A functional analysis of two 3D-scanned antique pistols from New Zealand by John LaRocco, Dong-Guk Paeng

“…The double-barreled pistol was determined to have been a flintlock pistol from a century prior to the Land Wars, later converted to percussion cap ignition. …”
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Pigmented Native Maize: Unlocking the Potential of Anthocyanins and Bioactive Compounds from Traditional to Functional Beverages by Diana Reyes-Pavón, Kathleen Stephany Soto-Sigala, Edén Cano-Sampedro, Vianey Méndez-Trujillo, María Josse Navarro-Ibarra, Ricardo Pérez-Pasten-Borja, Carlos Olvera-Sandoval, Edgar Torres-Maravilla

“…Cereals have been a foundational component of human diets across different continents, with rice dominating in Asia, sorghum in Africa, wheat in Europe, and maize in America. …”
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Passion Fruit Seeds as a Functional Ingredient in Snack Bars: A Nutritional and Sustainable Approach by Kezban Esen Karaca Çelik, Reyhan Irkin, Sema Çarıkçı, Simge Sipahi, Selinay Yakar, Cem Yaman, Ece Öneş

“…These results suggest that passion fruit seeds have the potential to be used as a sustainable functional food ingredient. …”
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MicroRNA functions in osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells: a scoping review by Pirawish Limlawan, Pirawish Limlawan, Anjalee Vacharaksa, Anjalee Vacharaksa, Anjalee Vacharaksa

“…This scoping review aimed to describe the differential microRNA (miRNA) functions in osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs), and then analyze the potential of applying PDLSCs and miRNAs in bone regeneration. …”
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Treatment discontinuation and tolerability as a function of dose and titration of duloxetine in the treatment of major depressive disorder by Harada E, Shirakawa O, Satoi Y, Marangell L, Escobar R

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Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots (FGQDs): A review of their synthesis, properties, and emerging biomedical applications by Abida Jan, Midhat Batool, Samreen Akram, Akhtar Hussain Malik, Waheed Ahmad Khanday, Waseem A. Wani, Rayees Ahmad Sheikh, Jahangir Ahmad Rather, Palanisamy Kannan

“…Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have attracted significant attention due to their unique electronic, optical, physical, and chemical properties. …”
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Divergent structural and functional brain alterations in HIV-infected patients: a multimodal meta-analysis by Zhong Li, Xingxing Jin, Meng Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Wangyi Liu, Beiran Wang, Baolin Wu, Xuekun Li

“…Neuroimaging studies have identified brain structural and functional alterations in HIV-infected patients; however, the results are inconsistent. …”
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Cognitive cerebellum dominates motor cerebellum in functional decline of older adults with mild cognitive impairment. by Maria Devita, Alessandra Coin, Chiara Ceolin, Giulia Debiasi, Mariagiulia Anglani, Chiara Begliomini, Simone Cauzzo, Francesca Biasin, Carlo Gabelli, Alessandra Codemo, Michela Sarlo, Marina De Rui, Giuseppe Sergi, Alessandra Bertoldo, Daniela Mapelli

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>The present study aims to investigate the role that cognitive cerebellar lobules, compared to the motor ones, could have on performance abilities control in older individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).…”
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Earthworm-mycorrhiza interactions can affect the diversity, structure and functioning of establishing model grassland communities. by Johann G Zaller, Florian Heigl, Andrea Grabmaier, Claudia Lichtenegger, Katja Piller, Roza Allabashi, Thomas Frank, Thomas Drapela

“…However, their combined impacts during grassland establishment are poorly understood and have never been studied. We used large mesocosms to study the effects of different functional groups of earthworms (i.e., vertically burrowing anecics vs. horizontally burrowing endogeics) and a mix of four AMF taxa on the establishment, diversity and productivity of plant communities after a simulated seed rain of 18 grassland species comprising grasses, non-leguminous forbs and legumes. …”
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Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G‐CSF) and Olfactory Function—A Clinical Pilot Study by C. A. Hintschich, K. Resler, C. Brückner, A. Altundag, K. Trautmann, K. Hölig, F. Kroschinsky, M. Pieniak, T. Hummel

