Plant metabolites and functional foods in metastatic breast cancer: a supportive strategy for management by Pritya Jha, Varisha Anjum, Ahmed Adnan AL.-Khafagi, Sweta Joshi, Ammar Kadi, Areefa Anjum, Kamran Javed Naquvi, Irina Potoroko

“…This review critically explores the potential supportive role of plant-derived bioactive compounds present in functional foods and nutraceuticals in modulating cancer-related biological pathways. …”
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Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants: Long-Tern Consequences and Modern Approaches for Prevention and Treatment by Evgeniya G. Makarova, Sergei E. Ukraintsev

“…The article discusses modern ideas about the genesis of the most common variants of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) in infants, and their ability to lead to long-term negative consequences for the health of the child. …”
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Application of a New Membership Function in Nonlinear Fuzzy PID Controllers with Variable Gains by Xuda Zhang, Hong Bao, Jingli Du, Congsi Wang

“…Effectiveness and feasibility of this function are demonstrated in the results.…”
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Association of the polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene and endothelial function in men with type 2 diabetes by Irina Alekseevna Khripun, Sergey Vladislavovich Vorobyev, Michael Iosifovich Kogan

“…In recent years, actively studied the effect of androgen deficiency on the cardiovascular system, including endothelial function. …”
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Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder using class imbalance adjusted functional connectivity by Jong Young Namgung, Jongmin Mun, Yeongjun Park, Jaeoh Kim, Bo-yong Park

“…Finally, the principal gradients were differentially associated with symptom severity of ASD between sexes, highlighting significant effects in female participants with ASD. Our work proposed an oversampling method to mitigate sex imbalance in ASD and observed significant sex-related differences in functional connectome organization. …”
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Dietary Fatty Acid Saturation Modulates Sphingosine-1-Phosphate-Mediated Vascular Function by Daniel W. Nuno, Kathryn G. Lamping

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Turtle functions downstream of Cut in differentially regulating class specific dendrite morphogenesis in Drosophila. by Mikolaj J Sulkowski, Srividya Chandramouli Iyer, Mathieu S Kurosawa, Eswar Prasad R Iyer, Daniel N Cox

“…Moreover, MARCM analyses reveal Turtle acts cell autonomously to exert class specific effects on dendritic growth and/or branching in da neuron subclasses. …”
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Nutrient connectivity via seabirds enhances dynamic measures of coral reef ecosystem function. by Cassandra E Benkwitt, Anna Zora, Ameer Ebrahim, Rodney Govinden, Ines D Lange, Sean Evans, Melissa Schulze, Emma Cotton, Lucie Bennett, Nicholas A J Graham

“…Overall, dynamic metrics better revealed the flow and effects of seabird-derived nutrients through coral-reef food chains and revealed the mechanisms by which seabirds can enhance coral-reef ecosystem function. …”
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Chronic snus use in healthy males alters endothelial function and increases arterial stiffness. by Lukasz Antoniewicz, Mikael Kabele, Ulf Nilsson, Jamshid Pourazar, Gregory Rankin, Jenny A Bosson, Magnus Lundbäck

“…However, recent studies have demonstrated possible adverse cardiovascular effects in chronic snus users. The present study evaluates the effects of chronic snus use on vascular function by assessing central arterial stiffness and endothelial vasodilatory function in healthy chronic snus users as compared to matched non-users.…”
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Quality and Timing of Stressors Differentially Impact on Brain Plasticity and Neuroendocrine-Immune Function in Mice by Sara Capoccia, Alessandra Berry, Veronica Bellisario, Davide Vacirca, Elena Ortona, Enrico Alleva, Francesca Cirulli

“…We compared the effects of repeated (7 versus 21 days) restraint stress (RS) and chronic disruption of social hierarchy (SS) on neuroendocrine (corticosterone) and immune function (cytokines and splenic apoptosis) and on a marker of brain plasticity (brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF ). …”
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The Health Benefits and Functional Properties of Gochujang: A Comprehensive Review of Fermentation and Bioactive Compounds by Young Kyoung Park, Jinwon Kim, Myeong Seon Ryu, Hee-Jong Yang, Do-Youn Jeong, Dong-Hwa Shin

