Analysis of Stream Function in a Powell-Eyring Fluid Flow with Couple-Stress Effect and Rotation by Rana Ghazi, Liqaa Zeki Hummady

“…In flow analysis, assumptions such as a low Reynolds number and a long wavelength approximation are used. The stream function and mechanical efficiency have closed form expressions devised. …”
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Metacognition and executive functions: Developmental interrelations and interactions with cognitive performance in the preschool and primary school years by Smaragda Kazi, Alexandra Karousou, Angelos Markos, Dimitra Economacou, Tryfonas Bikos, Nikos Makris

“… A large body of research highlights the important role of both executive functions (EF) and metacognitive monitoring (MM) in children's cognitive functioning in general, and in their performance on specific cognitive tasks in particular. …”
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Naloxonazine, an Amastigote-Specific Compound, Affects Leishmania Parasites through Modulation of Host-Encoded Functions. by Géraldine De Muylder, Benoit Vanhollebeke, Guy Caljon, Alan R Wolfe, James McKerrow, Jean-Claude Dujardin

“…Host-directed therapies (HDTs) constitute promising alternatives to traditional therapy that directly targets the pathogen but is often hampered by pathogen resistance. …”
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Integrated functions of Pax3 and Pax7 in the regulation of proliferation, cell size and myogenic differentiation. by Charlotte A Collins, Viola F Gnocchi, Robert B White, Luisa Boldrin, Ana Perez-Ruiz, Frederic Relaix, Jennifer E Morgan, Peter S Zammit

“…Our results show that in muscle progenitor cells, Pax3 and Pax7 function to maintain expression of myogenic regulatory factors, and promote population expansion, but are also required for myogenic differentiation to proceed.…”
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Research on Damage Identification in Transmission Tower Structures Based on Cross-Correlation Function Amplitude Vector by Qing Zhang, Xing Fu, Wenqiang Jiang, Hengdong Jin

“…This paper presents a cross-correlation function amplitude vector (CorV) method for damage localization based on time-domain response analysis. …”
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Human stem cell-derived neurons: a system to study human tau function and dysfunction. by Mariangela Iovino, Rickie Patani, Colin Watts, Siddharthan Chandran, Maria Grazia Spillantini

“…<h4>Background</h4>Intracellular filamentous deposits containing microtubule-associated protein tau constitute a defining characteristic of many neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Functional Prediction of Hypothetical Proteins from and Validation of the Predicted Models by Using ROC Curve Analysis by Md. Amran Gazi, Sultan Mahmud, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Parag Palit, Md. Rezaul Islam, Humaira Rashid, Subhasish Das, Mustafa Mahfuz, Tahmeed Ahmeed

“…Shigella spp. constitutes some of the key pathogens responsible for the global burden of diarrhoeal disease. …”
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Mechanical properties and energy absorption of CoCrNi functionally graded TPMS cellular structures by Zhaoyi Wang, Junxian Zhou, Yunzhuo Lu, Dongming Li, Deyu Yue, Xu Zhang, Bingzhi Chen

“…Functionally gradient triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures are found widespread applications in fields such as aerospace and defense engineering, owing to flexible modulation of lightweight and energy-absorbing properties. …”
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Identification, expression profiling and potential functional roles of nuclear receptors in the social aphid Pseudoregma bambucicola by Jianjun Lu, Xiaolei Huang

“…Abstract Background Nuclear receptors (NRs) constitute a superfamily of transcription factors that regulate diverse biological processes. …”
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Vitamin D Antagonises the Suppressive Effect of Inflammatory Cytokines on CTLA-4 Expression and Regulatory Function. by Louisa E Jeffery, Omar S Qureshi, David Gardner, Tie Z Hou, Zoe Briggs, Blagoje Soskic, Jennifer Baker, Karim Raza, David M Sansom

“…The immune suppressive protein CTLA-4 is constitutively expressed by Tregs and induced in effector T cells upon activation. …”
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Diversification of sources of income in agricultural holdings in the context of multi-functional development of rural areas in Poland by Roman Rudnicki, Anna Dubownik, Mirosław Biczkowski

