Baseline Renal Function Predicts Hyponatremia in Liver Cirrhosis Patients Treated with Terlipressin for Variceal Bleeding by Sung Eun Kim, Dong Min Jung, Ji Won Park, Yeonmi Ju, Bohyun Lee, Hyoung Su Kim, Ki Tae Suk, Myoung Kuk Jang, Sang Hoon Park, Jun Goo Kang, Jae Seung Soh, Hyun Lim, Ho Suk Kang, Sung Hoon Moon, ChulSik Kim, SeongJin Lee, Jong Hyeok Kim, Myung Seok Lee, Dong Joon Kim, Sung-Hee Ihm, ChoongKee Park

“…We investigated the development of hyponatremia in cirrhotic patients who had acute variceal bleeding treated with terlipressin and the identification of the risk factors associated with the development of hyponatremia. …”
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Functional goals and outcomes of rehabilitation within palliative care: a multicentre prospective cohort study by Matthew Maddocks, Lucy Fettes, Naomi Takemura, Joanne Bayly, Helena Talbot-Rice, Karen Turner, Rebecca Tiberini, Richard Harding, Fliss E.M. Murtagh, Richard J. Siegert, Irene J. Higginson, Stephen A. Ashford, Lynne Turner-Stokes

“…They set a median (range) of 2 (1–4) goals; 645 in total. Goals had a median (range) timeframe of 28 (1-196) days and spanned 13/30 ICF domains; most frequently mobility, general tasks and demands, mental functions, community, social and civic life, and self-care. …”
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Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Biomarkers Linked to Lower Muscle Mass, Function and Physical Performance in Sarcopenia by Ji Yeon Kim, Tae‐Hwan Gil, Hyo Gyeong Lee, Ji‐Won Shin, Dong‐Hyun Jang, Hyeon Soo Kim, Seung Shin Park, Sang Wan Kim, Chan Soo Shin, Sung Hye Kong, Ok Hee Jeon

“…Hand grip strength was measured using a hydraulic hand dynamometer for muscle function and physical performance based on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), walking speed and the five‐time‐sit‐to‐stand test. …”
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Human airway macrophages are metabolically reprogrammed by IFN-γ resulting in glycolysis-dependent functional plasticity by Donal J Cox, Sarah A Connolly, Cilian Ó Maoldomhnaigh, Aenea AI Brugman, Olivia Sandby Thomas, Emily Duffin, Karl M Gogan, Oisin Ó Gallchobhair, Dearbhla M Murphy, Sinead A O'Rourke, Finbarr O'Connell, Parthiban Nadarajan, James J Phelan, Laura E Gleeson, Sharee A Basdeo, Joseph Keane

“…Macrophage effector functions are associated with cellular metabolism. …”
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Effects of Gallic Acid on In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation, Methane Emission, Microbial Composition, and Metabolic Functions by Wei Zhu, Jianjun Guo, Xin Li, Yan Li, Lianjie Song, Yunfei Li, Baoshan Feng, Xingnan Bao, Jianguo Li, Yanxia Gao, Hongjian Xu

“…The 10 mg/g DM dose group had the lowest levels of total VFA, acetate, and valerate, and the highest butyrate level compared to the other groups. …”
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Influence of different treatment modalities on the sexual function of breast cancer survivors: An observational ambispective study by Natalia Camejo Martinez, Cecilia Castillo Leska, María Rosina Servetto Martinez, Miriam Gianina Muñoz Arce, Joaquín Manzanares Cuevas, Dahiana Lourdes Amarillo Hernández, María Gabriela Guerrina Valeta, Guadalupe Rocío Herrera Álvarez, María Carolina Dörner Cabrera, Gabriel David Krygier Waltier

“…Additionally, differences in Female Sexual Function Index scores between age groups were analyzed. …”
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Low-concentration atropine (0.01%) on quantitative contrast sensitivity function in Chinese children with myopia by Yu-Hao Ye, Yi-Yong Xian, Fang Liu, Zhong-Lin Lyu, Xing-Tao Zhou, Jing Zhao

“…AIM: To investigate the effect of 0.01% low-concentration atropine (LA) on quantitative contrast sensitivity function (qCSF) in children with myopia. METHODS: This paired case-control study included 90 eyes of 58 children who were sex-, age-, and refraction-matched and equally divided into two groups: the 0.01% LA group had undergone 6mo use of daily 0.01% atropine and control group was naïve to LA. …”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure, associated with renal dysfunction by D. A. Lashkul

“…After analyzing the distribution of patients by type of violation diastolic function in patients with ischemic CHF, depending on the level of GFR, we can conclude that in normal renal function in 48.6% reported pseudonormal type, 36.1% - a abnormal of relaxation, 4.2% - restrictive type. …”
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Perivascular space and white matter hyperintensities in Alzheimer’s disease: associations with disease progression and cognitive function by Philine Marie Schirge, Robert Perneczky, Toshiaki Taoka, Adriana L. Ruiz-Rizzo, Ersin Ersoezlue, Robert Forbrig, Selim Guersel, Carolin Kurz, Matthias Brendel, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Josef Priller, Anja Schneider, Frank Jessen, Emrah Düzel, Katharina Buerger, Stefan Teipel, Christoph Laske, Oliver Peters, Eike Spruth, Klaus Fliessbach, Ayda Rostamzadeh, Wenzel Glanz, Daniel Janowitz, Ingo Kilimann, Sebastian Sodenkamp, Michael Ewers, Boris-Stephan Rauchmann