“…Promising effects of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G‐CSF) on olfactory regeneration have been observed in both animal and human studies. …”
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Prospective randomized controlled trial study of liver function tests in unstable angina risk prediction by Fatimah Mezaal, Sami Mishlish, Kutayba Dawood

“…Elevated levels of liver function have recently been implicated as possible risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the adult population. …”
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Pervasiveness of Microprotein Function Amongst <i>Drosophila</i> Small Open Reading Frames (SMORFS) by Ana Isabel Platero, Jose Ignacio Pueyo, Sarah Anne Bishop, Emile Gerard Magny, Juan Pablo Couso

“…The characterisation of individual sCDSs has provided examples of smORFs’ function and conservation, but we cannot infer the functionality of all other metazoan smORFs from these. sCDS function has been characterised at a genome-wide scale in yeast and bacteria, showing that hundreds can produce a phenotype, but attempts in metazoans have been less successful. …”
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Design and function of a circulation phantom for the bolus tracking technique use on a computer tomograph by Mach Georg, Messner Klemens, Miljković Uroš, Stojkovska-Krkalović Tatjana, Christopher Deutsch

“…A total of 60 measurements were performed to show the functionality. Results: The measurements have shown that in each cannula with a flow of 2 [mL/s] and 3 [mL/s], BT was triggered at roughly 100 HU at the same time. …”
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Mercury removal from aqueous solution via functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles with the amine compound by Abdelrahman M. Rabie, H.M. Abd El-Salam, M.A. Betiha, H.H. El-Maghrabi, D. Aman

“…The explanation of this behavior is due to the presence of ethylenediamine functionalized groups, –NH-(C2H4)–NH2, which have the ability to absorb Hg2+ ions from the aqueous solution. …”
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Genetic factors regulating lung vasculature and immune cell functions associate with resistance to pneumococcal infection. by Magda S Jonczyk, Michelle Simon, Saumya Kumar, Vitor E Fernandes, Nicolas Sylvius, Ann-Marie Mallon, Paul Denny, Peter W Andrew

“…In recent years genome wide association studies (GWAS) in mice and humans have proved successful in identification of causal genes involved in many complex diseases for example diabetes, systemic lupus or cholesterol metabolism. …”
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Impact style of the changeable resistance in the development some of physical & functional changes for the National team for the badminton by Abeer Dakhil Hatim

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Cesarean section predominantly affects right ventricular diastolic function during the early transitional period by Katsuo Tao, Yoshikazu Hara, Yasunori Ishihara, Yusei Ohshima

“…Background: Although the mode of delivery is well known to affect pulmonary function, the effects of a cesarean delivery on postnatal changes in cardiac mechanics have not been clearly defined. …”
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Inter-relationship between testicular dysgenesis and Leydig cell function in the masculinization programming window in the rat. by Sander van den Driesche, Petros Kolovos, Sophie Platts, Amanda J Drake, Richard M Sharpe

“…We conclude that AGD, reflecting Leydig cell function solely within the MPW, is strongly related to focal dysgenesis. …”
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Impact of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour on functional constipation in children and adolescents: a systematic review by Marc A Benninga, Morris Gordon, Shaman Rajindrajith, Wathsala Hathagoda, Shanaz Adil, Chandrani Kuruppu

“…Objective Lack of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) have emerged as critical global health concerns in children and are believed to be associated with functional constipation (FC). …”
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Arabidopsis MEB3 functions as a vacuolar metal transporter to regulate iron accumulation in roots by Kaichiro Endo, Arpan Kumar Basak, Arpan Kumar Basak, Alwine Wilkens, Alwine Wilkens, Mohamadreza Mirzaei, Mohamadreza Mirzaei, Stanislav Kopriva, Kenji Yamada

“…The vacuole is involved in iron storage and the maintenance of cellular iron homeostasis, and vacuolar iron transporter (VIT) family proteins have been identified as plant vacuolar iron transporters. …”
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