Association between monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and thyroid function: a cross-sectional study by Lingling Zeng, Suyun Yang

“…Weighted multivariate linear regression models, subgroup analyses, interaction tests, smoothed curve fitting, and threshold effects were used to investigate the associations of the MHR with thyroid function. …”
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Blood pressure and cognitive function across the eighth decade: a prospective study of the Lothian Birth Cohort of 1936 by Drew Altschul, John Starr, Ian Deary

“…Objectives We investigated the associations among blood pressure and cognitive functions across the eighth decade, while accounting for antihypertensive medication and lifetime stability in cognitive function.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting This study used data from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (LBC1936) study, which recruited participants living in the Lothian region of Scotland when aged 70 years, most of whom had completed an intelligence test at age 11 years.Participants 1091 members of the LBC1936 with assessments of cognitive ability in childhood and older adulthood, and blood pressure measurements in older adulthood.Primary and secondary outcome measures Participants were followed up at ages 70, 73, 76 and 79, and latent growth curve models and linear mixed models were used to analyse both cognitive functions and blood pressure as primary outcomes.Results Blood pressure followed a quadratic trajectory in the eighth decade: on average blood pressure rose in the first waves and subsequently fell. …”
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Multi-Fidelity Surrogate Modeling via Hierarchical Kriging With Infinite-Width Bayesian Neural Network Correlation Function by Youwei He, Jiangshuo Cui

“…Theoretical analysis demonstrates that the proposed correlation function is independent on the spatial distance and has no hyperparameters to be fine-tuned. …”
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Changes in the health status and functional outcomes in acute traumatic hand injury patients, during physical therapy treatment by Rebecca John, Chhaya V. Verma

“…Statistical Analysis Used: A One-way ANOVA test. Results: At end of 6 months, among eight subscales of SF-36, there is improvement in mean scores of physical functioning (39.1%). …”
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Debiasing Structure Function Estimates from Sparse Time Series of the Solar Wind: A Data-driven Approach by Daniel Wrench, Tulasi N. Parashar

“…Structure functions (SFs), which quantify the moments of increments of a stochastic process, are essential complementary statistics to power spectra for analyzing the self-similar behavior of a time series. …”
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Listener Acoustic Personalization Challenge—LAP24: Head-Related Transfer Function Dataset Harmonization by Rapolas Daugintis, Roberto Barumerli, Michele Geronazzo, Johan Pauwels, Lorenzo Picinali, Katarina C. Poole

“…Big data analysis and collation for data-driven head-related transfer function (HRTF) personalization methods are often hindered by systematic differences between HRTF datasets. …”
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The Therapeutic Potential of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in Enhancing Gallbladder Function and Reducing Inflammation in Cholesterol Gallstone Disease by Fang Chen, Run Guo, Tian Chen, Liping Liu, Fan Ding, Gang Zhao, Bo Zhang

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Coffee Silverskin as a Potential Ingredient for Functional Foods: Recent Advances and a Case Study with Chocolate Cake by Adriana S. Franca, Emiliana P. Basílio, Laís M. Resende, Camila A. Fante, Leandro S. Oliveira

“…Therefore, this study aimed to provide an overview of the latest research on CS as a potential ingredient for functional foods and to evaluate the effect of adding different amounts of CS on the functional and sensory attributes of chocolate cakes. …”
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Does the marine functioning link with the supply of ecosystem services and human benefits? A practical application in the Bay of Biscay by Aitziber Olano-Arbulu, Aitziber Olano-Arbulu, María C. Uyarra, Sarai Pouso, Angel Borja

“…To ensure proper environmental conditions and human well-being, it is necessary to study the functioning of marine ecosystem services. In this context, the aim of this study is to test whether the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) cascade framework is adequate to explain the flow between the natural and the socio-economic domains and identify its limitations. …”
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Functional organic 7,7,8,8‐tetracyanoquinodimethane artificial layers for the dendrite suppressed lithium metal anodes by Qing Liu, Zhiyong Zheng, Peixun Xiong, Chun Huang, Shengyang Huang, Baohuai Zhao, Yongan Wu, Yi Zhang, Bo‐Kyong Kim, Xu Yu, Ho Seok Park

