Composition and Functional Capacity of Gut Microbes are Associated with Arterial Stiffness: A Prospective Study by Jing Li, Yixuan Zhong, Jingjing Bai, Shuohua Chen, Jun Cai, Shouling Wu, Weili Zhang

“…Associations between the gut microbiota and severity and progression of arterial stiffness were assessed using MaAsLin2 software after adjustment for age, sex, and mean arterial blood pressure and correction for multiple testing. Gene “catalogs” were aligned to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database to obtain information for potential functional capacities of the gut microbiota. …”
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Brain functional connectivity correlates of autism diagnosis and familial liability in 24-month-olds by John R Pruett Jr., Alexandre A Todorov, Zoë W Hawks, Muhamed Talovic, Tomoyuki Nishino, Steven E Petersen, Savannah Davis, Lyn Stahl, Kelly N Botteron, John N Constantino, Stephen R Dager, Jed T Elison, Annette M Estes, Alan C Evans, Guido Gerig, Jessica B Girault, Heather Hazlett, Leigh MacIntyre, Natasha Marrus, Robert C McKinstry, Juhi Pandey, Robert T Schultz, William D Shannon, Mark D Shen, Abraham Z Snyder, Martin Styner, Jason J Wolff, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Joseph Piven, for the IBIS Network

“…Conclusions 24-month-old high-familial-likelihood infants show reduced intra-DMN connectivity, a potential neural finding related to familial liability, while widely distributed functional connections correlate with ASD diagnosis.…”
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Repurposing Olive Oil Mill Wastewater into a Valuable Ingredient for Functional Bread Production by Ignazio Restivo, Lino Sciurba, Serena Indelicato, Mario Allegra, Claudia Lino, Giuliana Garofalo, David Bongiorno, Salvatore Davino, Giuseppe Avellone, Luca Settanni, Luisa Tesoriere, Raimondo Gaglio

“…Untreated olive oil mill wastewater (OOMW) from conventionally farmed olives was used in bread production to create a new functional product. Two types of bread were developed with 50% OOMW (EXP-1) and 100% OOMW (EXP-2) replacing water. …”
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Functional characterization of O-methyltransferases involved in biosynthesis of flavonoids in dwarf banana Musella lasiocarpa by Long Huang, Pirui Li, Junzhi Wu, Boya Feng, Mei Tian, Shu Xu, Wei Lyu, Xu Feng, Wanli Zhao, Yu Chen

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Design and evaluation of a new tent-shaped transfer function using the Polar Lights Optimizer algorithm for feature selection by Zaynab Ayham Almishlih, Omar Saber Qasim, Zakariya Yahya Algamal

“…The proposed function was tested on seven datasets, and compared with traditional transfer functions such as the S-shaped function family and the V-shaped function family. …”
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Correlation of Serum Ferritin and Cardiac Iron Toxicity with Cardiac Function in Transfusion Dependent Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients by Tubagus Djumhana Atmakusuma, Rajesh Kalwani, Sally Aman Nasution, Cleopas Martin Rumende

“…Conclusion: Serum ferritin correlated weakly with cardiac iron toxicity and cardiac systolic function. Meanwhile, there was no correlation between cardiac iron toxicity with cardiac systolic and diastolic function.…”
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Depth-electrode stimulation and concurrent functional MRI in humans: Factors influencing heating with body coil transmission by Hiroyuki Oya, Ralph Adolphs, Matthew A. Howard, J. Michael Tyszka

“…Electrical-stimulation fMRI (es-fMRI) combines direct stimulation of the brain via implanted electrodes with simultaneous rapid functional magnetic resonance imaging of the evoked response. …”
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The Effect Of Plyometric And Tabata Training On Jump Performance, Respiratory Function Parameters On Aerobic Gymnasts by Gencay Cüce, Engin Güneş Atabaş, Ayşegül Yapıcı

“…A total of 12 exercises were applied to the subjects for 6 weeks, 2 exercises per week. The subjects were tested for jump performance, 30 sec Bosco Test, respiratory function test and C group basic difficulty elements test, pre-test and post-test. …”
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Effect of Functional Threshold Trainings Applied to Junior Elite Cyclists on Power and Strength Parameters by Duran Akbaş, Fatih Kılınç

“…Functional threshold training group n:12 (age 17 years, height 1,73±8,5 m., body weight 64,87±10.4 kg. and sports age 4,6±1.3), Traditional training group) n:12 (age 17 years, height 1,73±8,81 m., body weight 58,8±9,1 kg. and sports age 4,1 years). 30 sec Anaerobic power test, 20 min FTP test, 40 km. endurance and strength tests were applied to both groups as pre-post test. …”
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Association of serum klotho with cognitive function among individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Feilong Wu, Jie Pan, Mingtao Chen, Xuye Lai, Yingying Gu, Lei Pei, Lili Yang

