Impact of Physical Activity Level on Whole-Body and Muscle-Cell Function in Older Adults by Hyo-Seong Yeo, Jae-Young Lim

“…Conclusion In older adults, higher levels of physical activity may have a greater impact on muscle function than on body composition. …”
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Distinctive Alterations of Functional Connectivity Strength between Vascular and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment by Hui Li, Shuai Gao, Xiuqin Jia, Tao Jiang, Kuncheng Li

“…Widespread structural and functional alterations have been reported in the two highly prevalent mild cognitive impairment (MCI) subtypes, amnestic MCI (aMCI) and vascular MCI (VaMCI). …”
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GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF DISEASE ACTIVITY AND FUNCTIONAL STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE by T. V. Dubinina, I. Z. Gaidukova, A. A. Godzenko, S. A. Lapshina, A. P. Rebrov, O. A. Rumyantseva, V. V. Badokin, A. G. Bochkova, O. V. Bugrova, A. I. Dubikov, O. N. Ivanova, T. V. Korotaeva, O. B. Nesmeyanova, I. P. Nikishina, E. N. Otteva, T. A. Raskina, A. V. Smirnov, A. V. Sitalo, Sh. F. Erdes

“…The paper gives the recommendations for the assessment of disease activity and functional status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis in clinical practice, which have been developed by experts, by taking into account international and Russian experience in managing these patients.…”
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Musculoskeletal aspects of respiratory function in cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional comparative study by Niklas Sinderholm Sposato, Kristofer Bjerså, Marita Gilljam, Louise Lannefors, Monika Fagevik Olsén

“…The CF group also demonstrated a tendency toward reduced function in other measurements, although these were not statistically significant.Conclusion This cross-sectional study revealed that people with CF have reduced thoracic mobility and an increased prevalence of muscular tender points, alongside decreased lung function, compared to healthy controls. …”
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Predictive Modeling of Functional and Physical Properties of Extrusion Cooked Ready-To-Eat Corn Meal by Adeyemi Adio Aderele, Adewumi Babatunde, Adeniyi Olayanju, Adekojo Waheed

“…These values proved that each model have good predictability and was fitted for prediction purposes.…”
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Implementation of a Data-Parallel Approach on a Lightweight Hash Function for IoT Devices by Abdullah Sevin

“…Raspberry Pi 4-based tests for IoT applications have also been conducted, demonstrating the hash function’s effectiveness in memory-constrained IoT environments. …”
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Functions of the 'theatrical' plot in M.A. Bulgakov's fantastic vaudeville 'Ivan Vasil'evich' by M.A. Shelenok

“…The study aims is to reveal the specifics of the “theatrical” plot and its functions in M.A. Bulgakov's work. Based on the results of the study, the following conclusions have been made. …”
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Some results for the family of holomorphic functions associated with the Babalola operator and combination binomial series by Kholood M. Alsager, Sheza M. El-Deeb, Ala Amourah, Jongsuk Ro

“…Then, we found an upper bound for the Fekete-Szegö functional for the functions in this family. Further, a similar result for the first two coefficients and for the Fekete-Szegő inequality have been done the function $ \mathcal{G}^{-1} $ when $ \mathcal{G}\in \mathcal{R} _{t, \delta, \upsilon }^{m, n, \sigma }\left(\mathcal{A}, \mathcal{B}\right) $. …”
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Histone and non-histone lactylation: molecular mechanisms, biological functions, diseases, and therapeutic targets by Xia Peng, Juan Du

“…Histone lactylation has been observed in H2A, H2B, H3, and H4, with H3K18la and H4K12la being the most extensively studied sites, linked to numerous biological functions. Beyond chromatin, Kla has also been identified in a growing number of non-histone proteins, further expanding its functional significance. …”
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Seabird nutrient subsidy alters size and resource use of functionally important mangrove macroinvertebrates by Jennifer Appoo, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Christopher W. Jones, Sébastien Jaquemet, Nancy Bunbury

“…Abstract Invertebrates have a central role in food webs and ecosystem functioning. …”
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Carpolobia lutea methanol root extract reinstates androgenesis and testicular function in cadmiumchallenged rats by Ejike, Daniel Eze, Precious Nwaka, Okpa, Ugochukwu Vincent, Igbokwe, Moses, Dele Adams, Mohammed Rabiu, Karimah, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua

