The association between family function and adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury behaviors—is Chinese culture involved? by Cheng-jia Yang, Cheng-jia Yang, Rui Zhou, Rui Zhou, Yin-Du Liu, Shi-Bin Wang, Cai-Lan Hou, Cai-Lan Hou, Fu-Jun Jia, Fu-Jun Jia

“…“Unknown” sexual orientation also showed a strong association with NSSI.DiscussionPoor family functioning, particularly in cohesion and adaptability, may increase the risk of NSSI among Chinese adolescents with psychiatric conditions. …”
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Microbial diversity and functional potential of the Halobates melleus (Heteroptera: Gerridae) microbiome from the Red Sea coastline by Juan David Escobar-Prieto, Marc W. Van Goethem, Bob Vernooij, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Lanna Cheng, Himanshu Mishra, Ramona Marasco, Daniele Daffonchio

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The functional detrained heart as the problem of modern students: the constitutional approach in diagnostics and the alternative variants of the pharmacologic correction by P. K. Boichenko, A. A. Tjurenkov, A. R. Batova, V. P. Poteryakhin, V. V. Dolgopolov

“…The article describes the issues of somatotypological determination in functioning of cardiovascular system and its adaptation potential in response to steep demands — physical efforts.…”
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Over-provisionals – Simplified chairside preoperative evaluation of esthetic and functional changes during full mouth rehabilitation by R. Fathima Banu, V. Anand Kumar, Padmanabhan T. Veeravalli

“…Prosthetic rehabilitation in multifaceted dental abnormality needs sequential planning to ensure adaptation of oral and associated musculature. Reduction of tooth structure before adaptation of oral and associated components may complicate the treatment modality if compliance of the musculature is poor. …”
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Protein functional domain analysis enhances genotype–phenotype associations in comparative genomic studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Irene Bianconi, Irene Bianconi, Alfonso Esposito, Alfonso Esposito, Silvano Piazza, Elena Piffer, Elisabetta Pagani, Olivier Jousson

“…Subsequently, the semantic framework for comparative functional genomics (SAPP) was employed to investigate the depletion or enrichment of specific protein functional domains within the population in relation to the observed phenotypes.ResultsThe majority of our findings regarding phenotypic adaptation over time were consistent with the population structure and followed the evolutionary pathways described in the literature. …”
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LZU-J-Q21 enhanced the functional metabolic profile and bioactivity of Cistanche deserticola by Kangkang Liu, Junxiang Li, Wenting Hao, Jingjing Li, Israr Khan, Yibo Liang, Haijuan Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Chunjiang Zhang

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Microbiome and climate: skin microbial diversity and community functions of Polypedates megacephalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) associated with bioclimate by Dan Sun, Yewei Liu, Shipeng Zhou, Madhava Meegaskumbura

“…These results highlight the critical influence of climatic factors on amphibian skin microbiomes and offer new insights into how microbial composition and function contribute to host adaptation in varying environmental conditions.IMPORTANCEThis study is important in understanding the association between climate variability, microbial diversity, and host adaptation in amphibians, which are particularly vulnerable to environmental changes due to their poikilothermic nature. …”
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The post-cranial anatomy and functional morphology of Conoryctes comma (Mammalia: Taeniodonta) from the Paleocene of North America. by Zoi Kynigopoulou, Sarah L Shelley, Thomas E Williamson, Stephen L Brusatte

“…We here describe the postcranial anatomy and functional morphology of Conoryctes, based largely on nine new specimens found in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA. …”
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A Class of New Pouzet-Runge-Kutta-Type Methods for Nonlinear Functional Integro-Differential Equations by Chengjian Zhang

“…This paper presents a class of new numerical methods for nonlinear functional-integrodifferential equations, which are derived by an adaptation of Pouzet-Runge-Kutta methods originally introduced for standard Volterra integrodifferential equations. …”
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Soil Bacterial Community Characteristics and Functional Analysis of Estuarine Wetlands and Nearshore Estuarine Wetlands in Qinghai Lake by Wei Ji, Zhiyun Zhou, Jianpeng Yang, Ni Zhang, Ziwei Yang, Kelong Chen, Yangong Du

“…Microbial metabolic functions varied by depth: surface soils (0–10 cm) favored environmental adaptation and organic degradation, whereas deeper soils (10–20 cm) exhibited lipid metabolism and DNA repair strategies for low-oxygen adaptation. …”
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Bacteriophage-driven DNA inversions shape bacterial functionality and long-term co-existence in Bacteroides fragilis by Shaqed Carasso, Roni Keshet-David, Jia Zhang, Haitham Hajjo, Dana Kadosh-Kariti, Tal Gefen, Naama Geva-Zatorsky

