Variant Design of Modular Products Using Functional Modelling and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Method by Mirko Pastović, Mirko Karakašić, Željko Ivandić, Ivan Grgić

“…In this work, the function structure of a mobile machine for corn peeling was developed using the functional decomposition method. …”
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Avocado Oil Improves Mitochondrial Function and Decreases Oxidative Stress in Brain of Diabetic Rats by Omar Ortiz-Avila, Mauricio Esquivel-Martínez, Berenice Eridani Olmos-Orizaba, Alfredo Saavedra-Molina, Alain R. Rodriguez-Orozco, Christian Cortés-Rojo

“…Taking this into consideration, the aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of 90-day avocado oil intake in brain mitochondrial function and oxidative status in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (STZ rats). …”
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Functional dissection of a neuronal brain circuit mediating higher-order associative learning by El Yazid Rachad, Stephan Hubertus Deimel, Lisa Epple, Yogesh Vasant Gadgil, Anna-Maria Jürgensen, Magdalena Springer, Chen-Han Lin, Martin Paul Nawrot, Suewei Lin, André Fiala

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Glibenclamide-Induced Autophagy Inhibits Its Insulin Secretion-Improving Function in β Cells by Jiali Zhou, Xincong Kang, Yushuang Luo, Yuju Yuan, Yanyang Wu, Meijun Wang, Dongbo Liu

“…Autophagy as a self-protective mechanism of cells has been widely studied and has particular physiological effects in different tissues or cells. However, the interaction between autophagy and glibenclamide is unclear. …”
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Nodal Injection of <i>Agrobacterium tumefaciens</i> for Gene Functional Analysis in Peanut: An Appraisal by Malizukiswe Vincent Vacu, Chunjiao Jiang, Haojie Sun, Guangdi Yuan, Jing Yu, Jun Zhang, Chuantang Wang

“…Peanut is a key cash crop worldwide, yet the limited availability of functional genes and markers for breeding hinders further progress, largely due to the lack of an efficient and user-friendly transformation system. …”
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The Association between Socioeconomic Factors and Visual Function among Patients with Age-Related Cataracts by Yu Wan, Yinhao Wang, Liming Zhao, Zhenyu Wang, Min Sun, Dongmei Chen, Yang Yang, Yanhui Xu, Shuxuan Lv, Yanan Yu, Xuemin Li, Aimin Jiang, Zhimin Chen

“…Patients in higher economic regions with greater medical resources show a greater demand to undergo cataract surgery at a better subjective and objective visual function. The energy industry has a significant effect on cataracts, especially the posterior subcapsular cataract, and thus more attention should be paid to people in regions with abundant energy industries.…”
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Meta‐analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance in prognosticating left ventricular function in peripartum cardiomyopathy by Hawani Sasmaya Prameswari, William Kamarullah, Raymond Pranata, Iwan Cahyo Santosa Putra, Alberta Claudia Undarsa, Mohammad Iqbal, Triwedya Indra Dewi, Nuraini Yasmin Kusumawardhani, Mohammad Rizki Akbar, Astri Astuti

“…The outcome of interest was poor LV function recovery, with a follow‐up period of at least 6 months. …”
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Preserving the Integrity of Organizations’ Quality Management System during Unification and Integration: Functional Approach by Marina V. Sokolovskaya, Elena V. Zamiralova

“…The purpose of the article is to develop and test a functional approach of combining two educational organizations of different levels that preserves the integrity of existing quality management systems. …”

Two-dimensional Elasticity Solutions For Analyzing Free Vibration Of Functionally Graded Porous Beams by Quoc-Cuong Le, Ba-Duy Nguyen

“…Furthermore, microvoids can emerge as a result of technical issues during the manufacture of functionally graded materials (FGMs), leading to the development of porosities. …”
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Fabrication of Functionalized MOFs Incorporated Mixed Matrix Hollow Fiber Membrane for Gas Separation by Haitao Zhu, Xingming Jie, Yiming Cao

