Organ of vision in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders by Mirosława Grałek, Anna Niwald, Katarzyna Piasecka, Anna Krzymianowska, Ewa Lipiec

“…The goals are to alleviate existing dysfunctions and to prevent secondary disorders that result from inadequate or absent medical assistance.…”
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Deciphering the role of classical oestrogen receptor in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus: From molecular mechanism to clinical evidence by Haryati Ahmad Hairi, Nurul Izzah Ibrahim, Muhammad Zulfiqah Sadikan, Putri Ayu Jayusman, Ahmad Nazrun Shuid

“…However, there are concerns about E2's potential side effects of obesity and hyperlipidaemia in menopausal women. …”
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IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CAPITALIZING THE PRODUCTION OF FAMILY FARMS IN CĂLĂRAȘI COUNTY, ROMANIA by Oana Roberta CREŢU, Valentina Constanța TUDOR, Elena LASCĂR

“…The health crisis caused by Covid-19 generated, among many other effects, a series of dysfunctions in the agri-food system, respectively in farms, in the supply chains with inputs and agri-food products, at the level of food demand. …”
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Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents: Personal Traits and Family Relationships (The Review of Foreign Researches) by T.A. Zhdanova, E.V. Filippova

“…Psychotherapeutic roles of grandmothers and grandfathers in life of adolescents are analyzed, particularly in dysfunctional families. The common position of the set of analyzed papers is the assertion of necessity to investigate effects of family on adolescents’ psychological well-being, regarding a family, including all its members belonging to all generations, as a whole.…”
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Palaeoclimate Change in the Southern Black Sea Region and Its Impact on the Fate of Rome—From Megadrought to Collapse of Rome’s ›Polis Command Economy‹ by Julia M. Koch

“…This archaeo-environmental approach sheds light on the ecological vulnerability of integrated economies, failures of the dysfunctional metabolic regimes of ›polis command economies‹, and the chain of cause-and-effect provoking the “fall” of Rome.…”
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It’s Not the Flattery, It’s the Relationship: Rethinking LMX and Workplace Deviance through Ingratiation by Nabilla Azzahra Sayidina, Triana Fitriastuti

“…This finding challenges the conventional assumption that ingratiation is inherently dysfunctional and suggests instead that, in the context of strong leader–subordinate relationships, its potentially negative effects can be socially regulated. …”
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PREVENTIVE AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AS AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT OF METHODOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN A PROBATION CENTER by Łukasz Wirkus

“…However, the qualitative analysis shows that the program had positive effects on the study participants.…”
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Potentialities of IGF-1 for regulating oxidative stress in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration: theoretical review by Macarena Lorena Herrera, Leandro Gabriel Champarini, Alberto Leandro Oliveros, Maria José Bellini, Claudia Beatriz Hereñú

“…Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) elicits a variety of effects on the regulation of oxidative stress, a topic that remains shrouded in controversy. …”
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Flow Cytometric Assessment of FcγRIIIa-V158F Polymorphisms and NK Cell Mediated ADCC Revealed Reduced NK Cell Functionality in Colorectal Cancer Patients by Phillip Schiele, Stefan Kolling, Stanislav Rosnev, Charlotte Junkuhn, Anna Luzie Walter, Jobst Christian von Einem, Sebastian Stintzing, Wenzel Schöning, Igor Maximilian Sauer, Dominik Paul Modest, Kathrin Heinrich, Lena Weiss, Volker Heinemann, Lars Bullinger, Marco Frentsch, Il-Kang Na

“…Together, these optimized assays effectively identify NK cell dysfunctions in mCRC patients and offer potential for broader application in evaluating NK cell functionality across cancers and therapeutic settings.…”
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Postbiotics: An Alternative for Improving Health and Performance of Poultry Production by Fabricia Roque, Mário Henrique Scapin Lopes, Paulo Raffi, Ricardo Oliveira, Márcio Caparroz, Giovana Longhini, Carlos Granghelli, Douglas Faria, Lúcio Araujo, Cristiane Araujo

“…When this equilibrium is disrupted, metabolic dysfunctions can occur. Postbiotics—the metabolic and/or structural compounds of microorganisms—can stimulate anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and enzymatic effects, providing a safe alternative to establishing intestinal eubiosis. …”
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Role of Autophagy in Cadmium-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Liver Diseases by Suryakant Niture, Minghui Lin, Qi Qi, John T. Moore, Keith E. Levine, Reshan A. Fernando, Deepak Kumar

