Effects of Significant Weight Reduction via Very Low Calorie Diet or Gastric Bypass on Beta Cell Function by Megan Kavanaugh, Raegan Mahler, Daniel Harrison, Nicholas Alford, Tam Nguyen, Ria Shah, Barabara Hansen, Nana Gletsu-Miller, Kai-Lin Catherine Jen

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Effect of Two Descending Loads in Distance by Two Styles on Some Functional Variables and Performance in 400 Meter Sprint by Karam Muafaq Hadi Al-Rashidi, Omar Ahmed Jassim Al-Hayali

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Effects of Verbena and Polygonum cuspidatum on growth performance, immune functions, cecal microbiota, and brain metabolites in Sansui ducks by Yongcai Zhu, Qiaoqun Wu, Linli Luo, Shenglin Yang

“…These herbs show promise as functional feed additives in duck production.…”
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Effects of repetitive head impacts from a single season on the cognitive functioning of youth male soccer players by Rachel S. Watson, Lauren Sergio, Haojie Mao, Jeffrey S. Brooks, James P. Dickey

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Effects of rapid maxillary expansion and functional orthodontic treatment in children with sleep disordered breathing: a systematic review by Magdalena Piełunowicz, Jacek Kotuła, Krzysztof Kotuła, Mieszko Więckiewicz, Joanna Lis, Beata Kawala, Anna Ewa Kuc, Michał Sarul

“…This systematic review seeks to assess effect on quality of sleep resulting from Rapid Maxillary Expansion and functional orthodontic treatment in patients with SDB and morphological changes occurring in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract contributing to the reduction of SDB symptoms. …”
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The Combined Effects of Tai Chi, Resistance Training, and Diet on Physical Function and Body Composition in Obese Older Women by S. A. Maris, D. Quintanilla, A. Taetzsch, A. Picard, J. Letendre, L. Mahler, I. Lofgren, F. Xu, M. J. Delmonico

“…Obesity is a major health problem in the USA, especially in minority populations over the age of 60 years, and the aging process can cause adverse effects on physical function. Previous research has shown that Tai Chi, resistance training (RT), and diet result in overall health improvements. …”
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Effects of hyperuricemia on renal function of renal transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. by Yan Huang, Yu-Lin Li, He Huang, Ling Wang, Wen-Ming Yuan, Jing Li

“…Future research is needed to verify whether lowering uric acid level could improve the kidney function and prognosis of RTRs with hyperuricemia.…”
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Effects of repetitive head impacts from a single season on the cognitive functioning of youth male soccer players. by Rachel S Watson, Lauren Sergio, Haojie Mao, Jeffrey S Brooks, James P Dickey

“…The purposes of this study were to quantify head impact exposure in youth elite soccer and to examine the effects of repetitive head impacts on the cognitive function of youth male soccer players. …”
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THE SNP-MED SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS ON THE FUNCTION OF GENES ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT DISEASES by N. L. Podkolodnyy, D. A. Afonnikov, Yu. Yu. Vaskin, L. O. Bryzgalov, V. A. Ivanisenko, P. S. Demenkov, M. P. Ponomarenko, D. A. Rasskazov, K. V. Gunbin, I. V. Protsyuk, I. Yu. Shutov, P. N. Leontyev, M. Yu. Fursov, N. P. Bondar, E. V. Antontseva, T. I. Merkulova, N. A. Kolchanov

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Density Functional Theory Study on the Effect of Isomorphic Substitution of FAU Molecular Sieve on N2 Adsorption Performance by Mengya Wang, Rong Cao, Jiezhen Xia, Luchao Zhao, Yong Li, Qimi Ciren, Dongye Zhao, Shifeng Wang, Chun Du, Qi Wu

“…In this paper, we explore the isomorphic substitution effect on the adsorption properties of N2 in FAU molecular sieves using the computational approaches based on the density functional theory (DFT). …”
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Long-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on the structural and functional outcomes of neovascular AMD patients in Suzhou, China. by Zheyao Gu, Xiangying Luo, Ruizhu Sun, Ting Xi, Chunyuan Zhang

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Short-term effects of follicle-stimulating hormone on immune function, lipid, and vitamin metabolism in transiently castrated men by Jéssica Guedes, Indira Pla, Aniel Sanchez, Gyorgy Marko-Varga, Gilberto Barbosa Domont, K Barbara Sahlin, Berk Hazir, Aleksander Giwercman, Fábio César Sousa Nogueira, Johan Malm, Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman

