Bridging Science and Lifestyle: A Feasibility Study for Developing a Novel Functional Food to Support Well-Being by Efstratios Christodoulou, Sotiria Laoutari, Fani Athanasiou, Eleni Poutli, Demetriana Andreou, Yiannis Kourkoutas, Antonios E. Koutelidakis

“…Most functional foods consumed were natural and aligned with the Mediterranean dietary pattern, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbal infusions, and honey, all demonstrating positive effects on mental and physical health. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of a novel SMARCC2 splicing variant in a family with syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder by Ming Li, Jingqi Lin, Hongjun Fei, Jinyu Liu, Yiyao Chen, Xu Han, Yanlin Wang, Jian Wang, Renyi Hua, Shuyuan Li, Niu Li

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Assessment of photoreceptor recovery and visual function utilizing adaptive optics and microperimetry in patients with surgically closed macular holes by Yuanyuan Liu, Xueli Yang, Wei Zhou, Jinguo Yu, Song Chen, Tiangeng He, Caiyun You, Xiangda Meng, Mengyu Liao, Yi Lei, Hua Yan

“…Background: This study investigated the association between photoreceptor structural restoration and visual function outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for closed macular holes (MHs). …”
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A Personalized Multimodal BCI–Soft Robotics System for Rehabilitating Upper Limb Function in Chronic Stroke Patients by Brian Premchand, Zhuo Zhang, Kai Keng Ang, Juanhong Yu, Isaac Okumura Tan, Josephine Pei Wen Lam, Anna Xin Yi Choo, Ananda Sidarta, Patrick Wai Hang Kwong, Lau Ha Chloe Chung

“…Multimodal brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) that combine electrical features from electroencephalography (EEG) and hemodynamic features from functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) have the potential to improve performance. …”
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STORCH Brazil: multicenter cohort study protocol to investigate neurodevelopmental paths and functioning in infants exposed to STORCH in Brazil by Daniele Almeida Soares-Marangoni, Amanda de Oliveira Arguelho, Ayrles Silva Gonçalves Barbosa Mendonça, Carine Carolina Wiesiolek, Carolina Daniel de Lima-Alvarez, Eloá Maria dos Chiquetti, Everton Falcão de Oliveira, Márcio José de Medeiros, Silvana Alves Pereira, Renata Hydee Hasue

“…Discussion The STORCH Brazil study will investigate the impact of STORCH exposure on functioning, including neurodevelopmental trajectories, in infants during their first two years, aligning with the ICF framework. …”
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PO20 | Impact of endovascular treatment on functional outcome in ischemic stroke: a real-world retrospective study

“…This study evaluated clinical and procedural predictors of functional outcomes at discharge and 90 days in patients with LVO IS treated with MT, with or without IVT, in a real-world setting. …”
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Lateral Instability 13 Years After Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty by Oliver Haider, Tobias Scheidl, Christian Manuel Sterneder, MD, Friedrich Boettner, MD

“…Studies have shown no significant differences in functional outcomes and early revision rates between alignment strategies. …”
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Wettability transition of plasma-treated polystyrene micro/nano pillars-aligned patterns

“…The observed wettability transition and wettability stability of PS micro/nano pillars-aligned patterns are new phenomena, which may have potential in creating programmable functional polymer surfaces.…”
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Economic security as a driver of Russian exclave development in alignment with national interests by Ksenia Yu. Voloshenko

“…Specifically, it emphasises functional and structural transformations within the regional management system. …”
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Relationship of spinal alignment with muscular volume and fat infiltration of lumbar trunk muscles. by Rafael Menezes-Reis, Gustavo Perazzoli Bonugli, Carlos Ernesto Garrido Salmon, Debora Mazoroski, Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa

“…Fat infiltration and atrophy of lumbar muscles are related to spinal degenerative conditions and may cause functional deficits. Spinal alignment exerts biomechanical influence on lumbar intervertebral discs and joints. …”
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An Image-Based Alignment Errors Correction Method for Segmented Fresnel Primary Mirror by Licheng Zhu, Ping Yang, Lianghua Wen, Lujia Zhao, Chunlin Guan, Bing Xu

“…Based on the linear relationship between five kinds of alignment errors and modulation transfer function metric or image frequency domain metric, an iterative correction method is introduced to compensate the alignment errors of segmented Fresnel lens at five degrees of freedom. …”
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Chasing in virtual environment:Dynamic alignment for multi-user collaborative redirected walking by Tianyang Dong, Shuqian Lv, Hubin Kong, Huanbo Zhang

