Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial function and clinical outcomes in patients with significant aortic regurgitation by Yuting Tan, Yujie Zhang, Qiuyu Cai, Ruohan Zhao, Weidong Luo, Jingrong Jiang, Jiawei Shi, Tianshu Liu, Li Qiu, Jing Wang

“…However, the additive effects of T2DM on myocardial function and its association with clinical outcomes in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR) is undetermined. …”
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New Results on Global Exponential Stability of Impulsive Functional Differential Systems with Delayed Impulses by Pei Cheng, Zheng Wu, Lianglong Wang

“…By using the Lyapunov functions and the Razumikhin techniques, the exponential stability of impulsive functional differential systems with delayed impulses is investigated. …”
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Sensory Characteristics of Fermented Dangke Whey Functional Beverage with Different Levels of Honey Addition by Muhammad Taufik, Andi Triana, Nur Rasuli, Fatma Maruddin, Novita Dewi Kristianti, Dwi Novrina Nawangsari

“…The characteristics of functional beverages are strongly influenced by the microorganisms used to ferment the lactose contained in whey. …”
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On the Dynamics of a SEIHR Model With Delays in Diagnosis and a Class of General Incidence Functions by Ali Traoré, Fourtoua Victorien Konané

“…The effects of the delay in diagnosis on the spread of the disease are studied. …”
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Synthesis, structural and functional characterization of ultrasonic-assisted OSA modified tamarind seed gum by Adan Naeem, Rizwana Batool, Aysha Sameen, Saima Tehseen, Muhammad Faisal Manzoor, Rana Muhammad Aadil

“…In conclusion, the tamarind seeds biomass was effectively modified to enhance its functional properties, highlighting its potential for broader industrial and commercial applications.…”
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Flexible Solar Interfacial Evaporators with Photocatalytic Function for Purification of High-Salinity Organic Wastewater by Yucheng Li, Xia Zhao, Tao Hu, Lingxiao Li, Xiaopeng Huang, Junping Zhang

“…Here, we designed a two-dimensional flexible solar interfacial evaporator with photocatalytic function for the purification of high-salinity organic wastewater. …”
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Modified pea apyrase has altered nuclear functions and enhances the growth of yeast and Arabidopsis by Manas K. Tripathy, Huan Wang, Robert D. Slocum, Han-Wei Jiang, Ji-Chul Nam, Tanya Sabharwal, Roopadarshini Veerappa, Katherine A. Brown, Katherine A. Brown, Xingbo Cai, Peter Allen Faull, Greg Clark, Stanley J. Roux

“…Apyrases (NTPDases) regulate growth and development in multiple eukaryotic organisms and function in multiple sub-cellular locales. An earlier report showed that the ectopic expression of psNTP9 (PS), a chromatin-associated pea (Pisum sativum) apyrase, enhanced the uptake of inorganic phosphate (Pi) and increased the growth of yeast and Arabidopsis. …”
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Dev-Atlas: A reference atlas of functional brain networks for typically developing adolescents by Gaelle E. Doucet, Callum Goldsmith, Katrina Myers, Danielle L. Rice, Grace Ende, Derek J. Pavelka, Marc Joliot, Vince D. Calhoun, Tony W. Wilson, Lucina Q. Uddin

“…We identified reliable and large effects of age on the spatial topography of these majority of networks, as well as on the functional network connectivity. …”
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Biochemical compounds and pharmacological functions of a traditional Chinese medicinal herb Polygonati rhizoma by Guoqun Yang, Dong Jiang, Bo Chen, Jianhua Huang, Li-Jun Huang, Ning Li

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Research Progress on Plant Polyphenols Regulating the Structure, Function, and Biological Characteristics of Dietary Proteins by Yuanyuan SUN, Xuchun ZHU, Hongzhi LIU, Xiaoyue ZHANG, Zhaowei HAN, Ning AN, Feiyue REN, Linyi ZHOU

