HEARING FUNCTION IN PREMATURE CHILDREN WITH INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION by I. V. Rakhmanova, L. S. Sitchinava, I. N. Dyakonova, J. A. Ledovskikh

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Supporting Knowledge Transfer on Functional Significance of Forest Biodiversity by Radl Alfred, Vacik Harald

“…The FunDivEurope (Functional Significance of Forest Biodiversity in Europe) project aimed to quantify the role of forest biodiversity for ecosystem functioning and the delivery of goods and services in major European forest types. …”
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Amygdala subregional functional connectivity in treatment-resistant depression by Sheryl L. Foster, Ramon Landin-Romero, Sarah Lewis, Ana Rita Barreiros, Sophie Matis, Anthony Harris, Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar

“…Methods: Resting-state fMRI data were obtained in 35 participants diagnosed with Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), 38 healthy control participants (HC), and 35 treatment-sensitive participants (TSD). Seed-based functional connectivity analyses of three main subregions bilaterally (laterobasal, centromedial and superficial), as well as the whole amygdala, were performed and comparisons made between groups. …”
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Neuropsychological and Academic Performance in Colombian Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Comparative Study with a Control Group by Daniel Landínez-Martínez, Diana Montoya-Londoño, Lorena Aguirre-Aldana, Carmen Dussán-Lubert, Carolina Robledo-Castro, Antonio Partida-Gutierrez de Blume

“…They showed deficits in IQ, metalinguistic skills, reading, writing, memory, attention, and executive function, with increased errors and heterogeneity across tasks. …”
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Surface Functionalization of Nanoparticles for Enhanced Electrostatic Adsorption of Biomolecules by Marks Gorohovs, Yuri Dekhtyar

“…Overall, a multimodal approach to both functionalization and characterization is essential for advancing nanoparticle systems toward clinical drug delivery applications.…”
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Effect size measurement in functional milk product marketing by Karmen Pažek, Črtomir Rozman, Jernej Turk, Darja Majkovič, Sebjan Hari, Matej Kolenko, Sašo Pamič, Jernej Prišenk

“…The field and online survey were used to establish the potential interest of final consumers for new functional food product of dairy company in Slovenia - milk with phytosterols additives. …”
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Systemic functional linguistics and a theory of language in education by Frances Christie

“…Systemic functional linguistic (SFL) theory has never acknowledged a clearcut distinction between theoretical and applied interests. …”
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Investigation of white matter functional networks in young smokers by Junxuan Wang, Ting Xue, Daining Song, Fang Dong, Yongxin Cheng, Juan Wang, Yuxin Ma, Mingze Zou, Shuailin Ding, Zhanlong Tao, Wuyuan Xin, Dahua Yu, Kai Yuan

“…We applied K-means clustering to the neuroimaging data to delineate the WMFNs. Functional neural activities of the WMFNs were compared between the two groups. …”
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Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Stress Disorder, Cognitive Function, Motor Function, and Daily Living Ability of Patients with a Traumatic Brain Injury by Meng Sun, Li Zhuang

“…Before and after intervention, the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cognitive function, motor function, and daily living ability of the two groups were observed. …”
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Impairment of visual and neurologic functions associated with agrochemical use. by Ingrid Astrid Jiménez Barbosa, Martha Fabiola Rodríguez Alvarez, Laila Cristina Bernal Bechara, Sieu K Khuu

“…To determine whether exposure to occupational levels of agrochemicals is associated with a range of low- (contrast and colour) and higher-level visual functions, particularly the detection of global form and motion coherence. …”
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Advances in bioinspired polymer hydrogel systems with biomedical functionalities by Kazuhiko Ishihara

“…The concepts of bioinspiration and biomimetics that seek to elucidate the morphology and functions of living organisms and specific reactions within cells, and extraction of important elements from these concepts to design functional molecules and high-performance materials are becoming more and more widespread. …”
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Covid-19 and sexual function of women. A review by N. V. Artymuk, М. N. Surina, A. V. Atalyan, Al-Jefout Moamar

“…Along with sleep and meal, sexual function is one of the main human motivations and its impairment can drastically reduce the quality of life in women. …”
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Long-term pituitary function following transsphenoidal surgery for non-functional pituitary neuroendocrine tumor with apoplexy: a single-center retrospective analysis by Dongbo Zou, Yongxiang Yang, Ruiting Gao, Yangqing Ou, Jianing Luo, Zhi Zhang, Tao Yang, Jingmin Cheng

“…A comparative analysis of pituitary endocrine function was conducted between the two groups at three years postoperatively. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Lithuanian version of the functionality appreciation scale by Migle Baceviciene, Vaiva Balciuniene, Rasa Jankauskiene

“…Abstract This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Lithuanian translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS). A sample (n = 759) of adults (424 women and 335 men; mean age 23.2 ± 7.1 and age range 18–44 years) participated in the cross-sectional study. …”
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Discovering conformational sub-states relevant to protein function. by Arvind Ramanathan, Andrej J Savol, Christopher J Langmead, Pratul K Agarwal, Chakra S Chennubhotla

“…The role of conformational fluctuations in the designated function of a protein is widely debated. Emerging evidence suggests that sub-groups within the range of conformations (or sub-states) contain properties that may be functionally relevant. …”
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Working Memory as the Focus of the Bilingual Effect in Executive Functions by Jiejia Chen, Zitong Li, Zhiheng Xiong, Guangyuan Liu

“…The bilingual effect on executive functions (EFs) has garnered considerable attention, with most studies focusing on the visual domain and largely overlooking the auditory domain. …”
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FUNCTIONAL RE-MODELING INFLUENCE OF EPILEPS IN BRAIN TUMOR by A. A. Miranda, V. A. Zhadnov

“…Pathological electrical activity in proximity as well as distant cortical and subcortical zones induced by brain tumors alter the functioning of higher regulatory centers. These bioelectric changes in intricately connected brain functional zones lead to misbalances in compensatory mechanisms in turn influencing unfavorable disease outcome.Objective. …”
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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurobiological functioning in adolescents by Justin P. Yuan, Lauren R. Borchers, Yoonji Lee, Jessica L. Buthmann, Saché M. Coury, Julian Joachimsthaler, Emma L. Jaeger, Tiffany C. Ho, Ian H. Gotlib

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns were an unprecedented source of stress, with striking adverse effects on adolescents’ mental health but relatively unknown effects on important aspects of neurobiological functioning. Using data from 154 adolescents (age M ± SD = 16.2 ± 1.1 years; range = 13.9–19.4) drawn from an ongoing longitudinal study and assessed either before or after the pandemic, we compared the pre-pandemic and post-pandemic groups on three key stress-sensitive biological systems: the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, immune response, and neural responses to affective stimuli. …”
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Parathyroid function and cardiovascular remodeling in arterial hypertension patients by B. G. Iskenderov, L. F. Burmistrova, T. V. Lokhina, G. N. Abramova, N. A. Timofeeva, T. M. Shibaeva

“…To investigate structure and function of left ventriculum (LV) and brachial artery (BA) in arterial hypertension (AH) patients, according to blood levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH).Material and methods. …”
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The impact of occupational nonhypoxic hypobaria on cerebral function and integrity by Carla Ledderhos, Sven Kühn, Sven-Erik Sönksen, André Gens, Frank Weber

“…This raises the question of whether such exposures may be detrimental to brain structure and function. A single-center observational study was conducted comparing individuals with repetitive nonhypoxic hypobaric exposure, specifically 19 altitude chamber personnel (ACP) from 4 European countries, with 28 healthy controls. …”
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