Ovarian function suppression: To what extent is it necessary for premenopausal patients with operable hormone-sensitive breast cancer? by P. V. Koposov

“…Clinical trials demonstrating the benefits of ovarian function suppression as adjuvant treatment had an ambiguous interpretation. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of PVP-functionalized superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles as an MRI contrast agent

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An analysis of pacing profiles in sprint kayak racing using functional principal components and hidden Markov models. by Harry Estreich, Nicola Bullock, Mark Osborne, Edgar Santos-Fernandez, Paul Pao-Yen Wu

“…This study analysed sprint kayak pacing profiles in order to categorise and compare an athlete's race profile throughout their career. We used functional principal component analysis of normalised velocity data for 500m and 1000m races to quantify pacing. …”
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Improving Muscle Function Through a Multimodal Behavioural Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity: The POMELO Trial by Kristine Godziuk, Mary Forhan, Flavio T. Vieira, Joao F. Mota, Jason Werle, John A. Batsis, Lorenzo M. Donini, Mario Siervo, Carla M. Prado

“…ABSTRACT Background Treatments aimed at improving physical function and body composition, including reducing fat mass (FM) and increasing muscle mass, may benefit individuals with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity. …”
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Hypercoagulable state and gut microbiota dysbiosis as predictors of poor functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients by Jie Li, Shengnan Chen, Siqi Yang, Wen Zhang, Xiaoqi Huang, Lang Zhou, Yanchao Liu, Mengxi Li, Yonghui Guo, Jia Yin, Kaiyu Xu

“…However, the association between coagulation abnormalities and gut microbiota dysbiosis in AIS patients and their predictive value for poor functional outcomes in AIS has not been investigated. …”
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RNA editing-induced structural and functional adaptations of NAD9 in Triticum aestivum under drought stress by Nermin G. Mohamed, Ahmed M. Ramadan, Ahmed M. Ramadan, Marwa Amer, Yasser Morsy, Yasser Morsy, Rasha A. Mohamed, Osama A. M. Said, Afnan A. Alnufaei, Mona I M. Ibrahim, Sameh E. Hassanein, Sameh E. Hassanein, Hala F. Eissa, Hala F. Eissa

“…Giza168 had 22 editing sites, while Gemmiza10 had 19, with several showing significant differences between control and stress conditions. …”
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Experimental Study on the Performance Characteristic of a New-type Heat-source Tower with Pre-condensation Function by Xia Yi, Sun Libiao, Liang Caihua, Zhang Xiaosong

“…So a new-type heat-source tower structure with pre-condensation function was designed. The operation process of new-type tower was analyzed. …”
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Functionalization of 3-D porous thermoplastic polyurethane scaffolds by two-stage polydopamine/hydroxyapatite composite nanoparticles by Z. X. Cui, S. Shen, J. H. Wu, J. H. Si, Q. T. Wang, L-S. Turng, W. Z. Chen

“…In this work, the polydopamine (PDA) coating layer was first applied to modify hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles and then the functional PDA/HA (pHA) composite nanoparticles were obtained. …”
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Significance of Functional Status Scale in decannulation after pediatric tracheostomy: A single-center, retrospective study by Taylor B. Teplitzky, Nicholas Paul Randolph, Ji Li, Kevin D. Pereira, Mathangi Gopalakrishnan, Adrian Holloway

“…Background: Metrics to successfully predict pediatric decannulation have been ineffective. The Functional Status Scale (FSS) is a validated pediatric scoring system of functional outcomes. …”
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Internet of things encryption technology combining elliptic curve cryptosystem, hash function, and RFID-based authentication by Bin Zheng

“…Non-adjacent scalar representations are used to reduce the expected running time of scalar multiplication, and a bidirectional authentication protocol for Internet of Things encryption is designed using Hash functions. The experimental results showed that in the communication overhead test, the research method had a communication overhead of 242 bits when the Hash function output length was 40 bits in server communication. …”
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Potential of reproductive traits in functional ecology: A quantitative comparison of variability in floral, fruit, and leaf traits by Sonia Paź‐Dyderska, Andrzej M. Jagodziński

“…We evaluated 16 functional traits (six floral, six fruit, and four leaf traits) in a randomly selected group of woody species under comparable environmental conditions. …”
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The Effect of 8 Weeks of Core Stability Training Program on Lumbar-Pelvic Function in Children with Autism Spectrum by Sarvin Salar, Hassan Daneshmandi

“…The results showed that core stability training had an effect on improving lumbar-pelvic function in dominant and non-dominant legs of autism children in the experimental group (P≤0.05) while no significant changes were observed in the control group. …”
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Experimental Study on Amine-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes’ Effect on the Thermomechanical Properties of CNT/Epoxy Nano-composites by Seyyed Mahdi Hosseini Farrash, Jalil Rezaeepazhand, Mahmoud Shariati

“…The results indicated that adding 0.25 wt. % functionalized CNTs into the epoxy resin had the greatest effect on Young’s modulus and the nanocomposites’ coefficient of thermal expansion. …”
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Clinical Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave on Hand Function Recovery after Conservative Therapy of Colles Fracture by Chao ZHANG, Bin HE

“…Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on the hand function recovery on patients with Colles fracture after conservative therapy.Methods:A total of 24 patients with Colles fractures who had treated with manipulative reduction and gypsum bandage fixation were randomly divided into ESWT group and control group, with 12 cases in each group. …”
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Optimal biscuit baking condition and characterization of the biscuit physiochemical, functional, antioxidant, anti-nutrient and textural properties by Elias Ture, Meseret Bekele

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Personalistic View of John Paul II on the Humanizing Function of Art in the Context of Dialogue between the Church and Artists by Richard Gorban

“…The conceptual essence of the key idea of the humanizing function of art, in the personalistic philosophy of art of John Paul II is revealed from the methodological standpoint of religious studies. …”
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Functional Dyspepsia: Subtypes, Risk Factors, and Overlap with Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Population of African Patients by Sylvester Chuks Nwokediuko, Uchenna Ijoma, Olive Obienu

“…Results. Of 192 patients who had functional dyspepsia, epigastric pain syndrome, postprandial distress syndrome, and combination of the two subtypes accounted for 79.2%, 62.5%, and 50%, respectively. …”
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Transcription of GABAA receptor subunits in circulating monocytes and association to emotional brain function in premenstrual dysphoric disorder by Louise Stiernman, Erika Comasco, Maja Johansson, Marie Bixo

“…We related mRNA subunit expression to serum levels of neurosteroids and to functional activation of the amygdala, a key brain region involved in emotion generation, measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). …”
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Effect of Grinding Methods on Structural, Physicochemical, and Functional Properties of Insoluble Dietary Fiber from Orange Peel by Yanlong Liu, Lufeng Wang, Fengxia Liu, Siyi Pan

“…This study evaluated the effect of grinding methods (regular laboratory milling, ultra centrifugal rotor milling, and ball milling) on structural, physicochemical, and functional properties of insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) fraction from orange peel. …”
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Parental considerations about their childs' mental health: Validating the German adaptation of the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire. by Andreas S Wildner, Su Mevsim Küçükakyüz, Anton K G Marx, Tobias Nolte, Corinna Reck, Peter Fonagy, Patrick Luyten, Alexandra von Tettenborn, Mitho Müller, Anna-Lena Zietlow, Christian F J Woll-Weber

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Parental Reflective Functioning describes the parents' ability to view their child as motivated by mental states. …”
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