Changes in brain functional connectivity associated with transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in healthy controls by Daniel A. Monti, Nancy Wintering, Faezeh Vedaei, Alicia Steinmetz, Feroze B. Mohamed, Andrew B. Newberg, Andrew B. Newberg

“…In general, areas of the brain that had altered functional connectivity included the frontoparietal regions, limbic regions, insula, and cerebellum. …”
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Techno-functional of peanut flour substituting on hybrid chicken meatball physico-chemical and nutritional qualities by Soklin Son, Sreymom Hun, Md Anisur Rahman Mazumder, Lutz Grossmann, Passakorn Kingwascharapong, Samart Sai-ut, Pittaya Chaikham, Young Hoon Jung, Saroat Rawdkuen

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Function over form: The benefits of aspen as surrogate brood‐rearing habitat for greater sage‐grouse by Michel T. Kohl, Charles P. Sandford, Paul C. Rogers, Renee Chi, Terry A. Messmer, David K. Dahlgren

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Clinical and functional state of the retina after adequately performed laser coagulation of peripheral vitreochorioretinal dystrophies by V. V. Neroev, G. Yu. Zakharova, T. D. Okhotsimskaya, I. V. Tsapenko, M. V. Zueva, M. A. Arakelyan, B. M. Magamadov

“…Ganzfeld electroretinogram (ERG), multifocal ERG (mfERG), and optical coherent tomography with a function of angiography (OCTA) were performed for the retina of 22 patients (37 eyes), aged 20 to 62, who had been given an adequate volume of LC to treat dangerous types of PVCRD. …”
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Three-Dimensional-Printed Meat Products with Lycopene-Functionalized Yeast Pickering Emulsions as Fat Replacer by Zihan Cao, Yu Xing, Shasha Zhou, Feifan Li, Lixin Wang, Juanjuan Zhang, Xiaoxi Yang, Yumiao Lang

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The Effects of Mineral Supplementation in Rapeseed Cake Diet on Thyroid Function and Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens by Tamás Tóth, Rita Éva Horváth, Ottó Dóka, Mihály Kovács, Hedvig Fébel

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Early Cardiac Dysfunction in Adolescents With Low Vigorous Physical Activity by Samuel J. Burden, Najmeh Zare, Oliver J. Rider, Helen Dawes, Alexander Jones

“…Background Adverse left ventricular diastolic function (LVDF) is an early marker of cardiac dysfunction that worsens with age and can lead to heart failure. …”
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Suppression of Australian savanna ants shows “the little rulers” do not rule over spider or beetle assemblages by Sarah N. Bonney, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Alan N. Andersen

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Kidney Delayed Graft Function in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients Is Associated With Inferior Outcomes by Sofia Nehring Firmino, MS, Ekaterina Fedorova, MD, Eman A. Alshaikh, MBBS, Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, Jon Odorico, MD, Didier Mandelbrot, MD, Brad C. Astor, PhD, Sandesh Parajuli, MD

“…Kidney delayed graft function (K-DGF) is associated with worse outcomes in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) recipients. …”
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Shifting Outcomes: Superior Functional Recovery in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Compared to Cardioembolic Stroke by Jessica Seetge, Balázs Cséke, Zsófia Nozomi Karádi, Edit Bosnyák, László Szapáry

“…Functional recovery was assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). …”
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Physicochemical and techno-functional characterization of soluble proteins extracted by ultrasound from the cricket Acheta domesticus by Salvador O. Cruz-López, Héctor B. Escalona-Buendía, Isadora Martinez-Arellano, Julieta Domínguez-Soberanes, Yenizey M. Alvarez-Cisneros

“…Proteins exhibited pH-dependent solubility, with higher solubility at pH 12–13 and an isoelectric point of 4.5. In techno-functional properties, SPS had the highest water/oil retention capacity (2.8 g/g, 3.49 g/g), foam formation (386.66 %), and emulsifying stability (32.96 m2/g). …”
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The Effect of Hyperfiltration on Kidney Function in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Cohort Study by Maruhum Bonar H. Marbun, Endang Susalit, Diana Aulia, Jacub Pandelaki, Saptawati Bardosono, Bambang Purwanto

