Maternal cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy in obese pregnant women by Deesha Patel, Martina Avesani, Mark R. Johnson, Giovanni Di Salvo, Makrina D. Savvidou

“…Finally, women with obesity had reduced longitudinal function, as assessed by mitral plane annular systolic excursion, between the second and third trimester of pregnancy, indicating possible early cardiac dysfunction in this group. …”
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Decorum in nature: impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) dung middens follow spatial point patterns in Mukuvisi Woodland, Zimbabwe by Paradzayi Tagwireyi, Hardlife Muhoyi, Henry Ndaimani, Kudzai Shaun Mpakairi

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Effects of immersive virtual reality stimulation and/or multicomponent physical exercise on cognitive and functional performance in hospitalized older patients with severe function... by Antón de la Casa-Marín, Fabiola Zambom-Ferraresi, Maria Cristina Ferrara, Iranzu Ollo-Martínez, Arkaitz Galbete, Belén González-Glaría, Débora Moral-Cuesta, Itxaso Marín-Epelde, Chenhui Chenhuichen, Marta Lorente-Escudero, Rodrigo Molero-de-Ávila, Agurne García Baztán, Fabricio Zambom-Ferraresi, Nicolás Martínez-Velilla

“…Abstract Background Hospital-associated functional decline affects nearly one-third of the hospitalized older adults. …”
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Neural functions vary by return-to-sport status in participants with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study using sub-bands of resting-state functi... by Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Hongyun Song, Sunan Zhu, Sunan Zhu, Sunan Zhu, Sunan Zhu, Zongyou Pan, Zongyou Pan, Zongyou Pan, Zongyou Pan, XiaoJing Yu, Bing Xiong, Xuesong Dai, Xuesong Dai, Xuesong Dai, Xuesong Dai

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to characterize the differences in neural function among patients with different functional abilities 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).DesignResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed to obtain blood-oxygen-level-dependent values for ACLR returned to sports coper participants (CP), non-coper participants (NP), and healthy controls (HC). …”
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Patient-reported visual function outcomes agree with visual acuity and ophthalmologist-graded scoring of visual function among patients with long-chain 3-hydroxyacylcoA dehydrogena... by Ashley N. Gregor, Danielle Black, Nida Wongchaisuwat, Mark E. Pennesi, Melanie B. Gillingham

“…These validated PROMs captured functional vision in a group of 40 patients with LCHADD/TFPD that closely correlated with visual acuity and ophthalmologist-graded visual function.…”
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Acute Effects of Dynamic Stretching on Functional Performance in Non-Athlete Young Adults by Salsabila Zahroh, Arni Kusuma Dewi, Lydia Arfianti

“…Aim: To prove that the addition of dynamic stretching during warming up has an acute effect on functional performance. Material and Methods: This study uses an experimental method of randomized controlled trial post test design on 44 physically active young adults in non athlete level who were divided into two research groups. …”
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Comparative efficacy of exercise modalities for general risk factors, renal function, and physical function in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and... by Cong Liu, Jiju Yang, Hongdian Li, Yuanyuan Deng, Pengfei He, Jiao Zhang, Shu Chen, Siyu Chen, Xinli Wang, Mianzhi Zhang

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Functional outcome and quality of life index after endonasal versus external dacryocystorhinostomy by Rashmi A Dave, Suryasnata Rath, Devjyoti Tripathy, Samir Mahapatra, Mohd Hasnat Ali

“…Patients in one group underwent EXT-DCR and others NEN-DCR. Functional outcomes were measured by Munk Score and fluorescein dye disappearance test (FDDT). …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Khat Chewing and Cigarette Smoking on Liver and Kidney Functions among Students at Taiz University, Yemen by Salwa Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Rahman Al-Shamiri

“…However, little is known about how these habits affect the liver and kidney, so this study was made to examine the potential effects of these habits on the levels of various biochemical parameters to evaluate kidney and liver functions in healthy medical students that were considered as khat chewers and smokers. …”
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Stability of generalized cubic- and quartic-type functional equations in the setting of non-Archimedean spaces by Ramakrishnan Kalaichelvan, Uma Jayaraman, Gunaseelan Mani, Sabri T.M. Thabet, Imed Kedim, Thabet Abdeljawad

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The Resolution of the Russian League Against Epilepsy Working Group Meeting (September 25, 2021, Moscow) by article Editorial

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The investigation of resting-state functional connectivity in male sprinters and endurance runners brains based on fNIRS by Mengqi Liu, Wenyan Zhao, Xiaocong Yan, Zhenghao Xue, Ying Qin

“…Results (1) In the examination of functional connectivity of HbO2, the overall functional connection strength of the anaerobic group exceeded that of the aerobic group. …”
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The Effect of Spice and Herbs Mixture on Electrolytes and Liver and Renal Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Muhammad Khattak, Nor Mohd-Shukri, Tahir Mahmood, Qamaruddin Ahmed, Mehran Rahimlou

