Effects of folic acid on body folate status, ovarian function, and organ indexes of offspring during embryonic stage by Jianfei Zhao, Zhongqian Lu, Jialin Wu, Yufei Zhu, Yufei Zhu

“…This experiment aimed to investigate the effect of dietary folic acid supplementation on maternal folate status and ovarian function in female broiler breeders. Fifty 30-week-old Arbor Acres female broiler breeders were randomly divided into two groups (5 pens/group, 5 hens/pen) after 2 weeks of pre-feeding: the control group (Con, supplementation 0 mg/kg folic acid) and the folic acid group (FA, supplementation 4 mg/kg folic acid). …”
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Does climatic variation drive the adjustment of functional traits? An assessment of Tropical Montane Cloud Forest tree species by Agustina Rosa Andrés-Hernández, Ernesto C. Rodríguez-Ramírez

“…These findings underscore the functional diversity of TMCF trees and their capacity to acclimate to environmental variability. …”
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Comparative proteomic analysis of plasma exosomes reveals the functional contribution of N-acetyl-alpha-glucosaminidase to Parkinson’s disease by Yuan Zhao, Yidan Zhang, Xin Liu, Jian Zhang, Ya Gao, Shuyue Li, Cui Chang, Xiang Liu, Guofeng Yang

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Development of djenkol peel extract-loaded liposome as functional food ingredients: Physicochemical characteristic, antioxidant activities, and cytotoxicity by Lalita Chotphruethipong, Sirima Sinthusamran, Soottawat Benjakul, Theeraphol Senphan, Sitthipong Nalinanon, Chodsana Sriket

“…Thus, DPE-loaded liposomes demonstrate potential as a functional food ingredient with high bioactivity.…”
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Differences in Finger Dexterity in Patients With Mild and Moderate Alzheimer's Disease—A Study of Cognitive Function by Disease Severity by Shota Suzumura, Aiko Osawa, Junpei Sugioka, Masaki Kamiya, Yuko Sano, Akihiko Kandori, Tomohiko Mizuguchi, Yoshiharu Uchida, Hitoshi Kagaya, Izumi Kondo

“…ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to estimate the relationship between finger function and cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). …”
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Therapeutic efficacy of a potent anti-Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus antibody is contingent on Fc effector function by Jennifer L. Schwedler, Maxwell A. Stefan, Christine E. Thatcher, Peter R. McIlroy, Anupama Sinha, Ashlee M. Phillips, Christopher A. Sumner, Colleen M. Courtney, Christina Y. Kim, Dina R. Weilhammer, Brooke Harmon

“…To determine the role of Fc effector function in therapeutic efficacy against Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), we compared the potently neutralizing anti-VEEV human IgG F5 (hF5) Ab with intact Fc function (hF5-WT) or containing the loss of function Fc mutations L234A and L235A (hF5-LALA) in the context of VEEV infection. …”
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Exploration of the mechanism underlying the impact of artificial light on guinea pig ovarian function via proteomics and acetylation analyses by Jiayu Shi, Yuliang Wang, Linfang Li, Ruxin Wang, Yao Peng, Tingting Zhou, Donglai Hu, Jie Chen, Yong Tan

“…Objective: This study aims to explore the effects of artificial light on ovarian function in female guinea pigs and the possible mechanism. …”
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Ratio and interconnections of functional fitness structure key components of elite combat athletes at the stage of maximum realization of individual capabilities by Oleksander Pryimakov, Sergii Iermakov, Jerzy Eider, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Anatoly Skrypko, Natalija Mazurok

“…The level of development and the ratio of the components of functional fitness structure of elite combat athletes may be used as the reference models for development of differentiated scales for estimation of the key constituents of physical state of wrestlers specialized in freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestling and judo. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Structural, Morphological, and Functional Properties of Native Potato Starch and Spray-Dried Potato Starch by Anna Marinopoulou, Maria Zoumaki, Dimitrios Sampanis, Vassilis Karageorgiou, Stylianos Raphaelides, Athanasios Goulas

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Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 is essential for transplantable mouse bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell and progenitor function. by Camilla Halvarsson, Pernilla Eliasson, Jan-Ingvar Jönsson

“…<h4>Principle findings</h4>Here we demonstrate that PDK1 activity is crucial for transplantable HSC function. Whereas Pdkl, Pdk2, and Pdk3 transcripts were expressed at higher levels in different subtypes of HSCs compared to differentiated cells, we could not detect any major differences in expression between LT-HSCs and more short-term HSCs and multipotent progenitors. …”
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Small scale wastewater treatment plant effluent influences on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblage, functional feeding groups, and productivity by Kelli Alexandra Park Burnett, William McMahan, Shea Tuberty

“…Non-metric dimensional scaling plots showed that temperature, conductivity, and multiple dissolved ions significantly differentiate these sites. The results of this study are significant as they provide insight into how small-scale wastewater treatment plant effluents impact aquatic assemblages, ecosystem function, and health at the stream-scale. …”
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Structural and functional features of medium spiny neurons in the BACHDΔN17 mouse model of Huntington's Disease. by Joseph Goodliffe, Anastasia Rubakovic, Wayne Chang, Dhruba Pathak, Jennifer Luebke

