Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction and Antithyroid Antibodies in North India by Cherry Bansal, Amanpreet Singh, Pragya Pandey

“… Background: Thyroid hormones control metabolism and growth functions. Incidence of thyroid dysfunction – hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and autoimmune disorders are on the rise. …”
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Quantitative Electroencephalography Monitoring in Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery: A Clinical Case Review and Prospective Applications by Ya‐Peng Wang, Jason Z. Qu, Dong‐Jin Wang

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Functional connectivity between the visual and salience networks and autistic social features at school-age by Jessica B. Girault, Tomoyuki Nishino, Muhamed Talović, Mary Beth Nebel, Margaret Reynolds, Catherine A. Burrows, Jed T. Elison, Chimei M. Lee, Abraham Z. Snyder, Mark D. Shen, Audrey M. Shen, Kelly N. Botteron, Annette M. Estes, Stephen R. Dager, Guido Gerig, Heather C. Hazlett, Natasha Marrus, Robert C. McKinstry, Juhi Pandey, Robert T. Schultz, Tanya St John, Martin A. Styner, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Alexandre A. Todorov, Joseph Piven, John R. Pruett, for the IBIS Network

“…Methods Resting state functional connectivity MRIs (fcMRI) and behavioral data were analyzed from 97 school-age children (8.1–12.0 years, 55 males, 15 ASD) with (n = 63) or without (n = 34) a family history of ASD. fcMRI enrichment analysis (EA) was used to screen for associations between network-level functional connectivity and six behaviors of interest in a data-driven manner: social affect, restricted and repetitive behavior (RRB), generalized anxiety, inattention, motor coordination, and matrix reasoning. …”
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Stabilization of nonlinear safety-critical systems by relaxed converse Lyapunov-barrier approach and its applications in robotic systems by Haoqi Li, Jiangping Hu, Xiaoming Hu, Bijoy K. Ghosh

“…Abstract Combining safety objectives with stability objectives is crucial for safety-critical systems. Existing studies generally unified these two objectives by constructing Lyapunov-type barrier functions. …”
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The role of triglycerides in predicting new-onset arthritis in the general population over 45 years old: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Weiwei Ma, Honggu Chen, Jing Deng, Qipeng Yuan, Huanan Li, Huanan Li

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Real-World Outcomes of Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy Prescribed by General Practitioners in Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Literature Review by Linet Odonde, Lorenzo Pradelli, Claudio Micheletto

“…One study reported on inhaler use, 8 on adherence, 2 on drug persistence, 5 on lung function, 3 on exacerbations, and 6 on health-related quality of life. …”
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Differences in Functional Characteristics and Microbial Community Structures of Three Types of High-Temperature Daqu by LIANG Erhong, LI Jinyang, LI Weiwei, ZHU Hua, WANG Kun, ZHANG Chengnan, LIANG Xin, CHEN Xi, SUN Baoguo, LI Xiuting

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Parameters of social existence and social functioning of lesbians: Lesbian body in processes of social interactions by Mršević Zorica Ž.

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Preserving the Integrity of Organizations’ Quality Management System during Unification and Integration: Functional Approach by Marina V. Sokolovskaya, Elena V. Zamiralova

“…The authors use methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization and comparison as well as system analysis, identification of cause-and-effect relationships, process and system approach, internal audits, self-assessment, expert assessment, ranking. …”

On the Correlation between the Definitions “Religious Discourse” and “Religious Functional Style”: Confessional and Linguistic Aspects by Elena V. Grudinina

“…The article presents the experience of theoretical generalization of modern scientific ideas about the content and correlation of the most important concepts of modern speech communication in the religious sphere: “religious discourse” and “religious functional style”. …”
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Is functional brain connectivity atypical in autism? A systematic review of EEG and MEG studies. by Christian O'Reilly, John D Lewis, Mayada Elsabbagh

“…Nevertheless, a general trend supporting the hypothesis of long-range functional underconnectivity can be observed. …”
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Disrupted resting-state interhemispheric functional connectivity in patients with first-episode moyamoya disease by Jiajia Nie, Li Qi, Pan Wu, Chao Li, Baogen Du, Chen Chen, Shanshan Cao, Qiang Wei, Kai Wang, Ling Wei, Yanghua Tian

