Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in the Community of Pathumthani, Thailand by Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Pitchayapa Ruchiwit, Apichart Kanitsap, Pichaya Tantiyavarong, Pasitpon Vatcharavongvan, Srimuang Palungrit, Kanyada Leelasittikul, Apiwat Pugongchai, Orapan Poachanukoon

“…Being elderly, smoking, having heart disease, and experiencing any respiratory symptoms with a history of treatment are crucial indicators for these airway diseases. Pulmonary function testing might be needed for active surveillance to detect these respiratory diseases in the community.…”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted echocardiographic monitoring in pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Weiling Chen, Jinhui Wu, Zhenxuan Zhang, Zhifan Gao, Xunyi Chen, Yu Zhang, Zhou Lin, Zijian Tang, Wei Yu, Shumin Fan, Heye Zhang, Bei Xia

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) based machine learning-enabled image analysis might provide rapid, reproducible measurements of left ventricular volumes and EF for ECMO patients.ObjectivesThis study aims to evaluate the applicability of AI for monitoring cardiac function based on Echocardiography in patients with ECMO.Materials and methodsWe conducted a retrospective study involving 29 hospitalized patients who received ECMO support between January 2017 and December 2021. …”
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Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure by Luis M. da Silva, Andréa Coy‐Canguçu, Layde R. Paim, Adriana A. Bau, Camila Nicolela Geraldo Martins, Stephan Pinheiro, Vinicius Citeli Ribeiro, Walter E. Magalhães Rocha, Jose R. Mattos‐Souza, Roberto Schreiber, Lígia Antunes‐Correa, Andrei Sposito, Wilson Nadruz, Celso D. Ramos, Tomas Neilan, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Otávio R. Coelho‐Filho

“…Preliminary analysis indicates that cardiac sympathetic function might potentially act as a mediator in the association between ECV and NT‐proBNP levels. …”
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METTL3-dependent m6A modification of GHR mRNA regulates mitochondrial function through mitochondrial biogenesis during myoblast differentiation by Changbin Zhao, Bowen Hu, Zhijun Wang, Ze Zhang, Wen Luo, Hongmei Li, Xiquan Zhang

“…We recently revealed that local GHR knockdown impairs mitochondrial function by inhibiting mitochondrial biogenesis, thereby repressing myoblast differentiation. …”
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Are the functions of non-suicidal self-injury associated with its persistence and suicide risk in university students? Insights from a network analysis by Monika Szewczuk-Bogusławska, Krzysztof Kowalski, Bogna Bogudzińska, Błażej Misiak

“…However, it did not differ significantly compared to some functions of NSSI (marking distress, anti-dissociation, toughness, and affect regulation).DiscussionIn university students, persistent NSSI might be directly associated with its functions related to affect regulation and self-punishment, while suicide risk might be directly associated with the anti-suicide function. …”
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Genome-wide identification of ARID-HMG related genes in citrus and functional analysis of FhARID1 in apomixis and axillary bud development by Xietian Song, Yin Zhou, Zhen Cao, Nan Wang, Xiaoyu Tian, Lijun Chai, Zongzhou Xie, Junli Ye, Xiuxin Deng

“…Protein interaction network and enrichment analysis suggested that ARID-HMG-related proteins might might be involved in chromatin remodeling complexes. …”
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Shifting the focus to functioning: essential for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3, inclusive Universal Health Coverage and supporting COVID-19 survivors by Dorothy Boggs, Sarah Polack, Hannah Kuper, Allen Foster

“…Throughout the paper a survivor of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is given as an example to illustrate functioning according to the ICF and how access to the interventions of rehabilitation and AT might be of benefit to improve and optimise his/her functioning. …”
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Disease-Resistance Functional Analysis and Screening of Interacting Proteins of ZmCpn60-3, a Chaperonin 60 Protein from Maize by Bo Su, Lixue Mao, Huiping Wu, Xinru Yu, Chongyu Bian, Shanshan Xie, Temoor Ahmed, Hubiao Jiang, Ting Ding

“…Additionally, yeast two-hybrid assay preliminary data indicated that ZmCpn60-3 might bind to ZmbHLH118 and ZmBURP7, indicating ZmCpn60-3 might be involved in plant abiotic responses. …”
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Modelling the functional connectivity of the grayish mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens) in a highly threatened tropical dry forest of the Mexican Pacific coast by Ariana González, Clementina González, Rafael Hernández-Guzmán, Eduardo Mendoza

“…The grayish opossum mouse (Tlacuatzin canescens) was used for modeling functional landscape connectivity between the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve, an important biological reserve with large extensions of tropical dry forest in the Mexican Pacific coast, and surrounding vegetation patches. …”
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Does the Brain Care Which Direction We Read? A Cross‐Cultural tDCS Study on Functional Lateralization of Number Processing by Narjes Bahreini, Christina Artemenko, Christian Plewnia, Reza Rostami, Hans‐Christoph Nuerk

