The effectiveness of the executive functions training program using augmented reality on visuoal-spatial working memory children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder by shirin mojaver, aliakbar arjmandnia, mohsen shokoohi yekta, bagher GHobari bonab, fatemeh Jafarkhani

“…Results: The findings showed that the executive functions training program using augmented reality had a significant effect on the control group in the two stages of post-test and follow-up (p< 0.001). …”
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Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study on the Functional Connectivity of Amygdalar Subregions in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain by CHEN Xiaolin, LIU Hong, GAO Zhen, WU Mengjiao, FAN Cheng, JIANG Zheng

“…Correlation analysis demonstrated that functional connectivity of the left SF amygdala and left anterior cingulate cortex was significantly positively correlated with the score of BDI-Ⅱ in the CNLBP groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and the functional connectivity of the right SF amygdala and right hippocampus was significantly negatively correlated with VAS score (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionFunctional con-nectivity of the left amygdalar subregion was mostly abnormal, reflecting the lateralization in patients with CNLBP; Altered resting-state functional connectivity of SF amygdala had significant correlation with pain intensity and depressive emotion of CNLBP patients. …”
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Impulse oscillometry system and pulmonary function test assessment of the impact of tumor location, staging, and pathological type on lung function in primary lung cancer by Jia Li, Xiaoxu Wan

“…Conclusion Patients with central SCLC and SCC and advanced lung cancer had the worst lung function. The IOS parameters show a good correlation with the traditional PFT parameters, and IOS can be used as an alternative measurement method for PFT when necessary.…”
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Functional connectivity and characteristics of cortical brain networks of elderly individuals under different motor cognitive tasks based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy by Shanshan Jiang, Shanshan Jiang, Zhiqing Qiu, Zhiqing Qiu, Xiaoqing Cai, Tingting You, Xinyu Fu, Xinyu Fu, Guanzhou Chen, Guanzhou Chen, Haoda Li, Haoda Li, Haining Ou

“…The ELD group also had lower connectivity in RSMA, RDLPFC–LDLPFC, and LSMA–RSMA during cognitive tasks (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Factors associated with vitamin D status of low-income, hospitalized psychiatric patients: results of a retrospective study by Bazzano AN, Littrell L, Lambert S, Roi C

“…Keywords: vitamin D, psychiatric diagnosis, cognitive function, neuropsychological function…”
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A multicenter cross-sectional study to elucidate altered resting-state functional connectivity of the insular cortex in anorexia nervosa, segmented by functional localization by Yusuke Sudo, Rio Kamashita, Tsunehiko Takamura, Sayo Hamatani, Noriko Numata, Koji Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Sato, Yumi Hamamoto, Tomotaka Shoji, Tomohiko Muratsubaki, Motoaki Sugiura, Shin Fukudo, Michiko Kawabata, Momo Sunada, Tomomi Noda, Keima Tose, Masanori Isobe, Naoki Kodama, Shingo Kakeda, Masatoshi Takahashi, Hiroaki Adachi, Shu Takakura, Motoharu Gondo, Kazufumi Yoshihara, Yoshiya Moriguchi, Eiji Shimizu, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Yoshiyuki Hirano

“…Abstract Although changes in insular function have been thought to play a central role in the pathophysiology of anorexia nervosa (AN), due to factors such as insufficient sample size, there have been no studies examining changes in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) between insula and whole brain in AN, based on functional localization of insula. …”
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Safety of Concomitant Use of Corticosteroids and Traditional Korean Herbal Medicine for Facial Nerve Palsy: A Retrospective Study of Effects on Liver and Renal Function by Lee JY, Kim JH, Goo B, Nam SS

“…Among 32 patients (3.0%) who showed abnormally increased liver function, 29 patients (2.7%) had possible DILI, and 3 patients (0.3%) had probable DILI, respectively, after concomitant use of steroids and herbal medicine. …”
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The Use of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in the Treatment of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by K. S. Karaganov, A. S. Lishuta, Y. N. Belenkov

“…A positive effect of the EECP course both on the functional status with an increase in exercise tolerance and improvement in the quality of life, and on the functional state of large vessels and microvasculature was found in patients with stable CAD complicated by CHF.…”
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Evaluation of the Liver and Pancreatic Functions in Patients with Alcohol-Related Sialadenosis – A Case Control Study by E Elavarasi, Vinothini Gunasekaran, Mohan Thirumal, R Balaji Subramaniyan, Ravi David Austin, S Thirumalai

“…Parameters monitored for liver and pancreatic functions were their serum levels of AST, ALT, GGT, ALP, amylase, and lipase. …”
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REPERFUSION THERAPY IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION by A. L. Alyavi, B. A. Alyavi

“…PCA was performed in 55 patients (first group). 25 patients of the second group had STL with Streptokinase, i/v, 1 500 000 units per hour. …”
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Sheikh Choly (Anthropological Study) by Nadiaj Wali Jabbar

