Thalamo-Sensorimotor Functional Connectivity Correlates with World Ranking of Olympic, Elite, and High Performance Athletes by Zirui Huang, Henry (Hap) Davis IV, Annemarie Wolff, Georg Northoff

“…Brain plasticity studies have shown functional reorganization in participants with outstanding motor expertise. …”
Get full text

Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis in a Diabetic Patient with Normal Kidney Function and Occult Cirrhosis by Jad Chidiac, Rebecca Kassab, Mirella Iskandar, Sahar Koubar, Mabel Aoun

“…He showed no signs of infection, his liver enzymes were slightly elevated, and he had severe anemia. His hemodynamics deteriorated quickly within hours, and an abdominal computed tomography scan revealed no abnormalities. …”
Get full text

Impact of High Epidural Block on Left Ventricular Myocardial Function after Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery by L. A. Kolevatova, A. N. Korniyenko, M. V. Ketskalo

“…A study group included 30 patients who had undergone high epidural block in the early postoperative period. …”
Get full text

Developmental exposure to low doses of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane disrupts functional and morphologic maturation of the spleen in prepubertal rats by Bella B. Gagulaeva, Nataliya V. Yaglova, Sergey S. Obernikhin, Ekaterina P. Timokhina

“…DDT accelerates the formation of lymphoid compartments and weakens the functional maturation of the spleen as the organ with an immune function.…”
Get full text

Thermally assisted healable film based on modified natural rubber-bearing benzyl chloride functionality by Rattanawadee Ninjan, Bencha Thongnuanchan, Natinee Lopattananon, Subhan Salaeh, Anoma Thitithammawong

Get full text

Carbohydrate metabolism, pancreas functional activity and diet in young residents of two ethnic groups in the North by Inessa V. Averyanova

Get full text

Narcolepsy: the impact of aging, hypocretin deficiency, and years of formal education in olfactory function and abdominal obesity by Giselle de Martin Truzzi, Maria Fernanda Naufel, Sergio Tufik, Fernando Morgadinho Coelho

“…Patients with higher education level had lower scores of daytime sleepiness, higher scores on the olfactory function test, and lower rates of abdominal obesity. …”
Get full text

Thyroid function analysis in COVID-19: A retrospective study from a single center. by Jahanzeb Malik, Asmara Malik, Muhammad Javaid, Tayyaba Zahid, Uzma Ishaq, Muhammad Shoaib

“…It can cause several effects on thyroid functions as well. We aimed to assess the lasting sequelae of COVID-19 on thyroid hormone and the clinical course of the disease as a result.…”
Get full text

Functional Assessment of Region-Specific Neglect: Are There Differential Behavioural Consequences of Peripersonal versus Extrapersonal Neglect? by T. C. W. Nijboer, A. F. ten Brink, M. Kouwenhoven, J. M. A. Visser-Meily

Get full text

Testing the feasibility and utility of an executive function battery for use with primary school-aged students in Malawi. by Michael T Willoughby, Maclean Vokhiwa, Amanda C Wylie, Richard Reithinger, Lauren M Cohee

“…There is increasing evidence that malaria impacts student educational outcomes, in part through impairments in cognitive function. Currently, there is no consensus with regards to standardized tools or approaches to assess the extent and magnitude of this association. …”
Get full text

Correlation between fall experience and life functions among community-dwelling older adults in Japan by Koshi Sumigawa, Yuji Koike

“…Purpose: This study investigated the correlation between the risk of falls and life functions, including motor function, cognitive function, and urinary disorders, among older adults residing in small cities in the metropolitan areas of Japan and evaluated the contents of fall prevention instructions. …”
Get full text

Interventional nutritional rehabilitation regimen impact on myocardial function indices in infants with interventricular septal defect by Sahar S Sheta, Khalil Abdelkhalek, Hanan Zekri Khaled, Nadeen Eltoukhy, Mohamed Gamal, Christine G. Salama

“…Full clinical examination including anthropometric measurements, and their myocardial function was assessed by tissue Doppler echocardiography before and after our high caloric nutritional intervention for 3 months duration. …”
Get full text

Developing indica maintainer lines with intermediate amylose content by Wx functional microsatellite marker in rice by ZHOU Yi-feng, ZHAO Fei, REN San-juan, BAO Jin-song, SHEN Sheng-quan

