Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction by Dana Wong, Dan Gray, Mark Simmonds, Saifee Rashiq, Igor Sobolev, Donald W Morrish

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Functional Inflammatory Genotypes in Ischemic Stroke: Could We Use Them to Predict Age of Onset and Long-Term Outcome? by Stella Marousi, Anna Antonacopoulou, Haralambos Kalofonos, Panagiotis Papathanasopoulos, Marina Karakantza, John Ellul

“…Functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of inflammatory cytokines have been previously related to the occurrence of an ischemic stroke (IS). …”
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Use of Indices Combining Diastolic and Systolic Tissue Doppler Variables to Evaluate Right Ventricular Function in Dogs With Pulmonary Stenosis by Randolph L. Winter, Kara L. Maneval, Claudio Serrano Ferrel

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Use of the Facial Artery for Free Functioning Muscle Transfers: An Alternative Pedicle for Salvage in Brachial Plexus Lesions with Vascular Injuries by Anil Bhatia, Kaustubh Prabhune, Alex De Carvalho

“…Free functional muscle transfer (FFMT) is a salvage procedure recommended in cases of brachial plexus injury with late presentations or failures of primary nerve reconstruction. …”
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Common neural patterns of substance use disorder: a seed-based resting-state functional connectivity meta-analysis by Xiaonan Zhang, Haoyu Zhang, Yingbo Shao, Yang Li, Feifei Zhang, Hui Zhang

“…Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) studies have shown inconsistent results due to variability in the substances and stages of addiction. …”
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Coping with functional interrelatedness and stakeholder fragmentation in planning at the infrastructure-land use interface: The potential merits of a design approach by Niels Heeres, Terry Van Dijk, Jos Arts, Taede Tillema

“…Road infrastructure projects are increasingly placed in their wider land-use context because of the functional relationships they have with surrounding areas. …”
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IMPACT OF ANESTHESIA WITH PROLONGED USE OF DESFLURANE AND SEVOFLURANE ON THE CARDIAC FUNCTION IN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERIES WITH CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS by N. S. Molchan, Yu. S. Polushin, A. A. Zhloba, A. E. Kobak, A. A. Khryapa

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Industrial production and functional profiling of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici 72 N for potential use as a swine feed additive by Nay Zin Myo, Ratchnida Kamwa, Benjamas Khurajog, Pawiya Pupa, Wandee Sirichokchatchawan, David J. Hampson, Nuvee Prapasarakul

“…Abstract This study aimed to achieve industrial-scale production of the Thai native swine-derived probiotic strain Pediococcus acidilactici 72 N (P72N) using a cost-effective, food-grade modified medium, and to assess the efficacy of this medium by evaluating the probiotic’s functional characteristics and metabolomic profile. …”
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EFFECT OF INTRAOPERATIVE USE OF ULTRALOW TEMPERATURES ON THE COAGULATION HEMOSTASIS STATE AFTER HEPATIC RESECTION, DEPENDING ON THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF LIVER by Ye. V. Pchelintseva, O. I. Urazova, I. A. Lyzko, B. I. Al'perovich, N. V. Merzlikin, V. V. Novitsky, A. N. Baikov

“…The work has evaluated the impact of intraoperative cryotherapy on the coagulation indicators and the risk of hemorrhagic complications development after liver resection, depending on the original (preoperative) functional state of the organ and the resection method. 24 patients with liver lesions, aged 20 –55, have been operated; of them 9 patients had liver disorders prior to the surgery and 15 patients had no disorders. …”
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Disorders of the central nervous system cognitive and mnestic functions in genetic arterial hypertension and with the use of beta-blockers of different generations by A. O. Svitlytskyi, A. A. Yehorov, O. V. Melnikova, T. A. Hrekova

“…In the experimental study, massometric, instrumental, functional and statistical methods were used with triple measurement of blood pressure by non-invasive Blood Pressure Analysis Systems TM BP-2000 Series II (Visitech Systems, USA). …”
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Multidimensional seismic fragility analysis of subway station structures using the adaptive bandwidth kernel density estimation and Copula function by Chunyi Cui, Jingtong Zhao, Minze Xu, Chengshun Xu, Hailong Liu, Kunpeng Wang

“…In this paper, the Copula function and adaptive bandwidth kernel density estimation method (ABKDE) are used to establish a novel multidimensional seismic fragility analysis framework. …”
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Neural correlates of altered reward-driven attention in chronic pain and opioid use by Su Hyoun Park, Anne K. Baker, Katherine T. Martucci

“…When evaluating LOC-IFG functional connectivity, vs. controls, we observed significantly reduced LOC-IFG connectivity in patients (p-FDR corrected = 0.026), driven by reduced connectivity in non-opioid patients. …”
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Analytical evaluation of the Uehling potential using binomial expansion theorems by Э. Чопуроглу, Т. Мехметоглу

“… In this paper, we have introduced a new method to study of Uehling potential using binomial expansion theorems. Note that, the Uehling potential is a powerful tool to determine the effect of vacuum polarization in atomic and muon-atomic systems. …”
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The Use of Neural Networks in Distance Education Technologies for the Identification of Students by O. A. Kozlova, A. A. Protasova

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Reassessing the Neural Correlates of Social Exclusion: A Replication Study of the Cyberball Paradigm Using Arterial Spin Labeling by Karin Labek, Roberto Viviani

“…The objectives of the study were to assess not only the replicability but also the specificity of the areas activated by this paradigm. Methods: Functional imaging with arterial spin labeling, an approach to image longer mental states. …”
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Physicomechanical Characterization of a Novel Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Luting Cement Functionalized with a Phosphate Functional Monomer by Rabeia J. Khalil, Abdulla M. W. Al-Shamma

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An Item Response Theory Model for Functional Assessment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Based on the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded by FAN Yabei, CHEN Jinjin, GE Panli, CHENG Xi, ZHANG Yichen, LIN Feng

“…A person-item plot showing the location of item parameters and individual parameters on the personal abilities (θ) scale was used to observe the relationship between θ values and item difficulties.ConclusionThe IRT model based on HFMSE offered a new approach to evaluate functional levels of SMA patients and difficulties of items. …”
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Glans penis electric stimulation modulates cerebral activity and functional connectivity in lifelong premature ejaculation revealed by functional MRI by Yijun Bai, Futao Chen, Cong Long, Siyan Xing, Baibing Yang, Yiyang Lu, Xin Zhang, Yutian Dai, Jiaming Lu, Bing Zhang

“…The beta value, degree centrality (DC), and functional connectivity (FC) were calculated. The Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between the fMRI measurements and disease severity. …”
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Effect of Brain-Computer Interface Combined with Functional Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Function for stroke：A Meta-analysis by CHEN Songmei, GAO Jiiajia, ZHANG XiaoLin, LI Zhaoyuan, SHAN Chunlei

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of brain-computer interface (BCI) combined with functional electrical stimulation (FES) technology on upper limb motor function in stroke patients using Meta-analysis method.MethodsThe database of CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, and CT.gov were selected to collect the randomized controlled clinicals (RCTs) that studied on the effects of BCI and FES (BCI-FES) on upper limb motor function in stroke patients, from the journal established for March 2025. …”
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Functional and Structural Network Alterations in HIV-Associated Asymptomatic Neurocognitive Disorders: Evidence for Functional Disruptions Preceding Structural Changes by Zhou Z, Gong W, Hu H, Wang F, Li H, Xu F, Li H, Wang W

“…Resting-state fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging were used to construct functional and structural connectivity matrices. …”
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