“…This algorithm adopts improved artificial potential fields, where the repulsive force is a function of the relative position and velocity of the user with respect to dynamic obstacles. …”
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Impact of Growing Rod Surgery for Early-Onset Scoliosis on Cervical Sagittal Alignment by Shuhei Ito, Satoshi Suzuki, Yohei Takahashi, Masahiro Ozaki, Osahiko Tsuji, Narihito Nagoshi, Mitsuru Yagi, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Kota Watanabe

“…Postoperative CM is more likely to occur in patients with reduced compensatory function to maintain preoperative cervical kyphosis.…”
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Preliminary Evidence for Lensing-induced Alignments of High-redshift Galaxies in JWST-CEERS by Viraj Pandya, Abraham Loeb, Elizabeth J. McGrath, Guillermo Barro, Steven L. Finkelstein, Henry C. Ferguson, Norman A. Grogin, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Anton M. Koekemoer, Casey Papovich, Nor Pirzkal, L. Y. Aaron Yung

“…The number of such regions is small and attributable to chance, but coherent alignment patterns suggest otherwise. On the chip scale, the average complex ellipticity 〈 e 〉 ∼ 10% is nonnegligible and beyond the level of our point-spread function (PSF) uncertainties. …”
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Downregulation of connexin 43 is crucial for basal cell alignment in ameloblastoma and odontogenic keratocyst by Ahmed Abdelaziz Mohamed Essa

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Convergence, Accommodation, Fusion, and Stereopsis: What Keeps the Eyes Aligned in Intermittent Exotropia? by Costantino Schiavi, Valentina Di Croce, Laura Primavera, Filippo Tassi

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Supramolecular nanocrystalline membranes with well-aligned subnanochannels for enhanced reverse osmosis desalination by Gang Lu, Wentao Shang, Xinyao Ma, Hengyue Xu, Hubao A, Jiawei Sun, Xiaolu Li, Mingyi Jia, Shuang Lu, Jun Wu, Xi Chen, Shensheng Chen, Jun Fan, Alicia Kyoungjin An

“…The 6 nm-thick SNM exhibits highly aligned nanocrystalline domains and a Young’s modulus of 4 ± 0.5 GPa. …”
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Polarized Raman spectroscopy of aligned DNA-wrapped single-wall carbon nanotubes by Seyedeh Maryam Banihashemian, Mohsen Mesbah, Hesam Kamyab, Mohammad Mahdi Taheri, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian

“…The SWCNTs were first functionalized through a chemical treatment involving a mixture of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3) in a 3:1 ratio, followed by uniform dispersion achieved via a cold ultrasonic technique. …”
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hiPSC-derived cardiac fibroblasts dynamically enhance the mechanical function of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes on an engineered substrate by Mitchell Josvai, Mitchell Josvai, Jodi Lawson, Jodi Lawson, Harshal Kanade, Harshal Kanade, Meghana Kalluri, Meghana Kalluri, Corey L. Anderson, Jianhua Zhang, Alana Stempien, Alana Stempien, Lee L. Eckhardt, Timothy J. Kamp, Timothy J. Kamp, Wendy C. Crone, Wendy C. Crone, Wendy C. Crone, Wendy C. Crone

“…However, FCM does not influence CM spontaneous rate, contractile alignment, anisotropy, or relaxation kinetics compared to CM Only control.DiscussionThese data suggest that hiPSC-CFs exert dynamic and multifactorial effects on the mechanical function of hiPSC-CMs and highlight the importance of CFs in both the native heart and in vitro cardiac models. …”
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Residual Postoperative Valgus After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Preoperative Valgus Deformity Results in Inferior Patient-Reported Outcomes by Anastasia A. Hunt, MD, Ian Hollyer, MD, Nicole S. Pham, MPH, William J. Maloney, MD, James I. Huddleston, III, MD

“…Patients in varus were 7.79 times more likely to achieve the minimal clinically important difference VR-12 Physical score, while patients in neutral were 3.26 times more likely to achieve the minimal clinically important difference for Knee Society Score Function when compared to valgus knees. Conclusions: Correcting preoperative valgus coronal alignment to neutral or varus yields improved patient-reported outcomes when compared to residual valgus.…”
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