“…This paper provides a comprehensive review of gochujang’s historical background, production methods, the role of microorganisms in fermentation, and its functional properties, emphasizing its value as a functional food for overall health improvement.…”
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Risk of chronic pancreatitis in carriers of loss-of-function CTRC variants: A meta-analysis. by Amanda Takáts, Gergő Berke, Noémi Gede, Balázs Csaba Németh, Heiko Witt, Stanisław Głuszek, Agnieszka Magdalena Rygiel, Péter Hegyi, Miklós Sahin-Tóth, Eszter Hegyi

“…The digestive protease chymotrypsin C (CTRC) protects the pancreas against pancreatitis by degrading potentially harmful trypsinogen. Loss-of-function genetic variants in CTRC increase risk for chronic pancreatitis (CP) with variable effect size, as judged by the reported odds ratio (OR) values. …”
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Relationship between motivational factors and functional roles chosen by student volunteers at sports competitions by Nazym Tleuova, Alfira Hajrullina, Roman Aleshko, Igor Shichkin, Sergei Kolganov, Emil Hajiyev, Swetlana Iwanowa, Andrey Baksheev

“… Introduction: The growing role of the volunteer movement in sports highlights the importance of effectively distributing functional roles among volunteers based on their motivation and competencies. …”
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A novel lubricating method of oil pump with self-adaptive adjustment function for transmission by Yangfeng Cao, Dazhou Liu, Peng Zhang, Hao Zhou, Shengdun Zhao

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Noise Reduction of Steam Trap Based on SSA-VMD Improved Wavelet Threshold Function by Shuxun Li, Qian Zhao, Jinwei Liu, Xuedong Zhang, Jianjun Hou

“…Validation analysis demonstrates that the combination of SSA-VMD and the improved wavelet threshold function effectively filters out noise from the signal. …”
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Short intense psychological stress induced by skydiving does not impair intestinal barrier function. by Maria Fernanda Roca Rubio, Ulrika Eriksson, Robert J Brummer, Julia König

“…This study aimed to investigate skydiving as an alternative model to analyse the effect of acute psychological stress on intestinal barrier function.…”
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THE LEFT VENTRICLE DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION UNDER THE USE OF DIFFERENT DRUG GROUPS by A. V. Budnevskij, E. S. Ovsjannikov, L. E. Kulikova

“…Materials and methods: 82 patients (58 women and 24 men) with stage 2 hypertension were examined. The diastolic function was assessed via echocardiography in accordance with the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging guidelines (2017). …”
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Application of Snakehead Fish to Increase Liver Function of Rats after Experiencing Physiological Stress by Sunarno Sunarno, Siti Muflichatun Mardiati, Rully Rahadian

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PINK1 is necessary for long term survival and mitochondrial function in human dopaminergic neurons. by Alison Wood-Kaczmar, Sonia Gandhi, Zhi Yao, Andrey Y Abramov, Erik A Miljan, Gregory Keen, Lee Stanyer, Iain Hargreaves, Kristina Klupsch, Emma Deas, Julian Downward, Louise Mansfield, Parmjit Jat, Joanne Taylor, Simon Heales, Michael R Duchen, David Latchman, Sarah J Tabrizi, Nicholas W Wood

“…In addition we provide evidence that cellular compensatory mechanisms such as mitochondrial biogenesis and upregulation of lysosomal degradation pathways occur in PINK1 deficiency. The phenotypic effects of PINK1 loss-of-function described here in mammalian neurons provides mechanistic insight into the age-related degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons seen in PD.…”
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Predictive Modeling of Functional and Physical Properties of Extrusion Cooked Ready-To-Eat Corn Meal by Adeyemi Adio Aderele, Adewumi Babatunde, Adeniyi Olayanju, Adekojo Waheed

“…The study focused on the effects of screw speed (SS: 100-120 rpm), barrel temperature (BT: 170-190℃), feed rate (FR: 40-60 rpm), and moisture content (MC: 20-25%) on: water absorption index (WAI), water solubility index (WSI), bulk density (BD) and expansion ratio (ER) to predict functional and physical properties of extruded corn meal. …”
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