Impact of urinary microplastic exposure on cognitive function in primary school children by Donghan Zheng, Dan Wang, Shuo Zhang, Yan Liu, Qi Xi, Yang Weng

“…However, the association of urinary microplastic exposure on cognitive function in children remain poorly understood. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the impact of urinary MPs exposure on cognitive development in 5670 primary school children (ages 7–10) from Shenyang, China. …”
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Functional Traits and Phylogenetic Effects Drive Germination of Lemur‐Passed Seeds by Camille M. M. DeSisto, Zico Zandry, Telesy Feno, Borna Zareiesafandabadi, Jean Randrianasy, Jean Tiamanana, Dominique Randrianasolo, Manadina Rasolofo, George Raveloson, Franclin Zerimanana, Onja Razafindratsima, James P. Herrera, John R. Poulsen

“…ABSTRACT Frugivore‐mediated seed dispersal drives ecological functioning across tropical forests. The biological mechanisms affecting seed dispersal outcomes, as well as the role of specific functional traits in plants and their dispersers, is still not well understood. …”
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Ecological drivers of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of bryophytes in an oceanic island by Anabela Martins, Flavien Collart, Manuela Sim‐Sim, Jairo Patiño

“…Abstract Montane oceanic islands possess unique geographic and ecological attributes, rendering them valuable for assessing patterns and drivers of alpha and beta taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity along elevational gradients. …”
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The Core Mass Function across Galactic Environments. IV. The Galactic Center by Alva V. I. Kinman, Maya A. Petkova, Jonathan C. Tan, Giuliana Cosentino, Yu Cheng

“…The origin of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) and how it may vary with galactic environment is a matter of debate. …”
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THE AUGMENTED REALITY FUNCTIONS TO SUPPORT THE STEAM EDUCATION AT GENERAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Наталія Сороко

“…Teachers were interviewed about their attitudes and understanding of AR to support STEAM education and to identify the main augmented reality functions in conducting STEAM projects in schools. …”
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Neuromotor functions across the lifespan: percentiles from 6 to 80 years by Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Jon Caflisch, Aziz Chaouch, Valentin Rousson, Flavia M. Wehrle, Flavia M. Wehrle, Flavia M. Wehrle, Oskar G. Jenni, Oskar G. Jenni, Oskar G. Jenni

“…High BMI (SDS > 1) was associated with lower balance and poorer gross motor functions.DiscussionNeuromotor functions undergo dynamic changes throughout the lifespan from early childhood to older adulthood, with peak performances and declines depending on type of motor task and sex. …”
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Cloning and function verification of epithiospecifier protein gene from Chinese cabbage by SUN Hai-yan, YUAN Gao-feng, WANG Qiao-mei

“…However, the gene of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis) ESP (BcESP) has not been cloned yet and the function of BcESP in the regulation of glucosinolate hydrolysis and its physiological role in Chinese cabbage remain unclear.To investigate the physiological roles of ESPs in Brassica vegetables, the gene of BcESP was coloned and its function was preliminarily verified.Total RNA was extracted from Chinese cabbage used as the template to amplify 3′ sequence and 5′ sequence of cDNA of BcESP by RT-PCR using degenerate primers, and then the full cDNA of BcESP was obtained. …”
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FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF NEUTROPHILS AND HEMOSTASIS PATTERN IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE DESTRUCTIVE PANCREATITIS by A. A. Savchenko, A. G. Borisov, D. E. Zdzitovetskiy, I. V. Kudryavtsev, A. Yu. Medvedev, I. I. Gvozdev, A. V. Moshev

“…A reduced neutrophil phagocytic activity and kinetic characteristics of primary and secondary ROS synthesis may be attributed to the effects produced by pancreatic enzymes entering blood flow which may alter functional activity of the blood neutrophils. Concerning hemostasis in patients with ADP, some disturbances were found only in the coagulation link which seem to depend on increase in fibrinogen, soluble fibrin monomer complexes and D-dimer in blood plasma, along with reduced antithrombin III levels. …”
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A NEW METHOD TO ASSESS FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF SERUM COMPLEMENT SYSTEM by E. G. Cheremnykh, P. A. Ivanov, M. I. Faktor, N. S. Karpova, E. F. Vasiljeva, K. V. Gusev, O. S. Brusov

