Relationship between Thyroid Function and Kidney Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Ying Zhang, Yang Wang, Xiao Jun Tao, Qian Li, Feng Fei Li, Kok Onn Lee, Dong Mei Li, Jian Hua Ma

“…A cohort study of 5936 T2D patients was assessed for thyroid and kidney functions, in whom 248 with subclinical hyperthyroidism and 362 with subclinical hypothyroidism. …”
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The Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension on Functional and Morphological Parameters of Heart Function in COVID-19 by D. S. Shilin, M. V. Chistyakova, V. V. Shilina, K. G. Shapovalov

“…The objective of the study: to evaluate functional and morphological parameters of cardiac function in patients with pulmonary hypertension and COVID-19.Subjects: The study included 53 patients of both genders with community-acquired multisegmental viral-bacterial pneumonia and COVID-19 who were treated in intensive care units. …”
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Application of Election Functions to Estimate the Number of Monotone Self-Dual Boolean functions by Leonid Y. Bystrov, Egor V. Kuzmin

“…Dedekind problem on the number of monotone boolean functions. For other precomplete classes, general formulas for the number of functions of the classes had been found, but it has not been found so far for the class of monotone boolean functions. …”
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Inflammation, non-endothelial dependent coronary microvascular function and diastolic function-Are they linked? by Hannah E Suhrs, Jakob Schroder, Kira B Bové, Naja D Mygind, Daria Frestad, Marie M Michelsen, Theis Lange, Ida Gustafsson, Jens Kastrup, Eva Prescott

“…We used E/e' as an indicator of diastolic function in age-adjusted linear regressions to assess correlations between biomarkers, CFVR and diastolic function.…”
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The myocardial function index (MFI): An integrated measure of cardiac function in AL-cardiomyopathy by Nadia Akhiyat, Vidhu Anand, Vinayak Kumar, Alexander Ryu, Raymond Gibbons, Barry A. Borlaug, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Omar Abou Ezzeddine, Nandan Anavekar

“…Methods: Consecutive patients diagnosed with AL-CM who had underwent cardiac MRI between 2001–2017 were identified and compared to healthy individuals. …”
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Surgical and functional outcomes of bilateral synchronous adrenalectomy for functional tumors: A cohort study by Keshav Agarwal, Rashmi Ramachandran, Nikhil Tandon, Rajeev Kumar

“…Thirty-three of these 48 patients had bilateral pheochromocytomas and 15 had Cushing’s syndrome. …”
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Analysis of the effects of eating and emotions on reproductive axis function in patients with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea by Ye Lu, Yao Chen, Yuting Zhao, Yulu Wang, Hang Chen, Feifei Zhang, Xin Li

“…Objective: To investigate the effects of eating and emotions on reproductive axis function in patients with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA).Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to summarize the clinical and endocrine characteristics of 58 patients with FHA at initial diagnosis and to follow up the recovery of ovulation and spontaneous menstruation in the patients to investigate these biochemical indicators and their effects on recovery outcomes.Results: Among patients with FHA, 13.8% (8/58) and 15.5% (9/58) had above moderately severe depressive and severe anxiety symptoms respectively, and 25.9% (15/58) were at high risk for eating disorders. 34.5% (20/58) were included assessed as having recovered. …”
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Physicochemical, functional, and sensory characteristics of spray-dried instant Minasarua: a functional beverage by Neyla Vista Maramy, Tri Dewanti Widyaningsih, Erryana Martati, Agustina Tri Endharti, Safira Salsabila

“…Minasarua, a traditional Indonesian beverage, is rich in bioactive compounds and has functional properties for health, but it has a short shelf life. …”
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BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF SOME FLOUR COMPOSITES IN THE MANUFACTURING OF FUNCTIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS by Debby Moody SUMANTI, Imas Siti SETIASIH, Roostita L.BALIA, Agung KARUNIAWAN, Hendronoto Arnoldus W. LENGKEY

“…The objective of this research was to determine the bioactive compounds and functional properties of composite flour that can be applied for functional food products. …”
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Pathomorphological changes of lungs and functional biochemical parameters of respiratory function in patients with intracerebral hemorrhages by S. I. Tertyishniy, V. O. Shavrin

