Four-Quadrant Facial Function in Dysphagic Patients after Stroke and in Healthy Controls by Mary Hägg, Lita Tibbling

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The impact of donor diabetes on recipient postoperative complications, renal function, and survival rate in deceased donor kidney transplantation: a single-center analysis by Qi Chen, Jiayu Guo, Shangting Han, Tianyu Wang, Kang Xia, Bo Yu, Yiting Liu, Tao Qiu, Jiangqiao Zhou

“…Renal pathological damage in DD was notably more severe, likely contributing to the higher DGF incidence in DDR compared to NDR. Although DDR had poorer renal function during the first three months post-transplant, both groups showed similar renal function thereafter. …”
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The influence of extracellular tissue on neutrophil function and its possible linkage to inflammatory diseases by Richard F. Kraus, Michael A. Gruber, Martin Kieninger

“…PMN within the matrices were assessed with a fluorescent time‐lapse microscope for live‐cell imaging. Results: PMN function was obviously influenced by the ECM. Type III collagen had an inhibitory effect on PMN migration regarding track length, direction, and targeting. …”
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Locking Compression Plates in Proximal Ulna Fractures: A Study on Functional Outcomes by K. Dwaraganath, R. Rohit, Ch. Arun Kumar, A. Subramanian

“…One patient experienced an exposed implant, one developed an infection, and 3 cases had restricted terminal pronation and supination. …”
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Impact of Drying Temperature on the Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Butterfly Pea Flower Powder by Jagamohan Meher, Gnaniar Kalusuraman, Niraj Kumar Dewangan, Rajanandini Meher, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Jayant Giri, Mohammad Kanan

“…The XRD analysis showed that Sample C had the highest crystallinity. The FTIR analysis confirmed the stability of key functional groups, with sun-dried samples retaining phenolic compounds. …”
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Computer Simulation on Analgesic Functional Chemome Characteristics of <italic>Radix Saposhnikoviae</italic> by Chunsong ZHENG, Xiaojie XU, Hongzhi YE, Jinxia YE, Guangwen WU, Xianxiang LIU

“…The functional chemome of RS had better multi-target effects compared with drug/drug-like molecules, and became an important source on mining promiscuous drugs from RS.…”
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Three functional mobility tests for assessing fall risk in maintenance hemodialysis patients by ZHANG Yan-ni, XIA Meng-di, LI Bo-liang, LIN Chang-wei, XIE Xi-sheng

“…Objective To evaluate the validity of three functional mobility tests for predicting fall risk in maintenance hemodialysis(MHD) patients.Methods 84 patients come from the blood purification center of Nanchong central hospital from January 2013 to January 2014 were fitted in this study;F/M= 47/37,mean age(54.5 ± 15.9) years.84 patients were recruited and divided into two groups according to whether they had more than once fall in MHD:fall group and no-fall group.All patients were tested by chair rising test(CRT),time up and go test(TUG) and tandem gait test(TGT).The test results were recorded,and the correlation between three kinds of tool and fall was analyzed.Results In the CRT trials,25 patients can complete the action independent and the time less than 10 s,accounting for 29.76%;In TUG and TGT,the number of patients who can complete the action independent and the time less than 12 s or the steps more than 8 were 51(60.71%) and 52(61.90%),respectively.Among 84 patients,the fall group had 23 patients(27.38%),who has fell in the process of dialysis,and no-fall group had 61 patients(72.62%).Five female patients were fractured because of fall,accounting for 5.96%.There was significant difference in age,CRT time,TUG time and TGT step number(P<0.05),but there was no significant difference in body mass indox between two groups(P>0.05).The Spearman regression analysis revealed that the CRT,TUG and TGT were related to falling(P<0.01).Conclusions CRT,TUG and TGT as easily functional tests are useful for predicting falls in MHD patients.…”
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Ultrasound monitoring respiratory muscle rehabilitation training can promote the recovery of diaphragmatic function in traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) patients by Xinyu Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Dong Yang, Li Liu, Xiulin Huo, Zhuojun Deng