“… Background: living kidney donation is a safe medical procedure. Kidney function after donation is crucial for donors’ health and quality of life. …”
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On-treatment systolic blood pressure and preserved kidney function in hypertensive patients with proteinuria. The VALUE Trial by Eirik Olsen, Julian E. Mariampillai, Roland E. Schmieder, Kenneth Jamerson, Camilla L. Søraas, Giuseppe Mancia, Maria H. Mehlum, Knut Liestøl, Anne C. K. Larstorp, Lene V. Halvorsen, Bård Waldum-Grevbo, Rune Mo, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Michael A. Weber

“…None of the 532 patients with proteinuria had ESKD at <130 mmHg, and only 11/1194 (0.9%) at 130–139 mmHg (p = .098) compared to 39/1339 (2.9%) at SBP ≥ 140 mmHg. …”
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UNIVERSAL CHORD-SAVING MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT AS A FACTOR OF LONG-TERM FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT by A. N. Lugovoy, A. S. Dzemeshkevich, M. S. Malikova, L. M. Kuznetsova, T. A. Buravikhina, A. R. Karshieva, Yu. V. Frolova

“…In 89 patients (90,8%) there is an increase of the functional class by 2 or even 3 steps. During long-term follow-up in 25,5% cases (25 patients) had atrial fibrillation paroxysms. …”
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Hypertension, Sarcopenia, and Global Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Preliminary Study by Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi, Maria-Claudia Irigoyen, Ivan de Oliveira Gonçalves, Paula de Lourdes Lauande Oliveira, Paulo Adriano Schwingel, Cândida Helena Lopes Alves, Ricardo Yukio Asano, Marco Carlos Uchida, Bruno Rodrigues

“…Data demonstrated that hypertensive patients had lower global cognitive status than normotensive subjects. …”
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Association of cystatin C with changes of left ventricular structure and function in individuals with different cardiovascular risk by I. Т. Murkamilov, V. V. Fomin, I. S. Sabirov, F. A. Yusupov

“…This study aims to investigate the association of cystatin C with changes of left ventricular structure and function in individuals with different cardiovascular risk (CVR).Material and methods. 267 patients with low-moderate (group I, n=58), high (group II, n=80) and extremely high (group III, n=129) CVR were examined. …”
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T2*-weighted oxygen-enhanced pulmonary MRI in COPD is linked to resting and exertional functional measurements by Amany F Elbehairy, Jørgen Vestbo, Alex R Horsley, Geoff J M Parker, Christopher A Miller, Josephine H Naish, Hossein Baghertash

“…To assess correlations between T2*-OE-MRI measurements of pulmonary ventilation, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and measures of functional limitation.Study design and methods 13 patients with mild-to-severe COPD and 13 HVs underwent PFTs, lung clearance index (LCI) measurement, incremental exercise test (patients only) and two lung MRI scans at 3 T. …”
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The Effect of Hyperfiltration on Kidney Function in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Cohort Study by Maruhum Bonar H. Marbun, Endang Susalit, Diana Aulia, Jacub Pandelaki, Saptawati Bardosono, Bambang Purwanto

“… Background: living kidney donation is a safe medical procedure. Kidney function after donation is crucial for donors’ health and quality of life. …”
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Dynamics of Vascular Stiffness and Endothelial Function in Combination Therapy of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction by Z. M. Akhilgova, I. I. Almazova, N. K. Gabitova, E. A. Kotaeva, A. G. Avtandilov

“…To assess the effect of combination therapy (perindopril, indapamide, amlodipine) on vascular stiffness and endothelial function in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).Material and methods. …”
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Exploring DNA methylation, telomere length, mitochondrial DNA, and immune function in patients with Long-COVID by Andrea Polli, Lode Godderis, Dries S. Martens, Madhura Shekhar Patil, Jolien Hendrix, Arne Wyns, Jente Van Campenhout, Emma Richter, Lara Fanning, Olivia Vandekerckhove, Eveline Claeys, Wim Janssens, Natalie Lorent

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