Improvement of the computational method for determining the cryoscopic temperature of functional ice cream mixtures by I. A. Korolev, A. A. Tvorogova, P. B. Sitnikova

“…Nowadays the functional ice cream production keeps developing. Due to that the traditional composition of the ice cream is amended. …”
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Some investigations on hybrid 3D printed PVDF-based functional prototypes by Vinay Kumar, Gurwinder Singh, Minhaz Husain, Ranvijay Kumar, Harnarayan Meena, Rupinder Singh, MSJ Hashmi

“…The comparison of the functional prototypes based on mechanical (tensile), thermal (differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)), bond characteristics (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)), dielectric constant (εr), morphological properties (scanning electron microscopy (SEM), surface roughness (Ra), amplitude distribution function (ADF), bearing ratio curve (BRC), peak count (PC), and 3D rendered image), and voltage-current (V-I) analysis has been presented. …”
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Study on the calculation of surface residual deformation in goaf based on the Gudermann time function by Haiguang Du, Wenchang Wang, Zhilin Dun, Lianwei Ren, Yakun Nan

“…In order to comprehensively and effectively grasp the dynamic evolution process of surface movement and deformation, and realize the scientific and accurate residual deformation calculation of each key point of the surface in goaf, the Gudermann time function for dynamic anticipation is established by introducing the Gudermann function and optimizing it, the spatial and temporal characteristics of this function in the subsidence prediction are analyzed, and the influence law of parameter changes on the surface subsidence, subsidence velocity and subsidence acceleration curve patterns of the Gudermann time function is discussed, and the method of extracting the optimal values of the function parameters by Simulated Annealing Algorithm (SAA) is presented. …”
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Effects of Lung Expansion Therapy on Lung Function in Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by Yen-Huey Chen, Ming-Chu Yeh, Han-Chung Hu, Chung-Shu Lee, Li-Fu Li, Ning-Hung Chen, Chung-Chi Huang, Kuo-Chin Kao

“…Common complications in PMV include changes in the airway clearance mechanism, pulmonary function, and respiratory muscle strength, as well as chest radiological changes such as atelectasis. …”
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Effect of Transglutaminase and Bacterial Concentrates on the Development of Functional and Technological Properties of Minced Meat by Svetlana Merenkova, Oksana Zinina, Olga Loretts, Olga Neverova, Pavel Sharaviev

“…The results of the effects of transglutaminase (TG) and bacterial concentrates (BC) of different strains of microorganisms on the functional and technological properties of minced meat obtained from beef trimming (80/20) are presented. …”
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Sleep assessment in adults with Down syndrome: correlation between functionality and polysomnographic findings by Marilia Rezende Callegari, Kelly Brito dos Santos, Barbara Valente de Oliveira, Ana Rita Avelino Amorim, Raquel Cymrot, Silvana Maria Blascovi-Assis

“…Twenty-two participants were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Functional Independence Measure and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and the 11 who presented indications of disorders by the screening questionnaires were referred to polysomnography. …”
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Experimental Validation of a Multi-Functional Metasurface for 5G and Satellite Communication by Hilal Rauf, Babar Kamal, Sadiq Ullah, Usman Ali, Ladislau Matekovits

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Anti-obesity functions of fucoidan conducted by bioinformatics and validation findings targeting of autophagy by Jinkai Li, Xiaowei Wan, Yonghang Li, Ping Wang, Jian Chen, Weihua Jin, Jiaqi Liu

“…In our previous report, we presented the anti-obesity actions of fucoidan, however, the molecular mechanisms targeting autophagy remain unexplored. …”
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Case Report: Effect of testicular adenomatoid tumors on testicular endocrine function in children by Yan Li, Junfeng Zhao, Yi Chen, Jing Zhang, Hehe Chen

“…This study demonstrates the progressive decline of Sertoli cell function in pediatric adenomatoid tumor survivors, detectable through longitudinal monitoring of INHB, AMH, and TV. …”
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Effect of tocilizumab on pulmonary gas exchange function in patients with severe COVID-19 by D. A. Lebedev, Yu. Kh. Dolya, G. E. Savkov, M. A. Godkov, E. V. Klychnikova, А. P. Shakotko, D. A. Kosolapov, S. N. Kuznetsov, A. M. Kvasnikov, Yu. N. Vrabiy, K. V. Kiselev, V. B. Poluektova, S. S. Petrikov, K. A. Popugaev

