Advances in the quantification of mitochondrial function in primary human immune cells through extracellular flux analysis. by Dequina Nicholas, Elizabeth A Proctor, Forum M Raval, Blanche C Ip, Chloe Habib, Eleni Ritou, Tom N Grammatopoulos, Devin Steenkamp, Hans Dooms, Caroline M Apovian, Douglas A Lauffenburger, Barbara S Nikolajczyk

“…The objectives of work presented herein are to test the impact of common cellular manipulations on XF outcomes, and to develop and validate a new automated tool that objectively analyzes a virtually unlimited number of samples to quantitate mitochondrial function in immune cells. …”
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Improvement of Methods for Evaluating Electrical Engineering Enterprises Functioning and Their Structural Components Based on Identical Indicators by Yakovlev A.I., Vasiltsova S.A., Larka L.S.

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Effect of Gravity and Task Specific Training of Elbow Extensors on Upper Extremity Function after Stroke by Mohamed E. Khallaf

“…The results of this study provide an evidence that antigravity positions can be used as a centrally presented facilitator of elbow extension. Additionally, task specific training was effective in improving upper extremity function and elbow extension range of motion.…”
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Is reflux hypersensitivity truly a functional gastrointestinal disorder? A retrospective cross-sectional study. by Yanping Wu, Siyu Liao, Tianyao Qu, Jiaxuan Zhou, Fei Dai, Bin Qin, Xiaoyu Xu, Jun Zhang, Yan Cheng

“…<h4>Background</h4>According to Rome IV, reflux hypersensitivity (RH) represents a novel form of functional esophageal disorder. This study was designed to compare the clinical features of three types of endoscopic-negative heartburn: RH, nonerosive reflux disease (NERD), and functional heartburn (FH).…”
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The nutritional content and physical characteristics of sago starch and oyster mushrooms as potential functional food ingredients by Rahmawati Rahmawati, Damayanthi Evy, Palupi Eny

“…Despite their differences, both hold promising potential as ingredients for functional food innovations.…”
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Analytical study of functional outcome of extracapsular proximal femur fracture fixation by cephalomedullary nail system by R. Ramaraj, P. Balasubramaniyan, Umasanker

“…Displaced extracapsular fractures of the upper femur who presented to the ortho out patient or casualty were added for the study. …”
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The developmental regulator Pax6 is essential for maintenance of islet cell function in the adult mouse pancreas. by Alan W Hart, Sebastien Mella, Jacek Mendrychowski, Veronica van Heyningen, Dirk A Kleinjan

“…These findings demonstrate that Pax6 is essential for adult maintenance of glucose homeostasis and function of the endocrine pancreas.…”
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Warning Function of Frank’s Sign in Pre-Existing Cardiac Disease Patients: A Case Report by Mingzhe Wang, Yujing Zhang, Jiang Huang, Geping Liao, Wei Qian, Yaofu Zheng, Xiaoping Peng, Jianbing Zhu

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Impact of equipping with 155 mm self-propelled howitzer systems from the perspective of combat functions by Adrian MIREA

“…In the first part of the article, I briefly presented basic aspects of the warfighting functions and then detailed a perspective on the impact that equipping with 155 mm self-propelled howitzer systems can have on the conduct of land forces operations. …”
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A Review of Current Developments in Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: From Synthesis to Biosensing Applications by Jiaojiao Zhou, Chen Liu, Yujun Zhong, Zhihui Luo, Long Wu

“…The functional structure and composition in the synthesis of MSNs play important roles in high biosensing performance. …”
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Experimental validation on structure-borne underwater radiated noise transfer function analysis for marine structure by Joo-Yeob Lee, Dae-Seung Cho, Kookhyun Kim, Sung-Ju Park

“…In this paper, an experimental validation of a numerical procedure for estimating the structure-borne Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) Transfer Function (TF) of a marine structure based on the SEA theory has been performed. …”
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Gut microbiota variability in dung beetles: prokaryotes vary according to the phylogeny of the host species while fungi vary according to the diet by Gianluca Natta, Samuele Voyron, Erica Lumini, Alex Laini, Angela Roggero, Alessandro Fiorito, Claudia Palestrini, Antonio Rolando

“…We also compared the taxonomic and functional variability of the microorganisms to check for similarities between individuals. …”
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Basic architecture and ways of deployment of NFV by Zhenhui ZHAI, Wei QIU, Lihua WU, Qian WU

“…With the development of NFV,NFV deployment by telecom operators has become an inevitable trend.The ETSI NFV architecture and the requirements of interface function was analyzed,three ways of the NFV deployment were compared,and the requirements for the opening interface in the NFV were analyzed.At last,some suggestions and goals for the NFV deployment were presented.…”
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Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the Mediastinum Characterized by Histology and Functional Imaging with I-123 SPECT/CT by Jed Hummel, Jason Wachsmann, Kelley Carrick, Orhan K. Oz, Dana Mathews, Fangyu Peng

“…The patient presented to emergency room with cough and right chest pain and underwent a chest computed tomographic angiogram (CTA) to exclude pulmonary embolism as part of chest pain workup. …”
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Quantitative Investigation of Hand Grasp Functionality: Hand Joint Motion Correlation, Independence, and Grasping Behavior by Yuan Liu, Bo Zeng, Ting Zhang, Li Jiang, Hong Liu, Dong Ming

“…However, there are still limitations in providing a comprehensive and quantitative understanding of hand grasp functionality. After simultaneously considering three significant and essential influence factors in daily grasping contained relative position, object shape, and size, this paper presents the tolerance grasping to provide a more comprehensive understanding of human grasp functionality. …”
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Association between Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review. by Sofia M Danna, Eva Graham, Rachel J Burns, Sonya S Deschênes, Norbert Schmitz

“…Diabetes patients with lower cognitive function are more likely to suffer poorer health outcomes. …”
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Free vibration analysis of four parameter functionally graded plates accounting transverse shear mode by Gulshan Taj M. N. A., Anupam Chakrabarti, Mohammad Talha

“… In the present investigation, free vibration analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) plate is performed incorporating higher order shear deformation theory in conjunction with C0 based finite element formulation. …”
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Radar Coherent Detection for Maneuvering Target Based on Product-Scaled Integrated Cubic Phase Function by Jinyang Chen, Ke Jin, Shangjiang Yu, Tao Lai, Yongjun Zhao

“…A novel method based on product-scaled integrated cubic phase function (PSICPF) is proposed. The main strategy of PSICPF is to estimate target’s motion parameters along the slow time for each range frequency cell. …”
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Psychological and sexual functioning of persons suffering from post-SSRI sexual dysfunction – cases study by Kacper Gargul, Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska

“…On the other hand, the presented cases show, in some situations, a positive increase in human sexual functioning. …”
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Clinical and Functional Results of the Use of Suspension of Autologous Mononuclear Leucocytes in the Surgical Treatment of Bullous Keratopathy by M. S. Denisko, O. I. Krivosheina, E. V. Ivanova

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