“…Thirty patients with T2DM were assigned to 3 equal groups to receive each mentioned dose fed for 30 days. …”
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Transcranial photobiomodulation improves functional brain networks and working memory in healthy older adults: An fNIRS study by Qin Yang, Xiujuan Qu, Can Sheng, Xing Zhao, Guanqun Chen, Xiaoni Wang, Yuxia Li, Wenying Du, Xiaoqi Wang, Yu Sun, Xiaobo Li, Haijing Niu, Ying Han

“…Objective: This randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled crossover study aimed to investigate the hypothesis that tPBM improved working memory in healthy older adults through the mechanism of optimizing the properties of the resting-state functional brain networks. Methods: A total of 55 right-handed healthy older adults were randomly assigned to sham tPBM session group or active tPBM session group. …”
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Brain structure and function differences across varying levels of endurance training: a cross-sectional study by Keying Zhang, Chunmei Cao, Yaxue Wang, Dong Zhang

“…BackgroundAlthough previous studies have shown that athletes engaged in endurance sports exhibit unique characteristics of brain plasticity, there has been no systematic investigation into the structural and functional brain characteristics of endurance athletes with varying training levels.MethodsUtilizing the “expert-novice paradigm” design, we employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to obtain images of brain structure and functional activity. …”
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The Association Between Early Graft Function, Donor Type and Long-Term Kidney Transplant Outcomes by Karthik Venkataraman, Karthik Venkataraman, Karthik Venkataraman, Georgina L. Irish, Georgina L. Irish, Georgina L. Irish, Michael G. Collins, Michael G. Collins, Michael G. Collins, Philip A. Clayton, Philip A. Clayton, Philip A. Clayton

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The Multifaceted Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Motor and Non-Motor Function: A Narrative Review by Hind Ahmed Alzaabi, Shima A. Mohammad Zadeh, Alham Al-Sharman

“…The search utilized specific key terms including but not limited to "obstructive sleep apnea" or "OSA" along with "motor function," "balance," "gait," “non-motor,” "cognitive function," "fatigue," and "depression." …”
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Functional polymorphisms in the TERT promoter are associated with risk of serous epithelial ovarian and breast cancers. by Jonathan Beesley, Hilda A Pickett, Sharon E Johnatty, Alison M Dunning, Xiaoqing Chen, Jun Li, Kyriaki Michailidou, Yi Lu, David N Rider, Rachel T Palmieri, Michael D Stutz, Diether Lambrechts, Evelyn Despierre, Sandrina Lambrechts, Ignace Vergote, Jenny Chang-Claude, Stefan Nickels, Alina Vrieling, Dieter Flesch-Janys, Shan Wang-Gohrke, Ursula Eilber, Natalia Bogdanova, Natalia Antonenkova, Ingo B Runnebaum, Thilo Dörk, Marc T Goodman, Galina Lurie, Lynne R Wilkens, Rayna K Matsuno, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Katja K H Aben, Tamara Marees, Leon F A G Massuger, Brooke L Fridley, Robert A Vierkant, Elisa V Bandera, Sara H Olson, Irene Orlow, Lorna Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Linda S Cook, Nhu D Le, Angela Brooks-Wilson, Linda E Kelemen, Ian Campbell, Simon A Gayther, Susan J Ramus, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Usha Menon, Shahana Ahmed, Caroline Baynes, Paul D Pharoah, kConFab Investigators, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group, ABCTB Investigators, Kenneth Muir, Artitaya Lophatananon, Arkom Chaiwerawattana, Surapon Wiangnon, Stuart Macgregor, Douglas F Easton, Roger R Reddel, Ellen L Goode, Georgia Chenevix-Trench, Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium

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Functional performance of patients submitted to cardiac surgery with different levels of sleep quality: an observational study by André Luiz Lisboa Cordeiro, Hayssa de Cássia Mascarenhas Barbosa, Daniel Silva Mascarenhas, Junior, Jandesson Cena dos Santos, André Raimundo França Guimarães

“…Patients who were in the SDB group had a lower functional performance than the other groups. 6MWT (meters) in the GSQ was 499 ± 87, versus 487 ± 91 in the PSQ and 430 ± 78 in the SD (p = 0.02). …”
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Computational modelling reveals neurobiological contributions to static and dynamic functional connectivity patterns by Linnea Hoheisel, Linnea Hoheisel, Hannah Hacker, Gereon R Fink, Gereon R Fink, Silvia Daun, Silvia Daun, Joseph Kambeitz, Joseph Kambeitz

“…Functional connectivity (FC) is a widely used indicator of brain function in health and disease, yet its neurobiological underpinnings still need to be firmly established. …”
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