Vascular Adaptations in Pregnancy: The Critical Role of Endothelial Function and Nitric Oxide in Maternal-Fetal Health by Hina Riaz, Urooj Bhatti, Keenjher Rani, Afsheen Abro, Rabia Uqaili, Rubina Ahmdani

“…This study aimed to evaluate the role of endothelial function, nitric oxide (NO), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in normotensive and hypertensive pregnancies to understand the underlying vascular adaptations. …”
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Effects of ambulatory self-control on renal function and electrolyte metabolism in patients with severe heart failure by S. V. Berdnikov, V. I. Vishnevskyi, O. A. Berdnikova

“…During the in-hospital treatment, as well as after 3, 6, and9 months of ambulatory treatment, the following parameters were assessed: the number of repeat hospitalisations, functional status (6-minute walking test), calculated glomerular filtration rate (GFR; CKD-EPI), morning microalbuminuria, serum levels of potassium and sodium, therapy compliance, and knowledge on CHF-related issues. …”
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Impact of Emphysema Subtypes and Volume on Lung Ventilation and Gas Exchange Functions as Evidenced by Computed Tomography by N. A. Griva, P. V. Gavrilov, I. A. Nikitina, L. D. Kiryukhina, A. N. Narkevich, E. G. Sokolovich

“…CT was performed with a 1-mm thick slice and standard scanning parameters on Toshiba tomographs (Japan). Pulmonary function was tested using a MasterScreen Body Diffusion expert diagnostic unit (VIASYS Healthcare, Germany) in accordance with the criteria for correct pulmonary functional tests proposed by a joint group of experts from the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society. …”
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Enhanced porcine gut barrier functioning and reduced inflammation from a combination of seaweed  bioactives by Meike A. Bouwhuis, Irene H. G. Nooijen, Evita van de Steeg, Shane O’Connell

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Сhanges in functional activity of peripheral blood neutrophils in young children with recurrent respiratory infection by I. M. Kurtasova, T. V. Lubnina, E. V. Safontseva

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Three anti-inflammatory polysaccharides from Lonicera japonica Thunb.: insights into the structure-function relationships by Yu Liu, Hongjing Dong, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Wenwen Li, Bin Zhang, Jinqian Yu, Zhichang Qiu, Zhenjia Zheng

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High-confidence assessment of functional impact of human mitochondrial non-synonymous genome variations by APOGEE. by Stefano Castellana, Caterina Fusilli, Gianluigi Mazzoccoli, Tommaso Biagini, Daniele Capocefalo, Massimo Carella, Angelo Luigi Vescovi, Tommaso Mazza

“…Only a tiny subset was functionally evaluated with certainty so far, while the pathogenicity of the vast majority was only assessed in-silico by software predictors. …”
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Chemically functionalized Eggs capsules of Sea Snail (ess) banded dye-murex for bioremediation applications by Marilena Donnaloia, Francesco De Mastro, Carlo Porfido, Maria Michela Giangregorio, Roberto Terzano, Gennaro Brunetti, Danilo Vona

“…In addition, the functionalized material remained active up to 5 sorption cycles. …”
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Inosine Improves Functional Recovery and Cell Morphology Following Compressive Spinal Cord Injury in Mice by Ricardo Cardoso, Fellipe Soares dos Santos Cardoso, Bruna dos Santos Ramalho, Guilherme dos Santos Maria, Roberta Ramos Cavalcanti, Tiago Bastos Taboada, Juliana Silva de Almeida, Ana Maria Blanco Martinez, Fernanda Martins de Almeida

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Low-concentration atropine (0.01%) on quantitative contrast sensitivity function in Chinese children with myopia by Yu-Hao Ye, Yi-Yong Xian, Fang Liu, Zhong-Lin Lyu, Xing-Tao Zhou, Jing Zhao

“…AIM: To investigate the effect of 0.01% low-concentration atropine (LA) on quantitative contrast sensitivity function (qCSF) in children with myopia. METHODS: This paired case-control study included 90 eyes of 58 children who were sex-, age-, and refraction-matched and equally divided into two groups: the 0.01% LA group had undergone 6mo use of daily 0.01% atropine and control group was naïve to LA. …”
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Exploring the impact of pregnancy on cognitive function: a comparative study in a low-income setting by Syed Aman Ali, Muhammad Sualeh, Ghana Raza, Mohammad Sabeeh ul haq, Laiba Hissan, Duaa Zafar, Muhammad Adnan, Syed Kauser Ali

