MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN ARTERIES AND PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN OLDER AGE INDIVIDUALS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by G. G. Efremushkin, T. V. Filippova, N. A. Lomakina

“…AH of the 1st grade had 32, 2nd grade — 12, 3rd grade — 28 pts. CHF was at 1-2 stage with mean functional class 1,85±0,06. …”
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children and Adolescents with Abdominal Pain: Comparison with EoE-Dysphagia and Functional Abdominal Pain by Thirumazhisai Gunasekaran, Gautham Prabhakar, Alan Schwartz, Kiranmai Gorla, Sandeep Gupta, James Berman

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Changes in low-frequency fluctuations in patients with antisocial personality disorder revealed by resting-state functional MRI. by Huasheng Liu, Jian Liao, Weixiong Jiang, Wei Wang

“…In this study, we used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms of APD. …”
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The Effectiveness of the Multimedia Phonological Awareness Program on The Reading Skill of students with borderline intellectual functioning in The First Grade by Samira Saeidi, Saeid Hassanzade, Sogand Ghasemzadeh

“…Among them, two female students with borderline intellectual functioning were selected by purposive sampling. One of these students had reading problems and the other had none. …”
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Brain structure and function differences across varying levels of endurance training: a cross-sectional study by Keying Zhang, Chunmei Cao, Yaxue Wang, Dong Zhang

“…BackgroundAlthough previous studies have shown that athletes engaged in endurance sports exhibit unique characteristics of brain plasticity, there has been no systematic investigation into the structural and functional brain characteristics of endurance athletes with varying training levels.MethodsUtilizing the “expert-novice paradigm” design, we employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to obtain images of brain structure and functional activity. …”
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Effect of extrusion on physicochemical and functional properties of cladode flour from Opuntia cochenillifera and Opuntia ficus-indica by Denhy Jaquelinee Pérez-Viveros, Luis Díaz-Batalla, Ricardo Omar Navarro-Cortez, Heidi María Palma-Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Hernández-Uribe

“…OC had a higher ash and ether extract content (29.27 % and 1.28 % respectively), while OF had more protein and carbohydrates (7.83 and 55.31 % respectively). …”
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Cardiac structure and function in anabolic-androgenic steroid users: a 16-year follow-up study by Sigrun Halvorsen, Dan Atar, Anne Rossebø, Tea Sætereng Fyksen, Jørgen Gravning, Paul Vanberg, Ole Jørgen Grøtta

“…At baseline, AAS users had been taking AAS for a median of 5–10 years. …”
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Value of three-dimensional speckle-tracking imaging in assessing left atrial function in patients with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy by LI Siyu, ZHANG Yajun, JIANG Jia'nan, MA Jianmin, SUN Ruicong, HE Xiangqin

“…Objective To investigate the value of three-dimensional speckle-tracking imaging (3D-STI) in assessing left atrial function in patients with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM). …”
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Natural and sexual selection and functional roles influence colouration but not the amount of variation in butterfly wing colour patterns by Bhavya Dharmaraaj, Krushnamegh Kunte

“…Abstract Background Trait variation is shaped by functional roles of traits and the strength and direction of selection acting on the traits. …”
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Bilateral Frontalis Sling for Surgical Correction of Unilateral and Bilateral Severe Congenital Ptosis with Poor Levator Function by Reynaldo M. Javate, MD, FICS

“…Medical records including pre- and postoperative photographs were reviewed. The functional and cosmetic outcomes were assessed. Results: There were 15 patients with severe congenital ptosis who underwent ePTFE surgery and 15 patients who had silicone rod surgery. …”
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Stage-specific expression and divergent functions of two insulinase-like proteases associated with host infectivity in Cryptosporidium. by Yue Huang, Shifeng Pei, Xin Lv, Fuxian Yang, Xiaoqing Gong, Na Li, Yaqiong Guo, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao

