Relationship Between Voice Analysis and Functional Status in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Margarita Pérez-Bonilla, Paola Díaz Borrego, Marina Mora-Ortiz, Roberto Fernández-Baillo, María Nieves Muñoz-Alcaraz, Fernando J. Mayordomo-Riera, Eloy Girela López

“…Voice analysis has emerged as a promising tool for detecting disease progression and monitoring functional status. <b>Methods:</b> This study investigates acoustic and biomechanical voice alterations in ALS patients and their association with clinical measures of functional independence. …”
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Restoration of calcaneal anatomy and physiologic function after fracture: the importance of tuber length by Kevin R. Steelman, MD, Joseph Brenner, MD, Anagha Purushotham, Jonathan Joiner, DO, Robert Meehan, MD, Rahul Vaidya, MD

“…To evaluate calcaneal tuber length (TL) and its influence on calcaneal height (CH), talar declination angle (TDA), and function during plantarflexion after operative fixation of calcaneus fractures. …”
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Acute Effect of a Single Functional Neurology Intervention on Muscular Trigger Point by Jorge Rey-Mota, Guillermo Escribano-Colmena, Athanasios A. Dalamitros, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, David Martín-Caro Álvarez, Eduardo Navarro Jimenez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

“…No significant differences were observed between the groups at baseline. Conclusions: A single session of functional neurology intervention significantly reduced pain and improved muscle function in patients with MTrPs. …”
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Quantitative Comparison of Age‐Related Development of Oral Functions During Growing Age by Kiichiro Mizokami, Syunnosuke Tohyama, Hiroyuki Kanzaki, Yoji Sasaki, Mao Katayama, Minami Seki, Haruna Rikitake, Syoutaro Ueda, Toshiko Sekiya, Hiroshi Tomonari

“…Material and Methods Ninety‐two subjects were divided into four age groups: 5–8, 9–12, 13–16, and 17–20 years. Oral functions were evaluated using standardized methods, including Chew Check Gum for assessing masticatory efficiency, Dental Prescale II for measuring occlusal force and contact area, JMS tongue pressure measuring device for evaluating tongue pressure, and Ripple‐Kun for measuring lip pressure. …”
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The Effect of Sex Differences on Endothelial Function and Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Hypertriglyceridemia by Zi Ren, Jiayi Guo, Xingxing Xiao, Jiana Huang, Manchao Li, Ruibin Cai, Haitao Zeng

“…Whether sex differences will affect the circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and endothelial function in hypertriglyceridemia patients or not is not clear. …”
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The function of a spindle checkpoint gene bub-1 in C. elegans development. by Xiangming Wang, Min Liu, Weida Li, Christopher D Suh, Zuoyan Zhu, Yishi Jin, Qichang Fan

“…Our understanding of its function is primarily from studies carried out in yeast S. cerevisiae. …”
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Multi-scale machine learning model predicts muscle and functional disease progression by Silvia S. Blemker, Lara Riem, Olivia DuCharme, Megan Pinette, Kathryn Eve Costanzo, Emma Weatherley, Jeff Statland, Stephen J. Tapscott, Leo H. Wang, Dennis W. W. Shaw, Xing Song, Doris Leung, Seth D. Friedman

“…The stage 3 model, which combined functional muscle groups, predicted change in TUG with a RMSE of 0.6 s in the holdout testing dataset. …”
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Functional roles of mannan and chitosan oligosaccharides on animal health and nutrition: A review by Mahmoud Kamal, Lin Zhu, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Muhammad Arif, Fengming Li, Yanfen Cheng

“…Based on how they digest, they can be put into two groups: functional COS and MOS, which are not easily absorbed and have specific physiological roles, and widespread Olig, like sucrose and maltose, which are easily absorbed by the intestine. …”
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Establishment of an Acute Karoshi Rat Model and Its Metabolic， Functional and Morphological Changes by LIU Xia, LI Jia-min, ZHENG Yong-xia, XIAO Xu-dong, YU Xiao-jun

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the occurrence and mechanism of acute Karoshi and explore its forensic identification.MethodsSD rats were divided into the control group （n=15） and experimental groups （n=45, acute Karoshi group and overwork survival group）. …”
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Structural and functional correlations in the pre-perimetric and the initial stages of glaucomatous optic neuropathy by M. O. Kirillova, A. N. Zhuravleva, M. V. Zueva, I. V. Tsapenko