“…The parameters denoting serum complement activity were as follows: a half-life time for the moving cells (TLD50), and a similar value for 100% cell inactivation (1/TLD50, functional activity of the complement system, ACS). …”
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Regulation of CXCR4 function by S1P1 through heteromerization by Hyun-Tae Kim, Jae-Yeon Jeong, Won-Ki Huh

“…Functional properties of the heteromers were assessed using cAMP assay, G protein activation, β-arrestin recruitment, ligand binding, calcium mobilization, and transwell migration assays. …”
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Productivity and ecological functions of naturally regrown pine forests of the Ukrainian Polissia by Petro Lakyda, Volodymyr Blyshchyk

“…Their parameters functionally depend on the productivity of forest stands, the mass of the photosynthetic apparatus (needles) and indicators of the basic density of living biomass components. …”
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Cinical, morphological and functional comparisons in acute period of ischemic hemispheric stroke by A. A. Kuznetsov

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Quality of life and sexual function of women operated on reproductive system organs by О. S. Lashkul

“…Aim – to study the effect of planned gynecological operations on the integral characteristics of physical, psychological, emotional, social and sexual functioning of women. Materials and methods. Quality of life and sexual function were studied in 165 patients who underwent planned gynecological operations. …”
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Endothelial function in athletes in the process of adaptation to training loads of different orientations by S. M. Kanyhina, V. V. Syvolap, M. S. Potapenko

“…Stress and sex hormones and growth hormone play an important role in the regulation of endothelial function, but factors, which can stimulate negative vascular changes, remain a matter of debate. …”
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THE VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM FUNCTION INDICATORS IN ORAL LIQUID OF IQOS SMOKING ADOLESCENTS by T.M. Popova, O.A. Nakonechna, O.V. Tishchenko, L.S. Kryvenko

“…The adverse effect of heated tobacco product (IQOS) on the biochemical indicators of the vascular endothelium function of adolescents was found in our experimental study. …”
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Caenorhabditis elegans RMI2 functional homolog-2 (RMIF-2) and RMI1 (RMH-1) have both overlapping and distinct meiotic functions within the BTR complex. by Maria Velkova, Nicola Silva, Maria Rosaria Dello Stritto, Alexander Schleiffer, Pierre Barraud, Markus Hartl, Verena Jantsch

“…We report the identification of the Caenorhabditis elegans functional homolog of RMI2, which we named RMIF-2. The protein shows a dynamic localization pattern to recombination foci during meiotic prophase I and concentration into recombination foci is mutually dependent on other BTR complex proteins. …”
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Nutrient inputs shape ecosystem functioning gradients along the pristine, upper Neretva River, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Rubén Del Campo, Barbara Jechsmayr, Veronika Settles, Melanie Ströder, Gabriel Singer

“…We found different functions reached their maximum in different sections of the Neretva depending on nutrient inputs. …”
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CoronaVac-induced antibodies that facilitate Fc-mediated neutrophil phagocytosis track with COVID-19 disease resolution by Chuang Li, Jie Yu, Rahma Issa, Lili Wang, Mingzhe Ning, Shengxia Yin, Jie Li, Chao Wu, Yuxin Chen

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A New Class of Bivariate Distributions: Properties, Estimation, and Modeling by Jumanah Ahmed Darwish, Saman Hanif Shahbaz, Muhammad Qaiser Shahbaz

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Exploring error estimates of Newton-Cotes quadrature rules across diverse function classes by Abdelghani Lakhdari, Muhammad Uzair Awan, Silvestru Sever Dragomir, Hüseyin Budak, Badreddine Meftah

“…The research synthesizes and extends existing knowledge, providing a nuanced understanding of how error bounds depend on the characteristics of integrated functions. …”
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