Effects of deep breathing exercise on pulmonary function, perceived stress and physical fitness among healthy smokers by Tallyia Naz, Bakhtawar Aslam, Farwa Abid, Sidra Sabir

“…A spirometer was used for pulmonary function, a perceived stress scale for stress, a six-minute walk test for physical fitness, and chest expansion, and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) for sleep quality. …”
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A Detailed Anatomical Description of the Gastrocnemius Muscle—Is It Anatomically Positioned to Function as an Antagonist to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament? by Kevin Thomas, Jason Peeler

“…Objective: The purpose of this cadaveric investigation was to provide a detailed morphologic description of the proximal gastrocnemius within the popliteal region of the knee and test the hypothesis that the gastrocnemius is anatomically positioned to function as an antagonist to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee. …”
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The causal relationship between biological function of mitochondria and chronic kidney disease： a Mendelian randomization study by Yuan Xin-zhu, Li Ling-qin, Zhou Rui-jiao, Lin Chang-wei, Xia Meng-di, Wang Bao-fu, Xie Xi-sheng

“…Additionally， heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy tests were performed， and the stability of the results was assessed using the leave-one-out method.ResultsA total of 70 mitochondrial functional proteins were included in this analysis. …”
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Chitosan and gelatin based antimicrobial composite coatings functionalized with natural active agents for preservation of pork meat by Sweety Kalita, Santosh Kumar, Joydeep Dutta, Avik Mukherjee

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Inspiration Time: The Ultrasound Variable Necessary to Study the Diaphragm Functionality. A Cross-Sectional Controlled Study by Teresa E Fernández-Pardo PT, MSc, PhD student, Maria Jesús Rodríguez-Nieto PhD, Mercedes Furió-Valverde PT, María García-Arrabé PT, MSc, PhD, Ana Mallo-Lopez PT, MSc, PhD student, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernández PhD, Germán Peces-Barba Romero PhD

“…Conclusion The inspiratory contraction time and the diaphragmatic excursion are two essential variables in the dynamic functional evaluation of the diaphragm, compared to the diaphragmatic thickness measurement that only reports its strength.…”
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Musculoskeletal defects associated with myosin heavy chain‐embryonic loss of function are mediated by the YAP signaling pathway by Anushree Bharadwaj, Jaydeep Sharma, Jagriti Singh, Mahima Kumari, Tanushri Dargar, Bhargab Kalita, Sam J Mathew

“…Among these, recessive loss‐of‐function MYH3 mutations lead to spondylocarpotarsal synostosis (SCTS), characterized by vertebral fusions and scoliosis. …”
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Functionalized selenium nanoparticles enhance the anti-EV71 activity of oseltamivir in human astrocytoma cell model by Jiayu Zhong, Yu Xia, Liang Hua, Xiaomin Liu, Misi Xiao, Tiantian Xu, Bing Zhu, Hong Cao

“…In order to improve the antiviral activity of oseltamivir, oseltamivir was loaded onto surfaces of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) to fabricate a functionalized antiviral nanoparticles SeNPs@OT. The size of SeNPs@OT was tested by TEM and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Phylogenetic Relationships of Immune Function and Oxidative Physiology With Sexual Selection and Parental Effort in Male and Female Birds by Péter L. Pap, Csongor I. Vágási, Veronika Bókony, Janka Pénzes, Krisztián Szabó, Nóra M. Magonyi, Gábor Á. Czirják, Orsolya Vincze

“…We conclude that sex roles can drive inter‐specific variation in immune function (primarily in male birds), but less so in oxidative physiology. …”
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Impact of Preoperative Chemotherapy on Physical Function in Patients With Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Ken Kouda MD, PhD, Makoto Asaeda PT, PhD, Yuki Nakashima PT, PhD, Takeya Araki MD, Shinji Kawasaki PT, Ayano Ishida PT, MS, Takumi Nagao PT, MS, Noriaki Maeda PT, PhD, Yukio Urabe PT, PhD, Yukio Mikami MD, PhD

“…Methods: This retrospective study included 17 patients with BRPC who underwent preoperative chemotherapy and surgery between January 2020 and December 2021. Physical function was assessed using grip strength and the 6-minute walking test (6MWT). …”
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Identification of novel functional compounds from forest onion and its biological activities against breast cancer by Fahrul Nurkolis, Isma Kurniatanty, Elvan Wiyarta, Happy Kurnia Permatasari, Nelly Mayulu, Nurpudji Astuti Taslim, Raymond Rubianto Tjandrawinata, Hardinsyah Hardinsyah, Trina Ekawati Tallei, Apollinaire Tsopmo, Son Radu, Edwin Hadinata, Bonglee Kim, Rosy Iara Maciel Azambuja Ribeiro, Rony Abdi Syahputra