“…Purpose:to study morphological and functional relationships in the early and preclinical diagnosis of glaucomatous optical neuropathy based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the retina and the data of electrophysiological research. …”
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Clinical and functional features of elderly patients with frailty syndrome receiving treatment at home by K. Sh. Garunov, A. A. Gertsog, T. E. Morozova

“…An urgent problem in primary health care is the provision of medical care to patients who received treatment at home (the patronage group). One of the common syndromes aggravates the condition of this group of patients is frailty (senile asthenia). …”
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STATODYNAMIC DISTURBANCES OF FUNCTIONS AS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE ACCUMULATED DISABILITY OF THE POPULATION IN THE ROSTOV REGION by I. G. Berezin, L. A. Yakimenko, F. V. Logvin, A. D. Nasytko

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Effect of cold plasma processing on the immunoreactivity, structure and functional properties of peanut protein by Yuxin Wang, Jialu Shi, Jing Qian, Jinlong Zhao, Lili Zhang, Vijaya Raghavan, Jin Wang

“…The impact of CP on the immunoreactivity, structure, and functional properties of peanut protein (PP) was investigated, aiming to comprehensively evaluate the influence of CP on PP. …”
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Degradation of methylene blue using peroxydisulfate activated by zinc and sulfur functional biochar by QIN Yixue, WANG Sheng, ZHANG Bingbing, CHEN Weijie, AN Mingze, YANG Zhao, QIN Shuhao

“…In addition, the oxygen-containing functional groups C—O, pyridine-N, graphite-N and thiophenic sulfur on the surface of the catalyst would also participate in the removal of MB. …”
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Association between body roundness index and lung function among U.S. adults by Weilong Xu, Chuanjie Zhang, Wei Feng, Ruizhen Shi

“…Conclusions An elevated BRI is independently associated with lower lung function parameters in high-risk groups. These findings imply that BRI may serve as a useful tool for the early detection of individuals who are at an increased risk of impaired lung function. …”
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Cyclodextrin-based polyrotaxanes: Cellular uptake enhancement effect of different functionality types by David Gintsburg, Pia Kreuzer, Khush Bakhat Afzal, Ilaria Polidori, Martyna Truszkowska, Anna Seybold, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch, Gergely Kali

“…This work demonstrates direct and indirect effects of functional groups of polyrotaxanes on cellular internalization, providing crucial findings for the development of a new polyrotaxane-based treatment for lysosomal storage disorders through intracellular delivery of these cyclic oligosaccharides.…”
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Analysis of physicochemical, functional, and antioxidant properties of four different Indian seaweed species by Radheshyam B. Bajad, Meenatai G. Kamble, Sumit R. Gawai, Irshaan Syed, Mrinmoy Roy

“…The present study aims to elucidate the nutritional, functional, flow, and antioxidant properties of Ulva fasciata, Ulva lactuca, Chaetomorpha linum, and Gracilaria edulis. …”
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Spatiotemporal differences induced changes in the structure and function of the gut microbiota in an endangered ungulate by Xiaofan Ma, Xiaoyu Hu, Kai Liu, Wei Wang, Wei Jia, Huayao Gao, Ming Lu, Jie Liu, Yunfeng Chen, Yingjie Ma, Yumei Li, Yonggang Nie

“…The microbiome composition and function showed unique characteristics in each group, and significant differences were detected at the gene level for the protein absorption and metabolism pathway, the carbohydrate metabolic absorption pathway, and cellulase enzyme function, which are related to nutrition. …”
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Myocardial mechanical function measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with heart failure by Yufan Gao, Boxin Li, Yanhe Ma, Shuo Liang, Anhong Yu, Hong Zhang, Zhigang Guo

“…ABSTRACT: Background: Strain analysis offers a valuable tool to assess myocardial mechanics, allowing for the detection of impairments in heart function. This study aims to evaluate the pattern of myocardial strain in patients with heart failure (HF). …”
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Articulation-function-associated brain developmental changes in cleft lip and palate patients by Wenjing Zhang, Zhongtian Guan, Lei Cao, Liwei Sun, Xu Zhang, Renji Chen, Chunlin Li, Weiqun Song

“…Objective: The purpose of this research was to investigate brain functional differences across age groups of CLP patients and correlations with articulation performance. …”
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