“…Pulmonary complications and closely related with them systemic functional-biochemical abnormalities are the most common complications of cerebral stroke. …”
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Correlation of structure and function in glaucoma by Maria Joanna Rodriguez-Chan, MD, Patricia M. Khu,MD,MS, Ma. Margarita L. Luna, MD, Manuel B. Agulto, MD

“…The participants were longitudinally evaluated and had comprehensive eye examination, imaging, and functional testing. …”
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Pain, functional status, social function and conditions of habitation in elderly unilaterally lower limb amputees by Đurović Aleksandar, Ilić Dejan, Brdareski Zorica, Plavšić Aleksandra, Đurđević Slaviša

“…In this period, the majority of the amputees (68%) had phantom pain or residual limb pain (21%). Two months after amputation the pain intensity was significantly lower (VAS = 4.07±2.19; 2.34±1.41; p < 0.001), and the functional status significantly better than on discharge (FIM = 75.13±16.52; 87.87±16.48; p < 0.001). …”
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Hemodynamic Functional Changes in Miners by A. R. Vartanyan, G. V. Kondranin, A. V. Budayev, D. V. Vyalov, Yu. A Churlyaev

“…For this, 391 miners aged 20 to 60 years who had been working underground for 1 to 40 years were examined. …”
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Functional Biscuits with Soy Protein by Ekaterina S. Statsenko, Mikhail A. Shtarberg, Eugene A. Borodin

“…As a rule, modern confectionery products have added nutritional value, which makes them functional products. As a popular snack, biscuits are a promising object for fortification with functional ingredients. …”
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Functional soft palate reconstruction by Sofia Oetliker-Contin, Tarek Ismail, Rik Osinga, Maximilian Burger, Jens Jakscha, Claude Fischer, Laurent Muller, Carlo M. Oranges, Dirk J. Schaefer

“…Analysis of the reconstruction showed that seven of the eight patients had satisfactory swallowing function, and all patients were able to speak in an understandable manner with minimal nasalance. …”
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Three-month functional outcomes of acute ischemic stroke in patients with chronic renal function impairment. by Dina Hemmati, Negin Eissazade, Shayan Eghdami, Zahra Mirzaasgari, Atefeh Amouzegar

“…Patients with lower eGFR had higher NIHSS scores (more severe strokes) and higher mRS scores at both baseline and three months (poorer functional outcomes). …”
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A deeper exploration of functional connectivity of brain regions regulating bladder function in healthy adults by Arda Bayer, Kris Hoffman, Betsy Salazar, Behnaam Aazhang, Rose Khavari

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been the primary tool in human research for studying and advancing our understanding of neural control of the bladder. …”
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The impact of internet pornography addiction on brain function: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study by Qicheng Shu, Qicheng Shu, Shiyu Tang, Zhenhua Wu, Jiahuan Feng, Wenhao Lv, Min Huang, Fan Xu

“…Participants completed the Stroop Color and Word Task (SCWT) before and after they had watched the video. Facial expressions and life signs were measured continuously during the experiment.ResultsCompared with the group that frequently viewed pornographic videos, the group with low-frequency pornography viewing exhibited enhanced functional connectivity in the inferior prefrontal cortex and pars triangularis of Broca’s area in the frontal lobe, the primary somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe, and the pre-motor and supplementary motor cortices. …”
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Clinical-functional peculiarities of stable angina of different functional classes considering myocardial infarction in an anamnesis by V. K. Tashchuk, Al Salama Muhamed Vasek, T. М. Amelina, I. O. Makoviichuk, O. P. Dinova

“…Aim. To study clinical-functional peculiarities of stable angina pectoris (SAP) of different functional classes (FC) with post-infarction and diffuse cardiosclerosis. …”
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Preoperative Evaluation of Sexual Function in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Nerve-Sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy by Boyan Atanasov, Nikolay Kolev, Rumen Kotsev, Fahd Al-Shargabi, Pencho Genov, Aleksandar Vanov

“…Twelve patients had mild ED, 9 patients had mild to moderate ED, seven patients had moderate, and eight had severe ED. …”
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