“…Genotypes of the 13 indica maintainer lines were detected by the Wx gene functional microsatellite marker “484/485”. The results showed that there was significant association between the Wx genotypes and amylose contents of rice. …”
Get full text

Research regarding the subjective improvement of knee joint function after treatment with hydrolysed collagen formulation by Iliuță Daniel, Daniela Tarnita, Mihai Mesina, Bogdan Capitanescu, Ovidiu Zlatian, Dănuț Nicolae Tarniță

“…The hydrolysed collagen formulation had alleviated the pain at the level of knee joint and improved the subjective joint functionality expressed through the WOMAC index after 6 months of administration on all subgroups of patients depending on sex, weight and age. …”
Get full text

Study on the influence of surfactant medium on the key functional group of methane adsorption in medium rank coal by Jinlu WANG, Feng CAI

“…The results showed that the surfactant did not change the structure of the coal, but affected the intensity of the absorption peaks and the ratio of functional groups in the coal. After treatment with surfactants, the maturity of coal samples decreased, the fatty chain became shorter, the aromaticity increased, and the condensation was enhanced; in particular, the maturity parameter of the coal sample treated with 1% APG0814 solution increased by 0.31, the fatty chain length parameter decreased by 0.25, the aromaticity parameter increased by 0.18, and the aryl cyclic condensation parameter increased by 0.37, and the consideration of the structural parameter and the methane adsorption ability linkage, it was concluded that the concentration of 1% APG0814 solution had the greatest effect on the adsorption capacity of coal and promoted the desorption of methane from coal.…”
Get full text

Ultrasonographic assessment of diaphragmatic excursion and its correlation with pulmonary function tests in pediatric cystic fibrosis by Eman Mahmoud Fouda, Neven Mahmoud Fouda, Marwa Ahmed Kamel

“…The study aimed to detect the role of ultrasound as an easy, non-invasive technique to evaluate pediatric cystic fibrosis patients’ diaphragmatic thickness and excursion and its correlation to pulmonary function tests. Results The diaphragmatic thickness in the patient group ranged from 1.1 to 5.3 mm with a lower median of 2.3 mm, diaphragmatic excursion in tidal breathing ranged from 1.5 to 8.7 mm with a lower median of 3.5 mm, and diaphragmatic excursion during deep inspiration ranged from 3 to 18 mm with lower median 7.2 mm compared to the control group, which had medians of 4.3 mm, 7.2 mm, and 14.7 mm, respectively. …”
Get full text

Psychological and sexual functioning of persons suffering from post-SSRI sexual dysfunction – cases study by Kacper Gargul, Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska

“…Participants and procedure The report presents descriptions of two cases of PSSD, as well as two contrasting cases in which the effects of taking SSRI drugs seem to have had a positive impact on the mental and sexual sphere. …”
Get full text

The Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Leaf-Litter Dwelling Ants in the Tropical Dry Forest of the Colombian Caribbean by Jose Camargo-Vanegas, Sebastian de la Hoz-Pedraza, Hubert Sierra-Chamorro, Roberto J. Guerrero

“…The dissimilarity among all areas was moderate (50–60%), mainly attributable to species turnover processes (77%). Twenty functional groups were identified. The N3 fragments had the highest functional diversity, with lower resistance to species loss, while the N1 and N2 fragments reduced functional diversity and increased similarity among species. …”
Get full text

Education and urbanization improves cognitive function affected by altitude of adolescents: a cross-section study in Tibet, China by Yangzong Ciren, Jianhong Gong, Furong Li, Xiaofeng Gong, Dunzhu Danzeng, Yanping Ning, Tianheng Wang, Xiaobing Tian, Quzha Silang

“…Scores of students who moved from high to low altitudes, came from high altitudes, and moved from low to high altitudes were 2.66, 4.71, and 6.70 points lower, respectively, than those of students from low altitudes, and 2.50 points lower in students who had not attended kindergarten than those who had. …”
Get full text

Role of plasma neuropeptide Y in acute myocardial infarction: a case-control study by Yan-li Zheng, Hui-li Lin, Yue-ting Li, Mei-mei Li, Jing-ru Du, Wan-da Wang, Yao-guo Wang, Yin-lian Cai

Get full text