“…The metal-organic framework (MOFs) of MIL-53 was functionalized by aminosilane grafting and then incorporated into Ultem®1000 polymer matrix to fabricate mixed matrix hollow fiber membrane (MMHFM) with high separation performance. …”
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Kidney Hyperfiltration After Nephrectomy: A Mechanism to Restore Kidney Function in Living Donors by Maruhum Bonar Marbun, Endang Susalit

“…Up to now, the studies reporting the impact of nephrectomy in living kidney donors to their future kidney function were limited. Most living donors undergo recovery of kidney function after nephrectomy owing to remnant kidneys’ capability to compensate nephron loss through adaptive hyperfiltration. …”
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Supramolecular interactions between polylactide and model cyclosiloxanes with hydrogen bonding-capable functional groups by A. S. Herc, M. Wlodarska, M. Nowacka, J. Bojda, W. Szymanski, A. Kowalewska

“…Interactions between polylactide matrix and additives bearing –COOH and –OH groups were studied for compositions of polylactide (PLA) and functionalized cyclotetrasiloxanes (CX–R, R = OH, COOH, COOMe). …”
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Acute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Coadministration of Levofloxacin and Simvastatin in a Patient with Normal Renal Function by Maria Paparoupa, Sebastian Pietrzak, Adrian Gillissen

“…After discontinuation of levofloxacin and concomitant medication with simvastatin 80 mg/day, clinical and laboratory effects were totally reversible. Up to now, levofloxacin has been reported to induce rhabdomyolysis mainly in patients with impaired renal function, as the medication has a predominant renal elimination. …”
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Playing Piano Can Improve Upper Extremity Function after Stroke: Case Studies by Myriam Villeneuve, Anouk Lamontagne

“…The objective of this pilot study was to estimate the short- and long-term effects of a 3-week piano training program on upper extremity function in persons with chronic stroke. …”
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Functional study of laminin subunit α5 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer by Wang Tianli, Shaojing Li, Rong Zhang

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FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER NERVE TRANSFERS IN THE SHOULDER AREA FOR ADULT BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES by N. Popova

“…After the reinnervation active exercises are used, both with and without resistance, as well as exercises for distinguishing the old nerve function from the new one. Physiotherapeutic results were reported at the 6th and 12th postoperative months by goniometry and Medical Research Council Scale (MRCS). …”
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Short-term changes of soil microbial functional diversity induced by mineral and organic fertilizers by Dumitrița Dascălu, Bogdan Onica, Vlad Stoian, Bianca Dumea, Valentina Stoian, Roxana Vidican

“…This study examined how three organic fertilizers (slurry, cattle manure and mustard as green manure) and one chemical fertilizer (ammonium nitrate) can affect soil microbial functional diversity and soil biochemical processes. …”
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Kidney Hyperfiltration After Nephrectomy: A Mechanism to Restore Kidney Function in Living Donors by Maruhum Bonar Marbun, Endang Susalit

“…Up to now, the studies reporting the impact of nephrectomy in living kidney donors to their future kidney function were limited. Most living donors undergo recovery of kidney function after nephrectomy owing to remnant kidneys’ capability to compensate nephron loss through adaptive hyperfiltration. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Level Affect Executive Function Rather than Attention by Herpan Syafii Harahap, Yanna Indrayana

“…This was a cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the effect of OSA risk level determined based on STOP-BANG Questionnaire score to attention and executive functions in 82 subjects. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Different Surgical Techniques on Nerve Function and Sensation after Maxillofacial Surgery by Rajbir K. Randhawa, Ankita Dixit, Trisha Mehta, Priyanka V. Bansal, Gagandeep S. Randhawa, Swarnav Patnaik

“…Background: One potential long-term side effect of surgery in the oral and maxillofacial region is neurosensory impairment. …”
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