Effects of pressure garments of varying designs on upper extremity sensorimotor functions and quality of life after stroke: Study protocol for a multicenter, double-blind, prospect... by Zhenkun Xu, Siaw Chui Chai, Shin Ying Chu, Kuicheng Li

“…It can also extend the clinical value of pressure garments and help healthcare professionals make more targeted treatment choices for stroke patients.…”
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mHealth-based exercise vs. traditional exercise on pain, functional disability, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of r... by Liang Tang, Meng-Ming Wang, He-Xia Wang, Xiao-Ya He, Yue-Shuai Jiang

“…However, a statistically significant difference was found between mHealth-supported exercise compared with unsupervised traditional exercise in terms of pain (SMD = −1.03; 95%CI: −1.49 to −0.57; P < 0.001) and functional disability (SMD = −0.89; 95%CI: −1.71 to −0.06; P = 0.04).ConclusionmHealth-based exercise was found to be more effective than unsupervised conventional exercise in promoting pain relief and enhancing functional disability in patients with OA. …”
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Remarks on Sequential Caputo Fractional Differential Equations with Fractional Initial and Boundary Conditions by Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Bhuvaneswari Sambandham

“…Then the Caputo right derivative of the same function will be computed for the function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>b</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>)</mo><mo>.…”
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Functional outcome improvement and surgical time reduction in a single‐surgeon consecutive case series of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: A minimum 5 years follow... by Enrico Tassinari, Filippo Caternicchia, Mattia D. Rosa, Francesco Castagnini, Edoardo Angeletti, Valentina Fantoni, Irene Tampieri, Andrea Burla, Stefano Zaffagnini

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Desidratação osmótica de pêssegos em função da temperatura e concentração do xarope de sacarose Osmotic dehydration of peaches as a function of temperature and concentration of suc... by Sílvia P. M Germer, Marlene R. de Queiroz, José M Aguirre, Shirley A. G Berbari, Valéria D Anjos

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Biomarker analysis revealed tidal organic carbon input enhanced soil respiration and weakened carbon sequestration function of estuarine wetland: Field validation of the Jiuduansha... by Haoyu Dong, Liwei Qian, Jianfang Yan, Lianying Gao, Xiaohua Fu, Lei Wang

“…These results indicated tidal organic carbon was more easily degraded to CO2 than plant organic carbon. …”
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Avaliação da função motora em crianças com distrofia muscular congênita com deficiência da merosina Motor function evaluation in merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy chi... by Fernanda M. Rocco, Fernanda H. Gianini Luz, Alexsander Junquera Rossato, Antônio Carlos Fernandes, Acary S.B. Oliveira, Javier Toledano Beteta, Edmar Zanoteli

“…The muscular groups of upper limbs were as affected as the lower limbs, and the extensors were more affected than the flexors groups. All children had severe muscular retractions on the hip, knee and elbow. …”
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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with post-stroke cognitive... by Nan Luo, Binbin Zhao, Hui Wang, Jiabei Wu, Yifan Luo, Man Yuan, Chunlan Xu

“…Growing interest has emerged in whether combined or multi-modal therapies can enhance outcomes through additive or synergistic effects, leading more researchers to investigate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with cognitive rehabilitation (CR) in this population. …”
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Does botulinum toxin improve the function of the patient with spasticity after stroke? Toxina botulínica proporciona melhora funcional em pacientes com espasticidade secundária a a... by Eduardo Cardoso, Glícia Pedreira, Antônio Prazeres, Nildo Ribeiro, Ailton Melo

“…Although several papers have shown that intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin type A (BT-A) decreases spasticity in post-stroke patients, few authors have demonstrated functional improvement after this therapy. In order to assess if individualized BT-A injections improves upper limb function in post-stroke spastic patients, we prospectively followed 20 consecutive patients of 18 years of age or more with spastic hemiparesis secondary to stroke. …”
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Functional recovery of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy treated with coronary artery bypass surgery and concomitant intramyocardial bone marrow mononuclear cell implantation:... by Trifunović Zoran, Obradović Slobodan, Balint Bela, Ilić Radoje, Vukić Zoran, Šišić Marija, Kostić Jelena, Rusović Siniša, Dobrić Milan, Ostojić Gordana

“…At the end of the follow-up period, significantly more patients from the group that received BMMNC were in the functional class I compared to the CABG only group (14/15 vs 5/15; p = 0.002). …”
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Wearable Activity Tracker–Based Interventions for Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Physical Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analy... by Ran Li, Yangan Li, Lu Wang, Lijuan Li, Chenying Fu, Danrong Hu, Quan Wei

