Assessment of Future Flood Loss in the Daqing River Basin Based on Flood Loss Rate Function by SHI Rongqing, HUANG Lingmei, LI Jia, SHEN Ao

“…Based on the most significant indicator, a flood loss rate function was constructed, incorporating four key factors: precipitation, flood control and disaster mitigation capacity, socio-economic development, and natural resources. …”
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Clinical and electrocardiographic markers of trimetazide effectiveness in patients with Functional Class II-III effort angina by Yu. N. Fedulaev, I. M. Korochkin

“…Control group included 40 patients with FC II-III EA, receiving standard therapy only. …”
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Bacterial suppressor-of-copper-sensitivity proteins exhibit diverse thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase cellular functions by Yaoqin Hong, Jilong Qin, Lachlan Mitchell, Jason J. Paxman, Begoña Heras, Makrina Totsika

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Effect of Parinari Excelsa on Some Haematological and Parameters of Renal Function in Cyanide Toxicity- Induced Rats. by Kadiri, Helen Ejiro

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Effect of estradiol valerate on humoral immune function in BALB/c mice after total hysterectomy by Penghuan Chang, Hui Huang, Peijian Huang, Hongru Yi, Wenhua Zhong, Zhaoxin Yang

“…The numbers of CD19+ B lymphocytes significantly increased in the TH group (P<0.05) compared with the control group. There was a significant reduction of the size of germinal centers within lymph nodes in the TH group. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Executive Functions and Intervention Based on Cognitive Games on the Neurological Problems in Dyslexic Students by Yeganeh Khadem Ali, Emad Yousefi, Mahin Askari

“…The training package of executive functions and intervention based on cognitive games was taught to the participants of the first and second experimental groups, respectively, during 10 sessions of 90 minutes, one session per week; nonetheless, the participants in the control group did not receive any intervention in this regard. …”
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Controlling proteinuria in secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with cyclosporine: A case report by Sohrab Kharabaf, Matthew Nguyen, Dao Le, Ramy Hanna

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C-Terminal Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Peptide: A New Sepsis Biomarker with Immunomodulatory Function by Nancy Blaurock, Diana Schmerler, Kerstin Hünniger, Oliver Kurzai, Katrin Ludewig, Michael Baier, Frank Martin Brunkhorst, Diana Imhof, Michael Kiehntopf

“…Incubation of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils with synthetic CAAP48, the SNP-variant CAAP47, and several control peptides revealed intense neutrophil activation, induction of neutrophil chemotaxis, reduction of neutrophil viability, and release of cytokines. …”
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Separation of Emulsifiable Oil from a Flotation Solution by Surface Tension Control by A.M.A. Omar

“…The adsorption of the collector from the aqueous solution was investigated by measuring the surface tension as a function of concentration at different temperatures. …”
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Novel sliding mode control of the manipulator based on a nonlinear disturbance observer by Keyou Guo, Haoze Zhang, Caili Wei, Haibing Jiang, Jiangnan Wang

“…Additionally, the improved-fal (Imp-fal) function replaces the sign function in the switching control law, improving system response speed, preventing overshoot, and optimizing gain beyond the threshold value. …”
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Reprotoxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized with Crataegus monogyna leaves extract: testis and sperm function by F. REMITA, A. TALBI, C. ABDENNOUR, K. KHELILI, Y. BEDOUH, F. HAMOUD, F. DUMAN, Z. BOUSLAMA, R. ROUABHI, M. R. DJEBAR

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Decentralized queue control with delay shifting in edge-IoT using reinforcement learning by Viacheslav Kovtun

“…Analytical expressions for key QoS indicators (delay, variability, loss, energy consumption) as functions of the shift parameter are derived, and a multi-factor reward function is constructed. …”
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Development and mechanism study of functional fermentation media for reducing alkaloid content in cigar tobacco leaves by Wanrong Hu, Li Liu, Jiabao Zhang, Quanwei Zhou, Zhongrong Jiang, Yun Jia, Qianying Zhang, Dongliang Li

