Improving Cognitive and Chemosensory Function in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> Through Polyphenol-Rich Sugarcane Extract by Deniz Heydarian, Matthew Flavel, Mihiri Munasinghe, Markandeya Jois, Jency Thomas

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Effects of Aerobic Versus Resisted Intradialytic Exercises on Quality of Life, Pain, and Physiological Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease by Rania Nagy Karkousha, Amira Hussin Draz, Nesreen Gharib ElNahas, Efrem Kentiba, Mohamed Magdy ElMeligie

“…This aimed to comparatively assess the impact of intradialytic resistance and aerobic exercises on urea reduction rate concentration and various quality of life dimensions in chronic kidney disease patients. …”
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Genome Structure, Evolution, and Host Shift of <i>Nosema</i> by Xiao Xiong, Christopher J. Geden, Yongjun Tan, Ying Zhang, Dapeng Zhang, John H. Werren, Xu Wang

“…As intracellular parasites, these species exhibit significant genome reduction, retaining only about half of the genes found in free-living yeast genomes. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of current guidelines, and their evidence base, on risk of renal function after administration of contrast medium for diabetic patients receivin... by Qinhui Xu, Weixing Huang, Weixing Huang, Qianyun Li, Tongan Bao, Hua Luo, Xiao Luo

“…PurposeOur study aimed to determine through a meta-analysis whether continuing metformin use in diabetic patients receiving contrast agents would increase the risk of renal impairment and metabolic abnormalities.MethodsWe searched the PubMed, EBSCO, Medline, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from the inception dates to March 2024. …”
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The protocol for a multicentre prospective randomized noninferiority trial of surgical reduction versus non-surgical casting for displaced distal radius fractures in children: Chil... by Daniel C. Perry, Juul Achten, James Mason, Daphne Kounail, Nicolas Nicolaou, David Metcalfe, Mark Lyttle, Elizabeth Tutton, Duncan Appelbe, Phoebe Gibson, Matthew L. Costa

“…This is the protocol for a randomized, controlled, multicentre, prospective, noninferiority trial of non-surgical casting versus surgical reduction for severely displaced fractures of the distal radius in children: the Children’s Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial. …”
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A systematic review: impact of dry needling, isometric, and eccentric exercises on pain and function in individuals with patellar tendinopathy by Faiza Sharif, Ashfaq Ahmad, Syed Amir Gilani, Dania Mahmood

“…The findings from this review suggest that dry needling and eccentric exercises are more effective for long-term pain reduction and improvement in knee function, whereas isometric exercises appear to provide greater benefit for short-term pain relief, particularly during athletic activity. …”
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Dynamics of endothelial function violation in patients with arterial hypertension with moderate cardiovascular risk and antihypertensive therapy treatment influence by T. S. Turlyun

“…Cardiovascular events risk reduction is caused by stabilization of blood pressure, indices of lipid profile lowering, the tendency to endothelial function improvement, especially with losartan potassium therapy.…”
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Association between dietary fatty acid intake and preserved ratio impaired spirometry in U.S. adults: a population-based cross-sectional study by Xiang Liu, Wei Zeng, Wangyan Zhou, Dayang Zheng, Xu Yang, Weijun Liao

“…A two-sided p-value &lt;0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsAmong the study population (mean age 45.6 ± 15.8 years; 47.7% male), 1,362 participants (15.0%) exhibited the PRISm phenotype. In models controlling for demographic, lifestyle, and clinical variables, each standard deviation increase in SFA [0.86 (0.75–0.99)] and PUFA [0.88 (0.79–0.99)] intake was associated with a statistically significant reduction in the odds of PRISm. …”
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The impacts of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with aquatic neuromuscular training on pain, function, kinesiophobia, knee instability, and quality of life in knee... by Asma Tapeh Kaboodi, Farzaneh Gandomi, Parviz Soufivand, Shirin Assar

“…Methods This double-blind, randomized controlled trial with parallel-group and pre-test/post-test design involved 44 women diagnosed with KOA. …”
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Health promotion and cardiovascular risk reduction in people with spinal cord injury: physical activity, healthy diet and maintenance after discharge— protocol for a prospective na... by Nicolaj Jersild Holm, Tom Møller, Lis Adamsen, Line Trine Dalsgaard, Fin Biering-Sorensen, Lone Helle Schou

