Investigating the Relationship of Inflammatory Cytokines and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor with Cognitive Functions in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Narges َArab-Moghaddam, Karim Asgari Mobarakeh, Gholamreza Daryabor, Maryam Poursadeghfard

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between immunological factors and cognitive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). …”
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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

“…Background Exercise therapy can effectively manage chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk factors and improve renal function and physical fitness, but the challenge lies in choosing the right exercise type tailored to patients’ condition.Methods An electronic search of databases including PubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, VIP, WanFang, and CNKI was performed. …”
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Exploring predictors of the five-time sit-to-stand test based on cross-sectional findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC) by Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backåberg, Patrick Bergman, Terese Lindberg

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Sequential motor task (Luria's Fist-Edge-Palm Test) in children with benign focal epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes Tarefa motora sequencial (Teste de Lúria punho-la... by Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara, Maria Luiza Giraldes de Manreza, Letícia 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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COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF VASCULAR FACTORS by E. S. Derevnina, N. S. Akimova, D. G. Persashvili, Yu. G. Schwartz

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Using a Bounded Model Checker for Test Generation: How to Kill Two Birds with One SMT-solver by Maxim Petrov, Kirill Gagarski, Mikhail Belyaev, Vladimir Itsykson

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Examining the Relationship between Psychological and Functional Status after a Sports Musculoskeletal Injury by Konstantinos Parlakidis, Dimitrios Krokos, Maria-Louiza Sagredaki, Lazaros Alexandros Kontopoulos, Anna Christakou

“…The results showed high correlations between the psychological factors between the functional tests. Physiotherapy duration was positively highly correlated with the time of absence from sport and severity of injury. …”
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Association between the American heart association’s life’s essential 8 score and cognitive function: a cross-sectional NHANES study by Jiuyang Sun, Xinyu Tu, Shuwei Wang, Jie Wang, Jingxue Liang, Zhenguo Liu, Lu Song

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Prognostic value of matrix metalloproteinases and transforming growth factor – β in kidney cancer by A. I. Tarasenko, A. N. Rossolovskiy, O. L. Berezinets, A. B. Bucharskaya, S. S. Pakhomiy, A. O. Efimova, G. N. Maslyakova

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Impact of Tremor on Upper Limb Function in Parkinson’s Disease: An Cross-sectional Correlational Study by Nagarjuna Narayanasetti, Kshitija Bansal, Annie Thomas

“…Introduction: A common symptom of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is tremor, which, in combination with motor block termed ‘freezing’, acts as a major disabling factor for Upper Extremity (UE) function in people with PD. …”
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Characteristics of runoff changes and their climatic factors in two different glacier-fed basins by Sun Zhenqi, Wang Shijin, Li Zhongqin

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Clinical remission of mild-to-moderate asthma: Rates, contributing factors, and stability by Mana Ishizuka, MD, Naoya Sugimoto, MD, PhD, Konomi Kobayashi, MD, Yuri Takeshita, MD, PhD, Sahoko Imoto, MD, PhD, Yuta Koizumi, MD, PhD, Yusuke Togashi, MD, Yutaro Tanaka, MD, Maki Nagata, MD, Saya Hattori, MD, Yuki Uehara, MD, Yuki Suzuki, MD, PhD, Hikaru Toyota, MD, PhD, Satoru Ishii, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Nagase, MD, PhD

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Sustained delivery of functional vascular endothelial growth factor from nanoporous silica nanoparticles into a fibrin gel. by Karen Besecke, Sarah Zippusch, Florian Helms, Ulrike Böer, Mathias Wilhelmi, Peter Behrens, Nina Ehlert

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Trends in kidney function testing in UK primary care since the introduction of the quality and outcomes framework: a retrospective cohort study using CPRD by Jason Oke, Rafael Perera, Christopher O’Callaghan, Jeffrey Aronson, Daniel Lasserson, Clare Taylor, Benjamin Feakins, Emily McFadden, Nathan Hill, Richard Stevens

“…Objectives To characterise serum creatinine and urinary protein testing in UK general practices from 2005 to 2013 and to examine how the frequency of testing varies across demographic factors, with the presence of chronic conditions and with the prescribing of drugs for which kidney function monitoring is recommended.Design Retrospective open cohort study.Setting Routinely collected data from 630 UK general practices contributing to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.Participants 4 573 275 patients aged over 18 years registered at up-to-standard practices between 1 April 2005 and 31 March 2013. …”
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Relationship between cognitive functions and serum neurotrophic factor levels in long-term hospitalized male patients with schizophrenia by Pan Jing, Xiaopeng Yin, Haihang Yu, Ye Fu, Fangmin Wang, Xi Mei, Qiaozhen Zhang, Qing Tian, Xiaobin Zhang

“…Abstract Objective This study explored the changes in serum neurotrophic factor levels, the status of cognitive function, event-related potential P300, and the relationships between serum neurotrophic factor levels and cognitive functions, as well as event-related potential P300 in male schizophrenia patients with long-term hospitalization. …”
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The mediating role of step counts in the relationship between diverse neighbourhood destinations and older adults’ physical function by Chien-Yu Lin, Hsin-Yen Yen, Ming-Chun Hsueh, Jong-Hwan Park, Yung Liao

“…Some evidence suggested that walking steps also mediated the relationship between the availability of public transport stations and physical functioning. However, no direct relationhips were found between public transport station availability and physical functioning, suggesting potential offseting factors. …”
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Development and field test of the child and adolescent sleep checklist for parents of community junior high school students by Kentaro Kawabe, Saori Inoue, Yu Matsumoto, Maya Kusunoki, Shu-Ichi Ueno, Yasunori Oka, Fumie Horiuchi

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase-2 in stallion testes: insights into seasonal changes and potential roles in spermatogenesis by Muhammad Shakeel, Minjung Yoon

“…These findings provided the first evidence of the localization of BDNF and NTRK2 in the testicular cells of stallions, suggesting the potential role of BDNF signaling in testes development and spermatogenesis. Further investigation is necessary to explore the functional implications of BDNF signaling on spermatogenesis, focusing on the regulatory mechanisms that govern the seasonal expression patterns observed. …”
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Indicated factors of physical development, physical readiness, functional condition and efficiency of female students in the process of adaptation to training by M.S. Avdeeva, O.V. Tulyakova

“…From the factors of the functional state: the frequency of breathing and the Genci test increase; decrease the coefficient of circulatory efficiency, endurance factor and systolic blood pressure. …”
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ACTN3 GENE POLYMORPHISM AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN ELDERLY WOMEN ASSISTED IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE by Leandro César Teixeira Machado, Mateus Medeiros Leite, Marina Morato Stival, Yuri Gustavo de Sousa Barbalho, Filipe Dinato de Lima, Luciano Ramos de Lima, Alessandro de Oliveira Silva, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Silvana Schwerz Funghetto

“…Conclusion: In our study, there were no influences from ACTN3 gene polymorphisms on the functional performance of the elderly women, which is influenced by other factors.…”
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