A Three-Dimensional Microwave Sparse Imaging Approach Using Higher-Order Basis Functions by Nebojsa Vojnovic, Lorenzo Crocco, Marija Nikolic Stevanovic

“…To enforce the sparsity of the unknown function, we take advantage of the fact that arbitrary three-dimensional electromagnetic fields can be decomposed into two components with respect to the radial direction: one with transverse-magnetic polarization and the other with transverse-electric polarization. …”
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Approximation of Algebraic Curves in Function Spaces of Topological Sequences Connected to Specific Simple Graph Families by Mohammad Mazyad Hazzazi, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Kamran, Samuel Asefa Fufa

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Podocyte-Specific Deletion of Murine CXADR Does Not Impair Podocyte Development, Function or Stress Response. by Christoph Schell, Oliver Kretz, Andreas Bregenzer, Manuel Rogg, Martin Helmstädter, Ulrike Lisewski, Michael Gotthardt, Pierre-Louis Tharaux, Tobias B Huber, Florian Grahammer

“…The coxsackie- and adenovirus receptor (CXADR) is a member of the immunoglobulin protein superfamily, present in various epithelial cells including glomerular epithelial cells. Beside its known function as a virus receptor, it also constitutes an integral part of cell-junctions. …”
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Functionally-selective inhibition of threshold sodium currents and excitability in dorsal root ganglion neurons by cannabinol by Mohammad-Reza Ghovanloo, Philip R. Effraim, Sidharth Tyagi, Peng Zhao, Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj, Stephen G. Waxman

“…Our results indicate that CBN is a functionally-selective, but structurally-non-selective Nav current inhibitor. …”
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Bridged emulsion gels from polymer–nanoparticle enabling large-amount biomedical encapsulation and functionalization by Chuchu Wan, Si He, Quanyong Cheng, Kehan Du, Yuhang Song, Xiang Yu, Hao Jiang, Caili Huang, Jiangping Xu, Cong Ma, Jintao Zhu

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Metacognition and executive functions: Developmental interrelations and interactions with cognitive performance in the preschool and primary school years by Smaragda Kazi, Alexandra Karousou, Angelos Markos, Dimitra Economacou, Tryfonas Bikos, Nikos Makris

“… A large body of research highlights the important role of both executive functions (EF) and metacognitive monitoring (MM) in children's cognitive functioning in general, and in their performance on specific cognitive tasks in particular. …”
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Crosstalk between H2A variant-specific modifications impacts vital cell functions. by Anna Schmücker, Bingkun Lei, Zdravko J Lorković, Matías Capella, Sigurd Braun, Pierre Bourguet, Olivier Mathieu, Karl Mechtler, Frédéric Berger

“…Our findings illustrate that PTMs mediate interference between the function of H2A variant specific C-terminal motifs. …”
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Loss of ATF2 function leads to cranial motoneuron degeneration during embryonic mouse development. by Julien Ackermann, Garry Ashton, Steve Lyons, Dominic James, Jean-Pierre Hornung, Nic Jones, Wolfgang Breitwieser

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Genome-wide identification of targets and function of individual MicroRNAs in mouse embryonic stem cells. by Sophie A Hanina, William Mifsud, Thomas A Down, Katsuhiko Hayashi, Dónal O'Carroll, Kaiqin Lao, Eric A Miska, M Azim Surani

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Protein kinase 2 of the giant sarcomeric protein UNC-89 regulates mitochondrial morphology and function by Yohei Matsunaga, Hiroshi Qadota, Nasab Ghazal, Leila Lesanpezeshki, Till Dorendorf, Jasmine C. Moody, Arnaud Ahier, Courtney J. Matheny, Siva A. Vanapalli, Steven Zuryn, Olga Mayans, Jennifer Q. Kwong, Guy M. Benian

“…Here we show that PK2 is a canonical kinase expected to be catalytically active. C. elegans expressing UNC-89 with a lysine to alanine (KtoA) mutation to inactivate PK2 have normally organized sarcomeres and SR, and normal muscle function. …”
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Half-Century Review and Advances in Closed-Form Functions for Estimating Soil Water Retention Curves by Ali Rasoulzadeh, Javad Bezaatpour, Javanshir Azizi Mobaser, Jesús Fernández-Gálvez

