Functional Performance Decline Outperforms Sarcopenia and Its Components in Predicting New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Multicenter Study by Liangyu Yin, Furong Li, Tangli Xiao, Jun Zhang, Yan Li, Jicong Luo, Jinghong Zhao, Jiachuan Xiong

“…Among all factors investigated, the ADL score was optimal to predict CKD onset in both men (area under the curve = 0.546; 95% CI, 0.528-0.564) and women (area under the curve = 0.559; 95% CI, 0.538-0.581). Functional performance decline (ADL score ≥1) demonstrated an independent and dose-dependent association with CKD (OR = 1.841; 95% CI, 1.446-2.329; P for trend < 0.001). …”
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Stochastic Production Planning with Regime-Switching: Sensitivity Analysis, Optimal Control, and Numerical Implementation by Dragos-Patru Covei

“…The production and inventory cost optimization problem is formulated as a quadratic cost functional, with the solution characterized by a regime-dependent system of elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs). …”
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Regulatory dynamics of Sch9 in response to cytosolic acidification: From spatial reconfiguration to cellular adaptation to stresses by Rui Fujii, Rai Katsukawa, Eigo Takeda, Eisuke Itakura, Akira Matsuura

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Can Implicit Solvation Methods Capture Temperature Effects on the Infrared Features of Astrophysical Ices? by Daniel A. B. Oliveira, Víctor S. A. Bonfim, Felipe Fantuzzi, Sergio Pilling

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EDUCATION FEATURES ON PRELITERATE STAGE OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT by Sergey P. Yakimov

“…This article describes functional model of education by the instrumentality of IDEF0. …”
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Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation by Danielle Lauren Kurtin, Ketevan Alania, Edward Rhodes, Samuel Vincent, Ines R. Violante, Nir Grossman

“…Objectives: We evaluated whether non-invasive temporal interference (TI) stimulation of the hippocampus can modulate hippocampal resting-state FC traces induced by a preceding hippocampally-dependent task. Methods: We collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) in twenty healthy participants before and after the performance of an associative memory task. …”
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A Prototype of a remotely controlled multichannel surface muscle stimulator by P. Silverio-Cevallos, J., D. A. Molina-Vidal, C. J. Tierra-Criollo, P. Cevallos-Larrea

“…Additionally, this study provides a detailed functional evaluation of the amplification stage and examines the load-dependent limitations of the output current magnitude. …”
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Protein-polysaccharide interactions in dairy production by I. T. Smykov

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Parietal cortex is recruited by frontal and cingulate areas to support action monitoring and updating during stopping by Jung Uk Kang, Layth Mattar, José Vergara, Victoria E. Gobo, Hernan G. Rey, Sarah R. Heilbronner, Andrew J. Watrous, Benjamin Y. Hayden, Sameer A. Sheth, Eleonora Bartoli

“…Anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal cortex also display performance-dependent connectivity with IPS. Our functional connectivity results provide direct electrophysiological evidence that IPS is recruited by frontal and anterior cingulate areas to support action plan monitoring and updating, and by posterior cingulate during control failures.…”
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Preparation for mitosis requires gradual CDK1 activation by Karen Akopyan, Zhiyu Hao, Arne Lindqvist

“…We find that gradual activation of mitotic kinases ensures CDK1-dependent transcription of factors required for mitosis. …”
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Expanding the C-S-R framework to incorporate microbial interactions: evidence from methane-consuming communities by Rui Wang, Yuru Chen, Binyan Zhai, Sascha M. B. Krause

“…Microbial interactions are critical in shaping community assembly and ecosystem functioning, yet classical ecological frameworks such as Grime’s Competitor-Stress Tolerator-Ruderal (C-S-R) model primarily emphasize individual traits, overlooking interspecies dependencies. …”
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Fermentation for Revalorisation of Fruit and Vegetable By-Products: A Sustainable Approach Towards Minimising Food Loss and Waste by José Ángel Salas-Millán, Encarna Aguayo

