22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Cognitive, Visuomotor, and Adaptive Functioning Followed Longitudinally by L. Wallin, C. Gillberg, J. Knutsson, E. Fernell, I. C. Gillberg, E. Billstedt

“…At follow‐up, 19 of 56 (34%) participants had an uneven intelligence quotient (IQ) profile, with most (15/56; 27%) showing a higher Verbal Function Index (VFI) than Perceptual Function Index (PFI). …”
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Meta-analysis of the effects of multi-component exercise on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment by Hualei Liu, Zhiyuan Sun, Zhiyuan Sun, Haiqing Zeng, Jincheng Han, Mengqi Hu, Dewei Mao, Dewei Mao, Xuewen Tian, Ran Li

“…Additionally, multi-component exercise had the most pronounced effects on executive function, visual memory, and verbal memory in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). …”
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Two novel human cytomegalovirus NK cell evasion functions target MICA for lysosomal degradation. by Ceri A Fielding, Rebecca Aicheler, Richard J Stanton, Eddie C Y Wang, Song Han, Sepehr Seirafian, James Davies, Brian P McSharry, Michael P Weekes, P Robin Antrobus, Virginie Prod'homme, Fabien P Blanchet, Daniel Sugrue, Simone Cuff, Dawn Roberts, Andrew J Davison, Paul J Lehner, Gavin W G Wilkinson, Peter Tomasec

“…The immune evasion functions UL16, UL142, and microRNA(miR)-UL112 are known to target NKG2DLs. …”
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Potential Alterations of Functional Connectivity Analysis in the Patients with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome by Shengyang Ge, Qingfeng Hu, Yijun Guo, Ke Xu, Guowei Xia, Chuanyu Sun

“…Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is one of the most common diseases in urology, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. …”
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Age-related differences in eye blink-related neural activity and functional connectivity during driving by Emad Alyan, Stefan Arnau, Stephan Getzmann, Julian Elias Reiser, Melanie Karthaus, Edmund Wascher

“…The parietal N2 component showed significant age and interaction effects, with older individuals showing higher amplitudes in reactive conditions, potentially due to increased cognitive effort and attentional demands. Furthermore, functional connectivity analysis revealed that aging most significantly affects the visual network in the beta band. …”
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Stable and Functional Cosmetic Creams Enriched with Grape Stem Extract: A Sustainable Skincare Strategy by Mónica Serra, Cláudia Botelho, Hugo Almeida, Ana Casas, José António Teixeira, Ana Novo Barros

“…Accelerated stability tests (40 °C, 75% RH, 3 months) identified the 0.83% to 1.64% concentration range as the most stable, preserving phenolic content, viscosity, and bioactivity. …”
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Features of subset composition and functional activity of blood lymphocytes in tick-borne infections of different etiologies by O. V. Voronkova, E. N. Ilyinskikh, R. R. Hasanova, I. E. Esimova, K. V. Nevskaya, M. R. Karpova, N. A. Chernyshov, A. V. Yampolskaya, O. V. Yampolskaya

“…To perform a comparative assessment of subset composition and functional activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and ixodid tick-borne borreliosis (ITBB) in the acute phase of the disease.Materials and methods. …”
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LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON LIVER FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR BEFORE AND AFTER DEFERASIROX (DFX) THERAPY by Ashraf Tawfik Soliman, Mohamed Yassin, Fawzia AlYafei, Lolwa Al-Naimi, Noora Almarri, Aml Sabt, Vincenzo De Sanctis

“…With regular blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy, most patients with thalassemia major (BTM) now survive beyond the third decade of life . …”
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Innovative corn extrudates incorporating barley-oat flour blends: Nutritional, functional, and sensory evaluation by Muhammad Asif, Mueen Abbas, Kinza Fatima, Nisha Ahmad, Saba Ahmed, Parkash Meghwar, Elahesadat Hosseini, Abdul Nasir, Syed Ali Hassan

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Identification and immune function of the teleost-specific chemokine CCL39 in black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) by Fengjun Lin, Pei Zhang, Xuan Xu, Chonghui Chen, Xiaoxu Zhang, Yiying Liu, Chao Li, Qiang Fu

“…Meanwhile, SsCCL39 was observed to be significantly up-regulated at most time points in kidney and liver following A. salmonicida infections except the significant down-regulation at the first two time points in the gill. …”
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Three anti-inflammatory polysaccharides from Lonicera japonica Thunb.: insights into the structure-function relationships by Yu Liu, Hongjing Dong, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Wenwen Li, Bin Zhang, Jinqian Yu, Zhichang Qiu, Zhenjia Zheng

