Regulatory function of irradiated chitosan to antioxidant enzymes and growth of Capsicum annuum L by XU Chao, SHEN Kai, SHAO Luting, DING Xingcheng

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A dilemma for women: having many children risks deterioration of diastolic functions by Mehmet Ozgeyik, Ozge Turgay Yildirim, Mevlut Serdar Kuyumcu, Mehmet Ali Astarcioglu

“…Background: Echocardiography is the most widely used diagnostic tool for detecting changes in cardiac function. Pregnancy is a dynamic process that affects the cardiovascular system and recent studies have shown that increased parity may cause irreversible changes in the cardiovascular system. …”
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Functional Performance of Patients after Neurosurgery and Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms by Lucyna Ścisło, Judyta Pluta, Małgorzata Paplaczyk-Serednicka, Magdalena Staszkiewicz, Iwona Bodys-Cupak, Dorota Madej

“…Patients treated with the endovascular method experienced less pain, had fewer complications and had better physical functioning than patients treated with the neurosurgical method. …”
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Midterm Functional Outcomes of Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) Arthroplasty for Hallux Rigidus by Aysha Rajeev FRCS, George Koshy MRCS, Kailash Devalia FRCS

“…The functional evaluation was done using Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOxFQ). …”
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The impact of prediabetes and diabetes on endothelial function in a large population-based cohort by H. Holm, C. Kennbäck, A. Laucyte-Cibulskiene, P. M. Nilsson, A. Jujic

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Efficacy of robotic training gloves in improving hand function and movement in stroke patients by Abd Elhady Samy Abd Elhady, Gehan M. Ahmed, Amr Hassan, Saied Mohamed Ibrahim, Shaima Mohamed Abdelmageed

“…When comparing between both groups, the results indicate that the patients in group A that underwent the combined therapy had a statistically significant improvement in grip strength when tested by the Jamar dynamometer (MD= 1.87 [0.39, 3.35], P=0.015) and in motor function when evaluated by the Fugl-Meyer scale than the group who had only conventional physical therapy (Group B) (MD= 16.67 [3.9, 29.4], p=0.012). …”
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Incidence, clinical features and survival among patients with functional pancreatic neuroendrocrine tumors by Mijušković Ana, Čamur Viktor, Popović Bojana

“…Results: Among 272 retrospectively analyzed patients, 77.6% of patients had non-functional tumors, while functional tumors were found in 22.4% cases. …”
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Neurocognitive function in HIV-infected patients: comparison of two methods to define impairment. by Alejandro Arenas-Pinto, Alan Winston, Wolfgang Stöhr, John Day, Rebecca Wiggins, Say Pheng Quah, Jonathan Ainsworth, Sue Fleck, David Dunn, Alex Accoroni, Nicholas I Paton, PIVOT Trial Team

“…When correlated test scores were averaged, 36% of participants had NPZ-3 scores <-1SD and 32% underperformed in at least two individual tests.…”
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Functional Capacity of Patients Operated on Due to Lumbar Discopathy in the Early Postoperative Period by Agnieszka Królikowska, Małgorzata Słomińska, Jacek Furtak

“…The main symptom of lumbar disc herniation is pain, which particularly hinders the functioning of the patient. Functional capacity should be understood as the ability to be independent of other people in meeting basic needs, such as: movement, nutrition, controlling the body’s physiological activities or performing hygiene activities. …”
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Relationship between long covid and functional disability in adults and the seniors in the south of Brazil by Yohana Pereira Vieira, Luan Nascimento da Silva, Bruno Pereira Nunes, Tatiane Nogueira Gonzalez, Suele Manjourany Silva Duro, Mirelle de Oliveira Saes

“…Conclusions Long COVID symptoms were associated wiht limitations in the functional capacity of adults and the seniors. The findings can be used to guide the care and rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities who have had COVID-19, particularly for referral to appropriate health professionals.…”
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Serum NT-proBNP levels as a marker for cardiopulmonary function in preeclampsia by H.M. Kim, Y.S. Choo, W.J. Seong

“…Results: The SPE group had significantly higher NT-proBNP levels than the GPE group. …”
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Groove in drum patterns as a function of both rhythmic properties and listeners' attitudes. by Olivier Senn, Lorenz Kilchenmann, Toni Bechtold, Florian Hoesl

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Functional Characterization of Germline Mutations in PDGFB and PDGFRB in Primary Familial Brain Calcification. by Michael Vanlandewijck, Thibaud Lebouvier, Maarja Andaloussi Mäe, Khayrun Nahar, Simone Hornemann, David Kenkel, Sara I Cunha, Johan Lennartsson, Andreas Boss, Carl-Henrik Heldin, Annika Keller, Christer Betsholtz

“…All six analyzed PDGFB mutations led to complete loss of PDGF-B function either through abolished protein synthesis or through defective binding and/or stimulation of PDGF-Rβ. …”
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Design and Implementation of Wireless Communication Function for APU Output-load Testing Device by TIAN Peng, QIU Wenjie

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Some Morpho-Functional Changes of the Left Heart in Patients with Viral Liver Cirrhosis by M V. Chistyakova, A. V. Govorin, N. N. Kushnarenko

“…Depending on the presence of ascites, patients were divided into 2 groups: 28 patients had no ascites (group 1), 27 patients had ascites (group 2), and a control group of 22 healthy people. …”
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In Vitro Screening, Domestication and Identification of Lipid-lowering Functional Lactic Acid Bacteria by Xiaochen SUN, Xiaoqian ZHANG, Lingyu LI, Yu ZHANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ying WANG

“…Objective: In order to screen Lactobacillus species with lipid-lowering function, 310 strains of the lactic acid bacteria were obtained from the source of traditional fermented foods. …”
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Characterization of normative hand movements during two functional upper limb tasks. by Aïda M Valevicius, Quinn A Boser, Ewen B Lavoie, Glyn S Murgatroyd, Patrick M Pilarski, Craig S Chapman, Albert H Vette, Jacqueline S Hebert

“…<h4>Background</h4>Dexterous hand function is crucial for completing activities of daily living (ADLs), which typically require precise hand-object interactions. …”
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Ethnic differences in pain, function, and catastrophizing in South Florida adults with knee osteoarthritis. by Daniel Quintero, Jacob Jahn, Jean Jose, Eric Kholodovsky, Levi M Travis, Joseph P Costello Ii, Olivia Perez, Alberto J Caban-Martinez, Thomas M Best

“…Stratifying by sex and comparing primary outcomes between HP and NHWP, male HP had greater VAS (p = .021, mean = 3.83 vs. 2.42) and PCS (p = .008, mean = 8.83 vs. 3.35), while female HP had greater VAS (p = .019, mean = 4.62 vs. 3.08) and nonsignificantly greater PCS (p = .164, mean = 8.94 vs. 5.92).…”
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Analysis of olfactory function in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin positivity by Minheon Kim, Hee Sung Chae, Dong Hwan Kwon, Eun Kyung Jeon, Young-Ha Lee, Eun Jung Lee

“…We performed olfactory and taste function tests in the participants to evaluate the relationship between olfactory function and SEs. …”
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An alternating breathing pattern significantly affects the brain functional connectivity and mood states by Yulin Duan, Yulin Duan, Xun Guo, Bingnan Ren, Fang Liu, Yuhang Li, Fangfang Liu, Fan Xu, Min Huang

“…Among them, alternating deep and shallow breathing had a particularly pronounced effect, and there was robust functional connectivity in different brain regions. …”
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