“…This study aimed to investigate alterations in the function of the glymphatic system in individuals with AD versus healthy controls (HC), and to explore its association with Aβ, cerebrovascular disease (CVD), white matter hyperintensities (WMH), and cognitive function. …”
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Morphological and Functional Alterations of Respiratory Muscle Performance and Spirometry Parameters in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure by V. S. Shabaev, I. V. Orazmagomedova, V. A. Mazurok, A. V. Berezina, A. E. Bautin, L. G. Vasilyeva, D. A. Aleksandrova

“…Facemask spirometry was used to assess pulmonary function. Results. Patients with CHF were on average older than 59.0 years (53.0; 70.0) vs. 25.0 years (24.0; 26.0) in the control group, P=0.000001, had excessive body weight — 82.0 (73.0; 95.0) vs. 68.5 (55.0; 84.0) kg, P=0.000005 and higher body mass index — 28.4 (24.3; 31.3) vs 21.8 (19.9; 24.0) kg/m2, P=0.000001, but did not differ in height 173.0 (166.0; 179.0) vs. 170.0 (165.0; 183.0) cm, 0.97.Lower maximum inspiratory volume (MIV): 3000.0 (2300.0; 4000.0) vs. 3684.1 (3392.5; 4310.8) ml, P=0.0006, and negative inspiratory force (NIF) measured as max negative pressure generated by the respiratory muscles: 43.1 (–56.7; –33.0) vs. 53.5 (–58.8; –50.9) mBar, P=0.000082, respectively were found in patients with CHF. …”
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GRAPE PRODUCTION FARMS IN SALAH EL-DIN GOVERNORATE FOR THE 2019 PRODUCTIVE SEASON (BALAD DISTRICT AS A MODEL) by ZAWID AL-Ramathny

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RELATIONSHIP LEVEL OF PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF PLAYING WITH THE PROVISION OF APE (EDUCATIONAL GAME TOOLS) CHILDREN AGED 4-6 YEARS IN BALONG TUNJUNG VILLAGE, BENJENG... by Emuliana Sulpat, Fitria Listianingsih

“…Results: The results showed that (50%) of respondents had a moderate level of knowledge about the function of play and (65%) respondents gave APE. …”
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EVALUATION OF CHINA’S HELP TO VIETNAM IN THE RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST THE UNITED STATES (1954–1975) by Phạm Duc Tho, Nguyen The Ha

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Serum extracellular matrix biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis and their association with hand function by Helena Port, Birte Coppers, Sonja Tragl, Eva Manger, Lisa M. Niemiec, Sara Bayat, David Simon, Filippo Fagni, Giulia Corte, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Koray Tascilar, Axel J. Hueber, Katja G. Schmidt, Verena Schönau, Michael Sticherling, Simon Heinrich, Sigrid Leyendecker, Daniela Bohr, Georg Schett, Arnd Kleyer, Signe Holm Nielsen, Anna-Maria Liphardt

“…Abstract Inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, is characterized by physical function impairment. This becomes apparent even before arthritis onset, as in psoriasis (PsO). …”
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GENDER DIFFERENCES OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY by L. I. Katelnitskaya, L. A. Haisheva

“…Amlodipine monotherapy had better antihypertensive effect in women than in men. …”
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Lung ventilation and the strength of the respiratory muscles of women in the third trimester of pregnancy in the aspect of physical activity by P. Okrzymowska, M. Kurtys, N. Smolarek, M. Kurzaj, R. Slopien, K. Rozek-Piechura

“…The research concerned assessment of the respiratory function and function of the respiratory muscles of women in the third trimester of pregnancy in terms of the level of their physical activity. …”
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The Guild Composition for Modelling Fish Community in Banjaran River, Purwokerto by Windiariani Lestari, Dini Auliya Zayyana, Nuning Setyaningrum, Titis Amelia

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Evaluating Post-Treatment Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Patients in Tripura, India by Sarada Sutradhar, Satish Kumar Gupta, Partha Sarathi Sutradhar

“…Result: Cervical cancer patients had a 64.67±2.68 overall quality of life and global health status. …”
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Statistical Evaluation and Optimization of Sol-Gel Dip Coating Deposition Parameters of Multilayered Conversion Coatings for Anticorrosive Alumina Film by Antonio Vitor Castro Braga, Dalva Cristina Baptista do Lago, André Rocha Pimenta, Lilian Ferreira de Senna

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Enhancing Indian summer monsoon prediction: Deep learning approach for skillful long-lead forecasts of rainfall by Kalpesh R. Patil, Takeshi Doi, J.V. Ratnam, Swadhin K. Behera

“…The predictions had an anomaly correlation coefficient (ACC) exceeding 0.5 at all the lead times from 2 to 17 months. …”
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