The functional assessment Berg Balance Scale is better capable of estimating fall risk in the elderly than the posturographic Balance Stability System by Vanessa Vieira Pereira, Roberto Alcantara Maia, Sonia Maria Cesar de Azevedo Silva

“…The BBS identified that the greater the age the worse the functional balance and demonstrated a greater capacity to identify falls risk suffered over the last year when compared with the BSS.…”
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Species and functional composition of cecal microbiota and resistance gene diversity in different Yunnan native chicken breeds: A metagenomic analysis by Zonghui Jian, Hao Wu, Shixiong Yan, Tengchuan Li, Ruohan Zhao, Jingying Zhao, Xiannian Zi, Kun Wang, Ying Huang, Dahai Gu, Sumei Zhao, Changrong Ge, Junjing Jia, Lixian Liu, Zhiqiang Xu, Tengfei Dou

“…The gut microbiota of chickens not only modulates host immune function and production performance through nutrient metabolism but also serves as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), whose accumulation exacerbates bacterial resistance. …”
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Case Report: Identification of a novel hemizygous missense RPL10 gene variant in two unrelated patients by Lixia Xu, Ke Wu, Yan Cong

“…Our in vitro functional analysis indicated a loss-of-function effect of RPL10 gene variants.…”
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Development of a numerical method for solving optimization problems approximation of the function given approximately and its derivatives based on the variational approach by Igor Naats, Victoria Igorevna Naats, Elena Yartseva

“…Introduction: the presented work continues the authors' research on the methods of the theory of approximation of functions of a real variable, given approximately, on the basis of their representation by integrals. …”
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The kinematic portrait of a patient as an objective indicator of motor function in the process of neurorehabilitation with hand exoskeleton controlled by the brain – computer inter... by А. А. Kondur, Е. V. Biryukova, S. V. Kotov, L. G. Turbina, А. А. Frolov

“…The results of biomechanical analysis of the motor function of the arm of poststroke patient in the process of neuroreha bilitation with exoskeleton of the hand controlled by brain – computer interface are presented in this paper. …”
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Effect of combined oral contraceptive on cardiorespiratory function and immune activation in premenopausal women involved in exercise: A systematic review protocol. by Oyesanmi A Fabunmi, Phiwayinkosi V Dludla, Bongani B Nkambule

“…There is a need to understand how COC affects cardiorespiratory function and markers of immune activation in premenopausal women involved in exercise. …”
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A Semianalytical Approach for Free Vibration Characteristics of Functionally Graded Spherical Shell Based on First-Order Shear Deformation Theory by Fuzhen Pang, Cong Gao, Jie Cui, Yi Ren, Haichao Li, Hongcheng Wang

“…This paper describes a unified solution to investigate free vibration solutions of functionally graded (FG) spherical shell with general boundary restraints. …”
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Clinical Profile, Functional Outcome, and Mortality of Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Five-Year Tertiary Care Experience from Nepal by Saroj Kumar Bhagat, Shrey Sidhant, Mukesh Bhatta, Ashish Ghimire, Bhupendra Shah

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Comparison of accumulation and distribution of PEGylated and CD-47-functionalized magnetic nanoporous silica nanoparticles in an in vivo mouse model of implant infection. by Heidi Harting, Timo Herrmann, Nina Ehlert, Jessica Meißner, Nina Angrisani, Janin Reifenrath

“…Rapid interactions of nanoparticles with the host's immune system and clearance from the circulation is a major problem resulting in non-satisfying accumulation rates in the desired region. The aim of the presented study was to compare organ distribution and implant accumulation of magnetic nanoporous silica nanoparticles (MNPSNP) functionalized with either Polyethylenglycol (PEG) or CD-47 in vivo in a mouse model of implant infection.…”
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А Method and a Device for Evaluating the Functional State of Microcirculatory-Tissue Systems of the Human Body Based on Multiparametric Optical Diagnostics by A. V. Dunaev

“…The present work presents a method and device for assessing the functional state of microcirculatory-tissue systems of the human body based on this approach. …”
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Effect of gelling agents on the techno-functional, collagen bioavailability and phytochemical properties of botanic gummy jelly containing marine hydrolyzed collagen by Yu Bin Lam, Anis Syafiqah Yusri, Norizah Mhd Sarbon

