Effects of home-based slow-paced breathing on functional performance in middle-aged women: A randomized controlled trial study by Karama Masmoudi, Fatma Chaari, Haithem Rebai, Sonia Sahli

“…Given the low adherence to traditional exercise programs among this population, home-based slow-paced breathing (SPB) presents a promising accessible alternative. Hence, this study aimed to examine the effects of a 12-week daily SPB intervention on functional performance in middle-aged women.Twenty-six middle-aged women were randomized into an experimental group (EG), which practiced home-based SPB, or a control group (CG), which continued their usual activities. …”
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Designing Thin and Lightweight 3D Metallized Current Collectors With Functional Interfaces for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries by Haomin Zhao, Yuting Wang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Zhe Luo, Dong Chen, Rui Jia, Yu Yang, Jian Chang

“…Meanwhile, these heavy metal foils also reduce the overall energy density of the battery. Herein, we present an effective strategy to develop thin and lightweight 3D metallized current collectors (Ag@PEI‐PP and Ni@PEI‐PP) with functional interfaces for high‐energy‐density LSBs. …”
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The Advances in Utilizing Right Ventricular Function as a Predictor of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Recovery: A Single Centre Prospective Cohort Study by Akbar MR, Sakasasmita S, Achmad C, Dewi TI, Hasan M, Prameswari HS

“…One of the contemporary predictors studied in cardiomyopathy is right ventricular (RV) function during initial presentation.Purpose: This study aimed to determine the role of RV systolic function based on the various RV function parameters by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DE) to predict PPCM recovery within 6 months of follow-up and identify the most accurate parameter among them.Patients and Methods: This was a prospective cohort study that include all patients registered in the “Long Term Registry on Patients with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy” at Dr. …”
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Synthesis of Ficus carica sap-functionalized Nano-chitosan for biomedical applications: Apoptosis induction and tumor cell line growth inhibition by Parisa Rahimi, Ensieh Ghasemi, Davoud Esmaeili, Malak Hekmati

“…Also, Ficus carica sap has high amounts of polyphenol compounds, which can be a valuable source of antioxidants. In the present study, Chitosan-ficus carica sap nanocomposite was synthesized and The structural properties and morphology of functionalized Nano-chitosan were investigated using FTIR, SEM, and TEM analysis. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Prospective Study on Pain Relief and Functional Improvement by TM Manohar, P Magesh Babu, S Selvakumar, K Satish Kumar, PS Jayaselvan

“…Introduction: Plantar fascia is a connective tissue structure present on the plantar aspect of the foot, which spans from the calcaneum to the toes. …”
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Econometric predictive model for assessing the functional state of students during the examination period: a cross-sectional exploratory pilot study by I. S. Knyazhev, L. V. Karaulova, O. V. Reztsov, A. P. Spitsin

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Structural and functional analyses of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp3 and its specific interactions with the 5’ UTR of the viral genome by Sofia Lemak, Tatiana Skarina, Deepak T. Patel, Peter J. Stogios, Alexei Savchenko

“…It is thought that newly replicated viral RNA transits through the DMV pore; however, we possess incomplete data on which regions of Nsp3 actually interact with RNA. Here, we present data showing that five domains of Nsp3 interact with the 5’ UTR of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA, including the Y domain for which no function has ever been discovered. …”
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Account of synovial terminal nerve endings affects the clinical function of patients with chronic ankle instability: a retrospective cohort study by Xingyu Wang, Shengxuan Cao, Yungu Chen, Yun Bao, Chao Zhang, Xu Wang, Xin Ma

“…Aims: Previous studies have reported synovial hypertrophy and synovitis in the ankle joint of patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) and osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT). The present study aimed to explore the correlation between pain level, clinical function of CAI patients with or without OLT, and the quantity of neurons and microvessels of synovium in the ankle joint. …”
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Cognitive Functions in Children with D-Transposition of Great Arteries Who Underwent Senning Procedure: A Pilot Single Center Study by Amira El Tantawy, Fatma Al Zahraa Mostafa, Rewaa Ahmed, Noha Ali

“…Aim of work: to assess cognitive function in children with D-TGA who underwent Senning atrial switch. …”
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Effects of Different Indications for Forceps Delivery on Pelvic Floor Muscle Surface Electromyography and Early Postpartum Pelvic Floor Function in Primiparas by Xiaolei Chi, Shushu Yu, Kun Zhu, Chuangchuang Xu, Xiaohan Su, Xinliang Chen

“…Background: Forceps-assisted vaginal delivery is closely associated with postpartum pelvic floor muscle (PFM) injury and postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction. The present study utilized Glazer PFM surface electromyography (sEMG) and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI-SF) for the objective assessment of postpartum PFM function to determine the effects of different forceps delivery indications on early postpartum pelvic floor function in primiparas. …”
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Development and evaluation of folic acid conjugated curcumin-loaded functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes for enhanced efficacy in ovarian cancer treatment by Aditi Chattaraj, Yachana Mishra, Alaa A.A. Aljabali, Vijay Mishra

“…The objective of the present study was to enhance the efficacy of curcumin (CUR) by designing a carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH) based delivery system. …”
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Trimester Specific Effect of Pregnancy on Maternal Cognitive Function using Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency: A Cross-sectional Study by J Roshni, S Anu, M Ramji