“…Cadmium produces a wide range of biological dysfunctions in human and laboratory animals where it chiefly affects the testes, whereas, Carpolobia lutea has been known to have antioxidant benefits. This study was intended to investigate the effects of Carpolobia lutea root extracts on testicular hormone function in cadmium-challenged male rats. 48 male Wistar rats (170-190 g) were divided into six groups, each containing eight rats. …”
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Carpolobia lutea methanol root extract reinstates androgenesis and testicular function in cadmiumchallenged rats by Ejike, Daniel Eze, Okpa Precious, Nwaka, Ugochukwu Vincent, Igbokwe, Moses, Dele Adams, Mohammed Rabiu, Karimah, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua

“…Cadmium produces a wide range of biological dysfunctions in human and laboratory animals where it chiefly affects the testes, whereas, Carpolobia lutea has been known to have antioxidant benefits. This study was intended to investigate the effects of Carpolobia lutea root extracts on testicular hormone function in cadmium-challenged male rats. 48 male Wistar rats (170-190 g) were divided into six groups, each containing eight rats. …”
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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

“…It is worth noting that these poets have used puns more extensively in the field of musical connection. …”
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Distinct Gut Microbiota Structure and Function of Children with Idiopathic Central and Peripheral Precocious Puberty by Congfu Huang, Haiying Liu, Wei Yang, Yinhu Li, Bin Wu, Junru Chen, Zhenyu Yang, Cuifang Liao, Limei Liu, Xiaowei Zhang

“…Recent studies on the gut-brain axis have shown that there is a correlation between childhood endocrine diseases and the gut microbiota (GM). …”
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Uncovering functional deterioration in the rhizosphere microbiome associated with post-green revolution wheat cultivars by Monique E. Smith, Vanessa N. Kavamura, David Hughes, Rodrigo Mendes, George Lund, Ian Clark, Tim H. Mauchline

“…Given the importance of rhizosphere microbiomes for plant health and performance, it is imperative that we understand if and how these changes have affected their function. Here, we use shotgun metagenomics to classify the functional potential of prokaryote communities from the rhizospheres of pre-green revolution (heritage) cultivars to compare the impact of modern wheat breeding on rhizosphere microbiome functions. …”
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Analysis of Tear Function Outcomes following Collagen Cross-Linking Treatment in Ectatic Corneas by Xiu Wang, Xue Bai, Chengcheng Jin, Liqiong Zhao, Ruihua Wei

“…Purpose. To analyze tear function outcomes following collagen cross-linking (CXL) treatment in ectatic corneas. …”
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IL-27 effects on HIVGag-specific CD4 and CD8 T cell function by Maryam Abdussamad, Grace Katz, Jie Cheng, Chinmayee Mehta, Fernando Andres-Martin, Danial Mahmood, Princy Kumar, Marta Catalfamo

“…We hypothesized that IL-27 will enhance the function of HIV-specific T cells.MethodsIL-27 effects on T cell function was evaluated by measuring cytokine secretion, proliferation, and cytotoxicity. …”
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Effective least squares approximation method for estimating the rhythm function of cyclic random process by Serhii Lupenko, Małgorzata Wiatr, Andrzej Metelski

“…New parametric classes of rhythm characteristics of cyclic random processes such as parametric monomials of degree k, parametric logarithmic functions and parametric exponential functions have been built. …”
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Oxidative stress, antioxidant capacity, and cardiovascular risk in patients with non-functioning adrenal incidentalomas by Hanife Bolat Erdogan, Kamile Gül, Tuncay Sahutoglu, Volkan Erdogan

“…While primarily benign and hormonally inactive, these lesions have been associated with subtle cortisol autonomy, oxidative stress, and increased cardiovascular risk. …”
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Lactate Regulates Metabolic and Pro-inflammatory Circuits in Control of T Cell Migration and Effector Functions. by Robert Haas, Joanne Smith, Vidalba Rocher-Ros, Suchita Nadkarni, Trinidad Montero-Melendez, Fulvio D'Acquisto, Elliot J Bland, Michele Bombardieri, Costantino Pitzalis, Mauro Perretti, Federica M Marelli-Berg, Claudio Mauro

“…Lactate has long been considered a "waste" by-product of cell metabolism, and it accumulates at sites of inflammation. Recent findings have identified lactate as an active metabolite in cell signalling, although its effects on immune cells during inflammation are largely unexplored. …”
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