Functional Features of External Respiration in Miners by Yu. A. Churlyaev, V. N. Kiselev, Ye. Yu. Pronichev, M. G. Chechenin, Ya. A. Kan

“…In both groups, expiratory respiratory function was studied on a «MicroLoop» spirometer (Micro Medical Ltd (United Kingdom), by mathematically processing the Results. …”
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The improvement effects of fecal microbiota transplantation on intestinal function, immune function and inflammation response in patients with refractory constipation by Yu Dandan, Liu Yapo, Hong Wen, Yang Bo, Zhang Yuan

“…The symptom scores, clinical efficacy, adverse reactions, microbial community values (including Yeast, Bifidobacteria, Lactobacilli, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus, Bacteroides, Clostridium, and the B/E ratio), intestinal function indicators (vasoactive intestinal peptide, somatostatin, and motilin), immune function indicators (interferon-γ and interleukin-4), and inflammatory response indicators (interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α) were compared between the two groups before and one month after treatment. …”
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The evolution of extracellular fibrillins and their functional domains. by Adam Piha-Gossack, Wayne Sossin, Dieter P Reinhardt

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Endothelial function status in hypogonadal men by I. A. Khripun, S. V. Vorobyev

“…Reduction of the endothelial vasomotor function was detected in 32.4% of patients in the 2st group and in 55.3% of the 1nd group (χ2=6.1; p=0.01), which was associated with a decrease in EDVD by 29.8 % (p<0.001) and an increase in the time of development of maximal BA vasodilation by 30 seconds in patients with hypogonadism (p<0.001). …”
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Impact of kidney transplantation on functional status by Hatem Ali, Karim Soliman, Mahmoud M. Mohamed, Manzur Rahman, Johann Herberth, Tibor Fülöp, Ingi Elsayed

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess with the relationship between patient characteristics and abnormal functional status post-transplant.Results Three groups were identified; those with none-to-mild functional impairment at time of transplant (Group A; n = 8388), those who had moderate impairment at time of transplant (Group B; n = 7694) and those who had severe impairment at time of transplant (Group C; n = 602). …”
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Effect of Supplementation of Quercetagetin on the Antioxidant Function, Liver Mitochondrial Function and Gut Microbiota of Broilers at High Stocking Density by Shuo Yang, Zixuan Su, Min Huo, Cuihong Zhong, Fangfang Wang, Yongying Zhang, Yaqi Song, Yuxiang Shi

“…Additionally, HD groups increased serum stress hormone levels (CORT and ACTH), pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and IL-6) (<i>p</i> < 0.05), while decreasing liver antioxidant enzyme activities (GSH-Px, T-SOD), serum CAT and T-SOD activities, and mitochondrial function (GSH, complex I-III, ATP contents) (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Differential resting-state functional connectivity patterns in functional movement disorders: Evidence for gait-disorder-specific aberrations by Carl Alexander Gless, Annemarie Reincke, Anne Weissbach, Christina Bolte, Johanna Geritz, Stephan Wolff, Christof Degen-Plöger, Oliver Granert, Christian Erdmann, Svea Seehafer, Philipp J. Koch, Alexander Münchau, Norbert Brüggemann, Kirsten E. Zeuner, Jos S. Becktepe

“…Results: Seed-based functional connectivity analysis revealed decreased connectivity between the left caudate nucleus and the left temporoparietal junction across gait disorder groups compared to both non-gait disorders and healthy controls. …”
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Efficacy of Modified Nonpneumatic Transaxillary Approach in the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer and Its Effect on Immune Function and Parathyroid Function by Tao Huang, Yiming Sang, Jizong Zhang

“…The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of modified nonpneumatic transaxillary approach in the treatment of thyroid cancer and its effect on immune function and parathyroid function. Methods. A total of 96 patients with thyroid cancer who were diagnosed and treated in our hospital from January 2018 to December 2020 were selected and randomly divided into the control group of 48 cases and the observation group of 48 cases. …”
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Effect of Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Combined with Radiofrequency Ablation on Liver Function and Immune Function in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yan Zhou, Ying Qian, Weiming Xiong, Naijun Yan, Bing Hu, Zhiyuan Xiong, Weixin He

