Distinct risks of exacerbation and lung function decline between never-smokers and ever-smokers with COPD by Heemoon Park, Soo Min Jo, Kwang Nam Jin, Hyo Jin Lee, Hyun Woo Lee, Tae Yun Park, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Jung-Kyu Lee

“…Conclusions Never-smokers with COPD had significantly fewer acute exacerbations and slower decline of lung function than ever-smokers with COPD during longitudinal follow-up.…”
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Validation of the Chinese version of Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia by Wang LJ, Lin PY, Lee Y, Huang YC, Hsu ST, Hung CF, Chen CK, Chen YC, Wang YL, Tsai MC

“…Furthermore, all BACS subtests (verbal memory, working memory, motor speed, verbal fluency, attention and processing speed, and executive function) significantly differentiated patients with schizophrenia from healthy controls (P<0.001), and the BACS composite score had the best discriminative validity (P<0.001). …”
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Influence of oral function on the occurrence of crowding in Japanese children: an epidemiological study using longitudinal data from the general population by Yui Fujiwara, Kaori Ishii, Toshio Wani, Sho Kuroe, Yusuke Suzuki, Shinichi Negishi

“…At T1 (when incisors and first molars had erupted and deciduous canines remained) and T2 (when permanent canines had fully erupted), Measurements were taken to observe and analyse trends in morphological and functional changes over time, without interventions. …”
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Changes in neurocognitive function after acute high-intensity exercise: decreasing the biomechanical risk factors of ACL injury by Mika Konishi, Satoshi Shibata, Masahiro Takemura

“…We investigated the effects of high-intensity exercise (HIE) on neurocognitive function in athletes, and if any changes in neurocognitive function after HIE had effects on an unanticipated cutting motion. …”
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Effects of Wilting and Exogenous Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Fermentation Quality and Microbial Community of <i>Plantago lanceolata</i> Silage by Yanhua Tang, Qing Dou, Bin Luo, Lili Zhao, Puchang Wang, Xuedong Yang, Yi Xi

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Testicular function in postpubertal patients with growth hormone deficiency: A prospective controlled study by Rossella Cannarella, Andrea Crafa, Sabrina Sapienza, Roberto Curto, Manuela M. Caruso, Rosita A. Condorelli, Sandro La Vignera, Aldo E. Calogero

“…Little evidence is available on testicular function in post-pubertal GHD patients. Objective: This prospective controlled study was undertaken to evaluate testicular function in patients with GHD. …”
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Selective Posterior Rhizotomy for the Relief of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy by W.J. Peacock, Leila J. Arens

“…The procedure is of value not only in the intelligent ambulant patient but also in the mentally retarded and severely spastic child because handling is facilitated and bladder and bowel control improved. Speech and hand function were improved in a number of patients in whom they had previously been major problems.…”
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CLINICAL FACTORS AND ANTICOAGULATION LEVEL THAT DETERMINE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF KIDNEY FUNCTION IN PATIENTS LONG-TAKING WARFARIN (A 5-YEAR PROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL STUDY) by E. S. Kropacheva, O. A. Zemlyanskaya, A. В. Dobrovolsky, Е. P. Panchenko

“…A prospective 5-year follow-up of 172 patients receiving warfarin therapy showed that 26.7% had the sudden loss of renal function (SLRF) (defined as an annual decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 3 ml/min/1.73 cm2). …”
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Characteristics of Older Individuals with Asthma Being Treated with Biologics by Aetou M, Kiskinov Y, Ratsimba SFN, Barth M, Pizarro C, Bergs I, Spiesshoefer J, Skowasch D, Dreher M

“…Baseline lung function parameters, and the change in lung function after 6 months of biologic therapy, did not differ significantly between the two age groups. …”
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Serum cystatin C can be used as a marker of renal function even in patients with intestinal urinary diversion by Masahiro Matsuki, Toshiaki Tanaka, Takeshi Maehana, Koji Ichihara, Masahiro Yanase, Masanori Matsukawa, Hideki Adachi, Satoshi Takahashi, Naoya Masumori

