Functional traits driving invasion risk and potential distribution of alien plants in oasis agroecosystems by Shengtianzi Dong, Shengtianzi Dong, Tiantian Qin, Tiantian Qin, Zhifang Xue, Wenchao Guo, Hanyue Wang, Hanyue Wang, Hongbin Li, Hongbin Li

“…We identified 62 alien plant species from 18 families and 44 genera, with Asteraceae and Amaranthaceae being the most represented families. High-risk invasive plants shared certain functional traits—specifically, high specific leaf area (SLA) and larger seed mass—which significantly enhance their invasion potential in oasis agroecosystems. …”
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Functional diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates and fluvial habitat quality: Key biological trait categories by Gonzalo Sotomayor, Henrietta Hampel, Raúl F. Vázquez, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Peter L.M. Goethals

“…Functional diversity (FD) calculations using benthic macroinvertebrates are useful for freshwater ecosystem evaluation. …”
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Evaluating Mathematical Concordance Between Taxonomic and Functional Diversity Metrics in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities by Gonzalo Sotomayor, Henrietta Hampel, Raúl F. Vázquez, Christine Van der heyden, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Peter L. M. Goethals

“…Macroinvertebrate communities were sampled over six years at twelve sampling points and assessed using four taxonomic metrics: Shannon diversity (H), the Margalef index (D_Mg), family richness (N), and the Andean Biotic Index (ABI). Functional diversity was evaluated using four metrics: weighted functional dendrogram-based diversity (wFDc), Rao’s quadratic entropy (Rao), functional dispersion (FDis), and functional richness (FRic). …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ENAMEL RESISTANCE (TER-TEST) IN CHILDREN WHO ARE STUDYING IN BOARDING SCHOOL by О. Narepekha, Т. Lisak

“…To estimate the structural and functional resistance of enamel in children of boarding schools. …”
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Functional Burden and Quality of Life in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Roxana Maria Sânziana Pavel, Anamaria Lavinia Purza, Delia Mirela Tit, Andrei-Flavius Radu, Diana Carina Iovanovici, Danche Vasileva, Bogdan Uivaraseanu, Gabriela Bungau, Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Osteoarthritis, the most common degenerative joint disease, causes pain, decreased mobility, and functional disability, having a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. …”
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Network analysis of depressive symptoms, cognitive functioning, and life satisfaction among healthcare workers by Xiumei Hou, Yan Wang, Yang Wu, Qinge Shen, Ping Liu, Yunshuai Xu, Jicheng Dong, Yaping Wang, Yaping Wang, Min Chen, Min Chen, Jian Cui

“…PHQ1 (“Anhedonia”), PHQ7 (“Concentration”), and PDQ 13 (“Drifting”) were the most critical bridge symptoms connecting depression and cognition. …”
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Risk of heart failure depending on the state of renal filtration function in patients with uncomplicated hypertension by A. I. Chernyavina, N. A. Koziolova

“…To assess the risk of heart failure (HF) depending on the state of renal filtration function in patients with uncomplicated hypertension (HTN) without kidney dysfunction.Material and methods. …”
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Paclitaxel-Ang-2-functionalized bionic mesoporous selenium nanoparticles for targeted therapy of glioma by Huan Shi, Biaobiao Wang, Zhiwei Shi, Huilin Ma, Yunmei Li, Ying Liu, Yu Zhao, Nan Xia, Chao Wu, Yu Gao

“…Glioma, the most prevalent primary intracranial tumor, presents significant clinical treatment challenges due to its high invasiveness and therapeutic resistance. …”
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Investigating the potential of Pulicaria jaubertii and Pulicaria petiolaris Herbs as promising functional food ingredients by Qais Ali Al-Maqtari, Amer Ali Mahdi, Norzila Othman, Jalaleldeen Khaleel Mohammed, Waleed Al-Ansi, Abeer Essam Noman, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Syazwani Mohd Asharuddin, Adnan Saeed

“…Leucine and aspartic acid were the most abundant free amino acids in both plants among the 18 essential and non-essential amino acids. …”
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Qifuyin alleviates anxiety and depression in 3×Tg-AD mice by modulating neuroendocrine function by Tianhao Yu, Ying Yu, Junqi Zhao, He Li, Hui Lu, Yangyi Li, Yuqi Peng, Shixue Wang, Wendi Wei, Xiaorui Cheng

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Endothelial Dysfunction, Functional Structural Changes in the Vessels in Patients with the Unstable Angina with Arterial Hypertension by Denesiuk O.

