Irregular sleep habits, regional grey matter volumes, and psychological functioning in adolescents. by Winok Lapidaire, Anna S Urrila, Eric Artiges, Ruben Miranda, Hélène Vulser, Pauline Bézivin-Frere, Hervé Lemaître, Jani Penttilä, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L W Bokde, Uli Bromberg, Christian Büchel, Patricia J Conrod, Sylvane Desrivières, Vincent Frouin, Jürgen Gallinat, Hugh Garavan, Penny Gowland, Andreas Heinz, Bernd Ittermann, Dimitri Papadopoulos-Orfanos, Tomáš Paus, Michael N Smolka, Gunter Schumann, Marie-Laure Paillère Martinot, Jean-Luc Martinot, IMAGEN consortium

“…In addition, we investigated the relationships between sleep habits, assessed with self-reports, and regional grey matter volumes, and psychological functioning, assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and tests on working memory and impulsivity. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Intradialytic Cognitive and Physical Training to Enhance Functional Capacity by Špela Bogataj, Maja Pajek, Aljaž Kren, Katja Kurnik Mesarič, Jernej Pajek

“…Participants were divided into an experimental (EXP) group that received a combined intervention of intradialytic cycling and cognitive training, and a control (CON) group receiving standard HD treatment. The Trail Making Test (TMT), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and TUG dual task test (TUG-dual) were conducted before and after the intervention. …”
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Effect of onset of metabolic syndrome on allograft function in living donor’s kidney transplantation by Gu Dong-feng, Ding Ya-nan, Shen Bei-li, Zhao He, Liu Rui-yong, Qu Qing-shan

“…Statistical analysis of serum creatine in MS and non-MS groups was conducted by SPSS 16.0 software at Month 3/6，Year 1/3/5 post-transplantation. And t-test was utilized for comparing two groups. Logistic regression was applied for risk factor analysis of MS and <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05 was deemed as significant.ResultsNo significant inter-group difference existed in serum creatine at Month 3 post-transplantation. …”
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Functional disruption of stress modulatory circuits in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy. by Aynara C Wulsin, Ana Franco-Villanueva, Christian Romancheck, Rachel L Morano, Brittany L Smith, Benjamin A Packard, Steve C Danzer, James P Herman

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Groove in drum patterns as a function of both rhythmic properties and listeners' attitudes. by Olivier Senn, Lorenz Kilchenmann, Toni Bechtold, Florian Hoesl

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Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches by Dilara Özen Oruk, Kılıçhan Bayar, Özcan Saygın, Banu Bayar

“…In conclusion, this study shows how cognitive functions, particularly coincidence anticipation timing (CAT), correlate with essential physical performance factors like agility and balance across different sport branches, suggesting that improving cognitive skills could enhance overall athletic performance and inform mental training strategies in sports. …”
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Effects of the lumbar support function of wearable robot (Bot Fit) on sitting position by Jang-hoon Shin, Hyunmuk Lim, Naeun Byeon, Dokwan Lee, Hwang-Jae Lee, Wan-hee Lee

“…Future research should explore the optimal torque settings of the Bot Fit based on individual factors like weight and gender.…”
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Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function by Terezinha C.B. Montelli, Angela M.V.C. Soares, Maria Terezinha S. Peraçoli

“…CONCLUSION: The immunodeficiency in WS was mainly characterized by anergy, impaired cell-mediated immunity, altered levels of immunoglobulins, presence of immature thymocytes in peripheral blood and functional impairment of T lymphocytes induced by plasma inhibitory factors.…”
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Procoagulatory State in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Is Promoted by Impaired Intestinal Barrier Function by Luca Pastorelli, Elena Dozio, Laura Francesca Pisani, Massimo Boscolo-Anzoletti, Elena Vianello, Nadia Munizio, Luisa Spina, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Flora Peyvandi, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli, Maurizio Vecchi

“…Inflammatory and immune mediated disorders are risk factors for arterial and venous thromboembolism. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) confer an even greater risk of thromboembolic events than other inflammatory conditions. …”
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Smoking impairs cognitive function through the mediating effect of periodontitis in older adults by Xiaoqian Luan, Zhou Jin, Shenhang Xia, Jin Li, Yao An, Jiaqi Gao, Shengya Wang, Huwei Xia, Sipei Pan, Yao Zhang, Weihong Song, Yili Wu

“…Mediation analysis was performed to test whether extent of periodontitis mediated associations between smoking status and cognitive function, adjusted for sociodemographic and basic health factors. …”
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Fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells in skeletal muscle unloading: metabolic and functional impairments by Margarita Sorokina, Danila Bobkov, Natalia Khromova, Natalia Vilchinskaya, Boris Shenkman, Anna Kostareva, Renata Dmitrieva

