The Interplay between Magnesium and Testosterone in Modulating Physical Function in Men by Marcello Maggio, Francesca De Vita, Fulvio Lauretani, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi, Andrea Ticinesi, Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo, Elisabetta Dall’Aglio, Gian Paolo Ceda

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Protective Function of STAT3 in CVB3-Induced Myocarditis by Diana Lindner, Moritz Hilbrandt, Katharina Marggraf, P. Moritz Becher, Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Karin Klingel, Matthias Pauschinger, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe, Dirk Westermann

“…Furthermore, the matrix degradation was reduced in STAT3 KO mice which might be an explanation for the observed matrix deposition. …”
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A Novel Synchronization-Based Approach for Functional Connectivity Analysis by Angela Lombardi, Sabina Tangaro, Roberto Bellotti, Alessandro Bertolino, Giuseppe Blasi, Giulio Pergola, Paolo Taurisano, Cataldo Guaragnella

“…Complex network analysis has become a gold standard to investigate functional connectivity in the human brain. Popular approaches for quantifying functional coupling between fMRI time series are linear zero-lag correlation methods; however, they might reveal only partial aspects of the functional links between brain areas. …”
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The functional role of CST1 and CCL26 in asthma development by Angela Hoyer, Sandip Chakraborty, Ingrid Lilienthal, Jon R. Konradsen, Shintaro Katayama, Cilla Söderhäll

“…The aim of our study was to investigate the functional mechanism of CST1 and CCL26 in the alveolar basal epithelial cell line A549. …”
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Methotrexate Toxic Effects on the Cerebellum and Vitamin C Protective Function by Hala Mohamed AlKhalidi, Shatha Shayan Almutairi, Ali Hassan A. Ali

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Identification, functional analysis, and clinical applications of defective viral genomes by Xiaowei Yan, Yitong Pan, Peiying Li, Li Zhu, Jianhai Yu, Chenguang Shen, Bao Zhang, Wei Zhao

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The association between spirometry measurement quality, cognitive function, and mortality by Consuelo Quispe-Haro, Tatyana Court, Magdalena Kozela, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Nadezda Capkova, Hynek Pikhart, Martin Bobák

“…Abstract Background Population studies that assess lung function usually exclude results of individuals with poor-quality measurements, which often means excluding many subjects. …”
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Impact of function-guided glioma treatment on oncological outcome in the elderly by Carolin Albrecht, Lea Baumgart, Axel Schroeder, Benedikt Wiestler, Bernhard Meyer, Sandro M. Krieg, Sebastian Ille

“…Discussion and conclusion: The interdisciplinary glioma treatment in the elderly is less age-dependent but must be adjusted to the functional status. Function-guided surgical resections could be performed as usual, with maximal tumor resection being the primary goal. …”
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Evaluation of Thyroid Function in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure by Ana Rita Leite, João Sérgio Neves, Marta Borges-Canha, Catarina Vale, Madalena von Hafe, Davide Carvalho, Adelino Leite-Moreira

“…Our aim was to evaluate the association of thyroid function with cardiovascular parameters and short- and long-term clinical outcomes in AHF patients. …”
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Psychological factors associated with pain and function in adults with hallux valgus by Abdel Kak, Mehak Batra, Bircan Erbas, Sean Sadler, Vivienne Chuter, Jeffery Jenkins, Haydar Ozcan, Damien Lafferty, Ozan Amir, Matthew Cotchett

“…Abstract Introduction Psychological factors are linked to pain and function in various musculoskeletal conditions, but their impact on hallux valgus is unclear. …”
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Visual function scale for identification of infants with low respiratory compliance by Eimei Harada, Masahiro Kinoshita, Sachiko Iwata, Mamoru Saikusa, Kennosuke Tsuda, Ryota Shindou, Takeshi Sahashi, Shin Kato, Yasumasa Yamada, Shinji Saitoh, Osuke Iwata

“…Aim: Precise estimation of respiratory function is essential to optimise neonatal respiratory care. …”
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Large-scale functional network connectivity mediate the associations of white matter lesions with executive functions and information processing speed in asymptomatic cerebral smal... by Jing Chen, Weiwei lu, Zhangyang Wang, Mingfang Shi, Zhang Shi, Weibin Shi

“…Conclusion: WMLs in asymptomatic CSVD patients may induce large-scale connectivity changes including the internetwork FC and intranetwork FC, which might further influence executive function and information processing speed.…”
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Comparative Analysis of the Health Status of Heart Transplant Patients with Different Levels of Physical Activity by Itziar Salas-Reguera, José I. Rodríguez-Barbosa, Peter A. Federolf, Luis Santos

“…It is suggested that the weekly level of physical activity of HTRs should be high, which might help them to enhance their health and quality of life.…”
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Altered structural and functional homotopic connectivity associated with cognitive changes in SLE by Chunlei Li, Yue Ma, Ning An, Sha Ni, Pengfei Qiao, Xueying Ma

“…The VMHC values and grey matter volume in insula and parahippocampal gyrus were negatively associated with lupus-specific antibodies.Conclusion The structural and functional changes of insula and parahippocampal gyrus might be potential neuroimaging markers, and specific antibodies associated with lupus might be involved in the pathophysiological mechanisms of brain dysfunction.Trial registration number NCT06226324.…”
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Understanding the sport viewership experience using functional near-infrared spectroscopy by Luke R. Potwarka, Adrian B. Safati, Adam T. Pappas, Girish Ramchandani, Michael L. Naraine, Nur Gurbez, Liye Zou, Peter A. Hall

“…Those with high ego involvement might show more activation within evaluative processing nodes, and this pattern may be most pronounced during critical moments of game play. …”
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A glimpse into the biogeography, seasonality, and ecological functions of arctic marine Oomycota by Brandon T. Hassett, Marco Thines, Anthony Buaya, Sebastian Ploch, R. Gradinger

“…Oomycota are a group of fungal-like organisms that comprise a major clade of eukaryotic life and are parasites of fish, agricultural crops, and algae. The diversity, functionality, and distribution of these organisms are essentially unknown in the Arctic marine environment. …”
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Evaluation of the Functional Properties and Edible Safety of Concocted Xanthii Fructus Protein by Yuchen Dong, Zihao Wan, Fuguo Han, Xuemei Fan, Yanli Hao, Fang Wei, Qingfei Liu

“…Xanthii Fructus (XF) not only has medicinal function in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) but also contains rich oil and protein. …”
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Operator Representation of Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein Integral Functions with Applications by M. Aslam Chaudhry, Asghar Qadir

“…Though it might not have been expected, these two sets of functions belong to a wider class of functions whose members have operator representations. …”
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Vasoregulating endothelial function in essential arterial hypertension and chronic heart failure by Ya. I. Kots, E. H. Denisov, R. Z. Bakhtiyarov, N. V. Maslova

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Function of a novel human gene TOX promoting cell proliferation by DENG Weiwei, LI Jing, GAO Peng, HAO Dongxia, ZHANG Lu, SHI Taiping, WANG Ying

“…So, the identification and function study of human functional genes involved in regulation of cell proliferation will provide new directions for mechanism research of cell proliferation and therapy strategy of various related diseases.By searching the human RefSeq and expressed sequence tag (EST) databases in GenBank, human function gene TOX (thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box) (NCBI RefSeq No: NM _014729) was cloned from human multi-tissue cDNA library by using PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assay. …”
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