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The Effect of Prebiotics and Probiotics on Levels of Depression, Anxiety, and Cognitive Function: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Atefeh Zandifar, Rahim Badrfam, Mahdi Mohammaditabar, Bita Kargar, Saba Goodarzi, Amirhossein Hajialigol, Shera Ketabforoush, Afshin Heidari, Hanie Fathi, Arman Shafiee, Hadi Pourjafar

“…In this study, we evaluate the effect of consuming Biotics, on levels of depression, anxiety, and cognitive function. …”
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Effects of Acute Salinity Stress on the Histological and Bacterial Community Structure and Function in Intestine of <i>Stichopus monotuberculatus</i> by Lianghua Huang, Hui Wang, Chuanyan Pan, Xueming Yang, Guoqing Deng, Yaowen Meng, Yongxiang Yu, Xiuli Chen, Shengping Zhong

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Effect and Mechanism of Yisui Fuyongtang (YSFYT) Decoction on Cognitive Function and Synaptic Plasticity in Rats with Vascular Cognitive Impairment by Tingliang Gong, Zhaoliang Luo, Li Huang, Caixian Xiao, Junlu Yi, Junfeng Yan, Qian Chen, Weihong Li, Wenqiang Tao

“…Clinical medications have found that Yisui Fuyongtang (YSFYT) Decoction is effective in improving neurological signs and learning-memory functions in patients who develop white matter lesions and whole brain atrophy. …”
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Comparison of effects of p53 null and gain-of-function mutations on salivary tumors in MMTV-Hras transgenic mice. by Dadi Jiang, Catherine I Dumur, H Davis Massey, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan, Mark A Subler, Jolene J Windle

“…To investigate these gain-of-function effects in vivo, we generated mice of three different genotypes: MMTV-Hras/p53(+/+), MMTV-Hras/p53(-/-), and MMTV-Hras/p53R172H/R172H. …”
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The Effects of Carotid Pathologies on Short-Term Functional Outcomes After First-Ever Small Vessel Occlusion Stroke by Minwook Bae, Yong-Suk Jeong, Sopheak Phoung, Phoeuk Borei, Dahyeon Koo, Dougho Park

“…In this study, we aimed to determine whether carotid pathologies are associated with functional dependence (FD) 3 months after small vessel occlusion (SVO) stroke. …”
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Preparation, structural characterization, and functional properties of a tilapia-soybean dual proteins: Effects of different complexation modes by Xinyi Qin, Pengzhi Hong, Liangyu Zhao, Mengya Xie, Chunxia Zhou, Qingguan Liu

“…The effects of these methods on the structure and functional properties of the tilapia-soybean dual proteins were then analyzed. …”
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Dapagliflozin effects on exercise, cardiac remodeling, biomarkers, and renal and pulmonary function in heart failure patients: not as good as expected? by Massimo Mapelli, Massimo Mapelli, Irene Mattavelli, Elisabetta Salvioni, Nicolò Capra, Valentina Mantegazza, Valentina Mantegazza, Anna Garlaschè, Jeness Campodonico, Jeness Campodonico, Filippo Maria Rubbo, Chiara Paganin, Teresa Maria Capovilla, Alessandro Alberto Nepitella, Rebecca Caputo, Paola Gugliandolo, Carlo Vignati, Carlo Vignati, Beatrice Pezzuto, Fabiana De Martino, Fabiana De Martino, Giulia Grilli, Marco Scatigna, Alice Bonomi, Gianfranco Sinagra, Manuela Muratori, Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Piergiuseppe Agostoni

“…We performed a holistic evaluation of dapagliflozin, including its effects on exercise performance, left ventricle (LV) reverse remodeling, cardiac biomarkers, fluid retention, and renal and pulmonary function.MethodsWe enrolled HF reduced ejection fraction (LVEF) outpatients (EF &lt;40%) eligible for SGLT2-i and performed cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET), pulmonary function tests, bioelectrical impedance vector analysis, and laboratory and echocardiographic assessments at baseline (T = 0), after 2–4 weeks (T1), and after 6 months of treatment (T2).ResultsNone of the patients interrupted SGLT2-i for adverse events albeit follow-up was completed by 67 of 75 enrolled patients. …”
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Characterizing the effects of age, puberty, and sex on variability in resting-state functional connectivity in late childhood and early adolescence by Kelly A. Duffy, Andrea Wiglesworth, Donovan J. Roediger, Ellery Island, Bryon A. Mueller, Monica Luciana, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, Kathryn R. Cullen, Mark B. Fiecas

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