Clinical Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave on Hand Function Recovery after Conservative Therapy of Colles Fracture by Chao ZHANG, Bin HE

“…Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on the hand function recovery on patients with Colles fracture after conservative therapy.Methods:A total of 24 patients with Colles fractures who had treated with manipulative reduction and gypsum bandage fixation were randomly divided into ESWT group and control group, with 12 cases in each group. …”
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Supramolecular assembly-derived carbon-nitrogen-based functional materials for photo/electrochemical applications: progress and challenges by Yao Fanglei, Fang Chenchen, Cui Junjie, Dai Liming, Zhang Xiaoyuan, Xue Liang, Xiong Pan, Fu Yongsheng, Zhang Wenyao, Sun Jingwen, Zhu Junwu

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Ciplukan (Physalis angulata L.) Juice as a Functional Food to Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients by Rizqi Annisa Permatasari, Lilik Retna Kartikasari, Anik Lestari

“…The reduction in systolic blood pressure in the treatment group was 20.5 mmHg greater than the control group. …”
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The impact of obesity and weight loss treatment on metabolic parameters, cardiovascular autonomic and sensory nerve function and in vitro fertilization outcomes in infertile women:... by Anna Vágvölgyi, Viktor Vedelek, Nóra Keller, Dalma Szöllősi, Szilvia Lada, Attila Nemes, Péter Kempler, Adrienn Menyhárt, István Baczkó, Tamás Várkonyi, Csaba Lengyel, János Zádori

“…Peripheral sensory function tests revealed significant deterioration in vibration sense and the current perception threshold of the median nerve at 2000 Hz in patients with obesity, as compared to controls. …”
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Executive Function and Transfer Effect Training in Children: A Behavioral and Event-Related Potential Pilot Study by Chen Cheng, Baoxi Wang

“…Experiment 2 revealed that the participants who received updating and inhibition training showed a significant reduction in N2 amplitude and a significant increase in P300 amplitude after training in comparison to the active control group. …”
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Effect of Freeze-Drying on the Engineering, Cooking, and Functional Properties of Chickpea Cultivars Grown in an Indian Temperate Climate by Najeebah Farooq, Idrees Ahmed Wani

“…The results revealed a significant reduction in cooking time in the freeze-dried chickpeas (67.00–77.33 min) compared to the control chickpeas (80.33–93.66). …”
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The effect of evaluation of dry weight using bioimpedance method on residual renal function in maintenance hemodialysis patients by YANG Fan, LIU Xiao-jing, JIN Li-qin, YUAN Dan, JIAO Jian, CAO Qian-ying, LI Zhong-xin

“…Results Thetrial group had lower mean arterial pressure \[(92.0±9.3) vs(96.5±8.5), P<0.05\], lower BNP \[(280.3±410.5) vs(471.7±786.0), P<0.05\], and higher 24-hour urine volume \[(649.2±289.3) vs(562.5±224.8),P<0.05\] than the control group. Conclusions The application of bioimpedance technology in accurately assessing dry weight can delay the urine reduction caused by excessive ultrafiltration,has a protective effect on residual renal function, and can improve mean arterial pressure at the same time. …”
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The effects of exercise intervention on the function of endothelial progenitor cells in atherosclerotic mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Zheng HUANG, Zilan XU, Sulan LI, Nixiao WU, Xia DAI

“…Oil Red O staining of the aorta showed a significant reduction in the ratio of atherosclerotic plaques to the total vessel area in all exercise groups compared with the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Prediction of antipsychotic drug efficacy for schizophrenia treatment based on neural features of the resting-state functional connectome by Song Liu, Meng Wang, Weiyi Han, Anran Chen, Xuzhen Liu, Kang Liu, Xue Li, Yi Chen, Luwen Zhang, Qing Liu, Xiaoge Guo, Xiujuan Wang, Ning Kang, Yong Han, Yuanbo Li, Xi Su, Luxian Lv, Bing Liu, Wenqiang Li, Yongfeng Yang

“…These functional features can be used to predict the PANSS total score reduction rate of SZ patients through a model. …”
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Molecular mapping and functional validation of GLP-1R cholesterol binding sites in pancreatic beta cells by Affiong Ika Oqua, Kin Chao, Liliane El Eid, Lisa Casteller, Billy P Baxter, Alba Miguéns-Gómez, Sebastian Barg, Ben Jones, Jorge Bernardino de la Serna, Sarah L Rouse, Alejandra Tomas

“…Cholesterol is a lipid enriched at the plasma membrane with pivotal roles in the control of membrane fluidity and maintenance of membrane microarchitecture, directly impacting on GPCR stability, dynamics, and function. …”
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REGAIN: a randomized controlled clinical trial of oxaloacetate for improving the symptoms of long COVID by Suzanne D. Vernon, Candace Rond, Jennifer Bell, Brindisi Butler, Sara Isolampi, Annaleah Otteson, Pearl Phalwane, Samantha Mower, Shad Roundy, David L. Kaufman, Alan B. Cash, Lucinda Bateman

