Effects of Plyometric Exercises versus Flatfoot Corrective Exercises on Postural Control and Foot Posture in Obese Children with a Flexible Flatfoot by Hatem H. Allam, Alsufiany Muhsen, Mosfer A. Al-walah, Abdulmajeed N. Alotaibi, Shayek S. Alotaibi, Lamiaa K. Elsayyad

“…Plyometric exercises and foot correction exercises had a positive effect on foot posture, balance, and functional mobility in obese children with flatfeet.…”
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Evaluating the short-term effects of dance on motor and non-motor outcomes in people living with Parkinson's: A crossover study. by Anna M Carapellotti, Matthew Rodger, Michail Doumas

“…Outcomes of gait, balance, functional mobility, and aspects of cognition were measured before and after each condition. …”
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Relevance of Schneider's first-rank symptoms in Zulu patients with paranoid schizophrenia by B. Schiopu, M. Nel, L.A. Hiemstra, B. Latecki

“…Most patients (87%) indicated that they had presented at least one type of primary delusion, at the time of the interview. …”
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Mentoring Nurses in Political Skill to Navigate Organizational Politics by Wanda Montalvo, Mary W. Byrne

“…The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the correlations between mentoring functions and political skill development among nurses who have earned or are candidates for a Ph.D. or doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) degree. …”
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Internal contradictions of nature reserve business by Olexandra Svitlychna

“…At that time the development of the Ecology has led to prevalence of ideas that protected areas must perform only ecological functions. National system of protected areas consisted in the time of the Soviet Union, so nationalized lands allowed to create significant amount of nature reserves that had only environmental and protection functions. …”
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Exploring the diagnostic value of vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review by Arunachalam Arunagiri Subramanian, Nirupama Siddaraju

“…Abstract Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials are neurophysiological tests that check the vestibular and the brainstem functions, but in most cases, both are affected by demyelination in multiple sclerosis. …”
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The association between adiposity, mental well-being, and quality of life in extreme obesity. by Alison C Jagielski, Adrian Brown, Marzieh Hosseini-Araghi, G Neil Thomas, Shahrad Taheri

“…In a retrospective analysis, routinely collected baseline clinical examination data and self-report questionnaires (Impact of Weight on Quality of Life: IWQOL-Lite, EQ5D-3L, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: HADS) were analysed to examine the cross-sectional association between adiposity and quality of life.…”
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A Tropical Tale of Thumb Reconstruction With an Osteocutaneous Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap by Grace E. Boyd, MD, BSc, Wiktor T. Pilch, MBBS, MaTraum, Tanisha A. Hayward, MD, BAdvSc, Tormod S. Westvik, MD, Kristian Sørensen, MBChB, FRCS, FRACS, Veneshree Nair, MBChB, FC Plas Surg (RSA), FRACS

“…Traumatic thumb amputations can result in significant functional disability. In some circumstances, replantation may not always be possible. …”
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Branched RNA: A New Architecture for RNA Interference by Anna Aviñó, Sandra M. Ocampo, José Carlos Perales, Ramon Eritja

“…The branched siRNA duplexes had similar inhibitory capacity as those of unmodified siRNA duplexes, as deduced from gene silencing experiments of the TNF-α protein. …”
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Postpartum Pulmonary Hypertension Masquerading as Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report and a Literature Review by Mahmood Mubasher, Amir Hanafi, Tausif Syed, Abir Zinal, Ibrahim Y. Abubeker, Mouhand F. H. Mohamed, Mohan Rao, Ryan Hoefen, Mohammed Danjuma

“…We present an 18-year-old female patient who presented four-week postpartum with a typical submissive pulmonary embolism picture subsequently diagnosed as postpartum pulmonary hypertension. The patient had an excellent response to treatment, with a dramatic improvement in her functional status. …”
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Self‐reported distress and problems after treatment for gynecological cancer – Correlation between a short screening tool and longer measures of anxiety/depression and health‐relat... by Tone Skaali, Rune Blomhoff, Kristina Lindemann, Sigbjørn Smeland, Kjersti Bruheim, Mette Seland, Lene Thorsen

“…Using a cutoff of ≥5 on the DT (scale 0–10), we found a balanced level of sensitivity (81%) and specificity (71%) towards a HADS total score of ≥15. The scores of distress and problems reported on the DTPL correlated significantly with the majority of HRQoL function scales from RAND‐36. …”
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Rheumatoid arthritis in real clinical practice: initiation of therapy with biological agents. Results of the «Computer Terminals of Self-Assessment for Patients with Rheumatic Dise... by V. N. Amirdzhanova, E. Yu. Pogozheva, A. E. Karateev, O. V. Antipova, I. B. Vinogradova, A. Yu. Kazankova, R. G. Mukhina, A. G. Vasilyev, O. B. Nesmeyanova, E. A. Bogdanova, R. R. Samigullina, A. A. Vasilenko, I. B. Bashkova, T. S. Salnikova, I. N. Dashkov, N. E. Nikulenkova, V. Yu. Manokhin, I. P. Afanasyeva, O. N. Anoshenkova, T. V. Plaksina, M. R. Spitsina, L. V. Solodovnikova, A. V. Petrov, O. P. Slyusar, E. V. Papichev, E. V. Ivanova, L. V. Masneva, L. P. Evstigneeva, I. V. Kolotilina, E. N. Otteva, I. A. Cherentsova, I. N. Shchendrygin, S. A. Derevenskikh, I. G. Bannikova, N. K. Delyavskaya, I. N. Danilova, I. M. Marusenko

