected locked posterior shoulder dislocation by Ebied Wessam Fakhery, Younis Ahmed Saeed, Hemida Mohamed Amr, Khater Ahmed H., Haroun Yahia

“…Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of closed reduction and arthroscopic McLaughlin procedure with posterior labral repair in patients with neglected locked posterior shoulder dislocation for less than 12 weeks. …”
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Regional-specific structural and functional changes of posterior cerebellar vermis across different stages of Parkinson’s disease with gait dysfunction by Liuzhenxiong Yu, Jinying Han, Xin Chen, Lili Hu, Mengqi Wang, Minhao Zhu, Jingjing Cheng, Pingping Liu, Lu Fang, Yaqiang Li, Junjun Wu, Xingyu Zhao, Jinmei Sun, Gong-Jun Ji, Kai Wang, Rong Ye, Panpan Hu

“…Abstract Stage-specific roles of posterior cerebellar vermis (PV) subdivisions, the posterior superior vermis (PSV) and posterior inferior vermis (PIV), in Parkinson’s disease postural instability/gait difficulty (PD-PIGD) remain unclear. This retrospective, cross-sectional study investigated their volumetric and functional connectivity (FC) changes and clinical correlates across PD-PIGD stages. …”
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Effect of Airofit Pro Device on Lung Function, Capacity and Quality of Life in COPD: A Protocol for Randomised Controlled Trial by Pooja Ramesh Tiwari, Vishnu Vardhan

“…Aim: To evaluate the effects of the Airofit Pro device on MEP, pulmonary functions, functional capacity, and QoL in patients with COPD. …”
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Parameter Estimation of Polynomial-Phase Signals by A. A. Monakov

“…Among them one can single out the HAF-algorithm based on the computation of the High order Ambiguity Function and the CPF algorithm, which uses the computation of the Cubic Phase Function and produces very accurate estimates for signals with the quadratic frequency modulation. …”
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Arthritis as a clinical manifestation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated systemic vasculitis: diagnostic difficulties by T. V. Beketova, V. S. Sygyrta, N. V. Chichasova, N. F. Frolova, E. S. Stolyarevich, O. N. Kotenko

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Visual perceptual difficulties and under-achievement at school in a large community-based sample of children. by Cathy Williams, Kate Northstone, Ricardo Sabates, Leon Feinstein, Alan Emond, Gordon N Dutton

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Difficulties with visual perception (VP) are often described in children with neurological or developmental problems. …”
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DIFFICULTIES OF DIAGNOSTICS OF «COMPETITIVE» PROCESSES: THE SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AT THE PATIENT WITH THE MODERN COMORBIDITY. THE CLINICAL CASE by D. Y. Kostenko, I. V. Khelimskaya

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Task difficulty modulates motor learning benefits of balance exercises in community-dwelling older adults by Kazunori Akizuki, Kosuke Takeuchi, Kazuto Yamaguchi, Ryohei Yamamoto, Wataru Nakano, Jun Yabuki

“…Balance performance was measured using a stability index, and functional task difficulty was assessed using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX). …”
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Cerebral hemodynamics and functional connectivity changes in stroke patients with dysphagia under acidic taste stimulation: a preliminary study by Jiliang Kang, Jiliang Kang, Junyue Lu, Mengbi Gu, Shuang Gong, Xiaohan Li, Xiaojuan Li, Lifeng Tang, Lifeng Tang, Yu Jin, Youliang Wen, Min Tang

“…The cortical activation patterns in patients with dysphagia following a stroke may be influenced by different taste stimuli, but the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the changes in brain cortical hemodynamic signals and functional connectivity in stroke patients with dysphagia during acidic taste stimulation.MethodsWe recruited 15 patients with first-time swallowing difficulties due to stroke (53% male; mean age 69 ± 9.43 years; duration 2.47 ± 1.31 months post-stroke, onset between 2 weeks and 6 months). …”
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Age-Associated Reduction of Asymmetry in Human Central Auditory Function: A 1H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study by Xianming Chen, Yonghui Liang, Yihong Deng, Jianzhong Li, Shiyan Chen, Cuixia Wang, Ping Luo

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Chaotic behavior, sensitivity analysis and Jacobian elliptic function solution of M-fractional paraxial wave with Kerr law nonlinearity. by Md Mamunur Roshid, Mohammad Safi Ullah, M M Rahman, Harun-Or- Roshid

“…We create a range of wave structures using the powerful extended Jacobian elliptic function expansion (EJEFE) method, including periodic waves, lump-periodic waves, periodic breather waves, kink-bell waves, kinky-periodic waves, anti-kinky-periodic waves, double-periodic waves, etc. …”
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