“…Abstract Background and objective Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) often leads to respiratory dysfunction, in which the impaired diaphragm function is one of the main causes. Respiratory muscle rehabilitation training can be used to improve respiratory function, but its effect on diaphragm function has not been deeply investigated. …”
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Autosomal Dominant Calpainopathy in a Diabetic Patient Complicated by Functional Gitelman Syndrome by Kabilash Manivalli Peterpalaniswami, Krishnaswamy Madhavan, Gerry George Mathew, V. Jayaprakash

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Interstitial brachytherapy for periocular nonmelanoma skin cancers: Impact on organ and function preservation by Ashwini Budrukkar, Maneesh Singh, Monali Swain, Sarbani Ghosh Laskar, Vedang Murthy, Shrikant Kale, Rituraj Upreti, Shwetabh Sinha, Anuj Kumar, Samarpita Mohanty, Tejpal Gupta, Jai Prakash Agarwal

“…Nine patients had lower eyelid tumors, 5 patients had tumors in canthi and two patients had skin tumor in the infra-orbital region. …”
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Changes of perioperative cognitive function and its effect on quality of life in laryngeal cancer by Zehui Gao, Lina Jia, Jianli Yao, Chenxin Wang, Hui Huang-Fu

“…Patients with cognitive impairment postoperatively had poorer QOL in the score of the overall health function scale (p = 0.030). …”
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Liver Function Test and Diabetes Mellitus: Correlation from a Laboratory Perspective by Aditya Chilay, Neha Mehra, Moumita Misra, Raj Jatale, Shibani Ramchandran

“…The patients included those who had tested for liver function tests (LFTs) [including SGPT, SGOT, ALP, GGTP, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)], blood sugar (fasting and post lunch), and HbA1c. …”
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Functional Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery in Spondylolisthesis: An Observational Study by Saroj Chandra Dahal, Sabin Pokharel, Surya Bajra Lama Waiba, Deepak Kaucha, Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, Ram Krishna Barkoti, Babu Kaji Shrestha

“…There is no uniformity in functional outcomes reported across different studies. …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study by Ryo Yamamoto, Brian J. Eastridge, Ramon F. Cestero, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…Although the number of healthy centenarians is gradually increasing, studies on postinjury functions among centenarians are lacking. Therefore, we aimed to determine the clinical predictors of mortality and unfavorable functions after injury among centenarians. …”
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Abnormal Visual Function: An Under-recognized Risk Factor of Road Traffic Injuries by Hassan Hashemi, Payam Nabovati, Abbasali Yekta, Ali Borojerdi, Hamidreza Fallahkohan, Farhad Rezvan, Mehdi Khabazkhoob

“…The case group comprised drivers who had met with accidents and were at fault for the accident. …”
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Innovation and Utilization of Functional Feed Additives from Maize By-Products in Broiler Chickens by Orranee Srinual, Chanidapha Kanmanee, Phatchari Srinual, Thanongsak Chaiyaso, Mongkol Yachai, Tanya Tapingkae, Wanaporn Tapingkae

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Renal function during long-term therapy with rituximab in patients with systemic sclerosis by M. N. Starovoitova, O. V. Desinova, L. P. Ananyeva, O. A. Koneva, L. A. Garzanova, O. B. Ovsyannikova, R. U. Shayakhmetova

“…In this study, there was no significant effect of RTM treatment on GFR and grade of CKD. Most patients had stable renal function; patients with an initial low grade of CKD showed a tendency toward stabilization of renal function. …”
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Normocalcemia and Normal Thyroid Function in a Severe Vitamin D–Deficient Population by Omid Yazdani, Mohammad Reza Haeri, Reyhaneh Niayesh-Mehr

“…Background: Vitamin D has several physiological functions besides its well-known role in the hemostasis of calcium. …”
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Functional strawberry and red beetroot jelly candies rich in fibers and phenolic compounds by M. R. Ali, R. M. Mohamed, T. G. Abedelmaksoud

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Structural and functional properties of fava bean albumin, globulin and glutelin protein fractions by Timilehin David Oluwajuyitan, Rotimi Emmanuel Aluko

“…This study reports a comparative evaluation of the physicochemical and functional properties of fava bean albumin, globulin and glutelin proteins. …”
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