Buriti Oil (<i>Mauritia flexuosa</i> L.) as Functional Feed for Broiler Chickens by Leilane R. B. Dourado, Adriana S. A. Brauna, Roseane M. Bezerra, Iara S. Sousa, Franscica Luana A. Carvalho, Gabriela G. Silva, Francinete A. S. Moura, Samara C. Sousa, Renato A. Santos, Silvokleio C. Silva, Lucilene S. Silva, Larissa Maria F. Gonçalves, Rafael S. Miranda

“…However, it caused an excess of energy that had to be metabolized by the birds, consequently affecting their performance. …”
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Latent class analysis identifies functional decline with Amsterdam IADL in preclinical Alzheimer's disease by Sarah‐Christine Villeneuve, Marion Houot, Federica Cacciamani, Merike Verrijp, Bruno Dubois, Sietske Sikkes, Stéphane Epelbaum, MEMENTO study group and the INSIGHT‐preAD study group, Hovagim Bakardjian, Habib Benali, Hugo Bertin, Joel Bonheur LaurieBoukadida, Nadia Boukerrou, Enrica Cavedo, Patrizia Chiesa, Olivier Colliot, Bruno Dubois, Marion Dubois, Stéphane Epelbaum, Geoffroy Gagliardi, Remy Genthon, Marie‐Odile Habert, Harald Hampel, Marion Houot, Aurélie Kas, Foudil Lamari, Marcel Levy, Simone Lista, Christiane Metzinger, Fanny Mochel, Francis Nyasse, Catherine Poisson, Marie‐Claude Potier, Marie Revillon, Antonio Santos, Katia Santos Andrade, Marine Sole, Mohmed Surtee, Michel Thiebaud de Schotten, Andrea Vergallo, Nadjia Younsi

“…The largest class (212 [73.4%]) had stable A‐IADL‐Q scores over 3 years. A second group (23 [8.0%]) showed a persistent functional decline, higher amyloid load (P = .0005), and lower education (P = .0392). …”
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Fc-effector functional antibody assays for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern by Xuemin Chen, Grace Li, Caroline Ciric, Theda Gibson, Larry J. Anderson, Larry J. Anderson, Christina A. Rostad, Christina A. Rostad

“…The greatest increase in neutralizing antibodies was against the XBB.1.5 strain, while Fc-effector functional antibodies had similar fold-increases in antibody titers against the breadth of SARS-CoV-2 variants tested. …”
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Diagnostic value of the urea-to-creatinine ratio for gastrointestinal bleeding source: influence of renal function by Philipp Russ, Julian M. Koppenhöfer, Simon Bedenbender, Thomas S. Tarawneh, Ulrike W. Denzer, Ivica Grgic, Martin Rußwurm, Christian S. Haas

“…CKD was present in 321 (37.8%) and AKI in 354 (41.7%) patients; 199 (56.2%) of those with AKI had pre-existing CKD. Upper GI bleeding occurred more frequently in patients with AKI (75.1%) and CKD (72.9%) than in those with normal renal function (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0003, respectively); both groups also required transfusions more frequently (p < 0.0001 for both). …”
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Respiratory Muscle Function in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis in the Era of CFTR Modulator Therapies by Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla, Ángela Blanco Velasco, Thomas Yvert, Verónica Sanz-Santiago, Ana Morales Tirado, Alejandro López Neyra, Cristina de Manuel, Marta Ruiz Valbuena, Margarita Pérez-Ruiz

“…<b>Objective</b>: The objective of this study was to analyze respiratory muscle function in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) treated with Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (ETI) compared to healthy individuals, based on the hypothesis that CFTR modulators may improve respiratory muscle strength. …”
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Functional dynamics analysis of endophytic microbial communities during Amorphophallus muelleri seed maturation by Min Yang, Yongteng Zhao, Lifang Li, Ying Qi, Penghua Gao, Jianwei Guo, Jiani Liu, Zebin Chen, Jianrong Zhao, Lei Yu

“…The species annotation results show that Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota were the dominant bacterial and fungal communities in A. muelleri seeds at different maturation stages. The KEGG and COG functional gene annotation results revealed that the seed samples during the three maturation stages had higher KO functional diversity than the seed coat samples, and the COG functional diversity of the green and red seed samples was also significantly higher than that of the seed coat samples. …”
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Impedance cardiography parameters reflecting left ventricular function are markers of pulmonary arterial hypertension by Yang Wentao, Yang Wentao, Wang Yumiao, Yang Luanluan, Li Xin, Cui Xiaopei

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The Function of Heat Shock Transcription Factors in Sex Differentiation in <i>Cynoglossus semilaevis</i> by Zhijie Li, Xuexue Sun, Haipeng Yan, Lijun Wang, Xihong Li, Na Wang, Min Wei, Wenteng Xu

“…In vivo RNA interference had an effect on the female gonads and mainly affected <i>neurl3</i> expression. …”
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The paradox of hnRNPK: both absence and excess impair skeletal muscle function in mice by Yongjie Xu, Yuxi Wang, Xiaofang Cheng, Mengjia Zhang, Nuo Chen, Jiahua Guo, Yueru Huang, Quanxi Li, Tianyu Li, Tiantian Meng, Cencen Li, Pengpeng Zhang, Haixia Xu

