Views of Food Stakeholders on Packaging Factors by Aggeliki Konstantoglou, Naoum Tsolakis, Dimitris Folinas, Thomas Fotiadis

“…Packaging has an enabling role in supply chains (SCs) as it facilitates a range of functions, specifically (i) marketing; (ii) logistics and SC management; (iii) food technology; and (iv) environmental protection. …”
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Association between number of functional teeth and physical function among community-dwelling older adults: Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study by Nahyun Lim, Daehyun Lee, Seung-Yun Shin, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim

“…Physical function was assessed using handgrip strength, gait speed, five-times sit-to-stand test (5TSTS) duration, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score. …”
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Modified 1-min sit-to-stand test for evaluating exercise capacity in pulmonary fibrosis by Ingrid Berger, Sadek Mortada, Clémence Gachie, Hélène Beaussier, Emmanuelle Sacco, Gilles Chatellier, Audrey Fels, Marine Cachanado, Jean-Marc Naccache

“…Question The reference test for the functional evaluation of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) during exercise is the 6-min walk test (6MWT). …”
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Office spirometry — indications and limitations by J.A. Richards

“…Spirometry is the simplest test with which to evaluate respiratory function. …”
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Development of a Digital Health Intervention for the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (INTERCEPT): Co-Design and Usability Testing Study by Irene Gibson, Lis Neubeck, Marissa Corcoran, Chris Morland, Steve Donovan, Jennifer Jones, Caroline Costello, Lisa Hynes, Aisling Harris, Mary Harrahill, Mary Lillis, Alison Atrey, Chantal F Ski, Vilius Savickas, Molly Byrne, Andrew W Murphy, John William McEvoy, David Wood, Catriona Jennings

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INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER PROPERTIES OF BALSAM BASED ON LOCAL RAW MATERIALS by Popova D.G., Titorenko E.Y., Poznyakovskiy V.M.

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Neurocognitive function in HIV infected patients on antiretroviral therapy. by Alan Winston, Alejandro Arenas-Pinto, Wolfgang Stöhr, Martin Fisher, Chloe M Orkin, Kazeem Aderogba, Andrew De Burgh-Thomas, Nigel O'Farrell, Charles Jn Lacey, Clifford Leen, David Dunn, Nicholas I Paton, PIVOT Trial Team

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To describe factors associated with neurocognitive (NC) function in HIV-positive patients on stable combination antiretroviral therapy.…”
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Prevalence of cognitive and functional impairment in community-dwelling elderly: importance of evaluating activities of daily living Prevalência de comprometimento cognitivo e func... by Jerson Laks, Elienai Maria Rubim Batista, Elza Rocha Lima Guilherme, Ana Lúcia Barros Contino, Maria Eliete Vieira Faria, Claudia Soares Rodrigues, Estevão de Paula, Eliasz Engelhardt

“…Chi-square and Student's tests were used to compare cognitive and functional deficits. …”
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Predicting functional recovery after acute ankle sprain. by Sean R O'Connor, Chris M Bleakley, Mark A Tully, Suzanne M McDonough

“…Their clinical course is variable but there are limited recommendations on prognostic factors. Our primary aim was to identify clinical predictors of short and medium term functional recovery after ankle sprain.…”
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von Willebrand factor polymorphism (rs1063856) as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver diseases by Isis Samy Bedira, Olfat M. Hendy, Moones Abdelaal, Ashraf A. Basuni, Asma Ebrahim Gaber Koshoo, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Sally S. Mandour

“…Additionally, 30 healthy volunteers of the same age and gender as the patients were included in the study as a control group. Tests for liver and renal function, coagulation profile, complete blood count, hepatitis virus markers, and vWF:Ag level were conducted. …”
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Deleterious Effect of Fructose on the Heart Function of Hypertriglyceridemic Rats by Vladimír Knezl, Ružena Sotníková, Karol Švík, Štefan Bezek, Zuzana Brnoliaková, Zdenka Gáspárová

“…Heart function was tested ex vivo on the perfused heart using the Langendorff technique. …”
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Analysis of Residential Function Spatial Variation of the City of Rwandz by Kamaran Wali Mahmood

“…Through a variety of architectural and socio-economic factors, this role became a significant function that cities provide and an essential feature that caught the interest of urban scholars. …”
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Organic and functional food consumption: a sociodemographic perspective by Jelena Tepavčević, Ivana Blešić, Milorad Todorović, Teodora Petković

“…However, education level and income were identified as significant factors influencing the consumption of organic food, whereas they did not play a substantial role in the consumption of functional food. …”
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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection and its impact on the auditory function by R. A. Ivanova, M. Yu. Boboshko, E. S. Garbaruk, S. M. Vikhnina, V. V. Vasiliev, N. V. Rogozina, A. A. Grineva

“…Assessment of central auditory pathways function has been performed in children elder than 4 years old: 70% of children of the main group and 10% of children of the comparison one were identified with auditory processing disorders. …”
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Compound loss of muscleblind‐like function in myotonic dystrophy by Kuang‐Yung Lee, Moyi Li, Mini Manchanda, Ranjan Batra, Konstantinos Charizanis, Apoorva Mohan, Sonisha A. Warren, Christopher M. Chamberlain, Dustin Finn, Hannah Hong, Hassan Ashraf, Hideko Kasahara, Laura P. W. Ranum, Maurice S. Swanson

“…Here, we generate mouse Mbnl compound knockouts to test the hypothesis that Mbnl2 functionally compensates for Mbnl1 loss. …”
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Validation of the biological function and prognostic significance of AURKA in neuroblastoma. by Jing Chu

“…IHC results showed that the AURKA expression was correlated with MYCN status and INSS stage. Log-rank test showed that pathological type, MYCN status, INSS stage, COG risk group, and AURKA expression was related to PFS (Progression-free survival) of NB patients, but COX regression analysis showed that none of the above factors were independently prognostic for PFS. …”
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Depression Symptoms and Inflammation in Chronic Functional Constipation Patients by Hamzah Shatri, Edward Faisal, Murdani Abdullah, Ari Fahrial Syam, Amanda Pitarini Utari, Virly Nanda Muzellina, Saskia Aziza Nursyirwan, Aly Lamuri

“…Background: Inflammation in chronic functional constipation (CFC) occurs systemically and has association with depressive symptoms. …”
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Clinical, functional and neuropsychological status of joint replacement patients by Akhsarbek H. Dzhigkaev, Anastasia M. Tynterova, Ivan I. Kozenkov, Eldar V. Khaibulin, Elena V. Trofimova, Konstantin Y. Popadin, Konstantin V. Gunbin, Andrey G. Goncharov

“…Common blood count and biochemistry test were evaluated preoperatively. Neuropsychological examination included assessment of cognitive and executive functions, levels of distress, depression, anxiety and somatization. …”

Listeria Cerebritis with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibition by Eileen Reilly, Justin Hwang

“…PCR testing of CSF was also negative for microorganisms. …”
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Modeling study of uniaxial compressive strength prediction from similar analog drilling test signals by Heqing LIU, Jiankang LIU, Jian HAO, Lijin ZHAO, Jianquan TANG

“…By varying the number of hidden layers, population and training function of GA−BP neural network, the factors affecting the prediction model and the results are discussed and analyzed to determine the optimal prediction model structure. …”
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