Impact of electronic cigarette ever use on lung function in adults aged 45–85: a cross-sectional analysis from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by MyLinh Duong, Parminder Raina, Divya Joshi, Susan Kirkland

“…Objective To describe the sociodemographic characteristics associated with e-cigarette ever use and to examine the impact of e-cigarette ever use on lung function impairment in an ageing population.Design A cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.Setting A national stratified sample of 44 817 adults living in Canadian provinces.Participants Respondents included participants aged 45–85 and residing in the community in Canadian provinces.Outcome measures The Global Lung Function Initiative normative values for forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory ratio (FEV1/FVC) appropriate for age, sex, height and ethnicity were used to interpret the severity of lung function impairment. …”
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Development of high antioxidant / high fiber functional peach nectar containing lutein/lycopene and various dietary fibers using D-optimal mixture design optimization by Masumeh Takalloo, Babak Ghanbarzadeh, Mostafa Soltani, Pasquale M. Falcone

“…For developing a type of healthy and functional drink with high fiber and antioxidant properties, three types of dietary fiber (bamboo fiber, citrus fiber, and polydextrose) and two types of carotenoids (lycopene and lutein) were used in the peach nectar-based formulations. …”
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Targeted Drug Delivery of Anticancer Agents Using C₅N₂ Substrate: Insights from Density Functional Theory by Syeda Huda Mehdi Zaidi, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Ali Hashmi, Ahmed Lakhani

“…This study employs a C₅N₂-based targeted drug carrier to study the delivery mechanism of anticancer drugs, particularly cisplatin, carmustine, and mechlorethamine, using density functional theory (DFT). The geometries of the drugs, the C₅N₂ substrate, and the drug@C₅N₂ complexes were optimized at the PBE0-D3BJ/def2SVP level of theory. …”
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Evaluation of the one electron expectation values for different wave function of Be atom by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The wave function used were published in 1960,1974and 1993, respectavily. …”
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THE BIBLIOMETRIC NETWORK TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH TRENDS IN MULTI-INPUT TRANSFER FUNCTION by Sela Putri Indriati, Dewi Retno`Sari Saputro, Purnami Widyaningsih

“…However, the estimation of multi-input transfer function parameters has yet to be carried out using a numerical approach.…”
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DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER by Zahra Batool, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Shinawar Waseem Ali, Zujaja Umer, Mohammad Taqqi Abbas, Maham khalid

“…Recent studies focus on using it with a combination of potential functional ingredients. …”
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Waveflow: Boundary-conditioned normalizing flows applied to fermionic wave functions by Luca Thiede, Chong Sun, Alán Aspuru-Guzik

“…While Slater determinants are predominantly used for constructing antisymmetric electronic wave function Ansätze, this construction can result in limited expressiveness when the targeted wave function is highly complex. …”
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Optimizing Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem considering the Reliability Function by Saeideh Naderi, Mohsen Vaez-Ghasemi, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani

“…The mentioned problem programming model is a mixed nonlinear mathematical model that uses the properties of an exponential function to become a linear programming model, exact optimization software is used to solve it in smaller dimensions, and a genetic algorithm is used to solve it in NP-hard dimensions. …”
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Robotic esophagectomy with function‐preserving radical mediastinal lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer by Raja Kalayarasan, Pothugunta Sai Krishna

“…However, lymphadenectomy significantly contributes to postoperative morbidity, particularly in terms of pulmonary complications following esophagectomy. Function‐preserving mediastinal lymphadenectomy seeks to balance the procedure's necessary radicality and optimal functional outcomes. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY FUNCTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY IN BAGELEN VILLAGE by Sulastri Sulastri, Dedek Saiful Kohir

“…This study aims to determine the relationship between family function and quality of life in the elderly. Methods: The research design used was a correlation study, with a cross-sectional approach. …”
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Education- and income-based inequalities of functional dentition by dental service utilization by Anna Rachel dos Santos Soares, Carlos Antonio Gomes da Cruz, Maria Luíza Viana Fonseca, Líria Sheila Chamane, Loliza Luiz Figueiredo Houri Chalub, Raquel Conceição Ferreira

“…IntroductionThis study analyzed the magnitude of education- and income-based inequalities in functional dentition (FD) among Brazilian adults between 2013 and 2019, considering dental service utilization.MethodsThis study based on repeated cross-sectional surveys using secondary data from a probabilistic sample of adults (18–59 years old) who participated in the 2013 and 2019 National Health Survey (NHS). …”
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Efficacy of Magnetodyn on Pain and Functional Disability in Subjects with Mechanical Low Backache by Tushar Palekar, Heena Advani, Pramod Palekar, Om Wadhokar

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Enhancing the Understanding of the Concept of Function through Integrated Visual and Experiential Approaches by Ismet Temaj, Senad Orhani, Esma Canhasi-Kasemi

“…The results showed a significant improvement in the conceptual understanding of the function among students who used visual and experiential approaches, compared to those who used traditional methods. …”
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Approximate analytical functions for the eigenvalues of the Schrödinger equation with cubic anharmonic potential by M.T. Veliz, P. Martin

“…For the evaluation, the multipoint quasirational approximation (MPQA) technique is used, obtaining approximations with polynomial functions and elementary functions, by using a bridge function as a combination of the power series and asymptotic expansions. …”
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Predicting kidney graft function and failure among kidney transplant recipients by Yi Yao, Brad C. Astor, Wei Yang, Tom Greene, Liang Li

“…It is of clinical interest to develop a prognostic model for both graft function, quantified by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and the risk of graft failure. …”
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Systemic Functional Linguistics and Discourse Analysis as Alternatives When Dealing With Texts by Paula Andrea García Montes, Ana María Sagre Barboza, Alba Isabel Lacharme Olascoaga

“…These results can serve as useful alternatives for planning reading lessons.…”
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NEW FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS FOR LINEAR RHEOLOGICAL MODELS OF MAXWELL AND KELVIN-VOIGT by V. D. Karlov

“…Kartashov were used. Using of generalized functions allows us to consider more complex three-element models, for example, with two springs and one damper and vice versa. …”
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OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THIN Cu FILMS AS A FUNCTION OF SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE

“…This phenomenon may be used as a technique for surface roughness measurement.…”
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Differential Transform Algorithm for Functional Differential Equations with Time-Dependent Delays by Josef Rebenda, Zuzana Pátíková

“…An algorithm using the differential transformation which is convenient for finding numerical solutions to initial value problems for functional differential equations is proposed in this paper. …”
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Evaluation of Functional Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft by Mansi Jitendra Patel, Jaysinh Shambhu Cauhan, Lalit Bambhaniya, Tejas Jogi, Utkarsh Panchal, Aakash Koladiya, Neel Bhavsar

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