Association between the COVID-19 pandemic and cardiopulmonary function in acute coronary syndrome patients without SARS-CoV-2 infection by Xingbo Mu, Sicheng Ning, Quanyu Zhang, Yi Zhang, Shengyi Wang, Jian Zhang, Yanchun Liang, Yaling Han

“…This single-center cross-sectional cohort study evaluated cardiopulmonary function changes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without SARS-CoV-2 infection and explored pandemic-related influencing factors. …”
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Experimental Test Procedure of the Spatial Distribution of Environmental Parameters and Products of Combustion in a Residential Area and Adjacent Spaces by A. A. Antoshyn, S. A. Volkau

“…The impact of fire stage on the flow rate of optical radiation diffused by smoke is shown.The findings will enable to develop the testing methodology for fire detectors designed to protect living accommodations and people located in them, formulate the functioning effectiveness criteria (operation algorithms) for detectors, used in living accommodations.…”
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STUDY OF SOME RISK FACTORS SUCH AS THE CAUSE OF MUSCLE IMBALANCE AND LUMBAR PAIN by P. Angelova

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Next-to-leading power jet functions in the small-mass limit in QED by Robin van Bijleveld, Eric Laenen, Coenraad Marinissen, Leonardo Vernazza, Guoxing Wang

“…We test our factorization formula using these new jet functions in a region-based analysis and find that factorization indeed holds. …”
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Evaluation of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on pulmonary functions in recovered patients by K Naja, Durga Shankar Meena, Deepak Kumar, Naveen Dutt, Gopal K. Bohra, Ravisekhar Gadepalli, Mithu Banerjee, Mahendra K. Garg, Sanjeev Misra

“…After adjusting the confounding factors, the mean pulmonary function values were lower in the patients who required oxygen support, with a significant difference in FEV1, FVC, PEF and FEF 25–75% with P values of 0.025, 0.046, 0.028 and 0.007, respectively. 66.67% had abnormal HRCT findings. …”
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Sequential motor task (Luria's Fist-Edge-Palm Test) in children with benign focal epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes by Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara, Maria Luiza Giraldes de Manreza, Leticia Mansur, Umbertina Conti Reed, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel

“…This study may suggest that the functional changes related to epileptiform activity in rolandic region interfere with the executive function in children with BECTS.…”
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Predictive Factors for Morphological and Functional Improvements in Long-Lasting Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Treated with Photodynamic Therapy by Maciej Gawęcki, Krzysztof Kiciński, Jan Kucharczuk, Monika Gołębiowska-Bogaj, Andrzej Grzybowski

“…The goal of our study was to evaluate the morphological and functional effects of PDT in patients with long-lasting CSCR and determine the related predictive factors for improvement. …”
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A new proportional hazard model with applications to breastfeeding data by Yolanda M. Gómez, Wilson E. Caimanque, John L. Santibáñez, Rocío Zúñiga-Tapia, Diego I. Gallardo, Marcelo Bourguignon

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Research progress on evaluation index of workers’ task performance by Zheyu HUANG, Yuhong SHEN, Jian ZHANG, Lihua HE, Yun WANG

Subjects: “…neurocognitive behavioral function test…”
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Xerostomia and associated factors among adults with HIV on HAART attending voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clinics in Dar Es Salaam by Lilian Ephrem Mkonyi, Luciana Albert Mmary

“…The xerostomia was assessed using a questionnaire. Pearson’s χ2 test was used to correlate independent (sociodemographic factors, oral health-related, and HIV-related factors) and dependent variables (xerostomia). …”
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Research progress on influencing factors and assessment methods of pulp vitality by ZHU Xiao, CHEN Yanqi, QIAN Linna, JIANG Dingzhuo, SHI Ying, WU Zhifang

“…Pulp viability is influenced by various factors, including the type of pulp exposure, caries status, periodontitis, trauma, treatment factors, patient age, and individual differences. …”
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Determination of Recovery by Total Restitution or Compensation Using Multifrequency Vestibular Tests and Subjective Functional Scales in a Human Model of Vestibular Neuritis by Enrico Armato, Georges Dumas, Flavio Perottino, Matthieu Casteran, Philippe Perrin

