Shifting Outcomes: Superior Functional Recovery in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Compared to Cardioembolic Stroke by Jessica Seetge, Balázs Cséke, Zsófia Nozomi Karádi, Edit Bosnyák, László Szapáry

“…Functional recovery was assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). …”
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Robot-assisted exercise improves gait and physical function in older adults: a usability study by Su-Hyun Lee, Eunmi Kim, Jinuk Kim, Hwang-Jae Lee, Yun-Hee Kim

“…Abstract Background With increasing age, individuals are more likely to experience physical disabilities, functional declines, and mobility limitations. …”
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Quality of life measures predict cardiovascular health and physical performance in chronic renal failure patients. by A Rogan, K McCarthy, G McGregor, T Hamborg, G Evans, S Hewins, N Aldridge, S Fletcher, N Krishnan, R Higgins, D Zehnder, S M Ting

“…However, overall for a given VO2peak, the measured PCS was much lower for patients with CKD than for HTN cohort, a likely consequence of systemic uremia effects.<h4>Conclusion</h4>In CKD and HTN, objective physical performance has a significant effect on quality of life; particularly self-reported physical health and functioning. …”
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Improving Learning Management System Performance: A Comprehensive Approach to Engagement, Trust, and Adaptive Learning by Latifa Abdullah Almusfar

“…Service quality, while exerting a smaller influence, highlights the importance of responsive technical support for overall functionality. Additionally, user satisfaction strongly predicts user loyalty, indicating that satisfied users are more likely to continue using and recommending LMS platforms. …”
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Inoculant Formulation for <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> spp.: Optimizing CMC/Starch Blends for Improved Performance by Jaqueline Carvalho de Almeida, Vinício Oliosi Favero, Janaina Ribeiro Costa Rouws, Carla de Sant’Anna Freitas, Érica Barbosa de Sousa, Jéssica Feitoza da Rocha, Nainicelle Cibelle Sousa Chantre, Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier, Paulo Jansen de Oliveira, Norma Gouvêa Rumjanek

“…Generally, blends compatibilized with 1.0% MgO exhibited a significant decrease in cell numbers, likely due to the observed pH values of approximately 10. …”
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Leptin receptor signaling mediates the distinct tendon–bone interface reconstruction in rotator cuff tears and osteoporosis-comorbid rotator cuff tears by Dongxu Zhu, Xinrui Zhu, Yingze Zhang, Xiaohong Huang

“…And, grip strength, transcriptome, ELISA, histochemistry, and qPCR were performed to reveal the distinct functional recovery between RC and OVX + RC rats, as well as pathophysiologic exhibition in the TBI at 2-week and 8-week. …”
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Innate immune pathway activation to modulate mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) interactions with synovium and cartilage by Peter Linde, Lyndah Chow, Isabella Sabino, Zoë Williams, Renata Impastato, Steven Dow, Lynn Pezzanite

“…Our previous studies have evaluated immune licensing of MSC through activation of Toll-like receptor and cytosolic cGAS-STING pathways, with demonstrated improvement in functional and structural outcomes in a rodent model of OA. …”
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Analysis of the CRK expressions in bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) under Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lagenariae stress by using genome-wide identification strategy by Preetinanda Sahoo, Ikram Ullah, Debarpita Sahoo, Chirasmita Bose, Muhammad Amir Zia, Sumaira Salahuddin Lodhi, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Nawab Ali, Gagan Kumar, Suhail Asad, Satyabrata Nanda

“…Abstract Background The cysteine-rich receptor-like kinases (CRKs) family in plants have been reported to perform multiple functions against various stresses. …”
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Structure-Based Design and In-Silico Evaluation of Computationally Proposed Curcumin Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of the Coronaviral PLpro Enzymes by Hakan Alici

“…<b>Methods:</b> To address these limitations, this study introduces a novel design strategy aimed at 42 new curcumin derivatives with improved pharmacokinetic profiles, specifically targeting the conserved coronavirus enzyme papain-like protease (PLpro). A comprehensive in silico evaluation was performed, including ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Elimination, and Toxicity) analysis, molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and Molecular Mechanics/Poisson-Boltzmann Surface Area (MM/PBSA) calculations. …”
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Immune Responses Elicited by Outer Membrane Vesicles of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Important Players in Vaccine Development by Branko Velimirov, Branko Alexander Velimirov

