Modeling Electrical Potential in Multi-Dendritic Neurons Using Bessel Functions by Kaouther Selmi, Souhaila Khalfallah, Kais Bouallegue

“…The radial and axial components of the solution are expressed using Bessel functions and sinusoidal functions, respectively. …”
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Network Directional Distance Function for Measuring Performance of Water Utilities in Malaysia by Norbaizura Kamarudin, Zuraida Khairudin, Nur Ainina Awang, Nur Rasyida Mohd Rashid, Zuraida Derasit

“…Since the process of supplying the water services can be expressed as a network process, this study attempts to use the Network Directional Distance Function (NDDF) to measure the water utilities’ performance that incorporates NRW as the undesirable output factor. …”
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Neonatal brain injury influences structural connectivity and childhood functional outcomes. by Alice Ramirez, Shabnam Peyvandi, Stephany Cox, Dawn Gano, Duan Xu, Olga Tymofiyeva, Patrick S McQuillen

“…Neonatal brain injury may impact brain development and lead to lifelong functional impairments. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and congenital heart disease (CHD) are two common causes of neonatal brain injury differing in timing and mechanism. …”
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α Protein Kinase 3 Is Essential for Neonatal and Adult Cardiac Function by Wei Feng, Li Wang, Julius Bogomolovas, Zengming Zhang, Titania Huang, Chien‐Wei Chang, Abraham Shain, Yusu Gu, Yoshitake Cho, Xiaohai Zhou, Ju Chen

“…Background ALPK3 (α protein kinase 3) is an atypical kinase highly expressed in human and murine hearts. Biallelic loss‐of‐function mutations in ALPK3 lead to pediatric cardiomyopathy. …”
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Shank3 mutation manifests in abnormal gastrointestinal morphology and function in mice by Gari L. Eberly, Gari L. Eberly, Marie Manthey, Marie Manthey, Marie Manthey, Karen K. L. Pang, Karen K. L. Pang, Karen K. L. Pang, Heba Hussein, Emmanuel Vargas Paniagua, Emmanuel Vargas Paniagua, Scott Machen, Scott Machen, Sara Maeve Klingensmith, Polina Anikeeva, Polina Anikeeva, Polina Anikeeva, Polina Anikeeva, Polina Anikeeva

“…Compared to Shank3B−/− mice, heterozygous Shank3B+/− mice exhibit milder epithelial, neuronal, and functional alterations.ConclusionShank3B−/− mice exhibit altered GI morphology and function, while Shank3B+/− mice exhibit a partial phenotype. …”
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Anaesthetic impairment of immune function is mediated via GABA(A) receptors. by Daniel W Wheeler, Andrew J Thompson, Federico Corletto, Jill Reckless, Justin C T Loke, Nicolas Lapaque, Andrew J Grant, Pietro Mastroeni, David J Grainger, Claire L Padgett, John A O'Brien, Nigel G A Miller, John Trowsdale, Sarah C R Lummis, David K Menon, John S Beech

“…Recent work has shown that Cys-loop receptors are present on immune cells, but their physiological roles and the effects of drugs that modify their function in the innate immune system are currently unclear. …”
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A composite measurement concept for monitoring cardiac function in Fabry disease by Pooja Nandi, Robert Ellis, Jennifer Hiros, Paul Howard, Biliana O. Veleva-Rotse

“…New, accessible tools are needed to measure cardiac functional change and predict event risk over shorter timescales. …”
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Structure, function and assembly of soybean primary cell wall cellulose synthases by Ruoya Ho, Pallinti Purushotham, Louis FL Wilson, Yueping Wan, Jochen Zimmer

“…Here, we structurally and functionally characterize the Glycine max (soybean) primary cell wall CesAs CesA1, CesA3, and CesA6. …”
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Assessment of Functional Properties and Safety Indicators of Amaranth Flour Grain Bread by Nadezhda N. Alekhina, Elena I. Ponomareva, Irina M. Zharkova, Andrej V. Grebenshchikov

