Evaluation of pupillary functions in adult vitamin D deficiency patients by Zeki baysal, Ömer Özer, Levent Doğan, Ercan Sezgın, Emin Serbülent Güçlü, Pınar Eröz

“…Conclusion We demonstrated that VDD alters pupillary functions with objective measurements. Our study may shed light on the role of vitamin D in multisystemic diseases since it is expressed in many tissues and has multiple functions. …”
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Functional subsets of circulating follicular helper T cells in patients with atherosclerosis by Atefe Ghamar Talepoor, Shahdad Khosropanah, Mehrnoosh Doroudchi

“…Abstract Frequencies of circulating T follicular helper (cTfh) functional subsets vary in autoimmune diseases. We evaluated the frequencies and clinical relevance of functional subsets of cTfhs in patients with different degrees of stenosis. …”
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Structural and Functional Changes of the Heart in Young Adult Tennis Players by Hsu-Chun Huang, Wei-Ting Lin, Ruei-Shyang Liu, I-Wei Lu, Chia-Chin Chiang, Hsiang-Chun Lee

“…This cross-sectional observational study investigated undetermined cardiac remodeling and functional adaptation in young tennis players. Fourteen males with regular tennis training (at least three times a week, mean playing age 8.3 ± 3.8 years, tennis group, tennis) and 12 males without any racket sports engagement (the control group, [CTL]) underwent comprehensive cardiac measurements using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography, recording of baseline characteristics, blood tests, and estimation of VO2 max by 12-min running. …”
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A Comparison of the efficacies of differential item functioning detection methods by Münevver Başman

“…To ensure the validity of the tests is to check that all items have similar results across different groups of individuals. However, differential item functioning (DIF) occurs when the results of individuals with equal ability levels from different groups differ from each other on the same test item. …”
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Assessment of language abilities and functionality in adults and elders with Down syndrome by Cláudia Lopes Carvalho, Orestes Vicente Forlenza, Marcia Radanovic

“…There was an association between Word Learning, Repetition, Generative Naming, and functionality in the literate group. In the non-literate group, Word Learning, Object Description, Comparative Questions, and Repetition were associated with total functional scores. …”
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Human phospholipases A2: a functional and evolutionary analysis by I. I. Turnaev, M. E. Bocharnikova, D. A. Afonnikov

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Evolutionary and Functional Relationships of the dha Regulon by Genomic Context Analysis. by Marinalva Martins-Pinheiro, Wanessa C Lima, Huma Asif, Cláudio A Oller, Carlos F M Menck

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Public collaborative art. Pedagogic and transformer function in collaborative art by Daniel Toso

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MORINGA OLEIFERA, FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENT: NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES AND HEALTH BENEFITS by PETRONELA-ELENA BURUIANA, ROXANA FILIP, VALENTINA AMARITEI, ROXANA-ELENA GHEORGHITA

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Effect of Artesunate on Behavioral Functions in Experimental Model of Alzheimer’s Disease by Chaitali Pattanayak, Sunil Kumar Patanaik, Vartika Srivastava, Mangala Charana Das, Sougata Sarkar

“…Results: Artesunate treatment group showed considerable improvement in behavioral functions, and this effect was comparable with a standard group at the highest selected dose. …”
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MASTICATORY EFFICIENCY AS CRITERION OF ESTIMATION OF FUNCTIONAL STATE OF DENTOALVEOLAR SYSTEM by D.M. Korol, M.D. Korol, I.V. Skubii, D.D. Kindii, Ye.D. Toncheva, V.V. Yakrovyi

“…Modern versions of the suggested masticatory tests also have some disadvantages, such as frequent unavailability of testing material, its irritating effect on oral cavity tissues and irrelevance of its physic and mechanic properties  to actual functional capabilities of the tested persons. It was determined such masticatory test results as the growth of 50–500 pixels fragment number from 65,35 to 84,95 in comparable group and from 77,15 to 89,55 in experimental group and it was shown the improvement of masticatory performance and functional adaptation to removable dentures in both groups. …”
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Sociolinguistic and Extralinguistic Aspects of the Functioning of the Trilingualism in the Oil Industry of Kazakhstan by Кулпаш Коптлеуова, Балгенже Карагулова, Багіла Муратбек, Майрагул Куштаєва, Кулшат Кондибай

“…The linguistic situation in the oil industry of Kazakhstan is characterized by functioning of the trilingualism with three languages being used simultaneously – Kazakh, Russian and English. …”
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The Role of the Functionalization of Biomedical Fabrics on Their Ability to Adsorb and Release Drugs by Lucio Melone

“…Biomedical cotton gauzes (<b>C0</b>), after a first functionalization with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) by a Fenton’s reaction (material <b>C1</b>), can be further modified in order to make them suitable for the adsorption and next release of drugs. …”
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Characterization of diffuse lung function in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by Li Wang, Qianqian Li, Jie Hu, Ronghua Luo, Yaping Duan, Tao Ai

“…The changes in pulmonary ventilation function and diffusion function were compared between the two groups.ResultsThe Z-scores of forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in the first second in the SMPP and MMPP groups were −1.684 ± 0.902 and −1.986 ± 0.818, and 0.164 ± 1.795 and −0.6104 ± 1.276, respectively. …”
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Pancreatic function in children with non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease by Yu. M. Stepanov, O. Yu. Lukianenko, N. Yu. Zavhorodnia, O. M. Tatarchuk, N. H. Hravirovska, I. A. Klenina

“…To study the features of pancreatic function in children with pancreatic steatosis. …”
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HEALTH METHODOLOGY FOR REDUCING ANXIETY AND SUPPORTING THE FUNCTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN by Shuba Liudmyla, Shuba Victoria, Shuba Victor

“…The data of the Ruffier’s functional test in the control group became lower (position average 55.62% and below average 44.38% level for the assessment of physical performance (p<0.05) under the influence of distance learning, because it led to a sedentary lifestyle. …”
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The Pragmatic Functions of the Idiomatic Expression Yalla in Jordanian Spoken Arabic by Джихад Хамдан, Діна Хаммоурі

“…The study reported here aims to identify and classify the pragmatic functions of the frequently used idiomatic expression Yalla, literally ‘let’s’, in Jordanian Spoken Arabic (JSA). …”
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Effects of CAPAH, memantine, and rivastigmine on behavioral and cognitive functions of rats by D. O. Nikitin, I. I. Semina, A. V. Valeeva, A. V. Nikitina, A. Z. Khafizova, A. G. Ovchinnikova

“…Investigate the effects of CAPAH, memantine, and rivastigmine on the behavior and cognitive functions of rats.Materials and methods. This study identified CAPAH as a potential drug with a multitarget mechanism of action. …”
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Exploring Passengers’ Dependency Variety on Stations’ Functions in Urban Subway by Xia Zhao, Pengpeng Jiao, Yong Zhang, Chenjing Zhou

“…These features are clustered into 5 distinct levels via the k-means algorithm, before an inference of subway stations’ functions from 236,040 POI data sources via the LDA approach. …”
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Comparison of visual functions among early and late onset myopia by Salai Dhavamathi Janarthanan, Shonraj Ballae Ganeshrao, Kathleen Watt, Manali Hazarika, Ramesh S. Ve, Vijaya Pai H, Aiswaryah Radhakrishnan

“…However, differences in visual function between these groups remain underexplored. …”
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