“…Early use of monoclonal antibodies has shown promising results in cytokine storm therapy, but the effects on lung gas exchange function have not yet been studied.Aim. To evaluate the effect of tocilizumab on the dynamics of gas exchange parameters in patients with severe COVID-19. …”
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Assessment and monitoring of liver graft viability and initial function using interstitial microdialysis by A. I. Sushkov, V. S. Rudakov, K. K. Gubarev, D. S. Svetlakova, A. I. Artemiev, S. E. Voskanyan

“…Four selected clinical observations of deceased donor liver transplantation are presented. Two of the observations showed normal IGF, one observation – early allograft dysfunction (EAD), complicated by hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT), while one observation demonstrated primary non-function (PNF). …”
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Replicability of a resting-state functional connectivity study in profound early blindness by Negin Nadvar, Negin Nadvar, Corinna Bauer, Corinna Bauer, Zahide Pamir, Zahide Pamir, Lotfi B. Merabet, Vincent Koppelmans, Vincent Koppelmans, James Weiland, James Weiland, James Weiland

“…It has been shown that the choice of preprocessing pipelines to remove contamination from functional magnetic resonance images can significantly impact the results, particularly in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) studies. …”
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Technological-functional features of chia, almond, pumpkin seed, soybean and pea proteins by Gabriel Poloto, Carolina Merheb-Dini, Débora Parra Baptista Freitas, Mirna Lúcia Gigante, Paulo Henrique Mariano Marfil

“…Chia and pea proteins showed higher WHC (4.60 ± 0.26 g/g sample; 4.56 ± 0.01 g/g sample) value, whereas soybean and pea proteins presented higher OHC (2.58 ± 0.25 g/g sample; 2.43 ± 0.26 g/g sample) (p < 0.05) value. …”
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Tribochemical synthesis of functionalized covalent organic frameworks for anti-wear and friction reduction by Xiaozhi Zhang, Qi Lu, Yaojie Yan, Tingting Zhang, Shujuan Liu, Meirong Cai, Qian Ye, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu

“…The prime focus of our research was on the preparation and functionalization of COF materials via tribochemical reactions, unraveling a new avenue for the rational design and preparation of functional materials.…”
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Bacterial interactions underpin worsening lung function in cystic fibrosis-associated infections by Damian W. Rivett, Lauren R. Hatfield, Helen Gavillet, Michelle Hardman, Christopher van der Gast

“…Using techniques akin to genome-wide association studies, we show and validate 22 taxa, present in the chronic respiratory disease associated with cystic fibrosis, which have significant interactions that are negatively associated with patient lung function, the majority of which are “non-pathogenic” organisms. …”
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Characterisation of Hypertensive Patients with Improved Endothelial Function after Dark Chocolate Consumption by Jenifer d'El-Rei, Ana Rosa Cunha, Adriana Burlá, Marcelo Burlá, Wille Oigman, Mario Fritsch Neves, Agostino Virdis, Fernanda Medeiros

“…We aimed to identify clinical and vascular parameters of treated hypertensive who present beneficial effects of dark chocolate for one-week period on vascular function. …”
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Comparative study of brain activity and functional connectivity in blepharospasm and blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia by Yanying Wang, Min Luo, Bo Hou, Yang Li, Yingmai Yang, Feng Feng, Lin Wang, Xinhua Wan

“…Using dALFF results, seed-based static and dynamic functional connectivity (FC) were constructed to compare connectivity changes in BSP and BOM networks. …”
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Equalizer Design: HBOA-DE-trained radial basis function neural networks by Santosh Kumar Das, Satya Ranjan Pattanaik, Pradyumna Kumar Mohapatra, Saroja Kumar Rout, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Muhammed Basheer Jasser, Guojiang Xiong, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

“…Based on a suitable network topology and transfer function, the presented work proposes an algorithm for training radial basis function neural networks (RBFNNs) that is applied to the problem of channel equalization. …”
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Structural and Functional Correlations in Patients with Advanced Stages of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by V. I. Kotelin, S. Yu. Petrov, A. N. Zhuravleva, M. V. Zueva, I. V. Tsapenko

“…Specific patterns of morphological-functional changes in the parameters of the retina’s inner layers in patients with advanced POAG are presented, which can be used as clinical markers in determining an individual therapeutic strategy.…”
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Impaired glymphatic function contributes to high-frequency attacks in patients with episodic migraine by Xin Cai, Wei Sun, Mengfei Cai, Dawei Li, Zhenzhen Chen, Hao Li, Bo Yuan, Yan Li, Zaiyi Liu, Yuhu Zhang

“…Abstract Background and objective Previous studies have reported inconsistent results regarding glymphatic function in migraine patients. This study aimed to investigate glymphatic function in patients with episodic migraine (EM), focusing on varying attack frequencies, and to explore its potential pathophysiologic role in migraine. …”
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