Visuospatial cognition in acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy by Sun-Young Oh, Sun-Young Oh, Sun-Young Oh, Thanh Tin Nguyen, Thanh Tin Nguyen, Thanh Tin Nguyen, Jin-Ju Kang, Valerie Kirsch, Valerie Kirsch, Rainer Boegle, Rainer Boegle, Ji-Soo Kim, Marianne Dieterich, Marianne Dieterich, Marianne Dieterich

“…Additionally, the Visual Object and Space Perception (VOSP) battery was used to evaluate visuospatial perception, while the Block design test and Corsi block-tapping test assessed visuospatial memory within the first 2 days (acute phase) and 4 weeks after symptom onset (recovery phase).ResultsAlthough AUPV patients were able to successfully perform visuospatial perception tasks within normal parameters, they demonstrated statistically worse performance on the visuospatial memory tests compared to HCs during the acute phase. …”
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An Initial Analysis of the Baseline Levels of Dd-cfDNA After Pancreas Transplantation: A Prospective Study From High-volume Centers in the United States by Ashley Yoo, BS, Alexandria Riedel, BS, Ian Qian, BS, Amanda Bartosic, MBA, Rudi Soltani, BS, Gulam Kibria, MBBS, MSPH, Abdolreza Haririan, MD, MPH, Cinthia B. Drachenberg, MD, Peter L. Abrams, MD, Jon S. Odorico, MD, Matthew Cooper, MD, Jonathan S. Bromberg, MD, PhD, Joseph R. Scalea, MD

“…Thus, a potential dd-cfDNA blood test assessing rejection would be clinically advantageous. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale in Asian Heart Failure Patients by Shirlyn Hui-Shan Neo, Jasmine Yun-Ting Tan, David Kheng-Leng Sim, Elaine Swee-Ling Ng, Julian Kenrick Xingyuan Loh, Grace Meijuan Yang, Fliss E.M. Murtagh, Yin Bun Cheung

“…Measurements: Pearson correlation coefficient (r) between ESAS, MLHF, and patient IPOS was calculated to assess construct validity. The two-sample T-test assessed difference in patient and staff IPOS scores across NYHA status and care settings for known-group validity. …”
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Understanding the Association of Self-Efficacy, Mood, and Demographics with Physical Activity in Syrian and Iraqi Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan by Rula A. Amr, Ahmed M. Al-Smadi, Rula A. Deiranieh, Romel A. Amr, Amal H. Mayyas, Rand T. Akasheh

“…The independent t-test assessed differences in self-efficacy and mood subscales in relation to physical activity. …”
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Improving Mathematics Learning Outcomes Through Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) Models with Auxiliary Objects of the Surrounding Environment at Madigondo Samigaluh Public Elemen... by Fembri Susilawati

“…The data collection technique in this study used the evaluation of student test assessments and observation sheets. The results showed that there was an increase in students' mathematics learning outcomes through the CTL learning model, namely in cycle I for 1st meeting of 55.56% in the "very low" category, and in 2nd meeting, the percentage of learning completeness was obtained by 66.67% in the "low" category, while in cycle II for 1st meeting percentage of 77.78% category "Enough" and at 2nd meeting obtained a percentage of 100%. …”
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Effect of mat pilates training program on functional fitness in older adults by Poli Borah, Ikram Hussain, Lakshyajit Gogoi, Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Surojit Sarkar, Masilamani Elayaraja, Ethiraj Balaji, Hemantajit Gogoi

“…The study involved pre-test and post-test assessments and was conducted over a period of six weeks. …”
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Ultrasonography of the multifidus muscle in student circus artists with and without low back pain: a cross-sectional study by Bianca Rossini, Meagan Anstruther, Daniel Wolfe, Maryse Fortin

“…Independent and dependent t-test assessed the difference between sex and side, respectively. …”
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Effect of Shear Stress during Processing on Structure, Morphology, and Properties of Isotactic Polypropylene Nucleated with Silsesquioxane-Based β-Nucleating Agent by Mateusz Barczewski, Olga Mysiukiewicz, Michał Dutkiewicz, Mariusz Szołyga, Monika Dobrzyńska-Mizera, Adam Piasecki

“…The static tensile test assessed the mechanical properties of pure and nucleated iPP samples formed in different shearing conditions. …”
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Association between cognitive diagnosis and a range of significant life events in an elderly essential tremor cohort: a longitudinal, prospective analysis by Diane S. Berry, Diep Nguyen, Stephanie Cosentino, Stephanie Cosentino, Elan D. Louis

“…Kruskall–Wallis, chi-square, and Mantel–Haenszel tests assessed whether the diagnosis was associated with the occurrence of these life events.ResultsPatients with final diagnoses of dementia were more often reported as living non-independently than NC or MCI patients and more often used walking aids than NC patients, with a p-value of <0.05. …”
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Theory of mind profile and cerebellar alterations in remitted bipolar disorder 1 and 2: a comparison study by Giusy Olivito, Giusy Olivito, Michela Lupo, Libera Siciliano, Libera Siciliano, Andrea Gragnani, Andrea Gragnani, Marco Saettoni, Marco Saettoni, Corinna Pancheri, Matteo Panfili, Fabiana Pignatelli, Roberto Delle Chiaie, Maria Leggio, Maria Leggio