“…Only 1.2% of patients had a good functional status comparable to the population-based control (HAQ 40.5). 70% of patients needed to take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). …”
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“Preventing nail migration by stack nailing in forearm fractures” - A technical note by Yogesh Sharad Salphale, Aman Tomar, Vikrant G. Salphale, Atharva R. Sharma, Gopal Shinde

“…Although intramedullary nails have been mentioned in the literature for forearm bone fractures, issues regarding their common complication of nail migration, especially of the ulnar fracture, before the fracture has been consolidated is an issue, and has not been addressed.We describe a case of IM nail migration of Ulna who presented to us, during the follow up, before the fracture had consolidated.The procedure described is short and consistent with the outstanding cosmetic and functional results.…”
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Successful combined endoscopic treatment (photodynamic therapy+electrocautery) of patient with early cancer of lower third esophagus (14 year follow up) by V. V. Sokolov, Е. S. Karpova, Е. V. Filonenko, T. A. Belous, G. A. Frank

“…The case of successful use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) combined with electrocautery for treatment of patients with cancer or lower third esophagous is reported. The patient had well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with underlying intestinal metaplasia and I– III displasya. …”
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Sex, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and Outcome after Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke by David Nathanson, Cesare Patrone, Thomas Nyström, Mia von Euler

“…The goal of this study was to identify differences in risk factors and functional outcome between the two sexes in patients treated with thrombolysis for ischemic stroke. …”
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Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial. by Richard A Bryant, Alison Schafer, Katie S Dawson, Dorothy Anjuri, Caroline Mulili, Lincoln Ndogoni, Phiona Koyiet, Marit Sijbrandij, Jeannette Ulate, Melissa Harper Shehadeh, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Mark van Ommeren

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>In this single-blind, parallel, randomised controlled trial, adult women who had experienced GBV were identified through community screening for psychological distress and impaired functioning in Nairobi, Kenya. …”
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Factors shaping home ranges of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Western Carpathians by Jakub Kubala, Johannes Signer, Slavomír Finďo, Martin Duľa, Jarmila Krojerová-Prokešová, Robert W. Mysłajek, Sabina Nowak, Jozef Bučko, Michaela Skuban, Miroslav Kutal, Michal Bojda, Jiří Labuda, Michał Figura, Miroslava Barančeková, Miloslav Homolka, Petr Koubek, Marián Slamka, Branislav Tám, Michal Belák, Tomáš Iľko, Beňadik Machciník, Peter Klinga, Maroš Sedliak, Rudolf Kropil, Peter Smolko

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Identification of Tumor-Suppressive <i>miR-30a-3p</i> Controlled Genes: <i>ANLN</i> as a Therapeutic Target in Breast Cancer by Reiko Mitsueda, Ayako Nagata, Hiroko Toda, Yuya Tomioka, Ryutaro Yasudome, Mayuko Kato, Yoshiaki Shinden, Akihiro Nakajo, Naohiko Seki

“…Finally, our assays demonstrated that the overexpression of <i>ANLN</i> had cancer-promoting functions in BC cells. The involvement of <i>miR-30a-3p</i> (the passenger strand) in BC molecular pathogenesis is a new concept in cancer research, and the outcomes of our study strongly indicate the importance of analyzing passenger strands of miRNAs in BC cells.…”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Improvers: Psyllium and Xanthan Gum in Bread Loaf with Partial Replacement of Quinoa Flour by Laidy Quinte, Ingrid Valderrama, Ivan Best

“…The techno-functional and nutritional properties of QF offer a viable alternative to WF.…”
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IDENTIFICATION OF FAULT CONTINUITY AND HOT WATER RESERVOIR USE SCHLUMBERGER CONFIGURATION RESISTIVITY METHOD IN CANGAR by Dhony Widyasandy, Aulia K Nugraha, Husni Cahyadi Kurniawan, Ahmad Luthfin

“…Research that uses the Schlumberger configuration resistivity method had been conducted in Cangar. The purpose of this study is to identify cracks/faults and potential hot springs use resistivity well analysis and correlate it with rock lithology in Cangar, East Java. …”
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