Risk analysis of poor prognosis and follow-up observation of children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated by plastic bronchitis by Chunlin Zheng, Zhidong Zheng, Xiangrong Hu, Yizhu Huang, Yimin Han

“…Patients were assigned to the good prognosis group if both pulmonary imaging and pulmonary function tests one month after discharge were normal or the poor prognosis group if one or both tests were abnormal. …”
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Are there Risks from Nanocomposite Restoration Grinding for Dentists? by Daniela Pelclova, Pavel Bradna, Lucie Lischkova, Vladimir Zdimal, Ludmila Maskova, Pavlina Klusackova, Viktoriia Kolesnikova, Jakub Ondracek, Jaroslav Schwarz, Miroslav Pohanka, Tomas Navratil, Stepanka Vlckova, Zdenka Fenclova, Jana Duskova, Andrea Rossnerova, Adela Roubickova

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Toy preferences among 3-to-4-year-old children: The impact of socio-demographic factors and developmental characteristics by Nikolay N. Veresov, Margarita N. Gavrilova, Vera L. Sukhikh

“…The proposed criteria were tested through an experiment measuring children’s toy preferences. …”
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Insight in the phenomena included in loss of the activation of industrial hydrotreating catalyst through an innovative accelerated deactivation procedure and kinetic modeling by Abbas Roshanaei, Sorood Zahedi Abghari, Sepehr Sadighi, Seyed Reza Seif Mohaddecy

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The Impact of Functional Training on Balance and Vestibular Function: A Narrative Review by Eric Bunnell, Matthew T. Stratton

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Functional training may aid in improving vestibular and balance function, along with scores on common tests such as the Y balance test. …”
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Comparison of executive functions of attention, observational learning functions and working memory by Arezoo Shahpiri, Hora Alirahmzadeh, Maryam Reyhani, Zeinab Amiri Moghadam

“…For data collection, color-word Stroop test (… & … 2006), Functions of Observational Learning Questionnaire (FOLQ) (Cumming et al., 2005) and Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS) were used. …”
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Subjective assessment of sensory function and oral function decline in older adults. by Tetsuo Ichikawa, Tomoya Koda, Mio Kitamura, Takahiro Kishimoto, Takashi Matsuda, Takaharu Goto, Masayuki Domichi, Akiko Suganuma, Shinji Fujiwara, Yasuhiko Shirayama, Kazuhiko Kotani, Naoki Sakane

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between subjective sensory assessment and oral function, to developing health strategies. This study was conducted as part of the Mima-SONGS Study for examining relationships between oral, cognitive, and physical functions, social factors, nutrition, and health, in older adults living in a mountainous region of Japan. …”
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Multispectral Land Surface Reflectance Reconstruction Based on Non-Negative Matrix Factorization: Bridging Spectral Resolution Gaps for GRASP TROPOMI BRDF Product in Visible by Weizhen Hou, Xiong Liu, Jun Wang, Cheng Chen, Xiaoguang Xu

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Age and body mass related changes of cardiovascular risk factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Macut Đuro P., Micić Dragan D., Parapid Biljana, Cvijović Goran, Šumarac-Dumanović Mirjana S., Kendereški Aleksandra S., Milić Nataša M., Tulić Lidija, Muharemagić Azra, Zorić Svetlana, Pejković Danica

“…The aim of this study was to assess age and body mass index (BMI) related changes of cardiovascular risk factors in 90 women with PCOS. The cut-off age point was 30 years and for BMI 27.8 kg/m2. …”
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Monitoring the follow-up of autoimmune chronic atrophic gastritis using parietal cell antibodies and markers of gastric function by Maria Piera Panozzo, Antonio Antico, Nicola Bizzaro

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Mechanisms of Ischemic Heart Disease Development in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Based on Renal Function by Georgii B. Mankovskyi, Yevhen Yu. Marushko, Yana Yu. Dzhun, Oleksandr S. Stychynskyi

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a significant factor accelerating atherogenesis, alongside with chronic kidney disease. …”
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Adaptation and validation of the Washington group/unicef child functioning module in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth by Emma Nolan, Katherine Cost, Ryan Miller, Li Wang, Chen Yun-Ju, Jordan Edwards, Eric Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Peter Szatmari, Harriet MacMillian, Charlotte Waddell, Katholiki Georgiades

“…Factor one represented Cognitive, Behavioural and Interpersonal Functional Difficulties; while Factor two represented Emotional Functional Difficulties. …”
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The Development and Testing of an Assessment Scale for Insufficiencies in Family Resilience by Naohiro Hohashi, Natsumi Kijima

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Function of B8N6S4 in Regulating the Growth and Aflatoxin B1 Biosynthesis of Aspergillus flavus by Xinze ZHANG, Ruisi PU, Jinlu NIU, Wenjie HUANG, Shijuan YAN, Wenyang ZHANG, Shaowen WU

“…【Objective】The objective of this study is to examine the function of Zn(Ⅱ)2Cys6 transcription factor B8N6S4 in Aspergillus flavus, and to analyze the role of B8N6S4 in the growth, development, and Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) biosynthesis of A. flavus.…”
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Challenges and considerations of genetic testing in von Willebrand disease by Omid Seidizadeh, Luciano Baronciani, Flora Peyvandi

“…von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder characterized by defects in the quantity or function of the von Willebrand factor (VWF). The diagnosis of VWD is complex, requiring a battery of tests to evaluate the amount, functions, and multimeric structure of the VWF glycoprotein. …”
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On the Tensile Tests of Polyurethane and Its Composites with Carbon Nanotubes by Martin Kuběna, Marek Eliáš, Lenka Zajíčková, Jan Poduška, Tomáš Kruml

“…Neat polyurethane (PU) specimens and composites of polyurethane with variable amounts of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were subjected to tensile tests, stress relaxation tests, and strain rate jumps. …”
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Impact of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with plasmodium parasites in selected health facilities in Accra, Ghana by Judith Dzifa Azumah, Shekou Gibriel Koroma, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Yaw Asare Afrane, Kwamena William Coleman Sagoe, Mildred Asumamaa Adusei-Poku

“…Patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at the outpatient department (OPD) were recruited. Participants who tested positive for malaria via a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and provided written consent were included. …”
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Comprehensive Strategies for Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Evaluation and Management by Hyo Jin Lee, Hyun Woo Lee

“…While preoperative pulmonary function tests and chest radiographs are crucial for lung resection surgery, their use should be judiciously tailored to individual risk profiles. …”
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Assessment of the clinical concern about the non-malignant thyroid disorders in Sulaimaniyah city “ Kurdistan Region “ Iraq by Fadhluddin Nasruddin Shakor

“…On 115 patients (101 female & 14 males) of non-malignant thyroid disorders during the period of six months from July 1st to December 31st 2018; They were subjected to detailed clinical examination and biochemical blood tests. Result: From 115 patients (female/male ratios: 7/1) presented with the functional classification thyroid disorder as follows: Hyperthyroidism 44.3%, hypothyroidism 35.7% and with clinical thyroid enlargement or nodule but thyroid (functionally with normal thyroid function tests) 20%. …”
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Air trapping in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective case—control study by Taehun Kim, Mi-Ae Kim, Seong Hwan Youn, Yongshik Kwon, Hyun Jung Kim, Jae Seok Park, Sun Hyo Park

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