Functional Capacity, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Oxygen Consumption Predict Mortality in Patients with Cirrhosis by José Leonardo Faustini Pereira, Lucas Homercher Galant, Danusa Rossi, Luis Henrique Telles da Rosa, Eduardo Garcia, Ajácio Bandeira de Mello Brandão, Cláudio Augusto Marroni

“…Liver diseases influence musculoskeletal functions and may negatively affect the exercise capacity of patients with cirrhosis. …”
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Stroke ICF Core Element Scale and Stroke Common Functional Scale: Association Studies by Qiao JIN, Xiaoyan YANG, Qijing REN

“…Objective:To investigate the correlation between Stroke ICF Core Element Scale and Stroke Common Functional Scale.Methods:Using Stroke ICF Core Element Scale, Fugl-Meyer Scale, Modified Barthel Index (MBI) to assess 50 cases of stroke patients, performing the correlation test with <italic>Pearson</italic> coefficient, <italic>Kappa</italic> value and <italic>Cronbach</italic> alpha coefficient to evaluate the validity, reliability and content consistency of the ICF Scale.Results:The <italic>Kappa</italic> values were between 0.676-0.958 (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001), with a good test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability, the evaluation outcomes of two raters had a better consistency; <italic>Cronbach</italic> alpha coefficient had a good consistency in body functions, activities, participation and the environmental factors. …”
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Rehabilitation for motor functional neurological disorder: a follow-up study of 185 patients by Renata Valladão THEUER, Simone Vilela Nunes Neves, Ana Paula Silva CHAMPS

“…ABSTRACT Background: Motor functional neurological disorder (mFND) is a common and disabling condition. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND ELASTICCHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARTERIES IN CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC AND REACTIVE ARTHRITIS by V. L. Мarchuk, N. V. Sobotuyk

“…SIngl of children with JIA positively correlated with disease activity (rs = 0,33; p = 0,048) and did not depend on duration of disease (rs = 0,025; p = 0,89). Children with JIA had significantly lower endothelialdependent vasodilatation function in comparison with healthy children (p = 0,026), but not with patients with ReA (p = 0,598). …”
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Grip Strength Impairment and Neuropathic-Like Pain as Predictors of Functional Decline in Hand Osteoarthritis by Mathieu S, Fayet F, Salembien MH, Rodere M, Soubrier M, Tournadre A

“…Depression was significantly associated with all clinical parameters, except GS. Sixty HOA patients had neuropathic-like pain (56.0%); these were younger, had a higher FIHOA, and reported more night awakening and morning stiffness; however, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were not different.Conclusion: Neuropathic-like pain and sarcopenia exacerbate functional decline in HOA, highlighting the need for targeted interventions beyond conventional analgesics.Keywords: hand osteoarthritis, neuropathic-like pain, grip strength, sarcopenia…”
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The striatal compartments, striosome and matrix, are embedded in largely distinct resting-state functional networks by Alishba Sadiq, Adrian T. Funk, Jeff L. Waugh

“…These compartments exhibit distinct anatomical, neurochemical, and pharmacological characteristics and have separable roles in motor and mood functions. Little is known about the functions of these compartments in humans. …”
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Late Survival After Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Moderately Reduced Kidney Function by Natalie Glaser, Veronica Jackson, Martin J. Holzmann, Anders Franco‐Cereceda, Ulrik Sartipy

“…Of 13 102 patients, 9836 (75%) had normal kidney function (eGFR >60 mL/min per 1.73 m2) and 3266 (25%) had moderately reduced kidney function (eGFR 30–60 mL/min per 1.73 m2). …”
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Pain and functional disability after lumbar microdiscectomy and their correlations with gender, depression and recovery expectations by Pantelinac Slobodan, Grajić Mirko, Knežević Aleksandar, Nikolić Dejan, Tomašević-Todorović Snežana

“…Depression (p < 0.01) and pessimism (p < 0.01) had significant negative influences on the pain and functional disability. …”
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Assessment of Fetal Cardiac Function by Tissue Doppler Technique in Normal Fetuses of Cairo governorate by Abdel R.M. Maher, Mohammed A.S. Mohammed Ahmed, Mahmoud I. El-Rashidy

“…Median Rt MPI was found to be relatively constant and had a slight decrease from 18 to 42 weeks of gestation. …”
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The Application of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in an Infant Rat Model of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Xueping Zhu, Xiaoli Zhu, Weichang Chen, Jianhua Chen