“…The clinical effects of the two groups were analyzed. The changes of liver function and immune function were detected by automatic biochemical analyzer before and after treatment. …”
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Regulation of Reentrainment Function Is Dependent on a Certain Minimal Number of Intact Functional ipRGCs in rd Mice by Jingxue Zhang, Huaizhou Wang, Shen Wu, Qian Liu, Ningli Wang

“…Our study indicates that the regulation of some NIF visual functions is dependent on a certain minimal number of intact functional ipRGCs.…”
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Pilot functional magnetic resonance imaging study of clemastine‐aided functional recovery on a mouse model of demyelination by Ander Egimendia, Irati L. de laPisa, Daniel Padro, Lorena Colás, Sandra Plaza‐García, David Otaegui, Pedro Ramos‐Cabrer

“…Its deleterious effects may be reversed by remyelination, a process that restores the integrity of myelin sheaths and, consequently, neuronal function. However, the functional implications of demyelination and remyelination in MS, as well as the potential impact of therapeutic interventions, remain incompletely understood. …”
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Relationship between quality of life, functional independence and joint functions of adult hemophiliacs- A cross sectional study by R Thangamani, I Chaudhari, K Jariwala, J Patel, N Patel, S Purani, S Kumar, M Patel

“…And the moderate bleed groups were different in terms of pain, total joint score, transfer and total functional independence. …”
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Functional neuroanatomy of executive function after neonatal brain injury in adults who were born very preterm. by Anastasia K Kalpakidou, Matthew P G Allin, Muriel Walshe, Vincent Giampietro, Philip K McGuire, Larry Rifkin, Robin M Murray, Chiara Nosarti

“…Individuals who were born very preterm (VPT; <33 gestational weeks) are at risk of experiencing deficits in tasks involving executive function in childhood and beyond. In addition, the type and severity of neonatal brain injury associated with very preterm birth may exert differential effects on executive functioning by altering its neuroanatomical substrates. …”
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Left ventricular ejection time: its relation to left ventricular systolic function and functional capacity in cardiomyopathic patients by Eman S. El Shahawy, Asmaa A. Hassan

“…All cases do complete transthoracic echocardiogram to assess LV dimensions, volumes, and systolic function. Parameters of LV systolic function were compared in both groups. …”
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Functional and Structural Differences of Brain in Patients With Vestibular Migraine: A Resting‐State Functional MRI and DTI Study by Ni Liu, Qijun Yu, Shaowei Gan, Yonghui Pan, Zhaowen Qiu

“…ABSTRACT Introduction The pathogenesis of vestibular migraine (VM) still remained unclear. This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) techniques to study the characteristics of VM brain structure and function changes, to explore the association between those changes and clinical symptoms. …”
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Investigating glymphatic function and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis-based functional connectivity in Parkinson’s disease with and without depression by Xiyong Dai, Yue Zhang, Chengwei Fu, Zhijie Gao, Xiaoyan Hou, Zhaoxian Yan, Chunye Zheng, Lei Gao, Bo Liu

“…This study aimed to investigate glymphatic function and BNST-based functional connectivity (FC) and potential biomarkers in PDD. …”
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Functional traits mediate the elevational patterns of functional diversity and community structure of mosses in a tropical mountain area by Liqin Fu, Chengxiu Zhan, Haozhe Wang, Shikai Song, Peng Xu, Lina Zhang, Jiancheng Zhao, De Gao

“…Functional diversity refers to the value, range, and distribution of functional traits within a community, such as the morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics of species that determine the role a species plays in an ecosystem. …”
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Prefrontal cortex intrinsic functional connectivity and executive function in early childhood and early adulthood using fNIRS by Cassondra M. Eng, Roberto J. Vargas, Howard L. Fung, Selena R. Niemi, Melissa Pocsai, Anna V. Fisher, Erik D. Thiessen

“…However, few studies have explored EF-rsFC associations using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) across age groups. …”
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Affine Differential Invariants of Functions on the Plane by Yuanbin Wang, Xingwei Wang, Bin Zhang

“…A differential invariant is a function defined on the jet space of functions that remains the same under a group action. …”
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Therapeutic Keratopigmentation: Cosmetic and Functional Outcomes by Seyed Javad Hashemian, Sepehr Roozdar, Jorge L. Alió

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