Predicting outcomes in patients with sepsis-associated encephalopathy using prefrontal functional connectivity analysis by Tae Jung Kim, Jae-Myoung Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Soo-Hyun Park, Jihyun Cha, Hyeon-Min Bae, Sang-Bae Ko

“…Abstract We investigated the relationship between prefrontal functional connectivity of oxyhemoglobin and outcomes in sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). …”
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Effect of frailty on the short-term functional outcome of elderly patients with traumatic brain injury by Yujing Gu, Huiqin Cui, Yang Gu, Xiaojiang Liu

“…[Objective] To investigate the effect of frailty on the short-term functional outcome of elderly patients with traumatic brain injury. …”
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Functional and Radiological Outcome of Anterior Plate Stabilisation of the Sacroiliac Joint in Unstable Pelvic Injury by Din MH, Aziz AM, Sahran Y, Mohamed-Saat MA, Abdul-Ghani NS, Faisham W, Musa AT

“…Based on the Majeed system, 73.3% of patients had excellent functional outcomes, and based on Lindahl criteria; there were 60% of patients who had excellent radiological outcome. …”
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Functional capacity, health impact, and risk of sarcopenia in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. by Janine Bosi Tonel, Maitê Mendes Pellenz, Maria Elaine Trevisan, Ariovaldo Leal Fagundes, Luciane Flores Jacobi

“…In conclusion, most patients had reduced functional capacity which was significantly associated with dyspnea and risk of sarcopenia. …”
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Assessment of Blood Pressure Levels and Left Ventricular Functions of American Football Players in Türkiye by Özden Seçkin Göbüt, Serkan Ünlü, Burak Sezenöz

“…Results: Players in the lineman position had higher blood pressure measurements. Although both groups of players had similar and intact LV EF values, players in the lineman position had significant changes in LV mass, LV global longitudinal strain, and LV torsion in relation to blood pressure measurements. …”
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The subclinical effect of celiac disease on the heart and the effect of gluten-free diet on cardiac functions by Ulaş Karadaş, Kayı Eliaçık, Maşallah Baran, Ali Kanık, Nihal Özdemir, Osman Tolga İnce, Ali Rahmi Bakiler

“…Group 1 consisted of 26 (53%) patients who had recently been diagnosed and had not been on gluten-free diet whereas Group 2 consisted of 23 (47%) patients who had been on regular gluten-free diet for at least 10 months. 20 healthy children were enrolled into the study as the control group. …”
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Evaluation of Functional and Radiological Outcome of Different Cephalomedullary Nail Designs in Intertrochanteric Fractures of Femur by Adarsh U Thuppad, Harsh Kirthi Rao, Gaurav C Mendon, Santosha Manjunatha, Suraj M Revankar, Kaveesh P Shetty

“…Among 75 patients, 3 in PFN group, 2 in MS-PFN group, and 1 in PFN-A2 group had >1 cm of shortening. 2 patients in PFN group and 1 in MS-PFN group had complication of screw cut-out; 2 in PFN group and 2 in PFN-A2 group had surgical site infection; 1 in PFN group and 1 in PFN-A2 group had varus collapse; and 1 in PFN group and 2 in MS-PFN group had Z effect/reverse Z effect. …”
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Speed indices of ventilatory pulmonary function and bronchial resistance in patients with community-acquired pneumonia by K. F. Tetenev, T. S. Ageyeva, V. Yu. Danilenko, A. V. Doubakov, A. V. Doubodelova

“…36 community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients were examined with respect to speed indices of ventilatory pulmonary function and bronchial resistance Raw . 19 patients had due values of the above-listed indices. …”
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Pretreatments and Particle Size on the Glycemic Index and Rheological and Functional Food Properties of Bean Flours by Adriana Mejía-Terán, Carla María Blanco-Lizarazo, Jairo Eduardo Leiva Mateus, Indira Sotelo-Díaz, Darío Mejía Terán, Enrique Geffroy

“…Glucose release (HI) differed between fine (125 μm) and coarse fractions (242 μm), with SCD24 and R showing the lowest eGI (22.8–24.2). SCD3 had the highest flavonoid concentration, while R and D had more quercetin-3-glucoside. …”
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Incidence of shoulder functional morbidity following ipsilateral mastectomy and latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction by Muhammad Umar, Noman Jahangir, Michael Hughes, Qasim Malik, Jalal Kokan, M. Waseem