“…Moreover, Cd dysregulates hepatic autophagy, an endogenous catabolic process that detoxifies damaged cell organelles or dysfunctional cytosolic proteins through vacuole-mediated sequestration and lysosomal degradation. …”
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Mechanisms of change in an online acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for insomnia by Tetta Hämäläinen, Päivi Lappalainen, Sitwat Usman Langrial, Raimo Lappalainen, Noona Kiuru

“…Mediator models were used to investigate the effects of online ACT on subjective sleep complaints through changes in daytime sleepiness, dysfunctional beliefs, psychological symptoms, mindfulness, and thought suppression. …”
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Immune Aging, Immunosenescence, and Inflammaging: Implications for Vaccine Response in Older Adults by Shahab Falahi, Amir Abdoli, Azra Kenarkoohi

“…Results Age‐related changes in the immune system, such as structural changes in lymphatic tissues, a decrease in the number of naive cells, an increase in the number of dysfunctional memory cells, along with a change in the microbiota profile and its contribution to inflammaging and an increase in the number of senescent cells are factors that lead to vaccine effectiveness decreases with age. …”
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Comparison of Tailored Versus Standard Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Shift Worker Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tanja Grünberger, Christopher Höhn, Manuel Schabus, Belinda Angela Pletzer, Anton-Rupert Laireiter

“…Our linear mixed models revealed the main significant effects of the measurement point for the primary (insomnia severity, sleep quality, sleep onset latency, total sleep time, daytime sleepiness) and the secondary outcomes (selection: anxiety/depression, dysfunctional beliefs, arousal, emotional stability, concern). …”
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Absence of EEG correlates of self-referential processing depth in ALS. by Tatiana Fomina, Sebastian Weichwald, Matthis Synofzik, Jenifer Just, Ludger Schöls, Bernhard Schölkopf, Moritz Grosse-Wentrup

“…Here, we investigate the effects of ALS on the electroencephalography correlates of self-referential thinking. …”
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Collective Trauma- Psychosocial consequences of war in northern Sri Lanka 10 years on, a mixed methods study by Umaharan Thamotharampillai, Ruwanthi Perera, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Shehan Williams, Thedsanamoorthy Vijayasangar, Balasubramaniam Sivatharsan, Vanceline Hilbert, Daya Somasundaram

“…The observed social capital and collective efficacy changes, dysfunctional family units, negative changes in the functional dynamics of the community, higher rates of coping efforts and high prevalence of individual level effects of trauma are manifestations of collective trauma.…”
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Optimizing Chronotherapy in Psychiatric Care: The Impact of Circadian Rhythms on Medication Timing and Efficacy by Cezar-Ivan Colita, Dirk M. Hermann, Madalina Filfan, Daniela Colita, Thorsten R. Doepnner, Oana Tica, Daniela Glavan, Aurel Popa-Wagner

“…The timing of drug administration can significantly affect a medication’s effectiveness and side effects, with the impact varying by up to ten times based on circadian rhythms. …”
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Africa's Backwardness: The Danger Of Abusive Reference To Neo-colonialism by Wafaa Taleb

“…Would the abusive or erroneous reference to neo-colonialist intentions have the counterproductive effect of masking endogenous dysfunctions and hampering the capacity for action of Africa and Africans? …”
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TRPML1 acts as a predisposing factor in lymphedema development by regulating the subcellular localization of aquaporin-3, -5. by Lijie Yang, Guanzheng Wang, Yuan Ma, Qiancheng Zhao, He Zhao, Qi Wang, Chonghua Zhong, Chunmei Zhang, Yiming Yang

“…An imbalance in lymphatic fluid, whether it is caused by generation, transport, outflow, or dysfunctional vessels, can lead to lymphedema; however, the exact pathogenesis of this disease remains unclear. …”
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The Role of Apelin in the Functioning of the Reproductive System by A. O. Shpakov, K. V. Derkach

“…The changes in the apelin signaling system are closely associated with dysfunctions of the female reproductive system, such as polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, and cancer. …”
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