“…This randomized, double-blind, controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of oral oxaloacetate (OAA) in improving fatigue and cognitive function in adults with long COVID.MethodsA total of 69 participants were randomized to receive either 2,000 mg/day of OAA or the control for 42 days. …”
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Multimodal physical therapy approach for the management of patients with temporomandibular disorder: Randomized control trial by Ramesh Chandra Patra, Biswajit Kanungo, A. Yashudas, Patitapaban Mohanty, Gurleen Kaur

“…Validated instruments measured outcomes, namely pain intensity, mechanical tenderness and active mouth function tests. Results: Participants receiving cranio-mandibular stabilisation and manual therapy had significantly greater improvements in pain (P = 0.001, 95 %), mechanical tenderness (P = 0.001, 95 %) and active mouth function (P = 0.001, 95 %) compared to controls. …”
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Reducing the Environmental Impact of Sewer Network Overflows Using Model Predictive Control Strategy by I. Vasiliev, L. Luca, M. Barbu, R. Vilanova, S. Caraman

“…The proposed algorithm to achieve this goal is Model Predictive Control using Particle Swarm Optimization as optimization method. …”
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Effects of meldonium on cognitive and clinico-functional status of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction and arterial hypertension by Dotsenko N.J., Boev S.S., Shekhunova I.A.

“…In was shown dynamics a positive effects of Vazonat® therapy on the improvement of cardio¬hemo¬dynamics (noted reduction in LVED with 55.20 ± 1.7 mm to 51.28 ± 1.5 mm (p > 0.1), an increasing transmitral flow Ve/Va from 0.98 ± 0.03 to 1.10 ± 0.04 (p < 0.05)), an increasing exercise tolerance (at 6MWT distance increased by 12.8% in the main group (from 289.6 ± 12.2 m to 326.0 ± 13.5 m)), an increasing the speed of active attention – time of sensorimotor reactions decreased from 68.55 ± 6.2 sec to 54.35 ± 3.52 sec (p < 0.05), increasing productivity of short-term memory, increasing the number of words in the Luria test from 5.90 ± 0.42 to 7.25 ± 0.38 (p < 0.05), moderate antidepressant effects and the ability to improve overall health in this group of patients compared with the control group. …”
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The Effect of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention on Executive Functioning and Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adults with Depression by Valentina Grand Jaramillo, María Camila Arbeláez Herrera, Andrés Mauricio Grisales, Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez, Oscar Mauricio Castaño Ramirez

“…About the clinical variables, while it is not possible to attribute the reduction in suicidality scale scores solely to the effect of the ACT intervention, it can be concluded that both ACT and the intervention in the active control group (ACG) show promising results in reducing the suicide risk in this population.…”
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Butylphthalide reduces plaque burden and improves neurological function in carotid atherosclerotic disease: a pooled analysis by Jia Yang, Xinhao Pei, Jianxin Qiang, Lijuan Li, Yanping Liu, Panpan Hao, Panpan Hao

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Assessment of endothelial function and arterial rigidity in patients with type 1 diabetes at different stages of diabetic nephropathy by Evgenia Pavlovna Kosobyan, Ivona Renata Yarek-Martynova, Alexander Sergeevich Parfenov, Lyubov' Leonidovna Bolotskaya, Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova

“…Assessment of vascular stiffness and endothelial function in patients with type 1 diabetes at different stages of diabetic nephropathy and without it. …”
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A comparative study on balanced truncation and projection onto the dominant eigenspace of the Gramian using Laguerre functions by Shafiqul Islam, Saiduzzaman Sayed, Monir Uddin, Osman Gani

“…Both methods are evaluated through the lens of Laguerre functions which is a reduction technique based on Laguerre function expansion, that approximates the low-rank factors of the Controllability and Observability Gramians to produce approximately balanced systems without solving Lyapunov equations. …”
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Evaluation of structural-functional changes of the left ventricular myocardium in patients with arterial hypertension and obesity by the level of irisin by O. V. Shaparenko, P. H. Kravchun, P. P. Kravchun, O. I. Kadykova, H. V. Lisova

“…Decrease in the content of serum irisin leads to structural and functional changes in the left ventricular myocardium in the form of myocardial contractility reduction and increase in both the cavity and size of the left ventricle, and can play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity in patients with arterial hypertension.…”
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The Role of Internal Audit Function in the Performance of Rwanda Mutual Health Insurance Fund. Case of Gicumbi District by Bizimungu, Jean

“…The study sought to examine and assess the impact of the internal audit function on the performance of the Anda.Health Insurance Fund in Rwanda It was also to highlight the role played by internal auditing in achieving the goals of the Mutual Health Insurance Fund of the Gicumbi District and to verify the internal controls used by MHIF in implementing the Mutual Health Insurance Fund in the Gicumbi District. …”
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