“…What can prove the progressing multi-functional development of agricultural holdings is a low rank of farms where incomes are generated mostly by agriculture-related activities, which is particularly conspicuous upon comparison with the percentage of agricultural holdings with incomes from work in non-agricultural sectors. …”
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Urban Resilience and Energy Demand in Tropical Climates: A Functional Zoning Approach for Emerging Cities by Javier Urquizo, Hugo Rivera-Torres

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A cytoplasmic new catalytic subunit of calcineurin in Trypanosoma cruzi and its molecular and functional characterization. by Patricio R Orrego, Héctor Olivares, Esteban M Cordero, Albert Bressan, Mauro Cortez, Hernán Sagua, Ivan Neira, Jorge González, José Franco da Silveira, Nobuko Yoshida, Jorge E Araya

“…It is constitutively transcribed in all T. cruzi developmental forms and is localized predominantly in the cytosol. …”
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Functional and structural brain remodeling in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy following cervical decompression surgery by Bingyong Xie, Haoyu Ni, Jiyuan Yao, Zhibin Xu, Sicheng Bian, Haoxiang Wang, Kun Zhu, Xianyong Wu, Peiwen Song, Yuanyuan Wu, Yongqiang Yu, Fulong Dong

“…Neurological function was evaluated through standardized clinical scores. …”
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Loquat-tea intercropping enhances rhizosphere microbial diversity and functional profiles in tea soil ecosystems by Chengyi Zou, Tianfei Dai, Zhonghua Liang, Mingyan Li, Lina Meng, Xianming Zhao, Nianzhen Li, Qin Wei, Mohamed A. Abd Elhamid, Amr M. Atif, Salma A. Soaud, Mengling Wen, Kuan Yan, Ahmed H. El-Sappah, Ahmed H. El-Sappah

“…The comparative analysis at KEGG level 3 revealed that Metabolic pathways 289 constituted the most abundantly annotated functional category across all three groups. …”
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Social capital, functional health status and quality of life among adults in rural Southwest Nigeria by Promise Izuchukwu Okoroafor, Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi, Mobolaji Modinat Salawu, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…Therefore, this study explored the association(s) between structural social capital, functional health status, and quality of life among adults in rural southwest Nigeria. …”
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Impact of Emphysema Subtypes and Volume on Lung Ventilation and Gas Exchange Functions as Evidenced by Computed Tomography by N. A. Griva, P. V. Gavrilov, I. A. Nikitina, L. D. Kiryukhina, A. N. Narkevich, E. G. Sokolovich

“…Objective: to characterize the relationship between the subtype and volume of pulmonary emphysema on the indicators of lung ventilation and gas exchange functions. Material and methods. The data of radiation and functional studies were analyzed in 50 patients. …”
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Effects of Mulberry Leaf Extract on the Liver Function of Juvenile Spotted Sea Bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) by Sishun Zhou, Hao Lin, Lumin Kong, Jianrong Ma, Zhongying Long, Huihui Qin, Zhangfan Huang, Yi Lin, Longhui Liu, Zhongbao Li

“…In order to explore the effect of mulberry leaf extract (ELM) on the liver function of spotted sea bass, 360 fish with healthy constitution (average body weight 9.00 ± 0.02 g) were selected and randomly divided into six groups with three repetitions, and six groups of fish were randomly placed into 18 test tanks (200 L) with 20 fish per tank for the 52-day feeding test. …”
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Cloning vectors for gene delivery, integration and expression in Campylobacter jejuni by Gaylen A Uhlich, Lori Bagi, Nereus W Gunther

“…System utility was demonstrated by restoring function of a flaAB deletion (RM3194ΔflaAB::tet) with a flaA gene or flaA/flaB combination.…”
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Noninvasive identification and therapeutic implications of supernormal left ventricular contractile phenotype by Yi Wang, Lixue Yin

“…Left ventricular (LV) function is typically evaluated through LV ejection fraction (EF), a robust indicator of risk, showing a nonlinear increase in mortality rates below 40%. …”
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