“…ABSTRACT Purpose The potential influence of culture on functional lateralization was rarely investigated, yet it may be an important factor in our understanding of the human brain. …”
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Sarcopenia and impairment in global cognitive, delayed memory, and olfactory function, among community-dwelling adults, in Jakarta, Indonesia: Active aging study by Yvonne Suzy Handajani, Elisabeth Schröder Butterfill, Antoninus Hengky, Sagita Pratiwi Sugiyono, Vincent Lamadong, Yuda Turana

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D19S Mutation of the Cationic, Cysteine-Rich Protein PAF: Novel Insights into Its Structural Dynamics, Thermal Unfolding and Antifungal Function. by Christoph Sonderegger, Ádám Fizil, Laura Burtscher, Dorottya Hajdu, Alberto Muñoz, Zoltán Gáspári, Nick D Read, Gyula Batta, Florentine Marx

“…We conclude that the negatively charged residue Asp19 in loop 2 is essential for full function of the cationic protein PAF.…”
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A requirements model for AI algorithms in functional safety-critical systems with an explainable self-enforcing network from a developer perspective by Klüver Christina, Greisbach Anneliesa, Kindermann Michael, Püttmann Bernd

“…The requirements for ensuring functional safety have always been very high. Modern safety-related systems are becoming increasingly complex, making also the safety integrity assessment more complex and time-consuming. …”
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Altered mitochondrial function: a clue therapeutic strategies between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and chronic kidney disease? by Jiang Bai, Jiang Bai, Jiang Bai, Lijuan Zhang, Lijuan Zhang, Letian He, Yun Zhou, Yun Zhou

“…This is crucial as MASLD, focusing on cardiometabolic factors, might have a more pronounced association with CKD than NAFLD. …”
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Like-layers resolution deficiency in structure function-based thermal test for multilayer semiconductor device and its potential cure by interface design by Xintian Gao, Junjie Wu, Yulin Chen, Haotian Huang, Yuan Zhu

“…Here we report a like-layers resolution deficiency of SFM, which might be fatal for its use in 3D devices. 3D ICs have many like materials and layers repeating in the architecture. …”
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The Functional Severity Assessment of Coronary Stenosis Using Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography-Based Myocardial Mass at Risk and Minimal Lumen Diameter by Kenji Sadamatsu, Kazuhiro Nagaoka, Yasuaki Koga, Kotaro Kagiyama, Kohei Muramatsu, Kiyoshi Hironaga, Hideki Tashiro, Takafumi Ueno, Yoshihiro Fukumoto

“…The index of MMAR/MLD correlated well with the physiological severity of coronary stenosis and showed good accuracy for detecting functional significance. The MMAR/MLD might be a useful parameter to consider when deciding the indication for revascularization.…”
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Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveals the mechanisms of function loss of Lr29 leaf rust resistance gene at high temperatures in wheat by Liwen Wang, Yang Yu, Hang Li, Mingzhu Lu, Shubo Cao, Ziqi Li, Haoyuan Song, Laszlo Purnhauser, Jinlong Li, Jiajie Wu

“…We also found that, at high temperatures, Lr29 downregulated the genes and metabolites associated with glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, while genes and metabolites related to the shikimic acid pathway were upregulated. This study might provide a valuable theoretical foundation for the cloning of the Lr29 gene, the analysis of its disease resistance mechanism, and the understanding of how temperature affects gene function.…”
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Causal Associations of Iron Status With the Renal Function and Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Ying Zhang, Wujian Peng, Jianrong Huang, Wenchang Zhang, Peishan Jiang, Yuqin He, Meiyun Wang

“…This study was to explore the causal effect of iron status on renal function and the risk of diabetic nephropathy in diabetic patients. …”
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The combined effect of Pdx1 overexpression and Shh manipulation on the function of insulin‐producing cells derived from adipose‐tissue stem cells by Mahmoud Hashemi Tabar, Mohammad Reza Tabandeh, Eskandar Moghimipour, Dian Dayer, Ata A. Ghadiri, Elham Allah Bakhshi, Mahmoud Orazizadeh, Mohammad Ali Ghafari

“…The functionality of IPCs in vitro was analyzed through dithizone (DTZ) staining and ELISA. …”
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Fermented defatted rice bran-derived gut Clostridium butyricum improved the gut barrier function by regulating HIF-1 signaling pathway by Weifa Su, Zipeng Jiang, Tao Gong, Man Du, Fengqin Wang, Zeqing Lu, Mingliang Jin, Yizhen Wang

“…Overall, FR-derived C. butyricum and butyrate might improve gut barrier function through the HIF-1 signaling pathway, which provides a reference for the application of fermented DFRB as a potential functional food for improving of gut barrier function.…”
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