Visuoperceptual Impairment in Children with NF1: From Early Visual Processing to Procedural Strategies by Sara Bulgheroni, Matilde Taddei, Veronica Saletti, Silvia Esposito, Roberto Micheli, Daria Riva

“…Visuoperceptual impairment in NF1 seems to be a unified process from early visual processing to higher order functions (planning, strategy, and executive functioning).…”
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Alfacalcidol in clinical practice: focus on the efficacy and safety of the Russian generic drug by N. V. Toroptsova, M. V. Kozyreva, O. V. Dobrovolskaya

“…In addition to sufficient physical activity, medications are needed that have a positive effect on the strength and functional performance of the skeletal muscles. Vitamin D supplements play a key role in this therapeutic approach.Objective: to investigate the tolerability, safety and efficacy of the generic drug Alfacalcidol Canon on the functional status of patients with reduced bone mineral density in clinical practice.Material and methods. …”
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Efficacy and safety of low-intensity ultrasound therapy for myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xize Li, Yijun Lin, Peijue He, Qian Wang

“…Patients receiving low-intensity ultrasound had improved on pressure pain threshold. Compared with other treatments, there were no differences in outcomes functional scores. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Durotomy as an Adjunct to Routine Decompressive Surgery for Dogs With Severe Acute Spinal Cord Injury by Nick D. Jeffery, John H. Rossmeisl, Tom R. Harcourt-Brown, Nicolas Granger, Daisuke Ito, Kari Foss, Damian Chase

“…Recently, incision of the dura has been highlighted in both research animals and human patients as a means of reducing intraspinal pressure, with a view to improving perfusion of the injured tissue and enhancing functional recovery. Observational clinical data in humans and dogs support the notion that it may also improve functional outcome. …”
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Post-burn axillary contracture: A therapeutic challenge! by Durga Karki, Nikhil Mehta, Ravi Prakash Narayan

“…The percentage of improvement in abduction had a mean of 156°. The functional and aesthetic results were satisfactory. …”
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Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior profiles in individuals with heart failure: comparison with healthy subjects and determinant factors by Karina Lourenço Dias, Leticia Fernandes Belo, Fabio Pitta, Nidia Aparecida Hernandes

“…Method: Individuals with HF and matched controls had their physical activity (PA) in daily life cross-sectionally monitored for one week using an activity monitor. …”
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Developmental transcriptomic patterns can be altered by transgenic overexpression of Uty by Kylie D. Rock, Lillian M. Folts, Hannah C. Zierden, Ruth Marx-Rattner, Nicolae Adrian Leu, Bridget M. Nugent, Tracy L. Bale

“…Interestingly, adult females expressing Uty gained less weight and had a greater glucose tolerance compared to wild-type male and female mice when provided a high-fat diet. …”
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Persistent elevation of plasma markers of cellular senescence after hip fracture: a pilot longitudinal study by Eric J. Lenze, Ginger E. Nicol, George A. Kuchel, Michael S. Avidan, Breno S. Diniz

“…We assessed 22 SASP biomarkers and calculated the SASP index score for each hip fracture participant immediately following fracture surgery and 4 and 12 weeks later. Functional recovery was assessed at 12, 26, and 52 weeks after hip replacement surgery.ResultsThe hip fracture group had higher SASP index scores than the comparison groups, after adjusting for potential confounding variables (p = 0.021). …”
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Investigating the transition of psychopathological symptoms from childhood to adolescence in maltreated youth: a cross sectional study by Elisa Fucà, Veronica Sperandini, Stefania Falvo, Paola De Rose, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…Moreover, female adolescents displayed more self-perceived ineffectiveness and interpersonal difficulties.DiscussionOverall, these findings indicate deficits in adaptive functioning within the social domain of maltreated children and adolescents, highlighting the critical need for a deeper exploration of these impairments, as disrupted social functioning during adolescence may further impede their development and integration into society. …”
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The clinical profile of pulmonary arterial hypertension in newly diagnosed patients with connective tissue disease from the point of view of the cardiologist by E. A. Rezukhina, M. A. Zubova, O. V. Rodnenkov, T. V. Martynyuk

