Endothelial dysfunction in heart failure with normal systolic function, and its correction with a metabolic agent, mildronate by V. P. Geychenko, A. V. Kuryata, O. V. Muzhchil

“…To assess the influence of a metabolic agent, mildronate, on endothelial function in chronic heart failure (CHF) with normal systolic function, 105 patients with I-IIA Stage, II-III Functional Class (FC) CHF, and normal left ventricular systolic function, were examined. …”
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Functionalization of chitosan films using essential oils by supercritical CO2 impregnation method for various applications by C. Muñoz-Nuñez, V. Hevilla, E. Blázquez-Blázquez, J. Zagora, D. Placha, A. Muñoz-Bonilla, M. Fernández-García

“…Herein, chitosan films obtained by different approaches were functionalized with essential oils, i.e. mentha, clove, and cinnamon, by Supercritical Solvent Impregnation method to impart antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. …”
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Development, Characterization, and Exploitation in Food Systems of Functional Ingredients Obtained from Artichoke By-Products Phenolic Extracts by Francesco Iervese, Arianna Paluzzi, Michela Cannas, Giulia D’Alessio, Antonio Piga, Carla Di Mattia

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BTK regulates microglial function and neuroinflammation in human stem cell models and mouse models of multiple sclerosis by Ross C. Gruber, Gregory S. Wirak, Anna S. Blazier, Lan Lee, Michael R. Dufault, Nellwyn Hagan, Nathalie Chretien, Michael LaMorte, Timothy R. Hammond, Agnes Cheong, Sean K. Ryan, Andrew Macklin, Mindy Zhang, Nilesh Pande, Evis Havari, Timothy J. Turner, Anthony Chomyk, Emilie Christie, Bruce D. Trapp, Dimitry Ofengeim

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Liquidity index of the Lublin loess as a function of cone resistance q c from CPTU test by Krzysztof Nepelski, Agnieszka Lal, Monika Krzysiak, Izabela Skrzypczak, Piotr Ochab, Wojciech Gosk

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Effect of nano- and micro-polystyrene particles on small intestinal epithelial functions and enteric neuronal activity in vitro by Kristin Elfers, Pascal Benz, Marion Burmester, Silja Hein, Kathrin Hansen, Holger Sieg, Linda Böhmert, Maxi B. Paul, Gemma Mazzuoli-Weber

“…The results indicate a size-dependent impairment of epithelial integrity and electrogenic glucose transport upon particle application. …”
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The Individual Variations in Sperm Quality of High-Fertility Boars Impact the Offspring Production and Early Physiological Functions by Santa María Toledo-Guardiola, Chiara Luongo, Felipe Martínez-Pastor, Cristina Soriano-Úbeda, Carmen Matás

“…Artificial insemination (AI) is essential in intensive pig production, which significantly depends on semen quality from boars selected for health, genetics, and fertility. …”
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Functional connectivity of thalamic nuclei during sensorimotor task-based fMRI at 9.4 Tesla by Edyta Charyasz, Edyta Charyasz, Michael Erb, Michael Erb, Jonas Bause, Rahel Heule, Rahel Heule, Rahel Heule, Benjamin Bender, Vinod Kumar Jangir, Wolfgang Grodd, Klaus Scheffler, Klaus Scheffler

“…This work has important implications for understanding task-dependent functional connectivity between thalamic nuclei and different brain regions using task-based fMRI at 9.4 Tesla.…”
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Density Functional Theory (DFT) perspectives of thermoelectric transportation in Sr-doped LaCoO3 by Zoha Afzal, Sajid Butt, Muhammad Rizwan, Sajid Ur Rehman, Saeeda Sajjad, Zahid Usman, Ghulam M. Murtaza

“…The density functional theory (DFT) approach has been widely used to inquire thermoelectric properties of several classes of materials before their practical deployment. …”
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Comprehensive microRNA analysis toward exploring a new functional component in Matcha green tea by Yi-Lan Huang, Tomomi Morikawa-Ichinose, Seong-Uk Lee, Yuka Tatsumi, Masaki Ichitani, Motofumi Kumazoe, Hirofumi Tachibana, Yoshinori Fujimura

