Functional status and cytokine profile assessment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure by Roman E. Tokmachev, Sergey N. Avdeev, Andrey Ya. Kravchenko, Andrey V. Budnevsky, Evgeny S. Ovsyannikov

“…Objective — to evaluate the effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the level of cytokines and the functional status of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) with different categories of left ventricular ejection fraction. …”
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Efficacy of acupuncture on cognitive function in poststroke depression: study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial by Ling Chen, Yi Chen, Lihua Wu, Wen Fu, Luanmian Wu, Wenbin Fu

“…Secondary outcomes include the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) and latency and amplitude of P1, N170, and P3 of the event-related potentials (ERPs) components to assess the changes in cognitive function and electroencephalography. …”
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The effect of morning or evening fasted cycling on gastrointestinal function and appetite and metabolic responses in healthy males with overweight by Victoria J. McIver, Lewis R. Mattin, Gethin H. Evans, Adora M. W. Yau

“…Future work is required to assess the long‐term impact of fasted exercise on gastrointestinal function, appetite regulation and metabolic health.…”
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Effects of floorball and strength training in a real-life setting on health and physical function in older men by Mogens T. Pedersen, Jens Bangsbo

“…FG and SG improved (P < 0.05) functional capacity. The improvements in FG and SG were maintained after 24 weeks. …”
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Association Between Body Composition Characteristics and Pulmonary Function Parameters in Young Adults of Shaheed Benazirabad District by Hajira Naila, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari

“…Participants were categorized based on their BMI and evaluated for WHR. Pulmonary function was assessed using spirometry, following American Thoracic Society guidelines. …”
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Maternal Depression, Parental Reflective Functioning, and Emotional Responses to Infant Crying: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Christine Firk

“…Therefore, the first aim of the current study was to investigate differences in emotional responses to infant crying and parental reflective functioning in mothers with clinically relevant symptoms of depression compared to mothers without clinically relevant symptoms of depression and second to test whether an association between depressive symptoms and emotional responses to infant crying is mediated by parental reflective functioning. …”
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Systematic review and meta‑analysis of factors predicting postoperative lung function after lung cancer resection by Hongling Wang, Lihong He, Xiaoyun Hu, Gongxue Xian

“…Prediction of postoperative lung function is particularly important when evaluating patient eligibility for surgery, as it helps assess the likelihood of experiencing difficulty breathing after the operation. …”
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Quality of life indicators associated with the functionality of older people in Brazilian amazon: a network analysis approach by Cleidson Colares Batista, Talita Cezareti da Silva, Elaine Cristina Costa Lopes, Renato Augusto Mariotto, Tania Maria Gomes da Silva, Aliny Lima Santos, Aline Diniz Gehren, José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior, Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira

“… Introduction: The relationship between quality of life (QoL) and functionality is a critical aspect of healthy aging, reflecting the interconnectedness of physical, psychological, and cognitive health. …”
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Protective Role of AMPK against PINK1B9 Flies’ Neurodegeneration with Improved Mitochondrial Function by Guoliang Xiang, Xueyi Wen, Wenjing Wang, Tianchan Peng, Jiazhen Wang, Qinghua Li, Junfang Teng, Ying Cui

“…Mitochondrial morphology via transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ATP and NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit S3 (NDUFS3) protein levels were tested to evaluate the alteration of the mitochondrial function in PINK1B9 PD flies. …”
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Comparison of Two Different OCT Systems: Retina Layer Segmentation and Impact on Structure-Function Analysis in Glaucoma by Livia M. Brandao, Anna A. Ledolter, Andreas Schötzau, Anja M. Palmowski-Wolfe

“…To compare two different spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems in regard to full macular thickness (MT) and ganglion cell layer-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) measures and in regard to structure-function correlation when compared to standard automated perimetry (SAP). …”
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Plastic but not progressive changes in cognitive function and hippocampal volume in an adolescent with bipolar disorder: a case report by Bo Liu, Bo Liu, Hui Sun, Hui Sun, Hui Sun, Qiannan Zhao, Qiannan Zhao, Qiannan Zhao, Li Li, Rong Tian, Su Lui, Su Lui, Su Lui, Hongru Zhu