“…Bacterial genomic DNA inversions, which govern molecular phase-variations, provide the bacteria with functional plasticity and phenotypic diversity. These targeted rearrangements enable bacteria to respond to environmental challenges, such as bacteriophage predation, evading immune detection or gut colonization. …”
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How health mediation can function effectively on the fostering of healthcare utilization? : a realist qualitative study by Elodie Richard, Leila Ramiz, Mara Oltean, Vanina Troussier, Caroline Ulracher, Olivia Speed, Muriele Conort, Cécile Coutant, Fréderique Chaves Quirino, Judith Martin Fernandez, Stéphanie Vandentorren, Linda Cambon

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Sex- and age-related morphological and functional differences in the skull of Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carnivora, Mustelidae) by Fernando Araujo Perini, Fernando L. Sicuro

“…Our work underscores the role of ontogenetic and sexual variation in understanding the evolutionary and ecological adaptations of Neotropical mustelids, providing new light on E. barbara’s morphology and masticatory function.…”
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Exploring the Code-Switching Behaviours of Chilean EFL High School Teachers: A Function-Focused Approach by Marco Cancino, Gabriela Díaz

“…The present study sought to assess and characterise the amount of first language use that two English as a foreign language teachers used to accomplish a number of functions in two classroom modes. An adapted version of the Functional Language Alternation Analysis of Teacher Talk scheme was used to analyse teacher talk in six English as a foreign language classes at a public high school. …”
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Shape-based disease grading via functional maps and graph convolutional networks with application to Alzheimer’s disease by Julius Mayer, Daniel Baum, Felix Ambellan, Christoph von Tycowicz, for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…This work aims to alleviate these limitations by adapting the concept of functional maps. Further, we present a graph-based learning approach for morphometric classification of disease states that uses novel shape descriptors based on this concept. …”
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Detection and functional assessment of structural variants using whole-genome re-sequencing data in Nellore cattle by Natalia A. Marín-Garzón, Lucio F. M. Mota, Giovana Vargas, Leonardo M. Arikawa, Larissa F. S. Fonseca, Gerardo A. Fernandes Júnior, Roberto Carvalheiro, Lucia G. Albuquerque

“…Our results suggest that genes surrounding SV regions play key biological functions essential to thermotolerance, immunity, metabolism, tissue integrity, and environmental adaptation in tropical regions.…”
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Impacts of Early Weaning on Lamb Gut Health and Immune Function: Short-Term and Long-Term Effects by Chong Li, Yunfei Xu, Jiale Jia, Xiuxiu Weng, Yang Zhang, Jialin Peng, Xueming An, Guoxiu Wang

“…The transcriptome analysis revealed significant changes in gene expression related to immune function, fat digestion, and metabolism. Key DEGs included <i>APOA4</i>, linked to lipid transport adaptation; <i>NOS2</i>, associated with nitric oxide-mediated immune–metabolic crosstalk; and mitochondrial gene <i>COX1</i>, reflecting energy metabolism dysregulation. …”
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Patterns of Change in Plant Leaf Functional Traits Along an Altitudinal Gradient in a Karst Climax Community by Yang Wang, Ying Deng, Hong Zhao, Fangbing Li, Zuhong Fan, Tian Tian, Tu Feng

“…Exploring the changes in plant leaf functional traits in response to altitude across various altitudinal gradients of climax communities in karst regions can elucidate the characteristics of survival strategy adaptations among plant communities. …”
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Numerical Studies for Fractional Functional Differential Equations with Delay Based on BDF-Type Shifted Chebyshev Approximations by V. G. Pimenov, A. S. Hendy

“…Fractional functional differential equations with delay (FDDEs) have recently played a significant role in modeling of many real areas of sciences such as physics, engineering, biology, medicine, and economics. …”
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Design of Fixed and Ladder Mutation Factor-Based Clonal Selection Algorithm for Solving Unimodal and Multimodal Functions by Suresh Chittineni, A. N. S. Pradeep, Dinesh Godavarthi, Suresh Chandra Satapathy, S. Mohan Krishna, P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy

“…Fixed mutation factor maintains a constant factor throughout the process, where as ladder mutation factor changes adaptively based on the affinity of antibodies. This paper compared the conventional CLONALG, with the two proposed approaches and tested on several standard benchmark functions. …”
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