Polyetheretherketone Double Functionalization with Bioactive Peptides Improves Human Osteoblast Response by Leonardo Cassari, Cristian Balducci, Grazia M. L. Messina, Giovanna Iucci, Chiara Battocchio, Federica Bertelà, Giovanni Lucchetta, Trevor Coward, Lucy Di Silvio, Giovanni Marletta, Annj Zamuner, Paola Brun, Monica Dettin

“…Biological assays demonstrated a significant increase in human osteoblast (HOB) proliferation, calcium deposition, and expression of osteogenic genes (<i>RUNX2</i>, <i>SPP1</i>, and <i>VTN</i>) on functionalized PEEK compared to non-functionalized controls. …”
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Prospects for the Use of Amaranth Grain in the Production of Functional and Specialized Food Products by Dana Toimbayeva, Saule Saduakhasova, Svetlana Kamanova, Amirsana Kiykbay, Sayagul Tazhina, Indira Temirova, Marat Muratkhan, Bakhyt Shaimenova, Linara Murat, Dina Khamitova, Gulnazym Ospankulova

“…Certain amaranth peptides are considered promising functional food ingredients for the prevention and comprehensive treatment of conditions such as diabetes, inflammatory bowel diseases, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity. …”
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Cachexia Alters Central Nervous System Morphology and Functionality in Cancer Patients by Estefania Simoes, Ricardo Uchida, Mariana P. Nucci, Fabio L. S. Duran, Joanna D. C. C. Lima, Leonardo R. Gama, Naomi A. Costa, Maria C. G. Otaduy, Fang C. Bin, Jose P. Otoch, Paulo Alcantara, Alexandre Ramos, Alessandro Laviano, Mauricio Berriel Diaz, Margaret M. Esiri, Gabriele C. DeLuca, Stephan Herzig, Geraldo Busatto Filho, Marilia Seelaender

“…The syndrome leads to central nervous system (CNS) function dysregulation and to neuroinflammation; nevertheless, the mechanisms involved in human cachexia remain unclear. …”
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Adult Presentation of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery with Severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation from Flail Posterior Leaflet by Digvijay D Nalawade, Prakyath Shetty, Anirudha Sadgir, Sanket Bari

“…Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital coronary anomaly, which usually presents in infancy, and survival to adulthood is very rare, around 10–15%. …”
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Analyzing analytical and software methods for deep foundation analysis and presenting a new solution for determining pile capacity using the PDA test by Ahmad Honarjoo, Vahed Ghiasi

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Early diagnosis and follow-up of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in infant siblings presenting with congenital diarrhea: A case study from Saudi Arabia by Badr Mohammad Alsaleem, Amna Basheer Ahmed, Muhannad M. Alruwaithi, Tarig Yassin Alamery, Norah Nasser Alrajhi

“…This report describes cases diagnosed with CTX at an exceptionally early age – 4 months (Patient #2 and #3) – making them the youngest reported cases to date. All three presented with intractable congenital diarrhea, a hallmark manifestation of the disease. …”
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Presentation and physical therapy management using a neuroplasticity approach for patients with hypermobility-related upper cervical instability: a brief report by Susan Chalela, Susan Chalela, Leslie N. Russek, Leslie N. Russek

“…One patient returned to full function with intermittent flares that he was able to manage. …”
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Exploring the Inclusion Properties of Integral Operators Related to the Pascal Distribution Series in Certain Subclasses of Univalent Functions by Manas Kumar Giri, Raghavendar Kondooru

“…Also, the study analyzes the inclusion outcomes of integral operators related to the Pascal distribution series within various subclasses of analytic functions. The findings presented here incorporated previously published results as specific instances.…”
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A focal extramedullary hematopoiesis of the spleen in a patient with essential thrombocythemia presenting with a complicated postoperative course: a case report by Kiyotaka Hosoda, Akira Shimizu, Koji Kubota, Tsuyoshi Notake, Shinsuke Sugenoya, Koya Yasukawa, Hikaru Hayashi, Ryoichiro Kobayashi, Yuji Soejima