“…Initially, the individual exhibited impaired general cognitive function, as indicated by an IQ score of 80 on the Standard Raven’s Progressive Matrices test, and demonstrated slightly reduced bilateral hippocampal volume compared to the normative reference, as determined through quantitative structural magnetic resonance imaging (qsMRI). …”
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Current Smoking Dose-Dependently Associated with Decreased β-Cell Function in Chinese Men without Diabetes by Chun Wang, Yijun Wang, Junxia Wu, Suyi Liu, Ying Zhu, Shurong Lv, Ping Lin, Xiaoke Wang, Yan Xu, Shali Yu, Gang Chen, Quanyong Xiang

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between chronic smoking and insulin resistance and β-cell function in Chinese men without diabetes. A total of 1,568 participants were recruited by multistage sampling. …”
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Robust multi-task feature selection with counterfactual explanation for schizophrenia identification using functional brain networks by Xinyan Yuan, Shaolong Wei, Ying Sun, Lingling Gu, Yanyan He, Tiantian Chen, Hongcheng Yao, Haonan Rao

“…IntroductionFunctional brain networks measured by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) have become a promising tool for understanding the neural mechanisms underlying schizophrenia (SZ). …”
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Preventative Cancer Vaccine-Elicited Human Anti-MUC1 Antibodies Have Multiple Effector Functions by Michelle L. McKeague, Jason Lohmueller, Matthew T. Dracz, Najla Saadallah, Eric D. Ricci, Donella M. Beckwith, Ramya Ayyalasomayajula, Maré Cudic, Olivera J. Finn

“…Twelve of these fully human monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were tested for binding to MUC1+ target cells, and three with the highest binding were further evaluated for various effector functions important for tumor rejection. …”
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Effects of Bioprocessing and Ultrasonication on Nutritional, Functional and Antioxidant Properties of African Yam Bean Flour and Cookie Quality by Bamisaiye Yemisi Olaitan, Janet Adeyinka Adebo, Dupe Temilade Otolowo, Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo, Sunday Samuel Sobowale

“…Changes in nutritional, mineral, functional, antinutritional and antioxidant properties were evaluated, along with the consumer acceptability of cookies made from the processed flours. …”
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Impact of volume indices in bioelectrical impedance measurement on the assessment of cardiac function indices by echocardiography in hemodialysis patients by Yudan Wang, Yang Wang, Shun Wu, Na Xu, Zhaoyong Zhang, Zhenmin Ruan, Rui Wang, Xin Geng, Chuanzhen Zhang, Zhiyong Luan, Guofang Chen, Hongqi Ren

“…Comprehensive data on medical history and laboratory test results were collected. Subsequently, we investigated the correlation between volume indices measured by BIA and cardiac function parameters by ECG.Results We discovered a significant correlation between the volume indices measured by BIA and various parameter of cardiac function. …”
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Physicochemical and functional properties of modified potato starch from different altitudes: a study of the medians cultivar by Ira Endah Rohima, Mohamad Djali, Yana Cahyana, Jajang Sauman Hamdani, Mohd Nizam Lani, Rini Triani

“…A factorial randomized complete block design was employed to analyze physicochemical characteristics, functional properties, and pasting behavior, with statistical significance determined using two-way ANOVA and Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (p < 0.05). …”
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The impact of anthropic activity based on dam construction and land-use-type in plankton on taxonomic and functional groups by Qinghua Li, Xinxin Zhou, Yufeng Zhang, Jiaming Zhang, Xiaohan Dong, Jiaxin Huang, Yanjun Shen

“…The samples were microscopically examined and classified according to taxonomy and functional groups. To investigate the impact of environmental variables on the plankton community, the study analyzed plankton diversity (α and β), redundancy analysis, the Mantel test, hierarchical segmentation analysis, and a benchmark random forest model. …”
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Lead Causes Lipid Droplet Accumulation by Impairing Lysosomal Function and Autophagic Flux in Testicular Sertoli Cells by Chengwei Guo, Lingqiao Wang, Ke Cui, Guowei Zhang, Yao Tan, Weiyan Chen, Yiqi Wang, Jijun Liu, Wenbin Liu, Guanghui Zhang, Ziyuan Zhou

“…We found that exposure to 300 mg/L Pb resulted in reduced sperm quality and elevated autophagy-related protein levels in the mouse testes. Our findings indicate that the Pb hindered the autophagic clearance by impairing the lysosomes’ function and then obstructing the fusion of lysosomes and autophagosomes. …”
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Global motion coherent deficits in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their family members are associated with retinal function by Irene O. Lee, Dennis M. Fritsch, Maximilian Kerz, Jane C. Sowden, Paul A. Constable, David H. Skuse, Dorothy A. Thompson

“…The altered retinal function was associated with the age, intelligence and autism severity of the ASD family members. …”
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