Clinical and functional outcome of total transanal endorectal pull-through procedure for the management of Hirschsprung’s disease by Aisha Masoud Al Shukairi, Madhavan Nayar, Mahmood Masud Al Awfi

“…Of the patients, 61.5% had a normal to fair score, and the remaining 38% had a poor score in their functional outcome questionnaire. …”
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Assessment of the functional state of left heart in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by D. V. Vdovenko, R. A. Libis

“…To research the myocardial function in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (CHF-PEF) by speckle tracking echocardiography and function of the left atrium.Material and methods. …”
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Evaluation of Functional and Radiological Outcome of Five-Pin Technique in Management of Distal End Radius Fractures by Mahendra Solanki, Dev Krishan Sharma, Rakesh Prasad, Mitul Jain

“…Radiological outcome-using Sarmiento modification Lindstrom criteria for radiological outcome, 11 patients had excellent results, and 18 had good results, and one had fair results. …”
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Long‐term sexual function after mid‐urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence in women by Berit Rein Solhaug, Rune Svenningsen, Maria Øyasæter Nyhus, Ingrid Volløyhaug

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Does Varicocelectomy Improve Gonadal Function in Men with Hypogonadism and Infertility? Analysis of a Prospective Study by Vasan Sathya Srini, Srinivas Belur Veerachari

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A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Association Between Middle Ear Function and Sinonasal Infections by Mayur Ingale, Rose Johnson, James Thomas, Vinod Shinde, Manu S. Babu, Vandana Arvind

“…Audiometry results indicated that 66% had normal hearing, while 34% had conductive hearing loss. …”
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Drying characteristics, functional properties and in vitro digestion of purple potato slices dried by different methods by Gan QIU, Yong-li JIANG, Yun DENG

“…The drying characteristics, physico-chemical and functional properties, as well as starch digestibility, of purple potato slices dried using different methods (such as, vacuum freeze-drying, VFD; hot-air drying, HAD; air-impingement jet drying, AIJD; and far-infrared assisted heat-pump drying, FIHPD) were investigated. …”
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Effect of Intravitreal Anti-Endothelial Growth Factor Agents on Renal Function in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus by Marta Rivero, María Fernández-Vidal, Justo Sandino, Raquel Berzal Rico, Candela Moliz, José Enrique Ruiz-Cabello, Lucía Cordero Garcia-Galán, Celia González-García, Paúl Hernández-Velasco, Julián Segura, Eduardo Gutiérrez, Enrique Morales

“…Nine patients (20%) had a >25% reduction in eGFR, and 3 patients (6.7%) had a >50% reduction in GFR. …”
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Trends in pulmonary function in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: a retrospective cohort study by Marie Moldt Holmager, Sarah Wordenskjold Stougaard, Ole Graumann, Marianne Præstegaard, Lilian Bomme Ousager, Lars Lund, Annette Schuster, Casper Falster, Jesper Rømhild Davidsen

“…At baseline cutaneous manifestations were found in 58.4% of the patients, 47.5% had benign renal cysts, and 11.9% had renal tumours.Conclusion More than 80% of patients with BHD presented with pulmonary cysts, but consistent with other studies all had normal PFTs at two years follow-up. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES IN HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS AFTER SURGERY UNDER ANESTHESIA WITH SEVOFLURANE (experimental research) by G. Yu. Yukina, V. V. Tomson, Yu. S. Polushin, I. V. Belozertseva, A. Yu. Polushin, V. O. Krivov, S. N. Yanishevskiy

“…In the experimental group, all fields of the hippocampus had structural and functional changes. It manifested through both quantitative and qualitative signs of neuronal damage, especially in the Ca1 field. …”
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Impact of Postacute Care on Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Stroke: Cognitive Function as a Mediator and Moderator by Shi-Jer Lou, Hsiu-Fen Lin, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Hong-Yi Hsu, Hon-Yi Shi

“…Introduction: This study explored whether cognitive function mediates the impact of postacute care (PAC) programs on depression or anxiety in patients with stroke, with consideration for potential moderation effects in the pathway. …”
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A Follow-Up Study for Pulmonary Function Evaluation in Children with Complicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion by Yu-Jen Wei, Ying-Tzu Ju, Ming-Lin Hsieh, Ming-Ho Wu, Jing-Ming Wu, Jieh-Neng Wang

