[Translated article] The influence of socioeconomic status and psychological factors on surgical outcomes of the carpometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb by A.M. Martín-Fuentes, C. Ojeda-Thies, M. Campoy-Serón, C. Ortega-Romero, L.R. Ramos-Pascua, D. Cecilia López

“…Results: Measures of functional hand scores (Q-DASH) were higher and had considerably less pain in surgically treated participants, although thumb mobility (Kapandji) was more restricted. …”
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Effects of exogenous sugars on root sugar metabolism and antioxidant system under sub-low root-zone temperature in Malus baccata Borkh. by LIU Hanyu, WANG Peng, ZHOU Wenjie, SU Hong, LÜ Deguo, LI Lijie

“…And, sugar not only serves as structural material and an energy source but also has signaling functions to regulate the expression of relevant genes and activities of relevant enzymes. …”
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Left ventricular flow kinetics and myocardial deformation following acute infarction: Additional predictive value of cardiac magnetic resonance four-dimensional flow for left ventr... by Christel H. Kamani, May Lwin, Ioannis Botis, Mehak Asad, Noor Sharrack, Hadar Schapira, Arka Das, Peter P. Swoboda, Sven Plein, Rob J. Van der Geest, Erica Dall’Armellina

“…DF outperformed conventional LV function parameters (SV and LVEF) in the LVremod prediction. …”
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Association between physical activity, nutritional status and cognitive performance among school children in southern Tanzania by Fahad S. Mwakalebela, Fahad S. Mwakalebela, Elihaika G. Minja, Elihaika G. Minja, Elihaika G. Minja, Yohana A. Mwalugelo, Erick Killel, Erick Killel, Rehema K. Rajab, Rehema K. Rajab, Getrud J. Mollel, Getrud J. Mollel, Winifrida Mponzi, Honorati Masanja, Fredros O. Okumu, Fredros O. Okumu, Christin Lang, Markus Gerber, Jürg Utzinger, Jürg Utzinger, Kurt Z. Long, Kurt Z. Long, Efraim M. Kosia, Ester Elisaria, Ester Elisaria, Marceline F. Finda

“…A multinomial logistic regression model and a gamma generalized linear model with a log link function were used to examine the association between physical activity, nutritional status, and cognitive performance.ResultsAmong 678 children who participated in the baseline assessment, 77.9% had normal weight, 14.3% were underweight, 5.5% were overweight, and 2.4% were obese. …”
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Clinical implications of head trauma in frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia by Breton M. Asken, Jessica M. Bove, Russell M. Bauer, Jeremy A. Tanner, Kaitlin B. Casaletto, Adam M. Staffaroni, Lawren VandeVrede, Michael L. Alosco, Jesse B. Mez, Robert A. Stern, Bruce L. Miller, Lea T. Grinberg, Adam L. Boxer, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Howie J. Rosen, Gil D. Rabinovici, Joel H. Kramer

“…Within bvFTD, those who played American football had worse memory (z-score: -2.4 ± 1.2 vs. -1.4 ± 1.6, p = .02, d = 1.1). …”
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Contribuciones al conocimiento sobre la Ecología y distribución geográfica de Phrynops (Batrachemys) Dahli; (Testudinata, Pleurodira, Chelidae) Contribuciones al conocimiento sobre... by Medem Federico

“…Since movements and sounds produce vibrations in the water, this behavior may possibly be connected with some biological function, as e. g., to facilitate the meeting of the two sexes during mating season, or to announce the presence of an individual within a fixed territory, already occupied; the function could also be a combined one.…”
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Motor symptoms and the quality of life of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients in a specialized center in South of Brazil by Francielle Fontana Jorge, Alessandro Finkelsztejn, Luciano Palmeiro Rodrigues

“…Conclusion: The patients had preserved functional independence and functional walking ability and presence of fatigue. …”
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Groundwater ammonia-oxidizing bacteria distribution and the correlations between the distribution and environmental factors around livestock lagoons by REN Juan, ZHANG Lei, ZENG Lingzao, WU Laosheng, SHI Jiachun

“…The result of No. 2 was built nearly half a year later than No. 1 and had a less stable boundary condition. Meanwhile, W₁₈ and W₂₄ had both high nitrogen concentration and high total organic carbon concentration. …”
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Effect and mechanism of sodium butyrate on the activation of Epstein-Barr virus in Epstein-Barr virus-positive gastric cancer cells by TIAN Zhaoxin, CHEN Yuying, LIU Wen

“…Results Compared with group A, groups B and C had significant increases in the relative expression le-vels of key latent genes (EBNA-1, EBNA-3A, EBNA-3B, EBNA-3C, EBNA-LP, LMP-1, LMP-2A, LMP-2B and RPMS1) and lytic period genes (BZLF1, BRLF1 and BHLF1) (t=2.67-14.36,P<0.05), and group C had significantly higher expression levels of these genes than group B (t=2.21-6.97,P<0.05). …”
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Long-Term Effects of Campylobacteriosis in Infants by Konstantin D. Ermolenko, Sergey E. Ukraintsev, Natalia V. Gonchar, Natalia V. Skripchenko