“…NAFLD was identified with the United States Fatty Liver Index (US-FLI), and cognition was measured by various tests including the Animal Fluency Test (AFT), Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), Immediate Recall Test (IRT), and Delayed Recall Test (DRT). …”
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Lateral extra‐articular tenodesis improves functional movement outcomes in ACL reconstruction patients by Luyckx Thomas, Wen Zhishen, Kluyskens Louis, Tampere Thomas, Vanrenterghem Jos, Claeys Kurt

“…The primary outcomes were the functional movement tests including agility t‐test and hop tests. …”
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The Relatıonship Between Functional Movement And Body Stability With Service Speed On Veteran Tennis Players by İpek Eroğlu Kolayiş, Hüseyin Günay

“…/non-dom.), flexor endurance test (FET) and extensor endurance test (EET). The evaluation of the participant’s mobility ability has been done with Functional Movement Screening test (FMS). …”
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Vestibular-Dependent Functions Following MRgLITT—A Single-Group Longitudinal Study by Milos Dordevic, Kiana Assady Looyeh, Friedhelm C. Schmitt, Notger Müller

“…Methods: Nine patients (Age 40.1 ± 14.5; 2 females) underwent vestibular-dependent assessments before and after MRgLITT using the following test battery: (I) clinical balancing test (CBT), (II) triangle completion test (TCT) and (III) rotational memory test (RM). …”
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Cognitive Functions across the GNB3 C825T Polymorphism in an Elderly Italian Population by Edoardo Casiglia, Nunzia Giordano, Valérie Tikhonoff, Giovanni Boschetti, Alberto Mazza, Sandro Caffi, Federica Guidotti, Patrizia Bisiacchi

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The Effects of Six Weeks of Patella Taping on Function, Proprioception, and Balance in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis by Maryam Alikhani, Hamid Tabatabai

“…The experimental group underwent patella taping for six weeks, while the control group continued their normal routines. Function was assessed using the WOMAC questionnaire, static balance with the single-leg stance test, dynamic balance with the Timed Up & Go test, and proprioception with the joint position sense error test. …”
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The impact of warm-up with the volleyveilig approach on upper extremity function in female volleyball players by Adibeh Baharmast, Parisa Sedaghati, Somayeh Ahmadabadi

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Chronotype and Cognition: Comparison of Executive Functions, Sleepiness, and Fatigue According to Circadian Rhythm Preference by Hasan Demirci, Yıldız Bilge, Merve Şirin, Ahmet Fatih Sarıkaya, Sümeyye İlhan

“…This study aimed to compare individuals with different chronotypes in terms of executive functions, sleepiness, fatigue, depression and anxiety. …”
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The impact of rehabilitation on the recovery of executive functions in stroke patients with different location of the ischemic focus by Agnieszka Jankowska, Olga Hadław-Klimaszewska, Jarosław Rakoczy, Marta Woldańska-Okońska, Robert Irzmański

“…The control group (N = 45) consisted of patients awaiting admission to the department, who were covered by comprehensive environmental rehabilitation including exercise therapy and neuropsychological therapy. Executive function was measured with 3 popular diagnostic tools: the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), the Trail Making Test (TMT part A, TMT part B), and the letter test and category test with the Verbal Fluency Test (VFT). …”
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Functional Performance and Tendon Morphology After Operative or Nonoperative Treatment of Achilles Tendon Ruptures by Sophie Zhu, Josh Garofalo, Monther Abuhantash, Sheila McRae, Peter MacDonald, Rob Longstaffe, Dan Ogborn

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if functional performance including strength, jumping, and hopping outcomes differed between OM and NOM of acute ATR. …”
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Effect of Simple Reaction Speed Training on Executive Function of the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Hong ZHANG, Xiaofei WEI, Congyong LIU, Kaili QIAN, Chun LI, Rang LI, Yuan JIANG

“…The behavior rating inventory of executive function-adult version[BRIEF-A, including behavior regulation index (BRI), metacognitive index (MI)], behavioral assessment of dysexecutive syndrome[BADS, including rule switching card test (RSCT), action plan test (APT), key seek test (KST), time judgment test (TJT), zoo map test (ZMT), modified six-element test (MSET) ]and trail making test (TMT, including TMT-A and TMT-B) were used to evaluate the executive function of patients with MCI before and after intervention, respectively. …”
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