Enriched rehabilitation on brain functional connectivity in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment by Yaping Huai, Weiwei Yang, Yichen Lv, Kui Wang, Hongyu Zhou, Yiqing Lu, Xiaoyun Zhang, Yaze Wang, Jibing Wang, Xin Wang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to observe the effect of enrichment rehabilitation (ER) on cognitive function in post-stroke patients and to clarify its underlying mechanism.MethodsForty patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to two groups: conventional medical rehabilitation (CM group) and ER intervention (ER group). …”
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Understanding the potential of Black garlic as an antibacterial agent by quantifying volume scattering function by Sanchita Roy, Farhana Hussain, Nirmal Mazumder

“…The detectors measure the scattering intensity over the angular range of 10° to 170°. SLS is an effective technique of quantifying the morphology of particles and its volume scattering function. …”
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Interstitial brachytherapy for periocular nonmelanoma skin cancers: Impact on organ and function preservation by Ashwini Budrukkar, Maneesh Singh, Monali Swain, Sarbani Ghosh Laskar, Vedang Murthy, Shrikant Kale, Rituraj Upreti, Shwetabh Sinha, Anuj Kumar, Samarpita Mohanty, Tejpal Gupta, Jai Prakash Agarwal

“…Conclusion: HDR-ISBT was safe and effective for skin tumors around the eye and resulted in excellent local control and survival outcomes preserving organ and function in majority of patients with good-excellent cosmesis.…”
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Smart design in biopolymer-based hemostatic sponges: From hemostasis to multiple functions by Chen-Yu Zou, Chen Han, Fei Xing, Yan-Lin Jiang, Ming Xiong, Jesse Li-Ling, Hui-Qi Xie

“…Uncontrolled hemorrhage remains the leading cause of death in clinical and emergency care, posing a major threat to human life. To achieve effective bleeding control, many hemostatic materials have emerged. …”
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A facile photonics reconfigurable memristor with dynamically allocated neurons and synapses functions by Zhenyu Zhou, Lulu Wang, Gongjie Liu, Yuchen Li, Zhiyuan Guan, Zixuan Zhang, Pengfei Li, Yifei Pei, Jianhui Zhao, Jiameng Sun, Yahong Wang, Yiduo Shao, Xiaobing Yan

“…Abstract The dynamic neural network function realized by reconfigurable memristors to implement artificial neurons and synapses is an effective method to complete the next generation of neuromorphic computing. …”
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Functional Verification of Extended Kalman Filter on FPGA for Railway Wheelset Parameters Estimation by Khakoo Mal, Tayab Din Memon, Imtiaz Hussain Kalwar, Allah Rakhio Junejo, Majid Hussain Memon, Tarique Rafique Memon, Sufyan Ali Memon, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry

“…The industry 4.0 is greatly benefit from the promising functional verification and area-performance analysis on small commercial FPGA devices to detect and identify the faults in the early stages as part of predictive maintenance that saves time, money, and reduce accidents caused by railway derailments. …”
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The marketing potential of the enterprise and the possibilities of its development in modern conditions by N. V. Arsenieva, L. M. Putyatina

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Effect of Diquat on gut health: molecular mechanisms, toxic effects, and protective strategies by Cheng He, Guorong Cai, Yingmao Jia, Rong Jiang, Xiaolan Wei, Ning Tao

“…However, its environmental persistence and the toxic effects it induces have raised widespread concern. …”
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Inhibition of Cbl-b restores effector functions of human intratumoral NK cells by Alfred Zippelius, Mélanie Buchi, Petra Herzig, Heinz Läubli, Kirsten D Mertz, Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Didier Lardinois, Marina Natoli, Clara Serger, Alberto Toso, Nicole Brodmann, Sofia Tundo, Marcel Trefny, Andrijana Rodić, Olivia Grueninger, Anastasiya Börsch, Jonas Fürst, Katarzyna Buczak, Alex T Müller, Lisa Sach-Peltason, Leyla Don, Aljaž Hojski, Karin Schaeuble, Thuy T Luu, Andrea Romagnani

“…Strategies to enhance and reinvigorate NK cell activity hold potential for bolstering cancer immunotherapy.Methods In this study, we conducted a high-throughput screen to identify molecules that could enhance primary human NK cell function. After compound validation, we investigated the effect of the top performing compounds on dysfunctional NK cells that were generated by a newly developed in vitro platform. …”
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State of Art and Perspective of Calcium Phosphate-Based Coatings Coupled with Bioactive Compounds for Orthopedic Applications by Matteo Montesissa, Viviana Tommasini, Katia Rubini, Marco Boi, Nicola Baldini, Elisa Boanini