“…Introduction. One of the most actual problems of modern cardiology is the study of endothelial function, functional and structural changes in arteries, especially in patients with arterial hypertension (AH), the atherosclerotic process primarily affects the arteries of the elastic type (aorta) and slightly less – of the muscle type (brachial artery). …”
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Physicochemical and functional characterization of an infant flour based on yellow corn, soya, carrot and date by Thalès Djeuben Dongmo, Marlyne-Josephine Mananga, Stephano Tambo Tene, Noël Mangatchaoussou, Aymar Rodrigue Mba Fogang, Hygride Dongmo, Adelaïde Mawamba Demasse, Jules Christophe Manz Koule, Julien Nadjimbaye Nedion, Marie Modestine Sop Kana

“…Fifteen amino acids were quantified in the optimum flour, the most abundant being L-Ser, L-Thr, L-Ala, L-Lys and L-Pro. …”
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Versatile physiological functions of the Nudix hydrolase family in berry development and stress response in grapevine by Pei-pei WANG, Zhao-ke WANG, Le GUAN, Muhammad Salman HAIDER, Maazullah NASIM, Yong-bing YUAN, Geng-sen LIU, Xiang-peng LENG

“…Although Nudix hydrolases are involved in plant detoxification processes in response to abiotic and biotic stresses, the biological functions of Nudix hydrolases remain largely unclear in grapevine. …”
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Unraveling the influences of hemodynamic lag and intrinsic cerebrovascular reactivity on functional metrics in ischemic stroke by Luoyu Wang, Xiumei Wu, Jinyi Song, Yanhui Fu, Zhenqiang Ma, Xiaoyan Wu, Yiying Wang, Yulin Song, Fenyang Chen, Zhongxiang Ding, Yating Lv

“…The highest overlap was observed in the Stroke pattern with correction for both LAG and iCVR, while the pattern without correction showed the lowest overlap. Most functional metrics after correction showed higher sensitivity in detecting between-group differences than those without correction. …”
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Monitoring of hepatitis E virus infection and replication by functional tagging of the ORF2 protein by Maliki Ankavay, Nathalie Da Silva, Angela Pollán, Noémie Oechslin, Katja Dinkelborg, Patrick Behrendt, Darius Moradpour, Jérôme Gouttenoire

“…Impact and implications:: Hepatitis E virus infection is one of the most frequent causes of acute hepatitis and jaundice worldwide. …”
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Fc-effector functional antibody assays for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern by Xuemin Chen, Grace Li, Caroline Ciric, Theda Gibson, Larry J. Anderson, Larry J. Anderson, Christina A. Rostad, Christina A. Rostad

“…These functions enhance immune defense and infected cell clearance. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES EVALUATED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY by E. O. Saad, L. P. Ananyeva, R. T. Alekperov, D. S. Novikova, Yu. O. Korsakova, A. V. Volkov

“…Objective: to estimate heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SS) and to investigate their relationship to echocardiographic structural and functional changes in the heart.Subjects and methods. …”
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Effects of traditional Chinese exercises on cardiopulmonary function in stroke patients: A meta-analysis by Danmeng Tong, Hongyu Li, Wei Zhao, Wang Guo, Bin Chen, Qiang Tang

“…Conclusions: Traditional Chinese exercise positively influences cardiorespiratory function in stroke patients, demonstrating the most significant improvements in athletic endurance and cardiac function. …”
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Bioinformatics-based prognostic value and in vitro functional validation of PTK6 in cutaneous melanoma by Yanyan Niu, Yanyan Niu, Xiaoyu Liu, Aixiu Shi, Danli Tang, Xiaodong Yao, Yan Lu

“…GO and KEGG analyses explored biological functions of PTK6-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs). …”
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Molecular cloning and functional identification of an apple flagellin receptor MdFLS2 gene by Chen-hui QI, Xian-yan ZHAO, Han JIANG, Hai-tao LIU, Yong-xu WANG, Da-gang HU, Yu-jin HAO

“…Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that MdFLS2 was widely expressed in the different tissues of the apple and most highly expressed in the leaves. Furthermore, MdFLS2 was significantly induced by the flagellin elicitor peptide flg22. …”
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