“…To this aim, two tests assessing different components of ToM were used to evaluate the ability to appreciate affective and mental states of others in 17 individuals with a diagnosis of BD type 1 (BD1) and 13 with BD type 2 (BD2), both in the euthymic phase, compared to healthy matched controls. …”
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The effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality and telemedicine-based cognitive intervention on prospective memory in Parkinson’s disease patients with mild cognitive impairment... by Maria Stefania De Simone, Maria Stefania De Simone, Alberto Costa, Alberto Costa, Gaetano Tieri, Gaetano Tieri, Sara Taglieri, Giorgia Cona, Eleonora Fiorenzato, Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo, Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo, Carlo Caltagirone, Silvia Zabberoni

“…Considering how PM failure decreases individuals’ quality of life and functional independence in the activities of daily living, training to enhance this ability could be a prior target of intervention.ObjectiveHere, we aimed to present the study protocol and preliminary results of a novel immersive virtual reality (IVR) and telemedicine-based (TM) cognitive intervention focused on executive abilities (i.e., planning, shifting, and updating) to improve PM functioning in PD-MCI patients and healthy elderly individuals.MethodsOutcome measures, collected before, immediately after and 2 months after the intervention, included: (1) pre-post training changes in objective cognitive functioning, evaluated with tests assessing executive functions and PM; (2) pre-post training changes in subjective perception of memory functioning, psychiatric symptoms, autonomy in daily living and quality of life, evaluated using the appropriate scales; (3) usability, feasibility and users’ compliance with the proposed IVR and telemedicine program. …”
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A quantile regression approach to identify risk factors for high blood glucose levels among Bangladeshi individuals by Mst. Farjana Aktar, Mashfiqul Huq Chowdhury, Md. Siddikur Rahman

“…A nonparametric Kruskal−Wallis test assessed the significant association between fasting plasma glucose levels and various risk factors. …”
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Comparison of factors influencing landslide risk near a forest road in Chungju-si, South Korea by Seong-Woo Moon, Jeongdu Noh, Hyeong-Sin Kim, Seong-Seung Kang, Yong-Seok Seo

“…Methods Geological surveying, sampling, and laboratory testing assessed landslide risk in the study area, and data including unit weight, specific gravity, porosity, water content, soil depth, friction angle, cohesion, slope angle, profile/plan curvature, TWI were obtained. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the CIRCE-HERO PLOFA Scenarios by Moscardini Marigrazia, Galleni Francesco, Pucciarelli Andrea, Martelli Daniele, Forgione Nicola

“…In this framework, the RELAP5/Mod3.3 code was used to simulate the experimental tests assessing the heat losses of the facility and analyzing the thermal hydraulics phenomena occurring during the postulated Protected Loss Of Flow Accident (PLOFA). …”
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Usefulness Assessment of Automated Strabismus Angle Measurements Using Innovative Strabiscan Device by Ewa Grudzińska, Magdalena Durajczyk, Marek Grudziński, Łukasz Marchewka, Monika Modrzejewska

“…Background: The variability of the obtained results of manual tests assessing the angle of strabismus depends on the experience, skills, and training of the examiner. …”
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Assessing inter- and intra-examiner reliability of orthodontists in devising incisor position objectives on cephalograms: a comparative study between senior and junior practitioner... by Xue Li, Zhenxing Tang, Yu Li, Xiaowen Niu, Fang Zhou

“…The type and magnitude of movement were read directly in the software. A paired t-test assessed the absolute differences between the first and second IPO devising within each group and between the senior and junior groups in each time’s IPO devising. …”
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Comparison of master two-step exercise stress test versus six-min walk test in patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by Ankit Kumar, Naveen Hegde, J Kumaravel, Ritin Mohindra, Roop Kishor Soni, Ramya Rathod, Mohan Kumar, Valliappan Muthu, Nanda Gamad, Amol N Patil, P L Sharma

“…Materials and Methods: Thirty-nine patients underwent 6MWT followed by M2ST, while another set of 38 patients underwent M2ST followed by 6MWT in this randomized, crossover, open-label, and noninferiority study. The exercise tests assessed the change from baseline in SpO2, heart rate (HR), respiratory rate, blood pressure, exertion, and dyspnea on the modified-Borg scale. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy on alleviation of anxiety in pre-school children: A randomized controlled trial by Mohammad Tahan, Tamkeen Saleem, Azam Sadeghifar, Elahe Ahangri

“…Results: The results showed that animal therapy had a significant effect on general anxiety after adjusting for post-test assessments (f = 32.49 and p = 0.001) with the effect equal to 0.70. …”
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Brake Particle PN and PM Emissions of a Hybrid Light Duty Vehicle Measured on the Chassis Dynamometer by Panayotis Dimopoulos Eggenschwiler, Daniel Schreiber, Joel Habersatter

“…Different scavenging flow rates have been tested assessing their influence on the measured particles as well as on the temperature of the braking friction partners. …”
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Impact of COVID‐19 infection on cognition and its association with neurological symptoms by Marta Almeria, Juan Carlos Cejudo, Jose Sanz‐Santos, Joan Deus, Jerzy Krupinski

“…Results suggest that NS such as headache, anosmia, and dysgeusia during infection were a risk factor for later cognitive deficits. Tests assessing attention, processing speed, and executive function were the most sensitive in detecting cognitive changes in these patients.…”
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