“…The research objective was to assess the functional properties and safety indicators of amaranth bread made from sprouted wheat grain. …”
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An evaluation of menstrual health apps’ functionality, inclusiveness, and health education information by Emma Bucher, Callie Sharkey, Abby Henderson, Briette Basaran, Sarah Meyer, Chen X. Chen

“…After excluding duplicates and apps that did not meet the inclusion criteria, 14 apps were evaluated on their functionality (user experience, internet and language accessibility, privacy, cycle-prediction, and symptom-tracking ability), inclusiveness (cycle lengths and regularities, fertility goals, and gender expressions and sexualities), and menstrual health education information (credibility and comprehensiveness, presence of additional health information, and information on when to seek care). …”
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The Communicative Functions of Emojis: Evidence from Jordanian Arabic-Speaking Facebookers by Хаді Хамдан

“…This paper examines the communicative (also known as pragmatic) functions of the most common five emojis in the Jordanian context as perceived by Jordanian Facebook users. …”
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ADAMTS13 Improves Endothelial Function and Reduces Inflammation in Diabetic Retinopathy by Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar, Mohd I. Nawaz, Ajmal Ahmad, Mairaj Siddiquei, Eef Allegaert, Lowie Adyns, Lotte Vanbrabant, Priscilla W. Gikandi, Gert De Hertogh, Sofie Struyf, Ghislain Opdenakker

“…We compare human epiretinal membranes and vitreous samples from nondiabetic subjects and patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and extend in vitro analyses with the use of various immunodetection and spectrofluorimetric methods on rat retina and human retinal glial and endothelial cell cultures. Functional studies include the assessment of the blood–retinal barrier (BRB), cell adhesion, and in vitro angiogenesis. …”
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On Value Distribution for the Mellin Transform of the Fourth Power of the Riemann Zeta Function by Virginija Garbaliauskienė, Audronė Rimkevičienė, Mindaugas Stoncelis, Darius Šiaučiūnas

“…In this paper, the asymptotic behavior of the modified Mellin transform <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="script">Z</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>s</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>s</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>σ</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>i</mi><mi>t</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, of the fourth power of the Riemann zeta function is characterized by weak convergence of probability measures in the space of analytic functions. …”
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Automatic Recognition of Authors Identity in Persian based on Systemic Functional Grammar by Fatemeh Soltanzadeh, Azadeh Mirzaei, Mohammad Bahrani, Shahram Modarres Khiabani

“…In this study, the effectiveness of systemic functional grammar (Halliday and Matthiessen, 2014) features in Persian authorship attribution was compared with that of function words. …”
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The association of serum hsa-miR-21-5p expression with the severity and prognosis of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Lingmiao Wang, Ailin Guo, Shuang Liang, Lingling Yu, Bai Shen, Zhihang Huang

“…Whether serum hsa-miR-21-5p expression correlated to cardiac function and hemodynamic indicators was evaluated using Spearman correlation analysis. …”
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Progress in Research on the Long Non-coding RNAs in Chinese Cabbage by Ruihua WANG, Min HAN, Yuanyuan LI

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Nutrient inputs shape ecosystem functioning gradients along the pristine, upper Neretva River, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Rubén Del Campo, Barbara Jechsmayr, Veronika Settles, Melanie Ströder, Gabriel Singer

“… Ecosystem functions are the backbone of ecosystem services that rivers provide to human societies. …”
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Graphene and graphene/polymer nanocomposites by B. K. Kim

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fMRI Analysis on Electroacupuncture on Tongli Acupoint in Healthy People by Lin LU, Wanzhang YANG, Yunhai QIU, Liping YE, Linling LI

“…Objective:To investigate the effect and mechanism of electroacupuncture on Tongli acupoint on the right hand of normal subjects that may activate brain language area by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).Methods:Twenty-four healthy volunteers were recruited and divided into treatment group and control group. …”
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Effects of Exoskeleton Robots on Balance and Lower Limb Function of Patients with Stroke： A Meta-Analysis by PENG Xiaoke, ZHAO Guoshun, HAN Shiyu, DONG Anqin

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of exoskeleton robot training on balance and lower limb function of patients with stroke by meta-analysis.MethodsData were searched and retrieved from the database of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP), PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase, and Web of Science. …”
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