“…Besides waste reduction, fermentation enables the production of functional beverages and foods enriched with probiotics, antioxidants, and other bioactive compounds, depending on the specific horticultural matrix and the types of microorganisms employed. …”
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Dietary Fibres in Processed Meat: A Review on Nutritional Enhancement, Technological Effects, Sensory Implications and Consumer Perception by Marius-Mihai Ciobanu, Diana-Remina Manoliu, Mihai Cătălin Ciobotaru, Elena-Iuliana Flocea, Paul-Corneliu Boișteanu

“…In the context of a growing demand for functional and healthy foods, the addition of non-meat ingredients, such as dietary fibres, is a promising strategy for improving the quality of meat products. …”
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Effect of Electron Donor Groups on Optoelectronic Properties of Betalain Dyes: A DFT Study by Melkizedeck Hiiti Tsere, Rene Costa, Geradius Deogratias, Tatiana Pogrebnaya, Alexander Pogrebnoi, Revocatus Machunda, Ohoud S. Al‐Qurashi, Nuha Wazzan, Nambury Surendra Babu

“…The reported optoelectronic properties of the investigated dyes are determined using density functional theory (DFT) and time‐dependent DFT methods. …”
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GABA, glutamate dynamics and BOLD observed during cognitive processing in psychosis patients with hallucinatory traits by Alexander R. Craven, Gerard Dwyer, Lars Ersland, Katarzyna Kazimierczak, Lin Lilleskare, Ralph Noeske, Lydia Brunvoll Sandøy, Erik Johnsen, Kenneth Hugdahl

“…To better understand this phenomenon requires integration of findings across behavioural, functional, and neurochemical levels. We address this with a locally adapted MEGA-PRESS sequence incorporating interleaved unsuppressed water acquisitions, allowing concurrent assessment of behaviour, blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) functional changes, Glutamate + Glutamine (Glx), and GABA, synchronised with a cognitive (flanker) task. …”
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Whey based beverages - new generation of dairy products by Irena Jeličić, Rajka Božanić, Ljubica Tratnik

“…Composition and characteristics of whey are depending on the production technology, the end product and the quality of used milk. …”
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Assessment of Nutritive Status in Patients with Symptoms of Heart Failure by O. Yu. Bastrikov, U. V. Kharlamova, A. I. Zakharova, E. A. Pripadchev, S. A. Shakhov

“…The interpretation of changes in body composition showed a significant upward trend in the prognostic index of hypotrophy and a decrease in lean body mass as heart failure progresses. The dependence of nutritive insufficiency on the CONUT scale with laboratory parameters (creatinine, fibrinogen, brain natriuretic propeptide), structural and functional characteristics of the heart (diastolic and systolic dimensions of the left ventricle, ejection fraction, left ventricular myocardial mass index), a functional indicator of tolerance to the physical load (6-minute walk test) was determined. …”
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Comparative analysis of innovative socks made from special synthetic fibers by Giulia Börner, Berat Arici, Carolin Rohrbach, Boris Mahltig

“…Functional textiles cover a broad range of different materials and products. …”
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Electronic characteristics of CdS quantum dots with defects by Ihor Kupchak, Dmytro Korbutyak, Natalya Serpak

“…Using the density functional theory and the generalized gradient approximation, we calculated the atomic structure, the density of electronic states, and the optical absorption spectra of CdS quantum dots containing intrinsic defects — a cadmium vacancy VCd and an interstitial sulfur atom SI, and substitutional impurities — zinc and copper in place of the atom cadmium — ZnCd and CuCd, respectively. …”
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DIVERSITY OF POTENTIAL BACTERIA IN PADDY FIELD WITH NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS by Hadija Hadija, Tutik Kuswinanti, Muhammad Jayadi, Sitti Halimah Larekeng

“…The similarity of identified bacterial species is between 97% - 99% with the Gen Bank data at NCBI. The functional ability of each bacterium varies greatly depending on the species and strain of each bacterium…”
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