“…The aim of this study was to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) to investigate the activated region associated with visceral pain in the brains of infant rats in a model of IBS. …”
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Structutal-functional heart state in patients with henoch-schönlein purpura depending gallbladder condition by L. M. Strilchuk, О. М. Radchenko, S. M. Stadnik, A. L. Filipiuk, R. R. Guta

“…To reveal peculiarities of heart structure and function in patients with HSP in dependence of gall bladder condition. …”
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Cognitive profile of patients with depressive disorders and its significance for antidepressant therapy and social functioning by K. E. Emelin, R. V. Akhapkin, Y. A. Alexandrovsky

“…Patients who had the lowest rates of social functioning were also characterized by a more pronounced reduction in all cognitive indices. …”
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Clinical, functional and aberrometric parallels in the treatment of the neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration by M. M. Magomedova, A.-H. D. Aliyev, S. I. Zakieva, Z. N. Maksudova, M. T. Mikailova

“…Group 1 consisted of 25 patients (25 eyes) who had previously received no anti-VEGF therapy and Group 2 had  34 patients (34 eyes) with an active nAMD form, who had previously been given anti-angiogenic therapy with aflibercept. …”
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Evaluation Of Impulsivity Symptoms And Family Functioning In Adolescents Diagnosed With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder And Their Mothers by Gonca Ozyurt

“…Conclusion: OCD is an important chronic psychiatric disorder which affects functionality seriously. Cases diagnosed with OCD and their mothers have more impulsivity symptoms and these symptoms affects family functioning. …”
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Pharmacogenetics of statin therapy and the endothelial function parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nadezhda O. Lebedeva, Olga K. Vikulova, Alexei G. Nikitin, Minara Sh. Shamkhalova, Marina V. Shestakova, Ivan I. Dedov

“…To investigate the association of variation in lipid-lowering response and endothelial function (EF) parameters after atorvastatin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with genetic markers of atherosclerosis.Methods. …”
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Altered autonomic cardiovascular function in adults with persisting post‐concussive symptoms and exercise intolerance by Leah J. Mercier, Samantha J. McIntosh, Joel S. Burma, Julia Batycky, Julie M. Joyce, Jean‐Michel Galarneau, Michael J. Esser, Kathryn J. Schneider, Jonathan D. Smirl, Sean P. Dukelow, Ashley D. Harris, Chantel T. Debert

“…Abstract Alterations in autonomic cardiovascular function may result following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but there is a lack of data evaluating autonomic function in adults with persisting post‐concussive symptoms (PPCS). …”
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Investigating the potential of Pulicaria jaubertii and Pulicaria petiolaris Herbs as promising functional food ingredients by Qais Ali Al-Maqtari, Amer Ali Mahdi, Norzila Othman, Jalaleldeen Khaleel Mohammed, Waleed Al-Ansi, Abeer Essam Noman, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Syazwani Mohd Asharuddin, Adnan Saeed

“…Conversely, P. petiolaris had higher fat, fiber, and carbohydrate content (3.9, 21.12, and 59.63 g/100 g DW, respectively). …”
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Functionally graded materials of SS316L and IN625 manufactured by direct metal deposition by Dev Singh D., Arjula Suresh, Raji Reddy A.

“…Based on the analysis of variance, scan velocity had a more significant effect on UTS and powder feed rate on micro-hardness. …”
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Assessment of the Functional Health Literacy in Parents and Infant Caregivers: A Cross-Sectional Study by Isadora Araújo, Sabrina Ferreira Nardi, Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo, Katarinne Lima Moraes, André Pontes-Silva, Erika da Silva Maciel

“… Objective: To assess the functional health literacy of parents and carers of infants up to one year of age. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of light-responsive unique genes and gene family members in rice. by Ki-Hong Jung, Jinwon Lee, Chris Dardick, Young-Su Seo, Peijian Cao, Patrick Canlas, Jirapa Phetsom, Xia Xu, Shu Ouyang, Kyungsook An, Yun-Ja Cho, Geun-Cheol Lee, Yoosook Lee, Gynheung An, Pamela C Ronald

“…This list was further refined by mining gene expression data to exclude genes that had potential functional redundancy due to co-expressed family members (12 genes) and genes that had inconsistent light responses across other publicly available microarray datasets (five genes). …”
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