“…This paper reviews recent studies on how polyphenols effect the structure, function, and biological properties of food proteins. …”
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Exploring Relationship Between Immunocompetence, HPA Axis Functioning and Performances of Preweaning Dairy Calves by Alessio Cotticelli, Giovanna Bifulco, Matilde Giombolini, Isabella Pividori, Alfio Calanni Macchio, Gianluca Neglia, Mirco Corazzin, Alberto Prandi, Tanja Peric

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Functional Decoupling of Emotion Coping Network Subsides Automatic Emotion Regulation by Implementation Intention by Shengdong Chen, Nanxiang Ding, Fushun Wang, Zhihao Li, Shaozheng Qin, Bharat B. Biswal, Jiajin Yuan

“…These emotion-regulatory effects of RII cannot be explained by emotional habituation, as the supplementary experiment (N=31) showed no emotional habituation effects when the same disgust pictures were presented repeatedly three times for each watching and GI condition. …”
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A catechol-O-methyltransferase genetic variant impacts functional movement in tactical athletes. by Marcus K Taylor, Lisa M Hernández, Richard C Allsopp, John J Fraser

“…The effect of rs737865 on functional movement was evaluated using general linear models, while associations between trauma and functional movement were determined with regression models. …”
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Lactate Regulates Metabolic and Pro-inflammatory Circuits in Control of T Cell Migration and Effector Functions. by Robert Haas, Joanne Smith, Vidalba Rocher-Ros, Suchita Nadkarni, Trinidad Montero-Melendez, Fulvio D'Acquisto, Elliot J Bland, Michele Bombardieri, Costantino Pitzalis, Mauro Perretti, Federica M Marelli-Berg, Claudio Mauro

“…Recent findings have identified lactate as an active metabolite in cell signalling, although its effects on immune cells during inflammation are largely unexplored. …”
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Elucidating the role of compositional and processing variables in tailoring the technological functionalities of plant protein ingredients by Lorenzo Barozzi, Stella Plazzotta, Ada Nucci, Lara Manzocco

“…The review presents four sections describing: (i) the approach followed for the construction of a database of PP ingredient functionalities; (ii) the composition and processing factors relevant to PP ingredients; (iii) PP ingredient functional properties and methods used for their determination; (iv) the effect of composition and processing factors on PP ingredient functionalities. …”
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The Influence of Sodium Hydrogen Sulfide on Sperm Function and Oxidative Stress in Varicocele-Induced Rats by Elham Ghajari, Marziyeh Tavalaee, Mohammad Hassan Meshkibaf, Maurizio Dattilio, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani

“…Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of sodium hydrogen sulphide (NaHS) supplementation, a hydrogensulphide (H2S) donor, on oxidant and antioxidant markers, as well as sperm function in rats with experimentally inducedvaricocele.Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 55 male Wistar rats were assigned to varicocele (n=25), control (n=20),and sham (n=10) groups. …”
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The benefits of chronic sport participation and acute exercise on mental health and executive functioning in adolescents by Luke Pasquerella, Mackenzie M. Aychman, Noor Tasnim, Angelo Piccirillo, Valerie Holmes, Julia C. Basso

“…While both chronic and acute exercise improve mental health and executive functioning, there is a significant gap in the literature exploring these effects within the same study, particularly among adolescents. …”
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Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Sandwich Beam Based on Third-Order Zigzag Theory by simmi gupta, H Chalak

“…In this paper buckling response of a sandwich (SW) beam containing functionally graded skins and metal (Type-S) or ceramic core (Type-H) is investigated using a third-order zigzag theory. …”
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Tribological performance and microstructural evolution of α-brass alloys as a function of zinc concentration by Zhilong Liu, Philipp Messer-Hannemann, Stephan Laube, Christian Greiner

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The reporting of observational clinical functional magnetic resonance imaging studies: a systematic review. by Qing Guo, Melissa Parlar, Wanda Truong, Geoffrey Hall, Lehana Thabane, Margaret McKinnon, Ron Goeree, Eleanor Pullenayegum

“…The reporting quality of observational functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies involving clinical participants is unclear.…”
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