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Nasal Symptoms Among Allergic Rhinitis Patients Could Contribute to Sexual Dysfunction by Zhang H, Zhang H, Jin P, Yu K, Zi X, Liang X, Zhang H, Zhao L

“…This study aimed to explore the relationship between the severity of nasal symptoms and sexual function in AR patients.Methods:  A case-control study involving 1034 AR patients and 422 healthy controls was conducted. …”
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Structured prenatal yoga on endothelial function in high-risk preeclampsia of pregnant women focusing on ET-1/NO ratio by Hamimatus Zainiyah, Bambang Purwanto, Ernawati Ernawati, Raden Argarini, Mukhoirotin Mukhoirotin

“…Discussion: Findings suggest that prenatal yoga may enhance endothelial function in high-risk pregnancies by balancing vasoconstrictive and vasodilatory factors through stress reduction and vascular regulation. …”
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Integrated commercial and low-fishmeal fermented feed boosts survival and modulates intestinal microbiota in pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Yanbo Cheng, Lanfen Fan, Yifei Liu, Kuiying Su, Guohuan Xu

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Enhancing Pea Flour Characteristics Through Radio Frequency Heating: Effects on Composition, Flavour, Anti‐Nutrients and Functionality by Praiya Asavajaru, Pabitra Chandra Das, Aarti Bhagwat, Darrin Klassen, Li Liu, Peng Gao, Yuping Lu, Prem Prakash Das, Nandhakishore Rajagopalan

“…Significant reduction in the amounts of 12 out of 18 amino acids were observed in RF‐treated samples compared to untreated control, while the other six amino acids showed a slight increase after RF treatment. …”
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Nitrogen cycling and functional gene diversity of drinking reservoir area in agricultural districts: Implications for nitrogen transformation processes by Mengze Li, Wenwen Wang, Shengwu Yuan, Kun Wang, Shuhang Wang, Wei Li, Xia Jiang, Wenqiang Zhang, Baoqing Shan

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The TORC2 component, Sin1, controls migration of anterior mesendoderm during zebrafish gastrulation. by Julien G Dumortier, Nicolas B David

“…Here, we analysed TORC2 function during early zebrafish development, using a morpholino-mediated loss of function of sin1. …”
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Heyndrickxia coagulans SANK70258 supplementation improves growth performance, gut health, and liver function in growing pigs by Masanori Aida, Ryouichi Yamada, Takahiro Kawase, Toshiki Matsuo, Takamitsu Tsukahara

“…P pigs experienced an improved liver function evidenced by the plasma alanine aminotransferase reduction and hence, a putative improved leaky gut condition evidenced by the plasma lactulose/mannitol ratio reduction. …”
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Relationship between cognitive functions and serum neurotrophic factor levels in long-term hospitalized male patients with schizophrenia by Pan Jing, Xiaopeng Yin, Haihang Yu, Ye Fu, Fangmin Wang, Xi Mei, Qiaozhen Zhang, Qing Tian, Xiaobin Zhang

“…Methods A total of 82 male schizophrenia patients with long-term hospitalization and 52 healthy controls were recruited. Cognitive functions were evaluated in all participants, including verbal fluency function, attention function, executive function, and spatial function. …”
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Structural-geometric and functional indicators of the heart in patients with multiple myeloma after anti-tumor treatment and COVID-19 by B. B. Samura, M. O. Panasenko, T. O. Samura, I. V. Chorna

“…Circular systolic myocardial strain was significantly lower in the multiple myeloma group compared to the control group by 38.1 % (p < 0.001), including the subgroup of patients with symptomatic COVID-19, where the reduction was 42.6 % (p < 0.001), and the subgroup without a previous infection, where the reduction was 38.5 % (p < 0.001). …”
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Effects of music assisted drug treatment on behavioral and psychological symptoms and cognitive function in the elderly with moderate to severe dementia by Luo Cairun, Mi Hongyan, Yang Ying, Li Jiaqi, Yang Xiaobin

“…After intervention， NPI total score and scores on sub-domains including agitation/aggression， depression/dysphoria， anxiety and aberrant motor behavior were all significantly lower in study group than those in control group （Z=-2.183， -2.438， -2.691， -3.716， -2.250， P<0.05 or 0.01）， while there was no significant difference in MMSE score between two groups （P>0.05）.ConclusionMusic assisted drugintervention may ameliorate behavioral and psychological symptoms in the elderly with moderate to severe dementia， while no significant improvement is documented on cognitive function. …”
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