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A Novel Autonomous 5-D Hyperjerk RC Circuit with Hyperbolic Sine Function by N. Tsafack, J. Kengne

“…To the best of author’s knowledge, this rich dynamics has not yet been revealed in any 5-D dynamical system in general or particularly in any hyperjerk system. Pspice circuit simulations are performed to verify theoretical/numerical analysis.…”
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Effect of frailty on the short-term functional outcome of elderly patients with traumatic brain injury by Yujing Gu, Huiqin Cui, Yang Gu, Xiaojiang Liu

“…[Methods] A retrospective analysis was conducted on 127 elderly patients with traumatic brain injury admitted to Hai’an People’s Hospital from April 2019 to April 2022.General information, demographics, clinical indicators and imaging results were collected.The clinical frailty scale that provides an assessment of the presence and severity of frailty was applied.The in-hospital mortality and neurological status at 3 months of onset were compared between the frail and non-frail groups.Multivariate logistic regression were used to clarify the factors affecting the prognosis of patients' neurological function, and clarify the predictive power of Glasgow coma scale and logistic regression model for neurological function prognosis through ROC curve analysis. …”
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ON THE EXPEDIENCY AND DIRECTIONS OF IMPROVING THE METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING STUDENTS MATERIAL OF THE CONTENT LINE "FUNCTIONS AND THEIR GRAPHS" by Тетяна Года, Олександр Школьний

“…We also use some empirical methods: our own survey using Google forms, monitoring the learning process in secondary schools, and analysis of student achievement. In this article, we also use a set of methods of scientific knowledge: comparative analysis to clarify different views on the problem; systematization, and generalization in order to draw conclusions and formulate recommendations for improving the methodology of teaching students the material of the content line "Functions and their graphs"; generalization of pedagogical experience and observations of the authors. …”
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Characterizing Duodenal Immune Microenvironment in Functional Dyspepsia: An AutoML-Driven Diagnostic Framework by Zhang X, Fan X, Hu X, Qian Z, Li J, Wu W, Chen L, Wu S, Ma L, Yang C, Zhang T, Su X, Wei W

“…Xueping Zhang,1,* Xingfu Fan,2,* Xinxin Hu,1 Zixing Qian,3 Jiaxuan Li,3 Wenyu Wu,1 Lei Chen,1 Suowei Wu,4 Lixin Ma,4 Chen Yang,5 Tao Zhang,1 Xiaolan Su,1 Wei Wei1 1Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Emergency General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaolan Su; Wei Wei, Email suxiaolan1982@126.com; sxxtyy@sina.comBackground: Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a prevalent gastroduodenal disorder with an unclear pathogenesis. …”
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The effect of occlusal balance and prosthesis on occlusal function of patients after dental implant restoration by Yanli Zhang, Baorong Zhang

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Effects of severe scoliosis on cardiac structure and function in resting patients: a retrospective study by Jie Xiao, Tao Li, Yingsong Wang, Zhi Zhao, Jingming Xie, Jin Zhou

“…Abstract Background Severe scoliosis may impair cardiac structure and function. This study aims to evaluate the cardiac structural and functional changes in patients with severe thoracic scoliosis at rest, using echocardiography to inform perioperative strategies. …”
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Heart Failure Impairs Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Responses to Injury by Tina B. Marvasti, Faisal J. Alibhai, Grace J. Yang, Shu‐Hong Li, Jun Wu, Terrence Yau, Ren‐Ke Li

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Spectral Response Function Retrieval of Spaceborne Fourier Transform Spectrometers: Application to Metop-IASI by Pierre Dussarrat, Guillaume Deschamps, Dorothee Coppens

“…The success of this technology, however, relies on an accurate knowledge of the instrument’s spectral response functions (SRFs). Usually, the SRFs are assessed on-ground and then monitored on-flight using tedious analysis of the acquired radiances coupled with instrumental models; nonetheless, the complete retrieval of the SRFs is generally out of reach. …”
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