“…Introduction: Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency (CFFF) measures cognitive function by detecting the threshold at which flickering light appears steady. …”
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Broad-line AGNs at 3.5 < z < 6: The Black Hole Mass Function and a Connection with Little Red Dots by Anthony J. Taylor, Steven L. Finkelstein, Dale D. Kocevski, Junehyoung Jeon, Volker Bromm, Ricardo O. Amorín, Pablo Arrabal Haro, Bren E. Backhaus, Micaela B. Bagley, Eduardo Banados, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Madisyn Brooks, Antonello Calabrò, Óscar A. Chávez Ortiz, Yingjie Cheng, Nikko J. Cleri, Justin W. Cole, Kelcey Davis, Mark Dickinson, Callum Donnan, James S. Dunlop, Richard S. Ellis, Vital Fernández, Adriano Fontana, Seiji Fujimoto, Mauro Giavalisco, Andrea Grazian, Jingsong Guo, Nimish P. Hathi, Benne W. Holwerda, Michaela Hirschmann, Kohei Inayoshi, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Yana Khusanova, Anton M. Koekemoer, Vasily Kokorev, Rebecca L. Larson, Gene C. K. Leung, Ray A. Lucas, Derek J. McLeod, Lorenzo Napolitano, Masafusa Onoue, Fabio Pacucci, Casey Papovich, Pablo G. Pérez-González, Nor Pirzkal, Rachel S. Somerville, Jonathan R. Trump, Stephen M. Wilkins, L. Y. Aaron Yung, Haowen Zhang

“…This BH mass function shows agreement with recent JWST-based BH mass functions, though we extend these earlier results to log ( M _BH / M _⊙ ) < 7. …”
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Neural Compensatory Response During Complex Cognitive Function Tasks in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study by Jin A. Yoon, In Joo Kong, JongKwan Choi, Ji Yeong Baek, Eun Joo Kim, Yong-Il Shin, Myoug-Hwan Ko, Yong Beom Shin, Myung Jun Shin

“…The present pilot study was aimed at conducting a comparative analysis of the level of activation in the prefrontal cortex among a normal elderly group and amnestic and nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) groups and investigating the presence of neural compensatory mechanisms according to types of MCI and different cognitive tasks. …”
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Revealing Potential Initial Mass Function Variations with Metallicity: JWST Observations of Young Open Clusters in a Low-metallicity Environment by Chikako Yasui, Natsuko Izumi, Masao Saito, Ryan M. Lau, Naoto Kobayashi, Michael E. Ressler

“…We present the substellar mass function of star-forming clusters (≃0.1 Myr old) in a low-metallicity environment (≃−0.7 dex). …”
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Mapping neutron biological effectiveness for DNA damage induction as a function of incident energy and depth in a human sized phantom by Alice Mentana, Virgilio Quaresima, Pavel Kundrát, Isabella Guardamagna, Leonardo Lonati, Ombretta Iaria, Andrea Previtali, Giorgia Santi Amantini, Luca Lunati, Virginia Boretti, Livio Narici, Luca Di Fino, Luca Bocchini, Claudio Cipriani, Giorgio Baiocco

“…RBE is evaluated as a function of the incident neutron energy and of the depth inside a human-sized reference spherical phantom. …”
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Efficient detection of specific volatile organic compounds using functionalized titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXenes by Narender Kumar, Tanveer Hussain, Lei Shen, Yuan Ping Feng, Nacir Tit

“…The density functional theory (DFT) is employed to study the adsorption of three representative pancreatic cancer biomarkers; namely, (i) 2-pentanone (2p-none), (ii) 4-ethyl-1–2-dimethylbenzene (4E1-2DMB), and (iii) N-nonanal (N-nonal) on the pristine titanium carbides MXenes (Ti3C2Tx, Tx = O, S, F) as well as doped with selected transition metals “TMs” (e.g., Co, Cu, Fe, Ni). …”
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The Effect of Zataria multiflora on Clinical, Pulmonary Function, and Oxidant Factors in Patients With Pulmonary Diseases: A Meta‐Analysis of Clinical Trials by Amirali Aali, Erfan Taherifard, Melika Farshidianfar, Farshad Hadianfard, Fatemeh Alamdari, Omid Keshavarzian, Majid Nimrouzi, Seyed Taghi Heydari, Maryam Akbari

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims In this study, we investigated the effects of Z. multiflora on clinical presentation, pulmonary function, and inflammatory and oxidative parameters in patients with pulmonary disorders. …”
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Rsp5-mediated ubiquitination of a functional analog of the Rim8 arrestin facilitates Rim pathway activation in Cryptococcus neoformans by Lukas M. du Plooy, Corinna Probst, Matthew E. Capobianco, Charles Giamberardino, Claudia A. Petrucco, J. Andrew Alspaugh

“…The opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, a basidiomycete, employs a pH-sensing protein in its Rim pathway that is distinct but functionally analogous to related proteins in well-studied ascomycete fungal systems. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of Dof transcription factors in Dendrobium species and functional characterization of DoDof4 in the accumulation of water-soluble polysaccharides by Zhangting Xu, Guihua Zhang, Feixiong Zheng, Xiaoji Deng, Yiming Sun, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Xiaoxia Shen, Xiaoxia Shen, Zhenming Yu, Zhenming Yu

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