Evolution of socioeconomic inequalities in oral health and use of dental services in adult population of Brazil between 2013 and 2019 by Ana Karine Macedo Teixeira, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Júnior

“…Data from the Brazilian National Health Survey conducted in 2013 (n = 60,202) and 2019 (n = 88,531) were used to calculate the slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII) in terms of schooling and family income per capita. The dependent variables were the use of a toothbrush, toothpaste, and dental floss, functional dentition, use of dental services at least once in life, use of dental services in the previous year, and use of dental services for preventive care. …”
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Evaluation of Dietary Bioactive Agents Against Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A-Induced Duodenal Toxicity in Rats by Sarra Rafai, Alessandra Cimbalo, Lara Manyes

“…Notably, the results indicate that the protective effects of FW and P are not sex-dependent. These findings highlight the potential of FW and P as functional ingredients in combating the toxic effects of AFB1 and OTA in vivo.…”
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Supraclavicular fasciocutaneous flap for head and neck reconstructive surgery by I. P. Fedzhaha, O. V. Kravets, V. A. Shamrai, V. I. Pivtorak, O. P. Fedzhaha, I. M. Plakhotniuk, A. O. Kovalchuk

“…The review provides the results of comparative studies on perforating supraclavicular fasciocutaneous flap as well as the microvascular forearm free flap use, with the analysis of total operative time and duration of flap division, the need to stay in an intensive care unit, postoperative morbidity, long-term functional results and the total cost of treatment. …”
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Predictors of biomarker changes in the pathogenesis of cardiometabolic phenotypes in combined arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity by I.P. Dunaieva

“…The analysis showed that changes in these biomar­kers are closely related to structural and functional parameters of the heart and kidneys, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, body mass index, glycemic control, and also depend on the treatment. …”
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Could the Marriage of a Female Educator Be Grounds for Dismissal? Opinions of Educational Institution Administrators at Kyiv Educational District in the Early 20th Century by Oksana Drach

“…Dominant markers of the image of the female educator included professional-functional, moral-ethical, family-marital, and economic aspects, which, depending on the administrators’ positions, acquired corresponding arguments and conclusions. …”
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Three distinct gamma oscillatory networks within cortical columns in macaque monkeys’ area V1 by Eric Drebitz, Lukas-Paul Rausch, Esperanza Domingo Gil, Andreas K. Kreiter

“…Other features, like the different patterns of input and output connections of neurons located in separate layers and systematic differences in feature tuning, hint at a more segregated and possibly flexible functional organization of neurons within a column.MethodsTo distinguish between these views of columnar processing, we conducted laminar recordings in macaques’ area V1 while they performed a demanding attention task. …”
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Method of obtaining of nonneuronal cultures of astrocytes, derivated from human mesenchymal stem cells by S. M. Gramatiuk, Yu. V. Іvanova, A. A. Hudyma

“…Thus, there was demonstrated, that morphologically close astrocytic lines and single cells owes different functional profile.…”
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Influence of Cooking and Drying Methods on Quality Characteristics of Different Cereals Bulgur by Asmaa M. Marie, Seham Y. Gebreil

“…This study aimed to develop functional whole-grain bulgur alternatives to wheat bulgur and evaluate their quality characteristics. …”
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Clinic–anatomical characteristic of the traffic–transport trauma in the megapolis environment First communication: the damage volume by S. O. Guryev, V. A. Kushnir

“…There was established, that up to 70% of the injured persons have got a small volume of damage – with injuries of up to three anatomic–functional sites. Only 9% of such injured persons have got a big volume of trauma. …”
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A Conceptual Model for Evaluating Digital Intellectual Assets by O. V. Loseva, M. A. Fedotova, N. M. Abdikeev

“…The methods of comparative analysis, generalization, classification, logical, semantic and functional modeling, cost estimation are used in the paper. …”
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CORRUPTION AS A PROBLEM OF INJUSTICE by Joe Jitek

