Flooding and ecological restoration promote wetland microbial communities and soil functions on former cranberry farmland. by Rachel L Rubin, Kate A Ballantine, Arden Hegberg, Jason P Andras

“…In contrast, young retired sites had similar communities to farms, and old retired sites failed to develop wetland microbial communities or functions. …”
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Sustainable fabrication of functionally graded material type Ag/silicone rubber nanocomposite by sonochemical effects by Yamato Hayashi, Madoka Yoshikawa, Tatsuya Shishido, Aya Kudo, Hirotsugu Takizawa

“…The structure of the FGM had a smaller composition of Ag nanoparticles from the surface to the inside of the silicone rubber, which changed continuously. …”
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Periostin as a predictor of uncontrolled asthma and lung function decrease in patient of different age groups by A. V. Kamaev

“…Nasal periostin and low FEV1 had moderate reverse correlation (r=—0.61).Conclusion. …”
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Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function by Asima Rafique, Muhammad Shaheer, Ummara Rasheed

“…Results: Eight out of ten patients had bilateral ptosis with poor levator muscle function while the other two patients had unilateral ptosis. …”
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Microcapsule Techniques to Emphasize Functional Plant Oil Quality and Their Applications in the Food Industry: A Review by Zhiran Zhang, Fei Li, Ziyan Zhang, Atif Muhmood, Shengxin Li, Mengkai Liu, Sen Zhou, Zubo Du, Chongchong Ruan, Jie Sun

“…The preparation methods of microencapsulation technology included physical, chemical, and physicochemical methods, which had the ability to enhance oxidative stability, functional, shelf life, and thermostability properties of FPOs. …”
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Fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and functional fitness among older adults in urban Alaska by Allexis Mahanna, Britteny M. Howell, Amber K. Worthington, Leslie C. Redmond, Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka

“…Results indicated that participants had low physical activity but had a mean fruit and vegetable intake that was statistically significantly higher than the hypothesized “low” score. …”
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Effects of spironolactone and eplerenone on left ventricular diastolic function and neurohumoral factors in patients with heart failure by N. A. Nuritdinov, U. K. Kamilova

“…To study the effects  of spironolactone  and eplerenone on left ventricular diastolic function and neurohumoral factors in patients with heart failure (HF).Material and methods. …”
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Executive Functions, Anxiety, Social Participation and Quality of Life in Children with Migraine During COVID-19 by Jacob Genizi, Hila Samet, Hussein Zaitoon, Uriel Elimelech, Nogah C. Kerem, Aharon Kessel, Adel Shalata, Keren Nathan, Batya Engel-Yeger

“…Objective: We aimed to compare executive functions (EF), anxiety, social participation, and quality of life (QoL) between children with migraine and healthy controls during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to examine these parameters in children in each group who did vs. did not contract COVID-19. …”
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Distinct lung function and bronchodilator responses between term and preterm young children with recurrent wheezing by Shen-Hao Lai, Ming-Han Tsai, Man-Chin Hua, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Tsung-Chieh Yao, Jing-Long Huang, Sui-Ling Liao

“…Compared with healthy controls, both the term and preterm groups had lower lung function as measured by absolute values and z scores. …”
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Prediction of the 180 day functional outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage using an optimized XGBoost model by Weichong Zhou, Xingfu Liao, Hui Shi, Mingfeng Wang, Yunchong Xiao, Xilu Yu, Yilong Wu, YanYi Liu, Yin Peng, Hai Su

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Frequent detection of functional hyposplenism via assessment of pitted erythrocytes in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis. by Malte H Wehmeyer, Harsha Sekhri, Raluca Wroblewski, Antonio Galante, Thomas Meyer, Ansgar W Lohse, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch

“…Importantly, 9/19 patients with Child C cirrhosis had functional hyposplenism.<h4>Conclusion</h4>A quarter of patients with liver cirrhosis and almost 50% of patients with Child C cirrhosis have functional hyposplenism. …”
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Potential of nanoporous graphene and functionalized nanoporous graphene derived nanocomposites for environmental membranes – a review by Ayesha Kausar, Ishaq Ahmad, Osamah Aldaghri, Khalid H. Ibnaouf, M. H. Eisa, Tran Dai Lam