“…The aim of this review is to investigate the possibility of fabricating coatings functionalized with bioactive molecules. These coatings are interesting when applied to biomedical devices, particularly in the orthopedic field. …”
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Functional genomics pipeline identifies CRL4 inhibition for the treatment of ovarian cancer by Sally E. Claridge, Shalini Nath, Anneliese Baum, Richard Farias, Julie‐Ann Cavallo, Nile M. Rizvi, Lamberto De Boni, Eric Park, Genesis Lara Granados, Matthew Hauesgen, Ruben Fernandez‐Rodriguez, Eda Nur Kozan, Evgeny Kanshin, Khoi Q. Huynh, Peng‐Jen Chen, Kenneth Wu, Beatrix Ueberheide, Juan Miguel Mosquera, Fred R. Hirsch, Robert J. DeVita, Olivier Elemento, Chantal Pauli, Zhen‐Qiang Pan, Benjamin D. Hopkins

“…Abstract Background The goal of precision oncology is to find effective therapeutics for every patient. Through the inclusion of emerging therapeutics in a high‐throughput drug screening platform, our functional genomics pipeline inverts the common paradigm to identify patient populations that are likely to benefit from novel therapeutic strategies. …”
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Biochar enhances soil hydrological function by improving the pore structure of saline soil by Angyuan Jia, Xiaojun Song, Shengping Li, Zhipeng Liu, Xiaotong Liu, Zixuan Han, Huizhou Gao, Qiqi Gao, Yan Zha, Ying Liu, Xueping Wu, Gang Wang

“…These quantitative estimates highlight the positive effects of biochar amendment-induced soil pore structure alternations towards improving soil hydrological functionalities. …”
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On the nonlinearity of the foreperiod effect by Amirmahmoud Houshmand Chatroudi, Giovanna Mioni, Yuko Yotsumoto

“…However, a nonlinear regression based on an exponential decay function with three distinctive parameters provided the best fit. …”
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Storage damage of cold-stored whole blood in CPDA maintenance fluid during the whole effective storage period by Yingyu He, Yiquan Zhang, Wanbing Liu, Lidong Zhang, Yingkai Xu, Zihan Yuan, Junying Li, Lei Liu, Fangxiong Cheng

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A safety and feasibility randomized placebo controlled trial exploring electroencephalographic effective connectivity neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia by Lucy Anderson, Dirk De Ridder, Paul Glue, Ramakrishnan Mani, Cindy van Sleeuwen, Mark Smith, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia

“…Neurofeedback, a brain-computer interface technique, can normalise dysfunctional brain activity, thereby improving pain and function. This study evaluates the safety, feasibility, and acceptability of a novel electroencephalography-based neurofeedback training, targeting effective alpha-band connectivity from the pgACC to S1 and exploring its effect on pain and function. …”
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Characterizing the functioning of the attentional networks in state and trait anxiety: the role of affective information by Antonia Pilar Pacheco-Unguetti, Antonia Pilar Pacheco-Unguetti, Alberto Acosta, Alberto Acosta, Juan Lupiáñez, Juan Lupiáñez

“…Additionally, data from previous experiments with similar anxiety groups and without affective manipulations of alertness were analyzed for comparative insights (378 participants in total).ResultsResults showed three main effects on the functioning of attentional networks when affective alerting signals were introduced: (1) the alertness effect is increased, (2) the interference effect is increased, and (3) the orienting effect is decreased. …”
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Executive functions and the role of dieting: A comparison between English and Greek females by Eirini TATSI, Noreen CASWELL

“…Introduction: This study investigated and compared the effect of dieting status and culture on executi- ve functions (EFs) between English and Greek females. …”
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Groove in drum patterns as a function of both rhythmic properties and listeners' attitudes. by Olivier Senn, Lorenz Kilchenmann, Toni Bechtold, Florian Hoesl

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STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION: AN APPLICATION TO ANKARA MOHAIR GOAT FARMING SYSTEM by Mehmet Arif ŞAHİNLİ, Ahmet ÖZÇELİK

“…The Cobb-Douglas production function was ascertained as a best fitted model. In addition, the technical inefficiency effects contained random element. …”
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The influence of extracellular tissue on neutrophil function and its possible linkage to inflammatory diseases by Richard F. Kraus, Michael A. Gruber, Martin Kieninger

“…PMN within the matrices were assessed with a fluorescent time‐lapse microscope for live‐cell imaging. Results: PMN function was obviously influenced by the ECM. Type III collagen had an inhibitory effect on PMN migration regarding track length, direction, and targeting. …”
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