“…However, the effectiveness of such interventions on physical activity, body composition, and physical function among community-dwelling older adults remains debated. …”
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BrainFit: improving executive and subjective cognitive functioning in late-life mood disorders - a double-blind randomized active-controlled study evaluating the effect of online c... by Mardien L. Oudega, Mardien L. Oudega, Mardien L. Oudega, Mardien L. Oudega, Margot J. Wagenmakers, Margot J. Wagenmakers, Margot J. Wagenmakers, Tanya Palsma, Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn, Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn, Chris Vriend, Chris Vriend, Chris Vriend, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Sigfried Schouws, Sigfried Schouws, Annemiek Dols, Annemiek Dols, Annemiek Dols

“…Up and till now, strategies to improve cognitive functioning in late-life mood disorders (LLMD) are sparse. …”
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Cognitive function and associations with demographic, socioeconomic, health and behavioural factors among older adult men and women in rural Bangladesh: a population-based cross-se... by Edward Fottrell, Harry Costello, Naveed Ahmed, Carina King, Sanjit Kumer Shaha, Tasmin Nahar, Malini Pires, Andrew Copas, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Joanna Morrison, Abdul Kuddus, Kishwar Azad

“…Methods: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study of a random sample of men and women aged 60 years and above in 96 rural villages in Bangladesh. Cognitive function was measured using the Bangla Adaptation of the Mini-mental State Examination (BAMSE), where higher score indicates higher function. …”
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Active cognitive lifestyle is associated with positive cognitive health transitions and compression of morbidity from age sixty-five. by Riccardo E Marioni, Michael J Valenzuela, Ardo van den Hout, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews, MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study

“…More socially engaged individuals had a decreased risk of moving from a slightly impaired state to a moderately/severely impaired state (0.7). …”
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THE IMPACT OF COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSION THERAPY ON THE MAIN PARAMETERS OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF MYOCARDIUM OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE AND THICKNESS OF “INTIMA-MEDIA”... by V. V. Skibitsky, E. S. Garkusha, A. V. Fendrikova

“…Increase of the number of persons with normalized geometry and diastolic function of the LV was comparable in both groups. Usage of β-AB in salt-sensitive and -resistant patients was followed by statistically more significant improvement of structural and functional condition of myocardium of the LV. …”
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Efficacy of mindful meditation in adjunct to a pulmonary rehabilitation program in improving functional capacity and quality of life in post-treated pulmonary tuberculosis patients... by Bhakti Chavhan, Lajwanti Lalwani

“…We’ll check each person’s walking ability and quality of life [5,6], and also note changes in their breathing, oxygen levels, and vital signs [7].Expected Results: People who do both meditation and rehab are likely to feel and function better than those who only do rehab. We hope this combined approach gives more balanced physical and mental recovery [1,2]. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of ipragliflozin in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired renal function: subgroup analysis of a 3-year post-marketing surveillance... by K. Tobe, H. Maegawa, I. Nakamura, S. Uno

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Quantitative chest computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: assessing the role of emphysema severity and its correlation with clinical characteristics, lung fu... by Cong Nguyen Hai, Thanh Bui Duc, The Nguyen Minh, Loi Trinh Duc, Thang Tran Quyet

“…In GOLD 3 and 4 stages, plasma VEGF levels decreased in proportion to emphysema severity, indicating that more advanced emphysema was associated with a more rapid decline in VEGF concentrations. …”
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Antioxidant hybrid pigments developed by optimization of ascorbic acid loading into halloysite nanotubes via response surface methodology and co-loading with antioxidant-rich natur... by Natthawadee Tibkawin, Nichapa Buasumrit, Panatpong Boonnoun, Sukunya Ross, Gareth Ross, Brian Tighe, Jarupa Viyoch, Pensri Charoensit

“…Functional foods are widely consumed and regarded as foods that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. …”
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Viral replication modulated by hallmark conformational ensembles: how AlphaFold-predicted features of RdRp folding dynamics combined with intrinsic disorder-mediated function enabl... by Rachid Tahzima, Rachid Tahzima, Rachid Tahzima, Rachid Tahzima, Justine Charon, Adrian Diaz, Kris De Jonghe, Sebastien Massart, Thierry Michon, Wim Vranken, Wim Vranken, Wim Vranken, Wim Vranken

“…The functions of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RdRps) in RNA viruses are demonstrably modulated by native substrates of dynamic and interconvertible conformational ensembles. …”
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