“…Here, we revealed the presence of diverse miRNAs, a type of functional RNAs, as new components of Matcha, using next-generation sequencing. …”
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Enhancement of Macrophage Function by the Antimicrobial Peptide Sublancin Protects Mice from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Shuai Wang, Qianhong Ye, Ke Wang, Xiangfang Zeng, Shuo Huang, Haitao Yu, Qing Ge, Desheng Qi, Shiyan Qiao

“…The enhanced macrophage function by the peptide in vitro correlated with stronger protective activity in vivo in the MRSA-invasive sublethal infection model. …”
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Distinguishing patients with Parkinson's disease subtypes from normal controls based on functional network regional efficiencies. by Delong Zhang, Xian Liu, Jun Chen, Bo Liu

“…In particular, the performances of the regional local efficiency in the functional network were better than those of the global efficiency, and the performances of global efficiency were dependent on the inclusion of the cerebellum in the analysis. …”
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Spectroscopic Properties of AlSb Nanocrystals Using Diamondoid Structures: A Density Functional Theory Study by Mudar Ahmed Abdulsattar, Hayder M. Abduljalil, Noor Al-Huda Talib Al-Aaraji

“…AlSb diamondoids are used as building blocks to investi‐ gate AlSb nanocrystal properties using density functional theory. Energy differences between the HOMO and LUMO of AlSb diamondoids vary according to confinement theory, along with shape fluctuations. …”
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Integrated Thermal Management Methodology Based on Proximal Policy Optimization With Memory Function for Battery Electric Vehicles by Guanghui Cao, Yongqiang Jia, Jinrui Gao

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Finding quadratic underestimators for optimal value functions of nonconvex all-quadratic problems via copositive optimization by Markus Gabl, Immanuel M. Bomze

“…Modeling parts of an optimization problem as an optimal value function that depends on a top-level decision variable is a regular occurrence in optimization and an essential ingredient for methods such as Benders Decomposition. …”
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Diversity and Functional Potential of Gut Bacteria Associated with the Insect <i>Arsenura armida</i> (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) by María Griselda López-Hernández, Reiner Rincón-Rosales, Clara Ivette Rincón-Molina, Luis Alberto Manzano-Gómez, Adriana Gen-Jiménez, Julio Cesar Maldonado-Gómez, Francisco Alexander Rincón-Molina

“…This study investigates the diversity and functional potential of symbiotic bacteria in the gut of <i>Arsenura armida</i> (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) larvae, an edible insect from southeastern Mexico, using culture-dependent and metagenomic approaches. …”
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Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Functions of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Expressing T Lymphocytes and Natural Killer Cells by Vladislav Volarevic, Carl Randall Harrell, Aleksandar Arsenijevic, Valentin Djonov, Ana Volarevic

“…MSCs are immunomodulatory cells which can alter the function of tumor-infiltrated immune cells in both supportive and suppressive ways. …”
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Combined Cognitive-Psychological-Physical Intervention Induces Reorganization of Intrinsic Functional Brain Architecture in Older Adults by Zhiwei Zheng, Xinyi Zhu, Shufei Yin, Baoxi Wang, Yanan Niu, Xin Huang, Rui Li, Juan Li

“…Mounting evidence suggests that enriched mental, physical, and socially stimulating activities are beneficial for counteracting age-related decreases in brain function and cognition in older adults. Here, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to demonstrate the functional plasticity of brain activity in response to a combined cognitive-psychological-physical intervention and investigated the contribution of the intervention-related brain changes to individual performance in healthy older adults. …”
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Massage‐Mimicking Nanosheets Mechanically Reorganize Inter‐organelle Contacts to Restore Mitochondrial Functions in Parkinson's Disease by Tianqi Li, Liwen Huang, Chenxiao Guo, Jing Ren, Xi Chen, Yachu Ke, Zengyu Xun, Wenzhuo Hu, Yilin Qi, Heping Wang, Zhongying Gong, Xing‐Jie Liang, Xue Xue

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The Benefits of Residual Hair Cell Function for Speech and Music Perception in Pediatric Bimodal Cochlear Implant Listeners by Xiaoting Cheng, Yangwenyi Liu, Bing Wang, Yasheng Yuan, John J. Galvin, Qian-Jie Fu, Yilai Shu, Bing Chen

“…Music and lexical tone perception depends strongly on pitch perception, and the contralateral acoustic hearing coming from residual hair cell function provided pitch cues that are generally not well preserved in electric hearing.…”
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