“…They can also be classified as one-, two-, or three-segment functions depending on their structural complexity. …”
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Effect of lacosamide on epileptiform activity and structure-function relations in the brain of rats with chronic focal epilepsy by S. A. Litvinova, G. G. Avakyan, L. N. Nerobkova, T. A. Voronina, N. A. Gladysheva

“…The aim was to study the effect of lacosamide on epileptiform activity (EрA) and structure-function relations in the brain in the course of development of the epileptic system in rats with cobalt-induced chronic epilepsy. …”
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Comparative acetylome analysis reveals the potential mechanism of high fat diet function in allergic disease by Yanan Sun, Ning Liu, Huihui Wang, Taiqi Qu, Fazheng Ren, Yixuan Li

“…These proteins were mainly involved in regulating energy metabolism and mitochondrial function. This study provides information regarding the underlying molecular mechanisms by which HFD promotes allergy.…”
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APOE4 and sedentary lifestyle synergistically impair neurovascular function in the visual cortex of awake mice by Silvia Anderle, Orla Bonnar, Joseph Henderson, Kira Shaw, Andre M. Chagas, Letitia McMullan, Alexandra Webber, Kirsty McGowan, Sarah L. King, Catherine N. Hall

“…Using in vivo two-photon microscopy and haemodynamic measures, we record neurovascular function from the visual cortex of physically active or sedentary mice expressing APOE3 and APOE4 in place of murine APOE. …”
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Multiple strategies association revealed functional candidate FASN gene for fatty acid composition in cattle by Bo Zhu, Tianzhen Wang, Qunhao Niu, Zezhao Wang, El Hamidi Hay, Lei Xu, Yan Chen, Lupei Zhang, Xue Gao, Huijiang Gao, Yang Cao, Yumin Zhao, Lingyang Xu, Junya Li

“…We investigated potential functional candidate genes for FA in beef cattle by integrating genomic and transcriptomic dataset through multiple strategies. …”
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Research regarding the subjective improvement of knee joint function after treatment with hydrolysed collagen formulation by Iliuță Daniel, Daniela Tarnita, Mihai Mesina, Bogdan Capitanescu, Ovidiu Zlatian, Dănuț Nicolae Tarniță

“…The hydrolysed collagen formulation had alleviated the pain at the level of knee joint and improved the subjective joint functionality expressed through the WOMAC index after 6 months of administration on all subgroups of patients depending on sex, weight and age. …”
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Increased actin polymerization and stabilization interferes with neuronal function and survival in the AMPKγ mutant Loechrig. by Mandy Cook, Bonnie J Bolkan, Doris Kretzschmar

“…Together with the observed increase in SSH levels in the loe mutant, our experiments suggest that in mature neurons SSH may function as a stabilization factor for filamentous actin instead of promoting actin depolymerization.…”
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The Armadillo repeat protein PF16 is essential for flagellar structure and function in Plasmodium male gametes. by Ursula Straschil, Arthur M Talman, David J P Ferguson, Karen A Bunting, Zhengyao Xu, Elizabeth Bailes, Robert E Sinden, Anthony A Holder, Elizabeth F Smith, Juliet C Coates, Rita Tewari

“…Very little is known about the identity or function of proteins in the parasite's flagellar biology. …”
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The Association between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function: Data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey by Qiankun Huang, Jing Zhao, Weiqing Jiang, Wenfeng Wang

“…The association between the variables and the cognitive function score was expressed as β coefficient with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Workout Duration Alters the Importance of Predictive Traits on High-Intensity Functional Training Workout Performance by Gerald T. Mangine, Kristyn C. McGeehan, Wil King, Ashley Hines, James W. Henley, Jacob L. Grazer, Tiffany A. Esmat, John R. McLester

“…Relevant skills and physiological traits vary between high-intensity functional training (HIFT) workouts, but it is unknown how altering each programming detail affects their importance. …”
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