The Prognostic Value of Left Atrial Function in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Jorun Tangen, Thuy Mi Nguyen, Daniela Melichova, Lars Gunnar Klaeboe, Marianne Forsa, Kristoffer Andresen, Adrien Al Wazzan, Oyvind Lie, Kristina Haugaa, Helge Skulstad, Harald Brunvand, Thor Edvardsen

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Snake venom defensins: Defining the structural and functional characteristics of the toxin family by David Melendez-Martinez, Adriana Morales-Martinez, Iliana Vanessa Almanza-Campos, Francisco Sierra-Valdez, Miguel Borja, Alejandro Carbajal-Saucedo, Christopher L. Parkinson, Jorge Benavides

“…However, the structural and functional properties of other snake venom defensins are scarcely described. …”
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Cognitive function and its associations in older adults from Amazonas, Brazil by Maria Antonieta de Campos Tinôco, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Andreas Ihle, Matthias Kliegel, Jefferson Jurema, Floramara Teles Machado, Angeany Pinto Odim, Bárbara Régia Muniz, Euler Esteves Ribeiro, Bruna Raquel Gouveia, Duarte Luís Freitas

“… The objectives of this study were: (1) to investigate the age-related differences in cognitive function (CF), nutritional status (MNA), physical activity (AF), quality of life (QoL), depression, social satisfaction (SS) and socioeconomic status (SES), and (2) to explore the relationships between CF and the previous variables. …”
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Rectal Reconstruction after Total Mesorectumectomy: Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life by A. O. Rasulov, A. B. Baychorov, A. M. Merzlyakova, A. I. Ovchinnikova, A. V. Semyanikhina

“…The study aims to compare the functional outcomes and quality of life in patients having variant rectal reconstruction procedures after low anterior resection for cancer.Materials and methods. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of Fractals via Proximal F-Iterated Function Systems by Muhammad Zahid, Fahim Ud Din, Mudasir Younis, Haroon Ahmad, Mahpeyker Öztürk

“…We include a condition of isomorphism, which not only generates traditional fractals but also introduces the concept of generating two fractals simultaneously, using the framework of the best proximity point: one as the original and the other as its best proximity counterpart. We present a notion of the Proximal <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="script">F</mi><mo>−</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>Iterated Function System (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="script">F</mi><mo>−</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>PIFS), which is constructed using a finite set of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mi mathvariant="script">F</mi></mrow><mo>*</mo></msup><mo>−</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>weak proximal contractions. …”
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Consumers’ acceptance of eggs as a function of hen genotype and rearing system by M. Castrica, G. Scappaticci, C. Balzaretti, R. Piscitelli, F. Sirri, C. Alamprese

“…Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate consumers’ acceptance of eggs as a function of hen genotype and rearing system. In view of supporting biodiversity safeguard and animal welfare, two Italian dual-purpose breeds (i.e., Bionda Piemontese, BP; Robusta Maculata, RM) and their crossbreeds with the commercial hybrid Sassò (BPxS; RMxS) were considered, reared in two different systems (i.e., enriched cage, C; free-range, F). …”
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Radiation decreases bronchial epithelial progenitor function as assessed by organoid formation by Merian E. Kuipers, Dennis K. Ninaber, Krista C.J. van Doorn-Wink, Annelies M. Slats, Pieter S. Hiemstra

“…Since these effects are incompletely understood, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of ionizing radiation (IR) on cultured well-differentiated primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBEC) with a focus on cytotoxicity, barrier formation, inflammation and epithelial progenitor function. …”
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The Effect of Quercetin on Ovary Functions in Rats with Cyclophosphamide Induced Ovary Damage by Ceren Yildiz Eren, Hulusi Goktug Gurer, Ozlem Ozgur Gursoy, Oktay Yilmaz, Ece Tunc, Serap Unubol Aypak, Gamze Sevri Ekren Asici

“…Background: Premature ovarian failure describes women under 40 who usually present with amenorrhea, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, and infertility. …”
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The Alteration in Composition and Function of Gut Microbiome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Xue Zhao, Yiding Zhang, Ruixue Guo, Wei Yu, Fanliang Zhang, Feng Wu, Jin Shang

“…The comparison between the two groups including both composition and function of the gut microbiome is presented.Results. …”
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Unraveling the genetic traits and functional diversity of the pan-genome in Pantoea dispersa by Shiyao He, Qi Ding, Wenting Wu, Yun Zhang, Yan Kang, Yang Meng, Sirui Zhu, Jinyuan Wu

“…This study conducted a pan-genome analysis of three isolates and 57 P. dispersa strains from NCBI to investigate their evolutionary relationships, population structure, and functional characteristics. Results Whole-genome analysis revealed high genomic diversity among 60 strains of P. dispersa, identifying 6,791 orthologous gene clusters (OGs), with core genes accounting for 45.1% and accessory genes accounting for 54.9%. …”
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Regulatory T cells in erythema nodosum leprosum maintain anti-inflammatory function. by Edessa Negera, Kidist Bobosha, Abraham Aseffa, Hazel M Dockrell, Diana N J Lockwood, Stephen L Walker