“…This study proved that an increased pectin-to-gelatin ratio improved botanic gummy jelly's techno-functionality, and collagen bioavailability.…”
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Convolutional networks can model the functional modulation of the MEG responses associated with feed-forward processes during visual word recognition by Marijn van Vliet, Oona Rinkinen, Takao Shimizu, Anni-Mari Niskanen, Barry Devereux, Riitta Salmelin

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Stochastic Comparisons of Probability Distribution Functions with Experimental Data in a Liquid-Liquid Extraction Column for Determination of Drop Size Distributions by Sh. Houshyar, M. Torab-Mostaedi, S. M. A. Moosavian, Seyed Hamed Mousavi, M. Asadollahzadeh

“…Drop size distribution are appropriately described using the normal and log-normal probability density functions. The mathematical approach is used to determine the constant parameters in these functions and to provide the fit of the experimental data with them. and empirical expressions are derived to predict the parameters of the distribution curve as a function of operating variables, and physical properties of the systems. …”
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GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CLINICAL OUTCOME OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME INTO EFFORT ANGINA OF III FUNCTIONAL CLASS AT THE HOSPITAL LEVEL (PART II) by Marzhanat G. Alieva

“…The aim of the research is to study the prognostic value of indices of nonspecific subclinical inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, cardiospecific changes in the immunity system and markers of hypoxic myocardial damage in the clinical outcome of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) into effort angina of the III functional class (FC). Materials and methods. The present work includes the results of examination of 85 patients who entered the infarction department of the Republican Clinical Hospital of the Center for Specialized Emergency Medical Care in Makhachkala. …”
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Clear Cell Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Incidentally Discovered in a Patient With Normal Renal Function: A Case Report by Toru Inoue, Masahiro Fuse, Satoki Abe, Shinya Sejiyama, Kazuhiro Kawamura, Yuzo Oyama, Tadasuke Ando, Toshitaka Shin

“…Case Presentation A 75‐year‐old male with normal renal function presented with an incidentally discovered left renal mass. …”
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MODEL OF THE PROCESS OF FUNCTIONING OF THE INFORMATION PROTECTION SYSTEM FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS CREATED IN THE SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT OF IMITATION MODELING "CPN TOOLS" by O. I. Bokova, I. G. Drovnikov, A. D. Popov, E. A. Rogozin

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Preserved Renal Function in Kidney Transplantation over a Thrombosed Aortobifemoral Bypass Graft: The Role of Retrograde Flow and Early Thrombolysis by Saúl Pampa-Saico, Sara Jiménez-Alvaro, Fernando Caravaca-Fontán, Ana Fernández-Rodríguez, Maite Rivera-Gorrín, Juan Sánchez, Antonio Chinchilla, Roberto Marcén

“…Two years later, renal function remains normal.…”
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Mental state as a predictor of outcome in spinal stenosis surgery: Four quadrants model integrating patient satisfaction and functional outcome by Judith van Grafhorst, Wouter van Furth, Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp

“…Results are presented, dichotomised by HADS score (score ≥8 indicating psychologically impaired) and in a Four Quadrants Model integrating functional outcomes and perceived recovery separately for psychologically impaired and non-impaired cases. …”
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Decoding Articulation Motor Imagery Using Early Connectivity Information in the Motor Cortex: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study by Zengzhi Guo, Fei Chen

“…Previous BCIs based on fNIRS mainly relied on activation information, which ignored the functional connectivity between neural areas. In this study, a 4-class speech imagery BCI based on fNIRS is presented to decode simplified articulation motor imagery (only the movements of jaw and lip were retained) of different vowels. …”
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Neural mobilisation effects in nerve function and nerve structure of patients with peripheral neuropathic pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis. by Juliana Valentim Bittencourt, Leticia Amaral Corrêa, Maria Alice Mainenti Pagnez, Jéssica Pinto Martins do Rio, Gustavo Felicio Telles, Stephanie Mathieson, Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the effects of neural mobilisation on nerve function and nerve structure of patients with peripheral neuropathic pain.…”
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