A Sphincter-like Function of Pulmonary Vein Ostia in Normal and Atrial Fibrillation Subjects by Stefano Bonapace, Matteo Falanga, Carmelo Cicciò, Cristiana Corsi, Giulio Molon

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Research advances in Pimpinella thellungiana: Nutrients, bioactive compounds, and functional properties benefitting livestock by Shuxian Zhang, Minglu Yang, Tao Xu, Qiongxian Yan, Allan Degen, Xiaoling Zhou

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DNA G-quadruplex structures act as functional elements in α- and β-globin enhancers by Colm Doyle, Krzysztof Herka, Sean M. Flynn, Larry Melidis, Somdutta Dhir, Stefan Schoenfelder, David Tannahill, Shankar Balasubramanian

“…G-quadruplex DNA secondary structures (G4s) have recently been shown to co-occur with 3D chromatin interactions; however, the functional importance of G4s within enhancers remains unclear. …”
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The Effect of Psychological Stress on Mucosal IL-6 and Helicobacter pylori Activity in Functional Dyspepsia by Eryati Darwin, Arina Widya Murni, Adnil E Nurdin

“…Conclusion: psychological stress seems to have no correlation with IL-6 in gastric mucous of patients with functional dyspepsia; however, there is an evidence of increasing activity of Helicobacter pylori.…”
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The Effects of Music-Based Patterned Sensory Enhancement on Motor Function: A Scoping Review by Chantelle C. Caputo, Marija Pranjić, Yuko Koshimori, Michael H. Thaut

“…Despite the variability in the outcome measures and movement types assessed, PSE is consistently supported as an effective approach for enhancing motor function. However, to date, only a small number of studies across populations have been conducted. …”
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The Value of Ketone Bodies in the Evaluation of Kidney Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yimei Li, Yongze Zhang, Ximei Shen, Fengying Zhao, Sunjie Yan

“…Objectives. Recent studies have shown that the slightly elevated circulating levels of ketone bodies (KBs) played a significant role in the treatment of various diseases. …”
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The effect of obesity on cognitive function, anxiety and depression in pregnant patient during regional anesthesia by O. A. Chernykh, R. E. Lahin, A. V. Shchegolev

“…Background. A number of studies have associated aggravation of cognitive impairment, anxiety and depression in pregnant women with anesthesia. …”
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Polydopamine‐Assisted Electroless Deposition of Magnetic Functional Coatings for 3D‐Printed Microrobots by Shuo Zhang, Caroline F. Harms, Zenghao Zhang, Jiwon Lim, John T. Heron, Jinsang Kim, Abdon Pena‐Francesch

“…Over years of development, many microrobot fabrication methods have been developed; however, they typically require costly specialized physical vapor deposition (PVD) vacuum instrumentation and present homogeneity and conformality coating problems (especially in complex 3D structures). …”
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Urban Functional Zone Mapping by Integrating Multi-Source Data and Spatial Relationship Characteristics by Daoyou Zhu, Xu Dang, Wenjia Shi, Yixiang Chen, Wenmei Li

“…Experimental evaluations utilizing Gaofen-2 (GF-2) satellite imagery, POI data, and OSM road network information from Shenzhen, China have yielded remarkable results. Our method has achieved significant improvements in classification accuracy across all functional categories, surpassing approaches that rely solely on visual or semantic features. …”
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Genetic ancestry-smoking interactions and lung function in African Americans: a cohort study. by Melinda C Aldrich, Rajesh Kumar, Laura A Colangelo, L Keoki Williams, Saunak Sen, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Bernd Meibohm, Joshua Galanter, Donglei Hu, Christopher R Gignoux, Yongmei Liu, Tamara B Harris, Elad Ziv, Joseph Zmuda, Melissa Garcia, Tennille S Leak, Marilyn G Foreman, Lewis J Smith, Myriam Fornage, Kiang Liu, Esteban G Burchard, Health ABC and CARDIA Studies Groups

“…<h4>Background</h4>Smoking tobacco reduces lung function. African Americans have both lower lung function and decreased metabolism of tobacco smoke compared to European Americans. …”
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Complexity Reduction in the Use of Evolutionary Algorithms to Function Optimization: A Variable Reduction Strategy by Guohua Wu, Witold Pedrycz, Haifeng Li, Dishan Qiu, Manhao Ma, Jin Liu

