Fostering active aging in older adults: results of a communication and social skills program by Mohammad Hossein Khajehpour, Shahla Ayoubi-Mahani, Hilda Mohammad-Rezakhani, Jamileh Farokhzadian

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of communication and social skills training on the active aging of older adults. …”
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PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF SYMPTOMS AND CLINICAL DYNAMICS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN DEPENDING ON CONSTITUTIONALLY-MORPHOLOGICAL TYPE OF THE PATIENTS by F. F. Mikilev, E. G. Kornetova, O. A. Lobacheva, A. N. Kornetov, A. V. Semke

“…The K-Means Cluster Analysis was used to determine of the qualitative interrelation and conjugation between the clinical characteristics of the examined.The results of the study revealed that many parameters of the functioning in these patient groups have statistically significant differences. …”
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Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Giancarlo Logroscino, Stefania Mondello, Daniele Urso, Stefano Giannoni-Luza

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Digiwork: how agriculture 4.0 is changing work for farm advisers by Ruth Nettle, Julie Ingram, Margaret Ayre

“…These changes have implications for the functioning of the advisory system which, without collective support from government or industry, will privilege technology-centric, commercial and privatised advisory efforts.…”
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Does wearing a breathable T-shirt improve the microclimate and thermoregulatory responses during a hot outdoor running? by Hanano Kato, Yumi Okamoto, Junto Otsuka, Shotaro Yokoyama, Shoma Oshima, Kazuya Tajima, Atsushi Shiraishi, Ai Shiramoto, Tatsuro Amano

“…These findings suggest that although the functional T-shirt improved the clothing microclimate and decreased the local skin temperature, these effects were likely marginal and did not significantly affect systemic thermoregulatory responses (e.g., core temperature, sweat rate) during outdoor running in a hot environment.…”
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Coerência espectral do eletrencefalograma em pacientes submetidos a transposição tendinosa: estudo pré e pós-operatório EEG spectral coherence at patients submitted to tendon trans... by Julio Guilherme Silva, Irocy Guedes Knackfuss, Cláudio Elidio Portella, Victor Hugo do Vale Bastos, Dionis de Castro Dutra Machado, Luis Basile, Roberto Piedade, Pedro Ribeiro

“…It can be assumed that coherence augmentation indicates that functional rehabilitation promoted by this specific surgery yields cortical alterations.…”
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Operational management of the bus fleet maintenance and repair system by E. V. Feklin

“…The basic principles of functioning of a centralized production management system are described. …”
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Impact of Subthreshold Micropulse Laser on the Vascular Network in Diabetic Macular Edema: An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study by Barbara Sabal, Edward Wylęgała, Sławomir Teper

“…<b>Objectives</b>: To evaluate the short- and long-term effects of subthreshold micropulse laser (SMPL) treatment on the microvascular network in diabetic macular edema (DME). …”
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Trimetazidine therapy for diabetic mouse hearts subjected to ex vivo acute heart failure. by Emilene Breedt, Lydia Lacerda, M Faadiel Essop

“…As increased fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO) during heart failure triggers detrimental effects on the myocardium, we hypothesized that trimetazidine (TMZ) (partial FAO inhibitor) offers cardioprotection under normal and obese-related diabetic conditions. …”
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Integrating Food Preference Profiling, Behavior Change Strategies, and Machine Learning for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in a Personalized Nutrition Digital Health Interventio... by Hana Fitria Navratilova, Anthony David Whetton, Nophar Geifman

“…The CVD prediction model was created using 3 different predictor sets (Framingham set, diet set, and FPP set) across 4 machine learning models: logistic regression, linear discriminant analysis, random forest, and support vector machine. Intervention functions were designed using the Behavior Change Wheel, and behavior change techniques were selected for the DHI features. …”
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PROPERTIES OF NETWORKS BUILT ON DIGITAL IMAGES by Oleh Kushnir, Oleksiy Kravchuk, Volodymyr Franiv

“…The main network parameters such as the average clustering coefficient and the average shortest-path length are measured as functions of the relative noise parameter. The main qualitative and quantitative features of the dependences are analyzed. …”
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Improved biomechanics in experimental chronic rotator cuff repair after shockwaves is not reflected by bone microarchitecture. by Xaver Feichtinger, Patrick Heimel, Stefan Tangl, Claudia Keibl, Sylvia Nürnberger, Jakob Emanuel Schanda, David Hercher, Roland Kocijan, Heinz Redl, Johannes Grillari, Christian Fialka, Rainer Mittermayr

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) on bone microstructure as well as the bone-tendon-interface and the musculo-tendinous transition zone to explain the previously shown improved biomechanics in a degenerative rotator cuff tear animal model. …”
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Relationship between caudal fin closing motion and acceleration capability of Rudarius ercodes balistiform locomotion by Takehiro Fuji, Hiroaki Sumikawa, Naoya Hirata, Yoshihiro Kimori, Masafumi Kato, Takashi Fukue

“…In contrast, relatively few studies have examined median and paired fin (MPF) swimmers, and fins’ functional roles under different locomotor modes remain insufficiently understood. …”
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PENGARUH MEKANISME GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN SELAMA KRISIS KEUANGAN TAHUN 2007-2009 by Purweni Widhianningrum, Nik Amah

“…It is used to meet the regulation only so that supervisory functions that should be the responsibility of commissioners is ineffective. …”
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Mavacamten for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Rationale for Clinically Guided Dose Titration to Optimize Individual Response by Anjali T. Owens, Milind Desai, Matthew T. Wheeler, Anna Rodonski, Samira Merali, Amy J. Sehnert, Sara Saberi

“…This dosing approach allows for the identification of the lowest individualized mavacamten dose and exposure required to provide improvements in LV outflow tract obstruction, functional capacity, and symptoms. Mavacamten is primarily metabolized by CYP2C19 (cytochrome P450 2C19), and CYP2C19 metabolizer phenotype has an effect on mavacamten exposure. …”
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Review: roles of mycorrhizal symbioses and associated soil microbiomes in ecological restoration by Christine Lethielleux-Juge

“…Distinct AMF communities are associated with functionally different plants, which are related to differences in P and C transportomes and genetic variations within the AMF symbiont. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of Orchard Tractors Powered by Diesel and Hydrogen Fuel Cell by Salvatore Martelli, Valerio Martini, Francesco Mocera, Aurelio Soma’

“…In this context, fuel-cell systems have gained importance, making them one of the possible substitutes due to their characteristics featuring almost zero local emissions, low refueling time and high efficiency. However, to effectively assess the sustainability of a fuel-cell tractor, a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment, comprising production, use phase and end of life, must be performed. …”
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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RECRUITMENT POTENTIAL: STRATEGICAL INTERCONNECTION AND PROSPECTS by G. Yu. Peshkova, А. Yu. Samarina

“…On the example of activity of separate higher education institutions, the ways and models of functioning of the higher school are shown according to economic tendencies.…”
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Immunophenotype of the macrophage population in fibrous, cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis by E. P. Golubinskaya, T. G. Filonenko, A. V. Kubyshkin, Yu. A. Yermola, M. A. Kalfa, A. V. Gerashchenko, T. V. Kramar

“…Following the analysis of CD68 expression, the population heterogeneity of macrophages was revealed depending on the intensity of the cytoplasmic reaction, functional activity, localization and quantitative characteristics. …”
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Self-referential cognition and empathy in autism. by Michael V Lombardo, Jennifer L Barnes, Sally J Wheelwright, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Thirty adults aged 19-45, with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism and 30 age, sex, and IQ matched controls participated in the self-reference effect (SRE) paradigm. …”
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