“…It is unclear whether the suppressive function of Tregs is intact in both these conditions.…”
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Antimicrobial and antivirulence function of cinnamaldehyde against Streptococcus suis type 2 by Lexin Zhu, Zhishu He, Mengqing Li, Jixin Xu, Wei Ding, Wenzhen Zeng, Xiaowu Jiang

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Oxidative stress pattern of patients with abnormal thyroid function in Southern Nigeria by Oloruntoba Festus, Ebenezer Dic-Ijiewere, Felix Ailemen, Nathaniel Imafidon, Joseph Ebo, Chikezie Nwankwo, Friday Iweka

“…When analyzing thyroid function parameters, females with normal thyroid function exhibited significantly higher serum catalase levels (283.1 ± 38.9) compared to those with subclinical hyperthyroidism (101.5 ± 8.4) or hyperthyroidism (131.9 ± 13.0; P < 0.05). …”
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Cellular and physiological functions of SGR family in gravitropic response in higher plants by Yuhan Cho, Yujeong Kim, Hyebi Lee, Sundong Kim, Jaehee Kang, Ulhas S. Kadam, Soon Ju Park, Woo Sik Chung, Jong Chan Hong

“…Aim of review: Although the SHOOT GRAVITROPISM (SGR) family plays a key role in regulating the fate of shoot gravitropism, little is known about its function compared to other proteins involved in gravity response in plant cells and tissues. …”
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Function of a novel human gene TOX promoting cell proliferation by DENG Weiwei, LI Jing, GAO Peng, HAO Dongxia, ZHANG Lu, SHI Taiping, WANG Ying

“…So, the identification and function study of human functional genes involved in regulation of cell proliferation will provide new directions for mechanism research of cell proliferation and therapy strategy of various related diseases.By searching the human RefSeq and expressed sequence tag (EST) databases in GenBank, human function gene TOX (thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box) (NCBI RefSeq No: NM _014729) was cloned from human multi-tissue cDNA library by using PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assay. …”
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Altered functional brain connectivity in Dyt1 knock-in mouse models by R. Z. Adury, B. J. Wilkes, P. Girdhar, Y. Li, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt

“…Recent studies conceptualized dystonia as a functional network disorder involving basal ganglia, thalamus, cortex and cerebellum. …”
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FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF NEUTROPHILS AND HEMOSTASIS PATTERN IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE DESTRUCTIVE PANCREATITIS by A. A. Savchenko, A. G. Borisov, D. E. Zdzitovetskiy, I. V. Kudryavtsev, A. Yu. Medvedev, I. I. Gvozdev, A. V. Moshev

“…The aim of present study was to investigate relationships between indicators of functional activity of neutrophilic granulocytes, and hemostasis parameters in patients with acute destructive pancreatitis (ADP). …”
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Structural-Functional Correlation in Non-Arteritic Acute Ischemic Optic Neuropathy by Wei J, Zhang L, Wang H, Wang Q, Jia W, Wang R, Wang R, Cui Z

“…Baseline VF MD, VEP P100 amplitude, and minimum GCIPL thickness showed negative correlations with logMAR VA at 3-month follow-up.Conclusion: Retinal ganglion cell layer thickness serves as a valuable indicator to objective evaluate optic nerve function in acute NAION patients. Decreases in both VEP amplitude and mf-ERG response density showed significant correlations with retinal ganglion cell layer thickness. …”
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A NEW METHOD TO ASSESS FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF SERUM COMPLEMENT SYSTEM by E. G. Cheremnykh, P. A. Ivanov, M. I. Faktor, N. S. Karpova, E. F. Vasiljeva, K. V. Gusev, O. S. Brusov

“…The parameters denoting serum complement activity were as follows: a half-life time for the moving cells (TLD50), and a similar value for 100% cell inactivation (1/TLD50, functional activity of the complement system, ACS). …”
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The effect of propofol on the grading of diastolic function: a prospective observational study by Shalin Desai, Zachary Hamilton, Lynh McCloskey, Orode Badakhsh, David Li, Neal W. Fleming

“…Results Data for analysis was available from 113 patients. All values are presented as median [95%CI]. There were significant decreases in e’ (9.1 [8.7, 10.5] to 8.2 [7.2, 8.9] cm/s) {p < 0.0001}, E (79.8 [76.0, 83.4] to 66.0 [62.8, 72.0] cm/s) {p < 0.0001}, and A (82.2 [75.3, 89.0] to 64.1 [60.2, 69.0] cm/s) {p < 0.0001}. 49 patients (43%) had a change in their diastolic function grades from pre-induction to post-induction. …”
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