“…The findings that Q31 MSNs differed from Q97 and WT neurons with regard to some physiological features and structurally suggest a novel role of the N17 domain in the function of WT Htt. The motor phenotype seen in Q97 mice was less robust than that reported in an earlier study (Gu et al., 2015), and the alterations to MSN physiological properties were largely consistent with changes reported previously in a number of other mouse models of HD. …”
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Diuretic 99mTc DTPA renography in assessment of renal function and drainage in infants with antenatally detected hydronephrosis by Radulović Marija, Pucar Dragan, Jauković Ljiljana, Šišić Marija, Krstić Zoran, Ajdinović Boris

“…The aim of this study was to assess the renal function determined by the pattern of drainage and split renal function (SRF) on diuretic renography and to correlate these findings with anteroposterior pelvic diameter (APD) estimated by ultrasonography. …”
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Circulating endothelial progenitor cells as a marker of left ventricular pump function in ischemic chronic heart failure by A. A. Kremzer

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Canagliflozin protects cardiovascular function in type 2 diabetic coronary artery disease by regulating natriuretic peptide B by Jiarui Zhang, Lichenlu Huang, Yongqin Zheng, Ji Yang, Xiaopei Wu, Jundong He

“…Cana treatment significantly improved the function of AC16 cells treated with high glucose and significantly upregulated the expression level of the NPPB gene. …”
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fNIRS as a biomarker for X-linked neurodevelopmental disorders: leveraging visual processing to assess brain function? by Elena Scaffei, Chiara Bosetti, Chiara Bosetti, Roberta Battini, Roberta Battini, Michela Fagiolini, Michela Fagiolini, Laura Baroncelli, Laura Baroncelli

“…Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) have emerged as promising functional biomarkers for X-linked NDDs, with reduced VEP amplitudes correlating with disease severity. …”
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Genome-wide joint meta-analysis of SNP and SNP-by-smoking interaction identifies novel loci for pulmonary function. by Dana B Hancock, María Soler Artigas, Sina A Gharib, Amanda Henry, Ani Manichaikul, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Daan W Loth, Medea Imboden, Beate Koch, Wendy L McArdle, Albert V Smith, Joanna Smolonska, Akshay Sood, Wenbo Tang, Jemma B Wilk, Guangju Zhai, Jing Hua Zhao, Hugues Aschard, Kristin M Burkart, Ivan Curjuric, Mark Eijgelsheim, Paul Elliott, Xiangjun Gu, Tamara B Harris, Christer Janson, Georg Homuth, Pirro G Hysi, Jason Z Liu, Laura R Loehr, Kurt Lohman, Ruth J F Loos, Alisa K Manning, Kristin D Marciante, Ma'en Obeidat, Dirkje S Postma, Melinda C Aldrich, Guy G Brusselle, Ting-hsu Chen, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Nora Franceschini, Joachim Heinrich, Jerome I Rotter, Cisca Wijmenga, O Dale Williams, Amy R Bentley, Albert Hofman, Cathy C Laurie, Thomas Lumley, Alanna C Morrison, Bonnie R Joubert, Fernando Rivadeneira, David J Couper, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Yongmei Liu, Matthias Wjst, Louise V Wain, Judith M Vonk, André G Uitterlinden, Thierry Rochat, Stephen S Rich, Bruce M Psaty, George T O'Connor, Kari E North, Daniel B Mirel, Bernd Meibohm, Lenore J Launer, Kay-Tee Khaw, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Christopher J Hammond, Sven Gläser, Jonathan Marchini, Peter Kraft, Nicholas J Wareham, Henry Völzke, Bruno H C Stricker, Timothy D Spector, Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Deborah Jarvis, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Susan R Heckbert, Vilmundur Gudnason, H Marike Boezen, R Graham Barr, Patricia A Cassano, David P Strachan, Myriam Fornage, Ian P Hall, Josée Dupuis, Martin D Tobin, Stephanie J London

“…Genome-wide association studies have identified numerous genetic loci for spirometic measures of pulmonary function, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)), and its ratio to forced vital capacity (FEV(1)/FVC). …”
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Functional autonomy, bone mineral density and risk of falls in older women with two distinct body composition profiles by Lucio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa, Elizabeth Carvalho Lugão, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Matthew T Corey, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Claudia Moura Melo, Estelio Henrique Martin Dantas

“… Objetive: Evaluate the functional autonomy, bone mineral density and risk of falling in older women of two different body composition profiles. …”
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A fusion analytic framework for investigating functional brain connectivity differences using resting-state fMRI by Yeseul Jeon, Jeong-Jae Kim, SuMin Yu, Junggu Choi, Sanghoon Han, Sanghoon Han

“…The results reveal distinct connectivity patterns and unique ROI features, which differentiate cognitive impairments. Specifically, our framework highlighted group-specific differences in functional connectivity, validating its capability to capture meaningful insights from high-dimensional fMRI data.DiscussionOur novel interpretable fusion analytic framework addresses the challenges of analyzing high-dimensional, resting-state fMRI data. …”
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Shenmai injection revives cardiac function in rats with hypertensive heart failure: involvement of microbial-host co-metabolism by Lin Li, Senjie Zhong, Jiahao Ye, Siyuan Hu, Xiajun Xiong, Guangyu Chen, Zhixi Hu

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