“…The discovery of new molecules from natural sources for the treatment of tumors such as breast cancers is of importance for the development of functional foods and to the pharmaceutical industry. …”
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Synthesis of Diazepam-Imprinted Polymers with Two Functional Monomers in Chloroform Using a Bulk Polymerization Method by Aliya Nur Hasanah, Dang Soni, Rimadani Pratiwi, Driyanti Rahayu, Sandra Megantara, Mutakin

“…The optimization results were then used to extract diazepam from the serum sample. The test results showed that the adsorption ability of the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) with the functional monomer, methyl methacrylate, was 63.98 ± 0.1%, which is higher than that of the acrylamide MIP monomer, with a value of 43.27 ± 0.1%. …”
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Bidirectional Relationship among Cognitive Function, Muscle Mass, and Grip Strength in Older Adults: the BUSAN Study by Du-Ri Kim, Jong-Hwan Park, Ting-Fu Lai, Myung-Jun Shin, Tae Sik Goh, Jung Sub Lee, Eunsoo Moon, Yeong-Ae Yang

“…Comprehensive assessments, including body composition measurements, cognitive function evaluations using the Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), tablet-based cognitive tests, and grip strength measurements were conducted. …”
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Identifying the potential of ovalbumin and its’ hydrolysates to be used in a liquid food system to develop functional beverages by Maggonage Hasini Udeshika Maggonage, Prabudhdha Manjula, Edirisingha Dewage Nalaka Sandun Abeyrathne, Dewei Shu, Xi Huang, Dong Uk Ahn

“…Three beverages (OVA, PrTr, and PePr) were tested for physical, functional, and quality characteristics. …”
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization by Ezequiel Darío Bigatton, Ibrahim Ayoub, María Ángeles Castillejo, Carolina Merlo, Carolina Vázquez, Mariela Valeria Archilla, Marina Bruno, María Paula Martín, Romina Paola Pizzolitto, Lucas Esteban Dubini, Enrique Iván Lucini, Ricardo Javier Haro

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Temperate Forest Floor Bryophytes Functionally Respond to Small‐Scale Variability in Water, Light and Nutrient Availability by T. J. Deilmann, M. Bernhardt‐Römermann, J. Hentschel, P. Gros, C. Römermann

“…Functional traits, however, have been hardly studied and are still poorly understood in bryophytes, limiting the understanding of functional responses to environmental variability and future change. …”
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Identification, replication, and functional fine-mapping of expression quantitative trait loci in primary human liver tissue. by Federico Innocenti, Gregory M Cooper, Ian B Stanaway, Eric R Gamazon, Joshua D Smith, Snezana Mirkov, Jacqueline Ramirez, Wanqing Liu, Yvonne S Lin, Cliona Moloney, Shelly Force Aldred, Nathan D Trinklein, Erin Schuetz, Deborah A Nickerson, Ken E Thummel, Mark J Rieder, Allan E Rettie, Mark J Ratain, Nancy J Cox, Christopher D Brown

“…For three genes, significant haplotype-specific in vitro functional differences correlated directly with expression levels, suggesting that many bona fide eQTLs result from functional variants that can be mechanistically isolated in a high-throughput fashion. …”
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Evaluation of hypoglycemic potential of Cuminum cyminum and its role in modulation of cognitive function in rats with induced diabetes by Abhishek Kumar, Amit Shekhar, Mitali Dua, Indu Jangra, Umesh Suranagi, Ekta Arora

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Investigating the Relationship of Inflammatory Cytokines and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor with Cognitive Functions in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Narges َArab-Moghaddam, Karim Asgari Mobarakeh, Gholamreza Daryabor, Maryam Poursadeghfard

“…California Verbal Learning Tests (CVLT-11), Brief Spatial Memory-Revised (BVMT-R), Symbol Digit Substitution (SDMT), Verbal Fluency (COWAT), and Executive Functions (D-KEFS) were implemented to assess cognitive functions. …”
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Evaluation of variation of salt dust hygroscopic aerosol particle size as a function of relative air humidity by Konstantin A. Chernyi, Grigorii Z. Faynburg

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Propofol‐Induced Moderate–Deep Sedation Modulates Pediatric Neural Activity: A Functional Connectivity Study by Qiang Zheng, Yiyu Zhang, Lin Zhang, Jian Wang, Jungang Liu

“…However, the mechanism of propofol‐induced moderate–deep sedation (PMDS) in modulating pediatric neural activity remains unknown, which therefore was investigated in the present study based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Methods A total of 41 children (5.10 ± 1.14 years, male/female 21/20) with fMRI were employed to construct the functional connectivity network (FCN). …”
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