“…Abstract Background Extramedullary hematopoiesis is a compensatory response occurring secondary to inadequate bone marrow function and is occasionally observed in essential thrombocythemia (ET). …”
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Vectorized Treg-depleting αCTLA-4 elicits antigen cross-presentation and CD8+ T cell immunity to reject ‘cold’ tumors by Laetitia Fend, Eric Quemeneur, Monika Semmrich, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Matilda Rehn, Nathalie Silvestre, Linda Mårtensson, Johann Foloppe, Ingrid Teige, Björn Frendeus, Petra Holmkvist, Carolin Svensson, Christelle Remy, Patricia Kleinpeter, Jules Deforges, Fred Junghus, Kirstie L Cleary, Mimoza Bodén

“…Here we assess and identify spatially restricted exposure to a novel strongly Treg-depleting, checkpoint-blocking, vectorized αCTLA-4, as a highly efficacious and potentially safe strategy to target CTLA-4.Methods A novel human IgG1 CTLA-4 antibody (4-E03) was identified using function-first screening for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and targets associated with superior Treg-depleting activity. …”
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Method for synthesizing a logic element that implements several functions simultaneously by S. I. Sovetov, S. F. Tyurin

“…The evolution of LUT structure is presented for three variables, in which the number of simultaneously implemented functions increases. …”
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A Study of Artistic and Aesthetic Function of the Images in the Books of Hedyehāye Āsemāni by Hasanali Sharbatdar

“…The purpose of the present research is to analyze artistic and aesthetic function of the images in the books of Hedyehāye Āsemāni (from the 2nd to the 6th stage of elementary school). …”
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Third Order Differential Subordination for Analytic Functions Involving Convolution Operator by Nihad Hameed Shehab, Abdul Rahman S. Juma

“…        In the present paper, by making use of the new generalized operator, some results of third order differential subordination and differential superordination consequence for analytic functions are obtained. …”
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New Fractional Hermite–Hadamard–Mercer Inequalities for Harmonically Convex Function by Saad Ihsan Butt, Saba Yousaf, Atifa Asghar, Khuram Ali Khan, Hamid Reza Moradi

“…In 2003, Mercer presented an interesting variation of Jensen’s inequality called Jensen–Mercer inequality for convex function. …”
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Second Order Equations in Functional Spaces: Qualitative and Discrete Well-Posedness by A. Ashyralyev, J. Pastor, S. Piskarev, H. A. Yurtsever

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Functionality of the Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) in Maritime Search and Rescue Actions by Marzena Malyszko, Miroslaw Wielgosz, Brunon Rzepka

“…In this article, the authors present contemporary problems in search and rescue operations at sea. …”
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Method of the Logistic Function for Finding Analytical Solutions of Nonlinear Differential Equations by N. A. Kudryashov

“…The method of the logistic function is presented for finding exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations. …”
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Single-level management of social-economic systems based on production function by R. A. Zhukov

“…Results: a single-level optimization approach to the management of socio-economic systems, including their analysis and synthesis of management decisions, is presented. It contains the construction of partial and integral indicators of the system functioning, built on the basis of communication models of factor and effective signs, representing the production functions. …”
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Construction of Generalized k-Bessel–Maitland Function with Its Certain Properties by Waseem Ahmad Khan, Hassen Aydi, Musharraf Ali, Mohd Ghayasuddin, Jihad Younis

“…The main motive of this study is to present a new class of a generalized k-Bessel–Maitland function by utilizing the k-gamma function and Pochhammer k-symbol. …”
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Upper Bound of Second Hankel Determinant for Certain Subclasses of Analytic Functions by Ming-Sheng Liu, Jun-Feng Xu, Ming Yang

“…In this present investigation, we first give a survey of the work done so far in this area of Hankel determinant for univalent functions. …”
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