“…Overall, LJP-2 at 400 μg/mL was the most effective. LJP-2 consisted mainly of →5)-α-L-Araf (1→, →4)-α-L-GalpA (1→ and →2)-α-L-Rhap (1→ residues with terminal T-β-D-Glcp. …”
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Effective factors on variations of wheat production in climatic regions of Fars province by leyla sharifi, saeed bazgeer, hosain mohmmadi, alireza darbaneh astaneh, mostafa karimi ahmadabad

“…From the perspective of the farmers of the province in the translog function, respectively; Soil moisture at planting time (0.692), effective rainfall during growing season (0.68) and at planting date (0.66), heat wave at harvest time (0.63), damaging rainfall (0.59) , Profit from wheat production (0.51), farmer education (0.49), soil quality (0.49) and cultivation method (0.49) with the coefficient of the mentioned criteria next to them; The most important factors explaining wheat production in Fars province. …”
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ENDOCRINAL DISORDERS: ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS. DYSFUNCTIONS OF THE SEXUAL GLANDS by P. F. Litvitskii

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Surgical Management of Septic Arthritis of the Wrist: An Analysis of Short- and Long-Term Functional and Clinical Outcomes by Yonca Steubing, Felix Reinkemeier, Flemming Puscz, Sonja Verena Schmidt, Jannik Hinzmann, Marcus Lehnhardt, Mehran Dadras

“…Septic arthritis of the wrist is a rare but severe condition requiring urgent diagnosis and treatment to prevent joint destruction and functional impairment. The objective of this study was to investigate prognostic parameters and the long-term functional outcomes. …”
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Damage to white matter networks resulting from small vessel disease and the effects on cognitive function by Natalie Busby, Janina Wilmskoetter, Roger Newman-Norlund, Sarah Newman-Norlund, Sara Sayers, Sarah C. Wilson, Nicholas Riccardi, Alex Teghipco, Rebecca W. Roth, Lumi Bakos, Chris Rorden, Julius Fridriksson, Leonardo Bonilha

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Genome-centric metagenomics provides insights into the core microbial community and functional profiles of biofloc aquaculture by Meora Rajeev, Ilsuk Jung, Ilnam Kang, Jang-Cheon Cho

“…Members of Rhodobacteraceae emerged as the most abundant and metabolically versatile taxa in this intriguing community. …”
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Association between volatile organic compounds exposure and cardiometabolic function: a population-based study by Qiuyu Wang, Yongping Cao, Fei Ma, Hengyang Zhang, Yuelin Hu, Wenwen Xiao

“…Results from mixture exposure models indicated that CEMA contributed most significantly to the impact on CMI. BKMR, WQS, and Q-gcomp models showed a positive trend between overall VOC exposure and CMI. …”
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Effects of Pathological Characteristics on Functional Scores and Surgical Satisfaction in Patients after Hallux Valgus Surgery by Guohua Jiang, Qi Zhou, Tianjing Zhao, Yijun Liu, Canjun Zeng

“…The overall complication rate was 27.2%, with recurrence being the most common complication (20.7%). Functional scores and patient satisfaction were associated with age; preoperative, immediate postoperative, and early postoperative HVA; and immediate postoperative IMA (p < 0.05), but not with TSP, first metatarsal pronation, DMAA, callosities, toe deformities, or first metatarsophalangeal joint dislocation (p > 0.05). …”
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Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol. by Eduardo Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Isabel Rihuete-Galve, Alberto Garcia-Martin, Celia Sanchez-Gomez, Fausto Jose Barbero-Iglesias, Roberto Mendez-Sanchez, Ana Silvia Puente-Gonzalez, Susana Saez-Gutierrez, Emilio Fonseca-Sanchez, Juan Jesus Cruz-Hernandez

“…As the number of treatment lines has grown, so too have the side effects, which can severely impact patients' functionality and quality of life. One of the most concerning effects is dyspnoea, a serious health issue that imposes substantial limitations on individuals. …”
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Evaluation of the functional activity of CD39 ectonucleotidase in regulatory T cells in children with inflammatory bowel diseases by T. V. Radygina, E. G. Sorokina, S. V. Petrichuk, D. G. Kuptsova, O. V. Kurbatova, A. S. Potapov, S. A. Afanasyeva

“…It was shown that samples with a smaller number of cells and a lower intensity of CD39 expression in Treg had a higher activity of CD39 ectonucleotidase.For efficient ATP hydrolysis, in addition to the amount of CD39 in Treg, their functional activity is important. The assessment of the catalytic activity of CD39 in Treg in patients with IBD is most informative in the first minutes after the addition of exogenous ATP. …”
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