Impaired esophagogastric motor function as a predictor for development of hiatal hernia in military personnel by O.M. Babii, B.F. Shevchenko, N.V. Prolom, A.M. Halinska, О.О. Halinskyi

“…The characteristics of these functional changes may vary depending on lifestyle factors, levels of physical activity, and adaptive mechanisms, which differ between military personnel and civilians. …”
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Changes in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function after chemotherapy for breast cancer with doxorubicin by I. A. Karput, V. A. Snezhitskii, M. N. Kurbat, V. A. Gorustovich, Yu. I. Karpovich, A. Yu. Rubinskii, T. A. Smirnova, A. S. Babenka

“…Purpose: to study changes in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function using echocardiography (EchoCG) during chemotherapy with doxorubicin in patients with primary breast cancer (BC) and to identify potential markers of early cardiotoxicity (CT).Material and Methods. …”
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Diagnostic value of non-invasive indicators of myocardial function in patients after myocardial infarction by V. E. Oleynikov, A. V. Shcherbinina, A. V. Golubeva, V. A. Galimskaya, O. D. Vershinina

“…To study the diagnostic value of myocardial function parameters to assess their predictive ability in relation to left ventricular (LV) global contractility in patients after myocardial infarction (MI).Material and methods. …”
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Long term effects of physical activity types on executive functions in school aged children by Ye Tao, Yunong Zhang, Haonan Qian, Ziyi Cao

“…Abstract To investigate the differential effects of three types of structured physical activity interventions (aerobic, coordination, and team sports) on executive functions in school-aged children, and to examine the age- and gender-specific responses to these interventions through a longitudinal study design. …”
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Functional Capacity of Geriatric Patients after Stroke According to the NOSGER Scale. Prospective Studies by Monika Biercewicz

“…The psychophysical assessment of the patient and the identification of deficits in his functioning in everyday life are of particular importance. …”
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A New Approach to Topology Optimization with Genetic Algorithm and Parameterization Level Set Function by Igor Pehnec, Damir Sedlar, Ivo Marinic-Kragic, Damir Vučina

“…In this paper, a new approach to topology optimization using the parameterized level set function and genetic algorithm optimization methods is presented. …”
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Atorvastatin influence on cardiac function and rhythm variability in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in remission by B. B. Samura

“…Among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in remission systolic and diastolic function, regional systolic contractility and variability of cardiac rhythm were significantly worse in three year especially in patients without atorvastatin treatment.…”
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SPECIFIC VOCABULARY IN UKRAINIAN FICTION: FUNCTIONS AND METHODS OF PRESENTATION (ON P.A. ZAHREBELNYI’S NOVELS) by Catherine S. Bondarchuk, Olha A. Chumachenko

“…His works reflect three main spheres of human activity: military patriotic, state-historical, production and creative. Depending on the problems of the works, the author widely uses the terminology, professional and archaic vocabulary, which performs various functions in the text: a representative (nominative), communicative (informative), descriptive, emotional and expressive. …”
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Experimental study of cognitive function against the background of partial food derivation and its correction by A.A. Kushta

“…Of interest is cognitive function against the background of nutritional deficiency. …”
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Adaptive Working Memory Training and Functional Outcomes Post-Stroke: A Randomized Trial by Daniel Alfredo Landínez Martínez, David Montoya-Arenas, Alejandra Arboleda-Ramirez, José Franco Vásquez

“…Background: Cognitive deficits following ischemic stroke significantly impair functional independence, particularly in instrumental activities of daily living. …”
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Functional Breads with Encapsulated Vitamin C and Fish Oil: Nutritional, Technological, and Sensory Attributes by Angelo Uriho, Kaiwen Chen, Fanlin Zhou, Lingling Ma, Cheng Chen, Shuning Zhang, Jacob Ojobi Omedi, Weining Huang, Ning Li, Li Liang

“…The integration of encapsulation techniques and multi-nutrient fortification is proposed as an effective way to enhance the nutritional value and quality of functional bread through synergistic effects.…”
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Recent overview of kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix DC) dual functionality in food and nutraceuticals by Rahmat Budiarto, Nasrul Wathoni, Syariful Mubarok, Jajang Sauman Hamdani, Tri Ujilestari, Cici Darsih, Reka Mustika Sari, Rizal Maarif Rukmana, Mohammad Miftakhus Sholikin

