Effects of Bioprocessing and Ultrasonication on Nutritional, Functional and Antioxidant Properties of African Yam Bean Flour and Cookie Quality by Bamisaiye Yemisi Olaitan, Janet Adeyinka Adebo, Dupe Temilade Otolowo, Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo, Sunday Samuel Sobowale

“…Changes in nutritional, mineral, functional, antinutritional and antioxidant properties were evaluated, along with the consumer acceptability of cookies made from the processed flours. …”
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Studies and evaluation of compressed microspheres by Idris M. El-Mahdi, Atef M. Madi

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Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability Is Associated With Cognitive Functioning in Normal Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases by Danielle C. Hergert, Owen Gaasedelen, Sephira G. Ryman, Jillian Prestopnik, Arvind Caprihan, Gary A. Rosenberg

“…Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability and cognitive functioning in healthy older adults and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Sex differences in anaerobic performance in CrossFit® athletes: a comparison of three different all-out tests by Tomás Ponce-García, Jerónimo García-Romero, Laura Carrasco-Fernández, Alejandro Castillo-Domínguez, Javier Benítez-Porres

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Methodology for determining effect of starting modes of internal combustion engine on change in engine performance characteristics by N. A. Zagorodnii, Yu. A. Zayats, A. S. Semykina

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Predicting Functional Decline in Geriatric Abdominal Surgery Patients: Unveiling Incidence, Risk Factors, and Innovative Predictive Models in Thailand by Poungkaew Thitisakulchai, Arunotai Siriussawakul, Sunit Jarungjitaree, Nipaporn Sangarunakul, Piyapat Dajpratham

“… Objective: Surgery poses significant challenges for older adults, potentially leading to functional decline. This study investigated the incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative functional decline in older adults and developed formulas to predict its occurrence. …”
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The Complementary Role of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Coronary Artery Disease: From Early Diagnosis to Tailored Management by Simone Pasquale Crispino, Andrea Segreti, Martina Ciancio, Dajana Polito, Emiliano Guerra, Giuseppe Di Gioia, Gian Paolo Ussia, Francesco Grigioni

“…Current clinical guidelines emphasize the importance of functional tests in the diagnostic pathway, particularly for assessing the presence and severity of ischemia. …”
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CURRENT METHODS OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION ASSESSMENT AND THEIR POSSIBLE USE IN THE PRACTICAL MEDICINE by A. V. Shabrov, A. G. Apresyan, A. L. Dobkes, S. U. Ermolov, T. V. Ermolova, S. G. Manasyan, S. V. Serdyukov

“…It includes an assessment of imbalances between endotheliumdependent vasoconstrictor and vasodilating factors or mismatch of the local and central regulation of capillary blood flow in response to various functional tests or other effects (eg, cold test, or test with local ischemia). …”
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Relationship of brachial artery responsiveness parameters to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Elena Evgenyevna Myasoyedova, S E Myasoyedova, S V Obzherina, N D Svyatova

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Experimental Study on Horizontal Resistance Parameter of Gravelly Soil Considering Slope Gradient Factor by Yanfang Wang, Jibin Chen, Zhengwei Pan, Lan Yang, Hui Zhang, Xinjia Wu

“…The above horizontal resistance parameters were expressed as a function based on the test data to calculate the lateral ultimate bearing capacity of gravelly soil considering the slope gradient factor. …”
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Auditory Attention Training as a factor improving the social functioning of a child with mild intellectual disability. Case study by Małgorzata Izabela Miazek

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A discourse analysis of six stories based on the thematic progression factor: Halliday and Matthiessen's functional grammar approach (2014) by seyed abbas navabi sohi, ferdous aghagolzade, ahmad mohseni

“…Based on the textual metafunction in functional grammar, thematic systems organize meanings in clauses and texts. …”
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Statistical properties and material partial factors of ECC material based on shear failure member by Shixiang Yi, Zhongping Tang, Wei Shi, Fan Feng, Xiang Liu

“…Then, the limit state function of the shear capacity of R-ECC beams was derived, and the reliability indexes were calculated. …”
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Macro-level socioeconomic factors and mental health in midlife and older adults in China: a multilevel analysis by Guannan Li, Gindo Tampubolon, Asri Maharani, Chenglin Tu

“…Supplementary analyses are carried out to test the robustness of the study.ResultsThere are provincial variations in macro-level factors. …”
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Mode I Stress Intensity Factors for triangular corner crack nearby intersecting of cylindrical holes by E. Salvati, P. Livieri, R. Tovo

“…Numerical analysis are performed to determine Stress Intensity factors (SIF) in many geometric configurations. Afterwards, fitting weight function’s parameters with FEM results, new SIF analytics expression are shown. …”
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Functional autonomy, bone mineral density and risk of falls in older women with two distinct body composition profiles by Lucio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa, Elizabeth Carvalho Lugão, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Matthew T Corey, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Claudia Moura Melo, Estelio Henrique Martin Dantas

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Functional autonomy, bone mineral density and risk of falls in older women with two distinct body composition profiles by Lucio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa, Elizabeth Carvalho Lugão, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Matthew T Corey, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Claudia Moura Melo, Estelio Henrique Martin Dantas

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A study on the relationship between internet use and cognitive functioning of older adults under the perspective of smart aging by Jialiang Liu, Yijie Wang, Qiong Wu, Xiaohan Liu, Bin Hu

“…Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the factors affecting Internet use on cognitive function of older adults, propensity matching score (PSM) kernel matching method was used to test the effect of Internet use on cognitive function of older adults, and two methods, proximity matching and radius matching, were used to validate the robustness of the study results.ResultsA total of 5,987 older adults were selected in this study, with cognitive function scores clustered from 9.50 to 14.50. …”
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Effect of gender and training years on the upper extremity dynamic balance function in adolescent swimmers by Zi-An Lu, Zhao-Feng Lv, Qi-Hao Yang, Shu-Hao Du, Yu-Chen Wang, Yong-Hui Zhang

“…However, research on the influencing factors of upper extremity dynamic balance function is limited. …”
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Klf9 Loss of Function Protects Against Glucocorticoids Induced Skeletal Muscle Wasting by Yujie Zhang, Jingran Hao, Yueyao Feng, Tongtong Qiu, Jinjin Wu, Xuenan Zhou, Heng Fan, Yongsheng Chang

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