“…The findings of this study offer novel perspectives on the reduction of alkaloid content in tobacco and the advancement of functional media. …”
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allograft inflammatory factor 1 functions as a pro-inflammatory cytokine in the oyster, Crassostrea ariakensis. by Ting Xu, Jiasong Xie, Baojian Zhu, Xiao Liu, Xinzhong Wu

“…Collectively these findings suggest that Ca-AIF1 functions as a pro-inflammatory cytokine in the oyster immune response and is a potential target for controlling RLO infection and LPS-induced inflammation.…”
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The Placebo Hypoalgesic Response Is Reduced in Healthy Older Adults Showing a Decline in Executive Functioning by Rischer KM, Dierolf AM, Anton F, Montoya P, González-Roldán AM, van der Meulen M

“…Moreover, executive functions also moderated the overall age group difference in placebo hypoalgesia: when cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control scores were low, older adults showed a smaller placebo response than younger adults.Conclusion: We demonstrated an age-related reduction in placebo hypoalgesia in older adults showing a decline in executive functioning. …”
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Muscular strength and endurance adaptations to functional resistance training in young elite field hockey players by Alper Cenk Gürkan, Meriç Eraslan, Serhat Aydın, Tolga Altuğ, Mustafa Türkmen, Mehmet Söyler, Mustafa Alper Mülhim, Musa Şahin, Baykal Karataş, İbrahim Orkun Akcan, Hamza Küçük

“…The experimental group showed greater improvements in body composition, muscle strength, and muscular endurance compared to the control group. Specifically, the experimental group experienced a significant reduction in BMI (pre-test: 21.17 ± 0.64 kg/m2, post-test: 19.84 ± 0.85 kg/m2, p &lt; 0.001) and BFP (pre-test: 15.36% ± 0.62%, post-test: 12.13% ± 0.47%, p &lt; 0.001), while the control group showed minimal changes in these variables. …”
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Impact of rituximab therapy on endothelial function and other markers of atherosclerosisin patients with active rheumatoid arthritis by Aleksandr Vital'evich Volkov, O G Lineva, K Kh Kuzikyants, G V Lukina, E L Nasonov, Aleksandr Vitalyevich Volkov, O G Lineva, K Kh Kuzikyants, G V Lukina, E L Nasonov

“…Brachial artery flow-dependent vasodilation (FDVD) that was carried out in all the patients at screening (before the first infusion) and also at 2, 8, 16, and 24 weeks after the second infusion was employed to evaluate endothelial function. Results. Before RTM therapy, the study group of patients showed no statistically significant deviations of FDVD values from those in the gender- and age-matched control group. …”
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Neural markers of methylphenidate response in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the impact on executive function by Anqi Wang, Anqi Wang, Hua Yang, Hua Yang, Yue Yang, Yue Yang, Jie Yang, Jie Yang, Xiaowen Yang, Xiaowen Yang, Qianhui Wen, Qianhui Wen, Qian Wang, Qian Wang, Hao Liu, Hao Liu, Rong Luo, Rong Luo

“…MPH was associated with improvements in executive function, particularly in inhibitory control and working memory.…”
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Pilot-scale production of functionalized nanoclays for sustainable agricultural applications: process scale-up and optimization by Tomás Giannandrea, Jeremías Benjamin, Andres Torres Nicolini, Vera Alejandra Alvarez, Andrea Yamila Mansilla, Romina Paola Ollier Primiano

“…Abstract This study presents the pilot-scale development of environmentally friendly agro-inputs based on natural bentonite functionalized with chitosan (Q) and salicylic acid (SA), based on successful previous laboratory-scale formulations. …”
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Functional and structural brain remodeling in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy following cervical decompression surgery by Bingyong Xie, Haoyu Ni, Jiyuan Yao, Zhibin Xu, Sicheng Bian, Haoxiang Wang, Kun Zhu, Xianyong Wu, Peiwen Song, Yuanyuan Wu, Yongqiang Yu, Fulong Dong

“…Methods In this prospective cohort study, we conducted an analysis of data from 54 patients with DCM both before and after surgery, as well as 57 healthy controls (HC), using functional MRI in combination with high-resolution structural MRI. …”
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