“…There was no significant difference in oxford shoulder score or quickDASH scores between patients with or without shoulder pathology. About 40% patients had some functional loss or disability at 4 years after the surgery. …”
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Urine Periostin Level and Renal Function in Malignancy Patients Treated with High-Dose Cisplatine by Harry Yusuf, Andhika Rachman, M Bonar Marbun, Hamzah Shatri, Putri Aliya Ahadini

“…Urine periostin levels and other kidney function indicators did not significantly correlate (p>0.05), according to the correlation test, and several domains had negative directions. …”
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Functional Capacity and Inflammatory Mediators in Elderly Residents of Counties with Different Human Development Index by Lygia P. Lustosa, Daniele R. Xavier, Giane A. Ribeiro-Samora, Daniele S. Pereira, Adriana N. Parentoni, Ronaldo L. Thomasini, Leani S. M. Pereira

“…Women that lived in one of the counties with high HDI had lower functional capacity (p<0.001). The population from the county with the highest HDI had lower plasma levels of sTNFR-1 (p<0.05). …”
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Renal function and linear growth of children with nephrocalcinosis: a retrospective single-center study by Cağla Serpil Doğan, Arife Uslu-Gökçeoğlu, Elif Comak, Emel Alimoğlu, Mustafa Koyun, Sema Akman

“…Thirteen of 27 (48.1%) patients had height standard deviation scores (hSDS) …”
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Unveiling Phytoplankton Diversity: Taxonomy, Functional Groups, and Environmental Drivers in North China Lakes by Wei Wang, Hanjie Huang, Zhongshi He, Guotao Zhang, Junping Lv, Qi Liu, Fangru Nan, Xudong Liu, Shulian Xie, Jia Feng

“…ABSTRACT Functional groups (FGs) represent a classification scheme designed to study the ecological adaptations of phytoplankton. …”
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Evaluation of predatory function of Orius sauteri to the first-instar larvae of Mythimna separata (Walker) by YANG Haolan, LI Chengjun, CAO Fu, SUN Yulun, LI Maoye, LIU Su, LI Shiguang

“…The male adults of O. sauteri had the moderate predation ability to the first-instar larvae of M. separata (the ratio of instantaneous attack rate to handling time on single prey was 16.610), and their theoretical maximum daily predation was 16.949 individuals, and their handling time on single prey was 0.059 d. …”
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Testing Conclusions From Functional Imaging of Working Memory with Data From Acute Stroke by Lisa E. Philipose, Hannah Alphs, Vivek Prabhakaran, Argye E. Hillis

“…While left cortical stroke patients had verbal working memory impairments (p < 0.003), right cortical stroke patients had both verbal (p < 0.007) and spatial working memory (p < 0.03) impairments, confirming functional imaging results. …”
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Comparison of Morphological and Functional MRI Assessments of Periprostatic Fat for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness by David Freire Maia Vieira, Cecília Vidal de Souza Torres, André de Freitas Secaf, Matheus de Moraes Palma, Gabriel de Lion Gouvea, Jorge Elias Júnior, Rodolfo Borges Reis, Valdair Muglia

“…In the Poisson Model for systemic recurrence risk, dPSA had a relative risk (RR) of 1.04 (95%CI 1.0-1.07, p=0.03), systemic disease at diagnosis had an RR of 63.3 (95%CI 3.7-86.4, p<0.01), and average ADC had an RR of 3.42 (95%CI 1.52-7.69, p<0.01). …”
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Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties of Functional Fresh Pasta With Free and Microencapsulated Olive Pomace Extract by Giuseppe Natrella, Mariana Miccolis, Giusy Rita Caponio, Alessandro Di Michele, Lilia Zago, Carla Di Mattia, Graziana Difonzo

“…ABSTRACT The increased demand of consumers for healthy foods has generated interest among researchers and food producers in developing functional foods. Olive pomace (OP) can be used to obtain high‐added value products, being a valuable source of phenols. …”
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Trajectories of Pain and Function after Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: The ADAPT Cohort Study. by Erik Lenguerrand, Vikki Wylde, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Adrian Sayers, Luke Brunton, Andrew D Beswick, Paul Dieppe, Ashley W Blom

“…<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Pain and function improve dramatically in the first three months after hip and knee arthroplasty but the trajectory after three months is less well described. …”
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Assessment of Age and Sex Difference in Cardiopulmonary Function of Children and Adolescents with Ventricular Septal Defect by Chao-Ruei Lin, Ya-Fen Liu, I-Ching Huang, Yi-Jen Chen, Chia-Hsin Chen, Ko-Long Lin

“…BMI had a negative association with CPF in young VSD patients.…”
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