The association of sun-cured tobacco and cigarette use with global cognitive function, verbal fluency and memory in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sec... by Xiaomei Chen, Jie Li, Jia Liu, Xiao Liu, Menghui Deng, Xunhu Dong, Yanni Yang

“…We evaluated the global cognitive function using the Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, verbal fluency function using an animal fluency test, and memory function using ten unrelated words. …”
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LIVER FUNCTION CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH SPONDYLOARTHRITIS TAKING NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS OVER A LONG PERIOD: RESULTS OF A 10-YEAR PROGRESS PROSPECTIVE STUDY by A. P. Rebrov, I. Z. Gaydukova, A. V. Aparkina, E. V. Khondkarian, A. I. Akulova

“…The longterm intake of nimesulide, as compared with other NSAIDs, is shown to be unassociated with the higher rate of its discontinuation because of worse liver function. Hepatoprotectors are less frequently prescribed to patients taking nimesulide than to those receiving diclofenac sodium or ibuprofen and more frequently to patients using meloxicam. …”
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Investigating the effects of closed kinetic chain exercises on joint position sense, functionality, range of motion, and pain in individuals with distal radius fracture: a randomiz... by Burak Menek, Emre Dansuk

“…Conclusions CKC exercises were more effective than conventional therapy in improving proprioception (measured by joint position sense), upper extremity function (assessed by the DASH questionnaire), pain levels (VAS-Activity), and wrist ROM in individuals undergoing DRF rehabilitation. …”
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Tissue-Specific RNA-Seq Analysis of Cotton Roots’ Response to Compound Saline-Alkali Stress and the Functional Validation of the Key Gene <i>GhERF2</i> by Aiming Zhang, Qiankun Liu, Xue Du, Baoguang Xing, Shaoliang Zhang, Yanfang Li, Liuan Hao, Yangyang Wei, Yuling Liu, Pengtao Li, Shoulin Hu, Renhai Peng

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In ovo sodium butyrate administration differentially impacts growth performance, intestinal barrier function, immune response, and gut microbiota characteristics in low and high ha... by Muhammad Zeeshan Akram, Nadia Everaert, Aleksandra Dunisławska

“…Cecal microbiota dynamics and predicted functionality were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Comparison of the Journey II bicruciate stabilised (JII-BCS) and GENESIS II total knee arthroplasty for functional ability and motor impairment: the CAPAbility, blinded, randomised... by Allan B Clark, Toby O Smith, J Wells, Iain McNamara, Juliet High, Ann Marie Swart, Valerie Pomeroy, Graham Creelman, Celia Whitehouse, B Harry, Celia Clarke

“…Objectives To determine if a newer design of total knee replacement (TKR) (Journey II BCS) produces superior patient-reported outcomes scores and biomechanical outcomes than the older, more established design (Genesis II).Setting Patients were recruited from an NHS University Hospital between July 2018 and October 2019 with surgery at two sites. …”
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Effect of bronchodilator therapy on the function of external respiration and lung parenchyma in surgical treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer combined with chronic... by S. Yu. Dobner, S. V. Fedosenko, A. Yu. Dobrodeev, N. D. Yarovoy, E. N. Samtsov, А. V. Dubakov, E. A. Starovoitova, О. A. Denisova, N. A. Kirillova

“…In patients with Nsclc and copd, longterm inhaled bronchodilator therapy can significantly improve respiratory function. more beneficial results are achieved after using long-acting drugs (tiotropium bromide).…”
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Availability and functioning of neonatal care units and neonatal mortality across five regions in Tanzania: a baseline cross-sectional study in 127 CEmONC health facilities by Hege Ersdal, Nahya Salim, Siren Rettedal, Castory Munishi, Robert Moshiro, Felix Ambrose Bundala, Benjamin A Kamala, Godfrey Guga, Habib R Ismail, Paschal Francis Mdoe