“…In adult mice, both the loss and gain of hnRNPK function led to reduced muscle mass, decreased fiber size, and compromised skeletal muscle homeostasis. …”
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Self-reported cognitive function in older breast cancer survivors after chemotherapy treatment by Rachel Kim, Julia Peña, Kai-Ping Liao, Susan K. Peterson, Liang Li, Daria Zorzi, Holly M. Holmes, Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, Sharon H. Giordano

“…Purpose: This study evaluated self-reported cognitive function in older breast cancer survivors and its association with prior chemotherapy. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomics reveals the heterogeneity and function of mast cells in human ccRCC by Xiyu Song, Xiyu Song, Xiyu Song, Jianhua Jiao, Jianhua Jiao, Jiayang Qin, Wei Zhang, Weijun Qin, Weijun Qin, Shuaijun Ma, Shuaijun Ma

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Molecular cloning and functional identification of an apple flagellin receptor MdFLS2 gene by Chen-hui QI, Xian-yan ZHAO, Han JIANG, Hai-tao LIU, Yong-xu WANG, Da-gang HU, Yu-jin HAO

“…An oxidative burst was detected in the treated seedlings, but not in the control seedlings, indicating that flg22 had stimulated the expression of the MdFLS2 gene and its downstream target genes. …”
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Relationships between heart shape, function, and disease in 38,858 UK biobank participants by Richard Burns, Laura Dal Toso, Charlène A. Mauger, Alireza Sojoudi, Avan Suinesiaputra, Steffen E. Petersen, Julia Ramírez, Patricia B. Munroe, Alistair A. Young

“…However, they ignore a large amount of systolic shape change information available from modern cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) examinations.We aimed to automatically quantify multidimensional shape and motion scores from CMR, investigate covariates, and test their discrimination of disease in the UK Biobank compared against standard functional metrics. Methods: An automated analysis pipeline was used to obtain quality-controlled three-dimensional left and right ventricular shape models in 38,858 UK Biobank participants, 5149 of whom had one or more diagnoses of cardiovascular or cardiometabolic disease. …”
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Strategic engineering and functional mechanism elucidation of advanced materials in detoxification of contaminated water matrices by Sathish Sundararaman, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran, Vickram A S, Aravind kumar J, Madarapu Yamini Priya, Sahana, Michael Rahul Soosai, Anu Santhanakrishnana, Pradeep Jangir, Mohammad Khishe, Gulothungan G

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Effects of vitamin A supplementation on visual function in healthy adults: A systematic review by Kavous Shahsavarinia, Ali Mostafaei, Nooshin Milanchian, Leila Roshangar, Parastu Fallahi, Moloud Balafar, Robab Mehdipour, Fereshteh Farhadi, Hassan Soleimanpour, Nasim Hajipoor, Reza Mohammadi, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr

“…Vitamin A plays an important role in various bodily functions, including vision. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the available evidence on the effects of vitamin A supplementation on visual function in healthy adults. …”
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Effects of prior air pollution exposure on functional recovery after a myocardial infarction by Jordi Bañeras, Alejandro Berenguel-Senén, Eulogio Pleguezuelos, José Antonio Alarcón, Jesús Vallejo, Paz Sanz-Ayán, Juan Izquierdo-García, José Garcia, Rafael Colman, Juan Ignacio Castillo-Martín, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina

“…This study highlights the importance of air pollution during cardiac rehabilitation and suggests that NO2 negatively impact on post-MI functional recovery.…”
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Features of the functional state of the enteropancreatic hormonal system in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus by F. O. Ushanova, T. Y. Demidova, T. N. Korotkova

“…Features of the functional state of the enteropancreatic hormonal system in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus© Fatima O. …”
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Functional analysis of NtPDX2 in Nicotiana tabacum L. associated with stem development by Li Xu, Yuxin Cui, Jiaxin Xing, Qili Mi, Zhixing Wang, Xujing Wang, Wanli Zeng, Haiying Xiang, Jiarui Jiang, Lele Deng, Kunmiao Wang, Jiangtao Yang, Qian Gao

“…To date, although the molecular functions of genes involved in vitamin B6 biosynthesis, including Pdx1, Pdx2, Pdx3, and Sos4, have been reported in various plants, no studies have yet explored the functions of NtPDX1 and NtPDX2 in tobacco. …”
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Phase angle as a predictor of motor function decline in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Qin Hu, Xiaoyong Chen, Shaojie Luo, Yanhong Wang, Peicong Fan, Xiaona Wu, Hui Zhou, Huayan Xu, Na Li, Xiaotang Cai

“…PhAs in legs demonstrate the strongest correlation and highest predictive value for lower limb motor function loss(AUC from 0.725 to 0.863). Additionally, PhAs combined with age had more excellent predictive ability for lower limb function loss than PhAs((AUC from 0.929 to 0.951). …”
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A Comparative Study of the Rhetorical and Aesthetic Function of Persian Ghadiriyyas Before and After the Constitution by Fateme Soleimanpour, Amir Hossien Madani, Alireza Fouladi

“…The findings show that before the Mashruteh Era, literature had considerably improved both in terms of quantity and variety—as well as rhetorical strategies—than subsequently. …”
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