“…Sheikh Choly has many religious, spiritual and social functions. Until now, the people of Erbil trust him to fulfill their wishes. …”
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Cross-sectional study of male sexual function in bariatric patients by Michał R. Janik, Ilona Bielecka, Andrzej Kwiatkowski, Piotr E. Janik, Thomas Drazba, Jan Bujok, Edward Stanowski, Krzysztof Paśnik

“…Material and methods : International Index of Erectile Function and Sexual Quality of Life-Male (SQoL-M) questionnaires were administered by e-mail to 152 men who had undergone weight-loss surgery. …”
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Effects of different training modes on hemodynamics and vascular endothelial function in young obese adults by Wang Tianyang, Zhou Huayi, He Hui, Tang Chi

“…Both AE and RE exercise increased cardiac function (P < 0.05). The RE group (P = 0.002) had a significantly higher muscle mass. …”
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Prevalence of Thyroid Function Abnormalities and Its Association with Physical Fatigue in First-Year Medical Students by Arindam Ghosh, Debdeep Dasgupta, Susumna Biswas

“…Students with abnormal thyroid function tests (34 cases) had a markedly higher mean FSS score (43.22±4.50) as compared to students with euthyroid (16.85±2.70). …”
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Effects of singing on vascular health in older adults with coronary artery disease: a randomized, crossover trial by Mehri Bagherimohamadipour, Muhammad Hammad, Alexis Visotcky, Rodney Sparapani, Jacquelyn Kulinski

“…Primary outcomes included macrovascular endothelial function assessed by brachial artery flow-mediated dilation and microvascular function assessed by peripheral arterial tonometry [Framingham reactive hyperemia index (fRHI) and reactive hyperemia index (RHI)]. …”
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A comparative analysis of cardiopulmonary features in patients with systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disease: results from SOPHIE registry by Mi Zhou, Mi Zhou, Bing-hua Wang, Ming-jiao Liao, Rui Yang, Jing Tan, Wen-jun Zhang, Chun-ka Wong, Chung-Wah Siu, Lixue Yin

“…PurposeWe aimed to identify various cardiopulmonary involvement patterns in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD).MethodsLaboratory experiments, pulmonary function test, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), transthoracic echocardiography, and 12-lead electrocardiography were used to evaluate cardiopulmonary function in patients with SSc and those with MCTD..ResultsA total of 138 patients with SSc and 56 patients with MCTD were enrolled in the study. …”
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Differences in motor function and psychological factors across phenotypic patterns of freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease by CHANG Song, CUI Xiao, HUANG Heqing

“…Results‍　‍① There were significant differences between the PD-FOG and PD-NFOG groups in terms of motor parameters (stride width, length, height and cadence) and cognitive function (MoCA) score (P<0.05). The largest effect sizes were found for cognitive function scores of RMET [η²=0.716 (95%CI: 0.611~0.761), P<0.05], DSST [η²=0.667 (95%CI: 0.553~0.744), P<0.05], and MoCA [η²=0.597 (95%CI: 0.425~0.750), P<0.05], all of which were classified as medium effect sizes. ② Associative characteristics of motor and psychological factors in the PD-FOG group: H&Y stage was positively correlated with HADS-A [r=0.470 (95%CI: 0.080~0.735), P=0.018] and HADS-D [r=0.560 (95%CI: 0.199~0.787), P=0.004], while the total score of UPDRS-Ⅲ was negatively correlated with DSST [r=-0.574 (95%CI: -0.794~-0.219), P=0.003]. ③Subgroup analysis revealed significant differences (P<0.05) between the TP and SS patterns in motor parameters (stride length and cadence). …”
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Impact of comorbid burden on global left cardiac function and prediction models for myocardial function damage: a cardiac magnetic resonance feature-tracking study by XiaoFeng Qu, Miaomiao Bai, Jianbo Lyu, Lili Yin, Jiahui Zhang, Endong Zhao, Lingjun Mei

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the effects of comorbid burden on left cardiac myocardial function in patients without organic heart disease and to construct prediction models for myocardial function damage.MethodsA total of 82 healthy individuals and 198 patients with comorbid burden who had normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were recruited. …”
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The exacerbating effects of stable pulmonary tuberculosis on the deterioration of inflammatory response, coagulation function, and pulmonary function in COPD: A propensity score-ma... by Jiangbo Li, Mei Ye, Haiyue Wang, Aidibai Ainiwaier, Ayididar Jumahan, Feng Sun

“…Comparative analysis of laboratory tests and pulmonary function parameters revealed that the observation group had significantly elevated levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), interleukin-6 (IL-6), lymphocyte count, platelet count (PLT), and D-dimer, along with significantly reduced pulmonary function parameters including forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) and forced expiratory flow between 25 %-75 % of vital capacity (FEF25-FEF75) (all P < 0.05). …”
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Investigating the potential effects of olive leaves and ginger rhizome extracts on kidney and liver functions in alloxan-induced diabetic rats by Shatha Alshaer, Mohammad Al-Najjar, Feras Darwish El-Hajji, Reem Abu Tayeh

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