“…Moreover, qualitative and quantitative indicators of microbiocenosis were evaluated on the 21st day from the disease onset. Results. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) were diagnosed in 17 children (42.50%) at the follow-up period after campylobacteriosis: functional constipation (n = 11; 27.5%), functional diarrhea (n = 3; 7.50%), infantile colic (n = 2; 5.00%), cyclic vomiting syndrome (n = 1; 2.50%). …”
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Flow-Through Procedure in Sequela After Complex Injuries of the Hand With Fingers’ Amputation by Alexandru Valentin Georgescu, MD, PhD, Alma-Andreea Corpodean, MD, Octavian David Olariu, PhD, Ileana Rodica Matei, MD, PhD

“…All the initial lesions were work-related trauma. One patient had severe sequela after forearm compartment syndrome and amputation of the thumb and fifth finger; one patient had a metacarpal hand, one patient had amputation of two fingers (second and fourth), and one patient had three fingers amputated (second, third, and fourth). …”
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Shoulder Isokinetic Strength Balance Ratio in Overhead Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Valentine Zimermann Vargas, Caroline Motta, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Marilia Santos Andrade

“…In the female group, judo athletes had lower FR values (0.76±0.19) than soccer athletes (1.31±0.35), volleyball athletes (1.24±0.27), functional movements performed at high intensity (1.10±0.1), and softball athletes (1.40±0.39). …”
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Features and Outcomes of Penetrating Keratoplasty in Combined Opto-reconstructive Surgery for Combat Eye Injury and its Complication by A. N. Kulikov, S. V. Churashov, E. V. Danilenko, P. S. Voronkov, E. S. Golovneva

“…Postoperatively all grafts had transparent retention and complete epithelialization, also as had high visual acuity (0.25 ± 0.10) was noted. …”
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Bilateral Moyamoya Disease in a 2-Year-Old Pakistani Male Treated with Bilateral Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis: A Positive Outcome by Shahvaiz Magsi, Adeel Khoja, Mansoor Ali Merchant Rameez, Ariba Khan, Noman Ishaque

“…Bilateral EDAS was done in the same year, after which his symptoms improved and patient had moderate functional recovery. Conclusion. A rare disease, moyamoya has been left unexplored in Pakistan; physicians and surgeons when dealing with cases in the pediatric population presenting with symptoms of stroke, signs of generalized weakness, and seizures should consider moyamoya disease as a possibility. …”
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Hypertension Secondary to PHPT: Cause or Coincidence? by Helmut Schiffl, Susanne M. Lang

“…Pre-hypertensive patients with normocalcaemic PHPT had intermediate values of increased cardiovascular reactivity and cytosolic calcium. …”
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Health Related Quality of Life among TB Patients: Question Mark on Performance of TB DOTS in Pakistan by Madeeha Malik, Rida Nasir, Azhar Hussain

“…The results of the current study highlighted a significant impact on several domains of HRQoL of pulmonary TB patients. Highest HRQoL scores had been observed for the domain of physical functioning (60.03, ±25.779) whereas lowest HRQoL scores were observed for the domain of general health (34.97, ±14.286) perceptions of TB patients followed by bodily pain (43.40, ±24.594). …”
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Structure design of unidirectional moisture transfer fabric with high wool content based on multiple differential effects by Ying Chen, Ran Wang

“…Abstract The natural functions of wool fiber, such as natural air permeability, dryness of skin contact, have advantages in the development of sports fabric. …”
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THE ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS AND SPECIAL EDUCATORS TOWARDS THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES by Aleksandra Bašić, Dragana Maćešić Pterović, Bojana Arsić

“…Subject-teachers who had experience with children with ASD had less interest (t = -2.14, p <0.05) and less confidence in the usefulness of computers (t = -2.54, p <0.05). …”
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Pengaruh Variasi Rasio Pati Talas (Colocasia Esculenta L) dengan Karagenan dan Konsentrasi Pemlastis Putih Telur terhadap Karakteristik Komposit Bioplastik by Diana Hilmalia Putri, Amna Hartiati, I Nyoman Semadi Antara

“…The variables observed were tensile strength, elongation at break, elasticity, thickness expansion, biodegradation, and identification of functional groups for the best treatment. The results of the research showed that treatment with variations in the ratio of taro tuber starch to carrageenan had an effect on elasticity, elongation at break, swelling, biodegradation, tensile strength, while egg white plasticizer had an effect on tensile strength, elasticity, thickness development and biodegradation, and had no effect on elongation at break. …”
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History of the All-Russian Society of Pediatricians by Valery Yu. Albitsky, Stella A. Sher, Lilia A. Zakirova

“…These materials revealed a little-known fact: the All-Russian Society of Pediatricians that was functioning from 1959 to 1994 had a predecessor — the RSFSR Society of Pediatricians that had been working for the period of 1933 to 1940. …”
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