Quality of life, functional impairment and healthcare experiences of patients with irritable bowel syndrome in Norway: an online survey by Magdy El-Salhy, Mads Johansson, Miriam Klevstul, Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk

“…Abstract Background The present study is an online survey to determine the quality of life and functional impairment caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the healthcare experiences of IBS patients in Norway, which has not been done previously. …”
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Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging in bipolar affective disorder. A systematized umbrella review by K. V. Markin

“…Bipolar affective disorder (BD) is a complex mental illness that presents diagnostic challenges due to its heterogeneous nature. …”
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A Rare Case of High Physical Endurance in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patients with Poor Cardiac Functions by Nathasha Brigitta Selene, Ayudra Fitrananda, Natasha Yemima Situmorang, Kamilia Rifani Ufairah, Stephen Diah Iskandar, Pustika Amalia Wahidiyat

“…The patient gained cardiac function improvement and metabolic stabilization, leading to completing a 5 k marathon without complication. …”
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MODERN CONCEPTION AS TO THE FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM AND ITS CHANGES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOME EXOGENOUS POLLUTANTS by A.D. Shkodina, R.M. Hrinko, I.I. Starchenko

“…The paper presents the modern data of the structural and functional organization of the olfactory analyzer. …”
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Disentangling the functioning of native soil microbes in enhancing nutritional value of Aloe vera and soil health parameters by Neha Singh Chandel, H. B. Singh, Anukool Vaishnav

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Administrative and Legal Principles of Prosecutor’s Office Interaction with Public Administration Entities on the Issues of Performing Assigned Functions by A. Yu. Prokopenko, V. I. Kravtsov

“…The problem of legal regulation of interaction between the prosecutor’s office and public administration entities on the issues of performing the assigned functions has been studied. The research is based on studying such legislative acts as the Constitution of Ukraine, Laws of Ukraine “On Central Executive Agencies”, “On the Prosecutor’s Office”, “On the Status of MPs of Ukraine”, “On Temporary Investigative and Special Commissions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine” and other legislative acts and bylaws regulating the interaction of the prosecutor’s office with state authorities. …”
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Reliability of Functional Balance Tests and Their Correlation With Selected Anthropometric Parameters in Children Aged 7-10 Years by Mahboobeh Dehnavi, Heidar Sadeghi, Mehdi Taghva

“…Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the reliability of functional balance tests and their correlation with selected anthropometric parameters in children aged 7-10 years. …”
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Functionalized Glutathione on Chitosan-Genipin Cross-Linked Beads Used for the Removal of Trace Metals from Water by Samira R. Akaji, David Dewez

“…Functionalized glutathione on chitosan-genipin cross-linked beads (CS-GG) was synthesized and tested as an adsorbent for the removal of Fe(II) and Cu(II) from aqueous solution. …”
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An attention-based loss function and synthetic minority oversampling technique for alleviating class imbalance in predicting diabetes by Santanu Roy, Reshma Rachel Cherish, Gifty Roy

“…The novelties of this research work are as follows: (i) A novel loss function of attention-based binary cross entropy (ABCE) is proposed for the first time to alleviate the statistical imbalance present within the Pima dataset. …”
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Glomerular and Tubular Renal Function after Repeated Once-Daily Tobramycin Courses in Cystic Fibrosis Patients by Florian Stehling, Rainer Büscher, Jörg Grosse-Onnebrink, Peter F. Hoyer, Uwe Mellies

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The use of Aloe Vera Gel Functionalized Biogenic Zinc-Oxide Nanoparticles Against Fish Putative Pathogens by Puja Pati, Kausik Mondal, Madhusudan Mandal

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Maternal Depression, Parental Reflective Functioning, and Emotional Responses to Infant Crying: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Christine Firk

“…Mothers with infants between 1 and 12 months of age who participated in an online survey about the developing parent−infant relationship in Germany were included in the present study. Depressive symptoms, parental reflective functioning, and emotional responses to infant crying were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‐9), the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ), and the My Emotions Questionnaire. …”
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Plasticity of BRCA2 function in homologous recombination: genetic interactions of the PALB2 and DNA binding domains. by Nicolas Siaud, Maria A Barbera, Akinori Egashira, Isabel Lam, Nicole Christ, Katharina Schlacher, Bing Xia, Maria Jasin

“…Finally, binding the small peptide DSS1 is essential for activity when its binding domain is present, but not when it is absent. Our results reveal functional redundancy within the BRCA2 protein and emphasize the plasticity of this large protein built for optimal HR function in mammalian cells. …”
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Groundwaterscapes: A Global Classification and Mapping of Groundwater's Large‐Scale Socioeconomic, Ecological, and Earth System Functions by Xander Huggins, Tom Gleeson, Karen G. Villholth, Juan C. Rocha, James S. Famiglietti

“…Abstract Groundwater is a dynamic component of the global water cycle with important social, economic, ecological, and Earth system functions. We present a new global classification and mapping of groundwater systems, which we call groundwaterscapes, that represent predominant configurations of large‐scale groundwater system functions. …”
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Do Insulin Replacement and Omega3 Protect the Male Reproductive Function of the Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice? by Atefe Yaghoubi, Abbas Shahedi, Hakime Akbari, Seyed Noureddin Nematollahi-Mahani

“…Experiments have shown that n-3 fatty acids could improve male reproductive function. Present study was performed to examine the effects of omega3 on sperms and testicular parameters in diabetic mice. …”
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NR5A1 and cell population heterogeneity: Insights into developmental and functional disparities and regulatory mechanisms by Miki Inoue, Kanako Miyabayashi, Yuichi Shima

“…In addition, we also present several intriguing examples of disparities in Nr5a1 gene regulation within the same tissues, which are relevant to developmentally and functionally heterogeneous cell populations. …”
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Prediction of depression in individuals at high familial risk of mood disorders using functional magnetic resonance imaging. by Heather C Whalley, Jessika E Sussmann, Liana Romaniuk, Tiffany Stewart, Martina Papmeyer, Emma Sprooten, Suzanna Hackett, Jeremy Hall, Stephen M Lawrie, Andrew M McIntosh

“…It is unclear however whether differences in brain activation reported in BD and MDD are present before the onset of illness.<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 98 young unaffected individuals at high familial risk of BD and 58 healthy controls using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans and a task involving executive and language processing. …”
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Melt infiltration of the lower lithosphere beneath the Tanzania craton and the Albertine rift inferred from S receiver functions by Ingo Wölbern, Georg Rümpker, Klemens Link, Forough Sodoudi

“…In this study we investigate the Tanzania craton in East Africa which is enclosed by the eastern and western branches of the East African Rift System. We present evidence from S receiver functions for two consecutive discontinuities at depths of 50–100 km and 140–200 km, which correspond to significant S wave velocity reductions under the Tanzania craton and the Albert and Edward rift segments. …”
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Electrostatic Self‐Assembly of Ag‐NPs Mediated by Eu3+ Complexes for Physically Unclonable Function Labels by Yao Kou, Yanan Guo, Lijuan Liang, Xue Li, Yifan Wang, Pingru Su, Chun‐Hua Yan, Yu Tang

“…ABSTRACT Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) are essential for anticounterfeiting. …”
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Early surgery in rare knee heterotopic ossification leads to successful functional outcome: a case report by Stijn Pierreux, Samar M. Hatem, Stijn Roggeman, Marc Schiltz

“…Conclusion: This case report demonstrates that early resection of heterotopic ossification can result in a good clinical and functional outcome. …”
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