The Late‐Quaternary Extinctions Gave Rise to Functionally Novel Herbivore Assemblages by Simon D. Schowanek, Matt Davis, Erick J. Lundgren, Owen Middleton, John Rowan, Daniel Ramp, Christopher J. Sandom, Jens‐Christian Svenning

“…On 20% of land, functionally novel herbivore assemblages have arisen in areas where alternative biome states are possible depending on the disturbance regime. …”
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The Impact of Methylphenidate on Sexual Functions: A Systematic Review of Benefits and Risks by Rafał Bieś, Zuzanna Szewczyk, Anna Warchala, Ewa Martyniak, Marek Krzystanek

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Methylphenidate may influence sexual function in complex ways depending on individual patient profiles and treatment variables. …”
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Integrated Functional Analysis of the Nuclear Proteome of Classically and Alternatively Activated Macrophages by John E. Wiktorowicz, Imran H. Chowdhury, Susan Stafford, Subhadip Choudhuri, Nilay Dey, Nisha J. Garg

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Physiological and Hormonal Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Thyroid and Kidney Functions by Noori Mohammed Luaibi, Raghda Ali Mohammed

“…            Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) are generally used in different types of applications such as the industry of plastics, paper industry, paints, toothpaste, cosmetics, sunscreens, and in various lifestyles, because of the vast range of applications and our daily exposure to these nanoparticles and a lack of information on animal and human health this study was designed to reveal dose and time-dependent effects of TiO2-NPs on the thyroid gland and kidney functions in male rats. …”
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Characterization of human pseudogene-derived non-coding RNAs for functional potential. by Xingyi Guo, Mingyan Lin, Shira Rockowitz, Herbert M Lachman, Deyou Zheng

“…Thousands of pseudogenes exist in the human genome and many are transcribed, but their functional potential remains elusive and understudied. …”
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Functional analysis and interaction networks of Rboh in poplar under abiotic stress by Jing Wang, Xiaojiao Liu, Yude Kang, Aizhong Liu, Ping Li

“…Additionally, we used qRT-PCR to examine the expression of PyRbohs (Populus yunnanensis Rbohs) under various stress treatments and yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) assays to confirm interactions with calcium-dependent protein kinases (CPKs).ResultsAll identified Rboh genes consistently contained six conserved functional domains and were classified into four distinct groups (I-IV). …”
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An approach to measuring language-specific brain function in developmental language disorder by Caroline Larson, Jason C. Crutcher, Hannah R. Thomas, Michael C. Stevens

“…Purpose: Evidence characterizing brain function in developmental language disorder (DLD) is limited because measured brain function may reflect individual variability in task performance and error processing. …”
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Integral kidney function assessment in pediatric patients with glycogen storage diseases by Magali Reyes-Apodaca, Magali Reyes-Apodaca, Alejandra Consuelo-Sánchez, Rodrigo Vázquez-Frias, Rodrigo Vázquez-Frias, Benjamín Antonio Rodríguez-Espino, Mara Medeiros, Mara Medeiros

“…IntroductionGlycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are a group of hereditary metabolic disorders with variable clinical manifestations, depending on the enzyme and organ affected. Renal dysfunction, including hyperfiltration, proteinuria, and renal tubular acidosis (RTA), is a known complication, particularly in GSD types of Ia and Ib.MethodsThis cross-sectional study evaluated renal function in 17 pediatric patients with different GSD types using an integral kidney assessment (IKA). …”
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Effects of Glucose Load and Nateglinide Intervention on Endothelial Function and Oxidative Stress by Leilei Wang, Lixin Guo, Lina Zhang, Yan Zhou, Qinghua He, Zheng Zhang, Meng Wang

“…We analysed endothelial function and oxidative stress in patients with abnormal glucose metabolism, the effect of glucose load, and the impact of nateglinide. 109 participants were grouped into newly diagnosed diabetes, prediabetes, and control. …”
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Assessment of Oculomotor Functions as a Biomarker in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Ekaterina Lunkova, Jen-Kai Chen, Rajeet Singh Saluja, Alain Ptito

“…Twenty-nine concussed symptomatic adults (CSA) within 1-month postconcussion and 29 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCS) were tested to examine blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI alterations associated with performances in oculomotor function after mTBI and evaluate the efficacy of the oculomotor assessment in detecting oculomotor and gaze deficits following mTBI. …”
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Cross-subject affective analysis based on dynamic brain functional networks by Lifeng You, Tianyu Zhong, Erheng He, Xuejie Liu, Qinghua Zhong

“…The results demonstrate that our dynamic brain functional network outperforms the static brain functional network in all three experimental cases. …”
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Taxonomic and functional nestedness of bird communities in urban parks of Liuzhou, China by Binqiang Li, Nehafta Bibi, Shanjun Ma, Wenxuan Chen, Miaodan Yang, Na Xiang, Qingjiang Cui, Lifeng Tan

“…However, the nested pattern strongly depended on the choice of the null model. In contrast, as the park area gradually decreases, we observed significant functional nestedness, implying that the trait loss in parks with decreasing area follows an ordered pattern, where smaller parks represent nested subsets of functional traits found in larger parks. …”
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Functional morphological study on the tongue of the adult Egyptian geese (Alopochen egyptiacus) by Fatma Abdelhakeem, Salma A. Mohamed, Mohammed Abdelsabour-Khalaf, Soha Soliman, Kamal E. H. Abdalla

“…Conducting morphological results about geese tongue offers guidance and insights for its adaptation function and the management of this bird species.…”
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ACTION: Augmentation and computation toolbox for brain network analysis with functional MRI by Yuqi Fang, Junhao Zhang, Linmin Wang, Qianqian Wang, Mingxia Liu

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been increasingly employed to investigate functional brain activity. …”
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On optimization of cubature formulae for Sobolev classes of functions defined on star domains by O. V. Kovalenko

“…We find asymptotically optimal methods of recovery of the integration operator given values of the function at a finite number of points for a class of multivariate functions defined on a bounded star domain that have bounded in $L_p$ norm of their distributional gradient. …”
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Lomitapide modifies high-density lipoprotein function in homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia by Anouar Hafiane, Annalisa Ronca, Matteo Incerti, Alessandra Rossi, Matteo Manfredini, Elda Favari

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome: morpho-functional abnormalities of the heart and arrhythmias by M. V. Chistyakova, D. N. Zaitsev, A. V. Govorin, N. A. Medvedeva, A. A. Kurokhtina

“…To study the myocardial morpho-functional abnormalities, the incidence and nature of cardiac arrhythmias in patients 3 months after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Material and methods. …”
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RENAL FUNCTION AFTER CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH PRE-DIABETES by L. V. Kremneva, S. N. Suplotov

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Radiation decreases bronchial epithelial progenitor function as assessed by organoid formation by Merian E. Kuipers, Dennis K. Ninaber, Krista C.J. van Doorn-Wink, Annelies M. Slats, Pieter S. Hiemstra

“…Finally, IR of ALI-PBEC had a marked effect on organoid formation capacity, which was markedly impaired following IR in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion In conclusion, epithelial progenitor cell function as assessed by organoid formation capacity is strongly reduced by IR and persists for at least 7 days. …”
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Hyperparathyroidism in kidney transplant candidates and postoperative parathyroid gland function in recipients by O. N. Vetchinnikova

“…Objective: to evaluate the effects of secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in kidney transplantation (KT) candidates on recipients’ parathyroid gland function in the first postoperative year.Materials and methods. …”
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