The relationship between lung function, exercise capacity, oxidant and antioxidant response in primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis by Yasemin Kartal, Cemile Bozdemir Özel, Aslıhan Çakmak, Hazal Sonbahar Ulu, Deniz İnal İnce, Dilber Ademhan Tural, Sanem Eryılmaz Polat, Mina Hızal, Uğur Özçelik, Sevilay Karahan, Murat Timur Budak, Gözde Girgin, Hülya Arıkan, Suna Sabuncuoğlu

“…The study investigated the interaction between respiratory function, exercise capacity, muscle strength, and inflammatory and oxidant/antioxidant responses in patients with PCD and CF. …”
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Dual inhibition of TGFβ and PDGF improves RV remodeling and function in response to RV pressure or volume‐loading by John D. Dauz, Kana Yazaki, Yohei Akazawa, Theo A. Meister, Golam Kabir, Sachiko Kadowaki, Osami Honjo, Scott P. Heximer, Rachel M. Wald, Kim A. Connelly, Mark K. Friedberg

“…TRN reduced TGFβ canonical signaling in PAB rats associated with improved RV fibrosis, hypertrophy, and RV function. In response to PR, TRN reduced PDGFRβ expression and normalized ERK1/2 activity, which were associated with reduced RV hypertrophy and improved diastolic relaxation. …”
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Functional aligned mesenchymal stem cell sheets fabricated using micropatterned thermo-responsive cell culture surfaces by Kenichi Nagase, Hasumi Kuramochi, David W. Grainger, Hironobu Takahashi

“…New, aligned MSC sheets might exhibit improved functional properties for cell sheet transplant therapies.…”
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Size-dependent functional response of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus; implications for more accurate impact potential calculation by Pavel Franta, Radek Gebauer, Lukáš Veselý, Natalia Z. Szydłowska, Bořek Drozd

“…The population structure of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus, a highly invasive predator, was surveyed in the Elbe River. We determined the functional response (FR, per capita foraging) of the three most abundant size classes of N. melanostomus on the water louse Asellus aquaticus. …”
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Harvesting Control for a Stage-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Ivlev's Functional Response and Impulsive Stocking on Prey by Kaiyuan Liu, Lansun Chen

“…We investigate a delayed stage-structured Ivlev's functional response predator-prey model with impulsive stocking on prey and continuous harvesting on predator. …”
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PROMIS-9 UE physical function demonstrates moderate responsiveness for patients following upper limb prosthesis intervention by Todd J. Castleberry, Dwiesha L. England, Bretta L. Fylstra, Phillip M. Stevens, Amy E. Todd, Stephen A. Mandacina, Shane R. Wurdeman

“…This was a directional change consistent with subjective patient reports of increased functionality. Furthermore, findings from the linear mixed model demonstrated significant responsiveness for the PROMIS-9 UE instrument to detect post-intervention changes after controlling for potential confounding effects (p < 0.001). …”
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Functional response of Cydnodromus picanus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Víctor Ernesto Tello Mercado, Miguel Esteban Zarzar Maza, Angélica María Suarez Pantoja

“…Using a logistic regression, a type II functional response on C. picanus females for the three kinds of eggs was determined. …”
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Genome-wide identification of sugarcane HAT gene family and functional analysis of ScHAT1 in stress response by Shijiang Cui, Shiwei Yang, Ping Zhao, Shoujian Zang, Zhenxiang Li, Peixia Lin, Wanying Zhao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Dongjiao Wang, Youxiong Que, Qibin Wu

“…Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are key regulators in plant stress responses, yet their functions and mechanisms remain largely unexplored in sugarcane. …”
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Evolution and Functional Diversity of GATA Transcription Factors in Filamentous Fungi: Structural Characteristics, Metabolic Regulation and Environmental Response by Danni Hu, Ruoyu Zhao, Yingxu Lin, Chunmiao Jiang

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Analysis of a Deterministic and a Stochastic SIS Epidemic Model with Double Epidemic Hypothesis and Specific Functional Response by Mouhcine Naim, Fouad Lahmidi

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Authors' Response – Pulmonary Function Abnormalities in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Anemia: Prevalence, Pattern, and Predictive Factors by Bankole Peter Kuti, Samuel A Adegoke

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Functional Elucidation of <i>Vitellogenin receptor</i> Activity in <i>Apis mellifera</i> in Response to Abiotic Stress by Li Lei, Hongyu Song, Zhenguo Liu, Ge Zhang, Ying Wang, Baohua Xu

“…Here, we identified the <i>AmVgR</i> gene, which encodes a member of the low-density lipoprotein receptor family, and examined its function in the response of <i>Apis mellifera</i> to adverse abiotic stress. …”
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Multi-wall carbon Nanotube surface-based functional nanoparticles for stimuli-responsive dual pharmaceutical compound delivery by Masoumeh Nabitabar, Maryam Shaterian, Hossein Danafar, Morteza Enhessari

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Time‐interleaving design of error‐feedback sigma‐delta modulators with infinite impulse response noise transfer function by Francisco Colodro, Juana Maria Martinez‐Heredia, Jose L. Mora, Antonio Torralba

“…In that case, the noise transfer function (NTF) must be of high order (to achieve a high dynamic range) and of the infinite impulse response (IIR) type (for the sake of stability). …”
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Non-invasive 4D transcranial functional ultrasound and ultrasound localization microscopy for multimodal imaging of neurovascular response by Rebecca M. Jones, Ryan M. DeRuiter, Hanjoo R. Lee, Saachi Munot, Hatim Belgharbi, Francisco Santibanez, Oleg V. Favorov, Paul A. Dayton, Gianmarco F. Pinton

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Adverse effects of cadmium exposure on the immune and antioxidant system functions of dongtingking crucian carp (Carassius auratus indigentiaus) by Hu Xia, Cheng Ding, Yunsheng Zhang, Liangguo Liu, Huanle He, Wei Zhou, Huimin Liu, Fuyan Chen, Jianchao Bu, Jia Yu, Pinhong Yang

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Stabilization due to predator interference: comparison of different analysis approaches by G.A.K. van Voorn, D. Stiefs, T. Gross, B. W. Kooi, Ulrike Feudel, S.A.L.M. Kooijman

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Volumetric pulpal changes in permanent first molars following AdvanSyncTM and Twin Block functional appliance: A CBCT study by Raj K. Verma, Sanjeev Verma, Satinder P. Singh, Vinay Kumar, Anjana Rajagopalan, Naveen K. Subbaiah, Chaman Lal

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Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on Cortical Activation in Patients With Tinnitus: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study by Xianghua Yu, Bin Gong, Hao Yang, Zheng Wang, Gaowei Qi, Jie Sun, Yu Fang, Xiaoli Fan

Subjects: “…Functional near-infrared spectroscopy…”
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Response of Long-Term Water and Phosphorus of Wheat to Soil Microorganisms by Junjie Hu, Yanhao Lian, Hui Guo, Zongzhen Li, Haifang Pang, Mengjiao Zhang, Yongzhe Ren, Tongbao Lin, Zhiqiang Wang

“…Microorganisms exhibited community and functional changes in response to low-phosphorus soil, concurrently influencing soil P status. …”
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