Structural and functional state of various zones of skin microcirculation in men with isolated diastolic hypertension by Andrei I. Korolev, Andrei A. Fedorovich, Aleksander Yu. Gorshkov, Valida A. Dadaeva, Mikhail G. Chaschin, Anna V. Strelkova, Ksenia V. Omelyanenko, Maria A. Mikhailova, Oxana M. Drapkina

“…The objective of our study was to assess the structural and functional characteristics of various skin microcirculation zones in men with newly diagnosed isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH). …”
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Metabolic and functional cardiac changes at II-type pancreatic diabetes and abdominal adiposity in rats by M. V. Kolbina, V. T. Dolgikh, V. I. Chesnokov

“…Therefore the peripheral insulin resistance plays the leading role in the development of metabolic and functional abnormality complex at II-type PD and abdominal adisposity. …”
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Evaluation of functional capacity and level of physical activity in adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis by Inaê Cherobin, Paulo Dalcin, Bruna Ziegler

“…This study included 31 patients with CF (11 males and 20 females) and 31 healthy individuals. Patients with CF had significantly lower values of body mass index (BMI), pulmonary function parameters, physical activity level, six-minute walking distance (6MWD) and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2). …”
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Functional Morphology of Secretion by the Large Wax Glands (Sensilla Sagittiformia) Involved in Tick Defense by Jay A. Yoder, Joshua B. Benoit, Megan R. Bundy, Brian Z. Hedges, Kevin M. Gribbins

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Evaluation of Subjective Eustachian Tube Function and Hearing Perception of Patients with Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Tuba Toprak, Gülce Kirazlı, Mehmet Fatih Öğüt

“…Objective: Rhinological or otological diseases can negatively affect eustachian tube functions and cause eustachian tube dysfunction. Hearing loss can be seen in patients with eustachian tube dysfunction. …”
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Effect of prepubertal caffeine consumption and recovery on adult erectile tissue functions in Wistar rats by Shakiru Salami, Bashua Kassim, Michael Allen, Hussein Salahdeen, Babatunde Murtala

“… The study examines the impact of caffeine consumption during prepubertal development and recovery on the contractile function of the adult corpus cavernosum in Wistar rats. …”
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Antioxidant Activity, Glycemic Response, and Functional Properties of Rice Cooked with Red Palm Oil by Samsu U. Nurdin, Siti Nurdjanah, Ramadhan Triyandi, Bambang Nurhadi

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Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Structural and Functional Indices in Broiler Chickens Treated with Silver Nanoparticles by Hamid Raieszadeh, Vahid Noaman, Mehrdad Yadegari

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Analysis of Electric Vehicle Charging Behavior Patterns with Function Principal Component Analysis Approach by Chenxi Chen, Yang Song, Xianbiao Hu, Ivan G. Guardiola

“…Compared with the traditional discrete-based analysis models, the proposed FDA modeling approach had unique advantages in preserving the smooth function behavior of the data, bringing more flexibility in the modeling process with little required assumptions or background knowledge on independent variables, as well as the capability of handling time series data with different lengths or sizes. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of α-farnesene synthase gene from the cabbage Brassica oleracea by ZHANG Tong, WANG Yiping, GE Yang, NTIRI Eric, ZHOU Wenwu

“…In order to illuminate the biological function of α-farnesene synthase gene (BoTPSa) from the cabbage Brassica oleracea, the BoTPSa gene was cloned and its expression levels were measured in the plants treated by different environmental stresses. …”
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Functional outcomes in older patients after Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in Japan: The LIFE study by Masayo Komatsu, Sanyu Ge, Yasuyoshi Kimura, Ling Zha, Nobuhiro Narii, Yuki Okita, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, Yasufumi Gon, Fumiko Murata, Megumi Maeda, Sho Komukai, Kosuke Kiyohara, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Hideki Mochizuki, Haruhisa Fukuda

