Validity and Reliability of Dynamic and Functional Balance Tests in People Aged 19-54: A Systematic Review by Kim J Lesch, Sanni Tuomisto, Heikki O Tikkanen, Mika Venojärvi

“…This systematic review concentrated on dynamic and functional balance assessment methods and their validity in healthy adults aged 19-54. …”
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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Functionalized Scaffolds for the Recruitment of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Osteochondral Repair by Yuan Luo, Xiaodong Cao, Junfeng Chen, Jianwei Gu, Hao Yu, Junying Sun, Jun Zou

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Contrasting prenatal nutrition and environmental exposures in association with birth weight and cognitive function in children at 7 years by Alicja Wolk, Chris Gennings, Christian Lindh, Niclas Håkansson, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag

“…This makes it possible to test for the potential mitigating effects of good nutrition on health and development effects in offspring from EDCs.Results Using prenatal Food Frequency Questionnaire data to construct an individual’s MNI, the index was significantly and positively associated with important metabolic outcome (as measured by birth weight) and cognitive function at age 7 years (as measured by WISC IQ) in children when adjusted for covariates and prenatal concentrations of an EDC. …”
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Robust computation of subcortical functional connectivity guided by quantitative susceptibility mapping: An application in Parkinson’s disease diagnosis by Jianmei Qin, Haoting Wu, Chenqing Wu, Tao Guo, Cheng Zhou, Xiaojie Duanmu, Sijia Tan, Jiaqi Wen, Qianshi Zheng, Weijin Yuan, Zihao Zhu, Jingwen Chen, Jingjing Wu, Chenyu He, Yiran Ma, Chunlei Liu, Xiaojun Xu, Xiaojun Guan, Minming Zhang

“…Previous resting state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) analyses of the basal ganglia in Parkinson’s disease heavily relied on T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) atlases. …”
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511 Functional link between myelination integrity in the connectome of the cingulum bundle and information processing speed in RRMS by Ashley Pike, Ashley Pike, Tatiana Wolfe, G. Andrew James, Sienna Colonese, Maegan Calvert, Chrystal Fullen, Jennifer Gess, Jennifer Kleiner, Clint Kilts, Lee Archer R.

“…We investigate the functional impact of structural coherence, myelin content, and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) load on IPS. …”
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Influence of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with severe mitral regurgitation on left ventricle function by M. I. Makeev, M. A. Saidova, T. E. Imaev

“…To study the changes of left ventricular (LV) contractile function in patients with severe mitral valve (MV) insufficiency with assessment of global longitudinal strain (GLS) indicators and LV myocardial function after the mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) within 12-month follow-up.Material and methods. …”
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Interaction with IGF1 overrides ANXA2-mediated anti-inflammatory functions of IGFBP5 in vivo by Yan Fan, Yi-Jin Wu, Yi-Jin Wu, Kai Guo, Xia-Qing Zhou, Abulizi Abulaiti, Opeyemi Joshua Olatunji, Cong-Lan Ji, Jian Zuo, Jian Zuo

“…An IGF1R inhibitor picropodophyllin antagonized functions of IGF1/IGF1R too, but didn’t reinforce the effects of IGFBP5.ConclusionIGFBP5 eases inflammation by interacting with ANXA2, an activator of NF-κB; as an antagonist of IGF1/IGF1R, IGFBP5 may disrupt immune homeostasis in vivo, due to impairment of the latter’s anti-inflammatory functions; excessive IGFBP from adipocytes would be a pathogenic factor in certain diseases.…”
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Association of player position and functional connectivity alterations in collegiate American football players: an fMRI study by Owen Griffith, Xiaoxiao Bai, Alexa E. Walter, Michael Gay, Jon Kelly, Wayne Sebastianelli, Linda Papa, Semyon Slobounov

“…A seed-based functional connectivity method, isolating the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), was utilized to create individual functional connectivity maps. …”
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SURVEY OF A FUNCTIONAL STATE OF MASSETER MUSCLES IN EDENTELOUS PATIENTS BASED ON THE DATA OF SURFACE ELECTROMYOGYOPHY STUDIES by V.S. Kuz, V.M. Dvornyk, G.M. Kuz, G.M. Balya, O.S. Shemetov