“…Chazov National Medical Research Centre of cardiology. Clinical, functional and hemodynamic characteristics of PAH patients were examined. …”
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VIEWS ON THE SYMBOLIC USE OF TWO RARE BONE FINGER DISTAFFS WITH DOG REPRESENTATION FROM HALUK PERK MUSEUM IN ISTANBUL by Ceren Ünal, Zeynep Çakmakçı

“…<p>There are various interpretations on the functions of bone finger distaffs, which are among the important artifacts produced in the ancient world. …”
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Effect of Intradiscal Methylene Blue Injection in Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Discectomy by Sankarnath Pirabakaran, Babu Aloy, Manikandan Pavanasam

“…Around 75% of patients had neurological recovery in between 3 and 5 weeks. …”
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Comparative efficacy of operative versus conservative treatment for Rockwood type III acromioclavicular joint dislocation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized contr... by Chengxin Xie, Shaohua Fan, Lin Chen, Lingqin Huang, Cong Chen, Hua Luo

“…Our aim is to conduct a meta-analysis of clinical studies evaluating the functional outcomes of operative versus conservative treatment for Rockwood type III ACJ dislocation. …”
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Inverse relationship between femoral lateralization and neck-shaft angle is a joint event after intramedullary nailing of per trochanteric fractures by Long Fang, Jian Qi, ZhengYu Wang, JiSong Liu, TingBao Zhao, YongJie Lin, Wei Hao

“…Femoral lateralization increased correspondingly when the neck-shaft angle continuously decreased from the PMCS group to the NP group and then to the NMCS group, and patients in the PMCS group had better functional recovery than the other two groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Pre-Operative Scapular Rehabilitation for Arthroscopic Repair of Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tear: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial by Luane Landim de Almeida, Adriano Fernando Mendes Júnior, José da Mota Neto, Leandro Furtado De Simoni, Karine Helena Souza Lopes, Paloma Carvalho Guimarães, Brenda Iasmin de Oliveira Valério, Aaron Sciascia

“…# Background Pre-operative rehabilitation aims to improve the functional capacity of the individual to enable him/her to prepare for the period of inactivity associated with the surgical procedure…”
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A Genome-Wide Association Study Suggests Novel Loci Associated with a Schizophrenia-Related Brain-Based Phenotype. by Johanna Hass, Esther Walton, Holger Kirsten, Jingyu Liu, Lutz Priebe, Christiane Wolf, Nazanin Karbalai, Randy Gollub, Tonya White, Veit Roessner, Kathrin U Müller, Tomas Paus, Michael N Smolka, Gunter Schumann, IMAGEN Consortium, Markus Scholz, Sven Cichon, Vince Calhoun, Stefan Ehrlich

“…Associations with memory functioning indicate a possible functional importance of the identified risk variants. …”
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Metabolic syndrome is associated with prognosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke after intravenous thrombolysis: a prospective cohort study by Wenyan Chen, Dandan Liu, Zhiqiang Li, Xiaofang Zhang

“…Additionally, patients with MetS were less likely to achieve good functional outcomes (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.28–0.77; p &lt; 0.01) and had a higher risk of SICH (adjusted OR = 2.40, 95% CI: 1.17–4.92; p = 0.02).ConclusionMetS is an independent predictor of increased mortality, poorer functional recovery, and higher risk of SICH in AIS patients treated with IVT. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROGNOSIS OF REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS by T. E. Chernyshova, O. A. Neganova, S. N. Styazhkina, A. A. Valinurov

“…UC patients are characterized by a significant decrease in physical and emotional functioning. The analysis of personal and situational anxiety demonstrated an association between psychological health and social functioning. …”
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Sleep and Quality of Life of Turkish University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Sema Tan, Pauline A Hendriksen, Hilal Bardakçı, Nilay Aksoy, Joris C Verster

“…Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative effect on sleep quality and increased insomnia complaints which in turn negatively interfered with daytime functioning and QoL.…”
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Internet-based digital intervention to support the self-management of hypertension compared to usual care: results of the HALCYON randomized controlled trial by Björn Meyer, Antje Riepenhausen, Linda T. Betz, Kamila Jauch-Chara, Alexander Reshetnik

“…More participants in the intervention group (78.2% vs. 54.3% in the control group) showed reductions in systolic blood pressure (p = .076). Moreover, liebria had effects on social and work-related functioning. …”
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