“…Although knockout of either had no detectable effect on the in vitro growth of C. parvum, knockout of INS-20, deletion of its multiple domains, or mutation of the active motif in the functional domain reduced the intensity of C. parvum infection in IFN-γ knockout mice. …”
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Cognitive functions in patients suffering from hypertension and hypothyroidism with retrospective evaluation of control over disease compensation. by M. I. Lesiv

“…A detailed analysis of the patterns of the ACE-R scale revealed that patients in Group I had a significantly lower score in the memory domain (22.68±0.96, p=0.037); patients in Group II had a low score in the concentration domain (15.85±1.14, p=0.045) and executive functions domain (11.62±8.63, p=0.041). …”
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The investigation of resting-state functional connectivity in male sprinters and endurance runners brains based on fNIRS by Mengqi Liu, Wenyan Zhao, Xiaocong Yan, Zhenghao Xue, Ying Qin

“…In the regions of interest, the anaerobic group had greater functional connectivity strength in the right prefrontal cortex. …”
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Cardiac function in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: cardiac strain at birth and at 2–5 weeks of age by Katarina Övermo Tydén, Katarina Övermo Tydén, Kerstin Magnusson, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Baldvin Jonsson, Felicia Nordenstam, Felicia Nordenstam

“…However, the cases with CDH still had lower strain than the controls.ConclusionCardiac function measured as strain was reduced in newborns with CDH compared with in a control group. …”
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Hsp90 and cochaperones have two genetically distinct roles in regulating eEF2 function. by Melody D Fulton, Danielle J Yama, Ella Dahl, Jill L Johnson

“…We examined the requirement for Hsp90 and cochaperones more closely and found that Hsp90 and cochaperones have two distinct roles in regulating eEF2 function. Yeast expressing one group of Hsp90 mutations or one group of cochaperone mutations had reduced steady-state levels of eEF2. …”
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One‐Year Functional Outcome of Patients After Surgery for Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection by Murat Yildiz, Maria Nucera, Selim Mosbahi, Kai Münker, Cem Kapkin, Silvan Jungi, Matthias Siepe, Florian Schoenhoff

“…Background Our aim was to report the functional outcome of Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) after 1 year as well as morbidity and mortality. …”
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Evidence for the Immunosuppressive Potential of Calcineurin Inhibitor-Sparing Regimens in Liver Transplant Recipients with Impaired Renal Function by Kentaro Ide, Yuka Tanaka, Takashi Onoe, Masataka Banshodani, Hirofumi Tazawa, Yuka Igarashi, Nabin Bahadur Basnet, Marlen Doskali, Hirotaka Tashiro, Hideki Ohdan

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Modulation of Cardiovascular Parameters and Functional Capacity After Telephysiotherapeutic Breathing Yogic Pranayam in Young Vapers in India by Dilpreet Kaur, Richa Hirendra Rai, Sameer Malik, Sheetal Kalra, Aksh Chahal, Mohammad Sidiq, Komal Umesh Sawant, Aaditya Singh Dharmasya

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Normal proliferation and tumorigenesis but impaired pancreatic function in mice lacking the cell cycle regulator sei1. by Pablo J Fernandez-Marcos, Cristina Pantoja, Agueda Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Agueda Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Nicholas Martin, Juana M Flores, Angela M Valverde, Eiji Hara, Manuel Serrano

“…Sei1-null mice were viable, did not present overt pathologies, had a normal lifespan, and had a normal susceptibility to spontaneous and chemically-induced cancer. …”
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Some Risk Factors of Chronic Functional Constipation Identified in a Pediatric Population Sample from Romania by Claudia Olaru, Smaranda Diaconescu, Laura Trandafir, Nicoleta Gimiga, Gabriela Stefanescu, Gabriela Ciubotariu, Marin Burlea

“…The frequency of defecation was 1/4.59 days (1/1.13 days in the control group). 38.49% of the patients in the sample group had a positive family history of functional constipation. …”
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