“…Objectives: Although children with complicated parapneumonic effusions (CPEs) clinically improve within weeks after being discharged from the hospital, it remains unclear whether the injury and subsequent repair of the damaged lung allow a full return to premorbid lung function. We investigated the pulmonary function status in children whose CPE had been treated with different modalities. …”
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Altered dynamic functional network connectivity in rheumatoid arthritis associated with peripheral inflammation and neuropsychiatric disorders by Lei Xie, Yanmin Zheng, Zhiduo Hou, Shuhua Ma, Zikai Huang, Jianhua Peng, Shuxin Huang, Ruiwei Guo, Jinzhuang Huang, Zhirong Lin, Zelin Zhuang, Jingjing Yin

“…Objective This study explored the dynamic functional connective (DFC) alterations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and investigated the correlation between the neuropsychiatric symptoms, peripheral inflammation and DFC alterations.Method Using resting-state functional MRI, we investigated the DFC based on spatial independent component analysis and sliding window method for 30 patients with RA and 30 healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Serum uromodulin associates with kidney function and outcome in a cohort of hospitalised COVID-19 patients by Ralph Wendt, Martin Macholz, Sven Kalbitz, Nadja Herrmann, Victor Herbst, Tabea Hammes, Marco Kai, Hendrik Jan Ankersmit, Joachim Beige, Christoph Lübbert, Alexandra Graf, Jürgen Scherberich

“…Levels of sUmod were significantly lower in patients with CKD (91.8 ± 60.7 ng/ml) compared to patients with normal kidney function (204.7 ± 91.7 ng/ml; p < 0.001). 151 patients (40.0%) presented with AKI at the time of hospital admission or developed an AKI during hospitalization. 116 patients (76.8%) had an AKI already at the time of hospital admission. …”
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Identifying Risk Factors for Impaired Pulmonary Function in COVID-19 Patients: Cross-Sectional Study by Odonchimeg Bayaraa, Allabyergyen Myeryemkhaan, Gaamaa Jamsran, Norjmaa Boldbaatar, Sarantuya Jav, Mukhbayarlakh Sonomjamts, Ichinnorov Dashtseren

“…Demographic data, comorbidities, severity of initial infection, hospitalization history, and spirometry were analyzed to determine their association with post-COVID-19 impairment of pulmonary function. Results: This study identified the risk factors significantly associated with altered pulmonary function in post COVID-19. 50.4% of individuals with initial severe infection had altered pulmonary function. …”
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Sexual Functions Are Impaired in Males and Females With Chronic Spontaneous and Inducible Urticaria: A Controlled Study by Pelin Kuteyla Can, Utku Can

“…The IIEF score in men with CSU correlated with lower sexual function. Patients with CIndU had only impaired scores of erectile and orgasmic functions. …”
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Teenage mothers report poor health and economic functioning in Western Kenya: A call to action. by Aleksandra Jakubowski, Elizabeth Nakiyingi, Jane Wamae, Samuel Oyugi, Joseph R Starnes, Sandra Mudhune, Benson Nyawade, Willys Ochieng, Erick Kelvin, Tom Odhong, Ash Rogers, Richard Wamai

“…We categorized women into three groups: adult mothers (first child ≥20 years), teenage mothers to 1 child (had 1 child before age 20), and teenage mothers to 2 + children (had 2 or more children before age 20). …”
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Pancreatic endocrine and exocrine function in children following near-total pancreatectomy for diffuse congenital hyperinsulinism. by Ved Bhushan Arya, Senthil Senniappan, Huseyin Demirbilek, Syeda Alam, Sarah E Flanagan, Sian Ellard, Khalid Hussain

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Individualization of Religious Rituals and Their Healing Functions in a Mobile Society—Empirical Evidence from China by Limin Zhou, Haiyan Xing

“…These qualities enable rituals to fulfill a broader range of healing functions. Rituals not only had a direct impact on anxiety relief, especially health and class anxiety, but also had a beneficial effect on adjustment of individual goal or behavior and social inclusion.…”
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Physicochemical and Functional Value of Lettuce: Effect of Mulching Technique Used During Production on Postharvest Storage by Roxana E. González, Melisa Lanza Volpe, Verónica C. Soto Vargas

“…Mulching soil treatments had a significant impact on biometric measurements such as yield, physicochemical values, and functional value in lettuce heads. …”
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