“…The presence of one or more admission beds and a neonatal CPAP in the established NCU described the functioning.Results Of all health facilities providing comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services, 48% (61/127) had established an NCU. …”
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Assessing Pulmonary Function in Children and Adolescents After Cancer Treatment: Protocol for a Multicenter Cohort Study (Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study FollowUp–Pulmo) by Maša Žarković, Christina Schindera, Grit Sommer, Christine Schneider, Jakob Usemann, Maria Otth, Sonja Lüer, Marc Ansari, Philipp Latzin, Claudia E Kuehni

“…The results will assist in the development of more targeted screening and risk-stratified follow-up care. …”
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Combined modulatory effects of dietary arginine and olive leaf phenolic extract on growth performance and immune functions of broiler chickens, and meat antioxidant potential durin... by Ahmed Alfifi, Marwa I. Abd El-Hamid, Sherief M. Abdel-Raheem, H. S. Al-Khalaifah, Wessam Youssef, Samah S. Khalil, Afaf Al-Nasser, Eman Elkhawaga, Eman Mahmoud Elmehrath, Arwa H. Nassar, Gamilat A. Elsaid, Amal S. A. El Oksh, Doaa Ibrahim

“…Abstract Background Nowadays, broilers reared in intensive farming become more susceptible to oxidative stress, which impairs their performance and the quality of their products. …”
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Electroestimulación funcional para miembros superiores tras el accidente cerebrovascular: una revisión sistemática (Functional electrostimulation for upper limbs after stroke: a s... by Juan David Hernández Niño, Karina Pitombeira Pereira-Pedro, Irimia Mollinedo Cardalda, Iris Machado de Oliveira

“…Keywords: Functional electrostimulation; Upper limbs; Stroke; Physical Therapy Modalities; Patients. …”
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Psychophysical and cognitive adverse effects of smart phones overuse on children and adolescent by Noorjan Abdullah Muhammed, Mufeed Akram Taha

“…Abstract Background: The excessive use of smartphones is seen as a source of child and adolescent violence and probably impacts cognitive function. As the world of mobile phones are continuously evolving, the violence factor is an endless argument. …”
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FRACTAL MODEL AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF CONTACT STIFFNESS OF JOINT SURFACE CONSIDERING DOMAIN EXPANSION FACTOR by ZHU ChunXia, CUI Qin, YAN ZhiBiao

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A Perturbation and Symmetry-Based Analysis of Mobile Malware Dynamics in Smartphone Networks by Mohammad Ababneh, Yousef AbuHour, Ammar Elhassan

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Intensification of the Daily Wet Day Rainfall Distribution Across Australia by Steefan Contractor, Markus G. Donat, Lisa V. Alexander

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Cardiac volume load and heart failure prognosis in patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction by M. T. Beyshenkulov, G. M. Baitova

“…In controls, VI test was associated with improved IV systolic and diastolic functions (SF, DF); IV form became more ellipsoid (normal VI reaction). …”
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Foraging and mating behaviors of Hypsignathus monstrosus at the bat‐human interface in a central African rainforest by Elodie Schloesing, Alexandre Caron, Rémi Chambon, Nicolas Courbin, Morgane Labadie, Roch Nina, Frida Mouiti Mbadinga, Wilfrid Ngoubili, Danficy Sandiala, N’Kaya Tobi, Mathieu Bourgarel, Hélène M. De Nys, Julien Cappelle

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Empirical analysis of smart eating habits by Ayu Washizu, Ita Sayaka

“…Our theoretical model suggests that cooks with smart and environmentally oriented behaviors tend to have more comprehensive eating habits and value on their cooking efforts, allowing them to choose their level of engagement wisely. …”
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Dual-Mode 2T1C DRAM Process-In-Memory Architecture for Boolean and MAC Operations by Yerim An, Honggu Kim, Dongjun Son, Hakrae Yu, Yong Shim

“…With the increasing demand for intelligent memory, the conventional memory system is more and more equipped with computational logic to support simple arithmetic and Boolean operations required by many real-world applications. …”
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Efficient spatio-temporal modeling for sign language recognition using CNN and RNN architectures by Kasian Myagila, Kasian Myagila, Devotha Godfrey Nyambo, Mussa Ally Dida

“…However, recognizing word signs, which are usually dynamic and involve more than one frame per sign, remains a challenge. …”
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