“…Citronellal, citronellol, and terpinene-4-ol act as antimicrobial agents, are used in aromatherapy, and function as repellents. Citronellal and citronellol also provide natural fragrance and preservative properties. …”
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Non-Covalent Interactions of Lotus Root Polysaccharides and Polyphenols and their Regulatory Mechanism on Macrophage Functions by Yajie Li, Nan Huang, Qiulan Liu, Ying Sun, Kaidi Peng, Xueyu Jiang, Yang Yi

“…Despite the interaction between polyphenols and polysaccharides in food products, their specific non-covalent interactions and effects on macrophage functions are not well understood. Therefore, the interaction and mechanism of purified lotus root polysaccharide (PLRP) with polyphenols, and the regulatory mechanisms of the PLRP-polyphenol complex on the macrophage functionals were studied. …”
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Inhibition of Sirtuin 2 enhances autophagy and restores neuronal function in aged hippocampal neurons by Zhenyuan Zhang, Lan Zhang, Yidan Zhang, Yuan Zhao, Ya Gao, Cong Zhang, Dongxiao Li, Xiangjian Zhang, Guofeng Yang, Jian Zhang

“…This study investigates the role of Sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) in age-related cognitive decline, focusing on its impact on autophagy and hippocampal function. Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed 67 significantly dysregulated proteins in the hippocampus of naturally aged male mice, including upregulated SIRT2 and impaired autophagy. …”
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Optimization of Flaxseed Meal Protein Extraction Process and Study of Protein Structure and Functional Properties by Tingting LUO, Jingjing LI, Haiyue HU, Yajun HE, Yuzhuo LI, Lingxuan ZHAO, Lina WANG, Chen YANG, Jianming WANG

“…Compared with FM, the relative content of β-sheet and α-helix in FPI decreased by 10.57% and 0.61% respectively, and its microstructure exhibited typical freeze-dried plate-like structure and irregular scale-like structure. In addition, the functional properties of FPI were highly dependent on pH, when the pH away from the isoelectric point of FPI (pH4), there was a significant improvement in its functional properties. …”
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Salinity Effects on Soil Structure and Hydraulic Properties: Implications for Pedotransfer Functions in Coastal Areas by Xiao Zhang, Yutao Zuo, Tiejun Wang, Qiong Han

“…A comprehensive soil dataset was also compiled from the experimental results to develop a salinity-based pedotransfer function (PTF-S) tailored to the coastal environment. …”
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Functional outcomes in older patients after Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in Japan: The LIFE study by Masayo Komatsu, Sanyu Ge, Yasuyoshi Kimura, Ling Zha, Nobuhiro Narii, Yuki Okita, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, Yasufumi Gon, Fumiko Murata, Megumi Maeda, Sho Komukai, Kosuke Kiyohara, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Hideki Mochizuki, Haruhisa Fukuda

“…Background: The association between care needs level (CNL) and functional outcomes after diagnosis in older patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is unclear. …”
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Circulating CD8 T cells from patients with mild-to-moderate psoriasis are functionally impaired by Yiqiao Chen, Chiara Tontini, Isabella Tosi, Jonathan N. Barker, Paola Di Meglio, Christopher E. M. Griffiths, Christopher E. M. Griffiths, Rajia Bahri, Silvia Bulfone-Paus

“…The phenotypic and functional properties of circulating CD8 T cells in the pathogenesis of the disease are still ill-defined.ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess changes in the phenotype, activation status and mediator release of CD8 T cells in the peripheral blood of patients with mild-to-moderate psoriasis.MethodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with mild-to-moderate psoriasis and healthy individuals were used to investigate the CD8 T cell immune phenotype and mediator release upon in vitro TCR-independent (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) plus ionomycin (ION)) or TCR-dependent (anti-CD3/CD28) activation by flow cytometry.ResultsPatients with psoriasis exhibited reduced circulating CD8 memory T cell frequency compared to healthy controls. …”
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Strategic engineering and functional mechanism elucidation of advanced materials in detoxification of contaminated water matrices by Sathish Sundararaman, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran, Vickram A S, Aravind kumar J, Madarapu Yamini Priya, Sahana, Michael Rahul Soosai, Anu Santhanakrishnana, Pradeep Jangir, Mohammad Khishe, Gulothungan G

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SIRT1 prevents noise-induced hearing loss by enhancing cochlear mitochondrial function by Yuelian Luo, Haoyang Wu, Xin Min, Yi Chen, Wenting Deng, Minjun Chen, Chuxuan Yang, Hao Xiong

“…Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a NAD+-dependent deacetylase that plays a critical role in multiple physiological and pathological events. …”
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