“…The construction of an artificial solid electrolyte interphase layer featuring high ionic and low electronic conductivity has been verified to be a high‐performance strategy to confine the dendrite growth and promote the Li anode stability. Therefore, a functional organic protective layer is homogeneously deposited on the Li anode surface via an in situ chemical reaction between tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and Li. …”
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Inertial Sensing for Human Motion Analysis: Enabling Sensor-to-Body Calibration Through an Anatomical and Functional Combined Approach by Mara Scattolini, Andrea Tigrini, Federica Verdini, Laura Burattini, Sandro Fioretti, Alessandro Mengarelli

“…Three sensor placements have been also evaluated to test the procedure with respect to sensor positioning. …”
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A cross-sectional study on the association between executive functions and social disabilities in people with a psychotic disorder by B.C. van Aken, R. Rietveld, A.I. Wierdsma, Y. Voskes, G.H.M. Pijnenborg, J. van Weeghel, C.L. Mulder

“…Background: Social recovery (SR) in people with psychotic disorders involves taking on social roles and completing daily tasks. Functional recovery (FR), particularly executive functions, is critical for these roles. …”
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Ultrasound assessment of carotid artery atherosclerosis and endothelial function in young and middle-aged men with coronary heart disease by T. V. Balakhonova, S. G. Kozlov, Kh. A. Makhmudova, M. I. Tripoten, A. A. Lyakishev, V. V. Kukharchuk

“…Ultrasound assessment of carotid artery atherosclerosis and endothelial function in young and middle-aged men with coronary heart disease (CHD).Material and methods. …”
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Brain structural features with functional priori to classify Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy using diagnostic MRI by Kai Zhou, Jie Li, Rui Huang, Jiali Yu, Rong Li, Wei Liao, Fengmei Lu, Xiaofei Hu, Huafu Chen, Qing Gao

“…In the test set, the Extra Trees and logistic regression models based on the functional template demonstrated an improved accuracy rate of 95.65% and an AUC of 99%. …”
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Bioenergetic biomarkers as predictive indicators and their relationship with cognitive function in newly diagnosed, drug-naïve patients with bipolar disorder by Ting Cao, BaoYan Xu, SuJuan Li, Yan Qiu, JinDong Chen, HaiShan Wu, HuaLin Cai

“…Using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), serum TCA cycle metabolites were quantified, and cognitive function was evaluated through the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) and the Stroop color-word test. …”
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Effectiveness of a manual dexterity training program to improve executive functioning in preschool children: an individual difference analysis by Christina Stuhr, Charmayne Mary Lee Hughes, Tino Stöckel

“…IntroductionThe present study employed the Jacobson-Truax reliable change index (RCI) to examine the effectiveness of a 4-week manual dexterity training program embedded in a socially enriched group setting to improve working memory performance, cognitive functioning, and numeracy skills in preschool children.MethodsForty-five typically developing children aged between 5 and 6 years of age were randomly allocated to a 4-week intervention program (n = 20) or a control condition (n = 25). …”
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Non-image-forming light driven functions are preserved in a mouse model of autosomal dominant optic atrophy. by Georgia Perganta, Alun R Barnard, Christiana Katti, Athanasios Vachtsevanos, Ron H Douglas, Robert E MacLaren, Marcela Votruba, Sumathi Sekaran

“…The B6; C3-Opa1(Q285STOP) mouse model of ADOA displays optic nerve abnormalities, RGC dendropathy and functional visual disruption. We performed a comprehensive assessment of light driven NIF functions in this mouse model using wheel running activity monitoring, videotracking and pupillometry. …”
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Consistent Modeling of Transport Processes and Travel Times—Coupling Soil Hydrologic Processes With StorAge Selection Functions by Robin Schwemmle, Markus Weiler

“…In order to account for this link, we couple the process‐based hydrologic model RoGeR with StorAge Selection (SAS) functions. We assign to each hydrological process a specific SAS function (e.g., power law distribution function). …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Functional Movement Screen™ with a Modified Scoring System for Young Adults with Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Sharon Wang-Price, Kelli Brizzolara

“…# Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common complaints in individuals who seek medical care and is a leading cause of movement impairments. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) was developed to evaluate neuromuscular impairments during movement. …”
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Is low-carbohydrate diet score associated with body composition and functional capacity in semi-professional adult soccer players? by Sara Arefhosseini, Mina Araminejad, Helda Tutunchi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani

“…Anthropometric measures, body composition, serum creatine kinase (CK), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were evaluated. Functional capacity was determined using countermovement jump and Queen’s College step tests. …”
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