“…All individuals, including politicians and businessmen, commit corruption on selfishly rational calculations because the benefit of corruption is greater than the risk.The functional approach asserts the positive role of corruption in developing countries depending on the socio-cultural context. …”
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The effect of cell growth phase on the regulatory cross-talk between flagellar and Spi1 virulence gene expression. by Chakib Mouslim, Kelly T Hughes

“…Of six potential transcriptional start-sites within the flhDC promoter region, only two, P1(flhDC) and P5(flhDC), were functional in a wild-type background, while P6(flhDC) was functional in the absence of CRP. …”
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Metagenomic whole genome shotgun analysis of the airway microbiome in laryngotracheal stenosis: a pilot study by Nour Awad, Peter J. Larson, Cheick A. Sissoko, Laurel L. Bond, Gregory R. Dion

“…Metagenomic whole genome shotgun sequencing (mWGS) allows for strain-level taxonomic and functional genomic analysis, providing detailed insights into specific organisms and pathways. …”
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The C-terminal domain of Emi2 conjugated to cell-penetrating peptide activates mouse oocyte by Toru Suzuki, Toru Suzuki

“…It has also been confirmed that oocytes activated using this method can develop to the blastocyst stage.DiscussionThe introduction of peptides or functional amino acid sequences using cell-penetrating peptide or related methods could be an alternative for easily performing functional analyses of the activity of target proteins in oocytes.…”
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The Effects of Land Use Mix on Urban Vitality: A Systemic Conceptualization and Mechanistic Exploration by Yuefei Zhuo, Hangang Hu, Guan Li

“…Key findings include the following: (1) LUM significantly enhances urban vitality, acting as a crucial urban system configuration for both daytime and nighttime activity. (2) The efficacy of LUM stems more from systemic interconnections—convenient access to adjacent spaces (proximity) and functional coordination among diverse land uses—than mere compositional diversity, emphasizing the importance of interrelated elements within the urban fabric. (3) The system’s response to LUM exhibits significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity; proximity’s impact is most variable, while diversity and coordination effects are more stable, underscoring the dynamic and context-dependent nature of these interactions. (4) System-adaptive strategies are crucial: newly developed urban areas benefit from foundational infrastructure and land use diversity (system inputs), while revitalizing older towns requires optimizing spatial accessibility and functional coordination (enhancing existing system linkages). …”
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Plant and soil nutrient stoichiometry along primary ecological successions: Is there any link? by Francesca Di Palo, Dario A Fornara

“…Instead changes in plant nutrient stoichiometry were "driven" by plant-functional-group identity. Not only N:P ratios differed between legumes, grasses and forbs but each of these plant functional groups maintained N:P ratios relatively constant across pioneer, middle and advanced successional stages. …”
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Effects of the Interaction Between Time-on-Task and Task Load on Response Lapses by Jingqiang Li, Yanru Zhou, Tianci Hao

“…Dependent variables included measures of fatigue, arousal, workload, task performance (delayed and error rates), and brain functional connectivity. …”
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Echocardiographic characteristics of patients with ischemic and non-ischemic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by N. N. Ilov, D. R. Stompel, S. A. Boytsov, E. I. Romantsov, A. A. Nechepurenko

“…To make a comparative analysis of echocardiographic characteristics of CHF patients with reduced LV ejection fraction (EF) ≤35% depending on the origin of CHF.Material and methods. 498 patients of CHF 3-4 functional class of NYHA (New-York Heart Association) with EF ≤35% taking optimal drug therapy were included in the study. …”
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COMPUTER SIMULATION OF JUNIOR GYMNASTS’ TRAINING PROCESS by O.M. Khudolii, O.V. Ivashchenko, S.S. Iermakov, O.G. Rumba

“…For determination of different training modes’ influence on change of functional state of cardio-vascular and nervous-muscular systems we conducted a five-year longitudinal prospective research (60 gymnasts). …”
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Bracing versus non-bracing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery by Rebin Taha Salih, Zohair Mohsen Al-Saffar

“…Conclusions: Weather using functional brace or not after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction depends on the orthopedic surgeon and the psychology and pain threshold of the patient. …”
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