“…Objective: Recently, serum cystatin C (CysC) has been used as a novel marker of renal function. However, there is a lack of data on CysC levels in patients with intestinal urinary diversion (UD). …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of post-kidney transplant hyperparathyroidism: a single-center study by O. N. Vetchinnikova, M. Yu. Ivanova

“…At the time of the study, 72% of group 1 recipients had eGFR &lt;60 ml/min, versus 36% of group 2 (p &gt;&lt; 0.001). …”
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Association of Chronic Pain with Motor Symptom Severity in Parkinson’s Disease: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis by Niels Pacheco-Barrios, Vivian D. B. Gagliardi, Roberta R. Grudtner, Iloba Gabriel Njokanma, Ben Illigens, John D. Rolston, Felipe Fregni, Kevin Pacheco-Barrios

“…However, significant differences (<i>p</i>-value < 0.05) emerged in motor symptom severity, coping strategies, and several SF-36 domains (Physical and Social Functioning, Role Functioning, Energy/Fatigue, Pain, General Health, and Health Change). …”
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Endothelial Function Assessed by Automatic Measurement of Enclosed Zone Flow‐Mediated Vasodilation Using an Oscillometric Method Is an Independent Predictor of Cardiovascular Event... by Haruka Morimoto, Masato Kajikawa, Nozomu Oda, Naomi Idei, Harutoyo Hirano, Eisuke Hida, Tatsuya Maruhashi, Yumiko Iwamoto, Shinji Kishimoto, Shogo Matsui, Yoshiki Aibara, Takayuki Hidaka, Yasuki Kihara, Kazuaki Chayama, Chikara Goto, Kensuke Noma, Ayumu Nakashima, Teiji Ukawa, Toshio Tsuji, Yukihito Higashi

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of endothelial function assessed by ezFMD for future cardiovascular events. …”
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Level of galectin-3 and ST2 in ischemic chronic heart failure depending on the functional state of kidneys by V. D. Syvolap, , D. A. Lashkul

“…It is established that in patients with ischemic CHF with moderate renal dysfunction level of Gal-3 is higher as compared with mild dysfunction and normal renal function (7.1 % and 53.6 %, respectively). The level of ST2 had about the same value in the groups of moderate and mild dysfunction, but was higher than in the group of normal renal function (11.7 % and 12.1 %, respectively). …”
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Arterial hypertension features in the elderly and their correction by L. I. Katelnitskaya, L. A. Khaisheva, S. A. Pleskachev

“…To study vasomotor endothelial function (EF) in the elderly patients with arterial hypertension (AH), during its pharmaceutical correction. …”
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Karandu (Gong): History, Functions, and Symbols in the Life of the Tolaki People in 17th -20th Century Southeast Sulawesi by Akhmad Marhadi, Syahrun Syahrun, Basrin Melamba, Marwati Marwati, Hayari Hayari

“…In the past, gongs had an economic role with high prices and values as a criterion of prosperity. …”
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Visual Function in Professional Drivers In A Coastal Town of South India and Their Perceptions About Ocular Health by Vidya Hegde, Rashmi Jain, Rashmi Shambu, Anupama Bappal, Rajarathna Hegde

“…Introduction: Good visual function is essential for drivers during driving. Many ocular conditions affect visual function. …”
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Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy – A New Approach in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction after Radical Prostatectomy by Boyan Stoykov, Nikolay Kolev, Rumen P.Kotsev, Fahd Al-Shargabi, Pencho Genov, Aleksandar Vanov

“…Twenty-one of these patients had pre-operative preserved erectile function (EF), as reported according to the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). …”
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DIFFERENCES OF PEAK EXPIRATION FLOW RATE (PEFR) BETWEEN BRISK WALKING AND HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT) IN YOUNG ADULTS by Vania Nazhara Fitriana, Yosef Purwoko, Sumardi Widodo, Tanjung Ayu Sumekar

“…Background : Sedentary lifestyle makes people having less physical activities that may lead to the reduce lung function. Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was used to measure lung function. …”
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Comparison of Renal Safety of Tenofovir and Telbivudine in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients: A Real World Study in Indonesia by Rino Alvani Gani

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