Functions of Teachers’ Narratives in EFL Classroom Contexts by Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni

“…Although narratives have been widely used and investigated in the second/foreign language literature, studying narratives in authentic classroom contexts and their functions has received comparatively little attention. …”
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A Comparative Study on the Effects of Functional and Non-Functional Fatigue Protocols on Dynamic Balance of Amateur Basketball Players by Sasan Naderi, Hamidreza Naserpour, Fariborz Mohammadi-Pour, Mohammadreza Amir-Seyfaddini

“…Stair climbing and specific basketball movement circuit training were used to induce the non-functional and functional fatigues, respectively. …”
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R-function method and variational method for the bending problem of functionally graded plates with fixed supports and complex shapes by Kexin Su, Shanqing Li

“…In contrast, the R-function method can be effectively used to address problems with complex boundary shapes. …”
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Endothelial Function as a Possible Significant Determinant of Cardiac Function during Exercise in Patients with Structural Heart Disease by Bonpei Takase, Takashi Akima, Akimi Uehata, Masayuki Ishihara, Akira Kurita

“…This study was investigated the role that endothelial function and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) play in determining cardiac function reserve during exercise by a new ambulatory radionuclide monitoring system (VEST) in patients with heart disease. …”
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Four-dimensional echocardiographic quantification of left atrial function in metabolic syndrome across different diastolic function states by Haihui Liang, Xuebing Zhao, Chengwei Xiao, Lijuan Sun, Fang Zhang

“…Purpose To assess alterations in LA function among MS patients with different stages of diastolic dysfunction using 4D-LAQ. …”
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Disrupted structure and aberrant function of CHIP mediates the loss of motor and cognitive function in preclinical models of SCAR16. by Chang-He Shi, Carrie Rubel, Sarah E Soss, Rebekah Sanchez-Hodge, Shuo Zhang, Sabrina C Madrigal, Saranya Ravi, Holly McDonough, Richard C Page, Walter J Chazin, Cam Patterson, Cheng-Yuan Mao, Monte S Willis, Hai-Yang Luo, Yu-Sheng Li, Donte A Stevens, Mi-Bo Tang, Pan Du, Yao-He Wang, Zheng-Wei Hu, Yu-Ming Xu, Jonathan C Schisler

“…CHIP (carboxyl terminus of heat shock 70-interacting protein) has long been recognized as an active member of the cellular protein quality control system given the ability of CHIP to function as both a co-chaperone and ubiquitin ligase. …”
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Estimates of Upper Bound for a Function Associated with Riemann-Liouville Fractional Integral via h-Convex Functions by Shan-He Wu, Muhammad Uzair Awan

“…A new identity involving Riemann-Liouville fractional integral is proposed. The result is then used to obtain some estimates of upper bound for a function associated with Riemann-Liouville fractional integral via h-convex functions. …”
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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

“…We used noninvasive longitudinal resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging in a cuprizone murine model of demyelination to investigate these unsolved questions. …”
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Brain functional alternation in patients with systemic sclerosis: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study by Xinyu Tong, Huilin He, Shihan Xu, Rui Shen, Zihan Ning, Xiaofeng Zeng, Qian Wang, Dong Xu, Zuo-Xiang He, Xihai Zhao

“…Functional integration analysis was conducted using group independent component analysis to calculate intra-network and inter-network functional connectivity (FC). …”
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Resting-state Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Application of the Motor Function Rehabilitation in Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction by Wan QI, Minmin SHI, Biying LIU, Yanxu WANG, Yaye XU, Haolan DU

“…Objective:To explore the efficacy of the neural function reconstruction of treatment systems for active and passive motor function rehabilitation of acute cerebral infarction patients, applying functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) based on the principle of blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD-fMRI).Methods:The twenty patients with acute cerebral infarction were recruited and randomly divided into active and passive groups according to method of random sampling, the two groups received routine drug therapy, acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. …”
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Functional and Therapeutic Relevance of Rho GTPases in Innate Immune Cell Migration and Function during Inflammation: An In Silico Perspective by Pankaj Dipankar, Puneet Kumar, Shiba Prasad Dash, Pranita P. Sarangi

“…Here, we describe the molecular organization and activation of various domains of crucial elements associated with the activation of Rho GTPases using solved PDB structures. We will also present the latest evidence available on the relevance of Rho GTPases in the migration and function of innate immune cells during inflammation. …”
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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 control group was given open surgery, and for the observation group, modified nonpneumatic transaxillary approach was used for treatment. The perioperative related indicators, the incidence of complications, as well as the changes of immune function indicators, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and calcium before and after surgery were compared between the two groups. …”
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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

“…Here we addressed this question by investigating with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) the haemodynamic response during executive-type processing using a phonological verbal fluency and a working memory task in VPT-born young adults who had experienced differing degrees of neonatal brain injury. 12 VPT individuals with a history of periventricular haemorrhage and ventricular dilatation (PVH+VD), 17 VPT individuals with a history of uncomplicated periventricular haemorrhage (UPVH), 13 VPT individuals with no history of neonatal brain injury and 17 controls received an MRI scan whilst completing a verbal fluency task with two cognitive loads ('easy' and 'hard' letters). …”
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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

“…Background and aim Left ventricular ejection time (LVET) was used to evaluate left ventricular function. Transthoracic echocardiogram was done, and parameters of LV systolic function by utilizing tissue Doppler imaging and two-dimensional strain were obtained. …”
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Massively parallel variant-to-function mapping determines functional regulatory variants of non-small cell lung cancer by Congcong Chen, Yang Li, Yayun Gu, Qiqi Zhai, Songwei Guo, Jun Xiang, Yuan Xie, Mingxing An, Chenmeijie Li, Na Qin, Yanan Shi, Liu Yang, Jun Zhou, Xianfeng Xu, Ziye Xu, Kai Wang, Meng Zhu, Yue Jiang, Yuanlin He, Jing Xu, Rong Yin, Liang Chen, Lin Xu, Juncheng Dai, Guangfu Jin, Zhibin Hu, Cheng Wang, Hongxia Ma, Hongbing Shen

“…Here, we applied massively parallel reporter assays to perform NSCLC variant-to-function mapping at scale. A total of 1249 candidate variants were evaluated, and 30 potential causal variants within 12 loci were identified. …”
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Damage Index Analysis of Retaining Wall Structures Based on the Impulse Response Function and Virtual Impulse Response Function by Qian Xu

“…To identify the damage within retaining wall structures, the Hilbert–Huang Transforms of the impulse response function and virtual impulse response function were performed. …”
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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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Age, Motor Function, and Cognitive Function Influence Preferences for Telerehabilitation Mediated by a Social Robot Augmented With Telepresence by Michael J. Sobrepera, Anh T. Nguyen, Ajay Anand, Laura A. Prosser, Sally H. Evans, Michelle J. Johnson

“…Forty-two participants completed the experiment that included assessments of upper-limb motor function and cognitive function followed by simulated rehabilitation interaction sessions, where the FTF interaction was the first, followed by CT and SRAT interactions in randomized order. …”
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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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Improving Pulmonary Function and Functional Ability through Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Pleural Effusion: A Literature Review by Arnengsih Nazir, Gabriella Anggraini, Brandon Clementius, Hana Athaya Nurhalizah, Agung Budi Sutiono

“…Given the functional impairments associated with PE, both before and after the removal of pleural fluid, PR programs are crucial in improving symptoms, pulmonary function, and overall functional ability in these patients.…”
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