“…FAPs were purified from m. soleus functioning muscle (Contr) and after functional unloading for 7 and 14 days (HS7 and HS14). …”
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Association of Circulating Ceramides With Cardiac Structure and Function in the Community: The Framingham Heart Study by Chike C. Nwabuo, Meredith Duncan, Vanessa Xanthakis, Linda R. Peterson, Gary F. Mitchell, David McManus, Susan Cheng, Ramachandran S. Vasan

“…We tested the hypothesis that plasma ceramide ratio (C16:0/C24:0) is associated with adverse cardiac remodeling in the community. …”
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Life-long microbiome rejuvenation improves intestinal barrier function and inflammaging in mice by Felix Sommer, Joana P. Bernardes, Lena Best, Nina Sommer, Jacob Hamm, Berith Messner, Víctor A. López-Agudelo, Antonella Fazio, Georgios Marinos, A. Samer Kadibalban, Go Ito, Maren Falk-Paulsen, Christoph Kaleta, Philip Rosenstiel

“…Motor coordination and strength were analyzed by rotarod and grip strength tests, intestinal barrier function by serum LAL assay, transcriptional responses by single-cell RNA sequencing, and fecal microbial community properties by 16S rRNA gene profiling and metagenomics. …”
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Understanding the potential of Black garlic as an antibacterial agent by quantifying volume scattering function by Sanchita Roy, Farhana Hussain, Nirmal Mazumder

“…The scattered intensity depends on factors like size, scattering angle, wavelength of light interacting with the particle, relative refractive index of the particle and the medium. …”
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Long-term functional outcomes in patients with isolated cerebellar infarction: the KOSCO study by Ho Seok Lee, Min Kyun Sohn, Jongmin Lee, Deog Young Kim, Yong-Il Shin, Gyung-Jae Oh, Yang-Soo Lee, Min Cheol Joo, So Young Lee, Min-Keun Song, Junhee Han, Jeonghoon Ahn, Young-Hoon Lee, Dae Hyun Kim, Young-Taek Kim, Yun-Hee Kim, Won Hyuk Chang, Won Hyuk Chang

“…We assessed multifaceted functional domains, including motor (Fugl-Meyer Assessment, FMA), ambulatory (Functional Ambulation Category, FAC), cognitive (Korean Mini-Mental State Examination, K-MMSE), swallowing (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Outcome Measurement System Swallowing Scale, ASHA-NOMS), and language functions (Short version of the Korean Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test, Short K-FAST), using serial measurements. …”
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The development and validation of a tablet-based assessment battery of general cognitive ability by Dong-ni Pan, Hailun Xie, Yanjia Zeng, Yixiang Zhou, Cuizhu Lin, Xin Ma, Juejing Ren, Yuanyun Jiao, Yingying Wu, Wei Wei, Gui Xue

“…Reliability was assessed through internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to validate the model. …”
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Optimal Planning of Wind-Based DG: A Two-Stage Approach Linking Penetration Factor, Turbine Type Selection, Capacity, and Power Factors to Minimize Line Losses by Sina Saboktakin, Tarek Medalel Masaud, Ehab F. El-Saadany

“…This is achieved through a novel correlation between DG size, loss reduction, and power factor improvement, ensuring a cost-effective and efficient solution using a single-objective function instead of more complex multi-objective approaches. …”
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The Comparison of Functional Performance Deficits in Female University Athletes with Excessive Pronated Foot by Mahiyh Pirani, Hamid Mohebbi, Babak Nakhostin Rohi, Abolfazl Khoori

“…Anatomical alignment of the lower extremity has been proposed as a risk factor for lower extremity injuries. Although, functional performance tests are dynamic tests are dynamic measures used to assess lower body function, there are limited researches on the functional performance deficits in patients with excessive pronated foot. …”
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The Effects of Diabetic Duration on Lacrimal Functional Unit in Patients with Type II Diabetes by Xiaoyu Zeng, Ying Lv, Zhongxiu Gu, Zhe Jia, Chen Zhang, Xiaoxiao Lu, Chenchen Chu, Yichen Gao, Yu Nie, Yanxia Wang, Yan Zhang, Shaozhen Zhao

“…Diabetic duration is an important factor that affects functions of the lacrimal functional unit in patients with Type II diabetes. …”
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Study of various types of rice field management systems on the functional properties of rice by Ariyantoro Achmad Ridwan, Atmaka Windi, Sonata Belinda, Syamsiyah Jauhari

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate how various rice field management strategies affected the Mentik Wangi and IR64 white rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties’ physical, chemical, physicochemical, functional, and sensory qualities. With just one factor—the conventional, semi-organic, and organic rice field management systems—the methodology applied a fully randomized design. …”
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