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Mechanism of acute liver injury alleviation by Zhuyeqing liquor based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS technology and network pharmacology by TU Muxin, MENG Yihao, WANG Qingliang, ZHANG Xin, YANG Chen, JIANG Tao, TIAN Junsheng

“…In this study, the potential functional components in Zhuyeqing liquor were screened and detected by Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database (TCMSP) database and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) technique, the components and disease targets were predicted by network pharmacology, the gene ontology (GO) function annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis were performed on common targets through DAVID database, and a network of &quot;functional components-potential targets-pathways&quot; was constructed to screen the key functional ingredients and action pathways. …”
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Evaluating self-assistance during functional reach with a passive hydrostatic exoskeleton under artificial impairment by Julia Manczurowsky, Henry Mayne, David Nguyen, Meghan Kenney, John Peter Whitney, Christopher J. Hasson

“…However, most evidence comes from studies involving tasks with limited coordinative demands. In a functional task like reaching for and lifting an object, learning to generate coordinated assistive forces with an external device may pose bilateral sensorimotor challenges that limit motor learning in the impaired limb. …”
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Innovative Strategies Based on Delivery Technology to Improve the Absorption and Utilization of Functional Ingredients in Sports Nutrition Foods by SONG Xinyu, LIU Xiangyu, YUE Qing, WEI Bing, SONG Guilin, ZHANG Hui, DU Pengcheng, SUN Congyu, ZHANG Ziyi, LÜ Mingchun, LI Yuan

“…Functional factors are crucial for enhancing athletic performance and reducing fatigue. …”
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Research on MRI Gradient Coil Magnetic Field Induced Eddy Current Method by Xiaotao ZHANG, Yicheng LI, Zhanping ZHENG, Mingke WANG, Like FENG, Congbo LI

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A hierarchical reinforcement learning approach for energy‐aware service function chain dynamic deployment in IoT by Shuyi Wang, Haotong Cao, Longxiang Yang

“…Abstract Traffic volume is increasing dramatically due to the quick development of technologies like online gaming, on‐demand video streaming, and the Internet of Things (IoT). …”
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STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCES OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, CONTROLLED OVER THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE by Narcis URICANU, Emanuel RESIGA, Liviu MIHON, Danila IORGA, Ioan HITICAS

“…The programmable ECU is a control system which replaces the ECU from the vehicle and is able to manage, better than the standard ECU, the behaviour of the spark ignition engine on increasing the performances. Sports cars need to obtain the best performances from them engine, the specific regimes at which them must function impose certain limits which will be achieved during the competition. …”
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Multimodal Alzheimer’s disease classification through ensemble deep random vector functional link neural network by Pablo A. Henríquez, Nicolás Araya

“…Our findings demonstrate that ensemble deep RVFL (edRVFL) models, when combined with effective data imputation techniques such as Winsorized-mean (Wmean), achieve superior performance in detecting early stages of AD. Notably, the edRVFL model achieved an accuracy of 98.8%, precision of 98.3%, recall of 98.4%, and F1-score of 98.2%, outperforming traditional machine learning models like support vector machines, random forests, and decision trees. …”
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF- 1) Levels And Left Ventricular Meridional End Systolic Stress (LVMESS) Interrelationship In Middle- Aged And Elderly Obese Subject With Type 2 Di... by Akeel AMH Zwain, Amina A. Al-Dijaili, Khalid Amber

“…There exist reports implicating high free insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) but not growth hormone (GH) levels, with increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI), abnormal LV geometric remodeling, and A1c levels. …”
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Uncertainty Avoider Defuzzification of General Type-2 Multi-Layer Fuzzy Membership Functions for Image Segmentation by Sirwan Mohammad Kekshar, Sadegh Abdollah Aminifar

“…To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed multilayer approach, it has been applied to image segmentation, a critical aspect of image processing often hindered by challenges like noise, low contrast, and blurred features. The proposed multilayer type-2 fuzzy method based on the uncertainty avoider method has shown very good performance in image segmentation, especially in the case of high-noise images, compared to type one Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) and type-2 FCM methods as well as hybrid methods presented recently in the literature.…”
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Evaluating the Accuracy and Performance of ChatGPT-4o in Solving Japanese National Dental Technician Examination by Hikaru Fukuda, Masaki Morishita, Kosuke Muraoka, Shino Yamaguchi, Taiji Nakamura, Manabu Habu, Izumi Yoshioka, Shuji Awano, Kentaro Ono

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