“…Functionalized nanoporous graphene revealed 100% salt rejection, while hydroxyl functional nanoporous graphene had 89% salt rejection due to altered surface properties. …”
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Effects of chronic airway obstruction and atrial fibrillation on the cardiac structure and function in patients with heart failure by A. I. Chesnikova, T. A. Dzyurich, V. A. Safronenko, O. E. Kolomatskaya, A. Yu. Batalina

“…In comparison with patients of group 2, patients of the experimental group had significantly larger RV dimension (p=0,012) and higher RV endsystolic area index (p&lt;0,001), as well as lower systolic RV function (ejection fraction (p=0,002), FAC (p&lt;0,001), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (p=0,012)) and higher pressure in the pulmonary circulation (p=0,001). …”
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Improving measurement of functional status among older adults in primary care: A pilot study. by Rebecca T Brown, Kara Zamora, Anael Rizzo, Malena J Spar, Kathy Z Fung, Lea Santiago, Annie Campbell, Francesca M Nicosia

“…In a chart review among a subset of 50 patients with functional impairment, 78% percent of clinician notes for the visit when screening was completed had content related to function, and 48% of patients had referrals ordered to address impairments (e.g., physical therapy) within 1 week. …”
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The Effect of TRX Training with Avodin Supplement on Biochemical Factors and Renal Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by SH Eskandari, H Sheikhani Shahin, M Moghadasi

“…Moreover, after examining the pre-post-test and their effect size, it was observed that exercise+supplement had a significant decrease in all variables and had the greatest decreasing effect on them. …”
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Relationship of cranial deformation with nasal obstruction and middle ear function in babies: cross-sectional study by Ana Jacinta Gomes, Angélica Tavares, Maria Sousa Silva, Cláudia Silva, Ana Alexandrino, Goreti Varela, António Mota, David Tomé

“…Results Of the 10 participants, 70% had cranial asymmetry index (CAI) alterations, and 60% had cephalic ratio (CR) alterations. ​ …”
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Analysis of 17,576 potentially functional SNPs in three case-control studies of myocardial infarction. by Dov Shiffman, John P Kane, Judy Z Louie, Andre R Arellano, David A Ross, Joseph J Catanese, Mary J Malloy, Stephen G Ellis, James J Devlin

“…In the current study we tested 17,576 SNPs that could affect gene function or expression. In order to use genotyping resources efficiently, we staged the testing of these SNPs in three case-control studies of MI. …”
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INFLUENCE OF THE POLIGONUM AVIOULARE EXTRACT ON THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF KIDNEYS OF WHITE RATS INTOXICATED BY BICHLORIDE OF MERCURY by A. G. Mondodoev, I. B. Baginova, S. M. Nikolaev

“…It was determined that the extract had. nephroprotective and antioxidative activity.…”
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Combined changes in albuminuria and kidney function and subsequent risk for kidney failure in type 2 diabetes by Toshiharu Ninomiya, Hiroki Yokoyama, Shin-ichi Araki, Hirofumi Makino, Kunitoshi Iseki, Kengo Furuichi, Megumi Oshima, Tadashi Toyama, Takashi Wada, Miho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Norihiko Sakai, Yasunori Iwata, Shinji Kitajima, Akinori Hara, Yoshiki Suzuki, Hiroaki Satoh, Tetsuya Babazono, Tatsumi Moriya, Masayuki Iwano, Masakazu Haneda, Shigeko Hara, Eiji Kusano

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Cooking and functional properties of parboiled milled local rice marketed in the south-east zone of Nigeria by Chinenye E. Azuka, Iro Nkama, Chinwendu R. Eze, Nahemiah Danbaba, Felix U. Asoiro

“…There was a 25 g increase in the grain weight and an elongation ratio of more than 1.26 in all the rice varieties. Ghesua had the highest cooked grain weight (68.67 g) while Omor-Mas (6.00) and R-Bus (6.00) had the highest volume expansion ratio (VER). …”
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