“…Background: The association between care needs level (CNL) and functional outcomes after diagnosis in older patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is unclear. …”
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Repurposing Olive Oil Mill Wastewater into a Valuable Ingredient for Functional Bread Production by Ignazio Restivo, Lino Sciurba, Serena Indelicato, Mario Allegra, Claudia Lino, Giuliana Garofalo, David Bongiorno, Salvatore Davino, Giuseppe Avellone, Luca Settanni, Luisa Tesoriere, Raimondo Gaglio

“…However, in terms of the specific volume and alveolation, breads from the <i>S</i> process and OOMW had poor quality, while those from the <i>B</i> process had better quality. …”
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Clinical, functional, and laboratory course of children and adolescents with severe asthma after discontinuation of biologics by Valentina Agnese Ferraro, Raimondo Junior Castaldo, Fiorenza Alfier, Margherita Amadi, Chiara Pertoldi, Valentina Tonazzo, Stefania Zanconato, Silvia Carraro

“…At withdrawal, all had well-controlled asthma (GINA and CASI 3). Clinical control scores, spirometry, PAQLQ remained stable overtime. …”
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Functional Outcome of Surgical Management of Mid-diaphyseal Clavicle Fractures Treated by Plate Osteosynthesis by Selvaraj Ramalingam, K. Arvind Kumar, V. Dhivaakar, M. S. Santhosh

“…Earlier the fracture union better the functional outcome.…”
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Feature-Based Classification of Amino Acid Substitutions outside Conserved Functional Protein Domains by Branislava Gemovic, Vladimir Perovic, Sanja Glisic, Nevena Veljkovic

“…There are more than 500 amino acid substitutions in each human genome, and bioinformatics tools irreplaceably contribute to determination of their functional effects. We have developed feature-based algorithm for the detection of mutations outside conserved functional domains (CFDs) and compared its classification efficacy with the most commonly used phylogeny-based tools, PolyPhen-2 and SIFT. …”
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Techno-functional, textural and sensorial properties of frankfurters as affected by the addition of bee pollen powder by S. M. Novakovic, I. V. Djekic, M. B. Pesic, A. Z. Kostic, D. D. Milincic, I. В. Tomasevic

“…The objective of this study was to determine whether the addition of different pollen powder concentrations (0.5; 1.0 and 1.5 g/100 g) had an influence on techno-functional, textural and sensorial traits of frankfurters. …”
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Gaps in the physical therapy approach to functioning and disability after stroke: a scoping review by Sofia Queiros Vieira, Shamyr Sulyvan de Castro

“…This scoping review analyzed clinical trials conducted by physical therapists that had functioning/disability in post-stroke adults as an outcome, with the aim of investigating the biopsychosocial model approach. …”
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Recombinant expression and functional analysis of transgelin-like protein from the shell of Mytilus coruscus by JIANG Yuting, SUN Qi, XU Huanzhi, SHEN Wang, ZHANG Xiaolin, FAN Meihua, LIAO Zhi

“…Sequence analysis showed that the TLP contained a calponin homology (CH) domain, and the spatial structure of TLP predicted by SWISS-MODEL presented a conformation formed predominately by α-helices. Functional analyses showed that the rTLP had significant effects on the morphological change of aragonite-type calcium carbonate crystal and polymorph change of calcite-type calcium carbonate crystal, suggesting the function of this protein in the transformation of calcite to aragonite. …”
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The Value of Functional Multislice Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Instability of the Cervical Spinal Motion Segments by S. К. Ternovoy, N. S. Serova, A. S. Abramov, T. I. Miskaryan

“…The authors propose a new diagnostic technique - functional multislice computed tomography (fMSCT). The objective of the study was to investigate the efficiency of the technique versus radiography.Material and methods. …”
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Legal and Functional Determinants of Cooperation Between Polish and Ukrainian Local Governments Since 1990 by Маріуш В. Сіенькієвіч

“…Subsequent administrative reforms introduced from the beginning of the 1990s had an impact on the development of the decentralization and democratization of the public sector. …”
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