“…These variable relations have to be satisfied in the optimal solution. With the use of such relations, VRS could reduce the number of variables and shrink the solution space when using EAs to deal with the optimization function, thus improving the optimizing speed and quality. …”
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Preparation and Encapsulation of DPP-IV Inhibitory Peptides: Challenges and Strategies for Functional Food Development by Rui Zhao, Ye Zhou, Huifang Shen, Lijun Guan, Yao Wang, Xinting Shen, Fei Wang, Xinmiao Yao

“…Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory peptides have emerged as promising functional ingredients for managing type 2 diabetes due to their ability to enhance insulin secretion and improve glycemic control. …”
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Physical functioning trajectories over statutory retirement: a finnish occupational cohort study by Pauliina Saha, Jatta Salmela, Aapo Hiilamo, Anna Liisa Aho, Tea Lallukka

“…Also, previous studies on changes in physical functioning have not used a person-oriented approach. …”
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Graded transcendental functions: an application to four-point amplitudes with one off-shell leg by Thomas Gehrmann, Johannes Henn, Petr Jakubčík, Jungwon Lim, Cesare Carlo Mella, Nikolaos Syrrakos, Lorenzo Tancredi, William J. Torres Bobadilla

“…Abstract Several recent works have demonstrated the powerful algebraic simplifications that can be achieved for scattering amplitudes through a systematic grading of transcendental quantities. …”
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Expression level of nuclear steroid hormone receptors in endometrium influence on female reproductive function by N. V. Avramenko, O. V. Kabachenko, V. G. Maxymenko, D. Ye. Barkovsky

“…In recent years, rate of hyperplastic processes of reproductive system that relate to the common genital pathology in women of all age groups increased and ranges from 17 to 59% of all gynecological pathology. Recent studies have shown that the functional state of the endometrium is determined by the number of endometrial tissue receptors to corresponding steroid hormones. …”
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Targeted Sequencing of Lung Function Loci in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cases and Controls. by María Soler Artigas, Louise V Wain, Nick Shrine, Tricia M McKeever, UK BiLEVE, Ian Sayers, Ian P Hall, Martin D Tobin

“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of the lung function measures used in the diagnosis of COPD have identified a number of loci, however association signals are often broad and collectively these loci only explain a small proportion of the heritability. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms Affect Mouse and Human Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 Function. by Xiao Shi, Nicole A R Walter, John H Harkness, Kim A Neve, Robert W Williams, Lu Lu, John K Belknap, Amy J Eshleman, Tamara J Phillips, Aaron Janowsky

“…Progeny of the B6XD2 (BxD) family of recombinant inbred (RI) strains have been used to characterize the genetic etiology of diseases, but contrary to expectations, BXDs derived 30-40 years ago express only the functional B6 Taar1 allele whereas some more recently derived BXD RI strains express the D2 allele. …”
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Enhancing Antimicrobial Peptide Functionality and Manufacturability Through Deep Learning-Based Sequence Design by Aysenur Soyturk Patat, Aycan Gundogdu, Ozkan Ufuk Nalbantoglu

“…While deep learning methods have shown success, they often neglect critical functional aspects of proteins. …”
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Current Principles of Functional Gait Rehabilitation in Adults with Foot Drop after a Stroke by Alexandra Ionela PRALA, Luminita Ionela GEORGESCU, Mirela Carmen DAN

“…Introduction: Stroke causes muscle weakness and atrophy, which leads to functional and mobility disorders. Muscle weakness of the lower limb is closely related to decreased gait performance, endurance and speed. …”
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Breadth and function of antibody response to acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans. by Kuan-Ying A Huang, Tiong Kit Tan, Ting-Hua Chen, Chung-Guei Huang, Ruth Harvey, Saira Hussain, Cheng-Pin Chen, Adam Harding, Javier Gilbert-Jaramillo, Xu Liu, Michael Knight, Lisa Schimanski, Shin-Ru Shih, Yi-Chun Lin, Chien-Yu Cheng, Shu-Hsing Cheng, Yhu-Chering Huang, Tzou-Yien Lin, Jia-Tsrong Jan, Che Ma, William James, Rodney S Daniels, John W McCauley, Pramila Rijal, Alain R Townsend

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