“…Higher education was associated with better cognitive function while increasing gestational age correlated with a decline in cognitive function. …”
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THE FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF MICROCIRCULATION IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS ON THE BACKGROUND OF TYPE I DIABETES MELLITUS WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY by R. Y. Shkrebnyuk, O. I. Mrochko, N. R. Kluchkovska

“…For establishment of the functional condition of periodontal vessels was determined by the resistance of capillaries of gums using a vacuum test Kulazhenko (1960) and index of peripheral circulation (PCI) using the ALP-2 apparatus. …”
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Neurocognitive function and health-related quality of life among glioblastoma patients: A prospective study by Mohamed A Baba, Ahmed Kharbach, Mohamed Lmejjati, Nawal Adali

“…The QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BN20 scales were used to assess QoL, while neurocognitive function was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test. …”
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OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM FOR NUMBER OF LOGIC GATES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT MULTIPLE BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS USING DECODER by M. Onai, H. Skopyk

“…The target program is successfully implemented and can be seen in full at https://github.com/Gleb-05/MakeFuncForDC. A test is conducted on 1000 sets of four pseudorandom eight-term functions. …”
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Molecular Analysis of <i>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</i> ApiA, a Multi-Functional Protein by Sera Jacob, Luciana Gusmao, Dipti Godboley, Senthil Kumar Velusamy, Nisha George, Helen Schreiner, Carla Cugini, Daniel H. Fine

“…An <i>apiA</i> deletion in a clinical isolate (IDH781) was created and tested in the presence and/or absence of active and inactive serum and genes deemed responsible for prominent functional activity related to <i>A. actinomycetemcomitans</i> survival using qRT-PCR. …”
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Evaluation of the functional activity of CD39 ectonucleotidase in regulatory T cells in children with inflammatory bowel diseases by T. V. Radygina, E. G. Sorokina, S. V. Petrichuk, D. G. Kuptsova, O. V. Kurbatova, A. S. Potapov, S. A. Afanasyeva

“…Aim – evaluate the functional activity of CD39+ in Treg in children with IBD using the luciferin-luciferase method.68 children with IBD were examined. …”
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Additively Manufactured RF Electronics With Structurally Integrated Physically Unclonable Functions for Wireless System Security by Aaron Pendino, Nghia Nguyen, Saif E. Nouma, Jing Wang, Attila A. Yavuz, Yasin Yilmaz, Gokhan Mumcu

“…Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) are alternatives to secret keys stored in non-volatile memory. …”
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Effects of Mulberry Leaf Extract on the Liver Function of Juvenile Spotted Sea Bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) by Sishun Zhou, Hao Lin, Lumin Kong, Jianrong Ma, Zhongying Long, Huihui Qin, Zhangfan Huang, Yi Lin, Longhui Liu, Zhongbao Li

“…In order to explore the effect of mulberry leaf extract (ELM) on the liver function of spotted sea bass, 360 fish with healthy constitution (average body weight 9.00 ± 0.02 g) were selected and randomly divided into six groups with three repetitions, and six groups of fish were randomly placed into 18 test tanks (200 L) with 20 fish per tank for the 52-day feeding test. …”
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Effect of SkQ1 Antioxidant on Structural and Functional Conditions of The Brain in PostResuscitation Period by M. L. Lovat, M. Sh. Avrushchenko, O. A. Averina, V. V. Pavshintsev, I. V. Ostrova, Y. V. Zarzhetsky, V. V. Moroz, M. V. Egorov

“…At days 4—6 post operation locomotor activity and anxiety («elevated plus maze» test) and sensorimotor function of limbs («beam walking» test) were examined. …”
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EFFECTS OF METABOLIC DRUG ELTACINE ON CLINICAL, FUNCTIONAL AND BIOCHEMICAL INDICES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE by R. M. Zaslavskaya, G. V. Lilitsa, Ye. V. Kalinina, I. A. Komissarova, L. N. Maximova

“…To study clinical efficacy of a new domestic metabolic drug Eltacine in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).Material and methods. 134 patients with CHF of I-III functional classes were randomized in two parallel groups of patients receiving Eltacine or placebo additionally to standard therapy. …”
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