“…Currently, prosthodontists use thermoplastic plastics in the fabrication of complete removable prostheses, more commonly the main group of materials for this constructions are heat-polymerized acrylic resins. Evaluation of the quality of the fabricated complete removable dentures and of the functional state of the masticatory system after prosthetics is determined by their fixation and stabilization, restoration of the patient's appearance and degree of masticatory effectiveness. …”
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Lower extremity functional performance tests and their measurement properties in athletes: a systematic review and narrative synthesis by Alison Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Lee Herrington, James Martin, Rosalyn Cooke, Andy Soundy

“…Reliability (n=14), measurement error (n=11), structural validity/internal consistency (n=2), criterion validity (n=11), construct validity (n=5) and responsiveness (n=1) were assessed. …”
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The effects of exercise intervention on the function of endothelial progenitor cells in atherosclerotic mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Zheng HUANG, Zilan XU, Sulan LI, Nixiao WU, Xia DAI

“…Objective To investigate the effects of different exercise modalities on body weight, blood glucose, and atherosclerotic plaques in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and atherosclerosis, and further compare the impacts of these exercise modalities on the function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). Methods ApoE-/- mice induced by high-fat feeding combined with streptozotocin (STZ) were constructed into T2DM atherosclerosis model, and 32 mice were randomly divided into blank control group (control group), aerobic exercise (AE) group, resistance exercise (RE) group and aerobic combined with resistance exercise (AE+RE) group. …”
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White matter hyperintensity tissue property spatial variations as a function of cognitive status in Parkinson’s disease by Mariyemuguli Reheman, Sagar Buch, Naying He, Pei Huang, Qiurong Yu, Xinhui Wang, Yu Liu, Youmin Zhang, Zhijia Jin, Yan Li, Peng Liu, Shengdi Chen, E. Mark Haacke, Fuhua Yan

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The relationship between cognitive function and muscle mass in older adults: a longitudinal study based on CLHLS by Yin Shi, Yin Shi, Yu Zhang, Xinyu Yang, Jiali Yang, Shilang Wang, YanFang Hong

“…However, the relationship between cognitive function and muscle mass and the underlying mechanisms are not clear. …”
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Prediction of antipsychotic drug efficacy for schizophrenia treatment based on neural features of the resting-state functional connectome by Song Liu, Meng Wang, Weiyi Han, Anran Chen, Xuzhen Liu, Kang Liu, Xue Li, Yi Chen, Luwen Zhang, Qing Liu, Xiaoge Guo, Xiujuan Wang, Ning Kang, Yong Han, Yuanbo Li, Xi Su, Luxian Lv, Bing Liu, Wenqiang Li, Yongfeng Yang

“…Based on acquired imaging data, a resting-state functional connectivity matrix was constructed for each patient, and a connectome-based predictive model was subsequently established and trained to predict individual PANSS total score reduction. …”
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Innovative machine learning-based prediction of early airway hyperresponsiveness using baseline pulmonary function parameters by Hua Yang, Xingru Zhao, Zhuochang Chen, Lihong Yang, Guihua Zhao, Chenxiao Xu, Jinyi Xu

“…This study explores the potential of baseline pulmonary function parameters, particularly small airway indices, in predicting AHR and develops a machine learning-based model to improve screening efficiency and reduce unnecessary BPT referrals.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed baseline pulmonary function data and BPT results from Henan Provincial People’s Hospital (May to September 2024). …”
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The competition between Bidens pilosa and Setaria viridis alters soil microbial composition and soil ecological function by Qiao Li, Jianying Guo, Han Zhang, Mengxin Zhao

“…In order to focus on the soil ecological functional mechanisms that contribute to the successful invasion of B. pilosa, we analyzed the effects of B. pilosa on the composition of soil microbial communities and soil ecological functions. …”
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An Attempt of Delimitation of Polish Metropolitan Areas by Discriminant Analysis by Jadwiga Zaród

“…Then the discriminatory power of the variables were examined and parameters of the linear discriminant function were estimated. The highest average value of the discriminant function indicates the area most developed in terms of the examined features. …”
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On non-conservative perturbations of three-dimensional integrable systems by Morozov, Kirill Евгеньевич

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SOLVING ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS WITH THE SWARM INTELLIGENCE METHODS by A. V. Panteleev, M. D. Evdokimova

“…The purpose of each task is to minimize the cost and weight of the construction. The object functions in optimization practical problem are nonlinear functions with a lot of variables and a complex layer surface indentations. …”
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Advantages of BIM-modeling in the investment and innovation sector in the context of digital transformations of the industry by N. V. Vozgoment, O. E. Astafyeva

“…The concept of a functioning BIM environment with a digital environment is proposed as a part of the implementation of investment project activities in construction.…”
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