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The effect of the universal test and treat strategy on the kidney function in adults living with HIV in Zambia: A six-month multicenter cohort study. by Lukundo Siame, Matenge Mutalange, Chitalu Chanda, Morgan Sakala, Chilala Cheelo, Kingsley Kamvuma, Geofrey Mupeta, Martin Chakulya, Memory Ngosa, Michelo Haluuma Miyoba, Situmbeko Liweleya, Sepiso K Masenga, Benson M Hamooya

“…We used multivariable logistic regression (xtlogit model) to identify factors associated with kidney function impairment. …”
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Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in patients received complex treatment for cranial and craniospinal tumors in childhood by A. I. Novikova, M. G. Poltavskaya, M. G. Pavlova, P. Sh. Chomakhidze, V. M. Sotnikov, N. A. Potemkina, A. A. Bykova, Z. K. Salpagarova, Z. Z. Fashafsha, T. V. Soboleva, O. V. Andreeva, O. G. Zheludkova, D. А. Andreev

“…To study the traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), indicators of endothelial function and exercise tolerance in patients received complex treatment for cranial and craniospinal tumors in childhood, including radiation therapy.Material and methods. …”
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The association between liver function tests abnormalities and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Nimer Mehyar, Nimer Mehyar, Ziyad Alhajeri, Ziyad Alhajeri, Muath Alosaimi, Muath Alosaimi, Ziyad Alanazi, Ziyad Alanazi, Abdulkarim Alanazi, Abdulkarim Alanazi, Raghib Abusaris, Raghib Abusaris

“…Clinical studies highlighted the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus, comorbidities, and medications with liver function. The objective of this study is to explore the association between liver function tests’ abnormalities and comorbidities, medications, and other risk factors in type 2 diabetes patients registered in the Best-Care system of the Saudi Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study employing a chart of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Relationship between klotho, neurotrophic factors (BDNF, NGF, GDNF) and cognitive functions in patients with bipolar disorder by Zeynep Çelebi, Esra Yazıcı, Derya Güzel Erdoğan, Onur Davutoglu, Ahmet Bulent Yazıcı

“…Abstract Background Klotho and neurotrophic factors, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), have been shown to play a role in cognitive functions. …”
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Design of Fixed and Ladder Mutation Factor-Based Clonal Selection Algorithm for Solving Unimodal and Multimodal Functions by Suresh Chittineni, A. N. S. Pradeep, Dinesh Godavarthi, Suresh Chandra Satapathy, S. Mohan Krishna, P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy

“…This paper compared the conventional CLONALG, with the two proposed approaches and tested on several standard benchmark functions. Experimental results empirically show that the proposed methods ladder mutation-based clonal selection algorithm (LMCSA) and fixed mutation clonal selection algorithm (FMCSA) significantly outperform the existing CLONALG method in terms of quality of the solution, convergence speed, and solution stability.…”
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Systematic review and meta‑analysis of factors predicting postoperative lung function after lung cancer resection by Hongling Wang, Lihong He, Xiaoyun Hu, Gongxue Xian

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The effects of short-term vitamin D supplementation on the pulmonary function and physical fitness factors in adolescent wrestlers by hersh nouri, dariush shaikholeslami vatani, Naser Rostamzadeh

“…Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of short-term vitamin D supplementation on the pulmonary function and physical fitness factors in adolescent wrestlers. …”
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Depth-electrode stimulation and concurrent functional MRI in humans: Factors influencing heating with body coil transmission by Hiroyuki Oya, Ralph Adolphs, Matthew A. Howard, J. Michael Tyszka

“…Electrical-stimulation fMRI (es-fMRI) combines direct stimulation of the brain via implanted electrodes with simultaneous rapid functional magnetic resonance imaging of the evoked response. …”
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